161. Avoiding leashes (1)
Cornell’s buildings are rising high.
Looking at this, the princesses sitting at the round table smiled.
“With this, there is no place for Bale to hide insolently.”
“That’s right, how dare you say you can go abroad.”
Leah and Radia grinned.
They were already secretly building a private villa with a spacious bed.
“Now, his hometown can be reached in 5 hours by carriage from the capital city gate.”
“….”
Irina was the only one looking at that with concern.
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Because only he knew about Veil’s hometown.
She stood up and looked down at her window, perhaps wanting to change the subject.
―――.
Cornell’s nobles came to the orphanage after smelling money.
Irina looked down at them calmly and asked the other two princesses.
“Will everyone receive external investment?”
Lydia was sitting at the round table with Leah and looking at the backlog of government documents.
She answered while wearing round glasses.
“It would be nice to receive it. “I’m sure the country lords will show off by putting in just a little bit.”
“Yes, they will go crazy demanding shares.”
Leah, who was sitting across from her, raised her monocle and answered indifferently.
“It’s better not to take that kind of money. “Maybe it would be better to submit it to the imperial council and borrow from the national treasury.”
Once the new Cornell city is completed, the profits that will return are significant.
So, there was no problem in repaying slowly after completion.
Because the princesses were the most trustworthy of all the people in the empire.
“It might be a little uncomfortable, but I guess that would be better.”
I stood guard in front of the door and overheard their words in silence.
Then, when he saw the nobles who came to the orphanage, he knocked on their room door.
“Can I come in for a moment?”
“Yes, come in.”
When Irina opened the door, I bowed my head to them.
“I overheard that they were unintentionally excluding investment from local lords.”
“It’s nice to be honest.”
Leia raised the corners of her mouth with the look of a merciful empress.
“I am worried that the princesses will experience great inconvenience.”
I expressed my opinion to them politely.
“I dare say, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to receive investment from the Cornell lords.”
The princesses all looked at me.
They are already trying to put me on a leash by making me into debt.
He flatly rejected my offer.
“No, Veil. “We have a lot of money.”
“Yeah, I don’t want to take their dirty money either.”
As Irina and Lydia resolutely fought them off, Leah also helped.
“You’re naive, Michail. “Do you really think they are going to do business at a loss?”
1 The princess sat on her chair and crossed her voluptuous thighs.
Her fair skin puffed out over her tight stockings on her calves.
“It’s safer to use our own money than to take their money.”
“….”
I swallowed deeply while looking at the princesses.
“If that’s the reason, don’t worry.”
I held both of her hands together.
And, with a wicked eye smile like a treacherous spirit, she confidently answered.
“I will make sure that not only the interest but also a portion of their principal is donated to the city.”
The princesses focused their attention on my unconventional proposal.
They stared at me with monarch-like eyes.
“Is that possible?”
Irina, in particular, looked at me with concern.
Then, Lydia came out, grinning like a devil.
“Let’s listen for a moment, it’s an interesting proposal.”
“Yes, Bale’s confidence is good. But it’s not your money, and it’s not the construction you started, so can you take responsibility for it?”
All three princesses had gentle expressions.
But, I could feel it.
The eyes of greedy conquering monarchs who want to get their hands on talented people.
“What will you do if things go wrong?”
The questions they ask as they try to put a leash around my neck.
I held their leashes tightly and spoke firmly.
“At that time, I will ‘work’ to repay the amount of damage.”
I will work to pay it back.
Lea, satisfied with those words, smiled haughtily like an empress.
The same goes for Lydia, she gave a coquettish smile as if she was making a contract with the devil.
I just purse my lips as if I’m only worried about Irina.
“Then, I will attend to the nobles starting this afternoon.”
「Okay, try your best. Veil.”
The princesses all gave their consent.
Thanks to this, I went out into the hallway and greeted Margot.
“Margot.”
“Yes, did you have a good conversation with the princesses?”
We went down the hallway stairs together.
And then, we talked while looking at the children studying on their own in the auditorium.
“Oh, but there’s one problem.”
“What is it? “Please feel free to talk to me.”
Margot raised the corners of her mouth as if she was satisfied with me talking about the problem to her instead of the princesses.
“It’s not a big deal, I’m planning the game right now and I need some manpower, right?”
“Manpower… ?”
Margo glanced at the children.
She noticed and I nodded to her.
“Give this newspaper to the children.”
What I handed over was a country newspaper that only circulated at Cornell.
The newspaper was abuzz with stories about a big city being built in Cornell.
“I’ll give you pocket money, so you can sell this newspaper around Cornell Station.”
“I understand.”
Margot, the children’s older sister, headed to her children with a load of newspapers.
“Guys, my sister will give you pocket money.”
The children must have been bored with their studies, so they jumped up from their seats when they heard the word pocket money.
Then, we each received a newspaper and started heading out of Ururu.
“….”
I looked at that with joy and approached Jeon Seo-gu, the only one in the orphanage.
And….
「It’s been a while, Sir Colbert…. Baron, how are you and the Grand Duchess of the North? ?」
I mobilized all my connections to uncover information about Cornell.
To every corner of the imperial capital.
After that, the time went from afternoon to noon.
“Okay, everything is ready-. “Father, shall we go now?”
“Okay. I don’t know what you’ve planned….”
Hans and I slowly opened the orphanage gate.
“Don’t worry, the orphanage is a way for me to survive, of course.”
And then, we welcomed the Cornell nobles who gathered like bees.
“Welcome, Count Timan.”
Father, Hans welcomed them.
It was a relief because I had already adopted my brothers and sisters to several people, including him.
“It’s been a long time, Director Hans. But that one….”
A middle-aged man with black hair and a thick mustache looked at me.
His hair was all white, and his appearance was fierce like a tiger.
I can’t believe my younger sisters were married off to a man like that.
This is truly a blood-curdling incident.
“Oh, my name is Mikhail and I invested here first. “I am close with the director, so I am currently in charge of the business.”
I put my hand on my heart and introduced myself elegantly.
“Ho….”
“It seems like this is my first time meeting you. Where are you from?”
The middle-aged women standing behind Timan asked me.
They were originally greedy nobles who liked young men.
“He is from Northon, but currently owns a baronial territory west of the capital.”
West of the capital.
It is famous as a wealthy village, and land prices are much more expensive than here in Cornell.
When told that they owned such a land, the women covered their lips with fans and smiled.
“You look young at first glance, but it’s amazing that you own such precious land.”
“I was lucky.”
I greeted gracefully.
Because in my previous life, I was greeting the princess as an escort and knew all the courtesy of nobles.
Hans looked at me in amazement.
“I will guide you on behalf of the director. “I decorated the reception room a little to accommodate precious people.”
“That much for us…” . “I’m honored.”
Count Timan and the nobles were clearly in a perfect position of power when they met their adoptive father, Hans.
However, upon meeting me, a baron, he put on an awkward smile and obediently followed me to the living room.
“Please come in.”
“Oh….”
The only living room in the shabby orphanage with walls painted platinum.
“Please sit down.”
“Thank you, Baron Veil.”
In the past, they even refused to touch anything from the orphanage.
They all sat satisfactorily on the luxurious sofa the princesses had bought for them.
As expected, they are a people whose butt refuses to sit unless it is made of high-quality material.
“I can’t believe you came this far. “You seem to be very interested in our business.”
As I spoke, the nobles pointed to the majestic building frame visible from the window.
“hehehe…. “How can you not know when you see it right in front of you?”
“It’s amazing who invested and how things have progressed so quickly in two days.”
The middle-aged nobles spoke with their seasoned eyes flashing.
They came here after chasing the smell of money their whole lives.
“Well, nobles from various capital cities participated, including me. Of course, there are some high-ranking people whom it is difficult to talk about.”
I smiled brightly.
And then, I thought about the noble women on the second floor.
“I guess so. So, permission from the empire must have come out so quickly.”
Count Timan spoke as a representative.
Wearing a black suit and colorful striped shirt, he was the richest person at Cornell.
“And, seeing as it is difficult to tell, there is a high probability that the person behind it is the royal family.”
“….”
When I just smiled, Boho took out a monocle from his chest pocket.
“If you look at the fact that they brought us here, even with the support of such high-ranking people….”
Then, he spoke sharply, covering his dark eyes.
“Perhaps this can be interpreted to mean that you are interested in the investment money, right?”
It was me and the princesses who had not let them in all morning today.
But now that he had opened it, he immediately realized my intention.
‘This is the toughest opponent I’ve seen in a while.’
It is difficult to compare it to the Looper family.
“As expected, he is a wealthy man at Cornell. “It’s nice to communicate well.”
I clasped my hands together.
And then, looking at Hans, he signaled to him to be at ease.
“That’s right, but you are the nobles of Cornell. “If you’re going to receive an investment already, wouldn’t it be better to get it from your neighbor?”
I adjusted the collar of my luxurious clothes.
And then, he spoke with the cold look in his eyes that killed the commanders during the time when he was guarding the princess.
“Let me give you a chance, a chance to invest first in Cornell.”
I showed him the contract I had prepared in advance.
It included a clause requiring 10% of the principal to be donated to city development without interest.
“The choice is yours.”
Nobles reading contracts with frowning eyebrows.
They immediately looked at Count Timan, a wealthy man, with displeased expressions.
What do you think of this cheeky contract?
“Interesting….”
However, unlike them, the Count did not show any outward signs of displeasure.
Instead, he looked at me intently and raised the corners of his mouth.
“I’m sure you’re the one who needs the funds, but I’m curious as to why you’re asking for such a toxic clause, Baron.”
Hans covered his forehead in response to his sharp question.
I was curious about what on earth his adoptive son was thinking to stimulate them.