Chapter 256
It may seem strange that commoners ask the nobles to guide them. It may seem rude, and enough to make you wonder if he’s crazy.
In any case, on the surface. Although the conversation was short, there are many meanings in between.
I offered to shake hands while revealing the nuance that I knew who Musk was. What if you didn’t know? It would have just been said
It will be easy to understand if you think of it as a kind of meeting between business partners. Musk mistook his father for Xenon, but he seems to have decided that I must also know because I am his son.
It’s a higher risk than it looks. However, the return was also significant, so Musk spoke to me first.
More than anything else, Musk built a trusting relationship while maintaining the trust that was intertwined in Zeno’s biography to the end. It’s hard to find a person like Musk on my side.
Musk was well aware of this, so he must have taken courage. I don’t know what he thinks of Zeno’s biography, but at least it doesn’t seem to be at the level of ‘worship’.
···No. Worship in a different sense. Because Xenon’s biography is giving him all the money he couldn’t earn in his lifetime.
Anyway, in the relationship of trust between me and Musk, status doesn’t matter. It’s hard to find someone like Musk, and it’s impossible for Musk to find a masterpiece like Xenon’s biography.
A business relationship where both parties benefit from each other and do not cross the line. It can be seen that this word fits perfectly.
“I’ll guide you, but I don’t really know our territory. I’m an academy student, so it’s been a while since I returned to the territory.”
“Heh heh heh. That’s fine. Actually, I just wanted to chat with the guide as an excuse.”
Asking for guidance was just a word, but actually it was for a conversation. I met Musk for the first time, and Musk met his father for the first time, even though he had met his father.
Right now, the priority is to have time to get to know each other through miscellaneous stories while traveling around the territory.
“By the way, are you okay? I heard that you were attacked by demon worshipers…”
“Haha. That’s fine now. I always carry an emergency potion just in case.”
Seeing you reply with a big smile, it looks like you’re fine. After all, Musk was both a beneficiary and a victim at the same time.
But a fat merchant shows magnanimity, and Musk tilted his head as soon as he heard my question, and then alluded to it.
“By the way, how did you know that? I must have written a letter…”
I was afraid that no one would listen, but I could understand what he meant. He obviously sent him to the mansion, but how did I know that I was at the academy?
As I mentioned earlier, Musk is mistaken for my father, not me, as the author of the Xenon biography. His father brought the first draft to a publishing house, and since then, he has sent an errand.
There is nothing wrong with continuing to be misunderstood, but Musk is one of those people you can trust. Even if he mistook him for his father, he would skip one step at a time, so there is no problem in revealing it.
Without answering, he just smiled. Musk opened his eyes slightly wide at my smile, which contained various meanings, and then burst out into a roaring laugh.
“Heh heh heh. That’s what it was. If it’s unexpected, it’s surprising.”
“What’s surprising? Am I too young?”
“As well as that, I didn’t know you were going to tell me openly. Can I take it as a sign that you trust me that much?”
I only smiled at the question that was a mixture of jokes and seriousness. Musk has made a minor mistake and, according to Lina, has even been charged with tax evasion.
So it’s more believable. A person can be trusted only if he is moderately honest and moderately corrupt.
If you are too clean, you will be stubborn and stubborn, making it difficult to build trust.
Musk was even more oppressed by the nobles of Albenheim, who had been instigated by the Senate, but he kept his mouth shut until the end.
This must also be a judgment based on the thought that it cannot cut the goose that lays golden eggs.
Conversely, if I consistently lay golden eggs, Musk will never betray me.
“···haha.”
Musk wiped the underside of his nose as I smiled without saying a word. Judging by the reaction, it seems like he was really joking.
I threw up another question before the mood went awkwardly. What is most urgently needed is his publishing house.
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Even if the manuscript of Zeno’s biography is completed, it is meaningless if the publishing house does not operate.
“By the way, when is the company moving?”
“I’m sorry, but it seems it will take some time. The building itself was almost completed with the help of the church, but the staff is still preparing.”
“Then, how do we get things going smoothly again?”
“It will probably take about two weeks to get enough money. It’s not just moving the company, it’s also moving the employees’ residences. Actually, this was also because of the church’s help, otherwise it would have taken longer.”
The original publishing house was located in the capital, as everyone expected. And the distance between the capital and our territory is short.
But in this world, there are no cars, let alone trains. In other words, the heavy moving items have to be moved only by wagons and wagons.
As a result, there are very few people who change their residence, that is, people who move. Most of them settle in one area, and unless they are adventurers, they don’t go out very often.
In this context of the times, Musk’s judgment can be seen as radical. Fortunately, the moving distance is short, but the cost would be huge, but it was taken care of for the employees.
“It must have been a lot of money, is that ok?”
“Compared to the money I’ve earned so far, it’s not even a new foot.”
“·······”
The answer that made me feel like an idiot came back. Hahaha, compared to the money he earned from Zeno’s biography, it’s a fresh start.
Musk let out a characteristic smirk when he made a face of embarrassment. I’m talking about money all of a sudden, but I’m curious to see how much money he made in Zeno’s life.
Of course not Musk, but me. Anyway, I was afraid of being pursued, so I left it to the publisher until now.
Leort and Lina half revealed their identity, and after the hiatus broke out, they moved the money with cooperation, but they still don’t know the details.
Because I started Xenon’s biography as a hobby, not for the purpose of making money. One thing is for sure, you can play and eat for the rest of your life.
If it wasn’t for the exact amount, I wanted to hear it figuratively. It is a book that has spread all over the world, but how much did it actually sell?
“Excuse me, can I ask you one thing?”
“Ask anything.”
“How much did you earn?”
Was it a rather straightforward question for a merchant selling goods? Musk was startled by my question and smiled awkwardly.
It’s just a biography of Xenon, so the profits will be huge. But if you see hesitating, there’s probably something involved.
What is it? I quietly waited for Musk’s reply.
Musk then coughed and opened his mouth quietly.
“That’s… difficult to answer.”
“What’s wrong with you?”
“How can you eat in one bite when the pie is so big that it doesn’t even fit in your mouth?”
“ah.”
After hearing his answer, I nodded as if understanding. In other words, it is so large that it is difficult to even calculate it.
But was this person really a commoner? The metaphors are truly elegant and perfect, no less than other nobles.
I had to deal with people on a regular basis, and even more so, the pressure from the nobility had to flow, so did my speech naturally increase? Perhaps there is a possibility there.
In any case, I found out that the profit earned from Xenon’s life was so bloated that I couldn’t even imagine it. It was only natural because it was a book that spread not only to the empire but also to the whole world.
“Ah. Just in case, you don’t have to worry as we are delivering the profits intact.”
Musk reassured him that he thought he might have had some doubts with the previous metaphor. I looked at him blankly at those words.
I’ve also heard about this from Lina. Even if he evaded tax, he said that he did not eat a single part of the income that came to our family.
He is thorough when it comes to money tied to ‘contracts’, but he is strangely corrupt when it comes to annoying things like taxes. In fact, the tax evasion part was close to a kind of expedient as only a fine was imposed.
He is a person I like in many ways. He’s perfect as a merchant, and he’s not stupid enough to cut the goose that lays the golden eggs.
If I had made that much money, it wouldn’t make much difference if I took it off a little. It’s okay to take some crumbs from the pie he mentioned earlier.
“It’s amazing. You wouldn’t notice even if you took some crumbs.”
“haha.”
When asked in the nuance of being puzzled with that meaning, Musk laughed once more.
Then, with his back, he took a very solemn posture, and cleared his throat by coughing. It was full of pretentiousness, so it almost made me laugh.
“I’m sorry, but I like to make money, and it’s not the merchant’s job to take out contractors. You have to protect what you keep.”
“A person like that pays taxes…”
“Uh-huh. That was just a shortcut. Don’t you know when you see it come out like this?”
Up to this point, I knew who he was, but I realized one more thing through the words that followed.
“And if you want to eat it, you have to eat it in a just defense.”
“What is a fair way?”
“Of course it’s a contract.”
I’m glad this person isn’t a noble. If he had been a nobleman, there wouldn’t have been one or two people who fell for this guy.
Still, he is a person who does not play tricks on the person who makes money for sure. This means that he doesn’t take risks because he could harm himself too.
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Even if it wasn’t from Zeno’s biography, he’d definitely be a great person. Above all else, the ability to hold Xenon’s life without letting go of it is skill.
It is also one of my great fortunes to meet Musk, who defended me thoroughly in the middle, saying that human-to-human work is the most tiring.
“I am fortunate to have met Mr. Musk among many and many people.”
“I am lucky.”
“Anything you want?”
I did a favor to Musk. The reason he suffered from the demon worshipers and the fact that he moved our territory while spending a large sum of money is because Zeno is the same.
As a writer, I feel a little sorry, so I will grant you a small request. It is also something that you have to respond to the person who has built up a relationship of trust so far.
But Musk seems to have a different idea. He shook his head and answered politely.
“Thank you for your words, but I will decline. The way it is now is enough.”
“Hmm… I see. If you need anything, you can always ask.”
Maybe there is someone who will listen to our conversation and have doubts. But if you know the identities of me and Musk, the question will be resolved.
Musk is the president of a publishing house that signed a contract with Xenon’s biography, and I’m the second son of the family the publisher is going to join.
It was a meeting between the second son of the family and the president of the publishing house, not the writer of Zeno’s biography and the president of the publishing house, so there is no room for deep digging even if you have doubts.
“You’ve had a really good time today. Thank you for your request.”
“That’s what I want to say. Again, I’m so glad I got to know Mr. Musk.”
“Haha. You’re painting my face with gold. I don’t know where to put my body.”
As we talked about this and that, the time for each of us to part came back.
I had to inspect the estate on my own, and Musk also had to look at the situation of the company and its employees.
Still, there was no loss since they gained something from each other. Rather, it’s an advantage to get to know Musk well here.
“Has anyone promised a future for you, Isaac?”
“Yes. There is.”
Not one, but several. Those words were stifled.
Musk then sighed with a genuinely regretful expression on his face.
“That’s really unfortunate. I thought I’d introduce my daughter to you.”
“Thank you for your words. But if that happens, I’m also in a lot of trouble…”
If I increase it any further, my fiancee could kill me. This too was swallowed over her throat.
Musk nodded his head as if he had given up immediately upon my stubbornness.
By the way, it’s common for daughters to resemble their fathers, but maybe they’re not exactly the same. It was when I was thinking about it and staring at him.
“Heh heh heh. Unlike me, my daughter is pretty and beautiful.”
how do you not know Does my face look like that?
Musk rummaged through his arms with a faint smile as I fumbled in embarrassment. Then he took out a small piece of paper and showed it to me.
I could tell that the paper was actually a photograph. You may ask what kind of photo it is in this day and age, but this is also a magical item and was invented in Albenheim.
As an elf who values ’tradition’ and ‘record’, the camera has been invented a long time ago. The problem is that the price is exorbitantly expensive.
Anyway, passing this on, I checked the figures standing side by side in the picture.
Musk, the head of the family, is seated in the center, with two women and two men standing next to each other. It seems that the man is a son and the woman is a wife and a daughter…
‘no. Does this make sense?’
I alternately looked at the person in the picture and Musk now. The woman who was presumed to be a daughter was a sure beauty by my standards, but what is more shocking than that is Musk herself.
Musk (presumed to be) in the photo is impressive with a sharp chin, beaky eyes, and, finally, thick eyebrows. On the other hand, look now.
There were some features that could be called a characteristic, but the fattened flesh had completely buried it. Is it possible for a person to change like this with just one skin?
As if reading my thoughts, Musk opened his mouth with a characteristic smirk.
“I’ve gained some weight recently, but I was once famous for being handsome. I also met my wife at that time.”
“Ah… yes. I’m really sorry, but do you have any plans to go back to this time?”
“At that time, it was popular, so my wife got a headache, but now she’s terrified.
“·······”
It looks like it’s pretty, but if you look at the person in the picture, it doesn’t seem like it’s really that bad. Moreover, now that Xenon’s biography has made him rich by lightning, many people must be confused.
I groaned to myself and returned the picture to Musk. Musk kept the photo in his arms and gave me advice, not advice.
“So be careful, Isaac. The moment you look at a woman other than your fiancee, the return is squared, not doubled.”
“·······”
“And a fiancee’s tears count as an irredeemable debt. Please keep this in mind.”
It was an extremely merchant-like piece of advice with bones on it.
‘Fortunately, I did not accumulate debt.’
Thanks to you, I felt that I should do better for Marie.