On the contrary, once again confirming Keynes’ sincerity, she put her hands on her chest and closed her eyes.
“Even if Kenneth-kun’s heart falls apart, this feeling… … I promise I will never change.”
Kayneth was punched by his family for canceling his engagement to the Sephiroth family and trying to continue his relationship with him.
She had to turn her head away for a moment and wipe her eyes.
* * *
A coachman lowering a movable step in front of the door of a wagon.
Watching it, I burst into laughter.
“Keuk… … .”
“… … Did anything interesting happen?”
“No, it wasn’t particularly fun. But I never thought you’d do something so stupid.”
I never thought I would swing my fist at the emperor’s birthday party.
It’s on a different level than when Grans, the head of the household, slapped Serene on the cheek.
In the case of Delt, the situation raised the voice and attracted the attention of the nobles. Yes, under that circumstance, he swung his fist at me in the face.
“Well, my fist didn’t hurt that much, but… … . It was a situation where there were quite a lot of gazes, but did you really not feel anything?”
Anger enough to make even the eyes of the people around you numb.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to play the role of an aristocrat in the future if I can’t control my emotions like that.
Anyway, with this incident, Delt must have been impressed by Grans.
Tboob.
The moment I stepped on the stairs and was about to board the carriage.
I tilted my head as I looked at the small box on the driver’s seat.
“What is that?”
“ah… … . You mean this?”
It seems that the coachman put the food in the waiting room in a box. For the families waiting at home.
Seeing him scratching his head as if slightly embarrassed, I put on a puzzled expression.
“What do you do with your salary? Just buy and eat that much.”
“hahahaha, since I was trying to arrange a house in a place a little closer to the Bocchan’s mansion… … .”
It must have been a little difficult because of the commute time.
Hearing the coachman’s answer, I let out a small sigh.
“Whoa… … . As long as it’s about borrowing money, you can tell me anytime. No, tell me a little earlier than that.”
“I can’t bother you, Bocchan… … .”
“What’s so annoying… … . Tell Abel, the head maid, how much you need. Whether you deduct a certain amount from your salary every month, or pay it in full later, you decide how to pay it back.”
“Yes, I will.”
The coachman smiled shyly and replied.
It seems that the coachman’s family suffered in many ways to save on living expenses for 1-2 months.
But the result of that hard work. The coachman’s family says they will be able to afford a two-story house on a 30-pyeong site.
The distance from the mansion is about 20 to 30 minutes by car if you take a shortcut.
“I thought that if I could suffer for a few months and reduce my working distance by about a third, it would be a big win in the long run.”
Well, if the working distance is closer, it will definitely be more convenient.
but… … Did you even think of taking the food in the waiting room in a lunch box? Could it be that you brought a bento box from home?
“That box… … . Where did you come from?”
“Oh, it was placed separately in the waiting room. For those who want to bring food, it’s okay to put it in a box, the maids… … .”
Well, then you don’t mind?
I wouldn’t know if he told me not to include it, but he gave me permission to say it was okay.
Nobles who value face are not allowed to take food home. But the coachmen, who were from commoners, didn’t have to worry about such decency.
Rather, have you committed any crimes? Why are you averting your gaze?
I burst into laughter at the coachman’s look as if he had found out something wrong.
“Yeah, it wouldn’t matter if I said it was okay to take it. Have you brought enough for your family to eat? If you want to take more, go back to the waiting room now and put more in a new box. A bit of waiting… … .”
“Oh, no. I’ve had enough, don’t worry.”
The coachman shakes his head while shaking his hands.
Seeing that, I nodded once and boarded the carriage.
“Okay, we can take it again tomorrow.”
After retrieving the movable stairs, the coachman immediately took a seat in the coachman’s seat.
“Then, let’s go.”
As the carriage started to leave the imperial castle, I looked out the window and closed my eyes for a moment.
Drurrr
A quiet evening street.
Only the sound of the wheels of the wagon came to my ears.
“… … Well, I have to explode it at the right time.”
I smiled lightly as I recalled my promise to Grans.
Reach the 5th circle by age 16?
Unfortunately I am 16 years old. In other words, by the time you are in the 4th year, you may have already mastered the 7th circle magic.
“This amount of mana should be enough. It’s okay to learn the basics right now.”
It wouldn’t matter if the race was changed right after all the events were over.
I stretched out my legs on the seat across from me as usual and leaned back against the backrest.
Chapter 74
74. Emperor’s birthday party (8)
The moment I was about to fall asleep comfortably while being blown by the night breeze, the coachman’s voice woke me up as usual.
“Im here.”
“… … Yes, you worked hard today too.”
Thanks to Delt, I returned home ahead of schedule.
Abel, who was just coming down from the second floor, approached me in surprise at my early return.
“You came back an hour earlier than expected.”
“Well, I have a little problem. And even if you stay for a long time, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything good about it. I met everyone I had to meet.”
She took my coat.
And as I climbed the stairs, I loosened my tie and rolled up the sleeves of my shirt as I spoke to Abel.
“Oh, I’m sorry, but I’d like to ask you for dinner. I ate a little at the imperial castle, but when I tried to eat, he kept talking to me… … . I couldn’t eat properly.”
“Yes, I will hurry up and prepare them.”
“No, there is no need to rush. It’s just a little bit hungry.”
Abel nodded.
I went up to the bedroom, threw off my tie and shirt on the bed, took a quick shower in the bathroom, and immediately changed into my black pajamas.
“… … After all, no matter what anyone says, the house is the best.”
A place where you can relax.
No matter how splendid and magnificent the building was, no matter how delicious the food was prepared, there was no place that made me feel as comfortable as home.
I missed the second annex of the Spey One family for a while, but that’s all. I had no intention of going back.
thump!
I lay flat on the bed, remembering Delt being scolded by Grans.
food.
“I feel refreshed after a long time.”
It’s not just Delt. When I remembered the image of Serene being slapped on the cheek, my lips naturally drew an arc.
“Hmm… … . Shall we go down?”
About 30 to 40 minutes had passed since I asked for dinner to be prepared.
The food might be somewhat ready by now… … .
Just as I was thinking that, someone knocked on the bedroom door.
smart smart
“Brother, the meal is ready.”
At Abel’s voice, I raised my upper body and answered.
“Okay, I’ll go down now.”
A simple meal prepared by the chef was prepared on the table in the restaurant. Beef steak, vegetable soup, fruit salad, etc.
After dinner, I ate colonel pudding for dessert.
After I felt full, I went back to my bedroom and lay down on the bed.
A young man’s voice came from above my head.
-Are you going out today?
Endairon landed by my bedside.
At his question, I let out a small sigh and buried my face in the pillow. Mental fatigue and fullness attacked at the same time, and fatigue came.
If possible, I wanted to fall into sweet soma right now… … . well, that can’t be
I nodded, suppressing the urge that dominated my head.
“… … I wouldn’t cheat on the winning bid amount if possible, but it seems that there are people who siphon off part of the amount as the amount increases. The media has also dealt with such issues several times… … . Even if it’s a waste, I’ll have to check it with my own two eyes and get the winning bid.”
The amount I receive every two days ranges from tens to hundreds of billions of won in Korean currency.
Excluding fees and taxes, etc., the figure of the amount will be ambiguous.
The auctioneer’s employee or manager, who aimed at it, committed embezzlement targeting those who did not come to collect the winning bid money on the same day.
And as it was discovered, it was reported in several newspapers.
Of course, from my point of view, only a few gold coins. At most, it will be only a few dozen coins.
But if you siphon off that much money without permission… … I’m sure I’ll be offended.
It would be better to give the employees at the Ardennes store at least some consolation money for their hard work.
“ha… … . But honestly, it’s annoying.”
I don’t know if there is even an internet environment.
In the auction house, it was not possible to know in real time which item was sold on a certain date and at what price.
Even if you don’t go to pick up the winning bid money on the same day, there is a possibility that the winning bid details will be listed strangely… … . However, in the case of large-scale auction houses, there is little chance of this as they value reliability.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t trust others carelessly in front of money.
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As the sky darkened, the lights in the mansion began to go out one by one.
The time when the maids fell into agony one by one.
I escaped through the underground passage and visited the auction house with Endairon.
And after checking the winning bid amount with his own two eyes, he received the winning bid from Anisha, the female employee in charge of the Gold Rush auction house, and hurriedly left the auction house building.
And when I was walking down the street at night,
-… … Weird guys keep watching you.
I narrowed my eyes at Endairon’s murmur.
“Did you follow me?”
-No, after you came out to the auction house, they immediately moved to another place.
“… … Hmm?”
I shook my head and shook my thoughts about them.
After all, there is not one or two people watching me.
As much as I had been ambushed by the pursuers several times, I became the subject of attention at the night auction.
-I’ll follow them.
“No, it’s okay. Paying attention to those guys will only make your head hurt.”
Shaking my head, I moved my steps toward the alleyway.
“If you don’t catch up… … . Let’s not touch it.”
-… … .
Entering the alleyway, I went down to the sewer entrance of the slum that connects to the mansion’s underground passage.
In this world, no purification facilities were installed in every city or village.
Of course, if you just want to install it, you can install a purification facility in no time.
However, in this world, there were magic tools that could create water through mana, and from that, energy to operate magic tools in most ordinary homes. In other words, the magic stones were essential.
“Big… … . After all, I can’t get used to this smell.”
Yes, it was possible to create clean water as long as there was enough magic power.
But what about dirty water?
In the past, in order to discharge dirty water, the country built underground sewers in each city, and installed wastewater treatment plants several kilometers away from the city.
It’s in an area that people don’t reach.
Anyway, the sewer full of all kinds of garbage and excrement.
They gave off a serious smell that made me frown.
“… … Endairon, please.”
-okay.
Endairon created a barrier with a radius of 50cm around me to block out the surrounding smells.
But the sights you see with your eyes can’t help it.
A disgusting sight that will make your eyes twitch.
Seeing that scene, I shook my head and let out a small sigh.
“Are these sewers really cleaned?”
The country and each territory were separately hiring someone to clean the sewers.
Obviously, they will be hard too. You will have to clean this disgusting place every day.
But if you’re getting a paycheck and still haven’t done the job properly, that’s a big problem.
In fact, in the past, there were frequent cases where the smell of the basement came up to the ground because the sewer was not properly cleaned.