< Episode 54. The whereabouts of the bet >
54 episodes. whereabouts of the bet
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“Did you see anything? What are you doing? You are not coming in.”
At Ion’s smile, the nobles looked at each other.
I had no choice but to do so.
‘Does this feel like you are walking into a pompomjeon?’
‘Iknow, right. I didn’t know it would change so much. Didn’t you install something strange inside?’
But there was no reason not to follow.
I have to go inside to fail the 7th Prince’s test.
But the more I went inside, the more troublesome it became.
‘Uh-huh.’
‘I hope they are.’
The items scattered all over the place were expensive items. Even famous paintings that money cannot buy.
Some aristocrats running the top were surprised and rushed to Ian.
“Lowering. If the dwarf’s eyes aren’t wrong, isn’t this beautiful color of Argne pottery? exonerationIt’s a tough thing, but how the hell did you get all of this?”
“You sound really weird. Of course I bought it.”
“Eh, yes?! All of these works? Wouldn’t it have been a penny or two?”
“I earned it. Selling good things.”
As Ion turned with a smile, the nobles became more confused.
‘What the hell can you sell to get all of that?’
‘There are not one or two things that other royal families can covet…!’
Kaistein is a country that used to be a huge empire for a long time. There were many things in the past, but there were many precious things that are not now.
There were even items showing that it would be difficult to obtain even if the noble status was sold.
In the end, Ian was satisfied with their expression, which was immersed in Earl.
‘Well, I was selling something precious.’
The information about my brother who I thought was dead.
In fact, Count Arya had said it not long ago.
[There are works of art in our family.]
In the past, the duke of Adriatic intellect loved art.
The Arya family had many works and ornaments of famous artists they supported.
[If you hang it and a picture, it will be quite a sight to see]
[But if it’s Adria’s stuff, other nobles might recognize it.]
[It has nothing to do with Adria, so don’t worry about that]
It is not for nothing that he has been secretly surviving for decades.
In fact, even Garcia, who has an extraordinary eye for seeing things, seemed to be ignorant. These are things that they can obtain, but they cannot be easily bought with money.
Garcia’s eyes became sharp, and some nobles with large tops showed great interest in Ion.
It wasn’t just that.
“Looking at that, I’m sorry. Aren’t the clothes you’re wearing Madame Arisée’s clothes? How about the servants outside…”
“I asked to meet him in person. Please make some clothes for me.”
“Yes? She’s the busiest woman on her royal road right now? A woman who is known to be more difficult to meet her than her royals?”
Of course, Karan brought other prominent candidates, but Ian defeated them all and ordered Madame.
It was difficult to meet anything, but Ian was the second time.
‘What the celebrity was looking for was five years later. All the people of Kaistein will know.’
But the nobility was just absurd.
“My lord Haona must have gone outside the castle…”
“How does the ball know that? Did he even put a spy on me?”
“Hey! Well, it can be.”
But that wasn’t the point now.
“Five. It has turned into a very nice place.”
“!”
With a familiar voice, the nobles quickly bowed their heads. The king and queen, as well as all members of the royal family, had arrived.
They were admiring the changed appearance of the Crystal Palace.
Of course, this Crystal Palace was a place of deep tradition and meaning, but it was also a place that was left out at the same time because of the wishes of all his heirs.
It was because the owner had not been decided early on, so there was no proper support.
In particular, the king who had memories of this place seemed to have a new feeling.
“The expectations for the prince are growing.”
The nobles went secretly, but the king, seated in his seat, raised his hand.
At the signal of the exam, Ian sat down on a chair in the middle of the hall. The nobles who sat in the form of watching him looked at each other.
“Exam, are you okay?”
“I think it will be impossible. I sharpened my sword at the Marquis of Adelas. Can’t you see that Orlando ball?”
“Studying, hunting, preparing for a banquet. Do you think you can do all of this at once?”
Of course, they also had ears to hear.
Ian is pretty smart.
HoweverStill, it shouldn’t be
“He said it made it difficult for other royals to pass through.”
“However, will your Majesty approve of that?”
“It was done with the permission of His Majesty. If you don’t pass that level, you won’t be able to become the master of the Crystal Palace.”
“indeed. You are strict even with your children.”
It was when they were shy.
Orlando Adelas stood in front of Ian.
“Then I will start the test. There are a total of 10 subjects. Philosophy, art, cesarean studies, as well as accounting, swordsmanship, speech, and eyesight will be tested. I will check the accounting skills of the 7th Prince Ha-ji through the 1st Gate.”
Orlando smiled.
It must be true, especially for this work, he borrowed the knowledge of the scholars of Gratunias.
It was never going to be easy.
“The time limit is one hour. You can solve these problems in it.”
The problems were difficult to see.
[A tax is 100 gold every year. Assuming that the ratio of seat tax, toll fee, commercial tax, and birth tax is 1:2:1:0.5. How much is the total cost of maintaining dignity that the lord can bring, and how much of this should the lord give to His Majesty]
Not only the general lord, but also the royal family had a lot of problems piling up their heads. Most of the problems have to be solved by hiring people.
But Ian solved the problem as if he was used to it.
‘That’s enough.’
During the war, he had nothing to do behind the scenes, so he was organizing documents. The tax calculation method was the most familiar among them.
and.
widely!
“it’s over.”
The nobility roared. It was less than 15 minutes after the test started.
“You didn’t just pick it, did you? In a way that it’s okay to take a picture?”
“Look. This test is subjective…”
“Ugh.”
“Then it looks like you wrote a letter to your Majesty.”
But Orlando’s face hardened as he graded the test paper.
‘Everything is the correct answer.’
I want to catch the pod somehow.
snuggle
The university teacher, who was Orland’s teacher, was staring intently at him. Even if it is a lie, the university has the momentum to go out on its own.
He couldn’t help but frowned.
“You are passing through Gate 1.”
“What? Really? How did you solve the problem…!”
“Did you make it a little easier because it’s Gate 1?”
Orlando narrowed his eyebrows at the staring at the nobles of the faction.
“Then take a break until the next problem. The last test today will resume in an hour.”
Exams are usually held over several days. Since I finished the exam early, I had to guarantee that much time for rest. No matter how lowly the blood was, Ian was a royal family.
But that was the moment.
“It doesn’t matter, just give it all at once. It’s a waste of time, so I’m going to finish it all today.”
“···Yes?”
“So, I’m telling you to give me all the remaining nine subjects.”
“Yes??”
At Ian’s ambitious remarks, this time even the royal family laughed.
But Orlando’s eyes lit up.
‘You’ve got a little bit of pride. Then you make a mistake.’
“If you wish, I will.”
Orlando did not delay and immediately brought up the next question.
This time it was a philosophical issue.
After classifying the thoughts of each philosopher from ancient times to the present, and dividing them into sects. The problem of distinguishing what has happened to the present.
‘It would be impossible for any smart person to have memorized all the philosophical books. If you make a mistake, grab the pod and…’
But Ian moved his hand without hesitation.
For this kind of theory, in his previous life, he was beaten to the level of abuse by Garcia’s scholars.learned. Thanks to him, he was memorizing the book to the point of grinding his teeth.
As a result.
“M.. it’s perfect.”
The second test passed easily. No, it wasn’t the second time.
“It’s perfect.”
“Again, it’s perfect.”
Isn’t it like passing the 8 tests in an instant?
He even shortened the three-day test to two hours. The aristocrats who wanted to see the situation for a moment could not even take their ass off.
“What is this…”
No wonder Orlando was surprised.
‘The swordsmanship test was to guess the swordsmanship by looking at the movement of the knight. How could a little boy who was not a skilled knight and a serf?’
How much less is the old swordsmanship of a lesser-known region?
Besides, even though it was a test, his face didn’t look like he was playing hard at all.
Orland glanced at the place of the royal family.
Every time Ion passed the test, the queen had a cold expression on her face and the corners of her mouth rose by 1 mm, but the expressions of the princes and princesses were unusual.
‘If I fail, this one will rather die.’
There is one remaining exam question.
If Ian passes this far, the owner of the Crystal Palace will become Ian rightfully.
But Orlando wasn’t worried.
‘This is not the 7th Prince, but even if the prince’s grandparents come, they will never be able to solve it.’
With a confident hand, he rolled up the cloth next to him.
The one remaining test is the
“As a matter of fact, the owner of the Crystal Palace must deal with envoys from various countries. Among them, you must be able to directly check and understand the gifts they have given you.”
rumbling
As the cloth was lifted, a painting appeared.
“!”
Orlando confidently introduced the painting.
“Gardio von Laperbam has been called the greatest artist of all time. The Lady of the Black Pearl, known for his masterpiece. Please indicate whether this work is a forgery or not.”
The painting depicts a beautiful and dignified aristocratic woman wearing black pearls. It was one of the masterpieces hanging in the royal palace.
And I didn’t know if this work would come out.
Unexpectedly, Lee Eon, who looked at the work with a little difficulty, answered.
“It’s genuine.”
At that moment, Orlando smiled with a smile of conversion.
‘It got caught.’
“Wrong. This work is a forgery. Unfortunately, the 7th Prince did not pass the test.’
“What?”
There was a commotion around.
It would also be that Gardio von Laperbam was a historical artist. It was the first time anyone had copied his work to a near-perfect degree.
It was so perfect that even the nobles thought it was genuine.
Of course, he wouldn’t have noticed if even Orlando hadn’t come close to this test. This was because most of the royal artworks were lined so that they could not be approached.
At that moment, King Elaine’s face hardened.
“It’s a forgery…”
Although the last choice of the youngest was expected, it was disappointing. The fact that there was a forgery in her own castle was unpleasant. Obviously, even if Orlando had informed him in advance, he couldn’t help but feel bad again.
Of course, if it was a forgery like that, it would have failed too. Even the luck of failing with a half chance is one of the king’s virtues.
An unlucky man should never be a king.
So King Elaine got up from his seat and began to declare.
“I, Elaine Kaistein, will announce it. At this moment, the 7th Prince Ian Kaistein’s right to be the owner of the Crystal Palace is disqualified.”
That was the moment.
“Wait!”
Ion, with a determined expression on his face, interrupted the king’s words and shouted.
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“I passed the exam.”
The banquet hall was noisy at Ian’s words.it went
Ian dared to interrupt the king’s words, but to vomit over the test results…
Orlando was astounded, but he didn’t reveal his true intentions right away.
“Seven Princes lowered. Even if you cannot accept the outcome, this work is a forgery. Take a look here.”
What he was pointing to was nothing but one side of the picture that seemed to be nothing. It was obviously the wrinkled part of the clothes.
However, upon closer inspection, it looked like some kind of pattern.
“It’s a method that Florence, famous for being a forgery, likes to use. Hiding his autograph in his paintings is a necessity.”
It was as he said.
Everyone didn’t notice, but something was drawn really secretly. At first glance, it looked nothing but the texture of the clothes.
“This is a forgery. It was supposed to be displayed in the royal palace. This is something I quickly discovered and left out. I also checked with Florence myself.”
Orlando said that he could even call Florence, a forgery, here.
The king tilted his head.
“Seven princes. Do you still not understand your failure?”
On the contrary, there were eyes that looked like trees.
It’s not enough to fail, so you don’t admit that failure.
The nobles lamented at the sight of the small bowl.
‘Did you think that everything would be resolved if you wanted to cry?’
‘A prince who surprises you, but you’re still a child with thoughts.’
That was then. Ian walked to the picture as if he couldn’t understand it.
Orlando panicked and called him.
“Lowering?”
It was a moment when everyone wondered what Ian was doing.
right at that moment.
bubbly
Ian lit the painting with the candle next to him.
Everyone screamed in surprise.
“What are you doing now!”
“Oh, bring me some water! Turn it off right now!”
Although it was a forgery, Florence, who was famous as a copywriter, was famous on the continent. It’s not as good as the original, but since he’s a well-known painter, it’s a valuable item!
‘The prince is crazy!’
‘I don’t think it would come out like that just because the Crystal Palace was stolen…’
Not knowing what to do, everyone had no choice but to look at King Elaine.
But Ian’s attitude was firm.
“I passed the exam.”
what?
Everyone was weird.
But Ian said.
“There is no counterfeit in the royal family of Kaistein. There are only genuine ones.”
At that moment, all the nobles gasped for breath.
He understood the meaning of Ian’s words.
Now, it was clear that Ion had burned the reputation of the royal family.
Although it has not yet been officially deployed, it meant that there was no forgery in the royal family in the first place.
Everyone is in a confused situation.
But at that moment, the third prince burst into laughter as if he had never expected it.
“It’s great, youngest. Don’t acknowledge me for that single spirit.”
Of course, there were those who frowned.
No matter how important the honor of the royal family, it was too harsh.
How dare you set fire to your work in front of His Majesty.
By the way.
“Pu ha ha ha.”
King Elaine also burst into laughter. He looked like he didn’t know that Ian would come out like this.
“good night. Don’t give me a funny reward for something else. However, 7th Prince Kaistein must keep his promise to disqualify the owner of the Crystal Palace as promised…”
That was then.
bubbly
The fire that was burning the painting slowly went out.
“yes?”
Not only King Elaine, who was about to speak, but everyone’s expressions began to change.
It was natural.
“I will say it again. I passed the exam. Because this work is the work of Gardio von Laperbam.”
Another picture in the picturebecause it revealed
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