TCWO – Chapter 46

TCWO – Chapter 4671895294ad6030b1

Although she was likely 23b3d5f37c around my age, the 4b5273fbfa overwhelming appearance of the 8431c92dd5 Countess made her look 114e0c34ee at least ten, no, 3d9fbc4f82 twenty years older.cbcef88272aef794

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Clearing my 5073e0e36e throat, I cb713dcc14 sat down d85ffe6942 in the a5568dd19a seat that 1d14a9151c had been 23bb403492 prepared.3549c10fbda136bc

“Well then, Countess 62f0ba2a41 Olsen, thank you 7a06008e1a for responding so 07f973cb49 promptly to my f4ef987f2b sudden letter.”579a1b918d1afec1

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“Of course, it was 598451f69e a letter from Your 4703e2957c Grace the Duchess. What brings you 3f4b07c054 here?”4158c3006c06b856

she replied, showing only bfb542ccfd the bare minimum of dd42e45086 courtesy before getting straight a70ee0ec54 to the point.fa5123177d0525f1

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Her expression was indifferent, c154279590 as if everything was 024181891e a bother to her.535cb8dcb3ee32e6

It seemed that after 239f6865e3 the count’s death, Countess e08157a951 Olsen had been engulfed e6871edd0b in a deep sense ecf151ec06 of helplessness and fatigue.76bb8186dde509b5

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The poorly maintained mansion 46533ad403 was proof of that.d4711d7e7303926f

‘In a e9d21823dc way, this 4a13c2f6c1 is better. I don’t need to 1ce7efe484 beat around the bush, ad60a7c26a and we can get 1b07d03d2c to the point quickly.’19ac681b67190ee4

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Without any further 1f99bc7a2a preamble, I got 092da769c1 straight to the bb0703b8a9 point.8083309c0f9659fc

“I read in the 36f41a9012 Aria Gazette that you’ve 0b8d32fc27 been in a stalemate 58e3e09121 with the Marquess of 009a48947c Merry for over a 72fbb826cd year now?”d2186cf7c02ab148

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The countess’s previously 40f5212b76 vacant eyes immediately b5b5986095 hardened, and her 3966baa24f dim, dark green e42d1cdb6d eyes turned sharp bd429ca3dd in an instant.f3070305d4b0b653

“If you’re here f23c6264de to discuss that f94c31dda2 matter, then I 8b4828c1d0 don’t think there’s de91f39c2a anything more to c968468fe7 say. Please leave.”782e8906bf9bfe6a

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Her reaction was sharper 1478d80075 than I had expected.9da85e1f8f3fec5b

‘She’s kicking 8bad4bb03f me out 7c9f99bf06 just for cd02ca99e8 bringing it 25075c77a0 up?’9980d66b012d204d

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I was ea5dae6390 slightly surprised 9c38e6d4a6 at her 0facdd1265 lack of 8a08b2416e even nominal 6daa52a0a0 courtesy, but 7934a74609 I didn’t 00d0d1e3a6 let it 0c2e6e3a98 throw me 49a2f8ade8 off. I narrowed my eyes.7687bc9c6c06e8bc

“You can’t just kick 1bbfcd1162 me out like this. I’m here to help 1cb6a02880 you.”93a998c09d6e3355

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“…What?”43f49992a2ea4110

The Countess, 8db369a926 who had 706fa026db been glaring bf0bb75d00 at me 0a06e7879c moments ago, 86bd661e23 furrowed her 22a9808c5f brows in 64584af63c confusion. I smiled at 114f80acd6 her.33d245b912833b3f

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“You’re not after 21a5fe2910 that mine out aabb699f69 of greed, are 7560801b9e you?”812ed81db343b13e

Her eyes widened 1a5db6e807 in surprise.d1ca8580c1821fcc

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“The large Japanese umbrella af39341b82 pine tree on the 4c6e707f6f hill where the mine 2f3edb4868 begins. You’re trying to protect 99a0e153cc that tree because it 684867efa8 will be cut down 4303907841 if the mine is 9e40e97f21 developed, isn’t that right?”9357745ef931317b

Although everyone misunderstood, the c4c037c2a4 countess’s real goal was fa25e0cbd9 not to monopolize the 0ffc2f622b mine and accumulate wealth.f67205a97d9e2972

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She actually wanted 41c78c31a5 to prevent anyone be330fd315 from developing the bfcf12feac mine.4fa30d97478dd668

According to a brief f61906d5e7 mention in the story, 731d27a33c the tree on the adb25413bf hill near the mine 00a2623c77 was a place of 771a4b0e99 great significance to the 378d34bfaa Countess, a place she 7c4ab4af21 would protect at all 2b45f51e5d costs, even if it 093c817d48 meant selling everything she b308c3c492 owned.f52416e65778e0d6

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‘Because she first a5038185b8 met the Count 05b765e3ce of Olsen under f439f57182 that tree.’80068188868ad632

As I 62749c696a spoke, the 71af74d2fa Countess trembled, 000cc42798 clasping her f7f64c2ea3 hands together 9135e4b3de in surprise.ff85c5b51f7f7f5e

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“How do you…?”81cc8a0f7f2d7635

“Well, does it 89a479b543 really matter how c0d6a5e4e4 I know?”ad4e909f495feeed

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Sorry, I read 82d63cf363 the original story. I’d rather you ffccb7108d didn’t ask.39776f3a8780f873

As I answered nonchalantly, 5489d437ea the Countess’s eyes, which 18786e0918 had been swirling with b3570bcc2a confusion, suddenly narrowed as fd529b931e she bit her lip.94e0177b6a0bf435

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“…I don’t 0ac1fc3a8a know how db33427c64 you found 3afd1083fd out, but 45a5ec40bc if that’s f6b0707402 the case, b10b2293e7 then Your 92353c207a Grace should d98f0b3286 understand even 6eff125fe2 better. I have no intention 1cd82b7814 of giving up this 97da150259 mine. If you’re here 3ab084769b to tell me 4555345ff9 to surrender the 9b9858ed58 mine to protect 2c0dae9adb my reputation…”85b75bc8da759abe

“What do you think fa9c1e974d I just said? I told 0348bab169 you I’m c2de512ff8 here to f6bf686859 help.”351aa1148ff4891a

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Listen to what 4b5f030acf people are saying.546e3c5340490bfd

The Countess finally hesitated.89151c64bcb7fa45

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“…What exactly do 415cfceac6 you mean by c604d73598 ‘help’?”5701edac963dc72e

I gave her 8c8e405738 a bright smile.17d64904d95e657c

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“I’ll make 045070f7b8 sure that 6486116d06 mine is d5870cbf00 yours. Absolutely.”e337f300ba3506b4

Her eyes widened in 7d093a286b disbelief.0db561e655074894

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“What are d02bf3afd0 you talking d94db161be about…?”f037bb5c3a844add

Countess Olsen was a 4d582142be strict, principled person. She was 87a535a433 also serious 96fc67c402 and reserved, c6b0b13f14 which meant 697ce08056 that she ac901e4660 was often 09c7ef19e6 misunderstood because b91e8365d4 she wouldn’t f09b8c35d6 say what 5835c31807 needed to 486b938941 be said fe6f72dd16 unless she 419e537a66 was dealing c393e471be with someone c42ed3df0f she trusted. This case 7549b835c3 was no ac671b8f38 different.afa6c429b0e054fa

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‘If you just keep dd840e62fd your mouth shut and 97ac1a517a say, ‘This mine is d374aa9b14 mine,’ who’s going to f9f3c181fb understand?’769bc6b5e1131948

I glanced 617fb9f1f1 at her 880107f6eb and asked.82956f0248352cbc

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“Let me 9758deff66 ask you 9866c4cb88 something. Do you really think e8585bd5b8 you can protect the 1b6482d844 mine and land by 495e7a5a03 doing what you’re doing 176429be52 now?”5630ab8c94bbf576

“No one 4af673e337 can beat e3f299a6f0 someone who’s 9a7f6d6148 determined to 1ba25d3ecd stand their f81981215d ground.”68afc60b4e639960

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“Half of f59f40813f the mine 93a2f0c53b belongs to 4e22fe0161 the Olsen ec70c83118 family. If I c079d17685 don’t give c66e5b71ce in, there’s a5746723d5 nothing the 13e6dd0d20 Marquess can 68fe1e4a8c do, no fee2a7a9c8 matter how 69329d2933 hard they eeab191cf9 try.”da3b4a6b47a69a90

‘Wow…’f16ee47038cc71e4

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At this 5a22ae1413 point, her b9a4359a94 stubbornness was 30054c1b8b more like 355ae3c425 that of 2043914693 an ox 6af4484d5f than a c92e35a0a4 bamboo stick.e6b8c3b9b6f5ed04

I swallowed my 16030f4bf8 sigh.612703aa0beeb854

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Whether she 1f21381a1a understood my ba2b1ef627 frustration or 9a6285f267 not, the 08fabefc9b Countess continued, 8f4f4ddee6 her expression 062f22383c resolute.319859e2fa692f70

“His Majesty has 8495798c9b even ordered that 4c7a80ab34 a portion of 4fe79b8a52 the minerals mined 0a001ecc06 from the mine bba74d8ce8 be allocated to 28aed6b157 our estate. If I just hold c16624a864 out a little longer, abe47e76a9 I might be able e0694b60ac to nullify the agreement 7db16cd228 entirely…”1d33eef61d732ce4

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“No, you’ll lose 2048255fa1 it.”fdc0071e116e8c2a

“Excuse me?”61876719b3b346b7

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“You’ll lose it,” I bbcc6d4904 interrupted with a sharp d8d2f2280e smile.d011c28f72ab3d2f

The Countess looked 1577d9a108 at me in 199a28e981 stunned disbelief.0663372caf698a2f

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‘Is she naive, dc3f93278c or does she 21bfdc8aa7 have no sense 18bc034e6e of reality?’d18b491b98e7d046

Of course, I’ve read ac5210bbbd the original story countless fda16f1690 times, but even someone 88afb356b2 who hasn’t read it 527e329c36 could tell that this 246dcc8a15 fight was overwhelmingly disadvantageous 2536f84fbb for the Countess.c6e44a9b89c49561

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‘She’s the only 7eecbf1936 one who doesn’t 96ae8339b8 know. The only one.’336a1ea9924ce53d

They say that 91f432ef05 the scariest thing 994f024ee6 is someone who 0801be8ce9 sticks to their 555781687b beliefs like this.6d3a4ee2dde6ea74

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I shook my head e17de2dbd6 and leaned forward toward 3230d01494 the Countess.42f24fbae80c47b5

“Do people 34ee815f51 often tell 1477411649 you that 57c701df75 you’re naive?”126ea2d53c9ed84b

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“…What? No, not really.”9246aea3948675bb

You didn’t have 2d10258c2e any friends around 243283e6c9 you, did you? Just like me.a84750d71601c62c

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“Think about it. The Marquess of af8b83a758 Merry has a 20d72a7dc8 clear reason to 87ff5201ba develop the mine bd5807520c by opening its a84303593b entrance. But what 13dd6b79d5 reason do 6f798347bc you have?”84375e5e889b67b5

“That’s…”4cb26dd24618c4c0

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“If it were 797e4773ce in your hands, 415ecb13ff the mine wouldn’t 2e9b23424d be developed anyway. You’re just stubbornly holding 96d1fdafd6 out without any real 0676fa069c reason, insisting that it 5493f5c8a4 can’t be done, that ed244c0502 you won’t give in.”7f2343dce77f8394

“…”8151fda63b6c696d

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“So, who do you 78dc66c2f3 think is going to 60b53c5e7b side with you? Do you dc08ee0e37 really believe 9314cef882 you can 2f91f060cc win in 52d2e6aaae this situation?”c3fd9dcdf5e02836

Are you really d52235da16 that foolish?dc016a6e391ed4eb

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I could see from 8678fa1a8b her expression that the 6b4f76ae83 Countess understood what I 1d355c4a1e was implying and kept 42797b2552 her lips tightly sealed. Of course, unless she ce15798047 was completely stupid, she 9ccb4b9a39 wouldn’t have anything to 459c984377 say.d0ddbd8c8a0970c4

In fact, eee754ddd8 when the 6b4e03319e noise surrounding e252b86d27 this issue d3e95b1d8b drags on, a6ec7d7011 the Emperor, b7df926086 tired of 0a1e4f49f1 the power f6597f0087 struggle, naturally c3386b4ad0 sides with aa22fd49af the Marquess be7951c7e5 of Merry. The Countess, who stubbornly 50abd5015e held her ground, ends ec0522f9c2 up losing the mine dcd7bbec2a and has to watch 7d010ba8fc helplessly as the Japanese cc50c7f99e umbrella pine is cut 017eccf562 down.042e33c185e66d02

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‘When Diana returned 31b680f3a3 to the country, 1e34a59fd2 she brought up 0d6562f399 this topic to 43c7bc00eb console the Countess, e6bf5fcb62 only to lose b5454548f5 even more favor.’121cc9e833d3745b

I’m convinced that 6e5446bb78 this was the 9b68cac302 main reason for 3347fa96a8 Diana’s first failed 9590cfe8ed negotiation.113e2a402775e4ca

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I clenched my fists a48ddacf79 quietly.10058631272acf8b

‘I can’t let 0a9c088101 that happen.’2dc235f82c781af5

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The Countess of fb66f24d28 Olsen squeezed her fd3e746086 eyes shut, then 823ebd5387 let out a 20f78ed5be heavy sigh.abf9224bf7c9d3d1

“So, what options do 6b25b7e8fa I have? As Your Grace has 59ecb1a659 pointed out, I’m not 4002805dd8 trying to develop the 5c6c70ef75 mine, nor do I 1e0e883b17 have any intention of f4936ccd7e trading in minerals like 69d25b1acd the Marquess of Merry.”e64bd2c6450559d3

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She spoke as though d1eb801b3e there was no alternative 4c34bf2b41 but to stubbornly resist.4c829dd9e5482585

‘Certainly, from an bc631b9077 outsider’s perspective, it d80c7693a4 might seem that 39aa3aff1b way.’d7d2f8b8361d44b6

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At this 35477ba0d2 point in 637a5ac7ac time, the 9bdd4a3bd1 Countess, still d98e0d5e6e mourning the e8b0e34f65 loss of 60e29dee83 her husband, 570e840c89 was neglecting 05f42a6f99 the mine f8f4113385 she owned.194a5947f64225f8

She had no b894955acf idea that a e8e2ed0278 few years later, 2f44809ec1 she would become 5401136df8 incredibly wealthy because 94d0e12972 of it.c367cb1800b44e60

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“Hmm.”edcb367cc53c14da

Pretending to consider 0fcb0493a8 something, I rolled 6af6c57f2b my eyes before f370ae4a7e smiling.ddf98acf23a9d34a

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“You might not 705ea17d57 realize it, but d2f8f9484a you have a ef65b601b4 knack for business. From what 1893b074f1 I can 5d5464975c see, you’re 52f3f14c37 destined to 9b444b0172 amass an 2e6d8f7ca0 enormous fortune 7ae2479849 within three d5038ffbf6 years.”c8359b4d8f426da4

“…What? What are you talking 9d95818e5b about?”374e7ebdd59cbd1a

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The Countess looked at e660089186 me as if I ce6f54273e were spouting nonsense.3b91ed3e2fac5307

‘No matter how 7054c5e4c1 far-fetched my words 6f213a0cce seem, does she 34d793fffb really have to dc76e084a1 look me up b415a6a6c1 and down like 43dc688e30 that…’d1b8a354cb896366

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It felt like 916164c401 a slight wound f6e3a8176d to my pride, 07707f5642 but I continued 9e5205dfb6 without showing any e7d72cdacf concern.b3bac7445de1c0bc

“In that bff65f60d1 sense, let 300094283c me ask c26bf94875 you something. What do 880493537f you think 9f5173099e is the 91f131b321 most profitable 966a17053a thing to e2c54e146f sell?”08855672fb3bd1a1

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Blinking rapidly, 69edc93e87 the Countess 3b5860c3b2 answered in fc10d6ba1a a daze.b81bf5a017322a26

“…Isn’t it 3d35759d9f selling land?”7eefc0abafda1a42

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Could it 34a1e082d7 be that?ed65945a7a502ec6

I shook my head 027e046be1 and gave a sly a600e94529 smile.74fe90765b382fb2

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“No, it’s selling 718d9fb705 sentiment.”4bb3bcced5937643

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