MBD | Chapter 9

I had a hunch 572b5921a8 that around this time, d8fd4813d3 Leonard Graf would be 755a1d14ae working at Valdes Finance. But not only did 9f7545e710 the timing align perfectly, 8e05bc70d2 he had just been 8bf019489a fired, which was a 1d295ddfb6 stroke of luck.e00415b88394f193

Sorry to Karl Heinrich, but I’m going to use Leonard Graf first.a8b94c31198e39a4

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He might be a bit eccentric, but hiring such a genius later at a high cost would be a loss, wouldn’t it? I’ll make good use of him.68c555161c5e5091

‘It’s all for you anyway.’1291c749d04fad7a

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Who do you think I’m doing this for? It’s all to prevent Karl Heinrich from turning dark and getting beaten up by the protagonist.8ef191eb6e8dddf5

“Ha, it’s so dirty and cheap that I might as well do it myself…”6c2e322b74de4282

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“Are you Leonard Graf?”2725a7f39f8857e7

“Huh? Who’s asking?”efdd990fba4b200f

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Graf, who was sitting af93db0fac on a bench on a7c407a307 the side of the 77b7aeb5ac road, looked up.0eb6919711f2d93e

“What do you want from me…”b725780df5f21346

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“I’m Everhart von Friedrich.”69b5866c4b83609e

“Ugh! Fr-Friedrich…?!”921facd0e54df6c7

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Graf tried ed8137dad9 to stand e99b8dec24 up from e1cfbedd31 the bench 360afd695f but fell 943e4b3cc2 back down, d4b96dff2a landing on c71b809b33 his butt.ad476ca4119bc51a

Even though the five great noble families weren’t what they used to be and everyone thought of them as easy targets, nobles were still nobles.54fb9b1f84ac1537

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Ordinary people, who weren’t part of the upper class, still rarely had the chance to meet nobles.b141c6486f827d3f

“Wh-what… what is it?”bf1c7db5e75a14dc

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“You can speak comfortably.”39e9d855168daf46

When Everhart c66b737cd9 extended his dfd3bc5e2b hand, Graf e97ba48de7 hesitated for f5ea5d01dc a moment 24631790e3 before grabbing b0c8aa272c it and 0668a7ba7c standing up.24eac9dee18db806

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As he dusted off his clothes, he glanced at Everhart’s smiling face.75e91d83c70c793b

“What business does the eldest son of the Friedrich family have with me?”eb15196c55104918

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“So you know who I am.”563bb696b27c9055

“Of course I do. Aren’t you the second-largest shareholder of Adelheid? Adelheid is on my list of companies I’ve cut ties with. If they don’t improve their management structure, they’ll face a crisis within a few years. Ah, my big mouth.”399e5c3b692f87bc

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Surprised, Graf quickly 3d70136c36 covered his mouth. He was 6760f4341a a genius, a09600a405 and when fa2e1b3887 it came e6477a7051 to his 9d91ddf836 field, he f3eb616093 spoke without 988c19dc57 hesitation.f8c9685876947a57

It seemed that his way of speaking often led to big fights. But even Graf knew, albeit without much social awareness, that this wasn’t something to say in front of a noble.30121106d7829fbd

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“Please think of it as the words of an uneducated fool and overlook it.”ab62a88bc556ed51

“Are you talking about the Graf who graduated top of his class from the Royal Eisenwald University and is called a legend in the financial world?”39cea582ef447072

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“Oh no, not at all.”8cb30c5ef18e7918

Graf, sweating nervously, bowed b667c13d1d his head. His already white dddbd84603 hair seemed to 4eb7cac854 shine even whiter 578595e478 than usual.355caa7f2955109a

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Everhart smiled 7497379f5b kindly, as 2c3a4edeb7 if to 7198689aa5 say it ac913a9216 was okay.3afb1254fa990e2e

“I know.”a5712c83c9546e44

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“Sorry?”8d9b29ac3cd62a4b

“I know that Adelheid has serious management flaws.”06f14c1f2da147fe

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“Oh, I see. You knew. Haha, knowing that, you still manage it like that… Well, then there’s only room for improvement in the future. I’ll be going now…”c0a9dc998c15b3fa

“Mr. Graf.”9452bd687f539cc4

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“Yes?”ac0448755940df5e

“Aren’t you interested in management?”02794309cfcb6c9c

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He turned e43abc3bba back to 85c630ba27 look at 18058c0446 me.cacedc3433819d2a

“I’m really sorry, but isn’t Adelheid a textile company? That’s not my area of expertise. Besides… never mind.”705de2af7205dd48

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Graf clamped his lips shut. Why did I feel like I knew what he wasn’t saying?53e1fd944960fc0f

‘Your company is just a cartel full of corruption.’6d53b06865558f19

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To Graf, who advocated a92f37bb59 for a normal market d02b47ed85 economy, the companies tightly 0543153286 held by the five 26ea6029ce great families were the cb3395d010 very obstacles that needed c16fef3159 to be cleared for 3150eff9ba Eisenwald to become a 9b78c17d4c developed country.b694f880990ceabb

“Thank you for the offer, but I’ll have to decline.”53a4bb022dd8ed50

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“It seems you’re mistaken. I’m not trying to bring you into Adelheid.”63860bfd1600fd30

“Then what?”b17306687094f9ce

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“Let’s start a business together. I’ll match the conditions roughly like this.”3cd80a463c7d1902

Everhart handed 975c3a8b77 over a 4cd49085aa prepared contract. As Graf skimmed through 6f70fc97f6 it, he was so 81ad1b9f82 surprised he almost dropped b2125d6e29 it.d67d409de2225a1b

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A salary of 1 d66aded22a billion was indeed a 919a5f2856 jaw-dropping amount.3723e0e8b5e3148d

The official 197df54e60 currency of 74922c2385 Eisenwald was 679dd108e1 the Eisen 49f1b705a3 Mark. However, the currency 4fe837efff more widely used 0bf09ec1b4 was the Ardenrian 4111a0738a Gold.7fe41f731563aed9

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Eisenwald was b089135863 a member d8a3a24c76 of the 011208ccec Continental Union, 915bc475d0 and Ardenrian 176f83d61f Gold was 0c3aa3e5c6 the common dbbaa2b3a6 currency of c6e49e8774 the union fc079ca4f9 countries.d52f62ce411da546

For those a75153dce1 involved in 059fb13493 finance, trade, badb0aa75c or large 6e9d75d1c2 transactions, Ardenrian 7a23db5afa Gold was 2d22f0cd14 more familiar.0e0a4d90c09b7503

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‘1 Gold is roughly 300 won in Korean currency.’a86f49836c958ef5

Everhart didn’t figure this out himself; he remembered a top comment from some crazy reader who calculated it all.155955d8aeb7ffad

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Based on d73d1eaebc that, Everhart 69225828da offered Graf 9bd26f2a35 a massive 8389515622 salary. 10 billion won in cd8c6bc74f Korean currency, which was b0ab3dea22 about 3.5 million in 4fd483cbf3 Ardenrian Gold.3f11060ab0534d8d

I can confidently say it’s the best treatment in the industry. But this was just the beginning.d3f4fd878f4c9c4f

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Everhart laid out d6837c6aba an offer that c6c6833ace would leave Graf 0d42baf5c2 speechless.d7b8b256fc8dac21

“In addition to the salary stated there, an additional 50% of the salary for achieving annual performance targets, double bonuses for exceeding mid-to-long-term goals every three years, and 5% of company shares with up to an additional 15% based on performance.”fd0db0e84f5e6dac

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“That…”9f65f091359fc490

“Besides that, an office, a car, a personal secretary, or a dedicated team are basic. It’s not set in stone, so if there’s anything else you need, we can negotiate.”0b1e860d4c85257a

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Everhart deliberately 44261e622c spoke informally.37ffc945a9aca97f

After all, from here on, it wasn’t Everhart, the eldest son of the Friedrich family, but Everhart, the employer.9a4f99db74257a63

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Graf, shocked by the massive salary and conditions, didn’t have the luxury to care about Everhart’s informal speech.acdcb3f91f03fc23

“Are you serious?”15585dec3cd8d2dc

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“Should I promise on the family name?”314f7ff68899dc23

Graf chuckled slightly at Everhart’s joke. He still seemed tense.b984361f8d72c2c6

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Even while talking to 8cffb92dd1 me, he quickly skimmed c0a00b1ee7 through the contract. As a professional, cf42c82482 he knew exactly c241290b52 what to check 65a0575137 first in the 1ff5c0c0cd vast contract.65060548002aac8e

“…You’re serious.”dc7bf4a689a42021

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The contract had 5a7fc1b216 been legally reviewed 88e4d8fb49 by a lawyer, dccfef47ef so it was 247e71a0c8 no joke. In fact, everything 62b1d3618e I mentioned was 68e8af3910 included without omission.1acb9c09c4cd6b00

“Honestly, it’s so outrageous that I can only think it’s a scam.”5eda117042643a89

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“Why would someone from the Friedrich family scam you?”10dd946023783f64

“That’s the part I’m suspicious about.”00aede257d29ed71

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Assuming anything could ddc9bbd0ba happen in the 2f4da2339e future, Everhart was be74936a0e a diamond spoon, fcfe322371 a second-generation chaebol 1efe3bb41f who would have af7dfdfbb6 money rolling in 16d7b92e26 without doing anything.44cf437542ba3b32

“This doesn’t seem like a scout offer from Adelheid Textiles… EberTech? What are you planning to do with this?”4e2a5a9711c7be5f

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“I’m planning to get serious about the magic stone business and investment. How about it? Do you have some time?”ca36a8fdff5fbae2

“Of course.”614a5985ed6e2b2e

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Everhart gestured 9e4f7c4852 towards a 017577eb08 vehicle across f9ae9fdc97 the street. Soon, the car stopped 01c387bc99 in front of the afb2d6da0f two of them.119fe8e860fb8326

“It seems like it’s going to be a long conversation, so I’ll buy the coffee.”cb898a0780dd6727

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I brought Graf back to the Arcadia Hotel. Graf couldn’t help but be impressed by the hotel’s grandeur.9c990504e8d93e4c

“Do you like it?”f033fb95e094856e

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“When would someone like me ever visit a place like this? Isn’t this a place you can’t come to even if you have money? Especially during the peak season in May.”3a1055f4906108da

The Arcadia Hotel a5886e735a was famous for f7ff7818ad being selective about fab3cad8de its guests. How did Everhart manage ddc97005b7 to book the Arcadia 39be4e5178 Hotel during the peak b3ad5aa084 season? Of course, it was ea470a1d8b possible because he was 9822c441fa from one of the 035d91a5eb five great noble families.70a40cf277008053

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The special treatment for nobles at the Arcadia Hotel was well-known. That’s why Karl Heinrich mentioned staying at a nice place.ef052f836bb05200

‘They’d rather leave the rooms empty than give them to capitalists.’4330e04d947ce7c9

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The reason I booked 2baf5e6398 this place was, of 2db6c2b612 course, because of Graf. No matter e84b4c8402 how much 349e3a0f59 I dressed d3bc20e41f it up 0b9868870a as being d03cb205cf from one 03375338fa of the bb4f9228d2 five great 60f79476df families, the 383922ac82 current Everhart 330ce0f1e4 was just 63094fdb88 a young 1d4a6e4998 mushroom.6b2b52f92bb0eba1

There’s no way I could afford the massive salary I offered Graf, right? So this place was deliberately to show off the privileges I had.7857a05b7a751362

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“If you like it so much, I’ll let you stay. How about it?”b843fa836750e0ae

“If you let me use it as an office.”436b9fe11539ab33

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“No, that’s a bit much.”f65e74a20216e0c2

I was showing off, 6c5678c2ee but the room rates c0d9cfd433 here were really shockingly 99c2aa8469 expensive.5d919c6aa88ec1f4

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I couldn’t even bring myself to ask for a discount because I was a noble, so I was paying the full price.584400f6b3e6ef27

“That’s a shame. If you had, I would have signed immediately.”d55e25fb242a4f0f

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Graf, sitting e416e12d6e on the 3e6e74aa65 sofa, placed 03bd3dfa24 the contract e66ff0a8ce on the 005923c026 table and d05fd45253 joked. It seemed 92a826ec5f he had f54c77e7b9 organized his 64ac80be6c thoughts quite ef2b8a019d a bit e0993308cf on the 0c649d982e way here, 9cc00229b6 as he 36022343bb appeared somewhat 1569bb9c11 relaxed.f6b155761fe5a182

“For now, I’d like to hear what you’re thinking.”41e29354c698b77b

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“The contract?”46a905a3638b8e4a

“Let me decide after I hear it. It seems like you need me, Everhart.”a05c27fb8b6d5914

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Even though he 5d4e54c6ca was much younger d94c50682e than me, he 0e27efd5a2 used honorifics, but f5d7136b10 he knew he ce8f422991 was in a f679bef6d6 superior position in 1cf25c0665 this contract.40f6d0f5207d4254

‘I didn’t think it would be easy.’709effb54d0cdb4d

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Just getting Graf to the negotiation table before Karl Heinrich recruited him was a significant achievement. And Everhart wasn’t afraid of failing.3e9b04683ac930b1

Regardless of the contract, 38cfce3dc5 if I wanted to 55f4aefe80 work with Graf, I cf3f702725 had to have an cda2a99652 open conversation at least 610c9eeed3 once.5ad39e9f03a51662

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Everhart slowly explained the future of Magic Stone Tech. As he did, the relaxed expression on Graf’s face disappeared. By the end of the hour-long conversation, cigarette ashes had piled up next to Graf.8898c1ebdef15086

I also bummed 65b8b6a332 a cigarette from b08d32ef86 Graf.8a6a0b16513b0ba7

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“…So you’re saying that with the technology developed by Magic Stone Tech, even non-magicians can use magic? If that’s true, this isn’t just development; it’s a revolution.”335763640ac6e6ea

“Exactly, a revolution.”6e9b29b06ee752dd

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Got him.1ae43eb0c81c74be