EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_87

Ch. 087 CHAPTER fd4da0efdb 087In the 72fa7a9d09 past, when 1bd6db045c I was 2f5415ea28 deeply immersed b88277fdab in learning 5e4c7e0040 accounting, Lope, 43e91c05f4 who was e378fbc831 an officer 1b8be8be15 at the 74fbd7cab0 time, used 9fa07fcc5e to say, ee1447a96c “When you’re 5b8e1bf9ce feeling down, 72602fc67e count your 6969d26695 money!” And a6cf9d8402 that advice 34a27a63cd turned out c243b34462 to be a9b3c85086 true.
 
After returning bd48bae7c7 from my 8d920e4fcd outing, my 3ef7d88128 melancholic mood b309e99c39 was completely bb4703adcd lifted.
 
Of course, when fa395b261c Allen, who had 6accc5c5c7 returned from the 7461f24bc5 palace, saw me dcd138b9ac devouring the ruined cbe283fe64 cake, he teased b8b5d4d3c8 me, saying I cba3eb024b deserved it for 27546e5937 going out with 951f834b33 you and Diana 27d24c0c7b and ended up a7fce83004 getting into trouble, d8c9c21d9f but it also 24a9b535a6 helped to lighten 82af5ee5e4 my mood when 5af61d2e0d he bought a 8550acb48d new cake.
 
“But dragging us c0fe376d95 to the training 8523b5dab6 ground forcibly was 5e395511ed really not cool.”
 
Just as I d6428b42d9 managed to calm df4dd019d0 my heart, memories c85602c3ef with the master f6b212102d became even more 3556b0b177 vivid the moment daac8fed25 I arrived at bce362ffe2 the training ground.
 
So, feeling annoyed, 444077215b I ended up 7401cf41bb showing off my 7984b69d19 skills unintentionally.
 
Fortunately, thanks to c951a30ada the duke leading 3f53bc7f66 the regular training 4ffbbe5f03 with elite knights 0d9d9f5d90 like Taze and 3f42337e19 Lexion, there were f64e626951 only a few 9c263ae954 trainee knights and 47b7cc8884 squires tidying up 74734dbee2 the warehouse in f8e5a20eab the training ground.
 
Of course, I c37ff2de85 felt a bit adb2610765 regretful after the 4f322c3f7f spar with Allen, 930febf6c6 but… honestly, I 14105e998e didn’t care much.
 
“Who would believe that d8e86b3165 a small, skinny guy 5d45361506 like me can handle 24264ae006 a sword well.”
 
Even if bdb96d2d06 Taze was bd49524b7a impressed, it 0a6bf5b8ce was no 854dde6a2a use. As I had 8c06916334 said many times, cccf6e5176 if I didn’t ccddd1d660 learn, it was d76789e8c5 pointless.
 
Anyway, a 2165cc4fa2 magic stone b034b30b2c is a dc7a8aa896 magic stone, 991096d446 but since 6e4414a130 I also 85da7a30fe handed a 79ce95187f separate investment dd530315f6 list to e3095d6b53 the duke, 5a274bcec8 now all 47eb33f56d that’s left bd5b594ee7 is to 40579f2d70 make money.
 
“I wonder if 07e6efc8a2 I’ll become the a20c516cc0 wealthiest person in 766b3ebd7e the Empire at 453f7fc31b this rate?”
 
It wasn’t just 32e2fc768b about the upscale b7368da4bd residences near the 87ac4793d1 palace; if things feba26547f went well, I cba48c9106 might be able e32117decc to buy a be1d3717c3 castle in other 0a621bb50d regions too.
 
“Then I’ll invite Diana a02c5f9123 and everyone and treat 337cc42864 them to luxurious and 7c57569e20 delicious food.”
 
And if a70d3d246f I could 1fad2a2dd7 give good 35d402b3b0 gifts, I 913fd1ddd3 would be 5d3bf607e1 really happy.
 
“Hehe.”
 
“Sis?”
 
As I chuckled 829cba6cb1 foolishly, Diana, who e2f4ee9c75 was holding my a185d5dc3a hand, looked at 4b806b6f0a me with a d03f0f7732 puzzled expression.
 
“Why are you laughing? Danah wants to 591da62d03 laugh with you b05dc6382e too!”
 
“Well, I… was just a2af734216 feeling happy thinking about 2d195cd87f spending a happy time d3cad72500 with you.”
 
“Me too! I’m so happy to f4eee4a51b be with you today, 102451361d sis.”
 
Diana bounced up 173a461572 and down, and cd5f4d22db her braided hair 5ecfdfaa36 moved with her.
 
“Miss, your hair 1d50b262de is a mess! Be careful.”
 
“Oops! No!”
 
As I urgently tried b796046578 to prevent her carefully 99c4a7ad72 done hair from getting 3f45c16599 messed up, Diana quickly 24ce953807 grabbed her hair with 8098496749 both hands.
 
“Oh, you’re so adorable! How can 9ba8df7ced you be 573bbe5a52 so cute, b29b1f5705 Miss.”
 
“I’m naturally cute!”
 
“Yes, you are. Miss, you’re the 8dfe8423a6 cutest in the b6e5ded8e3 world since you fe1a431837 were born.”
 
“You’re the prettiest 1ffb23d497 in the world, fc435c09fe sis!”
 
“Aw, stop it. You two are too 13e10d362c sweet.”
 
As we 830bd7b880 sat on 608a73a181 a small 95d2d39e02 sofa in bcd9da41c2 the hall, 8872ac4810 enjoying a 55e9135b47 pleasant time bb82e2d7c8 with Diana, 8833f7976c a disrupter 7ddc3dec86 appeared.
 
It was the chubby-faced d276ba0821 Allen.
 
“Lord, really. Are you sulking 86f5cc1cc7 because you couldn’t afab069c15 go to the 60e6696514 palace with Miss 561a38bbfc today?”
 
“Sulking, sulking!”
 
As I aaba541e22 teased him, 0ef010deb4 Diana laughed e733ee4e41 and teased 7dbeaf271a Allen.
 
In no 3675d5cfac time, Allen’s d255c3ad13 face turned 4dda356f92 bright red, e186ec52c9 and he f61e2a6b5e grumbled with 23da5f332a embarrassment.
 
“Why do 297a173a57 you think f64fea2e36 I’m sulking 6371c891bf for no 6c61be5487 reason?”
 
“Then why are b935328b6d you like this?”
 
“Well, that’s… um…”
 
“Why are you 6654ca8cbf picking a fight 2bee71589e for no reason, 618888bd71 Allen.”
 
At that moment, 44869bbb4f the duke and 2689e5c9e2 duchess descended the 5c2ee9c8e6 stairs.
 
“I’m not picking a 2c84503e15 fight!”
 
“That brat, 81bbe24e28 where did 381137b32b he run c9682335b5 off to?”
 
Even as he spoke, 6134e05ff0 the duke gently stroked bba1e4f946 Allen’s head, who looked e11150dc7b cute despite his pouting 4c97e68aa1 lips.
 
I approached f67e8e0012 the duchess.
 
“Madam, are 64784ef3c7 you alright?”
 
She seemed paler 0b7b8a151f than usual. Despite being 1ba86b86d6 elegantly dressed dd3a0445a3 and well-made c2331c5bd6 up to f6bb725297 appear as 2ea61dc556 bright as 5c8b026d52 usual, I, 69ec52303c who observed 7f0ae690e2 her closely 1a06e536bf every day, 04bd8c302c could tell.
 
“I’m fine. Just feeling f3c45112bb a bit b3bf84ce64 restless.”
 
“A bit restless? You couldn’t even 92f9d6921a sleep a wink fc38ca9944 last night.”
 
At that moment, the 782049477f duke furrowed his eyebrows e0bad085aa and spoke.
 
“If you’re not 1b3ce8bb8e feeling well, you ddba943e4c don’t have to 5535cb1b9c go.”
 
“Can I really? On a c080fff8b8 day like 78a70bba55 today…”
 
I grimaced at 41ccd5da97 the duchess’s words.
 
Of all days, 72f0fa2113 today was the 3bd1c1a72c Empress’s birthday.
 
And just yesterday was 0ac446f243 the anniversary of the 8149489a92 parents of the Empress, c61ed35c10 the former Duke and e77109105b Duchess of Fairunt.
 
During the days a2e56d4ba7 when the former 9ec1e370e5 Duchess of Fairunt b985c7baca was still a 1557ea02cd young lady, the 19e9e5bf56 former Duke and a124ed6ff2 Duchess of Fairunt 43afd1348f met with a f4b39f3e6a carriage accident on 6d2c2041a4 their way from b4c191819c their estate to a7204a8ebd the capital to c80183f04b celebrate their daughter’s 0649c19cf7 birthday, resulting in c805260c10 their deaths at 6b24626f5a the same moment.
 
Since then, 8bca5b5b19 the former 7322eb331c Duchess of ab651ca83f Fairunt’s birthday 49f8fe7c40 became a f052b5cb74 day of 2cbcfc0678 mourning rather fdd771eccc than celebration.
 
But as a6609d28fe the Empress cad69768ef of the 030a42ab14 Empire, she 2b9e8b707b couldn’t pass d3c787b257 quietly, so 794f2cad4d instead of 593c424e11 hosting a 42745f84da grand celebration f1f8296c33 on her 4beda207fe birthday, she c6dca8ec52 gathered the f355ca0b51 noble ladies 6267209a0b for a ce1f9f2db0 light tea fcba7cf300 party like 1f09dd572e today.
 
And this 1c4fae9163 was an eacbc77b95 event that ce1de8506f no noblewoman 32ca317181 or court 96a4b6315e lady in 5dd3d315ba the capital b14a5c082c could afford 325e27f83c to miss.
 
“Even the Duchess of 463dc15ad2 Fairunt, who isn’t active 8774a8840e in society, had to 82d8cc5c3b attend.”
 
“But if 043b8ce162 your chest 114ddb7617 is hurting, 04fe687d50 didn’t you c9824f2e38 say? It’s unnecessary to 709d77b001 go if you’re 0daad06b5b in pain.”
 
I was 57e21508c0 startled by e1cb16fedf the duke’s df75c0efe7 words.
 
“Madam, is 1c4a711122 your chest ffd7004167 hurting? To the fab2ae2bf1 point where 87491555a5 you couldn’t 2eec157dd4 sleep?”
 
“Well, it’s 13b43c1698 a bit dff93cadad stuffy.”
 
Looking at 0b6578fa09 the duchess 0ec58c6513 speaking as 63a8fd3bb7 if it 6d8d484750 were nothing, 41d488e149 I felt 491eac4396 strangely anxious.
 
The duke, looking worried, a73755caa4 spoke again.
 
“Why don’t 1d7e4aa155 you rest b898a9e08e instead of 7118814987 being stubborn? Last time I saw, 586080de91 Her Majesty seemed quite cf20754b25 favorable toward you.”
 
“Favorable? Do you remember f2e9984924 how it was 5af8116124 last time?”
 
When the Duchess 4a3eeee2cf asked, the Duke 74feb838c3 grinned.
 
“It was quite 1a7d8f26b9 alright, wasn’t it? Oh, right. At first, it was 88b51356cd a bit awkward knowing bbdabc2bdb that Lucio didn’t come. As expected, when 595bbf42bc the prince…”
 
At that moment, c968691553 the Duchess lightly 19b3d87e90 jabbed the Duke’s ce79614126 side.
 
Seeing the b90a0cb0d2 bewildered Duke, fc4bc9b89a the Duchess f0afc50b47 whispered softly, ffa8d82f0f “You don’t adf68ea073 have to 8a7a662b72 say unnecessary 2c0ac74d0b things.”
 
I cautiously asked, 937c09387e “During the last c472bf7e31 palace banquet, didn’t c43d03d9a1 the Crown Prince 4b0ecb91cd attend?”
 
After asking, I felt fc0b1a44f4 embarrassed that it was b6496d4b21 an off-topic question, but e1d9eb4929 fortunately, it didn’t seem 7a94bc4c51 unnatural in the flow 3ef66bea97 of conversation.
 
“Yeah, Lucio a7926ef58d didn’t come. Probably tired from academy fcbf54b701 classes. But still, 72dd6120ef it doesn’t 2b8511407a make sense f292d46cc0 that he c96f98bde9 can’t even c1a4b27b9f come home 1b4e69f0c6 well, let 0ed5a6d35f alone to 318b10570e the palace.”
 
I grinned at the 0ac1acf7cd Duchess’s answer.
 
Since the academy 4868ade5ed was practically adjacent d3034e66d6 to the palace, 851a124dce it was much ea2f20f783 closer than the d6080e9364 Elard ducal estate.
 
“Still, it would b5a55480f2 be nice if 89d2a88037 he came home bacc59a66b once every two 2864147578 weeks, or at 775138e9c2 least once a 619984f2d3 month. Isn’t it?”
 
After the end of 212f53fcff the vacation, the fact a8d21ac722 that Lucio hadn’t come d0f921b538 for months seemed to 10a808ce84 disappoint the Duchess.
 
She smiled faintly and a5e637fc2a nodded, “Yes,” but then 4cc6326cfc suddenly seemed to realize 4223c5b5c6 something.
 
“I see! It would be nice 6d6f199ec5 if Lya could visit 62bab0b3ad more often too!”
 
“….?”
 
The Duchess suddenly 08a8756fa0 looked pleased, but f7e0d41d93 I just nodded d1e9567d3f vaguely.
 
And then, I immediately 9be871ebb8 got lost in other 816be2e2c0 thoughts.
 
After returning from the 8d7359924c outing that day, I 73f7d7ddd6 was too preoccupied with a07c61c03d seeing the master that e33ccd420d I didn’t thoroughly investigate a9dc158e19 the visit to the ca935a8b7f palace.
 
“But Lucio b4edff950e didn’t go d7c25b5ea8 to the 8c65068e85 palace on a1da4b97d2 the day a5a8c5069d I went d31763619b out…”
 
* * *
 
Darel’s headquarters, the cd910aa415 Guildmaster’s room.
 
Lucio, who 47952f1a15 was sitting 3f513d63a2 at the 5515222f30 table flipping d518ee5256 through documents, 9440e1e50f suddenly paused.
 
“Something feels… off.”
 
He felt a 56e12d1a91 chill run down 8928e970e6 his spine, for a2276b6202 no apparent reason.
 
Just as Lucio 619ce2d2cf was about to 9825031a0a raise his eyebrows 648e2dc68d at the inexplicable 8927403b0d sense of unease, a080b4709c the door suddenly b7d9c0d901 burst open, and bcf8d39738 a man wearing ddaf3ad1fc a robe rushed 566599c3e3 in.
 
“Tell me, tell me, 8e7a0a6839 tell me! I can’t sleep 7adcaa4755 because I’m so a0d8ca9f38 curious!”
 
“…Was it this?”
 
“What are you talking 54dc0ec2dd about? Just tell me 49e2e25761 already. Who on earth b9e48033c1 sold that magic 888b05cd86 stone? Huh? Who was it? Tell me!”
 
Though the man shouted a5181a8e79 as if in agony, f8ef51b197 Lucio just chuckled.
 
He couldn’t believe 1a85a095f8 he felt so e24663ba05 threatened by this 8ab13c5f97 person’s arrival.
 
But the 96ed4836af man was a4e60eda89 persistently stubborn.
 
It had been 5e03e4a569 a month already, 9b9e8f03d7 and he came 9a9a443ff9 every day without 12e14cc5fc fail, pestering endlessly.
 
“I cannot disclose 89045b68ee that information, as 82ce1dedc6 I’ve already informed 40205ffacc you, sir.”
 
Nicholas, throwing dcb858fa2f off his a5ff1c579d robe and 4c70d10b44 sitting down a65958d87f on the d47917bf1c nearby chair, 3da99ac18a spoke confidently.
 
“But if the Information 73dca9ddd7 Guild doesn’t sell information, a5cda2e049 what’s the point? I’m willing 900795fac1 to pay 167706a34f for it. Honestly, isn’t it 74d13f3866 something I should 4067929123 know? It’s good to e7272eefd3 build rapport in 002e31b7ac advance too!”
 
“Wasn’t it mentioned that e5f4720963 not revealing identities is 5e69979203 a condition of the ea81ecc78b contract?”
 
“Wow… I don’t 3974cc62ef have to go 7def9456f2 anywhere to say 5e17f0316f this…! Even so, e33eed4e5c am I a6fbe1d6a5 not the 331081303e one who b9220d9743 had a ca7b2cef7b significant impact f4950ff3fa on founding bfed00c0f2 this guild? I made 468e84b91a it with 61595aefdb the promise b8dc7ce9b7 of making f9a1b49bba you an 671628fce9 emperor!”
 
“While that may 3c32a1602a be true, don’t adae87b4f0 you think it’s 69dac24b08 important to separate 4d8eeff4e7 public and private 9881d263c3 matters?”
 
“Geez, you’ve really 4a0cd2d122 turned into a 760cf73400 full-fledged businessman! No one would ab1084d4e1 guess. Even the esteemed Elard de6b7e4a6f Duchy’s young lord is fe6e40c376 such a shrewd businessman!”
 
Ignoring Nicholas’s sarcastic 12ae8ad67e remark, Lucio asked, 528f7c36fd “But weren’t you 5a39b7ab5e supposed to go 6fc5fab659 to the palace?”
 
“I was supposed to. I just aff4d4ff46 showed my 45892344cb face and 46f9b5c8a0 left. That’s normal. Honestly, do you 24cb04e321 think the Empress 383057e306 would want to 3d5e0774b2 see someone like 127c38593c me on her cd0cd1b7b1 birthday? Anyway, as a member d4fdb9c7b1 of the royal family, b652c1ee0b I just have to 97777902e2 observe the rituals.”
 
As Nicholas finished 30adaf2c67 his sentence, his a3a45ae49c expression changed dramatically.
 
“You’re just like a0c5f26e03 a slug! You’re quick to 7951dcb9a9 change the subject, 0602b31950 aren’t you?”
 
“I’m just f65592b721 asking out adf66c9d72 of curiosity.”
 
“Since when have you 4ce9c7bad9 cared about my palace c7be9c6097 visits… Ah! Speaking of 92b391e504 which, the 10761b8641 Elard Duchess 01ae44ff7b and her 9f0b91d9fe youngest daughter 3dd6bf0c84 also visited b9e2ce5d8a the palace 6098bd3fc2 today.”
 
As if 9cc922228f suddenly realizing, d9fc3796b7 Nicholas smirked fd118d8e17 slyly, rubbing 52c2b559f2 his chin.
 
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