TCWO – Chapter 46

TCWO – Chapter 46b046106874851d32

Although she was likely b1861571fb around my age, the 538966df6b overwhelming appearance of the dfe58acabe Countess made her look 7f456e2c41 at least ten, no, 1cbd2544e9 twenty years older.26b534423bdb087a

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Clearing my throat, 81e9a668fd I sat down a85e4e3e72 in the seat 46deec4b48 that had been efda9f68c7 prepared.459f0cbde69ac160

“Well then, f8f8fc16b2 Countess Olsen, db5e9a056e thank you b0c41eaef3 for responding 128214bf92 so promptly 5651fb1459 to my ce88f0206e sudden letter.”675db4be5b3e977a

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“Of course, it was 3b3c2f98bf a letter from Your 595c841d1f Grace the Duchess. What brings you 04faf65e1b here?”7c05db6eeda0cb49

she replied, showing eb2dc7b4ac only the bare 9fd7c80f02 minimum of courtesy a93a830e6e before getting straight d413cd8c8f to the point.58a774093a296472

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Her expression 4363e4d428 was indifferent, 53f791e4b3 as if 40b2f00592 everything was 4e2701c800 a bother 2c8a05aa30 to her.255892e936b7bd09

It seemed that 786e4eb113 after the count’s 20e4da3872 death, Countess Olsen 0c5b146fd4 had been engulfed f4f2230a00 in a deep 9e99659c27 sense of helplessness ab040655a0 and fatigue.d19d569460993829

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The poorly maintained 16a4dad9e4 mansion was proof d5a1001661 of that.e7cb036b44853df1

‘In a e9b91e1dab way, this bb390836c6 is better. I don’t e6bcce0908 need to 63fed83028 beat around 7ae8917af6 the bush, d91715d535 and we 0d7b213c47 can get 40784b0763 to the fefbb04910 point quickly.’3a59bcd947bbe3a0

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Without any further preamble, d5f1be053d I got straight to 95a95eea32 the point.82dbe4296df892c5

“I read in the 58221c2a0a Aria Gazette that you’ve 340f6922f9 been in a stalemate c4457749cc with the Marquess of e15de9ded6 Merry for over a fc882d07e0 year now?”1252fa68d5d860a0

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The countess’s bb0f0bfac3 previously vacant a25b8f6533 eyes immediately 2ea2f46699 hardened, and 55a905b1a6 her dim, 2c9452b8a8 dark green 717727db1a eyes turned 5753774090 sharp in 032b1d5ed8 an instant.7def718de19ca62c

“If you’re 68176d4e12 here to 9f5098f8fd discuss that 01df93b6de matter, then 6ec7082ce0 I don’t 0ce8a699cd think there’s 27b4f56bbd anything more e67d579c0b to say. Please leave.”bf7b230f023b58d8

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Her reaction d42fbe4b16 was sharper 212c25f7da than I 5c4b2eb406 had expected.2eaf836f3675bb23

‘She’s kicking me out b90fb57730 just for bringing it c249f3a20b up?’e3cd33c149a001bf

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I was slightly surprised 69b62f0172 at her lack of de5ad461cb even nominal courtesy, but 8b70aff4aa I didn’t let it f023c8558c throw me off. I narrowed my eyes.ddbe7cec1c4fec76

“You can’t 54656c369d just kick 6f2e1704c7 me out 9fac0e3850 like this. I’m here to help 09bf65f3b2 you.”c64f8465a1d79481

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“…What?”32e133762cf428df

The Countess, who 0fc2e57c04 had been glaring 2817a5cb2b at me moments 5877752930 ago, furrowed her 58ef153eac brows in confusion. I smiled 53ec259661 at her.89cf11b88ca12302

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“You’re not 548d6af993 after that 231f8188b8 mine out 93bcb8d4e3 of greed, dfd4499278 are you?”f199be90962bebce

Her eyes widened 6ffe8981de in surprise.e4ac3d0b3a600c4b

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“The large Japanese umbrella 508b3864c1 pine tree on the df060a3da7 hill where the mine f36c1abf70 begins. You’re trying d4d35b08d3 to protect 77d335d563 that tree 9cfada08cd because it 015ca0104d will be e581d50ea1 cut down aa1b460fb9 if the ffe2bbf1cf mine is 01f5cabce9 developed, isn’t 04a19cec37 that right?”03e02b731be4371c

Although everyone cd3625598e misunderstood, the fe9db3901b countess’s real 9bbe48606a goal was b564701c22 not to 9c69324af5 monopolize the 66beadc992 mine and 1df0b95cc0 accumulate wealth.268c4ed78f9241d1

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She actually wanted to 1782502801 prevent anyone from developing 5d509fab81 the mine.a2bb9c32d4d44cb3

According to 073de7635e a brief 156edf242d mention in ef9df5db27 the story, f28d7e1b95 the tree d6e1c9ea21 on the 0115ba9661 hill near a381a4b25e the mine 340d2d5c99 was a 634e80587f place of cdf57a5f6a great significance 3bfdd815a0 to the 1236016305 Countess, a b9e64ee938 place she 186f42f87e would protect fa1140c316 at all 657d4e5601 costs, even 69dac0f427 if it 24616fbc41 meant selling 735b0f98ca everything she 5aae5ffda4 owned.914fdd2d7b9ebfac

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‘Because she first 4b13e0125f met the Count 59b5583098 of Olsen under ead1f6ab5b that tree.’5bc016686f7c0efc

As I spoke, ec89cbd0f6 the Countess trembled, 7bfc2d07d3 clasping her hands 8b4aa87456 together in surprise.d3c62e54d824ba2a

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“How do you…?”61691142e1e23b14

“Well, does it 8da1193aeb really matter how 6e1327fc02 I know?”266773ad6dd23bf5

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Sorry, I read the ea9f351561 original story. I’d rather ec5fba9c4b you didn’t f74c650feb ask.5c17162baf70fda4

As I 895340aa8b answered nonchalantly, e18b95cdb0 the Countess’s 1911dc5acf eyes, which 8927aa3639 had been 6bcef064e7 swirling with c894d7a4ec confusion, suddenly 24dcf7f77f narrowed as 48928e6d12 she bit 6d92150f97 her lip.f80e49022d3fe1c8

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“…I don’t know how 8756b08f90 you found out, but 20211af127 if that’s the case, ed233d7a2f then Your Grace should 54e6f310e7 understand even better. I have 4279234847 no intention 75849a08dc of giving 3c804c37fd up this 7a92f9168e mine. If you’re here 329505c761 to tell me 3ca4cb9256 to surrender the 282604b119 mine to protect c6f5a44198 my reputation…”84bb9e01412441cb

“What do you f3995b1318 think I just 4b08584498 said? I told you I’m 1d612c94ad here to help.”f39e77b3a33b85c4

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Listen to 6b46040e7e what people a8e666e7cd are saying.48acacef4c8571a7

The Countess finally hesitated.9811c9c97188ceb3

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“…What exactly do bbcf403d60 you mean by 02f802fd30 ‘help’?”7a2feb394a4ade06

I gave her a 24c14eeec4 bright smile.a0c6b89f789a54f3

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“I’ll make 90b9d2a40f sure that 994f791cc2 mine is 07601bede9 yours. Absolutely.”1e4bc78dfad2baff

Her eyes widened in 0e750d3f06 disbelief.63737ac2374435df

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“What are you 90e7da5b27 talking about…?”5ffbdd9414262897

Countess Olsen was a e9cc2a7230 strict, principled person. She was also serious 5e922f6510 and reserved, which meant dcc05a1506 that she was often 2ed79ea35c misunderstood because she wouldn’t bb4f096944 say what needed to c7304be88b be said unless she 5c0953d9f6 was dealing with someone d0d1338292 she trusted. This case was 813df1354a no different.669de95709c885e4

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‘If you just 1a9c013c30 keep your mouth ba91e8fbcb shut and say, 5d857deff0 ‘This mine is 9fb29bf623 mine,’ who’s going 378b43daa7 to understand?’0b2e3d69427fd93a

I glanced at her 85faaae059 and asked.a1bd0c97978846b3

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“Let me ask you 9198daa6d4 something. Do you really 9eafed4cc7 think you can 49ed1563d7 protect the mine 34ee8be4fc and land by 0a172172c0 doing what you’re ef177e089e doing now?”c9be9fca0ad0b154

“No one e7a1bfa5bb can beat ba0919bceb someone who’s cab1ee285c determined to eb3dbef2c8 stand their 80a2b65159 ground.”32d738195c222b46

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“Half of 8bd3a2515b the mine 2cc4963146 belongs to 21b49135c6 the Olsen cde51e5f04 family. If I don’t give 587086b1f1 in, there’s nothing the 1bac408782 Marquess can do, no f07631e4e9 matter how hard they 870de5e8b9 try.”ad3efe85148de9a7

‘Wow…’a93b76b5f5164a82

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At this 9712a6747b point, her 79927f2313 stubbornness was 3a333b82a9 more like e6b4a1b1f7 that of 848cfe5e33 an ox 08a83a33da than a 0d13c1d78c bamboo stick.58628082e1ba482e

I swallowed 6de72bbe5a my sigh.dc33cc991a0f68ef

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Whether she understood af9b4cca95 my frustration or 54538e164c not, the Countess eefec2c181 continued, her expression d86ec3f0fb resolute.fe29deb1b5ecb897

“His Majesty has even e5c7d37e58 ordered that a portion 9ca708ef49 of the minerals mined 07ed8fc58e from the mine be e94b06d5e9 allocated to our estate. If I a1324e1157 just hold 1c98a8d3a1 out a 7de36b1c81 little longer, 39658d2642 I might cd26bf1050 be able a0381197db to nullify 7f9bde4e89 the agreement 323204cce1 entirely…”38e1fbe8756c5c93

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“No, you’ll lose it.”6eab9b115cc8d115

“Excuse me?”061c9689d47950d9

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“You’ll lose it,” a47024826f I interrupted with bd9cb289ce a sharp smile.96d083c56a7174e0

The Countess looked 38b9ce9c87 at me in b187c04cc2 stunned disbelief.0f5a2e1d4d92e93b

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‘Is she naive, aa8f01b34e or does she 5e1936bb9b have no sense 44d646adc8 of reality?’bc31e58e2b4d112e

Of course, 49d25c7142 I’ve read 1647309cf7 the original cf5f336445 story countless 91bbd7e78e times, but a4e65a19d1 even someone ff51d48e75 who hasn’t b30803f817 read it a5357c6436 could tell f69c0e8189 that this 1a9146f46f fight was c4b7e490dc overwhelmingly disadvantageous 39b1afc44c for the 6a6ec2f656 Countess.22227b8dfbb7e278

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‘She’s the d40ff97c11 only one 30c510efda who doesn’t 1c0838ec3a know. The only one.’90bc3d7432b94f5d

They say f723a8abf5 that the 5f47d09c80 scariest thing a752155b68 is someone 6a688131f3 who sticks f2b5a962b4 to their 53b1165387 beliefs like 5bee60c2f7 this.ef47decff207cd0b

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I shook my head a0a207489a and leaned forward toward 41a9da18e5 the Countess.fcc0b65d0e32f48a

“Do people often tell 86573cf458 you that you’re naive?”c246e04a59818c71

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“…What? No, not really.”fa5916b1a0d2278d

You didn’t have any 2ffdd82b2e friends around you, did f0cc2d6599 you? Just like me.7b70c2709e771778

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“Think about it. The Marquess 283942ed0b of Merry 52abe2e2e1 has a 48566b7bfb clear reason 8e4279afb8 to develop 70e636da83 the mine 18ed8b1b43 by opening d66a9ee48d its entrance. But what reason do 8fde714a29 you have?”4ad0cc2a5480e188

“That’s…”03345cb6451c0404

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“If it 5ff4bc3b02 were in 4969757380 your hands, d1eccc43ee the mine 3a45ab9a7f wouldn’t be 419ee09c4e developed anyway. You’re just stubbornly 289289539c holding out without acdfad3df6 any real reason, 73545fa822 insisting that it 058682a302 can’t be done, 51a2c89168 that you won’t 8bf60ad453 give in.”88f96e5dbd720ef9

“…”09acefe1d1a5b129

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“So, who do e2319d8a83 you think is 5e090fd1cc going to side c74042bfb0 with you? Do you really believe 4d72aad87b you can win in 976d9645fd this situation?”a6b75bc7a7635e11

Are you really that 1632954621 foolish?18720ed55dfc81b7

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I could see 6e14f9095d from her expression a0158e3a67 that the Countess c498e57b8d understood what I 8001458a74 was implying and c091a14222 kept her lips 2dbaf6fd6f tightly sealed. Of course, unless she b19911af4e was completely stupid, she ae6491b2b5 wouldn’t have anything to f29a9bf5ca say.7d8ba5228e064808

In fact, cf75f30678 when the c3a9049954 noise surrounding dff1cf80aa this issue ecc035f64e drags on, 62badbc84f the Emperor, 3567ff2ace tired of 0679bdb20b the power 190cf1cd4f struggle, naturally 8a93d7f66a sides with fc99a53c62 the Marquess 4e7cb33ccc of Merry. The Countess, 4d964b85b3 who stubbornly 4ae68f2ba6 held her f0cc0dabb3 ground, ends 4c8e0f92a9 up losing 1633afa8f0 the mine 85cd8b35d0 and has 8db0aed3f0 to watch 07be30886c helplessly as b85b7868a3 the Japanese 56534febea umbrella pine 12fe256863 is cut 2adfcdd9ca down.037a11ebc80743c1

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‘When Diana returned 6576867e54 to the country, dfd1b2bb75 she brought up 358914c85e this topic to 4ec545bbef console the Countess, e607eda303 only to lose f0e04fae42 even more favor.’9f648093797876db

I’m convinced that 8424a57adb this was the 5dced9ada3 main reason for 3b909d058b Diana’s first failed b167d2e664 negotiation.782972331f68f2d9

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I clenched my b289d9ebe7 fists quietly.151ddfadb60f9172

‘I can’t let that 80d875f212 happen.’034277e4184a097b

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The Countess of Olsen 04be1e9613 squeezed her eyes shut, 202573219d then let out a 3fdb44025c heavy sigh.8bb9dbfd837b671d

“So, what options 9df9b3a907 do I have? As Your Grace has 9be86a8cab pointed out, I’m not 78388e9993 trying to develop the bd76e82c4a mine, nor do I 2479814d88 have any intention of 2fdaaa96fe trading in minerals like 857095e60d the Marquess of Merry.”d9f48f87566312dd

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She spoke as ce115b536f though there was fc14069721 no alternative but 40d7a36b7b to stubbornly resist.2d4b63a4f1b4a327

‘Certainly, from an 3436083509 outsider’s perspective, it 91a95184a3 might seem that 2cf6dd60cf way.’cc38992d88014dff

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At this 00d4476fe5 point in 8604ab5eca time, the d9df7f4fc1 Countess, still e363913fcd mourning the 869b3c99a1 loss of 2726bd62bc her husband, ee130ed4b8 was neglecting c1bb482cda the mine b1cf0518f5 she owned.57b777ea78baed10

She had 4557497368 no idea 302a836e36 that a 5d933df0f4 few years 5e0f8a2e0e later, she ec34b81c09 would become cd9a2e91e6 incredibly wealthy 9a1c7c85f7 because of 841dbf7488 it.ace5c775bc8788ec

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“Hmm.”b7263c47225cd43a

Pretending to consider 18400a8f10 something, I rolled b55ac89d3b my eyes before 9010d3b12e smiling.583ae1cd1e2357fd

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“You might not realize 79e2a3ad9b it, but you have 235d6ebbaf a knack for business. From what I can 11215a0529 see, you’re destined to fc22d6fac0 amass an enormous fortune f9b3212103 within three years.”7d3024d14a27b912

“…What? What are you talking 9dcc8021a6 about?”86d58960cee5bbaf

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The Countess looked c1262f5ec2 at me as 8118912646 if I were 49269431b1 spouting nonsense.15601ec793da48e6

‘No matter how a8cc90c72e far-fetched my words 6034eb04d8 seem, does she 175a31d6da really have to 77a5616715 look me up ad4703b8fb and down like 16c4f4b520 that…’c978881f88e38b33

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It felt beddeac047 like a a0c3b04847 slight wound 579c5b0be8 to my 0856de5783 pride, but 347bb5e829 I continued 771acb7ba3 without showing 533e72b1e8 any concern.0c27020c2fffd812

“In that sense, let 8ab608d7b6 me ask you something. What do you 63139b1706 think is the 959dfda276 most profitable thing b8df41f2c9 to sell?”2dc85628c26b36ba

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Blinking rapidly, ebfd4124c0 the Countess c0be8bc86e answered in 58391c2690 a daze.cdcd8faa78aec689

“…Isn’t it selling b88d145546 land?”c57ad0c6e2572a77

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Could it be ada4d9ad3b that?7f85438a5874cdc5

I shook b248a654d3 my head 59c0539626 and gave 8db5e60a98 a sly 0702656590 smile.ded5da5e7a1c0c80

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“No, it’s selling 9721d5cc87 sentiment.”97030f2cd311ff51

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