episode_0048
by fnovelpia“Phew… It’s done…”
Sigh. Annika wiped her sweaty forehead with a handkerchief. I smoothed out my purple hair that had become tangled due to sweat by rubbing it with my fingers.
After completing the rough maintenance, Annika removed the device that was placed on Revan’s head.
“Is it over now?”
Revan, who was sitting on a chair, suddenly stood up. Hehe. Annika, who is small in stature, flinched and was surprised.
“Ugh, yes. it’s over. However, the results do not come out right away… it takes some time.”
“What if it’s time?”
“About two weeks…? Originally, you could shorten it by making it a little more intense, but that could cause brain fatigue… I told you it wasn’t urgent right now…?”
Suddenly. While Annika was explaining the experiment, the door opened. Elle and Werner came in carrying some snacks.
“Oh, is it finished? You did it very quickly.”
“Ooh, ooh. Yes.”
Werner personally picked up a cookie and put it in Annika’s mouth. Mumbling. The long cookie quickly disappeared into my mouth like a rabbit eating a carrot.
“ character. Junior too.”
“······.”
After seeing the two’s love affair, El put a snack into Revan’s garbage can. The cookie, which made a hollow sound as it hit the garbage can, soon broke.
“A. ‘Why are you doing this so regretfully?’
Wow. The broken cookie disappeared into my mouth. Oh dodog oh dodog. L chewed the snack while moving her cheeks vigorously.
“Levan. Thank you Annika. After all, he is the next successor to the Hazel family.”
Werner, who had been putting a cookie in Annika’s mouth and looking at her happily, opened his mouth.
Hazel family. It is Annika’s family and a place where some of the leading mental magic experts in the entire empire gather. The heir of such a family was a prosecutor who worked hard to do it himself.
“Thank you.”
“Uh, huh? No…it’s nothing…”
“No, Annika. You can be proud. Thanks to you, the schedule for completing the ‘Rechargeable Portable Purifier’ has been greatly shortened.”
The name of the device conceived by L and manufactured by Werner was chosen as ‘Rechargeable Portable Purifier’.
There was a story behind this. Revan, who witnessed El’s destructive sense, asked Werner to name him. I thought that an inventor would have a knack for naming things.
-Senior Werner. What would you like to name this device?
-Um…how about going intuitively? For example… ‘Rechargeable portable purifier.’ Like this.
-hmm.
Surprisingly, Werner’s naming sense was on par with or better than Elle’s. Werner came up with the same name without missing a single letter.
-Well, well… I think it’s intuitive and good.
-Does Revan think so too? I’m glad! Because you’re going to wear it around your neck.
-······.
But Werner was a water supplier. A righteous person who gives pure favor. Revan didn’t have the courage to say anything bad to someone like that.
“When I named you, didn’t you show all kinds of unpleasant signs? Oh, by the way, I really hate people who discriminate against others.”
Whisper whisper. El lifted his heel and whispered in Revan’s ear. Of course it was a joke, but there was a hint of disappointment mixed in.
“Huh? What are you two talking about?”
Werner was suspicious of that appearance. But Revan shook his head. It was a pointless topic.
“No.”
“Well, I also knew the concentration of mana needed. Once we get the mental results, we’ll start production right away.”
“Ah…”
Werner’s hand, which had been stroking his purple hair, was removed. Annika’s head was lowered as if she couldn’t bear it.
“The results will come out in two weeks, so I’ll go and visit Anika in person then.”
“You don’t have to do that…”
“Ah, it’s still right to talk to an expert. Isn’t that right, Annika?”
“Uh, huh? That’s right!”
Annika shook her head up and down at the sudden promise. Looking at that, L smiled happily.
“Then let’s go.”
“Ah, yes. I’ve done everything, so I’ll see you next time.”
So El and Revan left the Hazel family mansion and headed to the academy.
Annika muttered quietly as she looked at the back. Because I was left alone with Werner, my pronunciation was clearer than usual.
“No matter how you look at those two, it looks like they are dating… Isn’t that right, Werner?”
“What…”
hmm. Werner, who had been holding the words in his mouth for a moment as if he was thinking about it, opened his mouth.
“It seems like a good match.”
“Right?
So, Werner and Annika looked at each other and continued to make various inferences about the relationship between El and Revan. Who confessed to this, and when did they first meet? etc.
“···Ugh.”
Looking at that scene, the Hazel family servants could only sigh. It was a lament filled with frustration at the two people I had seen since they were young and who were only interested in other people’s relationships.
***
“···Heeup.”
Benny, the Bismuth family’s maid, thought. Life is so screwed up these days.
I received a strange mission from the head of the family, Bert, to provoke Revan. That topic alone was enough to make my head explode.
“That damn bastard.”
Benny is very loyal. But to be precise, that loyalty is not towards the Bismuth family.
“···Lady.”
Recently, Sonia seemed listless and depressed. Revan’s work also has an impact, and more than anything, it is virtually confirmed that the child he was looking for did not enter Xeorp.
There are light shadows around the eyes, and the normally lively face has lost its vitality. Even that appearance felt like a unique charm that was hard to define to the students, but Benny’s heart just ached.
Benny was already heartbroken over Sonia’s situation and his own pitiful situation. Meanwhile, one more order came from Bert.
-They say the head of the Wetzlar family is coming to the capital. I heard the purpose is for Geoff’s field trip.
After hearing Bert’s words, Benny tilted his head as if to say, ‘What does that have to do with me?’ ha. Bert sighed and continued speaking.
-The Wetzler family is one of the most noble families in the empire. If such people use bismuth accessories, our family’s status will rise even further. Isn’t that right?”
-Oh, yes. I think so. The head of the family.
-I don’t know why, but they say he moves very quickly. All the way to the airship.
Toouk. Bert placed a luxurious box on the table.
-It is an accessory made by processing the tears of a sea dragon. Let me tell you directly.
After receiving the order, Benny was waiting at the dock where the airship would arrive. Since it wasn’t a pre-arranged meeting, I just had to wait.
“···I’m not confident.”
Of course, Bert did not give Benny a mission to just give him accessories and come back quickly. The sea dragon’s tears are extremely expensive gems.
This order had the meaning of requesting the head of the Wetzlar family to interact with the Bismuth family. See. Benny kicked the bottom of the dock.
“The rumor about the matriarch is really bad…”
Rumors about Antonio’s dirty disposition were slowly spreading through social circles. Benny, who is said to have a Jeju Island where even slugs roll around, was excellent at extracting information from the soft-spoken nobles.
Whiing-! Just then, an airship arrived at the dock. Benny’s bangs fluttered as the huge ship with wings came to a stop.
“···came.”
Not long after the airship landed at the dock, a young blond man came out of it. Next to him, a middle-aged man turned his head and looked around.
“Mister. Why are you turning your head like a hillbilly? Are you afraid that someone will attack me? And there aren’t that many people who can beat me. Yes?”
“This is my job.”
“Ugh.”
The blonde man shook his head in frustration. Benny, who was secretly spying on the conversation, thought.
‘Looking at his personality, I think it’s true…’
Eh, I don’t know. Benny began to walk out with cautious steps. Antonio’s eyes fell on the woman approaching him.
“What are you?”
Antonio’s question did not contain much emotion. Benny remembered his childhood for the first time in a long time. Memories of the past when I was treated like a passing insect.
“······!”
But you must not back down from here. Benny had been feeling that his position in the family was in jeopardy recently.
“Hey, over there!”
“Hmm?”
“Are you, by any chance, Antonio, the head of the Wetzlar family?!”
Antonio’s eyes opened vaguely as he saw Benny suddenly lowering his head at a 90 degree angle.
“My name is Benny, a servant of the Bismuth family and Lady Sonia’s maid!”
“Yes. okay. So?”
“The head of the family, Bert, sent a gift to Antonio as a token of his love!”
chuck. Benny handed the well-packaged, luxurious box to Antonio with both hands. The moment Abid was about to take the box, Antonio stretched out his hand.
“I wonder if they put a bomb in it? Don’t be overprotective, man.”
“······.”
Regardless of whether Avid’s expression changed or not, Antonio opened the box. And then I held the contents in my hands.
“The tears of the sea dragon.”
“Yes, yes! It is the first gem named by our Bismuth family and has recently become very popular in the capital.
“I had some expectations because it was from the Bismuth family… but I was disappointed?”
“···Yes?”
As Benny said, the sea dragon’s tears were a very popular gem in the empire, and their price was enormous. But Antonio looked down at Benny with a wry smile.
“There is something that your family handles. Something more precious than this.”
“Well, that is…”
More precious items handled by the Bismuth family. Of course, it meant red ruby.
However, red ruby was so rare that it could not even be compared to the sea dragon’s tears. Recently, after Bert strengthened security several times, supply became even slower. Thanks to this, red ruby literally became an item that money could not buy.
“I’m just not interested in things that can be obtained by paying money. ruler. I won’t give it back. I don’t like this.”
Antonio crumpled the trinkets in a random manner into a box and handed them to Benny. Benny’s brain spun furiously when he saw the box handed to him.
‘You should never accept it.’
Returning gifts given between nobles means ‘I have no intention of interacting with you in the future.’ Accept this box and face Bert? It was pictured in Benny’s mind. The image of an ashtray flying at one’s head.
“That, that…!”
However, they say that even a rat will take responsibility if he is cornered. At that moment, a thought crossed Benny’s head. A strategy to draw out both the mission given to him and Antonio’s interest.
“Boo, if you want to see red rubies, I have a very interesting story for you!’
“Hmm?”
A cold question appeared in Antonio’s eyes as he refused to accept the box given to him. gulp. Benny spoke quickly.
In “ City, even in the Bismuth family, there is a student with a red ruby whose origin is unknown! Hey, it’s Geoff! I can even guide you!”
“Hmm. Really?”
please please! Benny prayed inwardly. I hope Antonio is interested in what he has to say.
“Isn’t red ruby monopolized by your Bismuth family?”
“Ma, that’s right! Apparently, there is a guy with a red ruby of unknown origin!”
“···Oh.”
Antonio’s eyes, who were coldly looking down at Benny from above, began to slowly show interest. Antonio finally spoke.
“That’s a little interesting. But today I’m planning to meet my younger brother. I’ll go find it myself tomorrow. Are you okay?”
“No, of course! It’s an honor!”
Benny’s back continued to bend. Antonio put the box he received from Benny in his arms and headed toward the road.
Before long, Antonio’s steps stopped in front of a carriage. Abid naturally sat down in the coach seat.
“Where can I take you? Master.”
“Well, there is only one place to go.”
After hearing Antonio’s words, Abid quietly rode his horse. The destination was Arrieta’s mansion.
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