episode_0139

“Have you ever thought that there might be a reason you didn’t tell me?”

“I guess that’s possible. But he keeps getting involved with you and doing strange things. At some point, I’ll just wait and see. “The child is taking money more and more often. Are you telling me to just leave him alone?”

I thought about changing the situation.

솔직히 아리아 씨 입장에서 나는 답 없는 개새끼가 맞는 것 같다.

There were too many suspicious corners.

The problem is that even though there are a lot of suspicious corners, there is no intention to explain them.

“If you don’t give me a proper answer here, I plan to prevent Ariando from taking the family’s property in the future.”

ah! I can definitely answer this part.

“Go ahead. I don’t mind.”

“yes?”

Aria is embarrassed that I came off as too cool.

“I know I may seem like a guy who is hell-bent on destroying Ariando. But that’s not the truth. It was Ariando’s own decision to bring the money. “It wasn’t written for me, it was written for myself.”

I’m sorry that I still haven’t been able to make it to the round of 12, but it’s something that can’t be helped since it depends entirely on luck.

“Are you turning away now?”

“I’m not saying anything, I’m just stating the truth. Duke, do I have to keep hearing this? “I didn’t come here to be questioned.”

This is the last time I look after Ariando.

The Duke must have sensed this as well and stopped Aria.

“Aria, stop and leave.”

“father!!”

“Uh huh!! Where are you shouting at your father? Hurry up and get out. “Unless you want to be dragged out.”

The duke, who was completely helpless, seemed to think he couldn’t do it anymore and yelled at Aria.

Then, as if she had no choice, Aria stood up.

“Are you just planning to go?”

“… I think I was harsh. It was rude. “I apologize.”

Aria, who reluctantly apologized to me, bowed her head slightly without listening to my answer and left with a cold expression.

bang!

The duke sighed as the door slammed shut.

“Well… ! “Ugh.”

“… … .”

What I felt in this situation was not the absurdity, but the thought that this family was quite a bean-dust family.

“Do you, Duke, have the same thoughts as your daughter?”

“Well, I acted rashly once and made a mistake, so I was watching. I didn’t know Aria would come out like that. “It’s okay to tell others this, but Ariando and Aria strangely don’t get along.”

Are you saying that you didn’t know that you would criticize me like this when I came because we don’t always get along?

“I know you must be very worried because Ariando is your third daughter. However, Ariando is smarter than you think. “It’s like keeping even lightly made promises.”

I was hinting that the reason Ariando didn’t tell his family where he was spending his money until the end was to keep my secret.

The Duke immediately understood the meaning of what I said and smiled happily.

“Hmm, our Ariando is quite naughty.”

“Don’t worry, I didn’t waste any money. “He’s not such a soft kid.”

“of course! I didn’t doubt it that much. Since Aria is the older sister, she thought too much about her younger sister. Oh, and I’ll tell Aria well. “Let me apologize again for being rude today.”

“An apology is okay. “I understand his situation.”

The Duke bursts into laughter.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen him smile so loudly while meeting me.

“By the way, is it true that you called me about something related to beads?”

“I see.”

“Didn’t you call me because there was progress in research?”

“That’s accurate. It’s not an immediately impactful result, but it’s not a bad start. “The research is just beginning, but it’s not a bad start.”

I was very curious to see what they would find out.

“Surprisingly, it was discovered that your marble can combine forces with other marbles! “I haven’t figured out how to combine them yet, but if I keep researching, I think it will be possible to join forces.”

“ah.”

The anticipation cools down.

“… “The beads come together.”

“Isn’t it amazing? Combining means merging forces. It means you can create greater power! “Aren’t you curious about what results will be created when you keep combining these things?”

“Actually, I also came because I had something to tell the duke. “Would you please look at this?”

I synthesized the beads made specifically for SSR as if I had taken them out of my pocket and handed them to the Duke.

“This, this… ?”

“That’s probably the final result the Duke was talking about.”

“How do you do this?”

“I also worked hard on my own.”

To be precise, you can now do it because the upper window has been updated.

“Has anything else been found?”

“Wait a minute! Isn’t it time to say things like that calmly? “Don’t you realize what a great discovery this is!”

“When I made this, everyone was already amazed. “I feel calm now.”

“Have you ever used this?”

“I tried it.”

“To whom? Are you okay? “Are you saying you’re feeling fine?”

A barrage of questions were asked about whether the duke was more interested in beads than expected.

“I have a close relationship with one of the teachers at the academy. Coincidentally, my friend used it because it suited his energy well. It seems to me that these beads, even when combined, are tailored so that only specific targets can use them. Moreover, as the energy became stronger, only a few who could handle it seemed to be able to absorb the power.”

“Right.”

The duke must have been shocked, leaning his elbows on the handrests of his chair and resting his forehead on them.

“As expected, researching this ability is not easy. “You have no shame.”

The duke presented the results of his research with great enthusiasm, but in the end, didn’t he achieve greater results than what I had discovered?

“Well, there’s nothing we can do. It’s just a bit disappointing. “I still want to increase the versatility of beads.”

Still, marbles can only be used by a small number of characters.

I thought that no matter how much I researched, it would not change.

“I don’t know if it’s right to continue research.”

“Are we really going to stop research at this point?”

“I feel like I’m losing money because of my abilities. It seems to me that beads can only be used for a very small number of people. “If we can’t find a way to increase versatility, the loss the duke will have to bear will be too great.”

The duke was angry at my words and clenched his fists.

“no! I can’t give up like this. It’s only been a few months since I started research, and I’m already talking about giving up. “You’re more impatient than I thought.”

“I have heard that once research begins, it takes a long time.”

“We have produced disappointing results now, but next time we will properly demonstrate the skills of our operative researchers. So please don’t say things like that anymore.”

The duke said firmly that he must cooperate with the research for as long as the date written in the contract.

“The longer the research period, the greater the loss.”

“The damage doesn’t matter at all. “Can we be swayed by just that much research funding?”

No, your daughter was talking about money.

At that moment, the words wanted to come out of my mouth, but I held them back.

It was true that once the synthesis system was in place, there was no significant advantage in fulfilling contracts with craftsmen, so the attitude had no choice but to change.

Well, since they continued to show their will to research, I decided to leave it alone.

Maybe you don’t know?

If you keep researching, you might accidentally hit the jackpot and discover a new function.

Having experienced updates through achieving achievements, I realized that you never know when and where features that are not yet available will be added.

“This one bead… .”

“I will give it to you as a gift.”

How much did Ariando bring?

Although I wasted quite a bit on Ganghwa, I heard that the planned trip to Ganghwa this time is also expected to bring a considerable amount of money.

So, at least one SSR bead was possible.

“However, the number of beads to give this time will be just one. “The amount of beads used to make that is much more than the number of beads I have to give.”

“Of course!”

The duke quickly accepts my offer.

Isn’t it obvious that the SSR synthetic beads are worth more than the S-grade beads I will give you?

“Maybe next time… .”

“I’m sorry about that, but that’s not possible. “This is my first and last time.”

“Then how about purchasing it separately?”

“Duke!”

“In the end, this is all good for you? Imagine researching this and getting good results. “You eat half of that.”

“Then let’s change the terms of the contract.”

“change?”

“The deadline is one year. We will give you one synthetic bead every three months. The remaining ratios remain the same as before.”

“The deadline is too short! “It’s also been shortened by three years.”

“Anyway, since you saw these synthetic beads, didn’t you lose interest in the small beads I gave you?”

The duke, who had been caught in the crosshairs, was unable to give any answer.

And in the end, I signed another contract with the duke that day.

Of course, the revised contract was written to be more favorable to me.

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Having signed a favorable contract with the duke, I hung out at the general store like a well-fed lion.

I don’t know why time passes so quickly.

It’s nice to have made a lot of money, it’s nice to be extravagant with it, and it’s satisfying to have renewed my contract with the Duke’s job with ease.

But why can’t I be happy?

There was one reason.

“So what do I need to prepare?”

An unknown travel proposal suggested by children.

The trip is getting closer.

“I know. “I was embarrassed because I was asked to go with them and I only said yes.”

The reason Rebecca went with me was because I made a sincere request.

I had to take Rebecca with me if I was to survive.

‘I can’t believe I’m the only one left when my grown-up wife and I go out to play. ‘That sounds terrible.’

I think I asked Rebecca very desperately and quite earnestly.

Rebecca was taken aback after hearing the situation, but fortunately, she accepted the request.

At the time, I looked so pitiful and asked for a favor, so I couldn’t refuse it.

What kind of expression was he making?

I was shy and embarrassed, but I deliberately pretended not to hear it and ignored it.

‘I survived thanks to Rebecca.’

If Rebecca goes with you, a lot of the burden can be lifted.

Rebecca then asked if Sasha could also join, and with Ariando’s cool permission, she was able to join as an additional person.

For me, the more adults there were, the better, so it wasn’t a bad situation.

“You don’t have anything to prepare?”

Ariando said as if he was frustrated.

“Why don’t you at least pack some clothes?”

“I prepared everything there. “We provide clothes that fit your size, including underwear and even toiletries.”

“Huh… .”

How much money did he spend on one trip?

I hadn’t even arrived at my travel destination, but I was already feeling dizzy.

“Then you don’t really take anything, just your body. That’s what you told me to do. know?”

“Of course. Do not worry. Hee hee!”

“Ah, I don’t know why I got lucky. I like it!”

I was embarrassed, but Rebecca seemed to be enjoying the unexpected trip.

If you look at Ariando’s words, he immediately says he will do that.

“Can’t you follow along as enthusiastically as you did? “Is this that difficult?”

“I get it. okay.”

That’s because it’s not easy for me, as an adult, to trust and entrust work to my children.

You feel anxious, want to meddle, and want to check if you are doing well.