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“Sister! Someone comes with a business card and is looking for it. What should I do?”

Then yes!!

The tension is completely relieved.

It’s okay to be a man and be late!

“He’s my guest. Bring him inside!”

There was no way this beauty wouldn’t work.

When will you ever meet a woman like me?

It is normal to bring money with you.

I checked the mirror and fixed my makeup before the guests arrived.

When I paint my cherry-like lips even redder and smile, the slightly raised corners of my eyes curve beautifully.

‘Hehe! I put on particularly good makeup today.’

I am already excited about what I will buy after receiving the commission.

I looked happily at the cute dots under my eyes that stood out especially, and when the door opened, I quickly adjusted my facial expression.

“Oppa, why did you come so late? I thought you’d lose your temper while waiting for me…”

I turned around, twisting my body with great anger.

However, when I turned around, the person standing in front of me was not the target of the request.

“Hey, what is it?”

The expression on my face that I had been trying my best to show to the man suddenly collapsed.

“hello.”

The person who came as his guest was not a man.

For some reason, when I told him I had a guest, his attitude was strange!

If a woman came, you should have told her a long time ago, you stupid bitch!

I said this, thinking that if that woman returned, I would be severely scolded.

“Who are you? How did you get my business card? There’s no way she has my business card in the first place.”

He has never once given his business card to a woman.

Since I wasn’t giving my business card to just anyone in the first place, I couldn’t help but feel wary at the appearance of an unfamiliar woman.

‘Now that you think about it, your face looks a little day-worn, doesn’t it?’

Since I don’t tend to keep a woman’s face in my head, I was puzzled by the fact that she looked familiar.

“Oh~!”

match!

A face that looks pure and innocent, with white hair that makes you want to get dirty just by looking at it.

Looking at that innocent face made me feel uncomfortable.

Then I soon remembered where I had seen that face.

“I thought she looked familiar, but now I remember where I saw her. She’s the girl I saw when I met my brother at the general store, right?”

I remembered it because it was the person I was waiting for. If it had been any other time, I would have been very annoyed and asked who it was.

“I thought you didn’t recognize me, but fortunately you seem to have remembered.”

“Why do I have to remember the woman’s face? I wondered where you stole the business card from, and it turned out that you stole my business card that I gave to my brother. For some reason, I wondered why you didn’t come, and you turned out to be a petty cat thief, right?”

“I didn’t steal it, but I saw it in the trash can and picked it up.”

My business card was in the trash?

I wanted to throw pepper in the eyes of the fierce woman who was making the sound of teeth grinding.

“Oh, that’s right. I’m sure you’ll believe it. Do you think that lying like this will cover up the truth?”

This was not the first time a woman came here while living as a Cortisan.

It was inevitable because most of the nobles he dealt with had families.

This woman must have come all the way here to protect her man.

“It would be best to leave before calling someone. It won’t do us any good to be mischievous here. There are many nobles who are protecting us.”

Just by looking at her, she was a girl who clearly seemed to have a noble status.

‘You mean the request wasn’t given at a high price for no reason?’

Just the fact that a girl like that had something to do with the man who ran an old general store made me guess that this request wasn’t worth the high price for nothing.

‘That guy, I thought he was normal, but you’re saying he’s hiding something?’

I realized that this was someone I should not take lightly.

“Do you want me to misbehave? That’s not what I came here to do.”

“What reason would a woman come to a place like this other than to warn you not to touch her man? And you can tell just by looking at your eyes. What kind of condition are you in?”

Madness visible in the eyes.

He probably came here with his eyes rolled back because he was worried that something he owned would be taken away by someone else.

‘I’m so sick of it. If you didn’t want to be taken away like that, you should have done better a long time ago.’

He gave a blatant sneer.

It contains the meaning that the man is turning away because you are incompetent.

“Can we sit down and talk calmly?”

Surprisingly, the girl did not easily fall for provocation.

Even that became a reason to irritate people.

There was a nobility and elegance that a woman like me could not dare to imitate.

Maybe that’s why I wanted to make fun of that girl even more.

‘I want to make a mess and cry.’

What should I say to make that calm face distort?

I wanted to hurt you so much.

“I hope you don’t misunderstand. The reason I came here is because I want to say good things.”

“What? Nice words?”

That’s why I couldn’t even imagine it.

The fact that the woman came to see me was not because of a ‘man.’

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“So, can I please put you in touch with your father?”

“Are these beads yours? I want to try making beads too!”

I finally brought up the story I had been putting aside to Ariando.

He said he wanted to start the bead business in connection with the Ariando family.

“You… just wait a moment. I’ll find the right bead for you and give it to you. You don’t have to look at each one like the other kids.”

“Oooh? Really? Are you going to give me the right beads?”

“Uh, but it takes a while to pick the right beads, so I can’t guarantee how long I can do this.”

“I’m satisfied that you’ll do it. I can wait.”

Ariando smiles.

“But what are the abilities of the bead boss?”

Ariando knew that I was awake, so it was nice that I could talk to him comfortably.

“Uh, it’s an ability.”

“Is this an amazing ability? This is the first time I’ve seen someone permanently increase their abilities.”

“The reason I signed this contract was because I was curious about whether people would be able to artificially change the beads created with my abilities.”

“Hmm… I’m going to give it a try, but I’m not sure if it will work.”

If it works, it’s a big hit, and if it doesn’t work, it’s just a shame, but I don’t think it’s a big loss.

There was no way the Duke’s family would feel pressured to experiment with my beads.

When all attempts failed, there was no way the duke’s family would come out as trivial.

“I’ll ask my father.”

Ariando happily accepted my request and returned.

I thought it would be a good idea to research the beads as quickly as possible.

I know that there is a lot of energy put into it by the dean.

‘I gave it to my kids, but I should at least know how sturdy it is.’

Since this bead is made with this ability, I don’t think it will explode easily.

I told you to be careful, so I’m sure you’ll take care of it.

Still, I needed to do some research and see how safe the beads were.

That day, Ariando immediately contacted the family by letter.

And the family responded quickly.

It seems that they also had information about the beads.

Someone from the Duke’s family arrived faster than expected.

“Hello. This is Mades, who made an appointment to visit.”

“Mr. Mades. Welcome. Nice to meet you.”

When I asked him to come to the general store, he came really quickly.

My first impression of Mr. Mades was that of a typical office worker.

It feels like he is not just an office worker, but a team leader who does a great job.

“So these are the beads. They seem to be of the same type. It is also clear that the beads contain very strong energy. How many do you have?”

“At least we have enough so that there is no need to provide it due to lack.”

“You can’t tell me where you got it from.”

“Yes. You can’t reveal that.”

Mr. Mades checked the condition of the items and took out the documents.

“Here is the contract document we have prepared. I will now explain it in detail.”

He kindly breaks down the parts in the contract documents and explains them so that I can understand them.

The contract was simply that I, as ‘A’, would provide sufficient experimental materials, and the duke, as ‘B’, would be obligated to investigate the beads by trying various methods.

Our goal was to increase the versatility of beads and find ways to use them in a variety of ways.

It also included information on how to distribute the profits when starting a business that generates profits as a result of the experiment.

“What I’m most curious about is the safety of the beads. I hope you will focus your investigation on that aspect. The use of energy will come after that.”

“Yes, I will convey my intentions to the Duke.”

Since it wasn’t a contract that would make me open my eyes and cut my nose, I put a damper on the contract.

And since he was already here, he asked me to take some beads with him and handed him over a bag full of them.

“…Are you saying these are all beads?”

“If it explodes, you won’t be able to save the body, so you’d better be careful.”

Gulp!

“Okay. Let’s move carefully.”

Mr. Mades nervously accepted the bag.

“And lastly, can you tell me how you know our young lady? I’m a little embarrassed because she’s never contacted the family about this.”

“Ah~”

It’s worth it.

Don’t I know Ariando well?

It wouldn’t have been possible if I hadn’t said it first.

For Ariando, who was raised with great care, business was an area that there was no reason to worry about.

“As you can see, he runs a general store. That’s how I found out about him. Among the students I know, I thought the duke’s family was the best and the best to have as a partner, so I asked him a question and he said he would gladly talk to me.”

“…I see. That’s simply it, right?”

“Then what else should there be?”

“There shouldn’t be any. Haha. I asked the obvious. My daughter is a troublemaker and tomboy, so I’m really worried. She’s had a big accident recently. Because of that, I’ve been watching her movements closely.”

Ah, in the meantime, a business proposal related to some guy came up, so I guess I was wondering what on earth this guy was doing.

“In the meantime, someone came out of nowhere, so you must have felt uncomfortable.”

“…It’s not something you need to worry about, Duke.”

You’re not that close with our lady, are you? I nodded my head at the words with that meaning.

“That’s right. He’s a guy you don’t have to worry about. We already signed a contract, so I hope we can continue to have a good relationship going forward.”

“Can I visit the store occasionally to talk about beads?”

“As much as you want.”

I shook hands with Mr. Mades and briefly saw him off.

How could they have known it was me?

For me, the contract was the main purpose of this meeting, but for them, the contract was just an excuse.

The question they asked me as if it was insignificant after the contract was signed was actually their purpose.

They approached me using a contract as an excuse and began to watch me more actively.