episode_0460

The twins’ goal was to pretend to be Academy students to get sponsorship, receive items from me, and then sell them.

Of course, even if the twins disappeared after receiving unique equipment from me, they wouldn’t have been able to sell it.

Unique equipment is as precious as a soulmate, so how could they sell it?

Perhaps because their living conditions had changed since receiving sponsorship from me, the twins didn’t mention anything about the items.

Having already obtained a stable lifestyle, they probably no longer felt the need to sell items.

“They’re in the process of enhancing the items they have. I thought you would know, but I guess it didn’t reach you through rumors?”

“Yeah, you can get sponsorship by pretending to run a general store, and they come looking for you because you give them good items.”

Dan-ya seemed to remember that he was about to lie and glanced at me cautiously.

“Do you still want it?”

“No.”

Dan-ya’s refusal was more firm than I had expected.

He seemed sincere in his words, not like he was lying.

“You don’t have to give it to me.”

“Not right now, but I’ll give it to you someday.”

“You really don’t have to.”

“I give it to all the ones I sponsor, so why not you?”

“….”

The idea that everyone else receives it seemed to be making him reconsider.

“It’ll take some time to make something suitable for the twins. Just remember it for now.”

I don’t know when I’ll be able to retrieve the twins’ unique equipment.

But whenever it is, I’m sure I can give it to them.

I had planned to keep trying until it came out.

Thanks to having plenty of capital, I confidently said I would give them something I hadn’t even held in my hands yet.

“Since you really don’t have to give it to me, don’t feel pressured. Sir.”

“You’ll regret turning down the item when you see it. Just wait and see. I’ll find something you like so much you won’t be able to refuse.”

Dan-ya chuckled at my words.

“Sir, a guest has arrived.”

While talking with Dan-ya, Ruya came over and said, “A guest? Oh, okay.”

She roughly guessed who it was.

Dan-ya seemed distracted, telling Ruya about what had just happened.

“Sister! The man said he’s going to give us a present.”

“Huh? All of a sudden?”

“He said he’ll give it later, not now.”

“What is he going to give us?”

“The thing we wanted to eat and run away with at first!”

“Hey!”

Leaving the kids behind, I went outside and saw a familiar guest standing there.

“Hello.”

“Welcome.”

“I came because I need to inform you of some urgent changes in the situation.”

The situation around Viscount Hutton must be changing quite drastically.

The information merchant, who was attentive to that side, couldn’t have missed that change.

Bringing the information inside, we started the conversation.

“Viscount Hutton has collapsed. Taking advantage of that, Viscountess Hutton is quickly taking control of the Viscount’s family.”

“I know Viscount Hutton has shed blood, but it seems he couldn’t receive treatment in the end.”

“Yes. On the way to the infirmary, Viscountess Hutton suddenly appeared.”

It seems they had people planted around Viscount Hutton after all.

Perhaps the Viscountess, knowing we had met, panicked and rushed over.

I wasn’t planning on telling Viscount Hutton the truth yet, but from the Viscountess’s perspective, it must have felt like entrusting fish to a cat.

With Viscount Hutton conveniently shedding blood, there was no reason to hesitate any longer.

“Relatives are currently blocking Viscountess Hutton as soon as they heard that Viscount Hutton collapsed.”

“Relatives? The ones the Viscountess was trying to get rid of?”

“Yes. When Viscount Hutton collapsed, the biggest obstacle was his relatives.”

Viscount Hutton did not abandon his relatives despite their corruption being exposed.

Turning a blind eye to their misconduct was not the right thing to do, but it seemed like a wise choice for his own safety.

“It’s ironic that Viscount Hutton is bedridden, yet the Viscountess has brought in even more troublesome individuals.”

“Yes.”

“Seeing the bloodshed, it seems quite serious. Do you intend to kill them?”

“The Viscountess’s son is still a minor. Relatives may target that, so I will ensure they do not die.”

To prevent the relatives from delving too deeply, Viscount Hutton barely hangs on, waiting until his son grows up.

When the son becomes an adult, he must enlist in the military.

By seating the son in a formal position, the Viscountess can control the family, making it a perfect plan.

“And it seems the Viscountess is planning something unpleasant.”

“What?”

“It seems meeting with Viscount Hutton has provoked the Viscountess.”

“I see.”

As expected, the Viscountess is acting as I anticipated.

After instructing him to wait, I handed the prepared letter to the information merchant.

“I hope you delivered it to the Viscountess.”

“May I ask what the contents were?”

Information is money to the information merchant.

The fact that the Viscountess’s son is not Viscount Hutton’s biological child renders him useless.

If I had not monopolized the information, I would have sold it to the relatives for a hefty sum.

“Was the payment I provided insufficient?”

Whether he was disappointed at not gaining extra profit or curious about the letter I handed over, I do not know.

“…I apologize. I made a mistake.”

If he had been truly greedy, he would have broken the seal and read the contents without my knowledge.

It was fortunate that he only asked about it and did not pursue further.

Thankfully, the information merchant heeded my warning and rose from his seat.

“Deliver the letter and observe how the Viscountess reacts.”

“Yes!”

The information merchant, usually rewarded with a bonus for providing information, did not even think about reaching into his pocket this time.

Perhaps I had been too generous in the past, making him take my kindness for granted.

The information merchant, dejected at my instruction to leave without taking any action, slumped his shoulders.

It was essential to instill good habits from the beginning to avoid unnecessary trouble.

“Damon.”

After the information merchant left, I called Damon and handed him a letter.

“Deliver this to my fiancé.”

– Are you finally going to reveal everything?

Damon was once a viewer who eagerly watched the messy story involving Viscount Hutton.

That was why he seemed particularly excited at the prospect of delivering the letter to my fiancé.

“Not yet. Just a slight warning for now.”

With the Viscountess smoothly executing her plans, it seemed like she had forgotten our agreement and needed a shock to come to her senses.

“It’s time to trip her up a bit.”

My fiancé probably did not realize that his secret had been leaked to someone else.

What if his relationship with the Viscountess is exposed?

Regardless of being someone else’s family member, the Viscountess was the lady of the house, while my fiancé was a son-in-law who had to consider the lady’s feelings.

Given their different positions, it was obvious who would be more shocked.

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“I didn’t expect you to call me first. I actually had something to ask you. Can you find someone to handle a tough situation for me? There’s someone I need to take care of.”

“Are you the person I need to deal with?”

I invisibly concealed myself so that humans couldn’t see me, and eagerly watched the meeting between the young master and the countess.

“…Did you also receive a letter?”

Since the countess received the ‘letter’ delivered by the master, she couldn’t help but know.

The countess, whose complexion turned pale in an instant, swallowed hard.

“Why, were you planning to deceive me until the end if the letter didn’t arrive?”

“I don’t know what’s written in there, but listen to me. I can handle it all.”

Hastily, the countess approached where the young master was sitting and knelt down.

She tried her best to meet the gaze of the young master who was bowing his head deeply.

The dignified figure of the countess, who didn’t allow a single finger from the haughty count, could only be seen in front of the young master.

‘I should have seen this with the master.’

It was too precious and exciting to watch alone.

“Are you trying to kill the person who sent this letter?”

“Yes. He said he won’t speak about it anywhere else. So, if we take care of that man, it will be over.”

The countess continued to emphasize that it was a simple matter, trying to reassure the young master.

But calming the anxious young master with just those words was an impossible task.

“Is it really something that can be easily resolved? How can we trust that man’s words? What if his companion, out of revenge for his death, reveals our secret?”

If the master dies?

It wouldn’t happen in the first place, but even if it did, I wouldn’t stay silent.

I was the first to know the secret of the two.

So, if I want to keep them quiet, I have to do it first.

But how would those who cannot see spirits know about my existence and interfere?

‘Foolish humans.’

The young master feared the countess’s bold actions, and the countess insisted on sending someone to eliminate the root of the problem so that she could live comfortably.

“I don’t know. It’s too confusing and chaotic. I want to sort out my thoughts alone for a while. So please don’t come looking for me.”

“…Don’t come to see you?”

“Yes.”

The young master seemed confused by his unresolved emotions.

After washing his face, he finally told the countess not to come, and she looked shocked.

“Why? We should meet more often and discuss, especially in times like this. We both know it’s a dangerous situation.”

“You said you could handle it all by yourself! It’s nothing serious, you said you would take care of it. Why are you changing your mind?”

“It’s difficult for me to handle it alone. I’m exposed to those people.”

“So, in the end, you’ll ask for my help again.”

The young master sighed, seemingly tired of the countess’s behavior.