Rekkles.
Rekkles.
Batis looked blankly at Dakia’s back as she headed upstairs. A part of her heart ached at the cold look of her.
“It’s all because of that son of a bitch Marnak…”
“No. It must be that he hates Prince Batis because he keeps sneezing at him. Half the world is a woman, so I wonder if the prince needs to cling to a woman he doesn’t like, leaving behind that handsome face.”
“What man?”
At the jumbled words of Ching-chin and criticism, Batis was agonizing over what to do with his anger. Hilden scratched his shiny head and frowned.
“By the way, it was an opportunity to have a private meeting with Rekkles upstairs through unexpected connections, but things went awry. If Princess Irmel of Dacia said that Rekkles’ stiff waist in front of her was bending like wheat blown away by the wind, then we could go upstairs and have a private meeting with him right away.”
“Hmmmm.”
Batis, who cleared his throat lightly, nodded as if he couldn’t help it.
“Then I should wait for Dakia here and talk to her. cancer.”
“…I’m going to hate it. Obviously. It’s clear even if you don’t see it.”
“Then what? Would you like to talk to me?”
“Eyy, the other side clearly knows that me and the prince are one group, but that can’t be the case.”
“then?”
Hilden shrugged and replied.
“Is there anything special? We must call Princess Rusona.”
“Ah, he nags a lot these days, so I don’t like it…”
“Isn’t that all caused by Prince Batis himself? It’s because he often asks me to step aside and play.”
“What man? hey. Originally, living things would be sincere even if they worked for a third of the day. Any more than that is overwork! strain!!!”
***
“By the way, Princess, could you tell me what is in the bundle the two people behind you are holding?”
Rekkles, who was walking down the stairs with a leisurely gait, asked us a question. Jamel looked at Dakia with twinkling eyes at the fact that it had finally come. Dacia smiled a little shyly and replied.
“Because we got a lot of things on the way to travel here and there. However, there is no suitable place to dispose of it.”
“Aha, is that so? Hey, hurry up and take the bundle the two of you are carrying and go downstairs. Be sure to tell them that I asked them to buy them all at a generous price.”
“yes.”
If it was a merchant, he would have been curious about the source of the item, but Rekkles readily accepted Dakia’s request as if he didn’t care about that at all.
When I handed over the two bundles I was carrying to the staff at the upper level, those who received the bundles turned their backs and went down the stairs they came up from.
Jamel whispered to me when he saw the two employees going down as if he was uncomfortable with something.
“Priest Marnak, shouldn’t we follow that? What if I get scammed?”
Giselle, who had been listening silently by the side, burst out laughing.
“Does Pintang know that this is a back alley general store that can be found anywhere? There’s absolutely no reason to run around in the guild headquarters, where credit is the most important, with trivial things like that. After all, it’s nothing like puny money to them. Also, do you think the employees would dare to cheat after seeing that Sangsanju was so devoted to Dakia? Who works at headquarters?”
“I know that much, too, right?”
Jamel glanced at me and added a little.
“…I really knew.”
‘Say hat!’
Mother covered her mouth and laughed, saying she didn’t know that.
“Everything is misunderstood because of you, Giselle!”
“Yes, yes. I’m sorry. okay?”
“Not at all!!!”
Rekkles looked back and smiled kindly.
“Your princess has energetic colleagues.”
“…Thank you for the compliment.”
Dacia’s cheeks were a little red, perhaps because she was embarrassed. While we were chatting, we arrived at the fifth floor, the top floor of the headquarters. In the very spacious drawing room, expensive-looking works of art were scattered here and there.
Looks like you have a lot of money
“Come on, sit down. Bring me tea and refreshments.
“and! Priest Marnak!!! This chair is so soft!!! Absolutely for real!!!”
Jamel, who quickly sat down with his hips attached, let out an exclamation of exclamation.
‘Murder…Hat?!’
My mother, who had ridiculed Jamel for acting like a child, followed Jamel with her buttocks on the chair and as soon as she sat down, her eyes widened and she looked up at me.
Is it that soft?
As I sat down on the chair with the two of them, a comfort that was incomparable to the softness I had experienced so far enveloped my body.
“Oh…”
“Why are you making a fuss like a country boy?”
“…It sure is soft.”
Giselle and Dacia, without exception, burst into small admiration. Rekkles laughed happily when he saw our reaction.
“It is a chair made with the fur of a sheep-shaped beast that lives on the eastern edge of the continent. Because it feels so good, all the customers who come to us are all in favor.”
Dacia nodded slightly.
“I’m sure I’ll want to keep one at home if I ever settle down later.”
“If you just tell me then, I will find one and give it to you as a gift.”
“I will not forget.”
Rekkles continued to ask us questions about this and that. How did you travel and did you not have enough food? He went so far as to add that if you ever have any trouble, tell me anytime.
He was truly a man full of goodwill towards Dacia. After a while, the refreshments came out, saying that the jamel was so delicious that he ate it up in a hurry and asked the staff to bring him another plate.
“By the way… I’m curious about why the Princess came to visit me. I’m really fine with anything, so please don’t feel pressured and talk to me comfortably.”
The purpose for which we came here was actually quite simple. Information about the Aviditas Merchant, which collects all the holy relics, the recent situation in the capital of the Northern Empire, or the story of the worshipers of evil spirits.
Any clue as to where the god vessel was hidden would be good.
Dacia passed a sip of tea with a graceful gesture and smiled softly at Rekkles.
“Do you know anything about the Abiditas Merchant?”
Rekkles ran his chubby fingers through his beard and opened his mouth slowly.
“Aviditasra… How could I not know? Abiditas is one of the few guilds that contract with the Imperial Family of the Northern Empire to supply goods, like our Rekkles guild. It is also a guild that has recently grown rapidly under the support of the imperial family. But what exactly are you curious about?”
Dacia glanced at her mother sitting next to me. As if competing with Jamel, her mother was pushing cookies into her cheeks. It wouldn’t be strange at all if the cheeks filled up were bursting right away.
“Did you know that recently, the Abiditas Merchant Corps has been buying and collecting all the holy relics?”
Rekkles nodded.
“Of course I know. I don’t know how they intend to dispose of it, but thanks to generously giving them extra money and buying everything, it’s close to chaos because they can’t find holy relics worth selling.”
“Do you know where the holy relics sold like that are kept?”
“Hmm… I don’t know exactly. It’s also information that we don’t need to know because we only sell things.”
“is it so?”
When Dakia laughed bitterly, as if feeling a bit regretful, Rekkles added a word at once.
“I’ll ask you to find out right away, so it won’t take long to find out.”
“really? thank you.”
When Dacia bowed her head, Rekkles waved his hand as if he was in trouble.
“Ugh! Princess, you don’t have to bow your head to me at all. If the princess hadn’t supported my company that day, I’d have already been ruined and wandering around the back alleys. Thanks to the princess, I got a foxy wife and a son who doesn’t hurt even if I put it in my eyes, so you don’t have to bow your head to me from now on!”
Even after that, with the active cooperation of Rekkles, I asked a lot of questions, but rather than answering them willingly, he replied that he would investigate and find out properly and then organize them within a few days.
At first glance, it might be misunderstood that he was avoiding an answer, but his attitude toward Dakia was that of a true lifelong benefactor.
When the conversation was roughly finished, he smiled blankly at us and brought out an offer for dinner.
“It’s finally dinner time, so I’ll guide you to the most famous place in the capital of the Northern Empire and treat you.”
“oh?!”
‘Hat killed?!’
Jamel and her mother, who had already filled their stomachs with sweets, were startled at the word that they were serving dinner. Dakia glanced at the two of them and smiled.
“There is a group of people who haven’t been here, so by any chance, would it be all right if we postponed that treat to tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?”
“Of course it is fine. But tomorrow I have other business, so I’ll invite you to dinner the day after tomorrow. Rather good. Now that I have time to prepare, I will invite all the cooks to my mansion instead of going to the store!”
“thank you. Rekkles.”
Rekkles shook his head and burst out laughing.
“You don’t have to say thank you because you’re just doing the right thing for your benefactor. Anyway, before you go, let me know how many people are in your party. If you haven’t found a place to stay in the capital yet, I’ll tell you to vacate a room at an inn run by our company. Rest in peace there.”
“I’ll decide that after talking with my friends.”
“May the princess do as she pleases.”
As the story was slowly coming to an end, I sneakily asked the question I wanted to ask.
“By the way, the dragon prince came downstairs. Can you tell me why?”
According to Pearly, the plan was ruined because the Yongin brother and sister turned the capital upside down. In addition, since the two siblings are chasing the worshipers of evil spirits, it would certainly be helpful to know the direction of their actions.
“You mean Prince Batisse?”
“yes.”
Rekkles sighed and shook his head.
“I have been in trouble since a few days ago, he suddenly came and asked for help in catching worshipers of evil spirits. If there is even an order from His Majesty, they will obey, but they come to us without any hesitation and recklessly seek cooperation.
“Still, since he is a prince, wouldn’t there be something in return if he did me a favor?”
“It seems that the priest doesn’t know much about how trade with the Dragon Kingdom is conducted.”
He sank into his chair and scratched his cheek.
“All goods from the Dragon Kingdom, without exception, are transported to other countries by the mercenaries run by the Beasts. They thoroughly deliver goods only to the imperial family and the royal family of each country. Each imperial family and royal family sell the goods of the Dragon Kingdom to the merchants that have contracted with them. All transactions are made under the jurisdiction of the Dragon King. Of course, it’s a structure that no prince or princess can breathe into.”
Rekkles smiled softly as he slowly reached out and took a sip of tea.
“Besides, I’ve never heard of the Demon Dragon King changing his ruling policy after listening to his children.”
Even if I tried to help them, they wouldn’t help me because they wouldn’t make money. Rekkles was a person who never forgot goodwill, but it didn’t seem like he was a hedgehog who treated anyone lavishly. If he was that kind of person in the first place, he wouldn’t have been able to raise the top like this.
“Is that a good enough answer?”
“yes.”
“If you have any questions, you are always welcome to come and ask. All of Gongnyeo’s co-workers are precious to me.”
***
“Hehehe.”
The smile on Jamel’s lips did not leave when he received the bag containing the money for the bundle on the way out of the Rekkles Merchant.
“I counted with my own eyes, but I could see at least 100 gold coins!”
‘killing!’
As the mother tugged on Jamel’s collar, Jamel nodded pleasantly.
“Of course it’s only half mine! I’ll share it with you when you return to the Water Swallow!”
‘Kill and kill.’
Giselle slipped between them.
“hey. You know I have my share in it too, right? If you look at the bundle, I moved it.”
“Ah… do you really have to give it to me?”
“No, of course you have to! Are you sure you didn’t want to?”
“Chi friend is good…”
“That’s what you’re talking about now? huh? Do you really want to hit one?”
“Ah! I’ll give you something! You were kidding me! joke!!!”
“Hello.”
As usual, in the middle of the bustle, a woman greeted us.
Blonde hair neatly tied up. Arms and legs stretched out. Brilliant golden hair and two eyes. She was a walking golden woman.
The woman’s eyes widened softly.
“Is it okay for a minute?”
“who are you?”
“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. In fact, very few people in the capital do not recognize me, so I often forget to introduce myself.”
The woman’s golden pupils split vertically. like that of a snake.
“Nice to meet you. I am Rusona Draco. I am the princess of the Dragon Kingdom.”
This woman is the brother and sister of Batis. He seems to be a more communicative opponent than Batis.
“By the way, what did the Dragon Princess find us for?”
“That’s…”
Rusona walked towards me with unstoppable strides. The straight back bowed, and the smell of the woman’s body drifted to the tip of my nose. She whispered in my ear in a small voice.
“It’s because Rekkles, the top leader of the Rekkles Merchant, is associated with worshipers of evil gods.”
