Chapter 174. I hate having someone other than me by your side2021.10.02.
“I think I’ll ask you to kiss me.”
After Mabel’s shocking self-talk, the two men’s checks went into a lull. He really kept his mouth shut and was faithful only to escort, which was his duty. It seemed that peace had come. At least outwardly.
‘Enrique Javier.’
Aidan quietly repeated the name to himself. Except for Oscar and himself, he was the kind of boy Mabel was most intimate with. As long as Mabel and Enrique had known each other for a long time, Aidan had also observed Enrique for a long time. From the first time they met, Aidan didn’t like him. Perhaps the opponent is the same. It wasn’t just because he didn’t like having other people around Mabel. In fact, it was like a miracle that we became 20 without bumping into each other so much despite being so intrusive. As time passed and Enrique’s shift ended, he politely stepped aside.
“Then I’ll see you on the next escort, Your Majesty.”
“Go carefully, Enrique.”
Mabel waved her hand and sent her off personally. Watching Enrique leave, Mabel quietly called another escort.
“Aidan.”
“yes.”
“What did Enrique do wrong?”
“no.”
“No. The atmosphere was brutal earlier. It seems to have gotten better afterward…”
It didn’t get any better. The two of them signed an unspoken peace agreement to take care of themselves in front of Mabel. In a different sense, it could be said that he had tricked Mabel brilliantly.
“Because they say kids grow up fighting. You have to fight and avoid your face. got it?”
It was Mabel, a 15-year-old teenager who looked at two 20-year-old men and called them kids.
“Then let’s go in and look at the papers while eating snacks. There is so much dirty work to do.”
Mabel let out a deep sigh and turned to her nature first. Aidan took a step, staring at Mabel’s long light pink hair, which swayed and swayed in the spring breeze.
‘I hate having someone other than me by your side.’
and.
‘The way you smile at others.’
In fact, even if it’s Esteban, the real father, or Oscar, the real older brother. no anyone But Mabel couldn’t tell this feeling. isn’t it humid? If that’s the case, you might throw yourself away. That was the conclusion Aidan made after watching Mabel for a long time. Because Mabel sincerely cared for and loved the people around her, she would not be able to tolerate such an ugly true heart. The sincerity of wishing that even her family would not exist by Mabel’s side. Aidan knew at least that this abnormal possessiveness was not normal. So I just hid it so that it would never be found out.
***
Residence of Duke Donovan in the capital. Today’s business plan involved the Donovan family. I passed through a garden where spring flowers were in full bloom and entered the building. When I arrived at the office guided by the servant, Oscar was there looking at the documents. Oscar approached me with a surprised face.
“Come on, Mabel. Are you here early?”
“I came quickly because I wanted to see the Oscars.”
As always, I hugged Oscar and he smiled brightly and stroked his fluffy hair.
“I was going to leave first, but Mabel took the player.”
“Hee hee.”
As if trying to alleviate the resentment of not seeing each other often, Oscar hugged me and stroked my hair. I also liked the scent of Oscar, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, so I hugged him tightly and didn’t let go. Then, all of a sudden, I saw Oscar raise his head.
“what. Enrique why are you here?”
In response to Oscar’s somewhat dissatisfied question, Enrique’s usual friendly voice came from behind.
“I changed my position. With His Majesty’s escort.”
“Is it that easy? The competition won’t be a joke.”
“Thank you, Captain, for recommending it.”
I think I’ve embraced it to my heart’s content. I was about to get out of my arms, but Oscar carefully held my head in his arms. It was Oscar’s standard to be cautious, so it was not enough for me to escape on my own.
“Wait a minute, let me in too!”
His face was buried in Oscar’s arms, so the pronunciation was crushed.
“Wait a minute, Mabel.”
However, instead of letting go, Oscar, patting the top of my head as if to soothe me, started talking to Enrique again.
“What kind of wind is blowing?”
“just. I couldn’t live with suppressing my greed forever.”
“Enrique Javier.”
Oscar’s arm, which was holding me, was a little weak. I didn’t even seem to be aware of it. Oscar’s voice, which sank low, resonated with me as I was being held.
“Don’t think nonsense.”
“I didn’t even ask for your support.”
“What if you’re going to interfere?”
“That is what I was determined to do.”
“…I just need to know.”
For some reason, it was only after the heated conversation was over that Oscar released me from his arms. I looked back at Enrique in bewilderment, but he was still smiling.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“It’s about the knights. Mabel, you don’t have to know.”
“I don’t think so.”
“Come on, sit down. You’re here to talk about business.”
I was very suspicious, but when Oscar turned around, I couldn’t question it any further. Feeling uneasy, he laid out the business plan in front of Oscar. Then, Oscar pushed a plate of cookies that had been prepared in front of me. It was a fair deal. When I got to work, Oscar took off his friendly demeanor and faced me as ‘Oscar Alle Donovan’, the heir to the Donovan family.
“As your Majesty knows, the head of the household is absent today, so I have to fill in for him as an agent.”
“You saw it beforehand, Gongja.”
We thoroughly discussed the relationship between developers and investors. As much as making the investment decision on behalf of Prince Donovan, Oscar was very careful in looking at the papers.
“There are two development items, Your Majesty.”
“That’s right. These are things Jim specifically ordered development.”
“Air conditioner and refrigerator. It has an unusual name.”
“It’s like that.”
This time, only the function was the same, but the appearance was completely different, but I couldn’t completely shake my conscience about the naming. Air conditioners and refrigerators in particular took a long time to develop. I didn’t know the words well, so I spilled it, but he said that a high degree of formula was included.
“Jim changed one person in particular.”
We call him Casey.
“Cruel.”
“are you okay. Jim has been very hard on me with money.”
After that it was quick. Oscar looked through the paperwork and nodded happily.
“I will invest in the Donovan family. Both magic tools.”
“This is a wise choice, sir.”
bang! As soon as we stamped, we returned to the brother and sister relationship faster than anyone else.
“How on earth did you come up with such an ingenious magic tool?”
“just?”
“As expected, Mabel, you are a genius.”
That’s how I became a puffed-up genius today. With the development and investment completed, the only thing left was supply issues.
“Now that we have a lot of magic stones, can we supply air conditioners and refrigerators?”
“If you increase the supply enough, you can afford it up to the middle class.”
“Um, I don’t like it. Only rich people can use it…”
It was clear that the food culture of Ermano would be completely reborn as a refrigerator would make it possible to store ingredients for a long time. And what about the air conditioner? The heat does not discriminate between nobles and lows, so everyone had the right to be cool. Furthermore, magic stones do not pollute the environment, so how wonderful they are. It was when he was thinking about how to make everyone use magic tools. Weing-! Hearing the familiar operating sound, he looked up to find Oscar holding the camera. I tilted my head.
“huh? Didn’t you say there was something you really wanted to do?”
“I already took it.”
“aha. It was filmed before I came.”
Oscar smiled instead of answering. I was curious about what he wanted to film, but since it was obvious he would never tell me, I decided not to ask. Weing-! Again, Oscar took a picture of me.
“It’s inconvenient to have to find a wizard to turn it into a picture.”
Weing-!
“But I can’t help it.”
Weing-!
“…Oscar over there?”
The sound of the camera operating could be heard incessantly. I was the photographer and the subject of the Oscars.
“Oscar.”
Weing-!
“why?”
“Why do you keep filming?”
Weing-!
“Of course, I want to leave behind every moment of Mabel.”
“…”
I promised.
‘Let’s never sell the camera to Dad.’
It was good to see him chasing after me and taking pictures all day long. Even Oscar, who is a little less than his father, is doing that.
Enrique asked insinuatingly as I, who had been captured first, was sprawled on the sofa.
“Are you okay, Your Majesty?”
“no. I’ve been wanting to develop a camera…”
“That’s not okay, Mabel.”
Oscar retorted with a deliberately serious face. It seemed to like it quite a bit. The next item on the agenda was about the essence of the newly discovered creation tree during the subjugation of the knights. When I took out the specially processed box and opened it, the essence of the Genesis Tree, which had been engulfed by the black energy, was revealed.
“That’s…”
Enrique’s gaze was fixed as if bound to the essence. A spirit so pure. Overwhelmed for a moment, I hurriedly threw Aidan behind me.
“Be careful, Aidan. Don’t go near that aura.”
Suddenly, I turned my gaze and saw Enrique staring at us.
‘Oops. I have to be careful.’
Enrique didn’t know about the relationship between Aidan and the Devlin Empire, so it was better to be careful. The black aura looked similar to Aidan’s aura when seen with the naked eye. But I couldn’t tell if it was essentially the same energy or not. Enrique looked at me and opened his mouth.
“It’s the stone I found in the subjugation a month ago.”
“ah. Didn’t you say that Enrique killed the Witchbeast?”
Looking up in admiration, Enrique’s cheeks turned red for some reason.
“yes. But I didn’t kill it on my own.”
“What are you talking about. His performance has already spread far and wide in the imperial castle.”
So far, there have been three types of essences in the tree of creation that I have seen. The first is processed integers. At first, Michael deliberately made contact with me in order to forcibly unlock my abilities. The second is the circular integer. It was an ordinary essence that did not respond to contact. The third is the essence of the last creation tree. The essence, the so-called core, was a clever guy who helped speed up the recovery of divine power.
‘And this will be the fourth kind you see.’
black essence. An unknown essence that is unclear whether it is acceptable to touch it or not. I couldn’t figure out why it changed like that. Oscar asked me.
“Did you ask Shinsoo?”
“I asked, but it seems that the black energy resides in the normal essence. It’s just what you see.”
“It means you don’t know anything.”
“It’s clear that our sheep are incompetent. Except for cute things, it’s a corpse.”
I know more than that, but I have a strong feeling of not telling you. Oscar closed the lid of the essence box and turned to me.
“What did the emperor say?”
“I will follow my judgment.”
“Didn’t you always send them to Abelardo?”
“That’s true, but…”
As of now, he couldn’t trust Abelardo, the Holy Nation. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Michael. However, considering the information coming in here and there, Abelardo’s movements were unusual.
‘People in white clothes.’
There was something they said a few years ago when they rescued a red prober and made a habitat for it.
[The humans who killed their own people and dug up the ground were dressed in white. And they used the power of God.]
Those who use the power of God dressed in white. Priests who used divine power were the most influential. In addition, he was convinced of his heart condition by examining it through animals. Abelardo’s high-ranking priest and the Devlin Empire colluded. There was no clear evidence, but it was circumstantial.
‘Abelardo and Devlin are also close to the border, so it’s not that difficult to get to and from them. If anything, there must be communication magic tools.’
However, it was not easy to investigate Abelardo, a foreigner in the country of Hermano. Sending the Black Essence in such a situation was probably a gamble.
“First of all, with what I have-”
It was then. Gying! The communication magic tool in his bosom vibrated for a long time, and letters came to mind. [Emergency] Another sentence arrived one after another. [Soon to return to the palace] The sender was Gustav first, then Dad. At the same time, even the magic tools in Oscar’s arms cried. Oscar and mine met eyes.
“What’s up, Oscar?”
“My mother told me to wait at the mansion…”
Power went into the hand holding the communication magic tool.
“Look what happened.”
