Chapter 60. Got caught2020.08.29.
On my second birthday, when I was 24 months old, Abelardo sent me a congratulatory gift. I unknowingly picked up a stone on the bed, and it was the sacred object sent by Abelardo.
‘Because of that damn stone, the potential divine power was forcibly released.’
And now. The object that the mole placed in front of me looked exactly like the holy relic.
“Is this… a relic?”
Because of past memories, I didn’t carelessly pick up the stone and just inspected it carefully. No matter how you look at it, it looks the same as that stone at the time. But is a sacred object a sacred object for nothing? Maybe it’s a holy thing because it has some great ability. It was unlikely that an object with such ability would be found in a gold mine. It was a time when I was examining the stones without even touching them. Lisandro, who had been watching me from afar, slowly approached me, tilting his head as if he sensed something suspicious.
“your majesty. You can’t eat dirt.”
“omg.”
I motioned for the mole to go quickly. Then, he quickly pushed a stone into the hole the mole had dug and covered it with both palms.
“Little Majesty. what are you doing?”
“Gunteer.”
Looking at Lisandro, who was looking at me playfully as usual, somehow made me feel bad.
‘I was surprised by Lisandro’s sudden arrival.’
With a vengeful spirit, I rolled up the soil and held it out to Lisandro.
“yes. Made by Lisandro Julagu!”
“and!! Are you giving it to me?”
Lisandro smiled happily and accepted the lump of soil. I laughed brighter and shouted.
“huh. Mugger!”
“…”
Lisandro’s complexion turned blue. I smiled brightly at Lisandro.
“Mugger!”
Lisandro looked at me as if he was mean, but I innocently blinked.
“lol.”
I don’t know anything.
***
Information If I were to pick the second most powerful person in the guild of Evil, it was Casey. Although he was a commoner, he had excellent magical abilities and somehow ended up joining the guild. As he rolled through the back alleys, he naturally learned to excel in martial arts. A magician with a perfect atelier. There was no one who could stop him like that. So he lived without fear of anyone except for the aristocrats, a group he couldn’t touch. Until I met Edan, the guild master.
‘I thought I was going to die then.’
Naturally, Casey ignored him when he first met Ethan. Although he was tall, he was only a child. I got into a fight with some bad-quality back alley gangsters, so I gave them advice as if they were giving advice after roughly chasing them off. Children don’t come to places like this, so go home and play house with your friends. What a great life that flew after that.
“Ugh.”
Casey shuddered and walked briskly. According to the orders of such a fearsome master, Edan, he had to complete an important mission today. Casey, who was checking her appearance while adjusting her clothes, tilted her head. What kind of person is the ‘real master’ whom such a master absolutely follows?
‘Because he’s a scary person. The real Master is a human being.’
Casey was honestly amazed. The reason why Evil solidified its position as an information guild was the contribution of decisive information provided by one person rather than the efforts of individual guild members. And the source of that information was the real master behind it. And there was something even more terrifying. No matter how famous Evil became, it was only a third-year information guild. That’s why it was a rule not to take on high-risk missions. However, the real master was trying to mess with Duke Javier, the magnate of the imperial faction. It was a huge distribution to even touch the nobles.
‘I’m good at giving a lot of money.’
Casey has magically changed her natural hair color, dull green, to plain brown. The eyes were initially normal black eyes, but I changed them to brown just in case. Only the hair and eye color have changed, but the image has definitely changed. There was no snarky atmosphere anywhere, and only an ordinary man without personality stood there. In the meantime, the clothes she was wearing were neat and luxurious.
“This should be enough.”
The place Casey entered was a male-only membership salon. Scary to take a step, the guard guarding the entrance blocked the front.
“I’m here.”
The guard bowed his head and retreated only after seeing the membership invitation that Casey showed him.
“Have a good time.”
Guard would never know. The fact that the invitation he passed on after seeing it was actually a fake invitation made by a guild member with excellent dexterity by staying up all night. Casey, who changed her usual flirtatious behavior, deliberately pretended to be decent and went inside. All sorts of games were spread throughout the glitzy hall, as if money had been poured into it. There was a space for resting in one place and a smoking area in the other. Casey went out looking for someone in the middle of the bustle.
‘There he is.’
The person Casey found was none other than Duke Javier. He was enjoying a card game at a table set up for entertainment. Casey first looked around and watched the situation. Duke Javier’s hand wasn’t very good.
“Hmm…”
The duke frowned as if he was not satisfied. Casey pretended to pass and stumbled behind the duke.
“Oh my gosh. sorry.”
Taking advantage of that gap, he quickly whispered into the Duke’s ear.
“You have the second hand.”
Casey met the Duke’s eyes and took a few steps back with a smile. And I watched the game end. After one game, Duke Javier, who had cleaned up his seat, smiled happily and approached Casey.
“If I had discarded that hand, I would have been completely defeated.”
“I’m glad I was helpful.”
“It’s all thanks to you.”
The stakes were quite high, so he was nervous, but the fact that he didn’t lose money made the duke feel better.
“With help, I can’t just move on. I’ll buy you a drink. Will you join us?”
“Then I won’t refuse.”
They moved to a bar in one corner of the salon and had a drink. For some reason, the duke liked the man with a sad smile. Even if it’s a first look.
“What is your name? I think I’m seeing it for the first time here.”
“It’s embarrassing to tell you that it’s a poor family…”
Casey smiled awkwardly and awkwardly avoided answering. The Duke laughed and patted Casey on the shoulder.
“I’m not the kind of person who treats people based on title or status, but I understand something.”
And the duke thought to himself.
‘Looks like I’ve become a vassal of a local family.’
In order to receive an invitation to this membership salon, the condition was that you must be an aristocrat with a title, so it never occurred to you that you could be a commoner. Casey said with a wry smile.
“I am Ace, Your Excellency Duke Javier.”
“hmm? Have you ever seen me?”
Duke Javier was surprised inside that he knew my identity even though he hadn’t introduced himself yet. Although most nobles knew his face, he had no one-on-one acquaintance with the young man in front of him.
“Is there anyone in this system who does not recognize Your Excellency? Aren’t you the head of the great Xavier family? It would be strange not to recognize him haha.”
“Not to that extent.”
It’s a greeting that everyone else does, but every time I hear it, the good thing is the sound of flattery. Duke Javier chuckled and gulped down his drink.
‘He’s a young man who knows the right way.’
Except for the fact that it is a Korean-American family, I really liked it. They had a drink in succession and talked about this and that. Among them, there was a story that opened both eyes.
“They say that the crackdown on Clen Harbor will get tougher soon. If His Excellency’s company is going to dock in Port Clen, why don’t you be careful?”
“No, where do you get that kind of information?”
“I have sources I can trust.”
There’s nothing wrong with being careful, so the duke put the matter about Clenhang in his head.
“Nutmeg, but it’s good to keep that in mind as they say it’s being brought in in large numbers from the Kalman Merchants.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
Since then, useful information that can not be overlooked has been poured out. Duke Javier listened to Casey with a feeling of being possessed. Before long, the glass was gone, and Bija Casey rose from her seat with a polite smile.
“The glass is empty, so I’ll just get up.”
“No already? I’ll buy you another drink, so be my companion, Ace.”
Sad to let go, the duke grabbed Casey. But Casey smiled apologetically and shook his head.
“I’m sorry, sir. With family waiting, it seems hard to lose time.”
“is it.”
He was a young man whom I liked to the point of wanting to keep him under me. I was satisfied with the fact that he had the wit to flatter his superiors moderately and had a lot of knowledge in various fields.
‘But I can’t make such an important proposal on our first meeting.’
It was a time when the Duke calmed down his regrets by making judgments ahead of reason rather than emotions. After taking a few steps, Casey turned around and asked.
“As expected, it’s a pity that we parted like this, Your Excellency. Can we see you again soon?”
The Duke happily nodded at Casey’s unexpected leeway.
“Of course. See you at this time in a week!”
“It’s an honor, sir.”
Casey looked at the peacock laughing happily and laughed along.
‘I’ve been caught.’
***
A few days later, I was picking out clothes to wear when I met Duke Donovan.
“I think this dress is too fancy.”
“This dress is too plain.”
Caught among the maids choosing dresses, I was changed here and there. At first, it was nice to be able to try on cute dresses, but after ten of them, I was exhausted.
“That’s evil in a yellow dress…”
“Oh, Your Majesty. Then let’s just try on this dress, okay?”
“Huh….”
Even though she used her trumpet weapon, whining, the ladies-in-waiting did not budge. The ladies-in-waiting were satisfied only after wearing the white dress.
“It’s like a fairy!”
“More like an angel than a fairy!”
It was when they were working hard on their clothes. smart.
“Come on.”
The door opened with my permission. The one who entered was Aidan, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Aidan!”
With a happy heart, I hurriedly ran in front of Aidan. In the meantime, we’ve been sharing notes through velcro, but it’s been a few days since we’ve seen each other’s faces.
“Do you have any rice?”
As soon as I asked how I was doing, the ladies-in-waiting came after me and lifted the hem of my dress.
“your majesty. You have to be careful. What are you going to do if you step on and fall?”
“no. I’m not getting over it.”
I heard the sound of sneering and windy ridicule. When I raised my head in a confused mood, I saw Aidan covering his mouth.
“Could it be that I’m beating you now?”
“no.”
“Is it empty? Do you all show up?”
I turned to the maids in a fit of rage, and they covered their mouths with their hands and smiled, avoiding my gaze.
‘No, I’m serious!’
Of course, I once fell once a day, but I don’t fall often these days. When I clenched my fists and glared at the ladies-in-waiting, they hurriedly turned away.
“kyung. How is our majesty? Are you very cute?”
“Tell me how it is, whooping.”
Aidan’s expression hardened slightly at the girls’ surprise question. At first glance, the expression that seemed angry was actually a face of bewilderment. The ladies-in-waiting who took care of me and were well aware of this fact laughed mischievously. I could feel Aidan’s gaze staring at me. I looked at the guy and laughed.
‘I thought this dress was pretty.’
After a moment of silence, Aidan finally opened his mouth.
“…it suits you well.”
As if dissatisfied with each response, the ladies-in-waiting complained word by word.
“Egye system.”
“Is that the end?”
I tilted my head.
‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we got along well?’
I didn’t know what kind of reaction the ladies-in-waiting were expecting. And there were more important issues than that.
“Aidan. So, do you want to eat?”
After all, rice is the most important law! Even Aidan often skipped meals, so I had to take care of him like this.
“Not yet.”
“Igugung.”
I sighed and shook my head. look at this look at this You haven’t eaten again
“Let’s go get some rice or mug.”
In fact, I hadn’t even eaten yet. One of the maids who overheard our conversation suddenly suggested.
“Then why don’t you pack a lunch and go on a picnic to the garden?”
“Joa!”
I readily agreed. Eating rice with the wind outside seems to taste even better!
***
Preparations for the picnic were over soon. Aidan and I sat across from each other on the spread rug. Aidan said quietly as he handed me a sandwich.
“Casey has succeeded in contacting Duke Javier.”
I replied by handing Aidan a cup of milk.
“It’s worth it to get a little more new. Let’s take it slow.”
Wow. I bit into an egg sandwich full of bites. The inside of the sandwich was well-balanced, neither too much nor too little, and it was very tasty.
“As you said, I have released the information. A response will probably come soon.”
I nodded and sipped the milk. The savory taste was excellent.
“Mashita.”
“Eat more of this. The Kalman Merchant says they will release nutmeg to the market tomorrow.”
“It’s just as the squeaker said! Oh, stay here.”
We ate picnic lunches in Oh Sun-do and mocked each other.
I could see the people watching us from afar smiling heartily.
“Come to think of it, there’s something to discuss.”
“What is?”
“I found a certain stone in the gold mine of Mole, and it definitely has value as a sacred object.”
He had already told Aidan about the incident related to the holy relic, so he already knew. Aidan, who was quiet for a moment as if thinking about something, opened his mouth.
“Come to think of it, something caught me.”
“Moga?”
“It’s like Duke Javier buying the mine…”
“Huh.”
“It seemed to be looking for something.”
When I picked up the strawberry sandwich, I was so shocked that I froze.
“Could it be… kicking that stone…?”
“Let’s take a look. Where did you put the stone?”
“Yes. Aidan Baru Mitte….”
“….”
It was while we were sharing fruit and talking about our next plan. Someone’s presence is getting closer. When I look up, what I see is-.
“…How could Mabel do this?”
It was the look of my father standing there with a shocked face.
“Where are you going?”
When I asked back in bewilderment, Dad gritted his teeth and shouted.
“Isn’t it natural that we have to go on our first picnic with this dad!”
