Chapter 62. Mabel, you can’t do this to me!2020.09.05.
“Good morning!”
I greeted him and held Aidan’s hand. And bouncing around.
‘Because they said that if you’re in contact with me, the restraints will loosen.’
Life is give and take. Aidan helps me, so I help Aidan! It couldn’t have been better if they had mutual interests. Of course, we have a common goal of destroying Devlin, but so far I’ve been getting help from Aidan more. Of course, I thought Aidan would like it too, but somehow his expression wasn’t bright.
‘Eh… don’t you like it?’
Aidan’s gaze was on our clasped hands.
“nah?”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.”
“Then do it. let’s go!”
Today was the day I decided to play with my animal friends after a long time. The sheep told me that the chest wanted to see me. I walked towards the garden holding Aidan’s hand. This time, too, I saw Lisandro watching us from afar.
“Don’t worry about Prince Javier. I’ll go to the tea party and sneak up on information.”
“yes.”
“Yeah, don’t expect too much. It’s my first time, so I don’t know if it’s mortal.”
“…yes.”
“How is that stone investigation done?”
“…”
“Aidan?”
I couldn’t hear an answer, so when I looked up, Aidan’s expression was somehow blank. His eyes were still on the hand he was holding.
‘Could it be because of the fine?’
The ‘no contact with the emperor’ order that my father issued was still in effect.
‘The maids under the direct control of escort love must be an exception.’
Or is it not good to hold on too long? It was time to think about it for a while and then just let it go. widely. Aidan took my hand back.
‘I don’t hate it, do I?’
I almost felt a bit sad, but I’m glad. I smiled and walked back to the garden. I saw my animal friends waiting for me in the distance.
“Boy!”
Rejoicing, he dragged Aidan along as he ran, but suddenly stopped walking. And looked around.
“huh?”
“Why is that?”
“Oh no.”
It seemed like someone was looking at me, but I must be mistaken?
***
Emotional change when watching a ridiculous scene. The first was despair.
“Mabel Mabel…”
Esteban saw Mabel walking hand in hand with Aidan without hesitation. Mabel, not knowing her speed, smiled brightly at Aidan and chatted cutely.
‘Why are you laughing.’
The second emotional change was anger. That anger was directed at Aidan, not Mabel. If the emperor held his hand, he had to politely refuse it. Why did he hold onto it so tightly?
“You’ve been letting go too much.”
He knew that Aidan and Mabel had become friends, but he let them go because it was more dangerous to keep them apart.
‘But do I really need to attach it like that?’
Mabel had directly asked for Aidan as an escort knight, but three years had already passed. As Oscar said, some sanctions were needed. But that’s for a while. The next step was resignation.
“okay. I’d rather be a fresh guy than this dad…”
Esteban, who was staring at the children with sad eyes from a distance, suddenly met Aidan’s eyes, who turned his head. It was then.
‘That’s… what is it doing?’
Aidan held Mabel’s hand tightly as he was about to let go with an expressionless face. Then she turned her head and walked leisurely along Mabel.
“That bastard…!”
The final stage of emotional change was anger again.
***
Peeking…. Through the slightly open door, he could feel light blue eyes staring at him. Gustav, who had been busily flipping through the papers pretending not to see, finally raised his head. As soon as our eyes met, Mabel smiled briskly.
“Break me up, Isher Gustaf.”
iced coffee. Gustav’s heart melted.
‘I wonder if some people won’t listen.’
Every time like this, he came to fully understand Mabel’s feelings for Hwang Sang-je, who listened to everything he said. However, as an aide, I couldn’t lose my reason. Gustav cleared his throat as much as he could and then spoke sternly.
“You should say it’s an order, not a request, Your Majesty.”
“Guronga?”
“yes. Because you are the emperor.”
Mabel put on a sullen expression and muttered a small ‘Arsseo…’. Gustav wanted to kill himself for making Mabel sullen. In the meantime, Mabel walked over and stood in front of Gustav, looking up at him. His own reflection was reflected in his blue eyes. Mabel raised two fingers.
“Two of them.”
Gustaf was surprised inside.
‘It’s a genius to know two already.’
It was old enough to know about two, but Gustav, who washed the bean pods as Mabel washed them, did not know.
“What is?”
“One is for my education.”
“Education?”
“yes. You’re a thuggish dealer who doesn’t even know how long Iroke cancer.”
Gustav was thrilled. How commendable it is to know that the person who brings peace and prosperity to the empire by itself says he will receive education himself.
‘As expected of the Empire…’
Whether or not Gustav looked at it with moved eyes, Mabel said what she had to say.
“Another one is about the children’s books piled up in my personal storage room.”
Esteban, who had previously promised to give away all the children’s books in the world, kept his promise. In fact, it was a collection of fairy tale books from all continents and given to Mabel as a gift.
“You know Gustav, right?”
“Yes, I don’t know.”
It was he who made the list of those books, so there was no way he didn’t know. How much I cursed at the situation system to suddenly compose a list of children’s books around the world.
“Aside from buying things, there are plenty of things in the warehouse. How about donating both of those values, but how is Gustav born?”
“Donation… The intention is good, but His Majesty will be disappointed with the situation. Would it be okay?”
“My dad, who gave me something to ride even though I used it all in the first place, was very good at it.”
Gustav nodded at Mabel’s sharp tidying up.
“You are right.”
The gifts that Esteban gave to Mabel whenever he had a chance were too much, even if the quality and quantity were excessive. In addition to the original castle, it was enough to fill all the rooms of the detached palace that Mabel was given when she was a princess with gifts. The items ranged from the dresses she received as a baby to all sorts of trinkets and rare magic items from all over the world. Even the magic sword, which is said to be inhabited by an ancient god, was given down, so it was right to assume that it was just a gift at random.
“Baby clothes are now free of charge.”
“So is he.”
“Once or twice, not two times. It’s too close. I can’t do both books alone, so share with others and see Sipper.”
Mabel’s earnest desire to donate was fully communicated to Gustav. After thinking for a moment, Gustaf nodded.
“Then, I will treat it as a donation to the orphanage.”
“yes!”
Looking at Mabel, who answered innocently and brightly, Gustav felt like he was rotten. That’s also because as soon as he heard Mabel’s donation plan, a sinister plan came to his mind.
“your majesty.”
Mabel tilted her head at Gustav’s serious voice.
“why?”
“If Your Majesty agrees, may I auction off Your Majesty’s treasured possessions to nobles? I wonder if it would be meaningful to use some of the proceeds to donate together.”
From the outside, it sounded like a very well-intentioned auction, so Mabel happily nodded.
“Joe.”
What would you like to give away as a treasured item? There were so many expensive things around, so I lost my desire for money, so that was a big deal.
“I will tell His Majesty the situation about His Majesty’s teacher case.”
“yes. Good luck.”
After solving both problems, Mabel left the office with light steps. Seeing Mabel out the door, Gustav smiled sinisterly.
‘I’ll be able to do it once in a while.’
***
“Isn’t it supposed to be a small auction…?”
I was taken aback as soon as I stepped into the actual auction house. The eyes of the people who had arrived and were waiting were all at once. When everyone stood up in unison, I took a step back in surprise. Most of them were familiar faces. All the parliamentary aristocrats were present, and many of the aristocrats seen during the founding were also seated. By the way…
‘Why is my dad mixed in there too?’
I didn’t even know they were there because they blend so naturally. Dad, who was sitting in the front row, smiled and waved at me. More than that, why is the scale of the auction so large? When I glared at Gustav, who came in with me, he avoided my gaze.
“Gustav…”
“Haha, everyone is waiting. Hurry up and sit on the throne, Your Majesty!”
Gustaf laughed haha and turned around. I sighed deeply and trudged over to the throne and sat down.
‘Well, it’s an auction held to donate anyway.’
Rather, the problem was the items I put up for auction today. If I had known it was going to be an auction with a lot of people in such a big hall, I would have brought the right thing.
“Everyone take your seats.”
At my command, everyone took their seats. When an attendant appeared with a tray cart, Gustav, who was in charge of the auction, stepped forward with a confident step.
“I would like to welcome those who attended the auction of His Majesty’s Precious Items today. I would like to inform you in advance that the proceeds from this auction will be donated to some orphanages.”
The auction began with Gustav’s explanation.
“Then the first auction item is-”
He approached the tray cart and removed the cloth covering it.
“It’s His Majesty’s cat doll!”
“Ugh.”
I covered my face with both hands. I was so ashamed that I wanted to go into a mouse hole and hide.
‘I thought it was a really modest auction.’
I am at a loss to think that all these people are looking at my old cat doll. Even if the auction was destroyed like this, there was nothing to say. Unlike me who was in despair, Gustav was excited.
“This is a doll that Your Majesty has been playing with since he was two years old. It’s a very valuable item. Now, the auction starts at 1 gold.”
‘What kind of 1 gold is that doll?’
Even if I had no financial sense, I knew the price was outrageous. But what was even more embarrassing was what happened after that.
“10 gold!”
“Now, 10 gold is out.”
“100 gold!”
“500 gold!”
“1000 gold!”
Prices started skyrocketing. I gaped. Before long, the highest price was called.
“10000 gold.”
It was Dad who put an end to the crazy skyrocketing auction prices. There was silence. Gustaf also smirked, but soon came to his senses.
“I got 10000 gold. don’t you have more? 5 4 3 2…. I am the winning bid.”
In the midst of the silence, the father walked out leisurely and went back to sit down with the old cat doll in his arms. The auction continued.
“This is a picture of the imperial castle garden drawn by His Majesty!”
“Huh.”
Again I shuddered with shame.
“50000 gold.”
“It’s a successful bid!”
Dad calmly won the bid. Since then, my dad has started winning bids for all my treasured items. At first, the people who kept quiet silence gradually began to express their dissatisfaction.
“I think this is too much!”
“That’s right! We also want to participate in the auction.”
At the clamor of the people, Dad savagely raised his eyes.
“what?”
“Hee!”
Watching the scene, I sighed in succession.
‘It’s a house, but I want to go home…’
To do that, I had no choice but to end this damn auction. I jumped off the throne and stood in front of people.
“your majesty!”
The servants looked at me with tears as if they were unfair. It was like little kids telling their teacher. I tugged at the hem of my dad’s clothes as he stood confidently.
“dad.”
“Yes Mabel.”
“Dad’s going to buy me two.”
“…Mabel!”
“It’s forbidden.”
“You can’t do this to me!”
After mercilessly ignoring his father who was clinging to him sadly, he returned to the throne and sat down. The faces of the servants were much brighter. The more I did, the more complicated my mind became.
‘What the hell is that?’
Even if everyone was blinded by power, they were too far away. Even if you flatter me like this, I will never give you any convenience. An attendant brought a tray cart. Gustav whipped up the cloth.
“Now, this is the last auction item for the day. The gemstone bracelet you made with your nanny, Count Alielli!”
At the word last, the eyes of the servants rolled over. I could feel their simmering desire to grab a piece of power because they liked me no matter what.
“Damn the bracelet!”
Dad gritted his teeth while looking at the bracelet. It was a face that looked like it would be easier to get rid of if you got that one too.
‘Still, the auction price will stabilize a bit since Dad is gone.’
I watched the auction with a somewhat relaxed mind. The auction started again like that.
“1000 gold!”
“5000 gold!”
“10000 gold!”
“80000 gold!”
I was at a loss for words at the same amount as before.
‘As expected, this country has no answers.’
…I realize it even today.
