Chapter 66. Daddy sleeps like this2020.09.19.
Bang! The gate of Javier’s mansion shook ceaselessly. It was a day when it rained like crazy. Count Mytheron, who had no way of knowing whether tears or rainwater was flowing, knocked on the gate relentlessly.
“ball! ball! help me! You are the only one!”
However, the strong gate showed no sign of being opened. The Count slipped with his fists clenched.
“Ugh, I mean, help me,
please…” However, his cries were drowned out by the sound of pouring rain.
. . . Duke Javier stood by the window and stared at the invisible gate.
“My foolish friend…”
He had heard that Count Mytheron had come to ask for help for several days, but he never went out. Count Myteron, who was a reliable friend and right-hand man. From the time they were boys, they were unafraid to turn their backs on each other and went through all kinds of adversity together. they were comrades Although they were not shy about revealing their teeth. There was no time to share with an old friend who had now lost even that title. Because it is no longer of any use.
“I gave you so much advice, but you didn’t listen to me, so in the end, didn’t you become like this?”
If there was a difference between himself and the count, it was whether he worked while getting his hands dirty or not. He advised many times not to leave a tail, but it was the Count who did not listen. Didn’t he lose everything after being betrayed by his subordinate?
“Tsk.”
Duke Javier, who forcibly turned his gaze to the window, returned to his office desk and reviewed the newly uploaded papers by his aide. The Duke’s expression twisted as he read through the dense sentences.
“What is this… what do you mean?”
“The property of the former Count of Mytheron has already gone into someone else’s hands.”
“That’s what made it difficult…”
Actually, it was quite a serious problem. Duke Javier had made a significant investment in Count Myteron’s gambling house as a stranger, and was receiving a considerable fortune as dividends. However, if the gambling house is owned by another person, how should this case be handled? It was a situation where he could be involved in Count Mytheron’s corruption if he rashly claimed dividends.
“no. That’s not going to work…”
In addition to that, the auction house and other business matters were also reaching out, so the loss was enormous. All in all, it was a car that was suffering from financial difficulties because it had recently bought a gold mine at an absurdly high price. Of course, the purpose was not gold, but shouldn’t the gold that is there also be used? He had debts to pay right away, so he thought he would have to sell his gold to raise funds.
“The gold mine I bought recently. I should have started mining, but why is gold not coming in?”
“Oh, that’s what I mean…”
The aide looked at the Duke. The duke intuitively realized that something was wrong.
“What is it? tell me.”
“I dug quite deep, but they say there is no gold.”
“…no gold?”
It couldn’t be. He has already won a bid for a gold mine where gold is being mined. There was even an expert’s guarantee. But no gold!
“There is no way there is no gold. Something’s wrong. Dig deeper, order the worker!”
“I am still working on it. But no news. I guess I got it wrong.”
“Unbelievable…!”
Duke Javier fell into a state of panic at the suddenly cut off funding line. Forgiveness of debt could allow more time, but this was a matter of pride. The Javier family, the head of the Daemyeongmun imperial faction, requested that the debt repayment be delayed. If the news leaked, it would be enough to spread rumors around society.
‘That’s not enough.’
The family’s honor could not be tarnished. So, how can you solve your immediate financial problems? While the duke was seriously contemplating a solution, an aide called someone to visit.
“dismissal. A guest has arrived.”
“Are you Count Mytheron?”
“no.”
“then?”
“He said he would understand if I said ace.”
It was a completely unexpected visit.
***
Casey smiled wryly and took a sip of her tea.
“It smells so good.”
“I’m glad that’s the case.”
It was an unexpected visit, so the duke couldn’t erase his bewildered expression. That’s because they’ve always been meeting only at the salon.
“There’s something I haven’t told you, Your Excellency, but in fact I once worked at Count Mytheron’s auction house.”
“You? Strange. I’ve never seen one before.”
“Because it wasn’t something anyone responded to.”
Casey’s demeanor was so natural that Duke Javier had no doubt that it was a lie. In reality, he was not so delicate as to memorize the faces and impressions of each auction house employee, so there was no doubt about it.
“I heard from an acquaintance at the auction house I was in contact with recently. His Excellency will be in trouble.”
“no. Did the news spread like that already?!”
Duke Javier became impatient. If rumors had already spread, there was no way to do anything about it. Casey, who had been staring at the bewildered duke with calm eyes, smiled brightly.
“If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know. I will give you all the information I know.”
“Will you?”
In the meantime, the duke has been getting all sorts of information from Casey to make small gains. He was a credible talent. The fear of losing his honor and the loss of his strong right arm finally combined with his unconditional trust in Casey, and the duke completely lost his usual reason. For a moment, a faint light flashed in Casey’s eyes, but he couldn’t see the Duke. said Casey.
“Did I ever tell you? That I belong to the Information Guild Evil.”
“You? …Yeah, he said he knew a lot of useful information.”
It was too accurate to be information I knew personally, so I thought there might be a source. I didn’t know that the source was Evil.
“I don’t know if His Excellency has heard of it, but Evil often receives a lot of requests from people who are in urgent need of money.”
“I see.”
“So I think I can help your Excellency…” “
…I see!”
There was no doubt or disbelief. The duke, already accustomed to the information Casey had provided, nodded helplessly.
“Ace, your information is trustworthy, yes…”
And on the spot, Duke Javier signed the IOU presented by Casey without hesitation.
“Then I’ll see you again.”
Casey quickly took the IOU with a sad smile as if he had drawn it.
***
“-It is ideal.”
“Good job.”
I listened to Aidan’s report while eating delicious macarons. A hum came out of nowhere.
‘I never thought it would be this easy to bring down a family.’
The family of Count Myteron, who received a direct blow from his father’s wrath, was literally shattered. Fortunately, he escaped the death penalty, but he was so broke that he would rather die.
“It seems that he is seeking help from the nobles he has known from collateral families.”
“Who helped you?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“This is why people say that you should always live with virtue.”
Even the count lived in vain to say that there was no one to lend a helping hand when things collapsed. Anyway, the thought of blowing off Duke Javier’s right arm made my heart feel lighter. In fact, the face of the duke I met at the recent meeting was dead, so I don’t know how happy it is.
‘Duke Javier is soon too.’
It was when I was sharing dessert with Aidan, immersed in happiness. Gustav with a small box entered the bedroom.
“What? I’m not going to do it.”
I squinted my eyes and glared at Gustav. I still hadn’t forgiven the last auction house incident. Gustav protested with an unfair expression.
“But Your Majesty. I am His Majesty’s aide.”
“Daddy’s aide.”
“To be precise, you two can be called His Majesty’s aides.”
“omg. Do you think you have daddy and me at the same time?! Legs! flirt!”
“Where did you learn that word? ha.”
Gustav put his forehead on his forehead and shook his head. But I had no intention of easily forgiving Gustav.
‘I will keep my father’s wallet.’
Even if it wasn’t so, the wind that gave me all sorts of things would have made me broke, but since I spent a huge amount of money on winning bids for useless things, my dad is probably a beggar.
“Eh. Dad has to feed himself and he’s busy…”
Since his father’s spending has reached that point, taking the property of Count Mytheron will not be enough to support him. … the days ahead are dark. At that moment, the nanny entered the bedroom and tilted her head as if wondering.
“oh. Adjutant Drubal. Why are you doing that outside the door?”
“I was kicked out.”
“Whoops. Even Lord Lisandro gets kicked out five times a week.”
“I feel a strange sense of kinship.”
“Because His Majesty is more merciless than we thought. By the way, what’s the box you’re holding in your hand?”
“Oh you mean this? This is a present for Your Majesty.”
‘Standing gift?’
Pretending not to hear the story, I was startled. Unexpectedly, it was because I had a gift trauma. The trauma caused by the huge gift rush that happens every birthday. Gustav nodded and proudly opened the box.
“Oh my, these shoes are so cute!”
“I bought it because I thought it would look good on His Majesty.”
“This is really cute. Shall we try it on?”
The nanny was delighted and approached with her shoes. Gustav’s bribe wasn’t very pleasing, but it wasn’t a very expensive gift, and I didn’t want to disappoint the excited nanny, so I put my foot out in silence.
“That’s right! They are really cute.”
“I thought it would suit you well.”
Gustav smiled proudly. The nanny grabbed my hand and pulled me lightly.
“Take a walk, Your Majesty. It might make you feel uncomfortable.”
“Yes.”
I nodded and took a step. and that moment. Knock!
“…?!”
I turned to ice at the sudden sound of ‘Bong’. The nanny clapped and smiled brightly.
“Oh, how cute!”
He slowly raised his head towards Gustav while he stood up. He had a proud smile on his face.
“As soon as I saw it, I thought, ‘This belongs to Your Majesty!’ because I wanted to Shoes that squeak when you walk on them.”
“You did well, aide.”
“What is this?”
As I listened to the conversation between the nanny and Gustav, my eyes burned with rage. How dare you put on my shoes?
“….”
Gustav ugh!!
***
Beginning with Gustav’s pair of shoes, a flurry of gifts began pouring in as if another strange rumor had circulated. These were baby things that were in vogue recently.
“It is a new design shoe.”
“Not thinner.”
I grabbed the shoe Xavier handed me and threw it away. Knock! While making a dainty sound and watching the brutally tumbling shoes, the people around them clapped and cheered.
“It’s been a while, Your mighty Majesty.”
“Your Majesty is really cute too.”
I calmly closed my eyes and controlled my anger. If one day someone asked me if I was home schooled, I would answer. I thought I was self-taught.
‘Come to think of it, I can’t see my dad lately.’
Oscar often stopped by to take walks and eat together, while Dad did not show his face. He even missed the meeting.
“Lisandro Lisandro.”
“Your Majesty.”
“Dad, where are you?”
“uh. His Majesty…”
“…?”
Somehow, Lisandro stumbled and slurred. He even averted his gaze. I’ve never been like this. What is it?
“What are you doing?”
“no. doesn’t exist.”
‘there is.’
Suspicious, I immediately got down from the chair.
“I’m going to see Dad.”
“yes? But His Majesty is busy, so-”
“Shall we go.”
Something must have happened. I became more confident in Lisandro’s attitude of stopping me. I led Lisandro to where my father was. I went to the office first, but only Gustaf, who had dark circles, greeted me.
‘You said you were busy, didn’t you? It was a lie after all.’
I immediately changed my destination to my father’s bedroom. As I was walking, I suddenly realized.
‘Come to think of it, this is my first time going to Dad’s bedroom.’
I never felt the need to go find him first because he always came to my place. Arriving in my father’s bedroom with a strange feeling, I turned to Lisandro as if asking for permission.
“Your Majesty doesn’t like others entering the bedroom, but-”
“me too?”
“Your Majesty will be an exception.”
Lisandro sighed and opened the door instead. I cautiously stepped inside. The bedroom was dark. It took me quite a while to get used to the darkness because I was always in the light. Lisandro didn’t follow me, so I stepped inside, careful not to fall. It smelled strange. It was a smell that seemed to have been weak at one time. And it wasn’t long before I realized that there was a thick layer of smoke in the bedroom.
‘It was burning incense.’
As I walked toward the bed, the surroundings were strangely quiet.
‘Is Daddy sleeping…?’
The atmosphere was so quiet that it felt awkward. I saw the bed in the dark vision. And the father lying on it.
“Zana Buda.”
I sneaked closer to my father in case he woke up. Because I wanted to see my father’s sleeping face.
‘Only my father feels unfair when he sees my sleeping face.’
I’ll see and tell you too. It wasn’t long before I arrived at the bedside. As the shadow covering the moon gradually lifted, I saw my father’s face with his eyes closed.
‘Dad sleeps like this.’
The purpose must have been achieved. I had no intention of disturbing Dad’s sound sleep. I turned around and took another sneaky step. It was then. With a swipe, the body was pulled. And a cool sensation down the neck that is immediately felt
…
I trembled involuntarily at the cold voice that made my whole body tremble. Maybe it was because the action was too big, and the sharp blade cut her throat shallowly.
“Huh.”
I heard my father’s surprised voice behind my back at the moan I spit out without my knowledge.
“Siana…?”
Clink-. The sword my father was holding fell powerlessly. Only then did I turn around and look back at my father. Dad’s face looking up at me in disheveled clothes was the first expression I’d seen since I was born. His eyes were desperate and resigned as if he knew that it couldn’t be possible.
“Mabel….”
The moment Dad reached out to me, I covered my mouth with both hands.
“Hiccup!”
I took a step back without even realizing it, and my dad made a shocked face.
“What am I doing now…”
