Episode 21 Morgue Camille (2)
Camille’s explosive remark exploded.
“Are you the thief who stole our ruby mine?”
The atmosphere in the room instantly froze at the 8-year-old girl’s bold question.
First of all, the servants of both families stiffened on the spot.
“…”
“…”
Even Morgue-Adolph of the world was perplexed, his mouth opening and closing.
Hugo also remained silent with a rather dazed expression.
The thought of ‘what did I just hear?’ can be seen outside the poker face.
Inside the Baskervilles’ room, it was quiet, as if nothing living existed.
And that silence was broken once more by Camus.
“Give me back the ruby mine.”
Camu walks with quick steps and holds out a white palm in front of her eyes.
On the other hand, Hugo, who was greeted with those clear eyes, still had a blank expression.
It is a person who has never heard such words face to face before, and it is all the more so in that the opponent is an 8-year-old child.
at that time. Adolf was the first to come to his senses.
“You bastard! How rude is this all of a sudden!”
“Your uncle said that earlier. This man stole our ruby mine.”
“Hey hey guy, when will I!?”
“Before I get off the wagon. The decrease in the number of research rubies given to me from this month is all because of that unlucky mustachioed thief.”
“Hey hey hey guy, when did my my me meet!?”
“If you ask me when, about 1 hour and 42 minutes ago? Will it be? I heard it clearly…
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At this point, Adolf felt a cold sweat break out.
I can tell without looking away. The temperature in the room went down a few degrees.
“…Hmm. Unlucky mustache old man and thief?”
A cold voice comes from the front.
Hugo narrowed his eyes and was looking this way.
Adolf took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, and cleared his throat.
“Keuheum. There seems to be a misunderstanding. This will be explained well later.”
“What does a puppy know? There is no need to explain to me the problems of the family education in the House of Morgue.”
Hugo spat out a barbed word, but it seemed that he was already in a lot of mood.
Adolf told Camus, thinking that he was accusing him.
“Camyuya. What kind of disrespect is this to an elder from a neighboring family?”
“But what my uncle said…”
“No matter how badly the attendants around you say things like that, you can’t just convey them straight away. Because there are many exaggerated rumors… A lot of things have happened.”
Adolph and Camus talk face-to-face.
Suddenly, Hugo started to get annoyed with all these situations.
Come to think of it, Deacon Barrymore’s report a while ago comes to mind.
‘This is the first report. Regarding the bloodshed with the ‘House of Morgue’ in the ruby mines of Red Fang Mountain…’ ‘
There will be an opportunity to discuss that soon. Morgue will come first.’
The ruby mine issue has actually been a topic of dispute for quite some time.
On the borderline between the Baskervilles and the Morgues, also known as the ‘Joint Security Area’, there is a mine where high-quality rubies pour out profusely.
The problem is that the entrance to the mine is located above the estate of the House of Morgue, while the underground ore runs under the estate of the House of Baskerville.
Due to the angle at which the veins flow, the only mining route accessible from the ground is possible at the mining site in the Morgue family estate.
However, if you dig along this vein, you will inevitably have to dig under the Baskervilles’ estate. Because of
< Imagination Inside the Mine of Camus >,
the House of Morgue has been looking for various methods.
The most tried was secretly digging a tunnel to mine rubies.
However, the hounds of the Baskervilles, who had a keen sense of smell, would spot the signs like ghosts and raid the Rue Morgue’s quarries.
In the midst of this, bloodshed occurred several times, but nothing was reported to the public, so the relationship between the two families was still good on the outside.
Even though I was simmering on the inside.
So, the purpose of Morgue Adolf’s visit today, who said he came to discuss the goodwill event, was actually to talk about the ruby mine and the bloody conflict.
So, Hugo was also preparing in his own way…
“Give me back my ruby! I can’t even do research because I don’t have enough rubies!”
I had no idea that an 8-year-old girl would come and pamper me like this.
At Camus request, Hugo put his hand on his forehead.
“Ivosio Adolf Acting Governor. What the hell is this for an official visit?”
“Keuheum. Keum. I’m sorry for this, Head of Household. But what the kid said isn’t completely wrong, so I’m in trouble as well.”
“……what?”
“Isn’t that the right word?
The eyes of Hugo and Adolf met.
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“…”
Hugo tried to put pressure on the hall by exuding a superhuman aura unique to the Sword Master, but… his concentration was disrupted by the approaching Camu.
Even if you try to force Camu to retreat by emitting momentum rather slowly.
“What are you doing with the child now? Could it be that the swordsman of the empire is persecuting an 8-year-old girl?”
Adolf’s pinzan comes in right away.
Adolf wrapped Camus in a cloak.
And Hugo with a crumpled expression.
Arguing with an 8-year-old child hurts the face of an adult, and if we let it go, that author named Adolf keeps trying to exploit the child’s innocence politically.
It was very annoying for Hugo.
Should the ruby mine problem, which has been silently answered, be reignited after all?
Agreeing to the meeting itself is a matter of pride for the Baskervilles and a lucrative trade for the House of Morgue.
In the first place, rubies are important only to Morgue as they are often used as the main material for magic experiments, but are not a very necessary resource for Baskerville.
Hugo, who has a closed personality who hates interacting with other families, just wanted to turn his attention to the ruby vein.
Training the hounds and reclaiming the enemy and the black mountain gave me a headache, but I didn’t want to fight with the little guys who played magic with the red stones used for women’s accessories.
“Give it back to our ruby mine. If it’s not the ruby that comes out of it, it’s hard for me to continue my studies.”
“Uh heh Camus. I keep talking about grown-ups, but I keep doing it! I’m sorry.”
I think that I will not be able to listen to the conversation between that girl named Kamu and the author named Adolf.
‘No matter how you look at it, this is a political performance…’
However, since the other person is a child, he can’t help but boil inside without saying anything.
Even if he was the head of an iron-blooded swordsman who was in the position of being above all, even if he was one.
……just then.
There was a voice that opened Hugo’s ears.
“Doesn’t the Rue Morgue teach you not to covet other people’s property?”
Just like the 8-year-old Camus, she has a bright and youthful voice.
This is the appearance of 8-year-old Bikir.
