#382. I can’t allow it.
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“《LE & IN》?”
“A joint venture between the Leviathan Hotel and the Infinity Guild?”
“…is that possible?”
The launch of 《LE & IN》 made the whole world buzz, not just in Korea.
A Leviathan belonging to the Seven Dragons.
Infinity, one of the seven guilds.
This is because no one could have imagined that the two forces would work together to build a single company.
Still, if it was only that, I would have been able to understand.
There is no one who is ignorant of the recent harsh economic sanctions in East Asia and the Middle East.
In order to solve the situation, it was possible for the two forces to join hands with the spirit of the May Dongju.
Nevertheless, there are two reasons why < < LE & IN > > could not but attract the world’s attention.
One is the power of action that took control of a country’s restaurant industry and food distribution overnight.
The other was productivity of unknown origin.
“…Wasn’t Apophis locking up the warehouses in East Asia, causing severe food shortages?”
“It’s almost a miracle that no one died from starvation.”
“But where the hell do they get so much food from, and they are selling it endlessly like that?”
“I heard that there are mountains of people who want to die because they’re curious about that?”
The existing food service industry was also collapsing one after another because of the food crisis.
The behavior of 《LE & IN》, which not only filled the shortfall overnight but also sprinkled relief supplies, was astounding and mysterious.
It was even more so for those who had an information network.
This is because no matter where they dig, the source of the food is unknown.
That’s why those who were thinking about it with their heads wrapped up eventually came to have some doubts.
“Could this be a self-made play?”
“A self-made play?”
“Think about it. Isn’t Apophis the only company that can secretly supply that much food?”
“Nonsense. Apophis, who started imposing food sanctions, now has no reason to do so, right?”
“Why is there no reason? Thanks to that, Leviathan took over the entire food industry and market in Korea.”
“…Did Apophis deliberately take the loss in order to help other companies enter the market?”
“Anyway, aren’t they the same Seven Dragons group? Then I don’t know what the deal might have been.”
A truly absurd conspiracy theory.
However, there were surprisingly many people who believed in the conspiracy.
In addition to the abnormal food supply of 《LE & IN》, there were many cases of eating the market in a similar way when the Chilryonghoe was actually nurtured.
As a result, the stock market boiled over again.
If all of this was a process of hostile absorption and merger, there was a possibility of a huge stock price rebound afterwards.
It was an atrocity to jump into the fire with an oil can because they did not know why the economic sanctions between the seven dragons began.
But no one could laugh at them.
It was because those who knew the truth couldn’t understand this situation either.
“There was no contact with Apophis.”
“I’ve looked into it in many ways, but I couldn’t find any traces of the Red Dragon Clan’s involvement.”
Headquarters in Quetzalcoatl.
A beautiful woman with green hair and a particularly slender body wearing a white coat and picking up a medicine bottle in the laboratory of the building that represents Brazil.
Maia listened to the report from the two aides and opened her mouth quietly.
“Looks like Limon did something out of the ordinary again.”
“Do you think this is the work of the swordsman?”
“Didn’t you doubt that the Red Dragon Clan teamed up with the Black Dragon Clan?”
Are sisters sisters?
Barbara and Arbella had similarly confused faces.
The reason why they suspected that the Red Dragon Clan was involved in LE & IN was because they were the same.
However, when Maia heard the words of these two people, she held a cold scorn.
“Do you think that Hasneti would do something like this?”
“That’s…”
Barbara was perplexed.
If it was the Red Dragon Princess, I’d rather go to war.
It wasn’t that he was the type to concoct something different from the outside and the inside, such as forming an alliance with the Gold Dragon Clan and joining hands with the Black Dragon Clan.
Still, Arbella objected.
“If the Black Dragon Princess had intervened, wouldn’t that be the case?”
“I’m not saying it’s wrong.”
Take a weakness and intimidate.
Whether it’s tempting with sweet bait.
The Black Dragon Clan is the clan of scheming who grabs and shakes people’s hearts, and Li Qingyu is their princess.
In particular, as there are many suspicious aspects to the war that broke out in Africa last time, there is a possibility that Li Qing-yu may have interfered in it.
When Arbella, who had obtained Maia’s consent, was elated and Barbara made a face of resentment.
A harsh comment followed.
“But if that was the case, there would have been traces of the Red Dragon Clan transporting a large quantity of food, so why didn’t you guys find it?”
“…I don’t know if he used skills such as moving in space or storing items.”
“Do you know of a player or guild that can covertly transport at least a few million people’s worth of food?”
“….”
“It seems more likely that not only Hasneti, but also Rose joined hands with Li Ching-wee.”
Arbella lowered her head.
Not even a few truckloads.
Only cargo ships can secretly transport dozens of units of food, and only the Blue Dragon clan, which has taken control of the world’s distribution industry.
But the assumption that Rose, and nobody else, had done this in violation of neutrality was too absurd for her to think.
“So you think this is something the swordsman did?”
“exactly. No matter how good the Black Dragons are at tricks, they can’t make something out of nothing.”
“Isn’t that the same for the swordsman?”
“It would have been the case when he was only one sword master, but now he has an eighth dragon psionic.”
A sword master is, after all, a swordsman.
Even though they were superior to any absolutes in history when it came to fighting with a sword, they were those who had built a wall against productivity or versatility.
That’s why the world became peaceful and Limon was ignored.
But psionics are different.
Although it may not have the same versatility as skills and magic, it was the dragon’s power that contained infinite possibilities.
“Keep in mind that he is already an existence that cannot be judged by our common sense.”
“…yes princess.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Barbara and Arbella eventually agreed to Maia’s words.
It was because they knew how absurd Limon was, having experienced the miraculous power that covered the entire Amazon.
So it was.
What made Barbara’s eyes shine?
“Then, princess, how about using this opportunity?”
“What are we going to use?”
“It means to make up traces of contact between the Red Dragon Clan and the Black Dragon Clan, Arbella.”
Hearing her words, Arbella put on a stunned expression.
“Barbara, are you planning to start a civil war in the Seven Dragons?”
“As long as the Blue Dragon Princess is neutral, there will be no civil war. But it might cause trouble among other clans.”
“…There is definitely a possibility.”
Arbella reluctantly agreed.
If you haven’t experienced Limon’s dragon psionics, you wouldn’t be able to pinpoint him as the culprit at once.
But what if there is reason to suspect the Red Dragon Clan?
The alliance between Charlotte and Yekatrice Hasneti may be shaken, and the check on Li Qingyu and Ainsha may become more severe.
For the Green Dragon clan, which was acting independently, it was a golden opportunity to beat competitors at once.
“Hey, do you think such a trifle will work for Charlotte?”
However, Maia coldly snorted.
The Golden Dragon Princess is the most perfect princess among the seven princesses of the Seven Dragons.
This impromptu conspiracy was not unnoticeable when years of thorough preparation and stratagem were not enough.
What if Li Qingyu was entangled?
Even if there is real evidence, it is better to bury it.
Scheming against the Black Dragon Princess is tantamount to bragging about your sword skills in front of a sword master.
In the worst case, it was too risky in that it turned not only Charlotte and Li Qing-yu, but even Rose, who was neutral, into enemies.
“If you have time to waste on useless things, at least work overtime. Anyway, once this research is over… Cough!”
That moment.
Maia coughed and dropped the vial.
While Arbella freaked out and grabbed the vial, Barbara on the other side hurriedly supported her.
no, i was trying to slow it down.
Unless Maia held out her gloved hand to stop her.
“Don’t make a fuss. Didn’t you have a seizure?”
“Haona Princess…”
Barbara and Arbella could not hide their concerns.
Pale complexion and bluish-white lips, though not to the point of coughing up blood.
Most of all, the silver flowers in her hair, which had almost lost their luster, made them worry.
As much as he remembered how healthy Maia was when the flower’s luster was intact, the current weakness was felt more clearly.
‘As expected…’
‘It’s getting difficult to control the miasma.’
In hindsight, it was natural.
The fact that Maia, whose lifespan was cut short by the fight against the monster lord, was able to maintain her health was entirely thanks to the dragon psionic embedded in Limon’s fragment.
But a few months after Limon left.
In the meantime, her health was deteriorating as much as the dragon psionic contained in the sculpture was exhausted.
That’s why Arbella bit her lip and said.
“Shouldn’t I contact the princess swordsmith?”
“….”
“You asked me to contact you when the dragon psionic contained in the flower runs out, so if you tell me now, I will be happy to give you a new piece.”
“…so.”
Listen to that and be silent for a while.
Maia asked sarcastically, looking at Arbella with dark, sunken green eyes.
“Do you mean to beg him for new flowers because you don’t want to die?”
“yes.”
“Arbella!”
Barbara raised her eyes at the bold answer.
However, Arbella continued talking regardless of her sister’s reprimand.
“I was worried that the Black Dragon Princess might find a weakness, so if it’s something like that, I’ll beg for it in exchange for my life. So please give me permission.”
“You…”
Barbara, who was trying to get angry, finally let out a moan.
It is clear that Maia needs a new piece.
In that sense, Arbella’s actions were natural as an aide who had to put the princess first.
“I cannot allow it.”
“Why are you talking?”
However, Maia immediately rejected Arbella’s request.
and spoke coldly.
“I have already made it clear that revenge and repayment will be substituted for making him fall for me.”
“…”
“So, I can’t accept any more favors from him that are unrequited, especially out of guilt for the death of our clan.”
After she receives flowers from Limon to prove her qualifications as a bride and makes him fall for her.
Until then, you can’t receive mercy without a price.
The two sisters, who looked at Maia with a complicated face as she spoke sternly, eventually quietly closed their eyes and bowed their heads.
“…if that is the will of the princess.”
“We are just following.”
As the Green Dragon Princess who is thorough in her wishes.
As a woman who, above all, wants to win the heart of a man other than a dragon psionic.
In order to become a partner equal to him.
The two sisters had no choice but to watch in silence as the beloved princess devoted herself to research despite her increasingly weak body.
