◈ 164. [Side Story] Serenade
“I have no choice but to take her by force.”
The woman in the maid’s uniform said that while picking up the huge coffin like a blunt weapon.
“Hoo.”
I smiled, baring my molars. Look at this. Are you even threatening me now?
Do I look like a pair of hot pants? No matter how he looks like this, he has defeated countless monsters on the monster front and even killed that vampire king.
good night! Let’s face it!
… … The words filled my throat, but I managed to hold it in. Instead, he nodded.
“Okay, okay. Don’t follow me.”
When I said I would quietly follow her, the woman seemed puzzled.
“Are you sure?”
“Really. Because I also want to meet your master.”
What are you doing, you exert pressure on the merchants of the ecliptic, and why do you interfere with my work with that pressure? I’m honestly very curious.
If you’re invited there, there’s no reason not to go. Let’s see each other’s faces and talk.
“Hmm… … .”
The woman narrowed her eyes and murmured softly.
“You’re not running away. Something, it’s a little different from before… … .”
“?”
what. Is this woman dating Ash by any chance?
I wanted to ask, but there was no time. The woman with the huge coffin on her back took the lead in the mercenary guild.
“Follow me. I will guide you.”
***
After getting into the wagon that was waiting next to the mercenary guild building, it took a while to move south.
The carriage stopped at a large building right next to the port.
I looked up at the building’s signboard with an unexpected feeling.
<Winter Silver Top>
‘That Wintersilver, the biggest guild in the Empire, no, in the Empire?’
Wintersilver is the family that runs the largest guild on the continent, which is said to cover every corner of the empire.
It was a top rank that could be contacted in the game, but for some reason, it was like dummy data that never traded with Crossroads.
‘Is that Wintersilver Merchant, interfering with my dealings with other Merchant… … ? why?’
As the suspicion deepened, I followed the woman in the maid uniform into the upper building.
Even though it was late, the sun had already set, the upper building was bustling with people.
A woman in a maid’s uniform skillfully walked among the busily running around carrying bundles of papers and goods.
Even with that huge coffin on his back, he moves like a loach.
The woman stopped on the fifth floor, the top floor of the upper building.
There was a door made of luxurious wood at the innermost part of the 5th floor, and a large nameplate hung above the door.
<Wintersilver sober room>
It must have been the room where the head of the upper ranks lived.
In front of the door, two women dressed as maids stood guard.
These two guards also have terrifying faces that are formidable.
When the woman in the maid’s uniform put down the coffin on her back, two guards moved out of the door.
Knock-knocking on the door cautiously, the woman in a maid’s uniform recited emotionlessly.
“master. I have brought Your Highness.”
Moments later, a young woman’s cool voice came from inside the door.
“come in.”
“yes.”
A woman in a maid outfit pulled the door open and stood beside her politely. I carefully moved her feet and entered her.
The first thing I noticed was the smell of ink and paper.
The large room was filled with all sorts of papers. Upon closer inspection, most of them were receipts and transaction statements.
There were also a lot of certificates for items bought and sold at the top.
The next thing to be seen was neatly packaged jewels and precious metals.
As befits the continent’s largest guild, it seems that these high-value items are also traded. I turned my head while estimating the price of the jewel.
Finally, I saw her sitting at the desk in the middle of the room.
It was a young woman in a women’s suit with no wrinkles.
His long hair that went past his waist was light blue, like clear water, and the eyes in his glasses staring at the papers were bright silver like freshly plucked silver coins.
She glanced at me, put down the pen in her hand, and took off her glasses at the same time.
“great job. Get out, Elise.”
“yes. master.”
It seems that the name of the maid who brought me here was Elise.
Elise looked towards her master with eyes of loyalty and compassion… … As for me, he let out a vague warning like before.
Elise politely bowed once and quietly closed the door.
Only the two of us were left in the room, the woman at the head of the Winter Silver Merchant.
“… … .”
“… … .”
There was an awkward air.
I hesitated on what to say first, but the woman let out a small sigh.
“I haven’t seen you in a while, do you have anything to say to the girl?”
“uh… … .”
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Hesitantly, I waved my hand shyly.
“Long time no see?”
“… … .”
The woman’s eyes narrowed. I broke out in a cold sweat on my back.
Holy shit. I know this woman has something to do with her Ash. I don’t know what it is, so I don’t know how to get out.
‘Is this bastard Ash in debt to the Wintersilver Merchant?’
Since this bastard is said to have lived madly at gambling on a fictitious day, there is a good chance.
Couldn’t it be that he sold the name of the prince and yanked money from the upper management here?
No matter how much I think about it, that’s the only reason why they call me so menacingly at such a large top.
After guessing, I nodded my head inwardly. OK, let’s be bold.
Because I can’t pay it back, it’s doubled!
“yes. long time no see.”
However, I realized that I was completely wrong at the words of the woman who followed.
“Husband.”
“… … .”
I stupidly blinked my wide-open eyes. what?
me… … . pouch… … .
“My dear… … sir?!”
“You don’t even want to hear that title anymore?”
A bitter smile crept across the woman’s lips.
“No matter how much you hate the girl, you still have to admit it.”
“uh… … ?”
“We’re from both families and promised to get married.”
It was only then that the nameplate on her desk caught my eye as she muttered sadly.
Serenade Wintersilver.
She was the owner of Winter Silver, the continent’s largest upper class, and Ash’s fiancée.
“Let’s go.”
Standing up, Serenade picked up the suit coat that was hanging on the hanger and threw it over her shoulder without putting her arm in.
“The atmosphere here is not very good to celebrate the reunion.”
Serenade passed me and left the room.
I hurriedly followed her after staring blankly at her back as she clattered and walked away.
***
shoot it… … .
The calm waves that approached the bow of the ship dispersed creating foam.
I am on top of a luxury yacht owned by the Winter Silver Merchant.
The white and sleek yacht gently parted the sea and made a big turn around the port coast.
In the distance, not too far away, the lights of the harbor and the city twinkled.
How can you look at this city from the sky, the land, and the sea in one day today? Wouldn’t it be like accomplishing a challenge?
‘No no, put aside the crazy game-like thinking for a moment!’
I shook my head. It’s not time to open the system window to ask if achievements aren’t showing up! Stop escaping reality!
‘I heard rumors that he has a fiancée. she heard… … .’
Could I have known that we would meet right on the first day we came to the ecliptic? Your heart is not ready!
Lucas didn’t tell us in detail, so we don’t know exactly what kind of relationship it was, and more importantly, more than anything.
Serenade is ‘Ash’s fiancee.
The relationship with the people of Crossroads is a human relationship built by ‘I’.
However, this woman promised to marry ‘Ash’, not me.
Besides, it’s not another relationship, it’s a lover… … .
‘I’ve only been possessed by this body, but I’m a person who is the lover of the original owner of that body.’
To be honest, I had no idea how to deal with it.
I may be a professional at attacking monsters, but… … that… … Being a woman is a bit difficult?!
again. again.
Then the serenade came behind me with the sound of shoes. When I glanced back, I was holding a c*cktail in each hand.
Serenade handed me the light blue c*cktail she was holding in her right hand.
“I brought it with what I always ate.”
“Ah, thank you… … .”
I was about to say thank you, but I quickly shut my mouth.
Like Ash, like Ash? Like Ash!
widely!
Taking the glass away, I hit the c*cktail with one shot.
It must have been a fairly strong drink, so it instantly warmed my stomach. Aww! Goddam hell yeah!
I boldly threw the cleanly emptied glass out of the yacht.
Sea, sorry for throwing garbage! Still, it would be like Ash at this point?!
“… … .”
Surprised by my sudden eccentricity, Serenade’s eyes are wide open and stiff.
I broke out in a cold sweat. Was it a little too much?!
“hmm… … You must have been very thirsty. Can I get you another drink, sir?”
“No, it’s okay. that’s enough.”
I pretended to be calm and waved my hands. If I drink one more cup like this, my esophagus won’t be left.
Still, perhaps thanks to the alcohol, his body, which had been stiff with tension, was relieved. Shall I borrow the power of drunkenness to play Ash?
“Whoa.”
The serenade, who was leaning next to the railing I was leaning against, sighed lightly and put her glass in her mouth.
“You left for the dead and returned to the imperial capital, but you didn’t say a word to the girl.”
“… … .”
“Like when you left, the girl didn’t say a word. She thinks she’s used to being modest, but a little… … Isn’t that too much?”
Serenade’s silver eyes glinted at me. I tried to smile nonchalantly.
“Are you worried?”
“I’m worried. I’m always doing it.”
As she swirled the c*cktail glass in her hand, she murmured a serenade.
“Langgun-nim… … I’m afraid you’ll break your promise. I am always anxious.”
promise? What promise did Ash make?
I was curious, but I changed the subject. I had something to ask.
“Is that why you interrupted?”
“Are you interfering? What do you mean?”
“Don’t pretend. Aren’t you the one who made all the architects and guild members I contacted back down?”
Serenade snorted.
“Oh, is that it? That was the right thing to do.”
“what?”
“Didn’t the Winter Silver Merchant Company promise to provide the best commercial service to you? No other flies can get in.”
I was speechless.
So, what is it?
“I will select the architect. I don’t know what kind of business you’re trying to do in Crossroads, but that business is also in charge of our Winter Silver guild.”
I didn’t want to see me sign a contract with another guild, so I tried my best to stop it… … is that a story?
“If you ask me to do these things, I will take care of everything, so just tell me from now on.”
“… … .”
“Tell me as much money as you need. Whether you use it for gambling as usual or for gambling, I will lend it to you as much as you like. As for the goods, if it’s handled by our guild, just tell us. Whether it’s alcohol, jewelry, or anything rare, I’ll give it to you if you can ask for it.”
Why are you even doing this?
Hesitantly, I asked cautiously.
“What can I give you in return?”
“… … You pretend to have forgotten again.”
The soft sea breeze blew Serenade’s aqua-colored hair. It was like waves bobbing in the air.
“From the beginning, our family’s needs were fixed, weren’t they?”
Serenade let out a long sigh and looked up at me with clear silver eyes.
Why? Her eyes were desperate and sorrowful.
“In Wintersilver, a lowly merchant family with only money… … Ask for the royal family name.”
last name?
It’s not the castle that catches vampires, it’s the castle’s castle? then… … .
“your… … The emperor’s seed.”
Serenade’s long, slender fingers gripped my sleeve tightly.
“Ask for me.”
I was frightened and my eyes widened.
Seed… … .
Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mrs.?!
