Chapter 18. A blade is sharper when it is hidden (1)
William’s body was lifted and carried out of the room.
“William!”
“older brother!”
Elise and Dexter began to wriggle and crawl towards us. I picked up the sword that Ethan had dropped earlier and placed it next to William.
“You guys are figuring things out on your own. We’ll be leaving soon.”
I slammed the door again and returned to the room.
“Huh…huh.”
Ethan was completely stretched out, drool dripping from his mouth.
“Oh, my. It tastes so bad already.”
He smiled and approached the fireplace inside the room. At the sound of my voice, Ethan barely raised his head and looked this way.
“Kill him….”
“Not yet. I still have sins to ask.”
I took out an iron stuck in the fireplace. As I approached him with it, Ethan straightened up in surprise.
“no way…….”
“Goldstar, I mean that snake. You touched it, right?”
Ethan’s trembling eyes looked towards the tip of the red-hot iron.
“I don’t know, I…”
“Oh, really? But now you’re the only one left.”
“…….”
“What should we do? You can’t blame people who are already dead, right?”
He raised the corners of his mouth and gently waved the iron.
“I will return the pain that Gold Star suffered.”
“S-stop…”
Despair crept into Ethan’s eyes.
Chi profit.
The hot iron dug into his skin without hesitation.
“Aaaahhh!”
A night he would never forget was passing.
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A few days later.
A sunny afternoon with warm autumn sunlight.
“Hmm.”
I was currently in an upscale coffee house reputed to be the best in the capital. This place became especially famous because it was run by a chef from the imperial palace.
[The same baked cookies that His Majesty the Emperor sought twice]
[Princess Violette’s favorite cheesecake]
Indeed, the promotional text emphasizing his past career caught his attention. It was worth continuing to sell out every day.
[Custard pudding introduced at a recent banquet]
“Oh, there’s this too.”
There were also several types of desserts that I tried at the banquet hall a few days ago. Of course, the price was high enough to make ordinary people’s eyes pop out.
So, most of the guests who visited this place were nobles accompanied by servants. There are exceptions, like me, who came alone.
“Would you like to order?”
A clerk was following me. This may be because even though it’s been a while since I came in, I’m still just looking at the place instead of ordering.
“Call me if you need anything.”
When I held out my hand, the clerk stepped away with a very troubled look on his face. It seemed like he was worried that people’s attention was on me.
“That person….”
“Abel Ovest Kindreal….”
“At the conference hall….”
Rumors had already spread in the conference room, so everyone was whispering quietly. He walked around the store thoughtfully, enjoying the gaze.
“Hmm….”
I was looking at the desserts, but I was also looking at the structure and interior of the store. It was to get acquainted with the latest trends in the capital.
How much time has passed?
“oh.”
The person I was waiting for appeared.
“Are you here!”
“welcome!”
The clerks bowed politely towards one customer.
“hmm.”
It was the Mason lord, cocking his neck arrogantly. The owner of the coffee house approached him, rubbing his hands together.
“Are you here, Lord Mason?”
“Okay. What did I tell you?”
“I’ve prepared it well here.”
Clap clap!
As he clapped his hands, another clerk quickly ran out and held out two boxes.
“Here, we have two types of all the latest desserts.”
The manager continued his explanation by pointing to each box.
“And this is a token of our gratitude for consistently visiting our coffee house. Chocolate balls made by the chef himself, poured with hot boiled liquor….”
After hearing the explanation with a satisfied face, Lord Mason raised his hand.
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“Butler, do the math.”
“Yes, master.”
The butler standing next to him took the box and paid for it. Meanwhile, I quietly approached Mason.
“No, who is this?”
It suddenly appeared behind him, making a loud noise on purpose.
“Aren’t you Lord Mason?”
“omg!”
Mason’s eyes widened when he saw me.
“Now, you…”
“What a coincidence to see you here.”
Of course, this meeting today was not a coincidence, it was inevitable.
I knew full well that Mason stopped by this coffee house every Thursday, and the reason why.
I continued speaking naturally.
“You sure you didn’t forget? I saw you just a few days ago.”
Mason stepped back, stroking his chin.
“Of course I remember, Prince Abel.”
He motioned for the butler to come quickly. It seemed like he wasn’t very happy about meeting me.
“Then I’m busy so I’ll stop….”
“Wow, this is amazing.”
I gently blocked his path and continued the conversation.
“I didn’t know that Lord Mason liked sweet desserts so much.”
I leaned closer to Mason and lowered my voice so only he could hear.
“Looking at the amount, it looks like you’ll be eating it with someone. I don’t think it will be the lady of the mansion.”
A bitter smile appeared on his lips.
“Because he hates sweets.”
“……!”
Mason was startled and looked around. He made sure no one heard and then he looked at me again.
“Now, now. What are you saying now….”
He whispered in an urgent tone. He was so embarrassed that his tongue seemed to be twisted.
“Would you mind taking a moment? I have something to tell you.”
“I have something to talk with you….”
“No? Is that really true?”
Despite the sarcastic tone, Mason was unable to respond in particular.
“I know who will eat this dessert.”
“…….”
“What do you think? Suddenly you feel like you have something to talk about, right?”
“Oh, I understand. I understand.”
He nodded quickly, his face turning black.
“Don’t do this here, go somewhere else….”
“You don’t have to go far.”
He raised his hand and pointed upstairs.
“Let’s talk in the private room on the third floor.”
“That’s right.”
Mason called the president with a wave of his hand. After hearing the explanation, the president bowed politely.
“Okay. How can I prepare tea and refreshments?”
Mason said in a tone that made it seem like it didn’t matter.
“You can figure it out….”
“May I order?”
I interrupted him and interrupted him. It was a very rude action, but Mason just blinked.
“……I will do that. Do as Prince Abel says.”
“Yes, I understand.”
The president answered in a polite manner and then stared at me. After confirming that he was listening, he raised his finger.
“From here,”
After pointing to the leftmost display case,
“Until there.”
He pointed to a display case at the other end.
“Bring everything.”
While a bright smile appeared on the president’s face, Mason looked like he had chewed shit.
A few minutes later.
I sat face to face with Mason in a private room on the third floor.
“What is there to talk about?”
Mason asked impatiently.
“Oh, you have a short temper.”
In a relaxed manner, I reached for the cookie on the table.
“Please talk step by step. We have plenty of time.”
“I have no time…!”
“You don’t have any, of course.”
My eyes narrowed like a snake.
“My mistress will be waiting for you by now. Dessert that will come with Lord Mason.”
“……!”
Mason’s face turned an earthy color.
“Why are you so surprised? I think I said this at the meeting as well.”
“You Pidgeot Ruby! Are you going to threaten me with that? That’s no threat to me!”
“Oh, of course not. That can’t be it.”
He licked his lips lazily and added.
“I know quite a lot.”
I picked up a plate with a lemon tart on it. He began to speak, looking at him unable to hide his anxious eyes.
“Tesoro Territory.”
It was an estate near the capital where Mason’s mistress stayed.
“The building on the outermost side of Second Avenue.”
The place where the mistress lives,
“Bright rosy hair, and green eyes.”
Even the appearance of his mistress.
“The maids serving them are quite difficult. I even took all their testimonies. I also secured physical evidence.”
“—!”
Mason’s mouth dropped open. He looked at me without even thinking about closing his mouth.
“that that…….”
Either way, I put the tart in my mouth and muttered. I looked out the window, enjoying the refreshing scent of lemon and the taste of soft cheese.
‘Sweet, sweet.’
The taste that melts sweetly in your mouth and the scenery that comes into view. And also making fun of people who are scummy.
‘It’s fun.’
It felt like playing with a rat in a poison. The longer the other person argued with me while watching me, the more fun it was.
Lord Mason was a man who had fun with his mistress who was twenty years younger than him.
In the original work, he was not able to protect his lower body well, so he paid homage. This is because his mistress, who had a very full stomach, came to the capital and started a fight.
‘Anyway, as I get older, my main strategy is… … .’
I clicked my tongue inwardly and opened my mouth.
“I’ll just tell you the matter briefly.”
Mason gasped and looked at my mouth.
“There is another three-story building near this coffee house.”
He grinned and snapped his fingers.
“Give it to me.”
Mason’s face hardened like plaster.
“How do you know that….”
“Does it matter?”
He clasped his hands and placed them behind his head.
“It’s more important that I want it.”
“But this….”
“Yes. I know that it was planned as a branch of Ardante Upper.”
Mason’s face fell completely. He looked at me as if he were seeing a ghost.
“What do you think? I know quite a lot, right?”
I smiled secretly at him.
Opening a branch of the Ardante upper division was one of the things he had been preparing for a long time.
The grand plan is to go beyond simply distributing the special products of Sud territory and take a proper place in the business.
Not only would he be able to gain a significant say among the pro-Ardante faction, but he would also be able to greatly increase his position in the capital.
In the original, the branch was established smoothly… … . As long as I knew this, his plan was bound to go wrong.
“You may be worried, but think about it carefully.”
He spoke softly, as if soothing the distraught Lord Mason.
“Do you know that Lord Tyler is in a difficult position these days?”
“-!”
Light finally returned to Lord Mason’s eyes. It was a look in his eyes that understood what I was saying.
“Lord Carlo has no mercy. He especially hates damaging what is mine.”
Tyler has been under considerable pressure from the Mare Guild recently. The price for daring to fool Carlo and play with the transaction ledger was enormous.
He will soon lose everything he has built up.
“Lord Mason’s great personality has been helpful in promoting blue pearls and red corals.”
“…….”
“But what if it falls? Who will Lord Carlo’s sword point towards then?”
A look of desperation appeared on Mason’s face.
“Prince Abel….”
“I think Lord Mason himself knows best.”
As if tempted by the devil, he whispered in a soft voice.
“If you hand over that building to me, I’ll forget everything I just said.”
Mason swallowed hard and opened his mouth with a measuring look in his eyes.
“What Confucius said… is a bit difficult. Is there anything else you want? I will give you money, jewels, whatever…”
“Money and jewels.”
“Okay, just say it. As much as I can….”
Grumble.
Before Mason finished speaking, he pushed the chair aside and stood up.
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