Chapter11. Have others do the dirty work (2)
“We have brought you the room service you ordered.”
A deep smile appeared on my lips.
I got up from my seat and walked towards the door. I unlatched the door that was lockable from the inside – this was very important – and opened it slightly.
“I’m here?”
I stuck my head out through the open door and whispered.
“Elice.”
The woman standing in the hallway was startled.
“…Did you know it was me?”
The person standing holding on to the handle of the cart was none other than Elice.
She was wearing a hotel employee’s uniform, and it didn’t look out of place at all, so much so that I could believe she had worked at the hotel from the beginning.
“I was supposed to see you at this time today. So I thought it was about time to come.”
“You never planned on coming in person, did you?”
“Of course. You know where I live anyway.”
“I thought it would come out like this…”
Elise rubbed her head as if she was in pain. The staff hairband on her head moved slightly.
“It suits you well.”
“It was a joke. Please open the door.”
Elice’s face hardened with a look of disgust.
‘hmm.’
It seems like he hates jokes about his appearance. She seems to have developed a habit of listening distortedly even when she speaks sincerely.
‘It wouldn’t be necessary.’
I shrugged and opened the door wide.
“come in.”
“Yes, excuse me…?!”
Elise stopped pushing the cart and stopped in place. Her fluctuating eyes took in my unkempt front hair.
“Uh, uh. What are you dressed like?”
“Well, it’s a gown.”
“No, that.”
Elice looked away as if she didn’t know where to place her eyes. Before she knew it, the tips of her ears were bright red.
‘There is a part of me that is more innocent than I thought.’
I smiled and turned around.
“Don’t make a fuss, just come in.”
I walked over and sat down on the sofa.
Eliche did not follow right away but stood in the hallway for a moment. Her breathing became longer, as if trying to calm her startled heart.
“Whoa.”
They might be saying they are doing it secretly, but they couldn’t fool my ears.
‘That’s cute.’
Instead of bothering to point out that fact, I relaxed back on the sofa. Fortunately, Elice did not hesitate any longer and came into the room with the cart.
“I guess you got everything you asked for, right?”
My question had two meanings.
From the room service requested from the hotel to the instructions delivered through the kid.
“of course.”
Elice was clever and immediately understood what I was saying.
“First, here is the room service you ordered.”
Elice lifted the tray from the cart.
Rattling.
A tray with a wine bottle, glasses, and slices of cheese was placed in front of me.
‘It’s exactly what Diego likes to eat.’
That’s why I ordered this product.
I picked up the wine bottle and said to Elise.
“sit down.”
“Are you saying that?”
“Then who else is here besides you?”
Elice hesitated for a moment,
“Sit down quickly.”
He reluctantly sat across from me in response to my high-handed words.
“There are only two glasses.”
After placing a glass in front of me and Elice, we each opened a bottle of wine. He tipped the wine bottle, and a rich red liquid flowed out and filled the glass.
“You know how to drink, right?”
“It’s not that I can’t drink.”
“You are very humble.”
As far as I know, Elice’s drinking capacity is quite high. Have you had a habit of drinking alcohol out of the bottle since childhood?
“It’s a breath of heaven.”
Elise muttered as she looked at the wine closely. She had complete knowledge of the alcohol circulating in the capital.
“It is the pride of this hotel and a key tourist product of the capital.”
“Hmm. They say you have to drink it when you come to Maggiore.”
So, without realizing it, I had achieved two of the capital’s core tourist products.
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“I don’t know why I like these breaths so much.”
I suddenly remembered Melina pouring herself a bottle of alcohol at the Ovest estate.
‘Do you think you’ve finished everything I asked you to do by now?’
After briefly letting go of my thoughts, I picked up the glass.
“Shall we make a toast before we drink?”
Elise slowly stretched out her hand and held the glass. She lifted it up, slapped it once, and then held it out to me.
“Does drinking this mean that I accept Abel’s offer?”
“yes.”
I also brought the glass closer to her.
“If you drink it, there’s no turning back.”
“All right.”
Eliche clinked her glasses without hesitation at all.
Jang!
Beyond the transparent wine glass, blue eyes etched with resolute will were reflected.
“Please take care of me.”
“I am.”
He added with a soft smile.
“Let’s do better in the future.”
The two wine glasses moved away from each other and touched each other’s lips.
“…….”
While swallowing a mouthful of wine, Eliche’s gaze did not leave me. It was as if she was hinting at her future attitude towards me.
‘Are you saying that he is an unreliable ally and an enemy that cannot be kept in check?’
You can’t completely trust me from the beginning. First of all, we will cooperate and make a profit.
The more dangerous a person is, the more convenient it will be to keep him by my side and monitor him.
‘Well, if you say so.’
I smiled crookedly and poured the wine down my throat.
A moment passed as we drank wine and explored each other in silence.
Ellise’s hand was holding the wine glass, but her feet were tapping the floor as if to express her anxious feelings.
“You look like you have a lot of questions.”
“…Can I be honest with you?”
“try.”
“I feel like opening Abel’s head and seeing what’s inside.”
When I asked him to be honest, he made some incredible comments.
“You said it because you knew it wouldn’t work, right?”
“Yes. But I’m really curious. Where did you get that information…”
“It’s a trade secret.”
“yes?”
Elice’s face fell.
“Sometimes what you don’t know is the cure.”
“…….”
“You know what they say: curiosity kills the cat?”
Elice looked at me, biting her lip.
But really, the information I have is a trade secret itself. Something that only I can acquire and use in this world.
“Don’t ask any more questions from now on.”
So, I have no choice but to move on to such vague expressions.
“Okay, what did I order?”
Elise was a smart woman. She astutely noticed my warning and joined in to change the topic.
“Of course, I brought it. Which one would you like to give you first?”
“First of all, clothes.”
Elise opened the bottom of the cart and took out a large box.
“Did you choose well?”
“No problem. These are clothes that someone would wear.”
“Okay. Do your calculations this way.”
When I handed over the bag of money I had prepared, the corners of Elice’s mouth went up.
“Hmm, thank you.”
Then he took out a thick wad of paper from the bottom of the cart. It must have been a considerable amount, but it seemed to have been well hidden under the cart.
“This is the survey data of a noble who has a mansion in the capital you requested.”
A tower of documents began to pile up on the table.
“This is the one-year activity history of the nobles of the territory you mentioned. Please refer to the attached materials for details on expenditures.”
Another tower of documents was piled up next to it.
“The last thing you requested was data related to military logistics. Since it is confidential, it was difficult to access.”
The table was filled with a mountain of documents.
I wasn’t really surprised. Because it was a sight I often saw in the Obest territory.
Elice shook her hands and grumbled softly.
“Isn’t it a bit too much to ask you to get this much in one day?”
“Anyway, I just organized the documents I had and brought them.”
“There was some new information that needed to be obtained?”
In short, it was a request to recognize my achievements.
“I mean, I ran around all day yesterday until my feet were sweaty.”
“Did you?”
I grinned at Elice, who was pouting.
“Good job, Elice.”
Elice was silent for a moment and stared at my face. It was as if she had been caught by surprise from a place she least expected.
“You know how to laugh like that.”
“what?”
“……no.”
Elice cleared her throat, hmm, and turned around.
“Anyway, shouldn’t you give me some extra allowance?”
“I haven’t even looked at the documents yet. What are you going to do if you don’t like me?”
“No way. Not ever.”
Elice answered confidently.
“I’m sure you’ll be satisfied.”
“You are very confident.”
Anyway, I guess this is a woman who has been running a guild for several years. She is shrewd and tries to negotiate quickly.
I didn’t secretly hate that sight.
It is a good habit to know your own value and not lower it.
but.
“I already gave you the investment money. Was that not enough?”
I picked up a handful of papers and pointed my finger at Elice’s chest.
“I think it was well written.”
When it comes to negotiations, this isn’t easy either.
“This…….”
Elice shrugged her shoulders as if she had been stabbed by a knife. Her hand unconsciously covered her necklace hanging on her chest protectively.
“Oh, don’t misunderstand. I don’t have the bad taste of giving something and then taking it away.”
I folded my fingers again and turned a page of documents.
“If you have a conscience, I thought you would say thank you and offer me the halibut porridge.”
“…I don’t have anything to say.”
Elice hesitated and withdrew her statement.
“Thank you, Abel.”
The back of her hand covering the necklace trembled slightly.
“I had completely given up… but thank you so much.”
I glanced at her trembling hands, then lowered my gaze back to the documents.
“Take good care of it. Don’t wear it openly on your chest and lose it.”
“yes?”
“That will come in very handy later.”
He added after flipping through a page of documents.
“When you achieve what you want.”
Elice’s eyes widened for a moment and then returned again. She asked after she thought for a moment.
“Are you saying that as a trade secret?”
“that’s right.”
“All right.”
Elice’s eyes deepened and took on a deep blue glow. She was silent for a while, lost in her thoughts.
Flapping, flapping.
Meanwhile, my fingers were busy flipping through documents. My eyes scanned the document from top to bottom and quickly checked the contents.
“Hmm.”
The corners of the mouth drew a gentle curve.
The documents Elice had prepared were of a considerably higher standard compared to those seen at Obest Territory.
‘I was confident enough to do it.’
Each character’s appearance, family relationships, as well as the problems they are currently facing are written in detail.
I especially liked that the contents were organized in tables to improve readability. The neat handwriting was clearly Elice’s own.
‘It really sticks in my head.’
Of course, I didn’t just put the content in my head. I included the final version that combined the information I had from the original work and the information I obtained from the casino.
“Here. This guy.”
I turned over a piece of paper so that Elise could see it.
“This Marquis. Is this the one with brown hair, a mustache, and a belly that sticks out like a ball?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“The marquis must have a hidden concubine. Find out about the Tesoro territory.”
Elice nodded and took out a quill from the cart.
That cart is really missing.
“Tesoro Territory. I understand.”
Elise’s handwriting was added to the document I handed out.
fantasy,
