Episode 298
“what’s the matter? Yoner?”
“Oh… it’s nothing. sister. really. “We’re going to go out now…”
Yoner was speechless. Then, Ioanen’s eyes sparkled behind the amethyst glasses.
“Do you want to go out?”
“Yes.”
“Where are you going?”
“To see my friends.”
“When are you coming back?”
“Well… well…?”
“Who is this friend of the Wardanaz family here?”
“I-Lee Han is busy… why?”
“It seemed like you were interested in alchemy.”
“Oh, no. “I’m not that interested.”
“I heard you’re an alchemist?”
“……”
Yoner glared at Ihan and Ratford.
You said that again in such a short period of time!
‘sorry.’
Ratford bowed his head.
I just wanted to show Yoner’s sister that Ihan is a great person…
“Yoner… did you really think that I would treat your friend like the other alchemists in the workshop? “It’s not like that, is it?”
“Oh, no.”
“yes? “There’s no way I could do that.”
Lee Han wanted to ask, ‘How do you treat the other alchemists in the workshop?’, but couldn’t bear to ask.
“If you are a student at a magic school, you will study during vacation… Is my workshop not a suitable place to learn alchemy?”
“Oh, no. “My sister’s workshop is the best in Grandeur City…”
“thank you for saying it like that.”
“But Lee Han is really busy…”
As Yoner held on, Yoanen turned his arrow at Ihan.
“Would you like to visit the workshop sometime?”
“thank you.”
“When would you like to visit?”
‘It’s really Professor Verdus!’
Lee Han had no choice but to acknowledge the skill of trying to set a detailed schedule right away.
Ioanen must have noticed Lee Han’s wariness and turned to the carrot.
“I don’t know what Joner said, but that’s a bit of an exaggeration. “Sometimes work gets busy, and that’s when Yoner happened to come to the workshop and take a look.”
“Well, I see.”
Anyone else would have been fooled by Ioanen’s good-natured expression, but not Lee Han.
The devil always smiles kindly.
“My workshop is not a bad place to study alchemy during vacation. High-quality materials can be used generously, and workers receive generous daily wages. “The city’s outstanding alchemists often visit, so it would be good to build connections.”
‘Everyone is here. Lee Han. If you refuse just a little longer, you too…’
Yoner’s earnest wish was in vain, and Ihan reacted immediately.
“Do alchemists also receive salaries?”
“Sure. aha. Are you interested in salary? As he is a student at Einrogard and a friend of my younger brother…”
Ioanen secretly spread three fingers. Lee Han’s heart pounded as she saw her fingers wrapped in white gloves.
Three times that.
“Lee Han…!”
Yoner whispered as if he was sorry, but Yoanen smiled and stretched out another finger as if he knew what Ihan wanted.
“…I really wanted to learn alchemy during vacation.”
Ioanen elegantly took Lee Han’s hand and shook it.
“Welcome. Come anytime. really. “Can I talk to you privately for a moment?”
As Ihan and his friends left first, Ioanen turned his attention to Ioner.
Yoner said with a gloomy face.
“If you lose a friend, it’s your fault…”
“I’ll make sure you don’t fall down. promise. “He was quite a unique person than that?”
“ah. huh. “He’s an unusual person.”
“I thought you would refuse, but you accepted because of the salary. I guess it’s not because they are from the Wardanaz family and they like gold coins. “Do you have any debt?”
“no. “I just like gold coins.”
* * *
“I’m a little worried about going to see Kainando.”
Although Lee Han was of a status that allowed him to visit quite a few noble families, the story was a little different for the royal family.
Basically, they are intertwined and there is nothing good about them.
The empire’s nobles were divided into three categories.
A loyalist who supports prominent members of the royal family.
The aristocratic faction is in conflict with the royal family, who number more than 100 people, laughing at them and asking what is so great about them.
And neutrals who do not belong to either category.
The Wardanaz family belonged to a representative neutral faction. In fact, the Wardanaz family could be considered a secluded faction or a loner faction, regardless of the neutral faction.
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However, if Lee Han made an official visit to the royal residence, it was perfect for rumors to spread, saying, “Lee Han of the Wardanazu family supports royal family A?”
“are you okay. “If we go with a group like this, all our school friends will be visiting together.”
Yoner understood Ihan’s concerns.
In times like these, an appropriate justification was important.
“Actually, I wasn’t too worried because it was just a matter of going with you guys. “I’m more worried about the people at Guyando’s mansion.”
After visiting the Dalkad family and the Makin family, I found out.
The differences between the mansions of noble families were greater than expected.
Now, I wouldn’t be so surprised if something strange happened at the Kainando Mansion.
“What’s the atmosphere like at Guyando’s mansion?”
“Guinando’s mansion? It’s normal. There are no exams or anything like in our family. “The number of customers is also small.”
The guests who visited Gainandou’s mansion were more likely to come because of Gainandou’s mother rather than to see Gainandou, a member of the royal family.
First of all, Gainando’s mother’s family, the Kraha family, was an incredibly wealthy family in the empire.
If you had that much wealth, you would also develop abilities that you didn’t have before. Of course, I was anxious because the customers couldn’t come.
However, there were not that many guests at Guyando’s mansion.
“Gainando’s mother doesn’t like having guests that much.”
“Why? If a lot of customers visit, it will be good to promote the reputation of Kainando… Hmm. no.”
It is said that if you welcome guests often, word of the family will spread and your family’s reputation will increase, but sometimes the opposite was true.
The more often you meet someone, the more likely it is that bad rumors will spread.
Lee Han changed the topic.
“What kind of person is Gainando’s mother?”
If it had been another good man like Professor Verdus, I might have postponed my visit.
“He is a kind and gentle person. and…”
“and?”
“You really are an incredibly beautiful person.”
“Yeah, I see.”
Lee Han was taken aback by the unexpected remark.
“When you first meet, it will probably be difficult to look directly at your face.”
“why?”
“She is so beautiful that a halo emanates from behind her. So much so that I can’t even look at it.”
“…Isn’t that just a mixture of spirit and angel blood?”
“that’s right. “I heard that you have some light spirit blood mixed in with you.”
Lee Han wanted to ask, ‘How do you know whether she is beautiful or not when you can’t see her face because of the light?’, but he seemed to respect Yoner so much that he didn’t ask any more questions.
What’s so important about that?
“really. “If you become close friends with Guy Nando, will they really give you pocket money?”
“huh.”
“If you look at it objectively, I’m the closest person, right? “What do you all think?”
Ratford and Nilia looked at Lee Han in bewilderment.
* * *
“Please wait thirty minutes.”
“ah. “Is the guest coming first?”
“I… I’m sorry. “Please wait thirty minutes.”
“??”
Lee Han and his friends tilted their heads in front of the front door of the splendid and luxurious Guyandon mansion.
If a customer came first, you could wait a while, but waiting outside the front door was not common.
Unless there’s something inside the mansion that shouldn’t be shown…
“what?”
Bpappapapappa-
pop! Puff puff puff!
Magic fireworks lit up the sky along with the sound of a huge choir of wind instruments.
Passersby looked at me in surprise, wondering if some kind of festival had taken place.
“what…”
“What the hell is this…”
“Welcome to the mansion!”
“You came to the mansion…”
“illusion…”
“illusion…”
“illusion…!”
The sound of a chorus heard from inside.
Lee Han suddenly wanted to go back to the mansion.
“What is this fuss about?”
“It looks like the prince is welcoming guests at the Kraha family residence.”
“oh my god. Is there a need to make such a fuss?”
“I guess they are friends I haven’t seen in a long time.”
Lee Han and his friends’ faces turned red as they heard people talking excitedly.
“…Cloak, swallow me.”
“Go in together! me too!”
The four used the magic they had learned at Einroguard to get inside.
Guy Nando, who was on top of the huge marble stairs, waved his hand as soon as he saw the four.
“Here! here!”
“Stop singing quickly!”
“uh? why? “Only the first movement has been played yet.”
“Stop making noise and singing!”
“Stop it quickly!”
As his friends got angry, Gainando was dumbfounded and gestured.
Then the musicians waiting on the grounds of the mansion took their hands off their instruments.
“why? “Did you like the song?”
“It’s not about the song. “Let’s go inside quickly.”
Lee Han and his friends dragged Kainando inside the mansion.
Gainando was dragged in, grumbling.
“You can listen to the whole performance and then go in.”
“I’ll listen to it later.”
“really?”
“…someday. Even more so, Cainando. I had a good time. “Is everything okay?”
Lee Han changed the topic. Guyando thought deeply and said.
“Something special happened.”
“!”
Lee Han was surprised.
Could it be that, just as Asan was persecuted by the prominent brothers of the Dalkad family, Gainando was also persecuted by the prominent royal family?
“Did someone start an argument?”
“no. “I lost even though I put in a new wizard card yesterday.”
“……”
“……”
Yoner immediately raised his hand to hit Guynando in the back of the head.
If Nilia hadn’t hastily grabbed her wrist, there would have been a ‘clap’ sound.
Lee Han nodded as if he understood and asked again.
“Nothing happened other than the wizard card? Didn’t someone come and start a fight or something?”
“huh? “No one came.”
“……”
When they said no one came, it felt a little sad.
Lee Han secretly exchanged sad glances with his friends.
“It’s okay because we came this way.”
“So I prepared to play, but you guys cut it off in the middle.”
Gainando grumbled again.
When Yoner raised his free hand, Nylia hurriedly grabbed it as well.
“It’s better than that. “Let’s go play together during vacation.”
“What are you planning to play?”
“I went around the store and bought some new cards, looked at some toys, and bought some magazines I had accumulated while going to school…”
Lee Han shook his head.
Living such an extreme consumption-oriented life?
To put it bluntly, it was a good life to be a beggar.
“Gainando. That’s good, but there’s something even more fun.”
“what? really?”
“Follow me and you will find out. “Let’s go together later.”
There was nothing more enjoyable than earning silver through sweat. Lee Han decided to share the joy with Gainando.
Yoner whispered.
“I don’t think Gainan would like to do something like that due to his personality.”
“are you okay. “If you are in a situation where you can’t escape, just tell me.”
“……”
“Oh. “I have to pay back the money I borrowed.”
Gainando called his servant. Lee Han was surprised by the unexpected appearance.
“First of all, I didn’t know you remembered.”
“Mom said if I don’t pay back, I’m trash.”
“Yeah, I see.”
Gaynando’s room was large enough to accommodate several carriages. We all spread out and grabbed something that looked interesting and played with it.
Lee Han, who was reading a serial magazine novel with interest (Toberiz, a dog-human detective, was looking for the culprit using precognitive magic), noticed that it was noisy outside.
“Do you have any plans today?”
“uh? uh, ah. right. “I heard other royal family members were visiting.”
“……”
“…If that’s not a big deal, what is?”
