Episode 159
The Gravekeeper of the Mausoleum (4)
“I love you, dear customer. This is Hi Theodore, providing you with beautiful clothes and style.”
Theo opened the door to the shop with his group and went in, only to be startled.
Unlike its simple exterior appearance, the interior was very ornate, giving the feeling of being in another world.
And the clothes on display there are so beautiful.
Even Theo, who had no particular taste for clothes, was impressed.
“Wow.”
“It’s much more amazing than I heard.”
Ray and Wellington quickly checked the clothes, both impressed and familiar.
As expected from a place that advertises itself as haute couture, there was no difficulty in speaking with a professional consultant.
‘Ah, these two must be familiar to you.’
Wellington was always neat and tidy, so I knew he was interested in fashion, but Ray was a little unexpected.
I didn’t notice because she usually wears comfortable clothes, but she seemed to really like ‘sharp’ clothes with lots of frills and lace.
“Could you please tell me what style of clothing you are looking for?”
Theo flinched when he saw the round eyes of the counselor attached to him.
It was a look I often saw at Dongbaek Palace.
The look in the maids’ eyes that said, ‘I’m dying to play with dolls with you right now.’
Theo broke out in a cold sweat because he couldn’t bring himself to throw the bombshell in front of her that ‘I’m not interested in clothes, I just came to look around my mother’s store.’
What should I say in response?
It was a time when I was thinking about it for a very short time.
‘Um… …? That person?’
One side of the spacious shop.
A young man who looked to be around the same age as Theo and his party was examining a suit with interest.
The four attendants standing behind him each held a paper bag full of things in both hands.
It seems that she did a lot of shopping not only at High Theodore but also at other boutiques in the area.
Of course, it wasn’t those shopping lists that Theo was interested in.
‘It looks familiar.’
A face that doesn’t come to mind at first glance.
Could it be a connection from a past life? One side of my head was tingling.
“Oh, do you happen to like the style that this customer is holding?”
“Yes? Oh, yes. If you have a similar style, may I ask you?”
The counselor quickly left, saying he would bring it right away after Theo gave an absent-minded answer.
At that moment, the young man raised his head slightly as if he had read Theo’s gaze.
My eyes met his for a moment.
Shhh!
Her smiling face gave off a cheerful impression.
Should I say that he is like a young master who grew up in a wealthy family without any particular difficulties?
But the more this happened, the more frustrated Theo felt.
‘He seems like an important person… … Well, I’ll probably remember him later.’
Wouldn’t it be okay if they weren’t people who would interfere with your current activities?
Theo soon brushed it off as nothing serious.
* * *
“Wow! I thought I was the most handsome among my peers all this time. But there was someone even better? Which family is he from?”
The young man, Nazariu, smiled cheerfully as he left High Theodore with his four attendants.
The impression I got from the long-haired, handsome man in a white suit whose eyes I briefly met while I was shopping was just as great.
“This is a young man named Theo of Ragnar.”
“Huh? How does Jiri know that?”
Nazariu’s eyes widened at the chief attendant’s words.
“Well, isn’t that kind of investigation natural when you’ve come so far into the heart of a potential enemy? It’s not just Theo Ragnar. Wellington Narsio and Ray Ragnar, who were accompanying him, are both key figures.”
“Are you carrying Wellington? Are you carrying the Wellington I know?”
“Yes. That’s the 8th level inspector.”
“Huh? What? That guy was there too? Hey! Tell me! Why didn’t you do it?”
“You didn’t ask?”
“Oh, do you have to ask that? You have no sense, no sense!”
“I didn’t do it because I had good sense. If I had told you then, wouldn’t you have caused such an accident?”
“… … You must have hit it?”
“That’s why I didn’t do it.”
“Okay.”
The moment I said that, my face turned into a grumble, but I knew that it would be difficult to beat Jiri with just words, so I had no choice but to suppress it inside.
As Jirima said, this is the heart of Ragnar, who may become an enemy.
As someone on a secret mission, I had to be as careful as possible.
Of course, I was shopping around so nonchalantly for something like that.
“Anyway. Wellington Narsio is well known to the world, but in the North, Theo Ragnar is more famous. There is a rumor that he is a genius who recorded the highest score in the Opening Ceremony.”
“The opening ceremony? Oh, you mean Wellington Narsio’s rival?”
Nazari opened his eyes with excitement, stroking his chin.
“I’d like to have a go at it sometime when I get the chance.”
Nazariu is also a next-generation talent who has proudly made it to the 3rd Army and 8th Division.
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It was always fun to compete with those classified as equals.
“Please do not forget that the Tower of Magic is trying to remain as neutral as possible in this war. We are trying to side with Troyvan as much as possible, but we must not let Ragnar get caught up in this. If we mess things up, even if you are Nazariu, the Tower of Magic will not stay still.”
“I know, I know. My father-in-law has such a personality that I would cause trouble. So stop nagging me!”
Jirima sighed as she watched Nazariu shaking his head, covering his ears with both hands.
Although he had been protecting Nazariu since she was in diapers, sometimes he felt like giving her a beating.
How did this bald, ignorant guy get called the next leader of the Magic Tower?
“Anyway, we’ve already bought all the souvenirs to give to the priests! Should we start now?”
Nazariu took out a long robe from the subspace and draped it around his shoulders.
Then, his calm temperament suddenly changed.
A robe with an ornate pattern of six stars.
It was the elite group that Matap boasted of, the ‘Star of David’.
The other servants also wrapped their robes around their bodies, causing the space around them to shake slightly and spread out in waves.
Jiiing!
“Then let’s go.”
Underneath the deeply pressed robe hood.
The corners of Nazariu’s mouth slightly curled up.
* * *
Theo and his party finished their shopping and left the shop.
‘I feel like my soul is leaving… … .’
Theo’s eyes were dark and drooping.
The counselor brought all kinds of clothes and recommended them, so I was very tired from trying them all on.
Especially at the end, it was so hard to keep bringing different clothes while other counselors came along, saying it would be fun.
But thanks to that, Theo had his hands full of clothes.
In his right hand he held a paper bag containing clothes that the staff unanimously recommended as suitable for him, and in his left hand he held a paper bag containing clothes that were to be given to Cassandra as a gift.
“Haha! It’s been a while since I had fun shopping. I heard that I can get the clothes I ordered today at Winterer, so I feel like going back already.”
Nod nod!
Unlike Theo, Wellington and Ray had lively faces.
Ray nodded her head wildly, uncharacteristic of her.
The two of them chose not only the clothes they would wear, but also the gifts they would give to their teachers (Princess Suseon and Deungryong).
Theo looked at the two people who seemed to come from completely different worlds with curious eyes and smiled bitterly.
“I’m glad you both liked it.”
“But is that okay? If it gets known later that Prince Theo just looked around and left, everyone in the store will be upset.”
“But wouldn’t it be strange to reveal your identity there?”
“Well, that’s true.”
“I am satisfied enough just to see that my mother’s business is doing well.”
“You lie so brazenly without even wiping your lips. Aren’t you happy that Prince Theo’s stake is on an upward curve?”
“I can’t say there isn’t a reason for that.”
“As expected. Hahahaha!”
Wellington burst into laughter at Theo’s smile.
“By the way, I’m done looking around the shops. I heard there’s a place I should go before I start shopping in earnest. Where should I go?”
“… … ?”
“hmm?”
“… … Are you planning on doing any more shopping after this?”
“Isn’t that obvious? How much did you spend on something?”
“… … ??”
“This is just an appetizer.”
“… … ???”
Theo stopped himself from pointing out that Wellington and Ray were each carrying more than ten large paper bags.
‘No, even if that’s true because Ray is a woman, how is Well…?
I thought that I would get along well with my mother and the maids of Dongbaek Palace.
“… … First of all, our destination is not far from here. It’s near the city hall.”
“Oh, it’s not far from Main Street. That’s good.”
Theo was able to reach his destination without difficulty, just as he had checked on the map in advance.
It was a bustling street with three or four trams crossing each other and rickshaws busily moving along the railroad tracks.
“I’ll be right back. Please wait here for a moment.”
Theo left his luggage with Wellington and Ray and moved on his own.
I had told them both that it was a personal matter.
Fortunately, no friends came forward to help.
Perhaps he mistakenly thought he had been given a separate mission.
‘Building 7 on Route 41 Piedmont.’
Theo turned slightly into the alley behind the city hall and stood in front of a shabby building.
From the outside it looked like a simple pub that was not open yet because it was broad daylight.
In fact, it was a ‘door’ leading to a treasure vault located deep underground in the big city.
I placed my palm against the wall and channeled my magical power into it.
-Beep. New user. Password request. Recognizing magic pattern. User recognition verification complete.
As I used the encryption system that added a sequence to the Venn diagram model in the way the Empress of Magic had taught me, my body was sucked into the wall.
“Wow! That’s pretty good.”
The view was reversed.
And the sight that is revealed.
Suddenly, Lordbroke’s spirit appeared next to Theo, and he let out a small exclamation of admiration.
The interior was so splendid that even the ancient dragon who loved treasures was surprised.
A chandelier made of countless diamonds on the ceiling cast a soft light, and the walls were covered in gold, reflecting light that hurt the eyes.
“They say the richest people in the world are the Imperial Family… … It’s true.”
Theo was astonished at the vault, which seemed to rival Lordbroke’s lair in size and wealth.
Even just by looking at it roughly, there were over 40 rooms, and each of them was much larger than a house with a yard.
Can this place really be called a ‘safe’?
“Hoohoo! How many more warehouses like this will there be in the future?”
“There would be four, excluding the one in the zodiac.”
“Now the richest man in the world is a companion? I guess I’m a good companion.”
Theo scratched the ball.
“But it’s not something you can just use recklessly. Let’s first look in the elixir warehouse.”
After passing through the weapons storage, armor storage, laboratory, library, private room, and freezer, I was able to find my destination in the innermost room of the vault.
On the long shelves, various types of elixirs were stored, divided by category.
Even if you just look at the name tags that were attached, they were all things that would cause a storm to blow in as soon as they went outside.
“Hahaha. It’s nothing compared to the old nest warehouse of this body, but I guess it’s still usable to some extent.”
Despite his tone, the smile never left Lordbroke’s lips.
There were three or four more elixir storage rooms besides this one, so it would be quite helpful once I finished them all.
“While you are eating, I will go to the library.”
“To see if there’s any good magic book?”
“Yes. I just took a quick look, but it looks like there are a few books of magic.”
“Okay, okay. Have a nice trip. If anything comes up, contact me right away.”
Lordbroke didn’t even think about seeing Theo off, and was lost in thought about how to take the elixir.
Theo moved to the library in the next room.
Among the countless books that must have numbered in the tens of thousands, only a few caught Theo’s eye.
[Spirituality] caught my eye as I held several blue-tinged books.
As I picked one, a rough feeling dug into my fingertips.
At the same time, the magic moved automatically to guard against foreign substances.
It’s a similar feeling to when I first heard Amon.
A book possessed by a demon. It was a book of grimoires.
Just as Theo was about to take one of them,
[Lordbrok begins to consume the elixir.]
[Hemolytic strengthening begins.]
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
