Episode 56 If you don’t like it, don’t say anything. (3)
The five elders and Matapju hurriedly came down to meet Jisel. Normally, they would have been proud and not moved at all, but now the situation was urgent.
However, once Hubert came down to the lobby, he did not show any signs of urgency and approached Giselle leisurely.
Even in the midst of all that, I wanted to preserve my last bit of pride.
Matapju raised his head and spoke to Jiselle.
“Are you the one who came to sell the runestone? I am Hubert, the Red Flame Tower Master. I am a 6th circle wizard.”
If you were in the 6th Circle, you were treated like a high-ranking noble of the Count or higher rank in any country.
In addition, since he was the leader of the Red Flame Towers, his power was extraordinary.
Jiselle also accepted his inferiority naturally.
“It is an honor to meet you. My name is Giselle Ferdium. I am here to sell you runestones.”
“Ahem, okay. Then… … .”
Hubert continued speaking, looking over Giselle’s group before unconsciously closing his mouth.
‘… What is it? Are they bandits? Are they here to commit fraud?’
He also knew that there was a poor estate called Ferdium to the north.
But even though they came from a poor estate, Giselle and her party did not look like a noble entourage at all.
It was full of rough and vicious looking guys who would make you want to tell the bandits to go away.
‘Are they nobles? What the hell are these guys?’
A particularly tall red-haired fellow stood there with his head tilted up, looking at him with an impertinent expression.
‘… …Are you trying to fight?’
Hubert, who had never experienced such a trivial provocation before, turned his head away in bewilderment.
The man with the gray hair who looked older seemed somewhat normal, but the rest of them were extremely vulgar in their behavior and attitude.
It was the first time in the history of the Red Flame Tower that such undignified people were allowed into the tower.
Hubert looked at Giselle again. He was handsome with a clean face and seemed to have a decent gun, so he was the best among the group.
However, it was incomprehensible that he, as the grand prince of a territory, dressed so shabbily and hung out with such vulgar people.
Hubert whispered to the elder next to him.
“Is there a newly formed bandit group nearby?”
“Well… … I don’t think there are any around here.”
“Right? We swept it all away.”
“Yes, I cleaned it all up.”
Matapju narrowed his eyebrows slightly.
‘Then where on earth do those guys come from…? Are they really from Perdium?’
Hubert continued with an uneasy expression.
“Ahem, Archduke Ferdium? But the appearance of Young and his party… … Is this the uniform of soldiers in Ferdium? Is this the popular style in that area?”
“No. These are mercenaries with me.”
“Ah… … . He wasn’t a bandit, he was a mercenary?”
Only then did Hubert nod.
In poor fiefdoms with few soldiers, it was common for the lord or his immediate family to hire mercenaries only for a short time when traveling abroad.
“Yeah, anyway, it was a good idea to come here instead of the Crimson Tower.”
Hubert suppressed his irritation on the inside, even though he greeted her cheerfully on the outside.
If it were in the past, the owner of the tower would not have personally participated in the transaction, let alone shown his face.
It is beneath the dignity of the lord of the most successful magic tower in the North to quarrel with a mere merchant.
‘I will make sure to get paid handsomely for stepping in myself.’
The top priest said with an arrogant expression.
“First… … I’ll check how much there is.”
He glanced over the runestones piled on the cart and muttered as if it was nothing special.
“There aren’t as many as I thought. I came to see because I heard there were a lot. Oh, I came for nothing.”
In fact, it was such a large amount that it made my heart pound.
The elders were about to cheer, but when they saw Hubert, they quickly controlled their expressions to feign solemnity.
“Ahhhh, there really isn’t as much as I thought. The quality doesn’t look that good either… … .”
“But since you came all this way, how about I buy them all?”
“Let’s do that. Where else would you sell all this if not here, young friend? Ahem.”
“Of course not. If not for us, you’d be scammed somewhere else. The world is really scary. Hehehe.”
The mercenaries’ faces lit up with laughter as they watched the elders exchanging words.
Kaor turned his head and muttered quietly.
“The acting is really f*cking bad.”
The wizards, including Hubert, all had red faces and flared nostrils.
Even one elder was breathing heavily and putting his hand on his heart.
It was strange that he didn’t know it was acting even after seeing that.
The mercenaries also gathered in groups of three or five and began to gossip.
“Hey, the rooftop is nothing special. You can tell just by looking at it that they’re just putting on a show to get a discount.”
“That’s what I mean. In places like this, don’t they usually just do business frankly without worrying about this or that?”
“People are all the same wherever they live. They pretend to be classy, but they’re just trying to look cool.”
To the eyes of mercenaries who had seen and lived through all sorts of people, the magicians’ poor acting was so obvious that their true intentions were transparent.
But Hubert did not hear the mercenaries’ chatter.
He exhaled deeply, as if trying to cool his flushed face.
“Shall we talk about this in more detail separately? Come with me.”
Giselle, Belinda, and Gillian followed the wizards onto the magic circle.
Kaor, who was chasing from behind, looked back and said before stepping onto the magic circle.
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“Hey, keep your eyes open. If even one of those goes missing, I’ll bust the brains of whoever stole it or left it behind.”
The wizards frowned at the vulgar expression, but the mercenaries nodded as if it was natural.
After climbing up to Kaor, the magic circle blinked several times and Giselle and her party were transported to the top floor of the tower.
Runestones are also used to maintain this magic circle. This shows how versatile the use of runestones is.
Jiselle followed the wizards, smiling silently.
‘That amount would be enough to make your eyes roll. Especially you.’
Among the materials that Jiselle had obtained in her previous life, there was also information about the Red Flame Tower.
The Red Flame Tower is always in second place in the North, behind the Crimson Tower.
As his influence continued to diminish, Matapju eventually passed away from illness.
The wizard who was said to be the most rational person in the world died of illness.
Although things aren’t as bad as they were in my previous life, they aren’t good either. It’s only going to get worse.
‘I wish I had come later.’
Perhaps, if he had come any later, Matapju would not only have knelt before Jiselle, but would have also bowed his head.
But Jiselle couldn’t come any later because the situation was urgent.
‘But you should be prepared to take off all your clothes, even your underwear. Hehe.’
When we arrived, there were ornate chairs and tables just like in the reception room. Refreshments were already prepared.
Jiselle sat down with a relaxed expression. The other three took their places and stood behind her.
And Hubert and the five elders sat down in front of Giselle.
“Let me introduce you. They are the elders of our Magic Tower. They are all 5th circle magicians and can be said to be the key figures leading the Magic Tower of Red Flame.”
After Hubert finished speaking, the elders each said their names with haughty expressions.
It was as if he was saying, ‘Do you know who we are?’ but unfortunately, Giselle wasn’t interested at all.
“I see. Thank you for your consideration.”
The elders’ faces hardened as if they were slightly uncomfortable with his confident attitude.
Usually, these types of people would bow down and flatter you when they met you, but Jiselle showed no sign of doing that.
One of the elders asked mockingly.
“If it’s the Ferdium territory, isn’t it a poor territory in the north? How did you get the runestones from such a place? Don’t you even get proper food there?”
Belinda immediately frowned at the seemingly dismissive words, but Giselle simply smiled and responded.
“You were lucky. By the way, you’re all 5 circles. That’s amazing.”
The magicians that the lords usually contract with are the 4th circle.
If all five elders are 5 circles, it means that the magic tower is that strong.
Hubert and the elders had proud expressions on their faces, but when Giselle continued speaking, their faces suddenly distorted.
“This is a place that truly deserves to be called the second best in the North. Hahaha.”
‘Ugh, this little brat.’
Hubert ground his teeth at the remark that scratched his pride.
But Jiselle smiled brightly and had an innocent expression as if she knew nothing.
It was obvious that if he tried to argue pointlessly, it would only damage the prestige of the Tower. Hubert took a deep breath to cool his burning heart.
“Ahem, you seem to be from another territory and don’t know much. That’s just a rumor. We are still the best magic tower in the North.”
“Oh, is that so? Well, let’s say that’s true.”
Kaor laughed from behind. Belinda covered her mouth with her hand without saying a word, but her eyes widened and it was obvious that she was smiling.
Only Gillian stood motionless, with an indifferent expression as before.
Hubert and the elders glared at the two rude men.
But the two of them just shrugged their shoulders and made shameless expressions as if to say, “What are you going to do?”
‘You’re just like these rude idiots.’
The wizards frowned, thinking that they were poor and uneducated and had no dignity.
I was seething with anger, but there was no point in talking to people who weren’t on my level.
“Okay, enough of the useless talk, let’s get to the point. How much do you plan on selling it for? By the way, I really hate bowls. You’re ignoring me. You’ve probably heard rumors about how scary I am, right?”
Hubert spoke threateningly, deliberately trying to break his opponent’s momentum.
He planned to buy all the runestones that Giselle had brought by any means necessary.
If I continued like this and failed to obtain the Rune Stones, I would never be able to defeat the Crimson Tower.
‘We must secure them all. I absolutely cannot allow any of them to roll into the Crimson Tower.’
With that many runestones, you could make a profit by making and selling magical tools.
Before that, you can raise the level of the magicians belonging to the magic tower, including yourself, by one level.
‘All those runestones are ours.’
His mind was full of thoughts about obtaining the rune stone.
Giselle snickered as she looked into the eyes of the wizards who were burning with desire.
“I should charge twice the market price.”
“what?”
The top hater frowned. He said he hated being pickpocketed, but he dared to try to pickpocket her so openly.
“You young nobleman are so ignorant of the ways of the world. Didn’t I just say that I hate bowls? Do you find my words funny?”
When Hubert growled, the other elders also became angry.
“Do you know where this place is?”
“Does someone like Ferdium ignore the Red Flame Tower?”
Giselle spoke calmly, not caring about the wizards’ frowns.
“Two and a half times.”
The wizards looked at Giselle in a daze for a moment, then soon shouted in excitement.
“You punk! Do you think that kind of cheap trick will work?”
“How could you say such nonsense… …!”
“Do I really have to see the end!”
The wizards gritted their teeth and raised their hands. But Giselle glanced at them and spoke again.
“Three times.”
“… … .”
At that point, all the wizards kept their mouths shut. For some reason, it felt like the moment they opened their mouths, Giselle would raise the price again.
The tower lord and the elders remained silent for a long time, glaring at Jiselle with menacing eyes.
The three people performing Jiselle were equally as absurd.
No matter how precious a runestone is, who would pay three times the market price to buy it?
If you’re going to spend that much money, you might as well just go to the store and buy it.
I couldn’t understand why he was acting so strangely, as if he had no intention of selling something, even though he had come all the way here for days to sell it.
Belinda looked at Giselle with worried eyes.
‘Is it the young master’s bad habit again? Or maybe the wizards are being too arrogant and that’s why they’re upset.’
She looked back at Gillian and Kaor, who stood beside her. Neither of them seemed to have any intention of stopping Giselle.
Belinda grumbled to herself as she watched the stone-faced man who simply followed his master’s will and the rascal who snickered at the thought that it would be fun.
‘Really, I’m the only one who thinks of you, Young Master!’
Whether or not she knew that Belinda was worried, Giselle waited for a moment and then stood up without saying anything.
Hubert’s eyes widened at the sudden action.
“Why are you up… … .”
“It seems like you have no intention of trading. We should go to the Crimson Tower right away. I heard that they make a lot of money there these days and that they sell Rune Stones at a good price.”
With those words, Jiselle strode out the door.
Hubert, whose face had turned pale, grabbed Giselle in a hurry.
“Hey! Why are you so impatient, young man? I said I hate buckets, not that I won’t use buckets.”
As Matapju said that, he quickly blocked the door.
Jiselle narrowed her eyes and looked at him, then nodded leisurely.
“Well, if that’s the case. Shall we talk more?”
Jiselle sat back down elegantly.
Hubert’s expression suddenly became gloomy. The elders next to him also fidgeted and didn’t know what to do.
Belinda, who had no idea about the situation of the Red Flame Tower, could not understand why they were struggling.
‘Why on earth do you do whatever the master tells you to do? Do all the old people have dementia?’
Jiselle’s leisurely voice echoed throughout the room.
“Well, then would you like to buy all three?”
