Episode 21: Morgue Camille (2)
Camu’s explosive remarks exploded.
“Are you the thief who stole our ruby mine?”
The atmosphere in the room instantly froze at the 8-year-old girl’s bold question.
First of all, the servants of both families stiffened on the spot.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Even Morgue-Adolph, the world’s greatest, only pursed his lips as if he was embarrassed.
Hugo also remained silent with a rather dazed expression.
The thought of ‘what did I just hear?’ can be seen outside the poker face.
Inside the Baskervilles’ room, it was quiet, as if nothing living existed.
And that silence was broken once more by Camus.
“Give it back, Ruby Mine.”
Camu walks with quick steps and holds out a white palm in front of her eyes.
On the other hand, Hugo, who was greeted with those clear eyes, still had a blank expression.
It is a person who has never heard such words face to face before, and it is all the more so in that the opponent is an 8-year-old child.
at that time. Adolf was the first to come to his senses.
“Hey, you boy! How rude is this all of a sudden!”
“Your uncle did that earlier. This man stole our ruby mine.”
“This, this, this guy, when will I!?”
“Before getting off the wagon. The decrease in the number of research rubies given to me from this month is all because of that unlucky mustachioed thief.”
“This, this, this, this guy, my, my, me, when!?”
“If you ask when, about an hour and 42 minutes ago? do you want to come I heard it clearly… … .”
Camus getting a little sulky.
At this point, Adolf felt a cold sweat break out.
I can tell without looking away. The temperature in the room went down a few degrees.
“… … Hmm. Unlucky mustache old man, and a thief?”
A cold voice comes from the front.
Hugo narrowed his eyes and was looking this way.
Adolf took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, and cleared his throat.
“Hmm. There seems to be some misunderstanding. This will be well explained later.”
“What does a puppy know? There is no need to explain to me the problem of the house education in the Rue Morgue.”
Hugo spat out a barbed word, but it seemed that he was already in a lot of mood.
Adolf told Camus, thinking that he was accusing him.
“Camuya. What kind of disrespect is this to an elder from a neighboring family?”
“But what my uncle said… … .”
“No matter how much the attendants around you say bad things like that, you shouldn’t pass it on straight away. Because there are a lot of exaggerated things in the rumors… … Well, there are many reduced ones.”
Adolph and Camus talk face-to-face.
Suddenly, Hugo started to get annoyed with all these situations.
Come to think of it, Deacon Barrymore’s report a while ago comes to mind.
‘This is the first report. Regarding the bloodshed with the ‘House of Morgue’ in the ruby mines of Red Cane Mountain… … .’
‘There will be an opportunity to discuss that soon. Morgue will come first.’
The ruby mine issue has actually been a topic of dispute for quite some time.
On the border between the Baskervilles and the Morgues, the so-called ‘Joint Security Area’, there is a mine where high-quality rubies pour out profusely.
The problem is that the entrance to the mine is located above the land of the House of Morgue, while the veins of the underground flow underneath the house of the House of Baskerville.
Due to the angle where the veins flow, there is only one mining route that can be accessed from the ground, only at the mining site in the Morgue family estate.
However, if you dig along this vein, you will inevitably have to dig under the Baskervilles’ estate.
<Imagination inside the mine of Camus>
For this reason, the House of Morgue has devised several methods.
The most tried was secretly digging a tunnel to mine rubies.
However, the hounds of the Baskervilles, who had a keen sense of smell, would spot the signs like ghosts and raid the Rue Morgue’s quarries.
In the midst of this, bloodshed occurred several times, but nothing was reported to the public, so the relationship between the two families was still good on the outside.
Even though I was simmering on the inside.
So, the purpose of Morgue Adolf’s visit today, who said he came to discuss the goodwill event, was actually to talk about the ruby mine and the bloody conflict.
So, Hugo was also preparing in his own way… … .
“Give me back my ruby! I can’t even do research because I don’t have enough rubies!”
I had no idea that an 8-year-old girl would come and pamper me like this.
At Camus request, Hugo put his hand on his forehead.
“Ivosio Adolf Acting Governor. What the hell is this for an official visit?”
“Hmm. greatness. I’m sorry for this, my lord. But, well, what the kid said isn’t completely wrong, so I’m in trouble as well.”
“… … what?”
“Isn’t that the right word? Although it is crude because it is said through the mouth of a child.”
The eyes of Hugo and Adolf met.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Hugo tried to put pressure on the hall by exuding a superhuman aura unique to the Sword Master, but… … Concentration is disturbed because of Camu who came right in front of him.
Even if you try to force Camu to retreat by emitting momentum rather slowly.
“What are you doing with the child now? Could it be that the swordsman of the Empire is persecuting an 8-year-old girl?”
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Adolf’s pinzan comes in right away.
Adolf wrapped Camus in a cloak.
And Hugo with a crumpled expression.
Arguing with an 8-year-old child hurts the face of an adult, and if we let it go, that author named Adolf keeps trying to exploit the child’s innocence politically.
It was very annoying for Hugo.
Should the ruby mine problem, which has been silently answered, be reignited after all?
Accepting the meeting itself is a matter of pride for the Baskervilles, and a lucrative business for the House of Morgue.
In the first place, rubies are important only to Morgue as they are often used as the main material for magic experiments, but are not a very necessary resource for Baskerville.
Hugo, who has a closed personality who hates interacting with other families, just wanted to turn his attention to the ruby vein.
Training the hounds and reclaiming the enemy and the black mountain gave me a headache, but I didn’t want to fight with the little guys who played magic with the red stones used for women’s accessories.
“Give it back, our ruby mine. If it is not for the ruby that comes out of it, it will be difficult for me to continue my studies.”
“Oh hey, Camus. I keep talking about grown-ups! adventure adventure.”
I feel that I will not be able to listen to the conversation between that girl named Camu and the author named Adolf.
‘No matter how you look at it, this is a political performance… … .’
However, since the other person is a child, he can’t say anything and can’t help but boil inside.
Even if he was the head of an iron-blooded swordsman who was in the position of being above all, even if he was one.
… … Right then.
There was a voice that opened Hugo’s ears.
“Doesn’t the Rue Morgue teach you not to covet other people’s property?”
Just like the 8-year-old Camus, she has a bright and youthful voice.
It is the appearance of 8-year-old Bikir.
