Episode 283: Power inflation (1)
What a quiet weekend. at sunset.
The carriage departed from the Colosseo Academy to the Bourgeoisie.
Dolores. Piggy. Sinclair.
These three people were honored to have dinner with the head of the bourgeois family, who was the most wealthy person in the empire.
Naturally, Piggy and Sinclair were excitedly talking.
“The performance of our Oracle club this time was amazing! 1st place in mock investment competition! And to my surprise, all of this was actually a real rate of return!”
“On top of that, we held a splendid party that made our eyes go round. God, how much was all that? I can’t feel it.”
“Did you hear? Where we’re going for dinner tonight! The treasure trove of the bourgeoisie!”
“Ugh. i heard that too Near the dining table, there were jewels, gold bars, coins, banknotes, checks, bills, real estate deeds, artworks, antiques, and other valuables. I heard that it crosses the mountain and forms a mountain range.”
“Hee-Ik- that much? Wouldn’t that be too exaggerated anyway? Why would you put those things there?”
“Put the money in the safe, then put it somewhere.”
“What if a guest who came in for dinner steals it?”
“How am I going to steal all that much?”
“Well, that too. So, are these presents we prepared also part of that treasure trove? That would be an honor.”
After speaking, Piggy looked behind the carriage.
Several treasure chests were placed there. A gift to be given to the head of the bourgeois family.
Seeing these gifts prepared with great care and thought, Sinclair murmured regretfully.
“… … I wish my brother would have come with me.”
“huh? You mean Bikir? Why all of a sudden?”
“… … just.”
Sinclair replied, brushing her white, short-cut hair that was blowing in the wind.
“I was supposed to come visit my house once. to eat.”
“?”
Piggy tilted his head.
Why are you saying that now?
Then Sinclair laughed bashfully.
“I’m just suddenly sad. It’s really hard to eat a meal. Seeing how busy you are these days.”
“Oh, was that what you were talking about? that’s the same for me too It’s hard to eat with Bikir these days. Except for breakfast.”
Piggy talked about how busy Vikir has been these days.
But Sinclair had other thoughts as he listened to Piggy.
‘brother. Hyung doesn’t pay?’
‘… … No money.’
‘money? why don’t you have money? as an academy student. Isn’t that too heartless? The children here, unfortunately, do not have parents. We have to help.’
‘I don’t really need anything like parents.’
‘Eh?’
‘Anyway, the world has to go through on its own. The existence of a parent only functions in childhood when the help of others is essential, and is unnecessary otherwise.’
It reminded me of a conversation I had with Bikir when I went to volunteer at an orphanage a long time ago.
Meanwhile.
“… … .”
Dolores, who was staring at the front from the front, was not paying attention at all to the conversation between Piggy and Sinclair in the back.
All her attention was focused on the treasure chest on the back of the wagon, a present for the bourgeois head of the family today.
‘I’m sorry guys.’
It’s a pity, but the gift sets that Piggy and Sinclair picked and picked are not in that box.
They had already been moved to another place, and the empty box contained something completely different.
night hound.
An assassin is waiting in ambush to assassinate the head of the bourgeois family.
‘The patriarch of the bourgeois family said he didn’t bother to search himself when he brought someone else into the safe.’
It is probably the devil’s unique confidence.
The arrogant attitude that any assassin comes is nothing but a toy.
But that is also the devil’s weakness.
‘I have to put the kids to sleep before the battle begins.’
Dolores squeezed the bottle of medicine in her hand.
It contained sleeping pills that were harmless to the human body.
First, when the carriage arrives at Bourgeois, Dolores, Piggy, and Sinclair will be escorted to the drawing room, where they will wait until dinner.
Dolores then intended to put the potion in a teacup, put Piggy and Sinclair to sleep, and then hide it somewhere else.
‘It was best not to come together in the first place… … .’
However, Piggy and Sinclair had high expectations for meeting the head of the bourgeois family from a few days ago, and since the bourgeois side also called ‘All of the Oracle Investment Club’, there is no justification for going alone.
Even at this moment, Piggy was making a list of questions to ask when meeting the patriarch of the bourgeois family.
“The future trend of the empire’s economy, questions about the current financial indicators, criteria for discovering new businesses, promising small and medium-sized merchant guilds, and recent mergers and acquisitions of mercenary guilds… … And again, I have to ask if chaebol eat chicken too!”
“I have a question for you too.”
Sinclair also smiled expectantly.
Piggy asks Sinclair.
“Oh, Sinclair. What are you curious about? Would you like to answer a question with me?”
“… … no. I have only one question.”
Upon hearing Sinclair’s answer, Piggy’s eyes widen.
“Eh? Only one? barely?”
“huh.”
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“why not! I have to get a lot of knowledge to meet the best man in the empire! This is an opportunity that may not come again in your lifetime!”
At Piggy’s fuss, Sinclair only smiles once.
Dolores, Piggy and Sinclair.
The three people who are together but with different thoughts arrived at the main gate of the bourgeois family’s home.
“Supper appointment. Oracle.”
When Dolores mentioned the purpose of her visit, the road opened.
A carriage guided towards the interior of a splendid mansion.
Naturally, there were no checkpoints on the road reserved for VIPs.
at that time. The butler, who was guiding us in the carriage, said with a casual smile.
“You’ve been seeing the noble people of Quo Vadis often lately.”
“yes? Who else came from our family?”
When Dolores asked with a puzzled expression, the butler answered with a casual attitude.
“yes. Cardinal Humbert visited a few hours ago. Now he has finished his errands and passed away.”
Dolores felt goosebumps run down her spine the moment she heard the name ‘Humbert’.
‘I didn’t expect that person to be here… … I’m glad he’s back.’
I didn’t know it, but I didn’t feel any divine power nearby.
If Humbert had been there, it would have been a nuisance.
While she was thinking about this and that, the butler ushered everyone into the drawing room.
“If you wait here for a moment, I will send you a message right away.”
The head of the butler placed simple tea and refreshments on the table and then opened the door and left.
Dolores, Piggy, and Sinclair begin waiting inside the drawing room.
“The reception room is also very luxurious. Something expensive, but not extravagant. It is an interior where you can feel the beauty of the old days.”
“I know. It feels good.”
While Piggy and Sinclair are chatting.
rattle… …
Dolores’ hands were shaking.
‘Sue, I need to put some sleeping pills.’
A bad thing I’ve never done in my life.
The idea of putting something in other people’s food was the first time she had been born.
yet.
Dolores succeeds in putting sleeping pills in a teacup while Piggy and Sinclair turn their heads away.
Piggy and Sinclair drank their tea thoughtlessly and soon began to doze off.
“Ugh. Don’t you feel sleepy?”
“I know. It’s dinner soon… … .”
Dolores said in a trembling voice to Piggy and Sinclair.
“Hey, hey, hey, hey… … no guys If you’re tired, close your eyes for a while. I’ll wake you up.”
“Oh, can you please?”
“thank you!”
Fortunately, Piggy and Sinclair leaned back on the sofa in the parlor and closed their eyes without much suspicion.
“Hey, is there any medicinal effect?”
Dolores waved her hand in front of Piggy and Sinclair’s eyes.
Again, both of them are unmoving.
Dolores let out a sigh of relief and stepped out of the room to wipe off her sweat.
At that time, she ran into the butler again who was approaching her.
“Ah, saintess. You are a little late because the head of household is busy. I will prepare soon.”
“yes! By the way, boss. The friends I came with seemed to have to go back to work because of something sudden… … ”
“Yes? Are you up for a meeting? No matter how late the head of household prepared… … Shall we cancel the appointment and put it off until later?”
“No no! There is nothing like that. I just need to meet alone as the club representative.”
At those words, the head butler tilted his head, but somehow seemed to understand.
A little past the appointed time.
Dolores loaded the cart with the prepared gifts and headed deep inside the main building with a few attendants.
After walking for a while, I see the safe in question in front of me.
It was like an entrance to a huge plaza.
“The head of the family is waiting for you.”
The butler politely bowed his head and opened the door.
It feels dark and cold.
The attendants stowed the gift carts brought by Dolores inside and guided Dolores inside.
yet. After all the attendants greeted each other, they slowly walked away.
Only Dolores was left alone in the vast darkness of the vault.
“… … uh, over there Head of household?”
Dolores opens her mouth cautiously.
… Pod!
Suddenly the surroundings were filled with light.
At the same time, Dolores could only open her mouth.
Magnificent golden scent. A golden light that will make you blind.
A world of great wealth was awaiting her.
