Episode 309: A flash in the east, a flash in the west (4)
At first, I couldn’t believe my ears.
Hoffmann’s body trembled at the foul language that only commoners would use, and he did not hide his anger.
“How dare you use such a vulgar word against the president of Golden Bank! Count Fabius. Even if you go crazy, you are still crazy. He follows Roman Dmitry, and seems to have forgotten that just a few years ago he was laughing and flattering me. You just shut your mouth. “Before I tear you to death.”
As he said.
Count Fabius and Hoffmann were not meeting each other for the first time.
Although it was a passing relationship, Count Fabius tried to leave a good impression on Hoffmann.
“Bitch.”
Count Fabius chuckled.
I crossed my legs, tapped my feet, and looked up at Hoffman.
“Hoffman. You’re the one who doesn’t understand the situation. Dmitry did not give in to the Kronos Empire, but instead defeated them. But what’s with the ‘only you guys’ thing that makes you act like you’re superior to us? Don’t be mistaken. “No matter how powerful the gold coin you hold in your hand may be, you know that it alone cannot solve all the problems in this world, right?”
Squeak.
I got up from my seat.
I didn’t recognize him because he usually had a smiling face, but his physique, which was stronger than I expected, caused a feeling of suffocating tension.
“Dmitry is holding his own right now. Very gentlemanly. If you continue to make hostile remarks against Dmitri, we have no choice but to make a decision. Just like they slaughtered the troops of the Kronos Empire. “To see your end, I will have to choose a more terrifying power than gold.”
One step closer.
With the situation approaching right in front of them, the two looked at each other.
“I’m just saying this just in case, but you probably don’t trust the Golden Knights waiting for your orders outside, right? Tsk tsk tsk tsk, that won’t be it. The president of Golden Bank probably isn’t that stupid. Then what on earth do you believe and why do you act like that? “If Dmitry decides to assassinate ‘you,’ will he be able to stop it with the power of gold coins?”
“… … ?!”
Hoffman’s eyes wavered.
It was very different from what I expected.
I thought that if I screamed moderately, it would subside, but Count Fabius did not retreat like a man with no back.
furthermore.
‘It’s just as Fabius said. The Golden Bank cannot prevent Dmitry’s assassination.’
Dmitry.
Aside from Roman Dmitry, we have great players like Chris and Kevin.
There was no way to stop them with the experts they had brought in with money.
Even the Kronos Empire, the greatest power on the continent, suffered the humiliation of being occupied by Rascal and Kortas because it failed to stop Roman Dmitry’s guerrilla campaign.
I was embarrassed.
Count Fabius.
A man who was once called the raccoon of Kairos, but now swears allegiance to Dmitri.
He is not this aggressive person.
I couldn’t understand why people who were parasitic on power and catered to favors went to such extremes.
The corners of my eyes were trembling.
I couldn’t avoid looking at him because of my pride, but I wasn’t aware of the fact that my defeat was already deepening.
widely.
One more step.
narrowed the distance
At a distance so close that he could feel his breath, Count Fabius looked down at Hoffmann with a fierce look on his face.
“hey.”
people said
Count Fabius.
Dmitry’s raccoon dog is a typical strong and weak dog.
blast furnace.
“If you don’t want to start a war with Dmitri, then just ignore him. “You bastard.”
For Fabius, Hoffmann was classified as weak.
* * *
Hoffman is out.
As he watched his retreating back, Viscount Vincent could not hastily say anything.
‘Damn it.’
Cold sweat formed on my forehead.
The original plan was to raise his price through competition between Hoffman and Fabius, but he did not expect Count Fabius to come out this strong.
My heart pounded as the situation unfolded in real time before my eyes.
The sight of Hoffman being treated like a back alley loan shark shocked him.
It was extreme.
Only then did I see Dmitri’s true face.
‘I chose the wrong person. Dmitry already has all the conditions to become a great power.’
Like a shrimp’s back explodes in a whale fight.
Viscount Vincent killed his presence.
I couldn’t even tell Count Fabius to leave with an awkward look on my face, out of fear that sparks would fly on me.
however.
widely.
Count Fabius sat down again.
As I looked at him with a puzzled face, Count Fabius, who had shown a fierce expression just now, smiled warmly.
“Please sit down. Now that the distractions are gone, how about having a full-fledged conversation among the players?”
“… … “Well, what is that?”
Viscount Vincent just blinked his eyes in a hesitant posture.
It felt like my thinking circuit had stopped.
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Count Fabius’ sudden change was also a change, but I couldn’t understand what the conversation was about.
Count Fabius said.
“Dmitry is not such a harsh country. The break with Golden Bank will have a direct impact on the Vincent family, so why should we only talk about ‘trust’? Of course, we should provide some compensation. Of course, if you had chosen Golden Bank in the first place, you wouldn’t have had this conversation, but as I said, Dmitry gives clear rewards to friendly forces. “I’m different from the type of bullies who just talk loudly and promise a future together.”
Attitudes have changed.
It was so friendly that I couldn’t even remember the harsh yelling I had just seen.
“Viscount Vincent. “Tell Dmitri honestly what you want.”
Why?
The warm favor actually gave Viscount Vincent goosebumps.
Dmitry’s raccoon.
Because I know what is hidden behind the smiling face.
I felt that Viscount Vincent was truly fortunate that he did not turn Dmitri into an enemy.
* * *
Hoffman.
He returned to his home base.
The magnificent building and the servants who treated him with respect welcomed his safe return, but he felt so helpless that he could not even see the surroundings.
President of Golden Bank. Living as a powerful man his entire life, Hoffmann had never once experienced humiliation like this.
always.
People were kind to him.
Due to the nature of the Golden Bank, which had to remain neutral, there was no title of nobility, but nobility of any country bowed to the title of Golden Bank president.
The same was true for the Kronos Empire.
Even the greatest power on the continent recognized him, but it didn’t work at all against Dmitri.
I was angry.
This problem.
This is not something that will end with just one humiliation.
As rumors about Dmitry spread, it was only a matter of time before the Golden Bank’s status was undermined.
‘The ancestors said it. If you are stuck with a realistic problem that cannot be solved with money, then check out the secrets of the Golden Bank that have been passed down from generation to generation. I can’t believe something like this happens when I’m the president of a bank.’
I gritted my teeth.
Although he felt humiliated and devastated, Hoffman wanted to take revenge by any means necessary.
Roman Dmitry and Fabius.
I will tear you to pieces and kill you.
Golden Bank will have to prove to the world that it does not forget grudges.
I took a step.
I opened the safe at the back of the study in the office, and inside was the secret box of the Golden Bank that had been passed down from generation to generation.
Okay.
I picked up a dagger.
He pricked his finger, drew a drop of blood, and dropped it into the hollow hole in the lock.
OK.
Hwaak-
Grumbling.
A blue light appeared.
It shimmered like fire and wasn’t hot at all, and Hoffman carefully opened the box with shaking eyes.
Inside was a short message and a magic communication device that could connect to somewhere.
Among the mysteries of the continent.
People expressed doubts about the existence of Golden Bank, which suddenly appeared.
I couldn’t understand where they came from and how they achieved such enormous wealth.
but.
I was confident that the first bank president was definitely something unusual.
Hoffman picked up the magic communicator.
And then.
“… … Mr. Alexander. “Your servant now greets me.”
The secret of our ancestors.
Hoffman finally faced the meaning of Golden Bank’s existence.
* * *
A month later.
Time passed quickly.
As Roman Dmitry’s scheduled time approached, Marquis Valentino visited Dmitry early in the morning.
7 o’clock in the morning.
“Did Roman Dmitri come out of the workshop?”
“You haven’t come out yet. “Please rest in the reception room, and I will contact you as soon as you come out.”
“i get it. “You must contact us first.”
In Hans’ words.
Marquis Valentino showed an earnest expression.
His face, which kept looking back, had a vague look, as if he was looking at his first love.
8 in the morning.
“Hasn’t it come out yet?”
“yes.”
9 o’clock in the morning.
“still… … .”
“yes.”
10 o’clock in the morning.
“if… … .”
“You haven’t come out yet.”
Every hour.
Marquis Valentino visited Hans.
As time passed, his expression became more and more disappointed, but he never gave up or had any intention of going back.
The month of waiting for Roman Dmitri seemed like an eon to the Marquis Valentino.
It was painful.
Because I was confident that Roman Dmitry would create an incredible work of art, I went through a period of pain and patience to the point where I locked myself in my room every day and waited for just today.
today.
It was time to check the results.
Although he was very thin due to the long wait, his eyes were shining brightly.
“I can’t wait in the reception room anymore. In front of the workshop. “I will wait until Roman Dmitri opens the workshop door and comes out, so please show me the way.”
“It’s impossible.”
“No, they said they would just wait… … .”
“I’m sorry, but I cannot accommodate this request.”
Hans refused to compromise.
In front of the workshop.
Entry except for those involved was prohibited.
Marquis Valentino had no choice but to spend time in the reception room, and although he arrived early in the morning, he could already see the sun setting outside the window.
An ominous feeling crept up.
After waiting endlessly, the door opened, and my joyful face immediately turned into disappointment.
The man who came inside.
He was Hans.
“I guess I’ll have to wait a few more days. Once you return to Kairos, I will contact you as soon as Master Roman comes out.”
“no! “I won’t go back!”
Marquis Valentino was adamant.
He said.
“I will find a place to stay in Dmitry and wait for you. So, as soon as Roman Dmitri appears, please contact me immediately.”
Valentino.
His persistent obsession ultimately ended the day without any results.
* * *
Several days have passed.
As the scheduled time passed, Hans became worried.
‘I wonder what’s going on.’
Meantime.
Although we worked on it several times in the workshop, we rarely missed the scheduled deadline.
It was ominous.
As Marquis Valentino, who visits Dmitry every day, asked about Roman Dmitry’s well-being, my ominous imagination grew stronger.
After about 5 days like that.
Deciding that he could not wait any longer, Hans brought Felix along to make sure he did not disobey Roman Dmitry’s orders.
“Felix. Can you use magic to check what is happening inside the workshop?”
“All right.”
It was a last resort.
That’s how we arrived at the workshop.
Felix immediately summoned mana.
‘Response.’
It wasn’t any special magic.
The purpose was to let the mana flow and feel the mana inside the workshop.
If there were no problems, the mana would be overflowing with vitality, so at least that alone could confirm life or death.
however.
Felix opened his eyes.
As soon as the mana seeped into the workshop, I felt a shocking sensation.
“… … “What is this?”
Inside and outside the workshop.
It was a completely different world.
While it was extremely peaceful outside, a huge amount of mana was exploding inside.
“… … “What on earth is going on inside?”
Trembling eyes.
Felix looked at the workshop in fascination.
fantasy,
