Chapter 359
Delicacies are laid out on a long, rectangular table.
The aromas of the various dishes stimulated the sense of smell and made saliva water in the mouth, but not a single person was looking at the table.
Everyone in the dining room looked at Addis Sepia.
– Why did that old man say such a thing just now! You can’t understand the atmosphere dirty!
Of course, the non-human Lars was focused entirely on food.
– Rice should be eaten when it is warm, but isn’t it all cold! The taste and aroma must have been reduced by 20% already!
‘Be patient.’
Raon pushed Lass away and waited for Addis Sepia’s mouth to open again.
“hmm.”
Addis seemed to have forgotten what she had said and cut the steak right in front of her and put it in her mouth.
“It’s delicious.”
He chewed the steak slowly, swallowed it, and nodded.
-That old man ate, so let’s eat even if we eat! As I said, from the soup… .’
‘wait.’
Raon shook his head and looked at Addis.
“Excellent chefs have an eye for selecting good ingredients, and they complete dishes that are like works of art by making use of the original taste of the ingredients.”
Addis ate a little more of her steak and smiled.
“Excellent carpenters make these antique dining tables out of black wood, which is said to be too hard to hold even small shapes. “
He swept down the rectangular table where the food was placed and looked at the potential successors one by one.
“Merchant is a job that sells goods at a high price after taking them off cheaply. So, what makes a great merchant different?”
He asked questions, but they didn’t say anything because he didn’t think it was a question that needed an answer.
“Dorian?”
However, Addis was no ordinary person. As if he would tell the answer, he created the atmosphere and called Dorian to answer.
“Oops!”
Dorian’s hands on his lap trembled at the sudden question.
“that is… .”
He couldn’t answer right away and turned his eyes to Raon as if he was asking for help.
“… … .”
Raon closed his eyes without saying anything, either with his mouth or with an aura message.
-What are you doing! It means to give you the answer quickly! While that slug thinks, the food cools down!
‘You shouldn’t block the opportunity to grow.’
Depending on how this answer comes out, the evaluation of Dorian to the people in the restaurant will change.
I didn’t want to deprive him of another opportunity to grow.
“Whoa… .”
Dorian bit his lip and looked at Addis. A soft light lingered in his trembling eyes.
“I-I think a person who can think from the customer’s point of view is an excellent merchant… .”
“Is that more important than making a lot of money?”
“Making a lot of money is very important to a merchant. Ha, but if you only chase money, you will lose people and credit, so I don’t think it’s the most important thing. If we continue commerce while building trust, won’t it become a business that everyone recognizes someday?”
“You live in a dream.”
Addis looked at Dorian and lowered her eyebrows heavily.
“Cheup.”
“A guest… .”
“You are still young.”
The subordinates of the other successor candidates laughed at Dorian with their mouths rolled up.
“Ugh… .”
Dorian’s face blushed and he lowered his head.
“Trust of customers and merchants. It’s really funny in this era where money and time are the only things. however… .”
When Dorian’s shoulder shrunk enough to be held in one hand, Addis continued.
“This match was so great.”
“yes?”
“father?”
“Sovereign Lord?”
The people in the restaurant turned to Addis in amazement.
“A good merchant must know how to cater to the needs of his customers. It is difficult, cumbersome, and difficult to adapt to the tastes of others. However, the credit and trust accumulated in this way become the name of Sanghoe. That is how the name Sepia was created.”
Raon listened and nodded.
‘He looks like a giant who raised sepia like this.’
The reason why Sepia is called the Manmulsang is not only because it sells a lot of products it has, but because it also works to find things that fit the customer’s order.
Addis did not seem to have changed a bit even after making Sepia into the top 5.
“Um… .”
Silence falls over the restaurant. Everyone lowered their heads and glared at Dorian.
Dorian straightened his back proudly while receiving their eyes. I couldn’t help but feel a little bit scared.
Raon laughed at Dorian.
‘I said It’s an opportunity to grow.’
-It’s a little different. but… .
‘but?’
-Food is changing ignorantly! Every minute and every second is dangerous! You must eat quickly! I have to rescue them from the belly of the main king!
‘… … .’
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Lars’ eyes began to roll. I guess I’ll have to ignore this guy for a while.
“hmm!”
Addis quenched her thirst lightly and looked at the heirs sitting in front of the table.
“Recently, a fairly difficult request came in. Originally, it was something I had to deal with, but I brought it because I thought it would be perfect to use as a test for you guys.”
His gaze first turned to Palen.
“Someone raised the money.”
The second person to look is Dialun.
“Someone made a connection… .”
Thirdly, he turned his head to Jesser, who was right next to the seat of honor.
“Someone has money and connections and everything. So I thought it was decided to some degree. But… .”
Addis’ gaze returned to Dorian for the last time.
“There was a guy who came with a relationship that wasn’t money or personal connections.”
He put his hand on the table with a calm expression.
“Since the job is fun, it would be appropriate to give a fun test.”
Addis opened her mouth quietly, looking at the successor candidates swallowing dry saliva.
“This is a request from the Gray Hammer Guild. Bring the drake’s horns, teeth, claws and bones. It would be better if we brought the whole corpse.”
‘drake!’
As soon as Raon heard Addis’ words, he clenched his fists under the table.
“Drake’s body?”
“drake… .”
Successor candidates opened their mouths to a completely different test than they thought.
“It doesn’t matter if you catch it yourself, buy it from someone, or steal it. The winner is the one who brings the body of the best Drake within the period of 15 days.”
“Who decides what is the best?”
“Of course, it is done by the Gray Hammer Guild, which is a guest.”
At Addis’ gesture, the eyes of the heir and his subordinates shone blue.
“I finished eating, can I get up?”
First, Jesser bowed his head without touching the food.
“Do whatever you want.”
“I really enjoyed the meal.”
As soon as those words were finished, Jesser and Dialun stood up.
The two and their men left the restaurant without hesitation.
“Um… .”
Palen glanced at Raon without waking up.
– Palen Sepia.
Raon looked elsewhere and sent her a message to come.
-Don’t look at me, and act as you normally do. I will give you other instructions soon.
Palen gave a small, invisible nod and went out of the restaurant.
-Oh, oh, oh… .
Lars looked at it and shook his chin.
– He, aren’t you just going? Then the main king really cries!
‘… … .’
Threats are not scary at all. However, I picked up a fork and knife because it was obvious that if I didn’t eat, I would cry out and annoy them.
– Soup! Soup even if it’s cold! If you eat that, you can eat a lot of other food!
‘Ugh… .’
Raon shook his head and poured the soup into his mouth.
The savory aroma of the truffle and the mild taste of the soup harmonize.
-The soup is this good, so the other things must be even better! Here’s the meat!
‘It’s getting more and more annoying.’
As I sighed and cut the meat, Dorian came to my side.
“Dude lord. What are you doing! They’re all gone!”
Dorian’s chin trembled and he made an X with his hands.
“Now is not the time to be eating this! Everyone must be moving!”
“No need to worry. Because we will be the fastest.”
Raon waved the hand holding the fork leisurely.
“The other side went first, but how fast are we? What the hell is in your stomach, so you reveal the food like this!”
“I don’t know what.”
I smiled as I looked at the blue cotton candy stumbling around.
Devil. That’s also the insectivore Demon King.
* * *
Restaurant after dinner.
Addis and his butler, Rigwyn, were the only two left enjoying a light drink.
“You have changed so much.”
Rigwin smiled at the seat Dorian was sitting in.
“I didn’t expect Master Dorian to express his opinion so confidently.”
“If I can’t say one opinion until I get older, I’ll write it.”
Addis shook her head, saying of course she had to.
“Isn’t that opinion outrageous? It was as if I was watching Lord Sanghoe when I was young.”
“Was I not that bad?”
“no. You were amazing. You declared that you would make a business the size of your nostril the best on the continent, and didn’t you actually achieve it?”
Rigwin looked at Addis and shook his head.
“It was from then on that the Sepia Trading Company did not stop at selling products and received direct requests. I can still see that someone who can’t even fight ran out to catch the monster himself.”
“To bring up old stories, you must be very old.”
Addis frowned at the wrinkles on Rigwyn’s forehead.
“I was old. That’s why I think the change of Master Dorian is more touching.”
“hmm… .”
Appearing to agree with that, Addis nodded slightly.
“I think Master Jesser and Master Dialun will also manage this store well, but the person who will make it bigger than it is now might surprisingly be Master Dorian.”
“Things like that happen, too. But that’s not something he can do alone.”
Addis put down her glass and smiled. His gaze moved to Raon’s seat next to Dorian.
“Raon Sieghart. That friend wasn’t just strong. He knows exactly when to intervene and when not to intervene. He is also good at dealing with people. He has the temperament of both a king and a king.”
“… Is that enough?”
Riggin’s eyes widened. I never imagined that the words “Supreme King” and “Holy King” would come out of Addis, who was stingy with praise.
“Didn’t you enjoy your meal leisurely by yourself even though the other children were leaving in a hurry? Regardless of age, human beings are generous. The target audience was rather startled and flinched.”
He looked at the table in front of Raon. Unlike other places, all the bowls were empty.
“Originally, when people eat food, their true nature is revealed. It’s not normal to be greedy when you see that the dish in front of you won’t leave even a little bit. To be honest, it gave me goosebumps.”
“I think so too. To think that he would be such a glutton… .”
“With him, it looks like this company will stand tall over the other four, or it will either perish.”
The two made a very big mistake and swallowed dry saliva.
* * *
noon the next day.
Raon took the white-faced Dorian out to downtown Locan.
“Did you find out?”
“I know, but will it work? They say they’ve already moved… .”
Dorian’s hand trembled slightly, probably from the anxiety of being left behind.
“This test has our advantage.”
even before it started.
Raon smiled and shook his head.
‘Because it was information requested a long time ago.’
The materials needed to fix Sylvia’s blackout are the Drake Heart and the Sea Serpent Heart.
Right after hearing about the material from Encia, she asked Denning Rose about Drake’s location, so by now, she should have come up with rough information.
“Here.”
Dorian pointed to a small shop selling dried fish.
“This is the Black Market Lokhan branch.”
He tilted his head as he looked at the signboard covered with spider webs, as if he wasn’t sure.
“Did you know the password?”
“I heard that too… .”
Dorian swallowed dryly and went inside the store. Passing through the aisle where the scent of dried seafood tickled my nose, I saw an old woman with her back buried in a rocking chair.
“Oh, hello.”
“… … .”
The old woman did not answer, and the creak of the rocking chair greeted him.
“Sir, I’m looking for sea snakes that have been dried for ten years. Would you like the peeled, salted, and salty one?”
When those words were finished, the rocking chair stopped moving.
“Come over here.”
The old woman rose slowly. His lifting gaze and voice are young enough to be compared to his appearance. Originally, it looked like a young woman in disguise.
TD Dlck!
She guided me to a room further back and tapped here and there on the right wall.
Swoop.
Without the slightest noise or vibration, the wall opened and a staircase leading down to the basement appeared.
“You can go down this road.”
The woman bowed her head and went back to the rocking chair to sit down. In an instant, she became an old woman who could not stand her drowsiness. Every time she goes to the black market, she feels it, but they were all unusual people.
Down the lights and stairs, another market was open. Literally the black market. Everything seemed to be missing, from unusual foodstuffs to precious metals that radiated brilliant light.
However, the ceiling and wall lights were bright, giving a brighter feeling than the market outside.
“wow… .”
Dorian couldn’t take his eyes off the items on the black market, befitting his preoccupied personality.
“Unlike Cameloon, there seem to be a lot of stolen goods here.”
Looking at the condition of the items, it didn’t seem like they were all being distributed in the normal way. There were items that had not been cursed, and there were also items that had not been appraised.
“let’s go. He said he had no time.”
Raon tapped Dorian’s shoulder and headed to the mansion with a black flag to buy information.
“It’s huge, but it’s something I have.”
“… … .”
Dorian followed after saying something absurd.
‘I have to open that bag someday.’
– If you open that guy’s stomach, won’t Drake come out too?
‘Maybe… .’
Judging from what I’ve shown you so far, I thought it might really be there.
“Don’t you have Drake in your pocket too?”
“Well, I did take some claws with me the first time I escaped… .”
Dorian drew two huge claws that looked like curved thick spear blades from his stomach pouch.
“As I looked it up, it wasn’t a Drake, it was a griffon claw.”
“griffon… .”
Gryphon is a rarer monster than Drake. It was absurd that such a mysterious bastard had claws.
“ha… .”
Raon shook his head and stood in front of the mansion at the end of the black market. In front of the large iron gate stood four warriors whose eyes glowed with light.
“I am… .”
“Meet the White Sword Dragon!”
The warriors greeted each other extremely politely, bending their waists at a right angle.
“Please go in.”
As if they knew why they had come here, they got out of the way and opened the iron door.
‘Did you know I was coming?’
Raon narrowed his eyes and went inside. Unlike the outside, he passed the soft lighting and luxurious decorations that made his eyes comfortable, and headed to the inner room where the only human being was.
“Wow, as expected, the white sword dragon!”
Dorian moved to the side, her eyes shining.
“Are there any benefits like this if you get the nickname of Geomryong?”
“Is there?”
Raon sneered and shook his hand.
“It looks like someone you know is waiting for you.”
Standing in front of the door at the end of the hallway, the door opened of its own accord, revealing the figure of the person inside.
She was a splendid beauty with red hair that seemed to be on fire flowing down her shoulders and wearing an eyepatch with a rose on her right eye.
‘It must have been Denning Rose.’
Denning Rose, who played a big role in rescuing her when she was kidnapped by Eden, stood up gracefully and bowed her head.
“Meet the White Sword Dragon.”
“Long time no see.”
Raon said goodbye and entered the room.
“Sit.”
Denning Rose pointed to the seat opposite and smiled softly. He nodded and sat down.
“Are you the head of Rokhan now?”
The area she was in charge of was Gran Seville. Leaving a place in the middle of restoration, she had no idea she was here.
“no. I am still the branch manager of Gran Seville.”
“But why are you here… .”
Rocan is an area very far from Gran Seville. I don’t know why someone who isn’t even the head of the branch is here.
“Somehow, I ended up being in charge of Raon. I was waiting for you to come.”
“If you knew… .”
“It’s no secret that Raon-nim is putting in all her strength for the youngest son of Sepia Co., Ltd.”
Denning Rose let out a thin laugh. I felt it from before, but compared to her gorgeous appearance, her expression itself was a simple feeling.
“In addition, the search for Drake was commissioned by Raon a long time ago, so of course I have to come.”
She already knew what Addis’ test was.
“Looks like everyone else has already been there.”
It seemed that Jesser and Dialun passed by this place to get information.
“… … .”
Denning Rose did not answer and slightly lowered his eyes. That was enough of an answer.
“Did you find Drake?”
Raon quenched his thirst with the tea on the table and asked.
“I did find what appeared to be an adult drake’s nest. I was going to let you know after gathering a little more information, but the situation has turned out like this.”
“Wow!”
Dorian spit out the tea he was drinking in a fright.
“Uh, how did you prepare in advance?”
He covered his mouth as the tea flowed, and his eyes trembled.
“Somehow, I thought it was strange! You’re getting stronger too fast! Bocchan, what the hell is your identity! God! Devil!”
“It’s your boss.”
Raon hit Dorian’s shaking head.
“Oops!”
I left Dorian rubbing his hair and looked at Denning Rose. She had a cool smile as if this situation was funny.
“Oh, excuse me… .”
Denning Rose lowered her head slightly before standing up. The real smile disappeared, revealing the acting smile again.
“You mean you found it anyway?”
“yes. It seems to have been away from the nest for a long time, but the location itself is certain. but… .”
Her expression hardened like dried plaster.
“We have information that the Black Tower is moving towards it. It looks like he’s targeting Drake.”
“Black Tower… .”
“The Black Tower is a place where information is limited even among Oma. To be honest, I hope we don’t bump into each other.”
“It’s the Black Tower… .”
Are you okay?
As soon as I heard that the Black Tower was coming, I thought of a plan to blow my nose without burning my hands.
“Do you have a map of the area?”
“What was on your mind?”
Denning Rose opened her eyes wide and leaned her upper body forward.
“yes.”
Raon gave a cool smile as he saw Dorian brushing his hair.
“If I do well, I think I’ll catch two fish and even a shrimp.”
As I was thinking of a plan to fulfill my position as a fisherman, I heard Lars’ voice.
-Are you going to bake it?
‘Ah, a little… .’
