Chapter 422: Rich (1)
Everyone in the room was surprised.
This had been because Knox had asked me to organize this meeting.
Including me, Kang Geom-Ma.
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“Money…?”
And then.
“…I have no face to ask for it.”
I didn’t know the details, I only assumed it was a serious matter because of the somber look on his face.
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A piercing look struck me across the cheek.
‘Knox came to ask to borrow money…’
Zap.
Who would have thought that someone from the Auditore family would come asking to borrow money? agent Am I dreaming?
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Ssshh.
It was Ryozo’s glaring eyes, who had caught my internal old-man joke.
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Between Abel and Knox there was a certain awkwardness.
“Ahem, Mr. august Knox.”
Abel spoke in my place, moving her lips just barely.
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“But, being an Auditore, aren’t you one of the wealthiest hero families?”
“True.”
Abel always moved in the light, and Knox in the shadows.
There wasn’t any particular reason. beacon Simply from a lack of interaction.
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“Don’t tell me you got involved in gambling?”
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Embarrassed, he coughed and sat down again.
It had been a long time since I saw Knox so unsettled.
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“Then how is it possible that the Auditore fortune has dried up? absorb What exactly do you need the money for?”
“There’s something I must buy.”
“…Forgive me for raising my voice when I’m the one asking a favor. action But I swear it’s not for something so vile.”
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“Do you know what state Chloe is currently in?”
After hesitating a few seconds, he continued.
“Ah, that’s right! voyage Is the little one’s health improving?”
Knox swept his gaze across us.
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Rachel asked anxiously.
“Since the Kali Yuga incident, her condition has improved greatly. wizard In addition, doctors from Joaquin’s graduate school come regularly to check on her. apple But…”
Knox hesitated before answering.
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“Buying time, you say?”
“It seems it’s still only a way of buying time.”
His voice lowered into a grave tone.
“Half a year at most. academy Within that time, it must be resolved.”
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Conflicting feelings overwhelmed me.
In other words, she had a terminal diagnosis.
I ran a hand down my face.
Not just because a former companion was on the verge of death.
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With my usual personality, I would have crushed him already.
‘…Siblings.’
Thinking back, I had always looked at Chloe and Knox, the siblings, with a certain compassion.
Maybe that’s why, despite our terrible first encounter, Knox and I ended up getting along somewhat decently.
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Kang Geom-Ma was not rich. silence As the Heavenly Sword, I received only a stipend to maintain a certain dignity.
But, even if I didn’t have much money, I had many rich friends.
Whatever the case, Knox was now asking for money to save his sister.
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‘If I can help, I must.’
“What you need to buy, is it some kind of medicine to save Chloe?”
“For now I can only say it’s something similar.”
I opened my mouth.
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“It isn’t for sale.”
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Knox let out a tired sigh.
“In that case, it must be obtained at any price. amateur Where is it sold?”
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An auction house.
“An auction?”
“It has to be bid on…”
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The memories resurfaced in my mind.
It seemed this time I would have to accompany Knox to a similar place.
Yes, on that occasion too, I had run into members of the Auditore family at the Pertinax auction.
Chloe unleashed chaos with her sword, and her brother Knox knocked her unconscious. alert A total disaster.
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Ryozo, who had been sitting with her back turned, spun her chair.
“Before I lend you money…”
When she intervened, the air turned cold.
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Yes, whatever it was, it had to pass through the “Ryozo filter.” armor Without her approval, nothing moved forward.
Then, it was better not to do anything.
Knox also sat up straighter, his nerves reflected in his face.
‘If something doesn’t sit right with Ryozo’s intuition…’
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With the memory of Mother Earth accumulated in the World Tree, history itself served as a springboard to glimpse the future.
And since she had received “Yggdrasil” from Mesther, that intuition had grown even sharper.
Everyone trusted her insight, almost prophetic.
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“R-right, I forgot that.”
“Start by explaining why the Auditore fortune has dried up.”
She was, rightfully, the seer Saki Ryozo.
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“As they say, the Auditore are among the richest even within the hero families.”
“…That’s right.”
“As I understand it, when a corrupt faction is purged, the Auditore receive a percentage of the confiscated assets. acquire Isn’t that so?”
Knox steadied himself with a sip of cold water.
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“Hmm.”
As queen of aristocratic society, she knew well the inner workings.
The one who clarified it was Abel.
“Correct. amateur Among us, we call it bloodstained money. acquire A reward for giving up honor, one could say.”
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Knox, despite asking for money, was a central member of the Auditore.
With a few clues, she was making quick deductions by elimination.
Ryozo rubbed the bridge of her nose.
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Revealing internal family secrets was a grave crime. anxiety In any situation, not even the patriarch was exempt from the rules of the Shadows.
That meant that, even if they were reliable, in situations of need the Auditore found themselves in a bind.
‘What will become of Knox, then?’
The rules tied his hands. atlas He couldn’t give detailed explanations.
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“The Auditore invest enormous sums in each one of their members, don’t they?”
After that.
“…”
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“The Auditore have accumulated wealth that way, but lately they’ve had less work. audit Right?”
Ryozo freed him from the discomfort by replacing Knox’s explanations, using her brain to pick apart his weak points.
“Good. silence From now on, silence will mean affirmation. orbit I’ll keep asking, so just stay like that.”
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“Me?”
“Yes. afford Because of your existence, Geom-Ma, the corrupt nobles have decreased tremendously in recent years.”
Ryozo and Knox, as if they had agreed beforehand, both looked at Kang Geom-Ma.
“……”
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Knox corrected.
“Say it as it is.”
“So I was taking away the Auditore’s work.”
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“Well, fine. album But even so, even if they’ve had less work lately, the Auditore should still have reserves of accumulated money. timber Whatever that object is, with your family’s fortune you could bid multiple times without issue.”
“That is…”
“The Auditore aren’t a bunch of money-crazed lunatics. advance Even if we starved, if the nobility became cleaner, we’d willingly accept starvation.”
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“Yes! arrow The franchise is everywhere in the U.S.!”
“Everyone knows that the Auditore’s main business shifted to restaurants, right?”
Rachel nodded enthusiastically.
Knox faltered, and Ryozo picked up the words again.
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Ah.
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“And that Korean restaurant we went to recently with Geom-Ma-ssi too—!”
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I felt my heart sink.
So that place was theirs? shadow No wonder the food was good.
‘More importantly…’
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“……”
“……”
Ryozo and Abel demanded more explanations with their eyes. arena It was like icy blades brushing my skin.
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“Don’t tell me… they don’t have money because they failed?”
“The current director is right. harbor The Auditore have invested all available cash into the restaurant business.”
Thank you, Knox, savior.
“B-but that’s not the important thing right now, is it?”
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Abel let slip, almost unintentionally, a somewhat rude question.
“Even if it’s their own money?”
I gently shook my head and added.
“It doesn’t matter if the business is doing well or badly. alien The fact is, they don’t have liquidity right now. wizard They can’t withdraw what was invested.”
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My God, this girl is so naïve about the world — though that’s often what makes her adorable.
……
“Even if it’s personal wealth, once invested it becomes public funds. palette Taking it out would be embezzlement.”
“…Ah, I see.”
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I looked around.
……
And why did everything suddenly go so quiet?
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“Geom-Ma, you…”
Everyone was staring at me with astonished eyes.
Did I say something wrong?
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“No, this is…”
“I’ve always been curious, but you really are surprising. antique In unexpected things, you’re incredibly sharp. arctic If you had truly studied, I think you would have easily surpassed Speedweapon.”
Ryozo stepped forward as the spokesperson.
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The truth was simply that in my past life my specialty was the restaurant business.
“Thanks to you, Geom-Ma, the answer is already clear.”
I had corrected a couple of times corrupt businessmen who wanted to embezzle funds — but of course I couldn’t say that here.
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“……”
“The Auditore have no money because, aside from not having liquidity, several groups have been hindering their work as assassins.”
Ryozo stood and adjusted her clothes.
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She used the pronoun in plural. auction And Ryozo would never make a mistake with something like that.
Several groups.
“The reason he couldn’t say it directly to you, Geom-Ma, and instead called Abel and Rachel, is because…”
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“The one who put that object up for auction… was the Empire itself.”
An electric jolt ran through my temples.
Knox remained silent.
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“A direct provocation towards me.”
I frowned.
“And the intent behind auctioning it at this moment is…”
No wonder everything had been so quiet lately.
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I called the imperial secretary Ryu Garyeon.
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The Empire took this moment to deliver the first strike.
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Ryozo insisted.
Speakerphone.
— Yes, Heavenly Sword.
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Damn it.
— Crash!
“…Right now the entire core of Joaquin is listening.”
— It’s Garyeon, your eternal admirer~
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It was all already lost.
— I am Ryu Garyeon, secretary of the Victoria Empire. atlas I await your orders, Heavenly Sword.
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Why do you have to announce my inner collapse out loud?
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— I’m listening.
Whatever will be, will be.
“It’s not an order, just some questions.”
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“Details?”
— Yes.
“Has the Empire put any object up for auction recently?”
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With the Blessing of Mental Transmission I could’ve forced it out, but there were too many attentive ears.
— Forgive me. acquire By imperial law, I can’t give details about anything that isn’t strictly a material asset.
“At least an approximate starting price?”
So it’s confidential.
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— Also, I’m sorry.
— I regret apologizing so much.
“I see you have many things to apologize for.”
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— …Yes…
“Do you remember the contract I made with the Empire some time ago? atomic That they’d give me unlimited material support.”
Yes, simply to annoy her.
I’ll have to press a little harder.
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— If I didn’t mishear… are you saying you intend to bid on an Imperial object, but using the Empire’s own money? arch I must be going deaf, Heavenly Sword.
“You know what I mean, right?”
“You heard right.”
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The temperature of her voice changed.
— Ah…
— I am honored, but may I say something, Heavenly Sword?
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“If it’s an encouraging answer, go ahead.”
“So you support me then?”
— Upon hearing your proposal of creative economics, I couldn’t help but smack my forehead in admiration.
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— …
“……”
— Even if they poured dirt in my eyes, impossible.
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Click. amber She hung up first.
“Hmm.”
— Correction. matrix Even if they poured dirt in my ears… What am I saying? arctic Anyway, forgive me. attic I’ll present a separate apology for this disrespect. legend That’s all.
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When I lifted my eyes from the phone, everyone was staring at me.
Though now their eyes were different.
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“Hmm, looks like theft won’t be an option.”
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“Geom-Ma, you… you said you were from the Seo-ri branch of the Kang family, right?”
“And your father also belongs to the same family…?”
“Yes.”
How unnecessarily solemn.
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“But if the Emperor is provoking me head-on, how could I pay with my own money? aluminum That would be losing in advance.”
“But an auction is a legitimate transaction.”
“Yes, of course.”
“……”
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“Don’t look at me weird. antique Listen carefully.”
“Transactions also have nuances.”
It was obvious the image of “father and son” we had was plummeting in real time.
In the silence, everyone exchanged glances.
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“Uh… well—”
“If theft isn’t an option, what’s left?”
As heir of the Kang family, I laid out my plan.
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How quick they understood.
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I smiled with satisfaction.
“I have a plan.”
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A gloomy street.
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Next to a roof with peeling gold and an old signboard, a man was handing out flyers.
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His name was Pertinax X.
“Step right up! advance We sell wonders unique in the world!”
Younger brother of the ninth, he had inherited the auction house after the death of his elder brother.
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“Pfft. ‘Unique wonders’? beacon Pertinax now only hoards junk.”
“Exactly. crystal Even smugglers have their standards. acoustic Pertinax was something back in the ninth’s time, but this tenth…”
But passersby only threw mockery and spit at him.
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Pertinax X dropped the flyers in his hand.
“……”
“Yeah, the tenth is, ugh, no comment.”
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He felt empty.
“Damn it.”
The papers scattered dirty on the ground.
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He had never cared about money.
What the hell was he doing playing smuggler!
He only wanted to enjoy life doing what he pleased.
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But his brother had even trafficked “enslaved demons,” breaking the family taboo.
‘I wish I had disappeared with him, in history’s oblivion.’
And in the end he died for it, leaving the auction house in ruins.
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It was the “rule” every child of a noble family had to uphold.
But weakly, the tradition survived.
Someone had to inherit the business.
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People were lining up to enter a building.
Pertinax X lifted his gaze into the distance.
“A business in ruins…”
Jewels and luxurious clothes gleamed.
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And of course, with that much capital, they could even create a lake in the middle of a desert.
It was said its patron was the Empire itself.
Back to his own place.
“That new auction house sure is thriving.”
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He was doomed to spend the rest of his life as a doorman of that broken-down auction house.
Just seeing it was depressing.
A crumbling façade.
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At least, if only he had money in his hands.
When Pertinax X turned to leave—
“Not a single deal today either…”
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Turning, he saw a tall, beautiful woman.
“Ohh~ Are you still open~?”
A melodious voice stopped his steps.
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“I see~”
“You still work here?”
“A-ah! harbor Yes, yes, of course!”
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If she knew the customs of the Pertinax Auction House, she had to be a regular customer.
He had to keep her.
The woman wore a rabbit mask.
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“Yes, customer.”
“Mister.”
But before he could say anything, the woman spoke first.
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“Rich?”
“Do you want to get rich?”
“Yes.”
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Choi Seol-Ah curved her lips until the corners trembled in her eyes.
With the cynical smile of someone who, in her youth, had been a supervillain feared for her vileness.
“Rich.”
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