Chapter 402 – Rank 2 Smith
Sitting in a chair, cross-legged, Germi looked at Smith, who was drooping with a melancholy expression.
Looking at Smith, who was drooping as if he were the most pitiful person in the world, various emotions crossed his mind.
If she was the woman she used to be, she would certainly have offered words of comfort. She and she would have tried to help perk up.
Because it was her ‘duty’ to her subordinates as her boss, and most of her current executives were acquaintances of her father, whom she had known since childhood.
However, Germi has already suffered a terrible precedent by handing out such goodwill to someone other than her family.
Besides, Smith is a traitor who teamed up with her administrator and tried to stab him in the back of the head. When I thought of what happened in the time of Johannes, this expression on his face felt like a heinous pretense.
Germi opened her mouth slowly, barely suppressing the contortion of her face from her vomit.
“Yeah, what did you come for?”
“I-that’s… Ok…”
Smith let out a pained sound as if he was embarrassed to speak, but managed to open his mouth.
“I am really sorry, but… I was wondering if I could borrow some money…”
“Money? Hey, haven’t you paid for the fabric you bought before?”
“That… There was a problem with the transaction and all the fabrics I purchased were lost. Besides, I had to pay a penalty to the transaction partner…”
“… Who is your trading partner? If you can’t pay it back, can you take care of it behind the scenes?”
“That is…”
To Germi’s words, Smith blurted out her words as if it was difficult to answer.
“Are you saying you can’t talk? Are you hiding information from me to get help?”
Germi said angrily, and Smith waved his hand.
“No! It’s not like that…”
Smith bit his lower lip and pondered for a while before opening his mouth with difficulty.
“That’s Magistrate, Baron Simir Jack.”
“… He’s going to be a tough opponent to deal with from behind. It seems to be difficult to handle the back. How much do you need?”
“Are you lending me… !”
Smith’s eyes sparkled. Seeing his brightened expression, Germi frowned and replied.
“Don’t answer questions with questions. Smith. I asked how much do you need.”
“That… I need 15 gold as a penalty.”
“Whoa…”
Germi sighed loudly as if she was in pain. Seeing her, Smith closed her mouth again and only looked at her bottom.
‘It’s just as I talked with Hanseong and the other kids. Then, I’ll just do what Hanseong told me to do.’
“I’m sorry, Smith, but I can’t lend you money. You haven’t even paid for the fabric you bought before. In addition, she made an excessive investment while getting into debt in the business and failed. What do you trust and lend me that large amount?”
“There is a Changgwan, a Changgwan. The money comes from there, so I will definitely pay it back. The penalty payment period is only one week, so I just need money urgently!”
“Including the cost of the fabric, what you have to repay me is not 15 gold, but 17 gold and 50 silver. Do you know how long it will take to repay this with your Changgwan’s profits?”
“That, that…”
Smith shut her mouth.
Compared to Germi’s spear, Smith’s spear is not doing well.
I collected the money from the brothel and spent it only on eating and playing, because I did not invest money in the prostitutes and prostitutes who were employees there, nor in the facilities.
A street gangster, all he knew how to do was punch and flatter the strong.
“Even if you look at the affection of the past, how can it not be? Boss! Please! If I can’t pay the administrator’s penalty, I’ll be hanging in the square!”
“Ha, Smith, it’s my friend. How did you become such a careless person who only knows yourself?”
“Boss!”
At Smith’s earnest call, Germi tapped the desk with her straight, beautiful white index finger as if thinking about something, then clicked his tongue.
“I’m sorry, but I really can’t lend you money. I also have investments for business, so I don’t have enough cash right now.”
“That, like that…”
At the boss’ refusal, Smith put on a futile expression.
If the boss can’t do it, he has to go around borrowing money from other executives who are below him. It was something his pride wouldn’t allow, but it was better than dying, so I wonder if there’s anything I can do about it.
“Smith.”
“Yes…”
“Why don’t you take your vacation for a bit?”
“Are you talking about vacation… ?”
“Okay. Did you know that our West Lady is preparing for business by frequently contacting the Lord?”
“Ah… Yes.”
He also has ears and eyes. I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I do know that Hanseong, the boss’s pillar west, has recently been meeting with the lord.
“The current lord is preparing to oust the magistrate.”
Smith’s eyes widened at the surprising words that came out of Germi’s mouth.
“Is that really true?”
“Will I lie to you? Why don’t you go to the capital or the south and rest for a bit until the job is done?”
He spoke euphemistically, but at this point even Smith had a vague idea of what he was talking about. It is to recommend a night runaway.
“Ha, but if I disappear without paying the penalty, the magistrate will come to seize my property.”
“Smith! We are ‘family’. Shouldn’t you help me at a time like this?”
“Boss?”
“Why don’t you put your businesses in my name temporarily? If it’s in my name, even the administrator can’t touch it. Then the magistrate will be staring at the roof like a dog chasing chickens.”
“That, that…”
It was already an open secret within the organization that she had recently stood on the line of the lord. Even if she was an administrator, she would not carelessly touch Germi with the lord on her back.
“Ha, but still, Chang-gwan’s name…”
After banning human trafficking within the organization, his only source of revenue was a shabby warehouse. He felt a bit reluctant to hand over his only lifeline to someone else, but he was in a hurry because he was pressured by the magistrate to execute him.
“You’re just going to leave me with my work for a while and go away with your family. Instead, I will keep the sales from Changgwan as the payment for the fabric, but I will remit the money you need for your life. Wouldn’t that be such a bad suggestion in your circumstances?”
“But even if the magistrate returns after being ousted, won’t Count Denevalve try to get a penalty from me?”
At Smith’s answer, Germi smiled lightly and shook her head. ‘You really don’t know anything’ was a bonus.
“The administrator is the only one frantic about getting a penalty from you. The lord, who is higher than him, has already charged the magistrate and finished it.”
“Is that real?”
“Okay. This is my friend The magistrate just needs money to make up for this mistake and something to vent his anger on for being mistreated by the lord. That’s what happened to you unluckily.”
“That’s for sure… !”
Smith nodded eagerly at Germi’s words.
That was what he thought when the administrator insulted him by asking him to pay the penalty. He just said that he was just unlucky, isn’t it originally the responsibility of the administrator!
“Smith, after the magistrate is ousted, you can sneak back in and do what you’ve been doing. It’s just a matter of eating well with the money the prostitutes make.”
It was just half a day, and how sweet it was to say that I could go back to my life without any worries before, even though I had suffered from threats from the administrator. As if possessed by something, Smith signed the transfer agreement Germi gave him.
*****
While Germie was talking to Smith, I took Trician and Roin into the empty room next to her.
Come to think of it, there was something I wanted to ask earlier, but I forgot about it for a while because of another topic.
“Roin, when you first met me, did you introduce yourself as a ninja?”
“Huh? Oh yes yes It was. I remember.”
“Where did you ever hear the word ninja?”
Roin shrugged at my question.
“Oh, that? You know, I’m a master at finding traces. When I first worked as a mercenary, I used my body’s godlike tracking skills, and the mercenaries I commissioned with me praised it as a ninja-level tracking ability~ That’s why I said that.”
In short, it is a story similar to the bluff that anglers often talk about. Of course, Roin’s tracking ability is actually quite good, and he feels like a ninja in many ways, including his clothes.
But, was that all? Was the old man and Hana’s Japanese-style outfit or name just a coincidence?
“Ah, come to think of it, I heard about it before when I was in the capital.”
“When in the capital, the mad alchemist’s workshop?”
“Yeah, my memory of being in that studio is a bit hazy, but the ninja project back then… ? I remember hearing something like that.”
Well, it seems it wasn’t just a coincidence.
