Chapter 111 – Living in the Western Pillar, Which Is Not Ideal (2)
“Da… You?! What are you doing here! Could it be that you’ve been stalking me this whole time?”
“What nonsense… He walked into the library…”
“What? Who are you talking nonsense to now?! And when you say library, you’re talking nonsense… Eh? Huh?”
Helen, who was frowning, blinked her eyes.
It was strange.
As Ian said, when I looked around, it really was a library.
“Why am I here? Wow, it definitely looked like he went for a carriage ride…”
“How do I know that? So why did you sigh?”
“Joy! It has nothing to do with you! Don’t worry about other people’s business!”
“… Then, why don’t you just stay still? Even though I tried to ignore it, you were the one who was sighing back and forth as if asking me to talk to you earlier.”
“Huh, huh, don’t talk nonsense! There’s no way I did that! More than that, what time is it now… Ahhh!! … I also have a meeting today! It’s late! It’s all your fault!”
When Helen screamed, Ian shook his head.
“Wow… You’re blaming me for this? Rather, let’s be quiet. “It’s a library.”
“Then it’s your fault, whose fault it is!”
“Yes, yes. You said it was my fault… You said you were late for the meeting, right? Is it okay if I don’t go?”
“Her! Under! Cha! “I’m going even if you don’t tell me!!”
Helen opened her mouth at the sight of Ian waving his hand in annoyance.
‘Why are there all these men! It’s so outrageous!!’
Some people worried for days about whether they might be pregnant, but the father of the child showed no signs of worrying.
Jerk-! Jerk-!
Helen walked towards the door of her library without hesitation, but…
‘How do we really make people out of that?’
Jeobeok- Jeobeok-
Strangely enough, the closer I got to the door, the slower my steps became.
‘No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get? Why should I be the only one concerned? I also have to say something!’
Pop!
Somehow, stepping away from here seemed like an unbecoming choice for Helen Redrose.
“Hey you.”
“… Why again?”
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
“How did you know… There is one.”
“Hmm?”
The corners of Helen’s mouth rose slightly after hearing Ian’s answer.
She didn’t seem to care at all, but in fact, she seemed to care.
‘Of course it is! I guess I was a very shy type.’
I could understand it to some extent if it was just to hide the shame that seemed slightly cold a moment ago.
Well, is it any wonder that you don’t care about this Helen Redrose’s first opponent?
“Heh! Great. Let me give you some special time. Say it once.”
“No, it’s not right to do it suddenly now.”
“It’s okay for a man to have no guts… So just speak up quickly.”
Ian said quietly as Helen placed her finger on her cheek and twitched the corner of her mouth.
“Then, can you lend me some money?”
“Is it so. Of course… What, what?”
“Please lend me some money…”
Crackling─
Helen’s heart, which had been excited about a moment, calmed down in an instant.
This man’s goal was also money.
What she was saying was asking for a loan, but in reality, she was holding the ‘rose brooch’ hostage and threatening to hand over money.
“Tell me the exact amount. “How much do you want?”
“100… Or about 150 if possible?”
“… Are you crazy? It is absolutely impossible to prepare 15 billion Eris.”
Helen said in a cold voice.
It seems that he lost his sense of reality just because he had the ‘rose brooch’ for a short time.
“Who said it was worth billions? ‘Only’. 1.5 million Eris.”
“… What? 15 billion Eris. No, it’s only 1.5 million Eris?”
Helen frowned after hearing Ian’s words.
Since she was dragging her horse, she naturally thought it was 15 billion, but if it was 1.5 million, she couldn’t even buy a single plate that was posted in the gallery yesterday.
‘Under! I guess who isn’t a commoner! They say her daughter takes after her father, but she’s so petty, so what if Harin takes after her!!’
Helen shook her head and opened her wallet. She took out a check for 2 million Eris.
“Sleep.”
“… I asked to borrow 1.5 million Eris?”
“It’s okay, so I’ll take it. Well, 1.5 million or 2 million. What a difference…”
“… Thank you anyway. “I’ll pay you back as quickly as possible.”
“Hmph, I guess so.”
Seeing this man making an awkward expression as he received only 2 million Eris, I guess I should teach him how to spend money rather than how to make it.
‘Ha… It really took a lot of work.’
Helen becomes the head of the Red Rose and when she officially inherits the business, she says, ‘
Separation of ownership and management
‘She was planning to introduce a completely new management method that had never existed before in the empire.
I expect there will be a lot of backlash as it is still only used in some demonic companies, but I will definitely pass it for Harin’s sake.
‘Because I will never let Harin grow up like me.’
You don’t have to inherit the company.
However, she had no intention of raising Harin in poverty by giving up her position at the company.
We will unconditionally feed you only what is better than others, clothe you only with the best, and give you everything you want.
‘They say the father needs a lot of help with the child’s education…’
However, looking at Ian, she felt like she was raising two children instead of helping her.
“Haa…”
“…”
“Haaa…”
“…”
“Haaaaa…”
“…”
“… Hey.”
“Why?”
“Why? Why did you say now? If you were a man, shouldn’t you at least ask the reason when a lady like me is sighing like this in front of you?”
“If you ask me anyway, they’ll say it’s because of me.”
“Joy! I know. “You do that knowing that?”
“… What did I do again to make me sigh like that?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? “You’re a kid…!”
Helen covered her mouth.
‘Are you crazy, really?’
If you’re careful
As a father, I lack self-awareness!
I almost said that.
“A kid?”
“Ugh… That’s it! It’s obvious! Why are you acting like a fool even though you know it!! “I’m not doing this because you stole my ‘rose brooch’!!”
The moment Helen screamed to change the subject, Ian’s finger touched her lips.
“I told you not to scream. “It’s a library.”
“…”
Ian spoke seriously, but Helen could not hear.
‘… Well, something… Suddenly…’
Because now all of Helen’s attention was focused on her Ian’s fingers.
Looking at it like this, I can clearly see it.
It was also much thicker and longer than my finger.
It must feel so good because I was pricked by a finger like that…
“Helen?”
“Eh, eh? What? What!?”
“Ha… I just said that. “Don’t yell in the library.”
“Ugh! “When are you going to rape me here? You suddenly act like you have common sense!”
Meanwhile, Helen’s voice steadily decreased.
“Okay. “Say it with that level of voice.”
“It’s so ridiculous… That’s just the way it is. You… Why do you keep speaking informally? “Would you please be polite?”
“You said it was good last time. And since we were in the same grade, you also spoke informally.”
“Under! That doesn’t mean it’s good for that purpose!!”
Helen was moved to tears again for a moment, but if she continued like this, she would only get caught up in this man’s ‘flow’.
I had to calm down and bring the ‘flow’ back here.
“Phew… That’s enough. Anyway, you are sure you are taking good care of the ‘rose brooch’ you stole, right? “If you lose it or have even a small scratch, I won’t let you go!”
“What you said earlier seemed strange, didn’t it? It wasn’t raped, it was a transaction, it wasn’t stolen, it was taken. And don’t worry. Because it’s here.”
With a car-!
For some reason, she was wearing a necklace that I had never seen before, and it seemed like she had made a ‘rose brooch’ into a necklace.
“W-what kind of item is that and why did you put it in such a dirty place?! “No way, ever since the day you stole it from me, you’ve been thinking about me and holding it in your arms…”
“No, I left it at home and have been carrying it with me since yesterday. “I thought it would come soon.”
“… I see.”
I don’t know why, but I suddenly got irritated, and for a moment I thought about taking the brooch away by force.
‘… Calm down. Helen. ‘You know it can’t be done.’
I hate to admit it, but as Ian said, the ‘rose brooch’ was not stolen, but ownership was transferred.
The protection magic enchanted to take it by force will work.
‘Big!! I should have not at least said that it is a symbol of the successor!’
If that were the case, there was a possibility of getting it back by just slashing the price…
Now that that man probably knew the value of the rose brooch, I couldn’t even imagine what kind of price he would demand.
Chuck-
“Now.”
“…?”
At that time, Ian held out a ‘rose brooch’.
“… What are we going to do with this?”
“It’s something precious that you give back. Don’t you need it?”
“P-I didn’t say it wasn’t necessary! But is it because you don’t know what this is?”
“They say it’s a symbol of Red Rose’s successor?”
“Is it so! But… That…!”
“But it’s important to you, right?”
I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t even speak properly, but Ian spoke calmly.
“Well, just for that reason… Honestly, just taking it to my brother… Eup!”
I don’t know why I’m making mistakes that I’ve never made in my life in front of this man.
In particular, this mistake was incredibly fatal.
This time, Helen also glanced at him and spoke.
“… You wouldn’t do that no matter how trash you are, right?”
“What do you think of me? I asked for this in the first place, and it would be difficult to say later that you didn’t give in, so I just took it as proof that you definitely gave in.”
“Is that really all you want?”
Helen blinked her green eyes as if she couldn’t believe it.
“Is that so? Well, unless you don’t want to take it.”
“… I will take it!”
Swish─
“… What are you doing?”
“Oh, I forgot to mention…”
The moment Helen stretched out her hand towards the ‘rose brooch’, her hand was raised high.
“Of course it’s not free.”
Ian whispered in Helen’s ear with a playful face.
“Ugh…! This trash! “I knew that!”
“Don’t stare at me like that. “I have no intention of asking for something so grand.”
“Do I look like a fool? They are loud and talk quickly. What do you want!”
Swoosh─
Ian’s fingertip pointed to Helen’s chest.
Last time, I mistakenly thought that the thing on the tip of her finger was a ‘rose brooch’…
“Ugh…!”
This time, I knew exactly what Ian wanted.
