Chapter 311 – Misunderstanding
#311.
A week has passed since the Arch Reach attack.
Gaon, who has been busy handling various things, is finally able to afford to visit the Barrymore estate for the first time in a long time.
Gaon, who had spent the day with Priscilla, visited Archbishop Antonio the next morning.
“Long time no see. Senior Archbishop. It’s only been a week.”
“Yes. What are you here for today?”
“I just came to say thank you. I think I didn’t speak properly at that time.”
“I just did what I had to do. Thanks to that, I was able to greatly reduce the damage, so I am rather grateful.”
“It puts my mind at ease when you say that.”
Although Antonio and Gaon have a relationship formed by mutual interests, there was nothing particularly awkward about having a conversation.
In the meantime, even if we talked about each other, a few hours would pass in the blink of an eye.
As we continued our conversation, Antonio said as if he had suddenly come to mind.
“Ah! I forgot to mention this. Do you remember Madame Daria?”
“If it’s Madame Daria… Are you talking about a doppelganger?”
“Yes. That’s Madame Daria. I got a call a while ago and she said that she married her doppelgänger, Jake.”
If it’s Jake, it’s the name of a doppelgänger who apparently had one of his daughters. It was very strange to hear that the two became a couple.
“It’s something to celebrate. It would be a good decision for my daughter.”
“That’s right. So, he said he wanted to invite Hyu Ongyeong to the store they run. He said that it was thanks to you that he was still able to live like this, and he wanted to repay you.”
“But why do you ask the senior archbishop…”
“Well, it must be because the other way is a bit difficult. The way through me is the fastest.”
Even if the two do not intend to do so, it is difficult to smoothly access the main facilities due to the nature of the doppelganger race.
In order to reach Gaon, he had to contact Priscilla, but it would have taken a considerable amount of time just to get that permission.
So, he must have chosen the senior archbishop with ease.
After all, they have to meet with Antonio once a week for a simple examination.
Convinced, Gaon nodded.
“Thank you for speaking up. I’ll have to give it a listen in a few days. What is the location?”
“You can go to the bar that was used as the hideout for the doppelgangers. They said they remodeled the place and are using it.”
“All right. Then I’ll just go. See you later.”
“Yes. May peace be with you.”
After saying goodbye to Antonio, Gaon left the church and headed to the Prenewal Guild.
‘Long time no see.’
Simyoung, Raul, and Hazel.
Although they are members of Savior’s guild, they cannot live in the same guild and live separately.
I left it halfway behind because there was no way I could do anything about it.
He had just heard that Hazel had reached 7 stars.
Shim-young not only recovered all of her own realms, but rather developed and reached the level of 9 stars.
His lover, the succubus Rubia, is a little bit enamored with him, but there is nothing wrong with that either.
Currently, Gaon’s power is at a level that even the church cannot deal with carelessly, so even if Rubia’s identity is revealed, it can cover it enough.
Gaon, who came to a conclusion once again, stepped into the free renewal guild in front of him before he knew it.
Gaon, accustomed to revealing the purpose of his visit and getting on the elevator, arrived at Milenya’s office shortly after.
Smart.
-Come on in.
Hearing a knock and a voice, he carefully opened the door and saw two women, including Milena, sitting on the sofa.
Even quite coincidentally, those two were the people who occupied a corner of Gaon’s head until just now.
“Nice to meet you. Guild leader.”
“… Long time no see.”
It was Rubia who was full of energy, perhaps because she sucked in Shim-yeong’s energy, and Hazel, who had turned 15 this year and became an adult by Union standards.
Hazel, in particular, learned martial arts and grew up quickly, perhaps because she had grown into a full-fledged lady.
Gaon, who had been seen periodically, realized it again and approached slowly.
“I was going to visit you after talking with Milena, but it went well. Nice to meet you.”
As she greeted her, Milenya, who was sitting cross-legged at her high table, squinted her eyes and grunted.
“Joy! Can’t you see me? It’s been a while, but I didn’t even say hello.”
“It’s nice to see Milena too. She is always indebted.”
“All right. She’ll sit down sooner than that. She just needed help.”
“Any help?”
“Yes. There are two other people here.”
Gaon, who tilted his head at the way he pointed at Rubia and Hazel, put his butt in the right place and opened his mouth.
“Are there any problems?”
“No. That is…”
“Yes! My brother has been acting strange lately!”
Unlike Rubia, who hesitates even a little, Hazel, whom Gaon often calls Little Ha-yeon, proudly confessed the truth.
When Gaon said something was wrong with Raoul, his expression hardened.
“Is it Raul?”
“Yes! I told you not long ago that I reached 7 stars. At that time, there was a time when I missed a day of practice because I was concentrating on gaining enlightenment? But since then it’s been behaving strangely. I have something to hide. Just in case, I asked Rubia unnie, and she said that Simyeong seems to be avoiding her these days.”
“Is that true?”
Rubia quietly nodded her head when asked again that Simyeong and Raul had something to hide from her lover and her sister.
She mumbled and opened her mouth cautiously with trembling eyes.
“Yes. That’s right. Honestly, until now, I just pretended not to know what was going on, but yesterday evening, when I came home, I smelled a woman’s perfume. So I’m so worried…”
“My brother smelled like perfume too!”
“Um…”
Gaon let out a low saliva.
Looking at the information currently given, it is almost certain that Shim-Young and Raul are dating a woman.
However, the original story needs to be heard from both sides. People tend to distort things in their favor even without intention.
Above all, there are too many loopholes in the story.
Even if the two of them meet a girl, they cannot explain why they act together.
Especially in the case of Raoul, she doesn’t have a separate lover like Shim-yeong, so she doesn’t even need to keep it a secret and date.
After thinking about it, he opened his mouth.
“The reason you bother to ask me for this is because you want to solve it well, right? Rather than grabbing and interrogating.”
“… Yes. I like Shim Young. She doesn’t want to break up.”
“Hazel. You?”
“I am… I’m just worried about my older brother… That’s all. It’s too early to date yet.”
Rubia and Milena laughed bitterly at Hazel’s awkward answer. It was clear that there was some secret that only they shared.
Gaon shrugged her shoulders, saying that her sister was worried about her brother, and it didn’t need any special reason.
“I understand for now. Let’s try our best.”
“Thank you. I want to find out, but it’s difficult.”
“I understand.”
Shim Young is at the level of 9 stars.
No matter how much Rubia flew and crawled, it was impossible for her to secretly follow or do anything.
She said yes, but even if she asked openly, she had no other choice as the worst could happen if she did.
Gaon got up from the sofa and greeted Milenya.
She said, “I was going to talk to you, but something urgent happened and I can’t help it. Milena. I’ll come back tomorrow.”
“I do. I hope it turns out well.”
“I will.”
After leaving the office, Gaon immediately called Shim Young and Raoul.
‘I’m going to have a drink, and I’m going to go see the madam.’
It’s a store that Jake’s daughter often stops by, so it’s probably a relatively wholesome store.
Gaon waited for the two to arrive.
***
Exciting music blares.
It was a new song by United, a hybrid group consisting of humans, elves, fish, and dragons.
Raoul trembled as he looked around with excitement and fear toward the unknown.
“Ugh… Can I really come to a place like this?”
“Boy! You’re an adult now, so what are you looking at? Be at ease!”
“But if Hazel found out, it would be in big trouble.”
“Ugh! The work here is a secret between the three of us. Yes? Guild leader!”
Shim-yeong, who encouraged Raoul by patting him on the shoulder, saw that she was still shrinking and shook her head. Then she asked Gaon for consent.
Gaon, who was observing the two, smiled and nodded his head.
“Then. Raoul You are 16 now too. Rather, it’s strange that you’ve never had a drink yet, right?”
“… Hazel stopped me by saying that I might cause an accident. If you know what happened today, you might be in big trouble!”
Even though it was the same when they first met, Raul was still not relieved by the comfort of the two, as if he was still firmly held by Hazel.
Gaon caressed his chin lightly.
‘I guess… I don’t think so.’
It was hard to imagine that Raul, who was so shaken by drinking alcohol, would be meeting a woman without Hazel’s knowledge.
And the same goes for Simyeong.
Even though he usually seems so lighthearted, he becomes serious at critical moments. Just because he was tired of Rubia doesn’t mean he’s cheating on him.
Gaon also thought that there must have been some misunderstanding between them.
While the three men were laughing and chatting, the snack they ordered arrived.
It was Jake.
“I came here to snack!”
“Isn’t this what we ordered?”
“Service! My benefactor has come, and of course I have to give you this much!”
Turning her head to stare at her kitchen, Daria waved her hand with a kind smile unlike the first time we met.
Her time was so busy right now that she couldn’t talk to her for a long time, but it was enough to know that her time over the past few years was happy for her too.
“Tell Daria thank you.”
“You just have to enjoy it. Haha! Then I’ll go. There are a lot of backlogs of orders.”
“Yes. Come on.”
“Thank you for this food!”
“Thank you!”
When Gaon and Jake’s conversation ended, Simyeong and Raul each thanked him.
As Jake left, Gaon picked up the bottle.
“Come on, Raoul. Take a drink.”
“Yes!”
“Simyoung too.”
“Yes. It is an honour!”
Gaon, who filled the two of them with a glass and received a drink from Simyeong, raised his glass and shouted.
“Then, for the happiness of all of us!”
“”For!””
The drinking party began in earnest with a simple toast.
