Chapter 215 – Episode 24. Demon Kyung (魔京) New York.
Fitzgerald’s home was located in a wealthy area on the outskirts of New York, filled with luxury mansions. It is said to be a place where noble families who immigrated in the past gathered in the early days of pioneering. Perhaps that’s why all the buildings were old-fashioned and had an aristocratic sophistication.
Fitzgerald’s main residence was similar, but it was a white stone building and had a distinctly more luxurious feel than other houses.
“Please come this way.”
Aris was excited about coming to her hometown for the first time in a long time and went into her house. Chieri Nami Matachi and I entered the house guided by Nae Fitzgerald and her butler.
To me, Fitzgerald introduced me to the statues and neatly pruned trees in the garden in front of my house.
“That tree over there is the tree that was planted when Aris was born.”
“Ah, you grew up well. Both.”
As I looked at the tree that Fitzgerald had introduced me to and grew quite luxuriantly, I related the story between Aris and the tree. I slowly entered the mansion while listening to the story.
I don’t know if it was because Fitzgerald is from Japan or it was just my nature, but I took off my shoes at the entrance to the mansion and put on indoor slippers. Fortunately, he doesn’t commit the atrocity of climbing into bed with his shoes on.
The inside of the mansion didn’t feel completely luxurious, but it had a subtle elegance. Looking around, I saw portraits of past heads of the Fitzgerald family hanging on one wall. Looking closely, I noticed that most of the heads of the Fitzgerald family were white with light brown or blonde hair. Well, of course, he is an Irish nobleman, so it would be strange if he were black or Asian.
“Butler, please show these two ladies and gentlemen to their rooms.”
“All right.”
I and Fitzgerald also went to the room carrying the suitcase and we were guided to the butler’s guest room. Of course, Chieri Mimata and I were male and female guests, so we got a room that was quite far away. Chieri Mimata was close to Aris’ room, and mine was quite far away.
There’s nothing I can do about it. I had no intention of doing anything to Aris in this house. She has a butler and a busy maid, so there are a lot of eyes on her, but if she plays with Aris and Yasu, she could be kicked out right away.
I threw my luggage in the corner of the room and threw myself on the bed for a moment. I turned on my smartphone and accessed the dark app. When I thought about it, I remembered that auctions were sometimes held in New York, so I wanted to check if there was a schedule.
Let’s see… Go to the diamond level menu… The auction is here. For security reasons, the auction only provided one schedule for the closest auction, and whether by coincidence or necessity, New York was on the closest auction schedule!
The auction was at dawn on the day we flew to LA. Um, I guess I’ll have to get on a plane and go to LA right after the auction? I sleep on the plane.
As soon as I clicked the auction reservation button, an invitation with a QR code was issued. Since one person is allowed, you can take Mimata Chierina or Aris with you.
Chieri Mimatachi was also spending quite a bit on the underworld in the name of buying her own equipment with her company’s money. If she were to become a Diamond level member, she would be able to go with all three.
However, since she is not a diamond level that can be achieved by dogs or cows, you will have to play well with Amami Matachieri and she will become a plus level member. So in the end, I’ll have to choose one of the two.
Smart!
“I heard that Mr. Fitzgerald has prepared refreshments.”
There was a knock on the door and a young woman’s voice was heard at the door. It seemed like she was probably a maid working at the Fitzgerald mansion.
“Let’s go now.”
I got out of bed and opened the door. In front of the door was a plain-looking woman with light brown hair and freckles wearing her maid uniform. It was not a maid uniform arranged for a Japanese maid cafe, but a maid uniform for working in a truly authentic mansion.
“You don’t know where the parlor is, so I’ll show you.”
Guided by the maid, I headed to the reception room where everyone was waiting. Since the drawing room was a room for entertaining guests, the interior was a bit more ornate than other rooms.
On the table in the living room, there were sweet cakes and cookies on a three-tiered tier tray, similar to what you see in movies, TV shows, and TV shows, and black tea was placed in a white ceramic teapot, and there was cream for making milk tea. There was also a small bowl containing this.
“Welcome~!”
Fitzgerald, still bright, looked at me and waved his hand. It seemed that Arisu and Mimata Chieri had not arrived yet. I sat in the chair across from Fitzgerald Nae.
“This is the first time since the funeral, right?”
Fitzgerald poured me some black tea and opened her mouth. Is this your first time? The words seemed to have some meaning. Those words raised some doubts in my mind. It was a question about the phantom thief Francois. It felt like the Fitzgerald mother and daughter were protecting each other’s alibis as the phantom thief Francois traveled around the world stealing. At that time, when I saw the phantom thief Francois in the secret laboratory, I felt quite familiar.
“Maybe?”
The word “Maybe” Was quite meaningful. What I meant by ‘maybe’ was that I saw someone, but I didn’t know if it was you or not. If what I was thinking was correct, I would have complained a little, but Fitzgerald was completely unfazed by me. It may not seem like it because there is no movement at all, but you can definitely check later.
“The only time I’ve been to Japan recently was for a funeral, so this will definitely be our second time seeing you.”
I put cream in my tea while looking at Fitzgerald with a calm expression on his face. While they were smiling at each other and a strange air current was flowing, Aris and Mimata Chieri entered the living room.
“Sorry for being late~! “I showed Chieri my room.”
Aris sat next to me, sticking out her tongue cutely. Of course, the seat on the other side was Chieri Mimata.
“What did you talk about?”
“I just said this was the first time I’ve seen him since the funeral.”
“Hey mom too~! “Why are you bringing up the funeral on such a nice day?”
“I thought of Ryuta because he looked so similar to Saburo. Sorry.”
Aris was offended by Fitzgerald’s words, but when Tallulah made an excuse that she did it because she remembered her dead brother, Aris was left speechless and had no choice but to keep quiet.
“By the way, when is your uncle coming?”
“He is going on a business trip and will probably come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?”
To change the mood, I brought up the name of my great-aunt, Oliver Fitzgerald. I couldn’t keep talking about Saburo, a topic I didn’t know much about, so I thought it would be better to talk about something else.
After listening to Fitzgerald’s story, Taron, led by Oliver Fitzgerald, is a company that mainly manufactures precision engines, and was making engines for spacecraft in line with the Mars colonization plan that has been actively underway recently.
Taron’s status was quite high in TMC, which was the previous work of Megacorp’s youngest son and depicted its future. Although it is now a solid company that is growing considerably, it has grown into one of America’s mega corporations. Investing even a little now can be of great help in the future.
My money is currently tied up in various investments, so I was thinking of talking to Oliver Fitzgerald about supplying mithril, but I’m on a business trip, so I’ll have to talk later.
“How many days will you be gone?”
“I’m going to LA in about four days. “I have a modeling job and Ryuta’s friends are in LA.”
“It’s a bit disappointing. “I thought I would be able to see my daughter a little longer.”
While listening to the two of them talking about their daily lives, I picked up a piece of cake from the tier tray and put it in my mouth. Well, cakes from historic families are definitely different. It was delicious. It goes well with milk tea, so I felt like I could eat it endlessly since I took turns eating it.
“Hoho, Ryuta, it’s good to see you eating well. “Still, it’s meal time, so eat in moderation.”
It seemed like Fitzgerald still didn’t know that I was a big eater. Still, unlike the subtle atmosphere at the beginning, the tea party proceeded quite cheerfully. My doubts have not yet been resolved.
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The back alleys of Chinatown, New York.
Jackson Xia, head of the Black Moon Party’s New York branch, was looking at the person in front of him with fearful eyes. Mu Yeong-gwi, the leader of the legendary execution unit within the Black Moon Hall, was standing holding a huge scythe that looked like the scythe of an evil god. I was even more scared because I couldn’t even tell if it was a woman or a man because I was enveloped in black fog.
The figure covered in black fog had an ominous appearance that did not seem human.
It’s an office in broad daylight, but you come and stand like this without any restraint… Jackson Xia felt sweat forming on his back.
“I never betrayed you! There’s been a problem over the last few months… ! “I contacted headquarters several times, but I never received a reply!”
Mu Yeong-gwi was the last judge and executioner of the Black Moon Party. If Jackson Xia’s words were true, he would be unjustly executed, so he needed to confirm Jackson Xia’s words.
“Wait…”
Mu Young-gwi spoke in a very cracked voice and became quiet for a moment. It seemed like he was trying to figure out whether Jackson Xia’s words were true.
“There are traces of attempts to contact you. “Please explain in detail.”
“The story starts half a year ago when we started not being able to pay our dues…”
Jackson Xia opened his mouth with a look of horror.
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Fitzgerald mother and daughter.
I, Fitzgerald, actually ate an eye fruit too.
