I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

255.Business Is Not Done With Words (3)

“So… You went to talk about work with Sif and then came back to play with Sif’s younger siblings?”

“Okay. Perhaps what Peria saw were Sif and her younger siblings. In the first place, those three were the only people I met today.”

The expressions of two, no, three people suddenly become brighter. In the first place, the problem was that Feria misunderstood that I had another mistress, or rather, a lover, and since the target was Sif, it was easy to resolve the misunderstanding.

Because we both spent half of our vacation together with Sif.

“I see… I’m sorry. I was mistaken… “

“S-sorry…”

There’s nothing to be so upset about. I reached out to the two people who were downcast and had their heads down, and hugged them. The two people suddenly in my arms made cute sounds as if they were embarrassed, but I pretended not to hear and opened my mouth.

“There is no need to be sorry. “Everyone can make mistakes, right?”

“John…”

“Johnnyim…”

“Me too!” Me too! I want to do it!”

What does this do? I crawled between Karina and Elisa and looked down at Milia, who had her arms around my waist. Milia was rubbing her cheek against my chest like a cat.

“Hmm.”

When she cleared her throat as if asking someone to recognize her, she raised her head and looked ahead to see Viola and Lennie scratching their cheeks and looking at me.

My cheeks were slightly red, and I felt embarrassed to continue watching this scene.

It must be a bit painful to see this kind of love affair.

Because, for a solo person, a couple’s salting is painful.

“Let’s go eat dinner soon.”

I ate a decent lunch and kept walking around, so my stomach was completely empty. I headed to the restaurant with the kids who nodded with shy faces.

———————

Three days later.

I had lunch and headed to the top.

It was partly because I was curious about the strange airflow at the top that Sif mentioned last time, and partly because all the prosthetics I ordered had been made.

If you finish it quickly, you can look at the situation and decide whether or not to intervene at the top.

I walked diligently and arrived in front of the upper building I saw a few days ago. The building was as ornate as usual, but the eyes of the guard standing in front of the door looked as if he had not slept.

“Hey, what’s going on?”

“Ah, Qui, Sir Quitz. It’s no big deal. It’s just that I can’t sleep well… “

I think he’s hiding something.

Still, I couldn’t ask questions, so I entered the door that the guard opened. The people at the top were walking busily as usual. However, the atmosphere at the top was as chaotic as the blind-eyed guards.

The owner of the merchant said he was acting strange these days. Is that why? Or some other reason?

Curiosity increases. Instead of grabbing a passing employee, I headed to Sif’s office. It was unlikely that any single employee would know anything, and there was no need to instill caution.

Sif’s office was on the outskirts of the upper building, so it didn’t take long to get there. As soon as I stood in front of the door, I knocked quietly.

“Sif. It’s me.”

“Oh, you’re here? Come in.”

The office was not much different from when I visited three days ago. The only difference is the thickness of the documents piled up on one side of the desk. I put the bag containing the prosthetic arm down on the sofa and sat next to it.

“The prosthetics are all complete. And what I said before… Did it go well?”

Sif crossed his arms and shook his head at my words. It was a very troubled face. What on earth happened? I urged her to share the information she quickly found out.

It was a few seconds later that Sif opened her mouth.

“That’s it… I think the owner of the merchant is out of his mind right now.”

“…Are you out of your mind? Is that really true?”

What does it mean to say that the owner of the merchant is out of his mind? I immediately looked at Sif, thinking that the owner of the top, who had been fine just fifteen days ago, seemed to be out of his mind.

“It’s not accurate… They say I haven’t been able to do my work properly lately, and my body has become gaunt, so I look like a different person.”

“I guess you didn’t actually see it either.”

“I just go back and forth between work, restaurants, and lodging. There’s no need to do anything to stand out, right? “If you get caught trying too hard to dig up information, it could be a pain in the ass.”

It was just as Sif said.

If you’re willing to take the risk, it would be much better to collect the information quietly heard and pass it on to me. If I overdo it and get caught, my position could be in trouble.

“So, I guess they are trying to remove Dern from his position as the head of the sangang and put someone else in his place.”

“It’s someone else… Do you know who it is?”

“Since the owner of the Dern Sandang has a son, wouldn’t he be the successor? From what I’ve heard, it’s not like I’m trying to become a top owner… “

“It’s not one…”

The sudden deterioration of health of the Dern merchant and the competition going on behind the scenes…?

It smells. Very bad smell.

There’s no way a person who took such good care of my health could deteriorate like that overnight. It is said that illness usually comes suddenly, but even so, it was not enough for a person to get sick of it in just 15 days.

“It’s a nuisance.”

“What are you going to do?”

“More information is needed.”

“Uhm, I…”

“You don’t dig any further. And pack your bags quietly. “If something happens, you have to run away immediately.”

Most people wouldn’t do something crazy like messing with Sif, but are there one or two crazy people in the world? If those guys in the theology department were in their right mind, they wouldn’t have thought of rushing into a 1-300 match.

If you naively assume that common sense will be accepted, you are in danger of being stabbed in the back.

“I will meet with the owner of the top of the mountain.”

“Is it okay? “Isn’t it dangerous?”

“No one would be stupid enough to mess with me.”

In the first place, even a reasonable resistance would be impossible for me with this top level of power. Because the building at the top itself was a powerful weapon to me.

I have no intention of hurting any civilians, but if you harass a few of the guards, they won’t be able to touch you out of fear.

“If possible, stay with your younger siblings. “Don’t accept any requests until this matter is resolved.”

“Yes.”

I looked away from Sif’s worried gaze and opened the office door. The long hallway was less crowded today. At this level, you can even hear the sound of insects crawling.

I walked across the soft carpeted floor toward Lord Dern’s office. Although I ran into other people here and there, there was no interruption.

My appearance was so conspicuous that there wouldn’t be an idiot who wouldn’t know who I was, and those who knew who I was would know that they would only end up in trouble with their mediocre skills, so they couldn’t touch me.

Even if you call me crazy, messing with a noble in the empire is no different from putting your own head on the guillotine.

I arrived in front of the office of the head of Dern without any resistance. In front of the door, there were guards that I had never seen before, their eyes wide open, watching the people walking around nearby.

“Hey.”

“Oh, are you Lord Quartz?”

“Is the Dern Sangju inside?”

“Oh, you’re out on the road.”

Because I’m on a trip. Did you go on a business trip?

“Can you tell me when you’ll be back? “I have business to do.”

“We don’t know either.”

“You mean you left without saying anything to the guards?”

Normally, for guests like me, I would make the guards aware of where I went and when I would return. I frowned at the obviously strange situation.

Should I just push forward easily and comfortably?

No.

Playing a game from the beginning is not a good option.

I also have a certain social status. No matter what, you can’t just go out like a bully. Still, the pressure is probably okay.

I glared at the guard with the harshest glare I could and asked again.

“Where did Dern Sang-ju go?”

“Uh, well, that is…”

“Ah! Hello. “Are you Lord Quartz?”

When I suddenly heard a voice next to me, I turned my gaze and looked at the young man approaching me. It looks similar to Dan Sang-ju, Dern. Is this guy the son of the Dern merchant?

My son approached me with two guards behind him and held out his hand.

“It’s an honor to meet you. “My name is Adam.”

“Are you the son of the Lord of Dern?”

“That’s right. Although he is lacking, he is in charge of medicine-related business at the top.”

“It’s medicinal…”

“Lord Quartz is multi-talented, so you must also be knowledgeable in medicinal herbs. If you don’t mind, wouldn’t you like to take a look at the high-quality herbs I’ve collected?”

Adam continued his words in a gentle voice. As if he wanted me to take the attention away from the Dern merchant.

It was a very shallow number.

Either I erase the trace while my attention is diverted, or I just hope it goes back.

Should I hang out first?

Previously…

Tok tok tok tok.

[Hmm, that guy would be nice.]

Let’s check where and what they are hiding.