23. How to negotiate.
The contents of the letter from Jeonseo-gu only stated that the request was completed. I looked at Frances and asked.
“Should we sneak out again?”
“I guess so.”
Well, I’ll be back soon, so it won’t matter. I don’t think anyone has business with France right now.
“I will tell Helena.”
“Yes. I’ll be getting ready to go out.”
I opened the door. Helena was dozing on her doorstep.
“Helena.”
“Yes, four?!”
Helena looked at me with round eyes in amazement. I told her
“Come inside for a moment.”
“Yes? What are you doing?”
“There is such a thing, so come in quickly.”
Helena looked up and entered her room. I closed the door and glared at Helena.
“Helena.”
“Yes?”
“The Princess is going out for a while.”
“Well then, to Duke So… ….”
I glared at Helena in silence.
“I shouldn’t have told you…… ?”
You are quick-witted.
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“Yes. I’ll be back soon, so if anyone comes to visit, wait a while.”
“To kill time? How?”
“You should think about it yourself.”
He patted Helena on the shoulder and continued her words.
“Think of your own excuses. I’m counting on you. Shouldn’t they find out that we’ve been out?”
“Eh… ….”
It doesn’t change even if you make such a troubled expression.
“You know what happens if you get caught?”
“Are you missing… ?”
“I know that.”
“Huh, huh!”
Helena covered her mouth.
“Then please take good care of me. You can never get caught.”
“Yes, yes!”
Helena hurriedly left her room. How can someone be so naive to live in this rough duchy, tsk tsk.
She turned and looked at Frances, who was dressed in clothes that were easy to move. Frances asked.
“How are you going to get out?”
“I will go out through the window.”
“Well, I guess I have to go into the dog hole again.”
“I will not use the dog hole.”
“What? Then how do I get out?”
I picked France up and hugged her.
“What, what are you doing?”
“Hold tight.”
“What are you going to do!?”
“I’m going to jump over the bars at once from the window.”
France made a shocked expression.
“Are you crazy? Is that possible?”
“Nothing is impossible for a sword master.”
I put my foot on the window sill. Frances put his arms around my neck and buried his face in his chest.
“It won’t be like last time… ?”
“Don’t worry, it will be slower than then.”
Huh. I took a deep breath. The lungs expand and the leg muscles rise. Taat! I didn’t want to break the window frame, so I ran lighter than the last time. That’s how we flew through the air and crossed the barbed wire.
Puff! To land safely. I looked around to see if anyone was there. Fortunately, there was no one near the front door.
“All right.”
I put France down.
“Whoa. When are you going to get used to this?”
“You will get used to it in no time.”
“Yes. You did something nonsensical and you remain calm.”
“Let’s talk while walking. There is no time.”
Francesca nodded her head. So we headed to the bar to meet Seldas Freya. Frances asked on her way.
“But can someone named Kazar Uplane really help me with my magic?”
I nodded quietly.
Kazar Uplane was a very capable mage in the game. Specializing in assistive magic, he was such an essential character that the party would not be able to return without it.
He has a great talent for magic and has a lot of magical knowledge, and he participates from the middle of the game, and he is probably at the point where he is studying magic by himself.
I’ve taught Francee some math, so it’ll be easy for her to learn magic from Kazar.
“But how do you learn from him? He can’t even let the duke in there.”
“Don’t worry, there are ways.”
“You always go over like that.”
“Then it’s true, how do you answer?”
France stares at me with her eyes shallowly open. Even if he stares like that, nothing comes out.
How long did it take? We arrived in front of the bar we had been to the other day.
“Wait a minute.”
France rummaged in her arms and took out a cheap rabbit mask and put it on. Why is it always that mask? There must be other masks too. I couldn’t contain her curiosity and asked her.
“Can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“I want to know why you insist on wearing that rabbit mask.”
Frances tapped her mask with her index finger and said.
“This is the mask I bought when I first escaped the duke’s mansion. It’s a mask that means a lot to me.”
Hmm, a souvenir or something. Then admit it
“Has your question been answered?”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s go in.”
The bell rang and the bar door opened. His eyes focused on us, checked my face, and quietly held his breath. It must be because I sowed life last time.
I took France to the reception desk. The receptionist recognized us right away.
“The master is waiting in the back room.”
Frances looked over at the receptionist with her head stiff. In addition to the rabbit mask, it seems that he also wore a mask that was used in social circles.
When I entered the inner room, I was able to meet Seldas Freya.
“You came right back.”
“Yes.”
France sat down on the sofa. Sel das Freya cocked her head and raised her leg onto her desk. The cheekily braided legs make people go against planting. No-frills guy
“Then I’ll tell you the results of the quest right away.”
Seldas got up from her seat and pointed to a large map hanging behind her desk. It was a country I hadn’t even heard of.
“This is the area where Khazar Uplane lives. More details…….”
He pointed to an envelope lying on the desk.
“In this envelope is all his information.”
Frances nodded and looked over at Seldas,
“The speed of the quest is fast.”
“Don’t ignore the acid information award.”
Seldas Freia is the heir to the count family, but also runs the Dark Guild. He is an aristocrat who has made a name for himself even in the dark.
The reason why I have to recruit him is that he has overwhelming information power, but he also needs it for future business.
It is still difficult to start a business.
Seldas said.
“So, I want to get paid now. Where and how did you get my information?”
Glance. Frances looked up at me softly. I whispered quietly, and Francece answered, having received the instructions.
“You would know that a party was held at the Marquess of Eldas last time, right? You should know that I was at the party.”
Seldas nodded quietly.
“At that party, rumors circulated among the youngsiks. Rumor has it that the identity of the well-known Exceed is Seldas Freya.”
Frown eyes visible through gaps in the mask. It seemed quite unpleasant.
“Then I tried to poke something just in case I heard it as a rumor, but did you mean I took the bait?”
“That’s right.”
Seldas sighed as he leaned against his backrest.
“You ate this properly. It seems like you’ve been in too much of a hurry to think that your identity has been exposed. It was a problem that I just wanted to get rid of.”
Why did you do that? But it’s not like I don’t understand. I thought I completely hid my identity, but how shocking it must be that someone knew.
Seldas rested his arms on his desk with his pods on.
“Do you know about Youngshik who spread the rumor?”
“I don’t know why I have to tell you that.”
“This is such a goofy customer.”
Through the gap in the mask, I could see her eyes opened shallowly. It means you want something.
“Yeah, that’s enough for my pay. I knew there were rumors going around.”
“So, is this the end? Can I go back?”
“No. I still have business to do.”
Seldas’ voice became heavy.
“It’s about business.”
France glances up at me. I whispered to her About business and future work. Only then did she nod her head and open her mouth.
“It’s a business, so I haven’t fully prepared yet.”
“Are you in the concept stage?”
“You can say yes.”
Seldar caressed his chin.
“It’s okay even in the conception stage, so can I listen to it?”
“I’m going to open a business in clothing.”
“Clothes? You are going the hard way.”
If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry.
I have cleared all the subquests in this game and attacked all the routes except the hidden ones, so I know what kind of business is suitable in this world and how to make money.
‘And there is a reason why I chose the apparel business.’
At this point, there are artisans who have yet to see the light of day.
You can meet that artisan as a sub-quest from the middle of the story, and if you help him at that time, you will be reborn as the best costume maker in the empire.
If only that artisan can be brought in first, there will be no problem with the clothing business.
“It’s a difficult road, it’s none of your business.”
“I see. I am full of confidence. Is it because you haven’t tasted the bitterness of society yet?”
“Because the family is not going to be shaken just because one business fails.”
The problem is that I have to ask the duke for permission.
“So, what is the request you want me to entrust to you regarding the business?”
“Finding a suitable site for a garment business. And to buy the land cheaply.”
“This is a very difficult problem. Do you know how complex real estate is?”
“Isn’t that why we are commissioning here?”
Fishik. Seldas laughed.
“You expect too much from the midday information manager.”
You are not a midday information vendor. I whispered to Frances again. Her eyes are round and she looks at me. Eyes asking if that’s true. I quietly nodded her head.
France looked at Seldas again and said.
“How long are you going to disguise yourself as an intelligence dealer? I know you have a dark guild.”
The wide eyes that can be seen through the cracks in the mask. Seldas, no less embarrassed, flinched and stepped back.
“I’m not sure what you mean.”
“I already know it, so there’s no use holding it back.”
“Tsk. Why do you come here when you have such great intelligence?”
Seldas clicked his tongue and muttered, then shook his head before continuing.
“Yes. Let’s go back to the main topic. When will the business start? What will you pay for it?”
“We’ll talk about the cost later. The start date of the project has not yet been set. I have work to do before that.”
“Does it have anything to do with finding Kazar Uplane?”
“There doesn’t seem to be any reason to answer that either.”
Yes, I am doing well. Seldas is someone who needs to keep stimulating curiosity like that.
“Tsk. You’ve been a picky guest before.”
“For now, just know this much about business. I will come back when we officially start.”
“Yes. Ah, on the day my identity is recklessly exposed…….”
“That will never happen. You have such a good business partner, but you can’t lose it in vain, can you?”
Seldas smiled and nodded.
“Wise choice.”
France stood up from her seat and looked over at him.
“Then let’s leave.”
“Yes. Next time you come, I’ll be sure to serve you wholeheartedly.”
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So we left the bar. On the way back to the duke’s residence, Frances asked.
“By the way, what happened to the clothing business? Do you know that the clothing business in the Empire is really tough?”
“Don’t worry. Because I have thoughts. If you go and see it then, the princess will understand.”
“Yes… You have all your thoughts. Won’t you let me know later?”
“Of course. I was just trying to let you know.”
“Yeah, that’s good.”
After a while.
I arrived at the duke’s residence. I hugged Frances and jumped over his bars. There was no one around, and thanks to the open window, I was able to enter the mansion unnoticed.
“Whoa. My head hurts. To have to go like this every time.”
“Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it soon.”
I put my foot on the window sill again.
“Where are you going?”
“Pick up Kazar Uplane, the key to the plan.”
For my purposes, I must have a Kazar Uplane.
I have a purpose to teach Francee magic, but I plan to change the industry of this empire someday.
