Chapter 41

Chapter 41

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No one knows the exact location of the Sage Steel, but when you recall the story in the novel and cross match it with the treasure map-like map of Pocco’s, you’ll find out that you’ll have to go further inside the Violet Forest a bit just to look for it.

In conclusion, they’re going to bump into a lot of bellacs most of the time.

“I think they’re going to take a long time to find it. I should just do something else in the meantime. Not just waiting for the young master to come back, but something productive….’

Nina thought hard and slapped her knee.

“Okay. I’ll show him a surprisingly changed castle when he comes back. Yeah, let’s do that.’

Nina, who jumped up from her seat, opened the window of the dressing room and looked up at the castle.

“It’s my first time meeting someone who asks a Great Sage to clean.”

Randell said to her with a look of absurdity.

His blond hair shines brightly even though he is inside the room. Something inside the test tube on his desk was changing colors.

The corner room she gave has windows on both sides so the lighting is sufficient and the liquid in the test tube glowed as if it was melted jewelry.

“Isn’t there any cleaning magic?”

| definitely think I’ve read something like that in the novel.

At Nina’s question, Randell tilted his head as if he were thinking for a while and asked.

“If you answer my question, I’ll listen to your request.”

“Are you really going to clean it?”

Randell grinned at Nina’s words, but she got a bit nervous because he slowly tried to take off his personality a.k.a glasses.

He grabbed the glasses with both hands and seemed to be taking them off, then he put them on again, looked up at Nina, and asked.

“When my glasses fell because I bumped into you, you immediately put them on me. Do you have any reason to do that?”

“Because there is no refraction in the eyeglasses.”

His expression says that Nina’s answer was unexpected. Then she went on to say,

“I noticed that the lenses had no degree. So I suppose there’s a reason why you’re using it, right? That’s why I didn’t want it to come off.” Feeling embarrassed, Randell touched his glasses. It was a flustered behavior that shows Nina’s explanation was far from what he was expecting.

Nina realized again that he had lived with only a small group of humans in the Blue Stone Island.

“To top it off, he was originally someone who lacked sociability.

Nina banged on the desk. Randell looked up.

“So now, you’re writing me a cleaning spell, right?”

Randell burst into small laughter.

“Of course, I should.”

The Great Sage’s cleaning spell was awesome. The cleaning magic that melts all the dust at once everywhere, even in old corners.

To be honest, she never thought it would make such a difference.

Because although it has always been clean in its own way, it was impossible to remove the stains, dirt, and sticky things that have accumulated over the years.

But when the veil of piled up old dirt was removed, the Black Shield Castle looked extremely neat.

The wooden shutters have also become smooth, and at first glance, they have changed so much that one would, not recognize how they looked before.

“It’s the first time I’ve ever used such gigantic magic. didn’t know that the first large-scale magic I’ll do in my life would be a cleaning spell.”

Nina’s conscience was lightly stabbed as she looked at Randell’s exhausted face.

“Thank you very much.” Nina thanked him sincerely. He could hear the surrounding servants giggling and shouting out loud with happiness.

Randell said with a strange expression.

“And I never thought people would be thankful for

this.”

“Because magic’s value is first and foremost decided by people. I don’t think there’s such a thing as big, great, small, or lesser magic.”

At her words, Randell smiled and said. “I like botany better than magic.” Nina laughed at the words and replied, “Botany is greater.” And at that moment, light seemed to pour out of Randell’s eyes. “Does Dame Nina think so too?”

Oops! But since he used a cleaning spell for her, let’s gladly attend his botanical lecture.

The servants were amazed at the clean castle and followed Nina’s instructions.

Inside the castle’s storehouse, relics from the old times-rather, decorations that have become so old that could now be considered unique came out, and Nina arranged them appropriately. The location of the existing furniture was also changed.

And of course, she didn’t let the work as the Duke’s proxy be missed out.

At first, she had to run to Jean and ask, “Where the hell is the ‘Waitz Province?'” but now she was familiar with the geography and the laws of the Duchy.

“Isn’t this too much work?’ Nina, who was processing the documents, realized one thing.

“Adrian was managing the entire Duchy. The retainers even send him reports of every small little thing. So you and Lord Louis were taking care of all of this together?’

No wonder he’s been looking at documents every day. She pulled her hair out. The vassals here in the duchy are most of the time titles given by the Duke to its retainers, it’s also a type of hereditary position.

Even though the fief wasn’t given to the vassals, but rather were entrusted to the management of the land, because it was hereditary, it was an ambiguous position between a local official and a vassal.

Each retainer and their family was given a fixed surname, so if you just listen to their surname, you will know which family was a local government official and which are not. Except for special businesses such as the Ghota family.

I didn’t think he would let the local official families go unscathed after the civil war. I really thought he killed them all.’

‘I should start looking for talents as soon as possible.’ ‘Their replies should come soon.’ Nina sighed, recalling the competent administrator candidates.

After a mentally tedious day with all sorts of jobs ranging from being a knight’s Commander, acting as a Duke’s proxy, and organizing the castle; She thought of Adrian again.

“You have to come quickly so I can show you the transformed castle.

At dawn when she felt like she couldn’t stand it anymore, she called The North Wind.

Adrian opened the window wide. Cold night air flowed into the old building. The sky was a dark velvety color, and the stars shimmered strangely.

It was a day when the wind blew strongly. There was no cloud in the sky

There are only stars and stars, plastered all over. It was a quiet, moonless night.

And although the fortress at the edge of the Violet forest was old, it was equipped with the necessary supplies as much as usual for maintenance.

In fact, he doesn’t think ‘fortress’ was quite a suitable name for the place. It was only a single-story wooden building surrounded by stone walls.

He was tired but couldn’t sleep.

Feeling a little dazed, he leaned against the window frame and looked up at the sky. The agreement was concluded just as he wanted.

Adrian had the upper hand over all of the agreement, and Pocco’s group had no choice but to take a step back He gained as much profit as he could in exchange for cooperation with them.

Shortly after talking with them, Adrian was able to get a clear picture of their situation.

A craftsman who only worked in the workshop and could not properly negotiate with outsiders was an easy prey that could be fully swallowed without even having to bite.

Of course, considering the struggles they had just to come so far, treating them appropriately rather than oppressing them is also a good method for a more ideal and comfortable negotiation.

Within a few words, Adrian knew it would be difficult for them to get back to the Karak workshop. When she left Karak, most of the artisans she brought out were lost in the reefs, cliffs, and were killed by bellacs.

And although she knew about the Sage Steel processing method, reproducing it was a completely different matter. Each time Adrian pointed out a gap, Pocco’s face hardened. Adrian took advantage of her by pretending to be considerate of their circumstances without missing those gaps. In the end, Pocco handed over most of her rights to the Duke but also thanked Adrian. “Because she is a person who does not work because of profit.

It’s harder to beat someone who has integrity than those cunning and crafty just to earn profits.

In order to do that, he had to fully understand the other person. To understand means to empathize, and at the same time, he has to thoroughly consider his gains and losses.

‘I feel tired.

It was mental fatigue, not physical. The moment he thought he was ‘tired’, Nina immediately came to his mind and it made him smile.

“I always look for her at times like this.’

Just thinking of her makes him feel better. Even at times when her twinkling eyes came to his mind gives him a slight feeling of happiness.

Whether it was brown or gold, there was no difference to him. Because the soul that blazes like a flame inside it was always the same. Nina gave him something he had never experienced She returned what he thought he would never regain.

“I miss you.’

At that time, a sharp cold wind blew and he tilted his head.

“I don’t think this is the right season for this kind of wind, to blow.’

Every winter for him was a season of pain, but everything changed after he met Nina. Jean used to say that ‘Nina likes winter like a dog who would jump every time its owner arrives.’

The season when white breath comes out and cheeks turn red were always…….

“Nina.”

The moment the name flowed out of his lips without his knowledge, “Yes, Young Master.” Adrian thought he had misheard for a moment.