CH 114

: lend me some money (2)

"Why is that kid at this hour ?"

Kiriel raised one eyebrow and murmured.

What's wrong with being alone in the middle of the night?

I don't know what Siegfried is doing to let the boy wander alone.

Kiriel prepared to go out to the store.

Because it was impossible for a child to be left alone there.

After opening the door, a large hall appeared. There were numerous doors, each numbered above.

The Saint-Dermain branch is number 16. The door opened, revealing a shabby interior with a chilly air.

A small silhouette is creeping out the door. I thought it looked pretty cute.

"Come in."

Ah!

A young voice came from outside the door.

Rusty hinges screamed and the door opened.

Jamie Wellton, a boy with emerald hair and impressive eyes, greeted Kiriel with a bright face.

Good morning!

Kiriel frowned at Jamie's bright greeting. During the day, he was not vigilant, but now he behaves like a completely different person.

"You came all the way here alone at such a late hour. What's going on?"

She didn't intend to have a long conversation with Jamie.

Still, I was a little bit energized because I had seen Finn's photos. I wanted to go in and take a nap.

Whether you know it or not, the Welton kid ran hard with his little legs and stood in front of the counter.

"It's no different."

"Is there anything you want to buy?"

"It's not that, I Please lend me some money."

At those words, Kiriel's expression wrinkled.

* * *

A word that appears out of the blue and asks for money.

The kid, who turned eight this year, at this late hour.

Before asking why, Kiriel asked the amount. Because I wondered how much this dastardly kid needed.

"How much do you need?"

"There is no limit. Just as it is?"

Again, it's blatantly rude.

Asking to borrow money is not enough, so I ask for unlimited borrowing.

He's a great kid, but I thought it wouldn't be long because he's a kid. I'll buy some snacks, or something like that. However, it felt like a blow to the back of the head.

Then he spotted a pink squirrel on Jamie's shoulder. It stands holding its owner's neck with a slightly worried face.

I've never seen it before... .

"Why do you need such money?"

"I don't want to tell you why."

" You want me to borrow money without knowing why?"

"You just have to pay it back."

It's not wrong.

There is no need for private feelings for bonds. All you have to do is borrow money and pay interest.

However, even if it is simple in words, the moment money comes and goes, it is not a simple matter at all.

The most important of these was trust.

"What should I trust and lend to you?"

Although he has a strong background as the heir to the Welton family, he is an 8-year-old kid.

I don't know exactly how much I would borrow, but I wouldn't be able to repay it.

If you borrow the power of the family, it will not be impossible. But if it were, I would have talked to the family from the beginning.

Coming all the way here means that you have something you want to find secretly.

Perhaps it has something to do with a secret auction.

Well.

When asked what to believe, Jamie thought a little.

exactly.

What you can do with your body right now is limited. But only now. With just a little more time, there will be an overwhelming amount of things you can do.

So said.

"Possibility of the future? Think of it as an investment."

"Ha!"

At that, Kiriel burst out laughing out loud.

He's a really shy kid. That wasn't wrong though.

In fact, as a result of looking at it, Jamie Welton, who had been thriving with rumors, was a 9th-class lumberjack.

It's just that Kiriel didn't show up. If he invested, he would pick mulberry properly, but unfortunately, Kiriel wasn't very interested in that.

"Unfortunately, I am full of talented people."

Although it is not enough compared to Jamie, she runs more than 30 academies.

After graduating from the academy, they will work for a company in Kyrael, and there is no reason to look for talent from outside.

That's at the expense of expensive money.

"Then no ."

Jamie didn't expect that answer either. And I didn't understand. I don't know how much it will cost, but in the future, even if you spend ten million dollars, you won't get your help.

It was a huge loss of opportunity.

Jamie was a terrific narcissist.

"Then stop and go. It's late at night. Where is the little boy wandering around? Where did the Siegfried children go?"

I'll have to say a word later.

No matter how much he is a child of someone else's house, he has to protect him until he reaches the magical realm. The night of Saint-Dermain is more dangerous than you think. No matter how talented a kid was, he had no choice but to fall victim to the vile methods of an adult.

"I'll give you an escort so you can go back to your dorm."

Kiriel took a small capsule from his arms and threw it on the floor, and a handsome man appeared with a pop.

He was wearing a sword around his waist, but his skills didn't look bad.

-Wow! beauty!

Bena sat on her shoulder and covered her mouth as she looked at the man.

But that's not human.

'Homunculus.'

A battle doll with a human appearance.

He was said to be the best alchemist in the world, and his skills were unparalleled. But Jamie had no intention of going back.

I have to borrow money somehow.

"Hey~ Whoa~"

Kiriel shook his hand and turned around as if to get rid of the troublesome thing.

Jamie said looking at her bent back.

"Or there are other suggestions."

"I can do anything you can do. So go ahead It's a pretty useful doll, so I'll take you to safety.

-doll?!

Bena, who later realized that it was a doll, exclaimed in amazement.

Jamie said again.

"Aren't you going to enter the world of shadows?"

Kiriel stood tall.

She turned her head slightly to look at Jamie.

"What do you mean?"

"The Shadow Sheep's Heart is one of the ingredients needed to enter the Shadow Realm."

"How do you Oops!"

I was so confused that I didn't even know the answer.

That's because the Shadow Sheep's Heart was only known externally as an alchemy material.

As far as she knew, very few knew that it was a necessary material to enter the world of shadows.

If it was common information, I wouldn't have suffered for decades.

I bet neither the magic world of Seldam nor the magic kingdom Klone knew about this.

That's what an 8-year-old kid knows.

" Does the Wellton Street library have anything like that written on it?"

Jamie avoided answering with a smile.

Kiriel looked at Jamie and let out a small sigh.

okay. As you said, I want to enter the world of shadows, so I'm saving my heart. Are you okay now? stop go Because this old woman needs to rest a bit now."

"It has been said that since ancient times, the shadow world is connected with the afterlife."

Life gushed out of Kiriel's body.

The life wasn't directed at Jamie, but it was enough to make the store go wild.

"Guessing is a bad thing, kid. Since you're a child, that's all you need, so go back to Siegfried. It was late at night."

"Maybe I can help."

" what?

"It's a shadow world. Even if you have the material, there is a high chance of failure. Because even if the materials are met, the owner of the shadow world is moody, so if he doesn't like it, he won't allow entry. Of course, that doesn't mean we don't return the materials, so we have to get them from the beginning."

Jamie remembered the master of the shadow world he had seen a long time ago.

The shadow world is a reversal world that is far from the material world.

There was no matter there, and everything that existed was either a spirit or infinitely similar to a spirit.

Why is that?

The reason was simple.

This is because the master of the shadow world is the 'Spirit King'.

'He's not an ordinary Elemental King.'

In general, spirits live in the spirit world.

And there were five spirit kings in the spirit world.

Those who rule the five most basic attributes, the Five Elements.

Most people thought that the spirits were all that.

This is inevitable because the present human beings do not know the other world.

However, the shadow world was similar to the spirit world, but consisted of only one attribute.

That's 'darkness'.

Another name for the shadow world is the 'dark world'.

It was a world where the Dark Spirit King reigned as the ruler.

'The Spirit King has more power than the 12 gods in his own world.'

In other words, the Dark Spirit King in the shadow world is more powerful than any other being.

Even if Jamie regained the strength of his heyday, it was difficult to defeat the Spirit King on the home ground.

If such an existence eats only the ingredients and refuses to enter, Kiriel will not be able to do anything.

Gather the materials from the beginning and give it to the Dark Spirit King. And if you don't like it, you have to start over from the beginning.

But Jamie knew how he would allow it once and for all.

"How do you believe what you say is true?"

Kiriel couldn't easily believe Jamie's words.

The world of shadows was an unknown realm that had little to be revealed. And, to say the least, it was all that I found out from the creatures of the shadow world that occasionally appeared in the physical world.

However, it is said that the master exists in the shadow world. It was difficult to easily believe those words.

Jamie acknowledged that, so I suggested it.

"I write a contract of the soul."

-master!

Bena was startled by the word of the contract of the soul.

What is a 'soul contract'?

It was a contract that was mortgaged until life after life, with the soul of the contractor as collateral.

Bena never thought her Master would do such a crazy thing.

- Are you crazy? Can I get the money somewhere else?! It's a contract of the soul!!

'Don't shout because your head hurts.'

-Mas... !

Jamie interrupted Bena's voice, which quacked like a duck.

Then he looked at Kiriel again.

She was also quite shocked by the word contract of the soul. You wouldn't have thought that something like that would come out of an 8-year-old's mouth.

'That's how earnest it is.'

His new spirit is up for auction this time.

I had to get my hands on it no matter what.

"Isn't this enough?"

" what the hell are you doing kid No, was the kid right?"

Kiriel felt a little scared of the Welton kid now.

Jamie's intelligence made no sense unless it was a monster with a child's throat.

In addition, he has a high level of courage to mention the contract of the soul.

"So what are you going to do? I can help Kiriel-sama. Surely.

That didn't sound like a bluff.

Have you ever been swayed by a child like this in over 80 years of life?

Rather, if you wield the kings of various countries, you wield them, and the enemies you wield were counted in your hand throughout your life.

Most of them even had little social experience.

"What are the conditions?"

"Prepayment. The contract will be implemented later."

Anyway, to get the Heart of the Shadow Sheep, you must participate in the auction.

I had to get Shingi too at that time, so money came first.

Kiriel thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

"Bring the contract."

The soul contract was made.

- Continued on next episode -