CH 70

Frey stopped by a dessert shop she frequented as a child to recharge her sugar.

“Three servings with the tea set I always ordered. Oh, I’ll ask you to pack a plate of strawberry cake and two boxes of cookies to go.”

“I will prepare for that. I will guide you to a seat inside.”

A waiter came out and guided Wiz and Lina to a private room by the window.

Soon, the three-layer tray was loaded with appetizing desserts. The scent of the tea was also refreshing and soft.

After the waiter left, Lina let out a small exclamation.

“Wow! It’s not just the store’s exterior that is pretty. Did your Highness the Grand Duchess often visit this place?”

“This is a cafe I really liked because the attitude of the waiter  was as good as the taste.”

Is it because there is a little questionable corner in her words?

Wiz and Lina exchanged glances with each other but did not say anything.

Frey took a sip of the tea and said it was not a big deal.

“There were some cafes that didn’t accept me as a guest because they feared giving a bad image to customers who were close to the crown prince.”

“Ah…”

“Well, I looked around and it seems that cafes that are covered by such customers are not doing well these days.”

Frey gently pushed the three-tiered tray toward the two who were trying to offer words of consolation.

“Since we’re at my favorite cafe, shall we go eat lots of delicious food instead of thinking gloomy thoughts?”

It was a consideration for the two of them, who would have taken a back seat to visit restaurants than sitting in the library reading books.

The problem was that the more Frey ate the dessert, the more upset she was.

‘Is it because the calculations get faster when sugar is included? 

My hands are shaking more than before.’

The clearer Frey’s mind became, the more it became clear to her that she couldn’t afford to pay Vikram’s ransom.

Wiz shrugged, probably guessing what Frey was thinking by looking at her expression.

“Master. It’s not that we don’t have a budget, it’s that the man with the missing screw offered an absurdly high ransom. I really…”

“Thank you for saying that, Wiz. Maybe we should postpone the time to recruit talent, right?”

Considering the money spent growing the business, bringing Vikram to this point was of course a colossal expense. 

It was the right thing to stop recruiting talented people because if something bad happens to the business, She will not be able to deal with it if she is irrational.

Just when I was about to shake off my lingering thoughts, the waiter knocked and asked.

“His Highness Grand Duke Prause has come to visit.”

He was pretending to be calm, but the waiter was ecstatic as if he had seen a famous actor right in front of his nose.

The waiters who were busy taking other tables also stretched their necks and snooped in our direction.

“Isn’t it His Highness Grand Duke Prause?”

“The person who says his face doesn’t show up well even in the imperial palace is in a place like this…”

“Because Lady Frey is over there?”

It seems that Frey unintentionally contributed to the eye welfare of the cafe staff.

“We are leaving for a while.”

Thanks to Ilina and Wiz moving to the next table, Frey was able to sit face-to-face with Daniel.

When asked what brought him to this point, he held out an envelope with an expectant look on his face.

“Frey. I prepared a gift in return for accepting my offer.”

“oh. what all of this…”

‘I was a little sorry to receive a gift in return for accepting Daniel’s suggestion of ‘let’s start from the beginning’.

Because accepting the offer didn’t hurt her.

‘I promised a divorce, but I was letting go of it because the divorce deadline was quite long.’

Rather, Frey was a little grateful that Daniel made such a suggestion.

The fact that Daniel, who had a trauma in love, made such an offer must mean that the bad preconceptions and first impressions Daniel had of her were shattered.

However, Frey quickly agreed, thinking that the gift would disappear if the justification for the gift disappeared.

“Thank you. After all, the heart has to be expressed materially in order to feel it.”

She took the gift and brought it into her arms.

Daniel smiled with satisfaction and invited Frey to open the gift.

[Deed of sale of rights to body and mind of wizard Vikram]

“….”

Inside was a document with a rather terrifying title, a bit different from his refreshing smile.

‘Trading certificates for the body and the mind?’

‘From Vikram’s point of view, this is physical selling, right?’

Did that wizard couldn’t beat his living expenses and borrowed money from Daniel?

“Frey. I heard you were looking for something like this, so I prepared it.”

Daniel treated Vikram as a thing in a divine, classical voice.

“It looked terrible as a human, but I think it will be useful as a tool, so borrow it comfortably.”

In the meantime, it was revealed that he was secretly keeping Vikram in check, which made Frey wonder.

‘Are you jealous?’

Since Vikram was living in the residence, she gave a rough explanation of what kind of business she would do with Vikram, but she did not expect this kind of reaction.

[In addition, Vikram gives up all acts to decorate his appearance beautifully upon signing the contract.]

Frey was more curious about his intentions because of the suspicious special agreement but decided to focus on the fact that he had legally (?) secured Vikram, which was impossible to pay with her own money.

* * *

“Mmm-!”

Damon exclaimed when he tasted the strawberry cake Frey had packed for him. Arsene, who was having a snack together, also licked the cream between the blades of the fork and was soaked in happiness.

Luke smiled broadly as he wiped the cream from their mouths.

“Is it delicious? It’s what Lady Frey packed for the youngsters. Since we have to go back to Prause soon, this must be the last snack in the imperial palace.”

“Luke. Are we all going together?”

“Lady Frey?”

“yes. Her Highness, the Grand Duchess, will also go with you.”

“His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Ugh, His Majesty the Emperor should be in the capital.”

Luke swallowed a laugh, thinking it was a childish idea.

In the near future, undead monsters will rampage across the country. If the emperor emptied the capital in this state of affairs, it was obvious that he would immediately lose public sentiment.

‘Is it because of His Majesty’s kind treatment?’

Luke asked half playfully and half curiously.

“Is there anyone else you want to go with?”

“Um…”

Damon and Arsene looked into each other’s eyes and exchanged opinions.

‘I couldn’t think of anyone more who wanted to go north with me, but someone who never wanted to go with me definitely came to mind.’

“I don’t like that girl.”

“A girl with books.”

“A girl with a book… Are you talking about Lydia Obelir?”

At the mention of Lydia’s name, the faces of the two children suddenly sulked.

Damon and Arsene did their best to explain.

‘Sir Luke. From the same child’s perspective, I can see Lydia Obelir following Lady Frey around and scanning her suspiciously.’

‘Luke. When I identified it using my special ability, Lydia Obelir gave off a green and black aura at the same time. That means they need Frey for some reason. Wouldn’t it be good to investigate?’

The children think to explain that to Luke.

However, the cake Frey bought was so delicious that it was difficult to focus on the explanation.

“Luke, she keeps staring at Frey.”

“Luke, green is her color.”

However, Luke held back a laugh and only wiped their lips.

“Oops. I see. You said you needed green. What did you say you needed?”

It seemed that he didn’t understand what they were saying at all.

“Huh…”

“Luke is white.”

Damon and Arsene gave up on explaining and ate the cake they were eating.

It was when Daniel came that the two children spoke again.

“Damon, Arsene. I came to see if you two were getting ready to go home…”

The two children looked at Daniel as if they had something to say.

“Daniel. Wait and listen.”

“Luke is white, so he doesn’t understand.”

‘Again, they talk about color.’

It was Daniel who had a sense of the color story that Damon and Arsene had recently been talking about.

According to Wiz, the spirit of Frey, Arsene’s ability is mind-reading, which allows him to read the opponent’s mind.

‘Because he is still a child, He can’t read all the subtle emotions, so how many colors can He use to figure out other people’s thoughts?’

This ability seems to have lowered the level for the inexperienced owner.

Daniel could understand this because he had seen visions where time was distorted as a child.

He was convinced after carefully copying the unknown sentences that Arsene had been talking about.

“Yes, Arsene. do you talking about the color you see in other people?”

“Yes!”

Finally, an adult who will understand exactly what Arsene is talking about has appeared!

Damon was delighted as he clenched his hands. Arsene also grabbed Daniel’s hem and said clearly.

“When Lydia sees Frey, it’s green and black.”

“What colors are green and black?”

“Green is a necessary color, black is… a very unpleasant color.”

Arsene added that Lydia’s black aura was thicker and larger than Duke Gelon’s.

Daniel brushed the heads of Damon and Arsene, who were delighted like puppies who successfully fetched a small ball thrown by their owner.

“Thank you. Thanks to both of you, I can make arrangements so that my wife doesn’t get hurt.”

“Hehe.”

“Arsene, you did a great job!”

He looked at the smiling children and thought for a moment.

‘The deep black that Arsene saw is probably murderous.’

He was already aware and wary that Lydia kept glancing at Frey because she was born with a sense of transcendence.

Lydia must have received countless brainwashing education from her parents and grandparents to blame Frey, so it was no wonder that she hated Frey.

The strange part was that Lydia needed His wife.

‘I don’t know what she’s thinking.’

Lydia would have known that Damon and Arsene were Transcendentalists like her, but she didn’t spill a word on Gelon’s side.

Daniel, who had assumed that Lydia would reveal the identity of the children, was surprised.

But now Lydia hates Frey and still needs her.

‘Is it possible to take my wife because she needs it?’

After thinking about it, Daniel summoned Luke separately and gave his order.

“For the time being, send someone to the Imperial Palace and Gelon to gather information about Lydia Obellir.”

“yes? What about Lydia? It seems dangerous…”

“Just pick the elite and send them so that it won’t happen. Because I can’t lose my wife.”

The moment he heard the low voice, Luke could only nod his head.