The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 214

Chapter.41 Oblivion

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“What’s wrong?”

Count Lutian was furious.

“You couldn’t bring me?”

“yes. dismissal.”

Baron Guerin answered with a wrinkled face.

“Why won’t you give it to me? “What’s the benefit?”

“I do not know. “I don’t understand.”

“Now that you think about it, you said you’ve been asking about it for a long time, right?”

“yes. I already said that interfering in someone else’s family is laughable… .”

“Isn’t that guy crazy? How dare you deceive the imperial law and act as you please? “Do you think that because of the concert, you became a world-class person?”

“That’s right.”

Baron Guerin continued to shake his head with an expression of confusion.

“It doesn’t end there. I will definitely make you pay for your sins along with Dink. What I wanted. How dare you do something like that and run away!”

“That’s right.”

“You mean that? What do you have to say about not being able to properly track that one thing and missing it? Huh? uh? “Is this your mouth?”

“That…” .”

Count Lutian pulled Baron Guerin’s lips. Although Baron Guerin was in pain, he was in a position where he couldn’t even take his hand off.

“Ha, but fortunately, I seem to have lost my memory. So you can’t talk nonsense. Even if you say it, no one will believe you and there will be no evidence.”

“Hmph, that doesn’t matter in the first place. Thanks to this, the people are praising me. Although it is a very useless thing. How dare you interfere with my work? dare! dare! dare! dare! Make them pay for their sins. If you can’t bring him back, do you know how to make him pay for his crime?”

“yes! dismissal! “I will move right away.”

“Be sure to deal with it. And that guy, Gray, can’t just go away either. dare! Are you ignoring my request? Let’s see how they can make excuses for breaking imperial law. “I will have to see that face in Your Majesty’s court!”

The Count, who had been kicking the desk in anger, said that, then thought about something and shouted.

“For that to happen, we have to plan it properly, right? Get ready! “I’m going to see His Highness the Duke!”

The destination Count Lutian headed to was Duke Illen.

Count Lutian, who entrusted Lutian City and the Lord’s Castle to the Grand Vizier and was a member of the capital’s central aristocratic circle, was affiliated with the Duke of Illen, so of course he headed in that direction.

“Your Majesty, I have something to tell you about Greik.”

A month later, Count Lutian moved to Duke Illen’s mansion and spoke directly.

Duke Illen frowned as he looked at Count Lutian.

“You mean the Earl of Gray?”

“yes. “Yes!”

Count Lutian rambled on about his plan. The request was to request punishment from the emperor.

“Your Highness, this is clearly kidnapping and detention. “You can definitely win.”

“Hmm, that’s… .”

But Duke Illen was not at all reluctant.

This is because the Emperor was told why he should not hastily touch the Great City during the concert. I had no intention of going into a fire pit for no reason, so I hesitated, touching my beard.

“majesty! This has nothing to do with the concert hall. It’s just a family affair. And isn’t it clear that it was Gray who broke the law? All you have to do is tell His Majesty!”

“Hmm.”

Duke Illen sighed again. Still hesitating to answer.

***

“Why are they all so skinny here? disgusting.”

“It’s called famine.”

“famine?”

“Tell me about the phenomenon of having nothing to eat. “I think it’s because of the drought.”

Lurin put both hands on her cheeks, pressed them tightly, and screamed.

“There is nothing to eat! That’s hell. “Hearing things like that makes me hungry.”

Then, he takes out the beef jerky from his pocket and starts sucking on it.

“Well, I see that they are eating something, so it looks like rationing is taking place.”

“Hmm?”

“Look, they are sharing a small amount of porridge. “We usually end up fighting.”

Lurin saw the scene, took the beef jerky she was chewing out of her mouth, and held it out to me.

“you.”

“huh?”

“Here it is!”

“What is happening all of a sudden?”

“I can share anything with you. So stop staring!”

“What do you mean just for you to see?”

I said something.

When I take the beef jerky and ask, Lurin nods.

“I wish you would do that. Hi-Hi.”

“How do I walk when I’m just looking at you?”

“Like this!”

As soon as I said that, Rurin suddenly grabbed my hand and started running, dragging me.

“Yaaaa! “Stop.”

As soon as I say it, I stop walking. Thanks to this, I jumped into Lurin’s arms through the law of inertia.

“Oh, even additional income! Hehehehe.”

“Hey, then you can’t see me?”

“Huh? I don’t think that’s right… .”

Lurin was laughing happily, but suddenly fell into a dilemma. It’s a dazed face. I was so defenseless and dazed that I tried to press my cheek. Then the cheeks swell.

I pressed it again and it deflated and pressed down.

The dilemma seemed that big. It’s a face that looks like it’s in a dilemma as to which came first, the chicken or the egg.

“It’s so hard!”

Then a volcanic eruption occurred.

I guess I’m rubbing my head so hard it’s turning into a mess.

“Anyway, it’s time to see the police chief.”

The place where Lulin and I went on an outing was Lutian City.

But this time, unlike before, I had no intention of going to the front.

I have already intervened and created a situation where Gray can solve the problem on his own, so now I am honest and want to see his skills.

In fact, it was questionable whether the Chief of Police would be able to find out all the information that Gray wanted to know.

So, I planned to do my best to ensure that Gray received complete information.

They say that even tigers will come if you tell them to, so they found a person running on horseback from the direction of Yeongju Castle.

“hey!”

When I called loudly, it recognized me and quickly changed direction and ran.

“Why are you here?”

The surprised police chief got off his horse and knelt in front of me. This guy still retains the same habits he used to treat me when I was crowned a lord.

“Spread your knees and tell me quickly because time is precious. About what I investigated.”

“That is it. To briefly summarize, there seems to be a widespread story here that a baron and a maid in the lord’s castle had a meeting of eyes and were caught running away. I heard that only the maid ran away, but… .”

“Because my eyes are right?”

“Yes, it is!”

“Hmm. “Who did you hear that story from?”

“I heard that he gave money to other maids and servants working at the castle, but it was always the same story… .”

“you.”

“yes!”

“If I want to assist Gray from now on, that’s not enough.”

“yes yes?”

“That’s just scratching the surface. Just scratching the surface. We need to investigate someone who knows the internal situation. Either catch the superior and punish him or go to jail and listen to the story of the person involved! “Follow me.”

I expected it, but it was just as expected.

I got hit in the eye and ran away.

That’s information that’s too appropriate for servants and maids to know. If you want to hear the real information, you have to listen to the captured baron.

“The Baron is in prison?”

“yes. “I heard that you are being reprimanded for coveting the count’s maid.”

“That’s funny. “Go to jail.”

“yes?”

The security chief opened his mouth wide.

“I will do both!”

And then, as if she had finally made a decision in her dilemma, Lurin shouted loudly.

Crash.

Soon I heard someone following me from behind.

“Go together! you!”

***

“Did you find out?”

“yes! dismissal!”

The Chief of Police knelt before Gray. The security captain had just returned from gathering information by running to Lutian City according to the orders of Gray and El.

“Okay, good job! I will reward you well for your hard work. So, I want you to tell me first! “Did you find any clues about her?”

“yes! of course. As you said, I spent money recklessly, and it was easier to find out. “I paid several people to make the same claim, and they all agreed, so I think it’s true!”

“Is that so?”

“Yes!”

“Then hurry up and tell me. hurry!”

With a sorrowful look on his face, Gray hurriedly raised the chief of police to his feet and mercilessly sat him down on a chair. While stamping your feet.

***

Lutian City located in the southern part of the Empire.

The drought that had lasted for several years became even more severe this year, and the accumulated damage eventually led to a great famine.

If agriculture, the foundation, is paralyzed, the market will naturally die, and if the market dies, commerce will also die.

In that situation, relief supplies were sent from the center, but it was another opportunity for Count Rutian.

Count Lutian, who had been crowned and living in a mansion in the capital, was assisting Duke Illen, came down to the estate in a hurry to receive relief supplies, and there was a heated discussion at the lord’s castle over the disposition of relief materials.

The topic of the discussion was how to use relief supplies efficiently.

If there is a problem, is it that the efficiency is far from the original direction of relief supplies?

“Your Excellency, then, do you plan to support His Highness Delian in the future?”

“yes. The crown prince has too little power. “In the current situation, Duke Delian is closest to the throne.”

“That’s definitely… .”

Baron Guerin nodded. The other two barons, who were his confidants, also shook their heads next to him.

“Of course we have to keep it a secret from Duke Illen. “This is insurance in case Duke Delian ascends to the throne.”

“As expected, Your Excellency. “There’s no need to hold on to a string that doesn’t belong to you!”

As the barons all nodded, the count smiled in satisfaction and stroked his chin.

“If we use the money we have saved up to provide relief supplies, we will be able to provide sufficient political funds. “If that’s the case, Duke Delian will also accept us.”

“then. “I will prepare like that.”

“okay. However, since the relief supplies have just arrived, we need to leave it alone for a while. First, take out only a very small amount and distribute it as central relief supplies. Afterwards, it is washed and delivered to His Majesty. “Document manipulation must be done perfectly.”

“It’s natural. dismissal.”

“Isn’t this ultimately the way Lutian develops? Under the protection of the next emperor!”

“Yeah, whatever.”

The count and the baron looked at each other and began to laugh.

If the money they had saved had been used earlier, the Lutian family could have avoided being caught up in a famine of this magnitude.

For Count Lutian, his connections were more important than his dying people. So, can we say that famine is a welcome guest that brings in money from the central government?

“I heard that this is why I actually enjoy the drought. Because there is some kickback money. Back money. “Kkkkkk.”

While the count and baron were making their plans, there was a maid who was eavesdropping on their conversation outside the office.

That was Siena.