“For some reason, I thought you would say that.”
When I saw Rinoa’s outfit, I thought she was trying to save money and use it.
It is said that rich people last for three generations even if they fail, and the wealth that Rinoa was able to take out was enough to support her alone.
‘Nevertheless, the fact that you don’t show that you have money means that you want to use that money for something else.’
Unless there is information from Klaus’s investigation network that Rinoa has started another purchase, the money will still be in her hands.
Rinoa continued her answer as if confirming my guess.
“Yes. From what I heard from my father, the Western Guard is currently experiencing a financial crisis, and they are taking advantage of that. So I thought that if I had the money, I could persuade them.”
“Didn’t it go well?”
The nuance was negative. Rinoa smiled humbly and bitterly at my question.
“It didn’t go well or it didn’t work out. I couldn’t find it.”
“why?”
“Um… because I’m still a coward.”
“What is that?”
It was a random answer. Rinoa shrugged her shoulders at my reaction.
It was my first time seeing her unabashed face.
“I’m not sure if I can convince people with this money.”
Rinoa slowly walked to the closet and opened it.
There were several fairly decent clothes hanging there, including the clothes I wore when I last met Klaus.
Meanwhile, Rinoa took out a small pouch and placed the contents on the table where I was sitting.
Just by looking at it, it was a precious gem.
“With a gem like this, I don’t think there will be any shortage of money.”
“Well… I don’t know. A person’s heart isn’t always that certain.”
Rinoa sighed.
“My father encouraged those people. After the family was ruined, if the daughter came and said, ‘I thought about it after my family was ruined, and I thought peace was good,’ would you listen positively?”
“You can hear that in a positive way.”
“But it can also be heard negatively.”
Rinoa’s voice trembled.
It’s not that I don’t understand Rinoa’s feelings.
From her perspective, she couldn’t help but be worried.
‘You will look back and see if your actions were deceitful.’
But isn’t it possible that the directions pursued by father and daughter may be different?
You may be misunderstood at first, but if you show your sincerity, eventually someone will understand your sincerity.
And I know someone who would understand that sincerity.
“Lady Rinoa.”
“yes.”
“Aren’t you scared of the sword-wielding guards scolding you?”
“If you were afraid of that, you wouldn’t be able to survive in the Dukedom.”
Rinoa snorted. I held her hand tightly.
“I have someone I can introduce you to.”
“Who would you like to introduce?”
“Go see Vice-Captain Hamel.”
A purely upright person can be given the title “purely upright.”
I grinned.
“Vice-Captain Hamel is absent.”
“Yes. So please go back.”
“Then I’ll go inside and wait.”
The guard Ravel, who was guarding the front of the guard’s quarters, held the back of his neck in frustration.
His eyes turned to the woman who had been arguing with him for several minutes.
“No, you want to come back later? I can’t have someone waiting inside whose identity I haven’t confirmed.”
“I told you my name. When you meet the vice-captain, you will know who I am.”
“Ha, this woman, she’s frustrating.”
A pretty woman who came by a few minutes ago said she wanted to meet the vice-captain.
Even at first glance, she was not a woman suitable for the security guard. At most, it was clear that she was the daughter of a nobleman from a nearby low-status family, or the daughter of a wealthy merchant.
Originally, they were supposed to guide the vice-captain according to the procedure, but Ravel did not do so.
Today, it was only Ravel and his boss Han Zhen in the dorm, and Han Zhen had brought a woman from somewhere and was doing something he shouldn’t have done in the dorm waiting room.
Ravel agreed to take money from Han Jian and condone the incident, so all he had to do was send the woman back.
But the woman had no intention of going back.
“Well, the vice-captain is very busy, and he is a very high-ranking person to deal with an unknown woman like you, so this is it.”
“Yes. I am also a high-ranking person. I can talk to the vice-captain.”
“So, if you keep saying that, it’s going to be difficult.”
“It’s strange. From what I heard, all visitors to the security station can wait inside if they go through certain procedures. But I don’t know why I have to fight like this at the door.”
Ravel gritted his teeth.
I had a feeling that the woman knew more about the guards than I thought, but it would be a shame to back down now.
I was also worried that Han Zhen would make a fuss.
Ravel decided to boldly go out and took a step forward.
“Hey. Do I really have to use force?”
“I don’t mind using force. I’m just curious about how you’ll handle it later.”
However, the woman spoke calmly without any signs of flinching.
It was a time when breathing became difficult, as if the label was going to fall backwards.
“What’s going on?”
“……Vice-captain?”
Ravel’s eyes widened. What was heard from behind was clearly the voice of Vice-Captain Hamel.
“……Hello, Vice-Captain. I came here because I wanted to meet you.”
The woman calmly greeted Hamel. Ravel’s expression turned pale.
Hamel tilted his head as if wondering.
“Excuse me, but who are you?”
“My name is Lady Rinoa. I’d like to go in and talk about it in detail.”
Rinoa Sisena said that and lowered her head. Hamel tilted her head to one side, but then nodded her head and looked back at Ravel.
“He was a guest who came to visit me. Why didn’t you let him in and why were you arguing here?”
“Ah, that’s….”
“label.”
“S-sorry!”
As Hamel’s voice became lower, Ravel fell flat.
Having lived for over twenty years, being weak to the strong and strong to the weak, Ravel knew well when to bend.
“in fact…….”
“…Excuse me, Lady Rinoa. Please excuse me for a moment.”
“Yes. Take it easy.”
Hamel, who heard the whole story from Ravel, made Rinoa wait for a while and hurriedly put an end to Hanzen’s evil actions.
Rinoa watched Hamel’s back from a step away.
As Elena introduced him, he was a man who seemed upright and honest.
‘I don’t know anything else, but it looks like there will be no problem working together.’
While Rinoa was evaluating Hamel with sharp eyes, Hamel, who had completed some adjustments, returned.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. I’ll take you to the vice-captain’s office.”
Rinoa quietly watched Hamel, who led her to the vice-captain’s office, say that and nodded.
“Now that I think about it, I heard what my source said.”
“What do you mean?”
“The new vice-captain of the security guard is a very nice person, but I’m worried because he doesn’t seem like he’ll cooperate in starting a rebellion.”
“……you!”
Hamel looked back at Rinoa in surprise.
But Rinoa calmly raised her head.
“Hello, Vice Captain Hamel. My name is Rinoa Sisena, the daughter of the now-vanished Duke Sisena.”
Hamel’s expression became grim when he heard the name Duke Cisena.
It was Director Goosen’s decision to join hands with Duke Cicena.
However, Hamel knew how cleverly the Duke of Cissena had coaxed and appeased Gusson until he made that decision.
Even now that Duke Cissena is gone, doesn’t his poison still spread in Director Guson’s heart?
‘But now even Sisena’s daughter is coming to visit.’
From Hamel’s perspective, she did not look pretty.
“……What are you here to say?”
“You’re wary of me.”
“If you feel like it, I’d like to tell you to get out right away.”
There was anger in Hamel’s voice. Rinoa looked straight at him.
Rinoa had many concerns before coming here.
She learned a lot to become a good bargaining chip for Duke Cissena, but she was also excluded from many things.
I was able to discuss the situation elegantly, but I was deprived of the ability to talk about joy roughly.
Although she was allowed to follow the wishes of her father and husband and make her own claims, she was deprived of making decisions based on her own opinions.
So this was Rinoa Sisena’s first decision.
“Vice-Captain Hamel. I want to stop the Western Guard from revolting. Is there anything I can do?”
After sending Rinoa away, I was walking home with light steps.
Rinoa’s determined eyes from a moment ago appeared again.
“Sometimes you want someone to push your back.”
In the end, the decision is yours to make, but aren’t there times when you wish someone would decide the direction right before the final conflict?
At that time, I showed up and gave him a light push on the back, and it was very successful.
“Things are going smoothly.”
Rinoa is also the daughter of a great nobleman who is accustomed to commanding subordinates, so she is not the type of person to be pressured by the guards.
It would be a different story if he suppressed Rinoa by force, but Hamel is not the type to suppress Rinoa by force for no reason.
The biggest problem of the security guard is financial, so if Rinoa solves this problem, their relationship will be good.
‘What remains is how to drive out Count Belen, Yeongsik… … .’
Justification! That damn justification!
I was wondering if there was a good cause.
“uh?”
The dowsing detector that I always carried in my pocket began to vibrate again.
… … Hey, is this an opportunity?
