Chapter 844 – #176_Thesis(3)

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One.
‘How dare you interfere with the marital relationship! I will argue with the big hostess!

It was a guest visit, so I tried to dress up.
It is the same suit that Amelia took Si-woo to the Flora dressmaker and made for him.

Of course, I repaired it once because I had incomparable muscles.

Albireo pointed out, flicking his fingertips.

“Siwoo-kun, your tie is messed up.”
“Oh, how are you now?”
“It is still very awkward. Come and see. You have too many girlfriends, so you can’t even tie a tie by yourself?”

Normally, it would be a line that would be sharp like a thorn, but today it’s just an itchy pout.
Albireo’s slender fingertips gripped the tie.

Eyelids blinking leisurely as if concentrating at eye level lower than Siwoo.

“…”

Siwoo swallowed for a moment.
To make an excuse in advance, this is a conditioned reflex.

Deneb and Albireo are identical twins like Odile and Odette.
The only difference is the color of her body hair and her usual coordination.

Adding to this distance, her uncharacteristic intimacy, she naturally overlaps with her little mother-in-law.

I usually try not to be conscious of it, but when a soft hand passed near my neck, I got goosebumps.

Anyway, this distance is a little burdensome.

After all, he had several relationships with Deneb.
If it wasn’t for the relationship between the son-in-law and mother-in-law…

Aren’t they themselves a couple who had misunderstandings and conflicts and then overcame the ordeal together?

Of course, the little mother-in-law would not think so at all.

“What’s up? Stare at her face.”
“Oh, no.”
“This is so… It’s been a long time since I’ve been telling you how to do it, but I can’t even look at it properly. I’ll show you again. Now, focus.”

After skillfully tying knots, Albireo gives knots to the left and right.
It was a classic Esquire note suitable for a stylish suit.

“This is how you do it.”
“Yes, from now on you can do well by yourself, right?”

Shaking off his unwholesome thoughts, he nodded her head.

“I am Albireo.”
“Why?”
“I think my words may sound funny.”
“Yes.”
“Are you not angry today?”

Albireo took a peek at the door where Lruët was chewing on her well-prepared pillow and let out a laugh.

“It’s not just once or twice, it’s me who came without warning.”

Even so, normally he should have already kicked me in the shin twice.
The reason for the sudden change of attitude was unknown.

“Thanks to Siwoo, I gave some strength to my shoulders at the salon. Could it be that you’ve become a little more lenient now that you’ve benefited?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“It means that Siwoo-kun has confirmed that one ability is okay.”
“Ah.”

Understood.
Perhaps it was a story related to the thesis.

“I was really amazed. To bring the magic he had struggled with alone to that level. Did you still not know? Right now, the whole of Gehenna is buzzing about Siu-kun’s thesis.”
“Really?”

Albireo stretched out his gloved hand and Siu naturally escorted him.
Strolling through the hallways, I could get a rough idea of ​​how things were going.

In short, a hot response and interest are pouring into the paper that was published without much thought.

The reason why the eldest mother-in-law is smiling is probably because her son-in-law has been recognized in the field of ‘research’, which is the most important for ‘witch’.

“Could it be that there are guests today?”
“Yes, you must be very interested in Siu-kun’s thesis.”

“Who are you?”
“I am Baron Luisa Moiety, the ‘witch of ductility’. This is the 21st hierarchy, Meigas of the Emerald Tablet.”

“Meigas?”
“Yes, it’s actually a position right below the president.”

The second largest Emerald Tablet after the Jinri Jinmyeong Society.

If you are a member of the Meigas class, it is an honorable position limited to 10 people.
You can guess just by hearing that the baron is in the 21st rank, but something great is showing interest.

“She is a witch who rarely comes out of the studio, but she must have left quite an impression. Oh, of course I was surprised too. I never thought Siwoo-kun would be that talented.”

Albireo’s voice, speaking in a lively and refreshing tone, sounded like a song.
She is probably her most vibrant tone since I got to know her.

“You said you wrote it after hearing the advice of Baron Sophia, Siu-gun, right? Did you intentionally build it that way?”
“Yes, it is.”
“Then I guess you know why Baron Moiety came.”
“Professor Sophia said he could make money this way…”

I didn’t know that the Archwitch and the Baron would come there, though.
Albireo smiled at Siu’s candid words.

“I must have brought you a present. If you look at the conditions properly and you like Siwoo, you can ask questions and let us know.”
“It feels like one-on-one tutoring.”
“Exactly. The gift is the tuition fee.”
“Hmm…”

In the first place, the purpose was to break through the front door as a secretary, and making money through technology transfer was a secondary issue.

However, it is also true that she wants to sell the opportunity she has been waiting for for a sufficient price.
Also, you don’t know when this opportunity will come, and it’s a good opportunity to make a profit without taking risks.

The debt I have to pay back to my mother-in-law right now is 8 billion Korean Won.

“Then, at what level should I accept the gift?”
“What do you mean?”

“Is there a fixed amount or something?”
“It was Siwoo-kun’s achievement, so it depended on whether or not he liked him. But don’t think it’s hard to say no. If you decline politely, no one will consider it disrespectful.”

In other words, it is a cigar like a squid.
The hardest

“Ah, I know why you ask that. The explanation was insufficient.”

Albireo tugged at Siu’s sleeve as if he remembered it while he was talking.

“It is a one-on-one contract to provide ‘tutoring’ in exchange for a ‘gift’. Accepting Baron Moiety’s gift doesn’t mean you can’t teach it to other witches. As a vulgar language, it is not necessary to pull mulberries for one baron of moiety.”

In short, it means that it is okay to receive all the gifts from the person who comes to ask and tell them everything.
But one question arose.

“If I teach the Baron, can Baron Moiety teach another witch?”
“Siwoo-kun, as I said before, Gehenna is a society of trust. If she steals the achievements of others, she will leave a big stain on the name of the witch.”
“You’re treating people who bring meat from a meat buffet.”
“… What is a meat buffet?”

After a somewhat erratic conversation, Siwoo was able to face Baron Moiety.

2.
The drawing room next to the Long Gallery of the Count House.
This room is used to treat the most precious guests even in Count Jemonai, famous for its splendor.

Baron Louisa Moiety was sitting on the sofa, her hat off, sniffing the tea the maid had brought her.

Gehenna’s home visits have strict rules.
Even if the purpose is friendship and information exchange, etiquette and culture must be observed.

Even Baron Moiety, who was only immersed in magic research within the society, knew about basic etiquette.

For example, when a guest enters the room and takes off his hat without the host’s invitation, it is a sign that says, “I will stay for more than 30 minutes.”
Based on such etiquette, a home visit right after dawn would be somewhat rude.

However, Baron Moiety was willing to risk disrespect this time.
It’s not because I wear sunglasses and ignore male witches.

A male witch’s thesis given to her by a fellow witch.

It’s because I wanted to be the first to meet him directly, who wrote this great thing.

I want to have an argument as soon as possible.
I want to reach a higher level.

My heart pounded in front of such a spirit of improvement when I heard the sound of shoes.

– Thump thump

A male witch who had only heard about it through rumors.
He, whom I have never seen in person, enters with a straight back and a powerful gait.

Moiety’s eyes widened little by little.
The strength in the hand that was holding the hat loosens without my knowledge.

“Baron Moiety, it is an honor to meet you. My name is Siwoo Shin.”

A profound tone that comes from a position one head higher than the moiety.
A well-trained body that stands out even beyond luxurious suits.
A sculpture-like appearance that sublimates even an eyepatch that obliquely covers the eyes into fashion.
An antinomic beauty that is delicate yet full of masculinity.
From the restrained movements to the gently flowing dignity and composure.

A life different from the ‘man’ defined by Baron Moiety so far invites him to shake hands.

Yes, of course.
Because the person in front of me is not just a man, but a man with a stigma.

However, even though Shin Si-woo, whom Baron Moiety imagined, was a young witch with a clear appearance of being a fledgling, even though she was a genius.
I could never have imagined that a charismatic figure like the Grand Duke of the North would emerge…

“…”
“Baron?”

Baron Moiety realized that his mouth was gradually opening, and hurriedly covered his mouth.

Then, belatedly, he holds his hand while he is staring at him curiously.
His spine trembled as he slipped into his thick and powerful hand, which was completely different from a woman’s.

“Hello. There were a lot of excuses from early morning.”
“No problem.”

But Baron Moiety is a witch in her own right.

She didn’t receive poor etiquette training enough to show her demeaning appearance in the first meeting.
He brought up soulless social talks about how the weather was these days and how impressive the art works in the mansion were.

But why does it keep coming back to me?

Before she became an apprentice witch, she is reminded of a high-ranking aristocrat whom she fell in love with at first sight at a ball.
Moiety was also very young at that time, and he struggled with the fever of love without ever being able to talk to her.

It was the first time she recalled memories of that time since she set walking the path of magic as her lifelong goal.

“I came here because I was very impressed with your thesis. I have a few questions, can I ask for your opinion?”

Baron Moiety pulled out a small box from within his bosom and opened it slightly.

“I prepared a case for you as much as you gave me your precious time.”

Inside the half-open box was a small ruby ​​that glowed bright red like pigeon blood.

“Oh oh.”

Shin Si-woo looked at the box with curious eyes, wondering where the intimidation that hadn’t faded until just now had gone.

It is polite between each other to quickly finish measuring the value of a ‘gift’ in about 3 seconds.

If someone else is staring at the jewel for a long time, ‘What are we going to do?’ Or ‘Is this not enough? You must have thought with displeasure in your heart, ‘Don’t say it like that.

But Baron Moiety smiled lightly and said,

Isn’t there no way such a wonderful man could be soaked in greed?

“Looks like you like it. It seems that you are also researching alchemy or elemental science.”
“Ah? Yes? Yes. Yes.”
“As you can see, it is Pigeons Blood from Mongsh, Myanmar. I crafted it myself, and I enclosed the warranty.”
“How much would it be worth if converted into gold coins?”
“Oh, you just became a witch, right?”

How could you look so inconsiderate!
Baron Moiety blamed himself.

“I paid around £1,000 when I bought it at auction 20 years ago.”

In fact, asking the price directly is an example of rudeness, but what about it?
Rather, his fresh-looking attitude was even refreshing.

“Great. Then, shall we begin right away?”

It was Baron Moiety who was so proud of him as he couldn’t keep his mouth shut and smirked.

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This is Linne trying to seduce Papa.
Contributed by John Kafka