Capitulo 49

Episode 49

[help me.]

As I read Raymond’s letter, I burst out laughing.

In the early days of his investigation, he worked more diligently than expected and sent reports consistently.

The problem was that I had no way to check what Raymond was doing.

At first, I tried to seek the advice of another alchemist, but Niveia intervened.

─ It’s our business, isn’t it? I don’t trust other people.

Saying that, Niveia smiled horribly and cruelly.

Niveia pecked at Raymond as the date approached.

And she constantly checked his work.

The intensity of the work was quite heavy, and that Raymond sent me a separate call.

Some days, he was angry with the small difference in experimental value, and other days, he did an experiment together saying that progress was slow.

Mind you, it is said that, during the experiment, if he made a mistake, he would look down on it.

The letters he wrote, detailing how Niveia was tormenting him.

«Should I help him?»

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to ignore him.

«You can think about going to graduate school.»

It wasn’t like anyone was trying to kill me, but it didn’t seem like much of a threat.

Rather, I wanted to applaud Niveia’s mercy.

I sent her a long and disturbing reply, telling her that he should be grateful for the opportunity to have her teach him.

Little did I know that the letters she sent me when she sometimes turned her back on me would come in handy at times like this.

─Madam, we’re ready to go.

Anyway, that ended today.

I know the news has been delivered that the prototype was finally completed.

The butler approached me as I was about to get into the carriage.

─Do you have anything to say?

That’s where we found the client of the assassin who had assaulted Sir Raymond the other day.

─Well?

The enemy of my enemy could be my comrade.

I raised my hand. The butler leaned over and whispered to me.

─Nearly nothing, but it was confirmed that they come from the Kassel family.

─If it’s Kassel , are you talking about Sir Raymond’s hometown?

─Yes. That’s right.

How crazy he was, even in the same family, trying not to let him go.

─Look closer. About the Kassels and why Raymond got upset with them.

─It seems that it is difficult to get information by asking an ordinary guild. The Kassel family is a family with many secrets.

─Please.

At my words, the butler nodded and stepped back.

I immediately got into the carriage and headed for the laboratory.

The research institute, located on the outskirts of the capital, was a place for alchemists to work on a small scale, and anyone could rent and use it.

─We have arrived, miss.

I got out of the carriage at the driver’s notification and looked around.

The laboratory building looked very ordinary, but somehow it felt gloomy.

«Somehow, everyone’s expression is dark.»

Near the entrance, I looked at the faces of those who were late for work.

Everyone was entering the building with their hands dangling as if their souls had escaped.

They looked like a zombie.

«No, it’s like an office worker going to work.»

I was attracting too much attention, so I was able to enter because I was dressed in plain clothes.

─Welcome, Princess. I was waiting for you.

When I entered the building, Niveia with a cool expression was waiting for me.

─I was worried, but you look good.

─Working with Sir Raymond has been a very pleasant experience.

To be precise, from her point of view it felt like she was completely spoiled.

Still, just in case, there were items around her to protect her.

The Raymond I know was a bit unpredictable because he was like a ball that didn’t know where it was going.

Niveia looked at me like that and said with a bitter smile.

─More than anything, I didn’t want to miss it because it seemed like an opportunity to overcome my fear of that person.

─Ah.

In the meantime, I called all the famous doctors, but Niveia’s condition did not improve.

A doctor from the eastern continent, who called with the feeling of doubt, left a comment that it may be a mental problem.

So, maybe he wanted to meet and talk to Raymond more often.

To confirm and remember that the man in front of her is a human, not a monster.

─Never forget that your health comes first. She was worried.

─Of course.

But Raymond was nowhere in sight.

─By the way, Raymond Where is he?

─Yesterday he stayed up all night to finish. I told him to go out a little late today. If he waits, he’ll be here.

We had light tea in the tea house on the second floor terrace and waited for the time to pass.

Raymond I heard through the conversation with Niveia was more normal than I thought.

─It’s strange. He says he’s reckless, but he’s kind to others.

─If it hadn’t happened to me, I would have considered him a bit of an unusual person.

So people didn’t understand why he was so distrustful of Raymond.

─Oh here it is.

At Niveia’s words, I lost my mind.

Raymond, in baggy attire, arrived on the terrace scratching the back of his neck.

As he approached me, the petals that came toward me and rose abruptly, scattered all over the place.

Not a miracle of Moses.

In fact, it was a reaction worthy of Raymond’s notoriety.

Slowly, sitting down on the other side, he raised his hand to ask for what he usually drank and then folded his arms.

─What , if I knew you had come, I would have sent someone to call.

─I was told I had been working all night, so I couldn’t wake you up. You didn’t sleep while experimenting until this morning?

─That’s right, but… I didn’t know you had such a delicate corner.

─Because I didn’t have to show you delicate consideration in the meantime.

Her cheeks contracted when I responded with a smile.

In the past, he was always smiling and sarcastic, but these days he seems to show a variety of expressions, so it was strange.

─The tea you ordered is here.

The clerk, who had turned somewhat white, shivered, put down his teacup and disappeared.

What the hell did you do while experimenting here to get that kind of reaction?

I was curious, but I didn’t want to know.

─So, can you show me it’s finished?

─Your personality is too fast. here.

Raymond grunted and pulled a few small glass jars and thick papers out of subspace.

─This is a sample, this is a recipe.

I passed the recipe to Niveia.

Raymond looked at it and asked, grimacing.

─Can’t you check?

I tilted my head at his question.

─It’s not like I know what I see, what? And I don’t think Sir Raymond would have done anything frivolous.

Looking at the recipe, Niveia nodded, I pulled out a thick envelope and handed it to her.

─What is this?

─It’s a fee from work.

Raymond’s eyebrows furrowed at my words.

─I don’t need it. You told me I had to work for staying at the duke’s residence, now it’s coming back as payment ─ Are you ignoring me?

─Don’t get me wrong . This means I will buy all the rights to this recipe .

Raymond looked at me with a blank expression on my face.

In general, alchemists have the authority to develop recipes.

But often, someone buys all the rights to the recipe.

When mass-produced, they buy with the intention of monopolizing the field.

─Who else do you think would do something as crazy as this?

─Well, you’ll find out if you look at it.

Rather, I was more curious as to why Raymond thought someone wouldn’t follow him.

─If you don’t mind continuing, please sign here.

At my signal, Lily offered me all the transfer papers for the prescription.

Raymond, looking at it silently, suddenly shook his head.

─I’ve changed my mind.

─Yes?

─I’ll take some royalties, too.

─I told you it was crazy a while ago.

─In the meantime, I’ve changed my mind. It’s a recipe I developed, so I have the right to take it.

That was correct.

Since I entrusted him with the job, he had sufficient grounds to claim his right anyway.

─How much do you want?

─10%

─No, let’s make it 5%.

─7%. Nothing less than that.

The unit price, it was a hefty share, but it wasn’t a condition that wasn’t very negotiable.

I pretended to be worried on purpose, then nodded my head.

─I like it. Instead, I will make the condition that, if you wish to transfer this right, you must agree with me.

─Why?

─You do anything to make Tatiana cry.

At my words, Raymond made an embarrassed face.

Maybe he was thinking of taking this entry and passing it on to Tatiana.

But for me, who had been attacked by her several times, it was definitely something on my mind.

Would I give in to Raymond in the first place?

In the end, I was able to relax my mind only after getting her signature.

After packing up all the paperwork, I drank the rest of my tea and said to Raymond.

─Who attacked you . Do you know who sent him?

─No. You killed him before he spoke.

He’s a man who lives a very simple life.

I clicked my tongue and pointed out the culprit.

─He was sent by the Kassel family.

Contrary to what I had expected, that I had thought there would be no reaction, his face turned white.

─Then I’ll come and see you.

Either way, I got up from my seat.

On the way back to the duke’s house, I was struck by Raymond’s strange reaction.

«No matter how shameless he is, it seems shocking that people in his family tried to send an assassin.»

And only later did I realize that this judgment was wrong.