Pylon, who was no longer complicated, shook his head. It was already late at night, and it was hard to know what was going on. Until now, the only open shops have been clubhouses where card gambling is held, bars on the street, or auction houses that are held periodically.
"Ah, speaking of which. LeBaron is making a lot of noise today. I wonder if anything good will come out."
"..."
Deccarno casually hung his coat on his arm as if he hadn't heard. Whatever comes out at the auction house has nothing to do with him. All he wanted to know was Evangeline's situation and the date of the wedding ceremony, which would be completely finalized after today. Until then, he just wanted to cover up his terrible headache with stronger alcohol.
"Your Excellency!"
"..."
However, his plan did not last long. Michael kicked in the door, and his breath was up to his chin.
"Ugh, you should go to Lebaron right now!"
***
The LeBaron was the largest auction house in Loark, which was held only four times a year. Unlike other auction houses where small jewelry and masterpieces are handled, the items handled were so large that they could not be held often.
Properties such as mansions and land that are difficult to value were mainly on the list.
As a result, the number of customers participating was not common.
There were mainly wealthy people who moved huge sums of money or those who collected new mansions. However, most of the people who attended this time were not people who came to buy things. To be precise, there were a lot of debtors who wanted to get money by watching how many goods were being sold.
"Are you sure that if the road car plain, and vineyards offered by the Duke of Theses are sold, we will really get the money?"
"I said that many times."
The manager of the auction house calmed them down as they swarmed like a swarm of bees. It was time for the final auction to begin, but it was difficult to proceed.
"His Excellency has already surrendered all authority. So, as soon as the bid is successful, the lawyer will pay the overdue payment and Interest all at once."
"Then what if I don't win the bid? You know how big the land is, but what if you can't even mess with it?"
"I don't think so. The customers over there are already waiting for the land to be auctioned. If you're going to build a hotel and a villa, there's no place with better scenery than that, right?"
Only after the manager explained step by step did they retreat with half suspicion and half expectation.
It is not without facts.
There were not only people waiting to buy the land of the Duke of Theses. It would be impossible to surpass the Duke of Theses just by buying a piece of land, but many people wanted to put a dent in the reputation of the Duke of Theses.
"Come on, let's go back to..."
Unfortunately, even though the people finally withdrew, the auction could not be continued. The manager, who was about to unfold the documents and map of the land that the Duke of Theses had just given out, opened his mouth in disgust at the sight of someone slowly approaching the podium.
"Oh... Lady O'Hara, what is going on here..."
"I heard that an auction was being held."
"..."
The manager flinched at Evangeline's indifferent glance when she asked if there was anything else to do at the auction house. The lawyers of the Theses, who were watching from afar as well as the debtors, began to agitate.
Why would she be shameless?
As he didn't have feelings for the O'Hara family yet, he whispered openly or glanced at her. The manager, who was confused in the middle, postponed the auction for a while and led her behind the curtain.
"I'm sorry. But I don't think it's a very comfortable place for the lady to be. I'll notify you as soon as the results come out, so why don't you go back and wait?"
"I wonder if there is a comfortable place in my situation. I'll be here."
"But..."
"If there is any other reason or law that prevents me from being here. I am willing to obey it."
She clearly knew that it couldn't be so, and the manager couldn't stop her anymore. He tried as hard as he could and led her to a box seat that was blocked from the outside.
"Well, if that's the case, let's go to the Duke of Theses' seat."
"No, I don't. It's just a place to watch the auction."
"What? You should see how much the land offered by the Duke is sold for."
"I'm here to put things up for auction today."
"..."
She shook her head, and the manager's eyes turned strange. What should I do with a lady who doesn't know anything about this world?
"I understand what you mean. But at LeBaron, we don't deal with ladies' valuables or jewelry."
He tried to convince Evangeline with a good laugh as much as he could. He didn't know the desire to sell the jewelry she had to help, but it was too naive.
"If you want, I'll introduce you to another auction house. I have to show you the road car plain that His Excellency has given me, so I have to go."
"How about my stuff instead of a road car?"
"What?"
The manager looked dumbfounded, as if it was difficult to be polite now. Even if she came with a box full of precious diamonds, it would be difficult to buy even a tenth of the road car.
Even if he looked at it, Evangeline didn't even have a small purse, so he didn't know what she was going to do. If it wasn't for the woman who would become the Duchess of Theses, she would have been thrown out, but she had to think about the Duke's face.
"Lady O'Hara, I'm really sorry, but we've already talked to our customers that Road Car Plain will come out at the end, so if we break that promise, our auction house will have a problem with trust."
"Due to the nature of the auction. I understand that it can be replaced at any time if there is a situation."
"That's only possible if it's at least more valuable."
"...I see."
"So please understand. In keeping with our tradition of presenting the biggest and most valuable Items at the end..."
"Then I don't know how you want to go."
With a rustle, Evangeline pulled out a thin envelope from her bosom. The manager, who was watching her with a sigh, couldn't help but take the envelope. He was a little surprised that it wasn't a trivial gem, but he couldn't help but know that she was penniless.
At most, it was a document from a villa....
"Hmm! Lady, this, this...!"
"It's a certificate of registration in the waters of Mykar. It includes white sand beaches as well as offshore islands."
"Huh..."
Even in front of the manager, who was suffocated and couldn't speak, she remained calm until the end. Evangeline pushed the papers onto the table in the auction hall and continued her story in a classical voice.
"I heard that most of the people who are bidding for the road car plain today want a hotel and a resort, so I think this is a suitable substitute."
"Oh, how could the lady have this place! We searched for it so much, but it never showed up!"
"Does it matter now?"
"...That's not what I mean."
The manager stuttered at Evangeline's clear gaze. In fact, the details are not important. The fact that the largest coastline in the south, whose owner was unknown for many years, was auctioned off is the only thing that blinds the auctioneer
'What should I choose?'
The manager's neck shook as if he were in conflict over the documents of the two families. One was the most fertile land in the empire, and the other was the beautiful coast. Holding the jewel in both hands, Evangeline tried to drag out the time somehow, so Evangeline picked up the papers without hesitation.
"I'll give you three seconds. If not, I'll go to another auction house."
***
About an hour later, after the auction ended, the hall was engulfed in turmoil.
Debtors rushed to collect payment from the seaside, which won the highest bid ever. They were shouting with bundles of money here and there, and somewhere they were struggling to get the first one. The only person standing silently in the place was Evangeline in the center.
"...My Lady."
"I'll do it later. It's not finished yet."
Phillip looked up, but Evangeline stared straight ahead, widening the corners of his mouth. She doesn't know what he's going to say to her, but she already knows it.
'Why did you do that?'
She raised her lips and folded her hands lightly. When she saw that it was finally starting to quiet, it seemed that the payment of this terrible debt was almost over. After finding the money and calming down their excitement, they began to look back at Evangeline one by one.
"Hmm... Lady"
"Hmm."
Some of them had spoken to her or grabbed her by the hem of her garment. It was a tough relationship, so it would be better to turn around like this. But she seemed to have a different idea.
"I know how you must have come out here today."
"..."
"Even if it wasn't Intentional, I hurt everyone's feelings and caused you losses, and now I have to apologize."
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