"My Lord, this is a supplementary contract sent by Count Libby regarding the hotel business investment. Please confirm it."
"The Elford headquarters has brought news of a new business. They want us to be the first to review it."
"My Lord! Regarding the agenda passed at the regular meeting of the Merchants' Guild..."
Montril was busy every day.
The upper management staff were constantly coming and going from his office.
From his desk, he could see the workers below through the glass window, and many of the workers on the upper floors of Szeged were equally busy.
This was something unimaginable just a few seasons ago.
It was difficult to even get an office, so the company was barely able to maintain itself by having one desk for Montril and one extra desk in a small warehouse-like place and hiring a young employee to run errands.
He can't believe such a top-tier company has grown so much.
Montril played with his pen, thinking that he would be happy even if he died from work.
His pen danced across the paper.
Then, at some point, the dance slowed down, and the pen tip stopped in the middle of the ground.
'By the way, it's hard to hide the fact that the top has grown so much. What are you going to do about it...?'
Chloe wanted to keep the growth of Szeged's upper class as secret from Kavala and Andrea as much as possible.
So, Montril was trying hard to hide the fact that the huge investor who had recently shaken up the commercial district of Arrental was the Szeged Group, and that soon Chloe would be there.
They say they've tried to hide the documents somehow and block people's eyes and mouths with persuasion, but as they've had to increase the number of employees one by one to handle the enormous workload, it seems that the quick-witted merchants' association has noticed that the Szeged Merchant Association is expanding in size, no matter how secretive they are.
'It's unclear whether it's still a substantial gain or just a bulky build.'
It was only a matter of time before they realized it.
'What if that disgusting hat tries to snatch the top again?'
Montril sighed.
At that moment, an employee knocked on the door.
“My Lord, we have guests.”
"Guest?"
Montril's brow furrowed.
“I told you not to accept guests carelessly.”
“But, as he came in pushing in the Lord’s letter...”
"What?"
Montril tilted his head at the mention of bringing his own letter.
At that moment, people wearing hoods pulled down deeply behind the employee's back began to wander around the office, and before the employee could stop them, they quickly entered.
The staff jumped up and stopped them.
“This will be difficult!”
“What the heck is this...”
Montril was also angry and wanted to tell him to leave immediately.
But as soon as one of the guests lifted his hood slightly and showed his face, he waved his hand at the employee instead.
“It’s okay, go out and see.”
“But, My Lord.”
“Now I see they are my guest. I had forgotten.”
Montril himself stood up and pushed the employee's back in a panic.
"I forgot I had a guest. Sorry. My mistake. I'll go and take care of business."
“Ah... Yes.”
Montril closed the door and turned back to the guests only after making sure the staff had gone down the stairs.
He told the guest who was about to take off his hood to wait a moment, and carefully covered the office window with curtains.
“You came here so suddenly without any notice!”
As Montril spoke with a grumpy but happy expression, Chloe, who had taken off her hood, smiled brightly.
“I wanted to surprise you.”
Next to Chloe were Callius and Luca.
“Actually, we didn’t know we’d end up here so quickly.”
At Chloe's smiling words, Luca straightened his shoulders as if he were proud.
“Look at that. I told you it was connected.”
Luca had secretly succeeded in connecting Ronheim's movement magic circle to the capital's movement magic circle, and the three of them had visited the capital to confirm that the movement magic circle was working properly.
When she went to Ronheim, Montril, who had heard of Chloe's plan regarding the moving magic circle in advance, came to the front.
"You came to the capital without any knights to experiment with that? What if Kavala or Andrea found out?"
“It’s okay. These two are famous swordsmen and magicians on the continent.”
Chloe pointed to Callius and Luca in turn.
Montril was convinced when he saw the two of them.
Indeed, Callius was the protagonist who always brought the empire to its knees by winning victories in battles where the Emperor sent him to die, and Luca was the youngest archmage in the Magic Tower and was on a roll.
“And if there are three or fewer people, the identity verification process when getting off the moving magic circle isn’t that difficult.”
The moving magic circle had the disadvantage of being vulnerable to military defenses, so when moving in groups, the identification and visitation reporting procedures were very complicated.
This is because the rebels could easily invade in one breath using the magic circle.
However, for gatherings of three or fewer people, the visit reporting process was not that complicated.
Montril was delighted; only after he had decided that everything was safe did he shake Chloe's hand.
"It's so wonderful to see you again. You've truly accomplished all your plans! Congratulations. You're amazing."
“It’s all thanks to your help.”
Chloe praised Montril.
Montril, who was deeply moved, realized after a while that everyone was standing and, feeling embarrassed, offered them a seat.
“Oh my, I was so out of it. Please sit down.”
“No, there’s something I need to do before I sit down.”
“What is that?”
"Is there a large, empty warehouse upstairs? The bigger the better."
“A warehouse?”
“If it can be sold immediately, that's fine too.”
"The Elford headquarters has brought news of a new business. They want us to be the first to review it."
"My Lord! Regarding the agenda passed at the regular meeting of the Merchants' Guild..."
Montril was busy every day.
The upper management staff were constantly coming and going from his office.
From his desk, he could see the workers below through the glass window, and many of the workers on the upper floors of Szeged were equally busy.
This was something unimaginable just a few seasons ago.
It was difficult to even get an office, so the company was barely able to maintain itself by having one desk for Montril and one extra desk in a small warehouse-like place and hiring a young employee to run errands.
He can't believe such a top-tier company has grown so much.
Montril played with his pen, thinking that he would be happy even if he died from work.
His pen danced across the paper.
Then, at some point, the dance slowed down, and the pen tip stopped in the middle of the ground.
'By the way, it's hard to hide the fact that the top has grown so much. What are you going to do about it...?'
Chloe wanted to keep the growth of Szeged's upper class as secret from Kavala and Andrea as much as possible.
So, Montril was trying hard to hide the fact that the huge investor who had recently shaken up the commercial district of Arrental was the Szeged Group, and that soon Chloe would be there.
They say they've tried to hide the documents somehow and block people's eyes and mouths with persuasion, but as they've had to increase the number of employees one by one to handle the enormous workload, it seems that the quick-witted merchants' association has noticed that the Szeged Merchant Association is expanding in size, no matter how secretive they are.
'It's unclear whether it's still a substantial gain or just a bulky build.'
It was only a matter of time before they realized it.
'What if that disgusting hat tries to snatch the top again?'
Montril sighed.
At that moment, an employee knocked on the door.
“My Lord, we have guests.”
"Guest?"
Montril's brow furrowed.
“I told you not to accept guests carelessly.”
“But, as he came in pushing in the Lord’s letter...”
"What?"
Montril tilted his head at the mention of bringing his own letter.
At that moment, people wearing hoods pulled down deeply behind the employee's back began to wander around the office, and before the employee could stop them, they quickly entered.
The staff jumped up and stopped them.
“This will be difficult!”
“What the heck is this...”
Montril was also angry and wanted to tell him to leave immediately.
But as soon as one of the guests lifted his hood slightly and showed his face, he waved his hand at the employee instead.
“It’s okay, go out and see.”
“But, My Lord.”
“Now I see they are my guest. I had forgotten.”
Montril himself stood up and pushed the employee's back in a panic.
"I forgot I had a guest. Sorry. My mistake. I'll go and take care of business."
“Ah... Yes.”
Montril closed the door and turned back to the guests only after making sure the staff had gone down the stairs.
He told the guest who was about to take off his hood to wait a moment, and carefully covered the office window with curtains.
“You came here so suddenly without any notice!”
As Montril spoke with a grumpy but happy expression, Chloe, who had taken off her hood, smiled brightly.
“I wanted to surprise you.”
Next to Chloe were Callius and Luca.
“Actually, we didn’t know we’d end up here so quickly.”
At Chloe's smiling words, Luca straightened his shoulders as if he were proud.
“Look at that. I told you it was connected.”
Luca had secretly succeeded in connecting Ronheim's movement magic circle to the capital's movement magic circle, and the three of them had visited the capital to confirm that the movement magic circle was working properly.
When she went to Ronheim, Montril, who had heard of Chloe's plan regarding the moving magic circle in advance, came to the front.
"You came to the capital without any knights to experiment with that? What if Kavala or Andrea found out?"
“It’s okay. These two are famous swordsmen and magicians on the continent.”
Chloe pointed to Callius and Luca in turn.
Montril was convinced when he saw the two of them.
Indeed, Callius was the protagonist who always brought the empire to its knees by winning victories in battles where the Emperor sent him to die, and Luca was the youngest archmage in the Magic Tower and was on a roll.
“And if there are three or fewer people, the identity verification process when getting off the moving magic circle isn’t that difficult.”
The moving magic circle had the disadvantage of being vulnerable to military defenses, so when moving in groups, the identification and visitation reporting procedures were very complicated.
This is because the rebels could easily invade in one breath using the magic circle.
However, for gatherings of three or fewer people, the visit reporting process was not that complicated.
Montril was delighted; only after he had decided that everything was safe did he shake Chloe's hand.
"It's so wonderful to see you again. You've truly accomplished all your plans! Congratulations. You're amazing."
“It’s all thanks to your help.”
Chloe praised Montril.
Montril, who was deeply moved, realized after a while that everyone was standing and, feeling embarrassed, offered them a seat.
“Oh my, I was so out of it. Please sit down.”
“No, there’s something I need to do before I sit down.”
“What is that?”
"Is there a large, empty warehouse upstairs? The bigger the better."
“A warehouse?”
“If it can be sold immediately, that's fine too.”
“Right now?”
***
“I think Luca will do well, right?”
“You’ve already done it once, so the second time will be easier.”
Callius declared.
I was satisfied with his cool answer.
We returned to Ronheim at dawn, leaving Luca in the capital.
Luca was creating another moving magic circle in the logistics warehouse that Montril had hastily prepared.
Because I wanted to travel freely between Ronheim and the capital without any restrictions.
Instead of just gathering a group of three or fewer like yesterday, hiding my identity and moving around secretly, I wanted to use the movement magic circle to my fullest.
I asked Callius meaningfully.
“Is the training of soldiers going well?”
“It couldn’t be better.”
"Great."
A few days ago, I told Callius about my plans for the future.
In fact, I knew he would oppose it, saying it was a reckless plan.
However, Callius readily agreed to join my plan, which I had come up with with great difficulty, even though I was prepared to face opposition.
“I will follow Chloe’s wishes.”
He agreed so readily that I hesitated.
“Is it okay?”
"You've done everything right so far. Chloe will do it again this time."
I clenched my fist as I remembered his support.
'I can do it. I have to do it.'
Didn't I promise Callius?
“I will help you find your country.”
The moment when Ronheim's moving magic circle connected with the moving magic circle of the new logistics warehouse that Luca was building was the perfect time to keep that promise with Callius.
As I was reconsidering my resolve, Callius approached me and grabbed the back of my head.
“Come closer, Chloe.”
“...?”
While I was wondering, his forehead touched mine.
I closed my eyes naturally without realizing it.
It was a sudden action, but somehow I felt like I knew what he meant by it.
The words he blurts out the next moment.
“May the gaze of heaven rest upon you without fail.”
“May the gaze of heaven rest upon you without fail.”
For a moment, his voice overlapped with someone else's.
The voice of a boy who prayed for my safety.
I once had a moment exactly like this.
I slowly raised my eyes and looked at Callius.
He smiled.
“Everything will be okay.”
His enchanting golden eyes seemed to warmly embrace me.
The face of the little boy in my memory was superimposed on his face.
The boy was Karl, who had been with me for a long time, but he was also a strange Karl that I had parted ways with long ago and never saw again.
I asked him, feeling confused.
“Did we ever meet when we were young?”
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