Chapter 24

The ceiling and walls collapsed with a roar. The powder, that was once walls and ceilings, was scattered everywhere.

“Uh-hyuk, keuk……”

The Marquis, swept away by the shock, rolled the floor. It seems to be that he has a concussion.

When he opened his mouth the smell of fishiness became apparent as a lump of blood appeared.

Ttobeuk, ttobeuk-.

Slow footsteps rang in the quiet.

Although the interior of the building was changed dramatically in an instant, the Duke of Paeraton did not even look tired.

Tak.

The Duke, who stopped right in front of the Marquis, looked down at him.

Black magic wrapped around the Marquis’ body and lifted it up.

“Ugh, huk……”

The moment he met the red eyes of the Duke, the Marquis forgot to groan.

A ferocious and sinister black energy, sharper than the tip of the sword, was in front of him,

“What did you do with my daughter?”

Die.

Die.

Die.

“So-so-so-sorry….sa-save me.….”

Puuk–!

The light magic penetrates the target in an instant and is recovered.

Thud, thud.

Blood as bright as the eyes of Duke Paeraton falls in the dark.

“Heo-eok, huh, huh…”

Marquis Tarenka touched his neck with a trembling hand.

Still attached.

Still alive.

Not dead yet.

Blood, sweat and other liquids covered the whole body.

No wonder it was unpleasant, but Marquis Tarenka was enjoying a great sense of relief.

Survived.

Lived.

The Duke of Paeraton held a shiny, hard object in his hand with the recovered magic..

It was a seal ring that proved Tarenka’s lordship, worn by the Marquis around his neck.

“This is the message of Marquis Tarenka, the predecessor.”

He looked down at the Marquis of Tarenka, no, Nicholas, the now common man, as if he were a bug.

“I’ve heard that even the name of Tarenka was a waste for you, let alone Marquis.”

Nicholas raised his head at the words.

The relief of living disappeared in an instant.

“I-I’ve been stripped of my Marquis status….?”

“And the name of Tarenka.”

Nicholas opened his mouth blankly.

That’s absurd.

It can’t be.

I’m not even a nobleman anymore?

What kind of ludicrous words!

It cannot be!

However, the Duke of Paeraton did not explain anything more.

After finishing his business, he just slowly turns around and moves away.

Nicholas, who was left alone in the dark, felt his neck with trembling hands.

There was no Head of Tarenka seal ring that was always there.

Really?

Seriously?

Like this?

Kkuuk.

When he pressed down on his neck, blood and sweat were mixed and sticky.

“Heo-eok, huh…….”

In a panic state, he took a breath and touched the floor.

The floor was damp.

Only then did Nicholas realize that he was lying on top of it while peeing.

This is not it.

This isn’t me.

This isn’t me!

“Ahhhhh-!!”

A bloody scream burst out from inside.

Finished.

Everything.

Everything was gone…

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Chapter 6. I’ll be a little cute from now on.

I was trying to crush the doll excitedly and then came to my senses.

‘This is not the time! There’s something I need to do!’

I unfolded the doll one by one nicely.

Oh, but this feels so good….

Soft~ can’t stop touching! Soft~

‘This isn’t it!’

I let the hamster’s cheek go.

It was incredibly tempting to touch, so I felt like I would lose my reasoning again if I did something wrong.

‘How come the penalties are getting stronger and stronger…’

I said it was random, but the probability seems to have been adjusted secretly, right?

‘Anyway, let’s see a quest while I’m sane.’

[There are notifications that you did not check. Do you want to confirm?]

‘Yes.’

[Additional rewards have been paid.]

[Would you like to receive additional rewards now?]

‘Of course!’

[Calculating additional rewards…Calculation complete.]

[Additional rewards 〈Lucky Potion> will be paid.]

[Linked Quest 〈My fortune won’t stop! (1)> has arrived.]

<My fortune won’t stop! (1)>

Dear reader, you are amazing! That’s awesome! That’s great!

You proudly extorted the property of Marquis Tarenka!

Even I didn’t expect you to tear it apart to the point where it leaves only the bones of their own!

My eyes are not wrong.

You are the real businessman of this era!

Applause for compliments. Clap clap clap clap!

……Is that a compliment?

It sounds like a curse word.

I’ve never felt so bad after being applauded.

But we can’t be satisfied here!

While moss doesn’t grow on rolling stones, moss gets on rolling fortune!

Roll it, fortune!

Don’t stop, roll your fortune, and be called a mountain!

No, I’m good enough.

My dream was to be a building owner.

I am a building owner, a mine owner, a dressmaker, and a landlord!

Ahem!

You’re not thinking you don’t want to work, right?

I believe you have a conscience.

You are a K-Rofan reader.

K-Rofan readers, male or female, want to work.

Didn’t you even cry out, ‘No matter if the emperor is male or female, I won’t forgive an emperor who doesn’t work!’

You are the heir to the Joseon administration system that was used to change wages!

This is a K-Rofan reader!

Now it’s your turn.

Open your chest and go to work!

“……”

I lifted the hamster doll silently.

And I stretched out its cheeks like soft sticky rice.

“Wow, it’s fun! I’m a 4 years old baby!”

However, the quest window popped out between me and the hamster.

I closed my eyes to avoid the quest window that was in front of me, but it was useless.

I can still see it with my eyes closed!

Conditions: Let’s sit on a money cushion with the mana stone business!

Reward: 10,000 Cash

Huh?

I opened my closed eyes.

This time, there were no annoying lines such as “Quest Failure Penalty” or “Quest Rejection Penalty.”

But that’s not why I was surprised.

I rubbed my eyes and looked at the quest window again.

‘10,000 cash?!’

It was 10,000 cash!

‘……I don’t want to work.’

But.

Haven’t you asked many Rofan women and men lords in the past whether they were dating while managing their country and territory well?

I can’t be the only one who is playing without doing anything.

‘Yes, working is what makes people grow. You’d better learn the world through doing business while I’m still young.’

Yeah, sure.

It’s not because I want compensation.

Never.

[You have accepted the quest.]

‘I’m sure on board, 10,000 cash!’

I clenched my fist.

……It was too much cash to refuse.

‘Oh, come to think of it, there was a quest I got before.’

Can’t I see some kind of progress quest?

The moment I thought so, the information window appeared as if I had been waiting.

Loading…

YEAH!

Luatisha L. Paeraton

Contractor of Aftanes

Characteristic   <Rush and Cash>

Characteristic Grade            F

Novel being summoned   –

Extraction of Ability         ⅕

Ability in place          <It’s not absurd! I can only see your feelings!> ⅖

Penalty   <Flat Cider>

Quest in Progress       1. <The Way of the Good Reader (1)>

EMPTY

EMPTY

Quest completed             More ▼

Current Cash               6100 Cash

Inventory             <Lucky Potion>

3000 Cash draw

“If there’s anything like this, you should’ve shown me earlier!”

I’ve been trying so hard to remember how much cash I have in my four-year-old head!

Of course, there was no answer back to my complaint.

Ahyo, signing, I checked my original quest.

‘The Way of the Good Reader. Yeah, it was this quest. Didn’t you want me to use my powers?’

But why isn’t it done?

When I pressed the name of the quest, a detailed explanation came up.

I found the condition item and read it.

Conditions: Use the cash to summon a novel, extract its abilities, and use it.

“Don’t tell me……Isn’t it completed by summoning it with a rental ticket instead of cash?”

I’ve had such a hard time summoning a novel!

I just want to extract it and use it!

[Aftanes is applying a fair standard.]

“Faaair standaard~”

It was amazing.

It’s not any kind of person, it’s the cheater devil jerk who is saying that!

[It’s up to you to read the contract well.]

The pain in the back of my head came back.

“But were you able to answer this way?”

You are watching me and sending these messages, right?!

He suddenly didn’t answer when I was looking at the air.

“Hey! Why aren’t you saying anything? Answer me! Hey!”

Quiet.

There was still no notification.

It was that moment when I was angry and tried to argue more.

Knock, knock, I heard a knock on the door.

“……Come on in.”

“Have you been having fun, Miss?”

“Yes!”

I was having a lot of fun with the swindler devil.

It was so much fun that I decided I’d have to put his head on the ground when I met him.

“I’ve got almost everything packed. I’d like to ask you if you want to take anything else.”

Oh! Of course there is!

“This!”

I lifted up the hamster.

“I’m coming with Hamster!”

“Oh, with this doll?”

Anna opened her eyes wide with a surprised look.

Among the numerous dolls made of jewelry and silk, she wondered why I chose cotton dolls without much decoration.

“Woong, Anna, Nancy, Laura, and Tilda gave it to me as a gift! It’s so precious!”

“Miss…!”

My maid sisters, who were looking at me with sparkling eyes, rushed to me.

My cheeks were patted and they hugged me tightly, and it was a big fuss.

This might be annoying.

“Hehe.”

I laughed.

My dad said to me, ‘No! Don’t do that! Kidnapper!’ I told you to do it, but you know something.

I like it when the maids love me like this!

Maybe it’s because I’ve never been loved this much in my previous life.

It’s so nice to be cute.

It’s thrilling.

It’s always new.

Being cute is the best!

I finally calmed down after laughing with my maids for a long time.

“Then can I pack this?”

“Yes!”

A week later, we were going to leave the islands and go to the estate of the Duke of Paeraton.

Everyone was busy packing for it a few days ago.

“But why are we going to the estate? Don’t you usually want to be in the estate?”

Dad said he would go to the estate right away because he had finished his work here.

However, the hero who made the greatest contribution in the war couldn’t miss the celebratory ceremony.

So he will attend the celebratory ceremony in five days and then leave for the estate.

“His excellency, um, he doesn’t like a lot of people.”

“I see. Marquis Tarenka never left the estate, so I thought everyone did.”

Is it okay for the man who controls the estate to leave? I wanted to ask, but it wasn’t my business.

“Tarenka is a bit of a special situation. You don’t have to stay on the land if you don’t want to go.”

I tilted my head at Anna’s words.

What’s the special situation that the lord won’t take care of the estate?

“Oh, come to think of it, did you hear anything? About Marquis Tarenka.”

Nancy lowered her voice and whispered.

“He lost his title and became a commoner!”

What?

I was really surprised.

“Did it suddenly happen? No matter how much, it’s the marquis’ house…. Did the marquis’ vassal cause a revolt?”

It’s scary. The world of K-Rofan!

“Ah, the Marquis of Tarentka was more like an acting housekeeper than a Marquis.”

“The predecessor Marquis temporarily handed the title to him…. There were a lot of property or secrets that the Marquis could not access.”

“So I heard they were doing business here and there to get more recognition, but in the end, it was a scam.”

The maids shook their heads.

I see.

I don’t know the details, but the Marquis was stripped of his title and became a commoner.

‘I told him so, boo hoo!’

“Then what happens to the Marquis and Clatier?”

“The Marquis’ wife is in the process of divorce. She’s trying to take her daughter…”

“Clatier doesn’t want that.”

“She could never be a self-made noble’s daughter.”

Wow.

She’s amazing, too.

“Then what is she going to do? Even if she doesn’t follow her mother, her father lost his title..”

“I guess he’s complaining that he wants to go back to his grandfather, the predecessor.”

Ah.

I nodded my head.

“All sorts of stories.”

“Whoa, the employees’ connections are endless!”

Nancy said proudly.

“Ah, but I don’t spread a word about you or the Duke of Paeraton! Never!”

Oh, what a loyal maid!

It’s a must-have character for Rofan!

“Because we had to monopolize you, miss.”

Oh, that’s why?

I asked Nancy more questions, letting her squeeze my cheek.

“What’s the estate like?”

“It’s a very cold place. ‘Cause it’s in the North.”

“North?!”

“Yes, it will be very cold because it is winter.”

What, the North!

Then my dad–

“Is the Grand Duke of the North?”‘

Awesome, awesome.

Standard Rofan Men!

I am the cold Grand Duke of the North, but the girl… No, it must be warm for my daughter.

‘Wow…!’

“Well, if you go to the estate, you’ll meet the masters.”

“My brothers?”

Come to think of it, the devil promised me handsome brothers!

……If I think about what I’ve been through, I think I can trust him.

‘Shall I think of my handsome crying dad and pretend to be deceived?’

Growing Northern Grand Duke Sprouts!

I asked with sparkling eyes.

“What are my brothers like?”

“Ah……”

“Um……”

“Uh……”

No, maid sisters. What’s wrong with your reaction?

I’m nervous.

Why are you avoiding my eyes?

No? Yes?

It’s not what I think, is it?

I don’t think so. It can’t be!