Chapter 54: Vol7 Epilogue (1/2)

Epilogue

(Re)Translated by: Nigel

“Then, here’s the 100 gold coins as promised, and here’s the receipt.”

He looked at the contents of the purse, then nodded in satisfaction. Arche’s father signed the parchment handed to him without a moment’s hesitation. Finally, he put his family’s seal on it. The practiced nature of these movements proved that he had done them several times before.

“Will this be alright?”

The man looked at the parchment, and then nodded. If Hekkeran and Imina were here, they would have looks of absolute disgust on their faces. This man was the one who had gone to the inn where Foresight had stayed.

He looked over the parchment that had been handed to him several more times, made sure everything was in order and that the ink had dried, then rolled it up and slotted it into the parchment case.

“I’ve confirmed that there’s no problems.”

Then, the man indicated the purse before Arche’s father.

“Aren’t you going to make sure?”

“Ahhh, a coin more or less isn’t a big deal.”

“Really now?” the man replied to Arche’s father as he nodded grandly.

Of course, he had checked it earlier, and the full amount was there. However, a family whose fortunes had declined enough to borrow money to survive could not take even a single gold coin for granted. No, perhaps this family had been doomed once someone like him had become its heir.

To the man, however, none of that was important as long as the father was a good client.

“Then, the interest and repayment schedule will be the same as before, no?”

The head of the house responded to his question with the same magnanimous — certain of his superior status — nod of his head.

The man nodded in acknowledgement.

“…Ah, yes, is your daughter doing well?”

“Hm?”

The man remembered that this family had three daughters, and so he added:

“I refer to Arche-san.”

“Oh, Arche. She’s off earning money.”

“…Is that so.”

And what are you doing while your daughter’s making money?

The man adeptly hid the look of disdain in his eyes as the thought crossed his mind.

He could not help but pity the girl for having such a father.

After all, the man was not a monster.

It was simply that the most important thing was that the principal and interest had to be paid, and that they had to keep borrowing money from him. He had no intention of interfering with other people’s families.

“She brings a few coins back and she gets all carried away.”

As he heard the father’s unhappy reply, the man furrowed his brows. It would be troublesome if any sticky business happened which hampered their ability to pay up. Besides, the interest from this family had made him a fortune, so he would like very much to keep doing business with them. Therefore, he decided to try asking about something which he would normally not have bothered with.

“Did something happen?”

“No, nothing of the sort. Just a daugher forgetting how much care she received ever since she was a child and going against her father.”

“That’s good…”

“Honestly! I need to give her a good scolding! She needs to know the attitude a noble ought to have!”

The man would never speak what was in his heart. However, he had this one thing to say.

“It must be tough.”

“Exactly. Really, that stupid daughter…”

The man had not specified who he was referring to, and so the father had assumed that the man was talking about his own hardship and muttered to himself.

A hundred gold trading coins was a huge sum. However, given the usual circumstances, the father would probably spend it all right away, whereupon he would look the man up again. However, the man decided that it would be better not to lend him any more until this sum was paid up.