Chapter 86 (1/2)
Chapter 86
“Give it a try first If you find any probleht, I’ll do that You worked hard on ht I worked really hard on it, put all that effort in it My kids and I went through soa sword that we’ve never heard about before”
[ t/n: she calls her subordinates her ‘kids’ ]
What I said was just for formalities, but then Blanca’s reply quickly followed
She said it in a quick, clear tone, her brows raised as she smiled a picturesque smile
Whenever she acted like this, I could feel that soh, the next moh she was very, very hurt, then she said,
“I went through so many difficulties, but you didn’t even come to receive the ite patiently for when you’ll coain”
“Hah”
Her words instantly gaveat her, she continued her charade
She suddenly raised her other hand, the one that wasn’t covering her ers theatrically
“You even put a ring on lier
It was the ring I gave her as coiven a ring’
I should have given her soave you the gloves you’re wearing now, right?”
My eyes were narrowed as I replied to her, and Blanca re her lips
There was a refreshi+ng smile on her lips as they were revealed
“Yes, thank you It’s a truly rewarding gift in exchange forthe sword”
In response, Blanca stroked the back of one of her gloved hands as though she were caressing a baby’s cheek
Every tihtly eloves were made by a master artisan
Indeed, that pair orth a fortune
“I’ll use this well, too”
“Yes, so enough of that nonsense Let’s just proceed to discussing the next thing”
“Ohthat, I brought up the next topic
“The item to be auctioned that I asked you to look into last ti around these days”
“Yes, it’s on the list of the Arcano auction It’ll be held after the hunting festival, towards the beginning of winter… Ah It just so happens to be around your birthday, Lady Valentine”
‘Rosetta’s birthday is around early November, I think’
I nodded and repeated Blanca’s words
“The Arcano auction”
It was the naest covert auction in the empire
It was the auction I asked her to look into, and at the saredient for Lia’s redient was yet to be nah the Arcano auction
But there was a probleuess around when it’d be held, but not the exact date and time
That’s why I had to entrust theit to Blanca After all, there was no such word as ‘secret’ in her vocabulary
“And the auction house’s location?”
“It hasn’t been announced yet The Arcano auction’s event details aren’t usually released to the public until just before the event itself”
Certainly enough, the method in which they hosted this event was true to its reputation
I ru to see if there was any other relevant inforinal work In theto set me at ease
“But you don’t have to worry I’ll find out a week before the auction I’ll even look into the number of seats they’d have inside”
As she said this, she winked gracefully At the suggestive wink, I rolled my eyes and shook my head
“Then, please do so It’s an auction that cannot beelse you need?”
“No, not anymore That’s already a lot for you to do”
“It’s no trouble However…”
One hand aved in the air as she said that it was nothing, but it sloent back to its place
She leaned that one arm on the table and propped her chin with her hand
With her eyes narrowed, her silver irises were touched by a ray of sunlight
“What is it?”
“I have a question May I ask?”
Blanca’s curiosity was likely to tiremany responsibilities this tier tapped on her cheek
“How… did you know?”
“About what?”
Towards the vague question, my ansas likewise an inquiry I tilted h the crystal ball, her silver eyes twinkled clearly
“About the item that will appear in the Arcano auction It’s not even a piece of information that we obtained, so how did you know about it so quickly…”
I’m just curious
She added in a whisper
Beyond the crystal ball, she looked at htly tilted forward
And beneath that playful senuine curiosity
No, actually, her excitement just couldn’t be hidden
For a ht be the reason why she goes around wearing a veil
If she constantly showed that kind of curiosity, who on earth would want to entrust her with a commissioned request?
They’d just run away instead
I leaned back against my seat
Only then did the space between us return to what it was before
“Why, are you afraid that I’uild?”
As I asked, Blanca shook her head as though it was far froet a tip-off about sootten that intel first anyway Even if you were two-ti, they wouldn’t know that information”
“Still full of confidence, are we”
“That’s ht”
After I answered briefly, I blinked in a daze
Look at all that confidence
Of course, I couldn’t tell her the truth
But I don’t think she’d be happy if I’d tell her about some made-up reason It’s the same the other way around if she said nonsense toabout it for a second, I opened my lips to speak