Episode 04
“Oh my, my shit cat!”
The eldest member of the Deiamor family, Ardores Deiamor, lifted Nibelia into his arms.
Nibelia, whose vision suddenly widened, burst into laughter.
The old gentleman’s heavy expression melted away in front of his granddaughter.
“Grandpa! Where have you been?”
“Did you go to the forest? What were you doing, Nini?”
“…….”
“Oh my? Why is the grass so dry?”
“Because it went bankrupt.”
Kaleo told the sad news of her daughter as if she was a snitch.
“Oh, like that.”
Ardores, who had placed Nibelia on the road, took on a very serious expression. His golden eyes flashed.
“What about the documents your grandfather gave you? Did you use them?”
“Guarantee documents? Solidarity, that?”
“okay.”
“Father,” Kaleo muttered resentfully from behind.
“No one offered me any guarantees. I guess I’ve wasted my life.”
“Yes, that’s what a guarantee is. Nini, you shouldn’t just give guarantees to others carelessly. Got it?”
“Can you write for Nini, Grandpa?”
“Not even Ninira.”
The walnut pattern on the chin of the crooked Nibelia was prominent.
Nibelia left her grandfather’s side with a thumping sound as if to say, “I’m crazy!” and her destination was the grandmother right next to him.
Pure white hair and blue eyes.
Even with age, her undiminished beauty still captivated the attention of passersby.
Nibelia’s appearance was inherited from her grandmother.
“Hey Nini, how have you been while Grandma was away?”
“huh!”
“It is very desirable not to speak empty words.”
“Hehehe!”
Nibelia smiled brightly.
From the moment she was born, Nibelia was very attuned to Muniel. When she first started babbling, she even called Muniel “Mommy.”
“Grandma, did you eat a poisonous mushroom?”
“I didn’t eat it. If I did, it would be a disaster.”
“You know, my brother said it was a pretty mushroom.”
“That pretty poisonous mushroom is here.”
Selena pointed to a silver platter with mushrooms on it. Kaleo placed a glass lid over the platter just in case.
“and.”
Nibelia’s round eyes were fixed on the mushroom.
The large, pink mushroom, shaped like a deer antler, was glossy. It was slightly larger than an adult’s palm, and its forked stem gave it a heavy, plump feel.
“How is it? Isn’t it pretty?”
Selethina looked at Nibelia, who couldn’t take her eyes off the mushroom, as if she found it cute.
Only then did Nibelia take her eyes off the mushrooms and blurt out a word.
“It’s not pretty!”
“oh?”
“Wolf eyes are a prettier color.”
“Look at this,” Nibelia said, holding out the wolf doll she’d been carrying. The doll’s eyes, adorned with red jewels, sparkled.
“But, that’s a poisonous mushroom, so, uh, you can’t eat it. It’s a bad color! You have to throw it away! Throw it away!”
Nibelia pretended to spit on the floor.
“Father, what are you going to do with the mushrooms?”
Solace asked, trying to stop the spitting Nibelia. Meanwhile, Deter wiped the spittle from the young lady’s mouth with a handkerchief.
“I have to sell it.”
“While we’re on the subject, should I ask you guys for your opinions?”
Muniel beckoned his grandchildren to come over.
“There are two places I want to sell, but how should I sell them?”
“hmm….”
Solace thought for a moment and then said.
“The poisonous mushrooms are quite large, so I think it would be best to split them in half and sell them to both parties. However, the split sale would be kept a secret. This would block information about the mushrooms.”
“why?”
“That way, both sides will think there is only one mushroom, and they will bid as high a price as possible to get it.”
Solace stated her opinion clearly, saying that one mushroom could be used to its fullest potential.
A smile bloomed like a flower on the faces of the adults who heard this.
“That’s a good idea. Sally, what do you think?”
“Me too, Mother.”
“Anyway, my son is smart just like me!”
“What are you talking about? Anyone can tell he looks just like his grandfather. He’s smart.”
Solace smiled bashfully, embarrassed by the adults’ praise.
“What do you think, Nini?”
Celestina called Nibelia.
Nibelia, who had lost interest in the mushrooms, was kissing the wolf doll.
Nibelia tilted her head when her name was called.
Then he answered forcefully.
“cookie!”
Nibelia, who had no particular thoughts, went to her room and brought out two bags of cookies.
* * *
The Deiamor family.
It is a long-standing family of meritorious subjects that has existed since the founding of the empire, and it has the auspicious meaning of ‘love of God.’
However, the Deiamor family has never produced a single priest.
The same was true in politics. Despite being a nominally meritorious family, they never really distinguished themselves.
Behind their backs, the Deiamor family was often ridiculed as a sham nobility and a fake public official.
However, starting about 40 years ago, the Deiamor family had established itself as the most powerful noble family in the empire.
In particular, economic growth was the most outstanding.
“Oh my, really.”
Selena, who had finished preparing for work, smiled bitterly as she watched her family come out to the front door to see her off.
“You don’t have to do this every time. I’m just going to the annex next door to work. Why are you like this…?”
“What is he saying that makes me so sad?”
Muniel hugged Selena lightly.
“I would like to have us stay in the annex and use this main building as your workplace.”
“Don’t do that. If you keep doing this, I think I’ll become arrogant.”
“You can do that.”
It was Seletina who brought about the economic revival of the Deaamor family.
As soon as she married Kaleo, she started a business. It grew in size and influence, and it was no surprise that she amassed a fortune.
The Deiamor family reached its greatest prosperity ever thanks to Selettina.
“I can give up on Kaleo, but I can’t give up on you, honey.”
“I’m afraid your mother is right, honey.”
Kaleo also agreed with Muniel’s harsh words.
Today, too, the family sent off the precious person who brought them money on their way to work with sincerity.
“Thank you, daughter-in-law, for earning so much money.”
“Honey, you know I always love you, right?”
“Mother, take care on your way back.”
“I’m going to sleep….”
Meanwhile, Nibelia had to hurriedly head to the bathroom while still in Deter’s arms.
With Selettina’s arrival at work, the Deiamor family’s day begins in earnest.
Ardores was out on an external schedule, and Kaleo was locked in his office to handle family affairs and assist Celestina’s business.
Employees also worked diligently to carry out their assigned duties.
“Does Deter work too?”
Nibelia, who had just come out of the bathroom, asked while washing her hands.
“Isn’t it my job to look after the young lady?”
Deter said, wiping Nibelia’s wet hands.
“I can do it on my own, so, uh, is Deter working easily?”
“Oh my god!”
Deter’s bursting laughter echoed throughout the hallway.
“My lady, you’re good at joking now.”
“I’m not joking.”
“That was the funniest thing you ever said.”
Nibelia took Muniel to his room. Solace was there too.
“Nini.”
Solace extended her arm, saying, “Come here.” Nibelia stood obediently beside her brother.
Nibelia asked, scratching her nose.
“Isn’t Grandma working today?”
“Today, my job is to look after you two. It’s one of the most enjoyable, yet difficult, tasks.”
“Why are you having a hard time? Because of you, oppa?”
“I’ll keep it a secret who’s causing you trouble. You’ll be hurt if you hear about it.”
Muniel answered while staring at Nibelia.
Nibelia, who had been tilting her head, looked back at Solace next to her.
“Brother, listen to Grandma. Okay?”
“Ahaha!”
“I’m so shocked.”
Muniel chuckled, his voice trembling with disbelief.
“Okay, let’s send you guys on an errand.”
After a pleasant chat with his grandchildren, Muniel got down to business.
“Grandma, then give me a sticker.”
“Oh my, it’s so hard.”
“Give me three! Three!”
“No, I’ll give you two.”
Leaving behind the fallen Nibelia, Muniel handed Solace the two letters he had just written.
“Go to the information center and the tower and give them these letters.”
“Wow! Nini, did you hear that? I’m going to the information center and the magic tower!”
An excited Solace looked back at the fallen Nibelia and said.
A knowledgeable person who knows everything, from the number of spoons of the bachelor next door to the number of illegitimate children of the kingdom across the continent.
A tower of wizards who seek knowledge and study the laws of nature from a huge stone tower that soars high as if it could pierce the sky.
Both places are dangerous places that children shouldn’t go to without permission. But because they’re so dangerous, they’re also places I want to go to even more.
Solace was so excited that she wanted to kick the door open and run out right now.
“Solace, the mushroom selling method you mentioned yesterday was pretty good. So why don’t you try selling it yourself?”
“Me, me?”
Solace was very nervous about the sudden, important mission.
“This is also an experience.”
“But I’m still young, and I’ve never done it before….”
More than anything, I was afraid of making a mistake.
“Brother.”
Nibelia, who had suddenly woken up, patted Solace on the back.
“You have to fail to succeed.”
“Nini….”
“Look at me. I’m broke, but I’m working hard to pay off my debt.”
“Oh, I see….”
Funnily enough, Solace found courage.
Feeling unnecessarily embarrassed, Solace looked at Nibelia with an awkward smile. She felt a little embarrassed at herself for having been so afraid of making a mistake just moments ago.
“Nini, it’s okay to make mistakes.”
“Yeah. Nini always makes mistakes!”
“That’s right, it’s okay to make mistakes.”
The two siblings held hands tightly and went off on their errand in good company.
* * *
The first place the two headed to was the Magic Tower.
A quiet forest on the outskirts of the capital.
The large tower-shaped structure towering above it was so high that it was difficult to see its top even if you looked up at it so high that you almost fell backwards.
So Nibelia just lay down on the floor.
Solace asked.
“How is it? Can you see the end?”
“I can’t see it!”
“Miss, you shouldn’t lie on the dirt floor.”
Deter, who had come along, lifted Nibelia up and held her in his arms.
