Chapter 119.
Too scared. I pouted as I listened to the guy’s bare words.
‘You mean you saw everything?!’
My face was hotter than ever. At the same time, I remembered the startling incident, the sudden whirlwind and the birds’ loud chirping from the sky.
“That, then today is also ……”
“Ah. Animal sympathetic magic is where I can vaguely feel the senselessness of animals. That is possible. But inanimate objects are impossible.”
In short, he was able to see the reaction of the first rabbit delivery. I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh at his words.
“I was thinking of a way to give it to you that wouldn’t be so surprising, so I remembered the enchanted handkerchief.”
“I pinned my hopes on the weak magic, but thankfully it was delivered well.”
“Ha ……”
The handkerchief that emitted a sharp and rough male voice was also strange. But to say it out loud would be the same as me personally saying that I was also scared and screaming today.
I was silent for a moment, then immediately spoke.
“So don’t give it back.”
Rummaging through my arms, I carefully took out the rabbit-shaped handkerchief. Luckily, due to the instantaneous movement, it wasn’t visibly deformed or squashed.
Pushing it toward the table, Winter fell silent. He froze, just looking down at the handkerchief I had given him. He looked a little surprised, but I didn’t care and said.
“In the future, contact is best done through letters.”
Every time I make contact like this, my heart stops beating.
Hearing my words, Winter slowly raised his head. The military blue pupils that were once again revealed gently turned for some reason.
“That sentence is ……”
“Can I accept the idea that you want to talk to me about a contract?”
I was confused by his words. Did I come here in person to do the aftermath?
“Let’s get straight to the point before we talk about a contract.”
I asked straight to the point.
“How do you know I’m the owner of the Emerald Mine?”
While hearing my blunt question, the slit army blue pupils gradually widened. At first, I suspected that it was a bit rude, but I felt uneasy no matter how I thought about it.
“Could it be that you are investigating me? Or is it ……”
“You’re not eavesdropping with this, are you ……?”
“Ah. You mean eavesdropping?”
Wynter stammered, revealing a look of unprecedented panic. The thought came instantly.
‘Too much?’
But still, it was important to make that clear.
“Geez, ma’am.”
But Winter sighed.
“There isn’t enough magic here to unleash magic as fine as eavesdropping. See.”
He said that and touched the rabbit with his finger. The rabbit that had been maintaining its form a moment ago gurgled and collapsed into a crumpled handkerchief.
“Today’s contact was also barely conveyed with magic. Did you hear any various murmurs when I transmitted the message?”
I fell silent.
“Besides, isn’t eavesdropping a crime? If the suspicion doesn’t go away, you can take it away again and confirm it like a professional magician.”
Spitting out words like a barrage, it looked really aggravating. Wynter was the strange and kind wizard setting, so it didn’t seem to be the one behind it.
“Alright …… that’s it!”
I answered with a somewhat embarrassed expression. Then, the rabbit masked man’s pupils dilated.
“Since last time, you think this place is related to some dark organization ……”
“It’s just a regular information dealer, ma’am. Not doing anything illegal.”
As if it was too obvious, I panicked and gave a dry cough.
“Ms. …… is halfway through her mine work.”
Wynter looked toward the mountains in the distance and spoke painfully to address my curiosity.
“When I met your father at the hunting tournament, I heard that the emerald mines in the southeast were flooding with fine raw stone.”
I frowned at that statement.
A duke?
Thinking back, the Duke and Winter had a conversation in a conciliatory manner when the hunting tournament was officially held.
“Are you guys close?”
Cocking his head, Winter spoke calmly.
“Of course. I had thought it would be processed through the family’s wizard, but shortly after I saw the steward who frequently traveled to and from the auction house in search of the merchant group, and presumed that the owner had changed.”
“If it was your father or another brother, it would not have been handled by someone else leading the process.”
In other words, when I became an agent, he saw the steward who handled things and recognized it. I simply marveled at his vision.
But …… if you know the butler’s looks, it should reach the level of a high ranking noble who is related to the Duke’s family.
In a merchant group, this is information that should never be known. In addition to the speculation of being a very high-ranking marquis, it might still be a geek.
I nodded at his reliable answer. The following question was posed.
“But why in favor of me?”
“That’s not the top of the line for dealing with gems, so why did it have to be a contract with my mine?”
“Is that a threat?”
“It’s a suggestion.”
The corners of his eyes curved slightly. Exasperated, he laughed out loud. Fortunately, he got back on track after his garbled defense.
“You have no exposure to gems. You could easily take over the market.”
“There is no more powerful wizard in the empire than me, capable of inscribing magic into raw stone. I am certain that there is very little chance of failure in the process.” That was a lot of confidence. I looked at him in surprise.
The higher the purity of the ore, the more difficult it is to carve magic into it. This was because there was a high possibility that the ore would deteriorate or simply shatter during processing.
Therefore, even if one searches for a top-tier magician to sign a contract, it doesn’t mean that one can start selling immediately. If they proceeded hastily, all the raw ore mined would be shattered and the mine would go bankrupt.
However, Winter didn’t seem to know anything like that. With a straight-forward attitude, he said it without hesitation.
“If you leave the processing and distribution of the raw stones to me, it will be faster than any merchant group. Producing the best rate of return in a short period of time. So ……”
“Please leave it to me, ma’am.”