T Y D O T S F

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"...You gave me the mine?"

"It seems like he's made up his mind. If this continues, won't he really be here in less than a year?"

After finishing his report, Baon couldn't hide his surprised expression.

How dare you give up your family's mine for marriage.

Kaid, who had been leaning against his chair with his hands clasped together and listening to the report, changed the subject.

"I heard that Irene has been meeting with Durias a lot recently."

"Both of them are suspicious."

"Are you coming out of Durias' room around this time?"

"That's right."

"That's interesting."

After visiting the auction house with Sage Kiraas, I became strangely close to Durias.

Not only that, but he would periodically go in and out of his room, so a suspicious smell was wafting out.

And there was no need to find out what Irene's suspicious behavior meant.

Isn't there someone right in front of you who already has a record of betrayal?

Kaid looked at Baon intently.

Baon, who had a prickly corner, coughed in vain and avoided eye contact.

"......It seems like Durias has also passed."

"That's why all the people who are close to me are like this."

Tsk. As soon as Kaid clicked his tongue, a voice full of resentment was heard.

"Betrayal? We couldn't help it, since our opponent was Miss Irene. How could we possibly defeat someone that even our lord couldn't defeat?"

"You speak well."

I couldn't move because my opponent was Irene.

Kaid smiled inwardly, agreeing with those words.

Because it was fun to watch the numbers being so obvious, but also annoying.

Kaid stood up lightly from his seat. Baon asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Where are you going?"

"To see my daughter."

The surprised face looked quite something to behold. Kaid's lips rose gracefully.

* * *

"Then let's stop here for today. You can finish your homework by tomorrow."

"The amount of homework these days is just too much."

"It's coming down on average."

Durias smiled and waved his hand, telling me to get out quickly.

"I'm busy."

"Yeah, you must be busy."

And then, in an instant, the door opened wide and a voice that shouldn't be heard suddenly burst in. It was Kaid.

"omg."

I dropped the homework I was holding in my hand. The loud noise in the silence hurt my eardrums.

"Are you going to take a bribe or work? Are you out of your mind, Durias?"

"Oh, Dad. This is so......."

"Interesting."

The red eye slowly looked back and forth between me and Durias.

After a while, Kaid, who had been organizing the materials I had dropped, smiled brightly.