CH 59

“Why do you look at me like that?”

As I made a shameless expression on my face, he put his hand on his forehead.

Then, in a tone that showed he was truly unwilling, he said.

“One… Just one. I will ask for help.”

Evo took a note from his pocket and gave it to me.

The end was the same since it was carried and kept for a long time.

“If I scream or don’t come out after half an hour— hand this over to the Defense Knights Division immediately.”

This is probably a note containing the corruption of the people who torment Evo.

‘It must be entrusted to me as insurance.’

In return for this, there was a high possibility that the contents of a deal offering to the Defense Knights to protect the children were written.

I was willing to accept it, but I stopped for a moment.

‘…How do I get to the Defense Knights from here?’

Whistle!

At that moment, Evo made a whistling sound by biting his thumb and index finger into his mouth. Then, two birds sitting on the chimney of the orphanage flew leisurely.

They are wild birds that are completely invisible like carrier pigeons and cleverly sit on Evo’s shoulder.

Evo seemed very used to dealing with them.

He patted them on the head and whispered something— surprisingly, the two birds seemed to understand everything.

‘Whoa…It seems this side also has a considerable main character buff.’

Evo then told me something while I was looking at him with envy.

“It’s carrier pigeons. Just in case you don’t know, I’ll leave the two alone. I’ve given it orders, so unless you say anything else, it’ll go straight to the Defense Knights.”

After speaking, Evo headed to the warehouse, and at the same time, the birds moved over my shoulder.

I also hurriedly pulled out an extra writing instrument from my pocket.

‘I can use one of them now.’

First, because the situation has turned out this way, I should tell the coachman Ahjussi of the Denkart that I will be late.

“A black carriage on the carriage crossroads….”

I stopped while trying to tell the bird the location.

…No matter how much training it had, it wouldn’t even understand what I said.

But whether it was a coincidence or something, the bird grabbed the paper in my hand. Then it flapped its wings violently and soon flew into the sky.

Somehow—it may or may not have been resolved, but— now is not the time to stay still here!

I sneaked up to the warehouse, squatting under the window, and looked at the situation.

‘So it’s them.’

Evo was standing in front of the big tough guys who were sitting in wooden boxes.

They had at least one dagger in their hand. Some of them threw the scabbards into the air as a joke, while others pulled them out halfway through the sheath.

Despite the blatant threats, Evo acted wisely and calmly, like a future sub-male lead.

Evo immediately approached the man in the middle, who seemed to be the boss, and politely handed him something.

‘…That’s what I gave him, right?’

It was the biggest button I gave him.

“By tomorrow, I’ll give you the money from selling the imitation sapphire bracelet.”

‘…Did Evo sell anything like that? So, were those imitations made by Evo?’

I thought about the beautiful imitation I saw when I walked around the capital.

Especially after that, I noticed that several women wore imitation sapphire bracelets on each arm.

It wasn’t an ordinary imitation.

This is because the shapes of each stone were different and beautiful, like a natural jewel and not just a blue color imitation.

‘It looks like he’s making it through a treasured book he stole from his father. Can I get it after we get close— of course, no.’

It was impossible, so I gave up quickly.

It was because Evo, like the Crown Prince, had good judgment regarding the basis for his action.

Even though he liked the Young Master, it was only an unrequited love in the novel.

Because he judged it might hurt his heart, he was very careful and didn’t like to take any harm.

When I felt disappointed, someone who was more greedy than me talked in front of him.

“Listen, Evo. This is your one and only patron. The bread that always goes into your little ones’ mouths is a waste. Not to mention precious time.”

As expected, this orphanage wasn’t a good place.

They most likely made these for money laundering purposes.

There are quite a few merchants who do that unknowingly.

“But I’ll be especially generous to you this time. If you tell me how to make that imitation sapphire, I’ll let you live without worrying about being hungry for the rest of your life.”

If it were you, would you let them know—.

I look at the pathetic man who says the lines of a third-class extra without shame, but Evo doesn’t accept the request either.

Instead, he offered another alternative.

“In the future, I will try to double the production volume.”

Then he politely offered the biggest button I gave to the boss.

“Hmm.”

The boss looked at the buttons on the palms of his hands as if to measure them and then glanced at his men.

As soon as that happened, the men, except for the boss, stood up and left.

‘Where are they going all of a sudden?’

When they returned, they were accompanied by twice as many children as they had gone out.

Because of what they had heard, everyone was crying out of fear.

Evo’s face hardened, but he didn’t move hastily.

“It’s up to you. You don’t have to accept it. Well, the fingers of your poor little brother and sister will not remain.”

When the boss told them to, the big guys all took the dagger they had been playing with like a toy out of its sheath.

He then pointed the children’s hands on the floor with a sharp dagger.

“Evo, if it’s about a person. Shouldn’t you naturally pay back a favor?”

“If you give that imitation sapphire-making method to the merchant of your future work, it would be nothing, nothing.”

The big guys, who were laughing, were making ridiculous demands.

But Evo didn’t rebel. It would be more accurate to say that it was impossible because of the children.

I bit my lower lip, nervous.

‘No. If he tells them… They’re going to ask for more and more.’

Even now, those aiming for Evo had their eyes lit up.

They would keep digging to see if there was anything else after he explained how he learned to create imitation sapphires.

If Evo were alone, he wouldn’t be threatened like that, but the problem was that the children were caught.

And Evo, who is still young, won’t be able to feed all of these kids on his own.

‘This is how he loses the children— did he get out of the orphanage and go back to his father’s merchant?’

Evo hadn’t screamed yet, and it hadn’t been half an hour.

I use my head.

Then what is the best help I can give here—.

At that moment of thought, the door to the warehouse across the street opened. A familiar face popped out.

“Here, by any chance—huh?”

‘….Rimson Hyung?’

Rimson rolled his innocent eyes that did not fit the ugly situation and looked through the warehouse.

“What the hell? Why are there so many people here—”

His eyes were shaped like blunt weapons when he found the children lying on the floor.

“These bastards to the kids—”

The big guy laughed at him like he was the same as everyone else, and one by one, the others stood up and fixed the dagger.

However, through the open door, other people came in one after another.

Arif, who always sticks around like a set with Rimson Hyung— and there was also the Young Master and Wayne.

‘How is the Young Master here—’

The Young Master, who came in regardless of the harsh atmosphere, quickly scanned the inside.

But after that, his sharp eyes touched the window.

So, he recognized me from the outside with only my eyes poked out— h, how did he notice right away?

Surprisingly, that wasn’t the only thing.

“Lobel. Did you remove your button on purpose?”

The Young Master asked without taking his eyes off the window.

How did he see the button on the boss’s hand— that such a small one.

“Lobel? Is he here?”

The Young Master didn’t even reply to Rimson’s question and looked at me.

As a result, people’s eyes turned to the window.

“Is this the reason you are late?”

As I stood by the window and nodded awkwardly, the Young Master looked at Wayne.

But just in time, I heard a loud sound of footsteps from the hallway.

The owner of the noise found the Young Master as soon as he entered the warehouse and made a fuss about him.

“T, t, this…How did you get to such a shabby place…?”

“Are you the director here?”

“Yes, yes. I’m sorry. I’m sorry for not being able to properly treat a precious person….”

He ran up to the Young Master and knelt down so low that his head was almost on the ground.

But the Young Master didn’t listen at all.

“Sign it.”

As expected, Wayne was also the perfect servant, except for his personality.

He pulled a piece of paper out of a bag to show it to the director as if he had been waiting.

The Young Master received the paper and spoke coldly to the hesitant director.

“I will support this orphanage from now on.”

Unlike usual, the tone was mixed with a bit of annoyance.

Not only Evo but I was also surprised by that statement.

And the big guys who were here were angry beyond surprise.

“Maron. If you sign it and you’re done with us! Don’t forget that the support of the nobles is temporary.”

“It’s also when you were young that you were loved by your noble family.  It’s not until they reach adulthood that sponsorship helps. Calculate properly which side will make your stomach grow bigger.”

The director of an orphanage called Maron may not know, but the others didn’t seem to know who the Young Master was yet.

That’s why they make such a ridiculous provocation so that the Young Master can hear them.

But as soon as the words were finished, the Young Master said in a low voice.

“There’s not only one merchant in the world.”

He glanced at Wayne and took another piece of paper out of his arms.

Then he signed it himself. Much more stylish than before— it was handwriting that looked like me.

The Young Master handed the paper to them and said arrogantly.

“Look. I have one now?”