I Became the Male Lead who was Clinging onto the Female Leads

15 – Why the hell do bandits have this?(4)

It was a golden marble.

It wasn’t gold. It wasn’t as hard as metal, and it was soft enough to go in when pressed.

‘A soft golden marble?’

In Eugene’s memory, there was only one such thing in Lucia’s world.

Inner hem of gold.

If a toad survives 100 years without dying, it becomes a golden toad or Geumwa.

When that Geumwa dies, you can get an inner hem that looks like a golden bead, and that is the inner hem of the Geumwa. If you eat it, you gain a huge amount of mana and become resistant to numerous poisons.

There was a condition attached that the meditation must be perfectly operated and absorbed, and if not, there was a risk of death due to poisoning. There was no doubt that it was a treasure that could not be obtained even with money.

‘Why do bandits have this?’

It wasn’t something a bandit would have.

The first guess was that the continent’s best merchant, the Florence Merchant, was plundered on the way up. If that is correct, there is a high possibility that it was taken away when the antidote was taken away.

Since it wasn’t a treasure that anyone could recognize, the bandits must have brought it because they thought it looked expensive.

‘If my guess is correct, should I return it?’

It was morally right to give back.

‘But maybe it wasn’t stolen from the upper ranks?’

However, the desire for martial arts made it difficult.

I could hear the devil whispering that it might not be from the upper ranks, so take it and see.

This inner hem was what Eugene most desperately wanted right now, an inner hem that would enhance his magical power.

‘Then…… Let’s listen and think about it later.’

After much thought, Eugene came to a conclusion.

When the antidote was brought to you, if the guild didn’t ask about the inside of Geumwa, you could just eat it.

Eating is the same, but what’s the difference? I’d like to, but there was a big difference.

‘Because I’ll pay it later.’

Postpaid. In fact, this was a good thing for Eugene and for the world where the black blood demons would prevail in the future.

If Eugene, who became stronger after eating Naedan in the distant future, fights against the Dark Blood Demon, it’s worth the price of Naedan.

‘Let’s get it for now.’

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Eugene put the inner hem of the gold robe in his pocket and took all the gold and silver coins.

Then he escaped from the bandits’ quarters and lay down in a corner of the forest where no human was present.

‘They live and live and spend their nights in the forest.’

But there was no other way. Now, really, there was no strength left in the body.

Eugene fell asleep.

It was morning when the night had receded when Eugene opened his eyes.

“How many hours did you sleep?”

I wanted to know, but there was no way.

“First of all, meditation.”

I slept, but I felt that my body’s uniqueness and mana had not fully recovered.

Since he had to run for five or six hours from now to return to the capital, Eugene immediately took a half seat.

Eugene, who recovered his body after meditating, opened his eyes and arrived at the capital, Luciana, after running for a long time.

He immediately went to the Luciana branch of the upper division of Florence in search of the client.

*

Marcel, the head of the Luciana Branch of the upper Florence.

He was an old man who joined the upper ranks in his teens and devoted his life to the ascendancy, becoming the head of the branch.

He has been loyal to the Countess of Florence all his life, and has successfully nurtured several branches.

Even the head of the county of Florence would bow down out of courtesy when he saw him.

He was an old merchant, and he was a respected figure for many people.

‘Son…… Open your eyes…….’

If her only granddaughter hadn’t been terminally ill, she would have been leading a very fulfilling life too.

However, his granddaughter contracted acrolithiasis, which caused her body to harden like stone and slowly die.

In order to treat it, it was necessary to obtain an unimaginably expensive and precious antidote and feed it.

‘Money wasn’t a problem, so how… ….’

Marcel was a talented person who served as the branch manager, and it was not difficult to find an antidote by using the wealth he had accumulated.

However, those carrying the antidote were mutilated and all died, and the antidote was also stolen.

‘What kind of world is this? ….’

He would have given his life for his one and only granddaughter.

However, there was nothing he could do other than release the people at the top, place a request in the guild, and wait.

‘His hands are already hardened like a stone, so what can I do? ….’

Every time she sees her granddaughter getting worse day by day, her heart just burns.

“Director!”

“Turn the volume down a little. My granddaughter is sleeping.”

“Sorry! But since it’s such an urgent matter…… !”

“What is it?”

At the unusual appearance of the attendant, Marcel stood up.

“The news is that the person who came for the antidote has appeared!”

“What? I go myself!”

“I will guide you!”

Marcel followed the attendant without hesitation.

The time spent walking along the corridors of the huge mansion felt excruciatingly long.

“This is him.”

After guiding her, the attendant stepped behind her.

I saw the person he was talking about.

A normal appearance with brown hair and brown eyes.

A fairly solid body, as if undergoing intense training.

…… Even the quirky clothes and messy hair that seemed to have gone through a lot of hardship.

A little doubtful as to whether it was he who brought the antidote, Marcel cleared his throat and greeted him.

“Are you the one who brought back her granddaughter’s antidote?”

“Yes.”

“Then I know it’s rude, but can you show me the antidote right away? Please understand that my granddaughter is in critical condition and her case is urgent.”

“It is not difficult. Here you go.”

Eugene held out a small bottle. The liquid inside it had an unusually bluish color.

“Huh…… !”

“Director, the antidote seems to work!”

Employees expressed their joy.

But now, no one is happier than Marcel.

“Serve the nobleman!”

*

Yujin came in after being guided by the servants and was sitting on the sofa in the guest room.

He felt like he would pass out after a very difficult schedule, and he even dozed off while waiting for Marcel.

When Marcel came down from the second floor after some time, Eugene woke up.

“Heh heh heh.”

A smile bloomed across Marcel’s face, as if the antidote she gave her granddaughter had worked.

He sat down in front of Eugene.

“The antidote you brought worked so well that my granddaughter came to her senses. I want to know the nobleman’s name before I give her the reward I promised at her request, is that okay?”

“My name is Eugene von Lennon Grace.”

“You must have been the precious daughter of Baron Grace.”

When it comes to Grace, most people don’t even know what family they belong to, but like an old merchant, they immediately recognized it.

“The journey to find the antidote must not have been easy, but if you tell me about the hardships, this old lady would be happy to hear.”

‘Looks like you need to check the facts.’

Marcel seemed to want to know who stole the antidote from the merchant group.

At the point when his status as Youngsik of the Baron Grace was guaranteed, the possibility that Eugene did that already did not exist, but apart from that, he would want to find out who the villains stole the antidote.

If it was the malicious actions of another guild, the guild’s name would disappear from the world as of today.

“That… ….”

Of course, this case was far from that, so Eugene conveyed the truth.

I added a bit of flesh to it, such as accidentally discovering the lair of the wicked while training in the forest, but I told the important facts as they are.

Except for the dark magic of the bandit and the inner circle of Geumwa.

Geumwa’s betrayal was due to personal greed, and there was nothing good to know about black magic.

People wouldn’t believe it if I told them that they had rediscovered the traces of the Black Blood Demons that had been active hundreds of years ago, and if they did, they would only increase their anxiety.

What Eugene discovered was literally just a trace, not the launch of the Dark Blood Demon, so there was no reason to inform them.

“I never thought such things would happen… …..”

After hearing Eugene’s story, Marcel was silent for a moment.

‘It’s a story that’s hard to believe.’

A 16-year-old young swordsman who is about to grow in Danjeon has discovered the dwelling place of the wicked, and has recovered the antidote by punishing the dangerous villains who annihilated the guards of the guild.

If this is true, it proves in itself the qualities that will make it a great figure in the future.

With a great background as a student at the Royal Lucia School, there is no need to argue with that high potential anymore.

If you can believe his story, making a kite with him is an advantage if you look at the future of the guild, not a loss.

‘The question is, can you trust it? ….’

He has been working with people since he was a teenager and has naturally developed an eye for people.

If he hadn’t been raised, he couldn’t have taken on an executive position in the guild, and he couldn’t have been a branch manager.

He observed the spirit and look in Eugene’s eyes.

There was a moment of silence.

His eyes told me I had to trust this man.

‘Beyond belief, I see considerable potential… ….’

He might be a big man

After a long thought, Marcel smiled and asked for a handshake.

“You really worked hard. I will never forget this, and you are my benefactor.”

“Nothing.”

“Hello! Bring the gold coins you promised!”

“Yes!”

The servant brought a small box and handed it to Eugene.

When I opened it, there were 20 dazzling gold coins.

‘Now I won’t have to go to the guild again.’

The fact that she could devote herself to her personal training warmed Eugene’s heart.

“Whenever you come to this old lady’s mansion again, I will warmly welcome you. Please feel free to come anytime.”

“Thank you for just your words.”

The two shook hands once again, and a beautiful farewell picture was drawn.

At that time, the servant who was listening to the story intervened without notice.

“Oh, by the way, Eugene. Have you ever seen a golden orb while looking for an antidote? It’s about the same size.”

“… ….”

Yujin’s face visibly hardened.

“Now, I’m not sure.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I have never really seen a marble like that…” ….”

“It was an item that was so important to us on our way up, like an antidote, that many servants shed tears.”

“…… Whose tears?”

“Yes.”

Yujin’s mouth trembled. Even if she asked the top of the line first, she would shut her mouth and pay it back in the future, but when the situation came to her, it was not easy for her to be shameless.

‘That’s how it turned out.’

However, it was not easy to deceive the senile target Marcel.

Marcel, who found out everything from that brief conversation, opened her mouth.

“Hello.”

“Yes, branch manager.”

“I’ve never heard of a golden marble. What is it?”

“Ah, it looks like a golden bead, but it’s actually a gold coin…….”

“hehehe!”

“Gold… ….”

“Kuheumm!”

Marcel opened her eyes and glared at her servant.

“I’m sure I’ve never heard of a golden orb. What is it? I’ll give you another chance to speak!”

Even the employee who hadn’t noticed it had no choice but to figure it out at this point.

Marcel wanted to make the inner hem of the gold robe a lost item.

“…… Oh well, it must have been just an ordinary bead coated in gold. It’s not a very important item, but I think I’m too obsessed with it.”

“I see.”

Marcel, benevolent as if she had opened her eyes when she looked at her Eugene.

“Eugene. Of course you’ve never seen that golden orb, but I don’t think you need to worry about it.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course I wear it. It wasn’t even a very important item for our upper ranks in the first place.”

Marcel laughed heartily.

As she watched the situation, Eugene couldn’t help but notice her.

‘This old man is short on gold coins, so he’s trying to take care of the hemp.’

She seemed really happy that her granddaughter was cured of her illness.

Of course, if that were the case, Marcel wouldn’t have given up the inner hem of the gold robe.

It was a decision made by an old merchant after seeing Eugene’s potential.

‘I’ll eat it thanks for giving it to me.’

Eugene, who was aware of this fact, created a debt to the Florence Merchant Chamber in a corner of her heart.

“Then let’s go.”

“Look carefully.”

Marcel saw him off with a smile.

After Eugene left, the servant who always smiled opened his mouth.

“Director. There is something I would like to ask you personally.”

“Tell me.”

“Is this an investment?”

The question was whether giving Yu-jin the idea of gold was an investment.

For that servant, Marcel, who rose from the bottom to the top, was like a milestone, and he wanted to learn his precise intentions.

“Invest… ….”

Marcel smiled and opened her mouth.

“A merchant is a calculating profession, but paradoxically, you shouldn’t be too calculating. Sometimes you just have to know how to give gifts.”

“Present…… You mean?”

“Yes. Just a gift.”

A gift given to a man who does not know how much he will grow in the distant future.

“Servant, I will not forget today and learn.”

“Do it.”

Marcel smiled kindly.