The Blond Male Lead is Too Much - Chapter 55



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8. The rumors are too much

Countess Charophet’s residence.

Gwen paced around the room anxiously, holding the newspaper.

Letters demanding debt repayment were strewn all over the desk.

‘Damn, I was so extravagant, believing that I would sell Shailene out… … .’

The already accumulated debt has grown even bigger.

Bloodshot eyes read the article.

“under…….”

A breath of accusation and jealousy burst from her lips.

At this point, Shailene, the owner of the magic mine, would have accumulated a fortune worth hundreds of millions of gold.

‘But this thing doesn’t respond to our calls and doesn’t even pretend to help… …!’

A fire burned inside Gwen.

In fact, she felt resentful, even though Shailene had no reason to support her.

It was when she was chewing her lips and crumpling up the newspaper.

“mom!”

Janice burst through the door and came in.

Tears were welling up in her eyes.

“Janice, what’s wrong!”

“Mom, listen. We had a meeting today, and that old lady Callie Turner, you know, embarrassed me in front of everyone by telling me to pay back some of the family money!”

“What the―?!”

Even though it was Janice who was publicly humiliated, Gwen blushed as if she had been insulted as well.

It was true that he had borrowed a considerable sum of money from the Turner family, the wealthiest of the estates in the vicinity.

So, I wrote a letter yesterday and begged you to wait just a little bit, but you still went ahead and embarrassed my daughter.

“Sob, sob, I can’t live here anymore! I want to go up to the capital like Shailene!”

Janice lay on her mother’s lap and whined like a baby.

Gwen, who would have scolded him for his foolish remarks if it were any other time, said nothing.

In fact, she too was feeling skeptical about living in the earldom.

The loan sharks are always trying to get her to do something, but the estate and family are of no help.

Shailene, who could be our only lifeline, is in the distant capital, so we can’t do anything about it.

‘This won’t do.’

She grabbed her daughter’s hand and declared solemnly.

“Let’s go to the capital.”

“Yes? Really?”

“Yeah, Shailene, you have to go get it.”

Gwen’s eyes lit up.

I will do whatever it takes to bring you back here.

* * *

After the fourth mission.

I put my search for the male lead on hold for a while and focused on other things.

It was the management of the magic light.

Sending miners to dig for magic stones wasn’t the end.

Now, it was necessary to decide where and how to sell the magic stones and how to operate the mine.

‘First, I think we need to elect a mine manager to oversee the miners.’

The method I chose was very simple and yet reliable.

Hiring someone who worked at the closed mine last year as a career position.

To do this, I asked Paul to find the executives who had worked at that mine.

At that time, the mine manager was unemployed and was only visiting bars, and the deputy mine manager was making a living by working as a handyman.

“They say that Magwangsan mines have higher wages than other mines, but the number of workers is small, making it difficult to find new jobs.”

Paul, who gave me the information, said:

He was helping me run the mine on my own under the orders of Duke Diat.

“What was your reputation like when you both worked?”

“The mine manager was often praised for getting along well with the workers and being generous, while the assistant mine manager was often criticized for being honest but overly strict.”

“Hmm, really?”

“Wouldn’t it be safer to just call in the miners? They drank alcohol because they were tired, so they’ll reduce it quickly once they start working again.”

I shook my head after thinking about Paul’s optimistic suggestion.

“Didn’t you say that the mine manager liked to drink even when he was working?”

“Yes, how did you know? He said he often drank and played with the miners.”

“Then the fact that the mine ran smoothly without any major accidents is probably due more to the Bugwangsanjang than to the mine manager.”

People who like drinking tend to be easy to get along with, so they tend to have good reputations and get promoted quickly.

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But while he was drinking and partying, there had to be someone to fill the empty spot, and that person would have been Bugwangsanjang.

It was the same at the company I worked for.

Instead of the team leader, who was a generous man who drank a lot of alcohol, my boss took charge of many tasks.

But in the end, it was always the team leader who benefited.

I can’t repeat that scene again.

“I should just call in the Bukwangsanjang side. Magwang has more dangerous elements than other mines. I think it would be better for someone strict to manage it rather than someone generous.”

“Now that I hear it, you’re right. I will do so.”

Paul nodded.

The very next day, he brought Bugwangsanjang to me.

He was an ordinary-looking man with short, brown hair.

“Hello, this is Michael.”

“Shailene Sharope. Did you hear from Paul why I called you?”

The man nodded slightly. I held out my hand to him.

To tell you with my own mouth the reason I know.

“I would like to hire you as the head of my mine. Do you want to work together?”

“… … I’m sorry. I think it would be better to hire someone with mining experience instead of me.”

But he refused and did not take my hand.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to work under me, he just seemed to lack confidence.

“You’ve worked at the mine for a long time, so you might as well be the mine manager.”

“I can’t work the way you want me to. I would rather work with the mine foreman who worked with me… .”

“I don’t know what you think I want, but I’m looking for someone who can run the mine safely.”

Compared to other mines, Magwangsan has a higher probability of accidents occurring, and is often attacked by people seeking magic stones.

Because it is dangerous and requires strict and meticulous management, someone with Michael’s temperament was needed.

“Money is important, but human lives are more important. Isn’t that right?”

“……you’re right.”

Michael nodded with a look of surprise on his face.

What the heck, did I look like a money bird?

Or maybe he thought that since most nobles worked the mines hard for profit, he would do the same.

But I’m not that kind of person.

“I don’t intend to make you work too hard, and I just need you to manage your manpower and environment properly. Do you think you can’t do it?”

“… … .”

After some hesitation, he carefully took my hand.

“If you let me, I’ll try my best.”

It was the moment when my Shasha Magwang had a trustworthy manager.

After that, I went around looking for a magic stone seller.

The fact that I was the master of Shasha Magic had already spread far and wide, so wherever I went, there was chaos as they tried to catch me.

“If you sell your magic stones to us! We guarantee the lowest intermediary commission, the best treatment in the industry, and high profits!”

“We at Everwood are experts at handling magic stones! We have also established a wide distribution network with other countries, haha!”

“I will completely accommodate your conditions, young lady! Just ask me anything and I will listen!”

But since there was no place I really liked, I just sold the magic stones I brought with me and left for the most part.

“Oh, it sucks.”

I felt really tired after dealing with so many merchants in a row.

Carl, who accompanied me as my escort knight, said with a frown.

“Don’t deal with that second top guy from earlier.”

“Where? Oh, Everwood? Why? Actually, I liked it the best there.”

What fascinated me the most was the fact that the distribution network with other countries was so wide.

But the sword was resolute.

“You might be able to make some money, but the upside is that it’s a dirty business. Unless the owner is ok with the items he sells being used for bad purposes, look elsewhere.”

“How do you know that the back is dirty?”

“… … I just have a feeling.”

A man’s intuition, is that something like that?

But since I had never suffered any harm by listening to Karl’s words before, I decided to take his word for it this time too.

‘Isn’t there a sound place to trade regularly…?’

Why does it feel like everyone is just trying to steal the magic stone from me and make a killing?

For the time being, I decided to trade in turns with various top players.

And I was troubled as I looked at the money I earned from selling magic stones.

‘I owe a lot to the Diat Dukes, so should I buy them some gifts and give them away?’

Since our relationship has improved at least once, it was even more necessary to repay the favor at this point.

After making my decision, I walked around the downtown area and picked out gifts that suited each person.

Meanwhile, the sword quietly guarded my back.

Then, when I stopped by a sword shop to buy a gift for Dane, I asked him about it too.

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