I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 58
[ Suspicious… (3) ]
Before the party held by Count Cassius, Marie and I headed to the downtown shopping district. But the name of the shopping street…
“Marie Street?”
“Ugh…! It’s not that important!”
The name of the shopping street is Marie Street. What on earth is this?
“Can you explain it to me?”
“Ugh… It’s just that when I was born, my dad built this shopping street as a memorial.”
“…….”
It seems like the Duke cares about Marie a lot.
“But all the stores here look expensive.”
The stores on Marie Street seemed closer to a fashion street with clothes and jewelry. These are also places where only luxury stores are gathered.
“Montijo? Ghesquière? Oh wow…”
Although it is a fantasy world, there are brands here that are comparable to luxury brands on Earth. Having lived in this world for three years, it is a place I have heard of at least once.
“Sir, are you going to shop here?”
“Yeah. What’s the problem?”
“No….”
Unlike Marie, who was born with a spoon in her mouth at a super potato farm, I am a salaried worker who has just become a first-class engineer. The first activity support fund hasn’t even been paid yet, so there’s no way I can buy such expensive items.
“I’m sorry… I don’t have the money…”
“Ahh…!”
Marie covered her mouth and made an expression that said she had not even thought about it. What came out of her mouth was a truly unexpected answer.
“Why is Corrin spending money?”
“yes?”
“Of course I’m buying it for you!”
“No, but that’s a bit…”
There’s Gao from the company ledger. How can I get something this expensive…
-Tup!
Marie held my hand and smiled brightly.
“I really wanted to buy Corin some clothes! Would you mind letting me give Corin a gift just for today?”
“…….”
Marie’s gaze is bright.
“Can I ask you to buy me one or two things?”
“really?!”
It’s Marie who is brightly colored. Yes, if this makes Marie feel at ease.
“Then, can I gift everything I bought today?”
What did I just hear wrong? I think it was one day, not one.
“Let’s go from there first! I really wanted to make Corinne’s first suit!”
Marie pulled my hand and tried to hurry. I tilted my head at the further explanation that today wasn’t enough to see everything.
Okay, well… how much would you buy if you looked at it all day?
I needed to know. The purpose of this shopping is not sightseeing.
* * * *
“Please set it separately for daytime use and nighttime use.”
“How would you like me to style it?”
“Three buttons. I’d like obsidian. Crafted in the classic Southern style.”
Isabel Eastwood dressmaker.
I was losing my mind as I tried on a suit that basically costs dozens of gold coins to put together.
“I’ll ask you to save the neckline! Corinne has a beautiful neckline and collarbones!”
“Oh, of course you are Miss Marie. You have such a good eye.”
“That’s right! Corrin is muscular and has broad shoulders, so go for lofted shoulders.”
“We will adjust the pants fit so that you can do squats without any problem.”
“Wouldn’t the design be a bit boring? I think it would be a good idea to use a bird’s eye or herringbone pattern to keep it from being boring.”
“Let’s emphasize a subtle pattern so that it looks solid when viewed from a distance and a herringbone pattern when viewed up close. If you combine it with a handkerchief and a tie…” What does all that mean
?
Are you the same Marie who boiled potatoes for her friends in boiling steam every morning? My heart feels grand.
“As expected, Isabelle Eastwood! You’re trustworthy.”
“It’s an honor, Miss Marie. I’ll send you home in time for the party.”
As I left the store after being treated very warmly by the clerks, I took the box of handkerchiefs they had given me as a souvenir like a souvenir jar.
Although it was a souvenir, I was shocked when I heard that each piece was worth 3 gold coins.
“Money… aren’t you spending too much?”
“Huh? Did you spend a lot?”
“Now that I think about it, I didn’t even calculate it…”
“If I send it to your home, I’ll charge you for it!”
“No, is that okay?”
“Corin.”
“senior?”
“My name is credit.”
“Huh…!”
Ah, it’s dazzling. I also want to become a person who can say things like this someday.
“Ha~ aren’t you teasing me too much?”
“Oh, did you notice?”
“If you keep twitching while watching my reaction, I can’t help but notice.”
“Hehe, it was Corinne who always made fun of me~ If not for an opportunity like this, when would I try to make fun of Corinne too?”
“If it’s teasing like this… I’ll gladly accept it.”
I used platinum coins to tailor a set of suits. Actually, I got the idea when I spent dozens of gold coins on necklaces and shoes…
For reference, before buying a suit, I also spent a lot of money on everyday clothes from luxury brands. Fortunately, these only cost 3-4 gold coins per set, so buying multiple sets was less inconvenient.
……okay. I am slowly becoming afraid of the distortion of my sense of money, which has caused me to buy a bunch of shirts worth millions of won and say, “I only have 3 or 4.”
“Anyway, this is the end, right?”
“What are you talking about, Corrin?”
“…Is there still more?”
“You should also buy a watch! If a man wants to do something big, he has to wear a good watch first!”
“It gets damaged while fighting…”
“It’s okay! Just buy a spare pair!”
Marie went to a watch store and ordered this.
“Give me each kind from here to there!”
Yaa~ I thought I made a lot of money by rolling around for 3 years in the previous round, but I realized when I saw a blank check handed to me.
Even if you are a war hero, a brat, and earn a lot of money, you are nothing to the chaebol.
………………..
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The last place we headed to was a workshop.
“Senior, where are you?”
“Yes! I prepared it for Corrin!”
“Oh, aren’t you Miss Marie? You’re finally here.”
“Hello, Mr. Sarriere.”
A formal wear craftsman with brown skin unique to the South Sea Dadohae. She welcomed Marie as if she had been waiting for her.
“Are you here to pick up the item you requested?”
“yes!”
At Marie’s words, Sarriere headed somewhere, brought a large box with him, and opened it.
A piece of iron that looks like ordinary iron on the outside. But I know. How this ore changes the moment it enters the area.
“…Firestone?”
“Yes! It’s the mineral that made junior Arisha’s yam sword!”
“How can I get this…”
It’s an item I couldn’t request because it wasn’t even available at the academy.
I received silver steel as a replacement, but it is not a perfect substitute for fire stone, so it is a material that will crumble at some point if it continues to enter the area.
But Bulgeoseok is different. This fiery stone does not break. Rather, it is a special magic stone that exerts even stronger power when it enters the area.
“How did you get it? There probably isn’t anything for sale.”
“Huh? It was just there?”
“Ah yes.”
“If I coat Corin’s spear with this! Is it possible to use it without any problems in the area Corin mentioned?”
“Yes, but…”
The value of this magic stone was greater than the gifts I received all day.
The fire monster stone is not a special magic stone for nothing. This is a magic stone used in the hidden piece of Sword Emperor Garland Aden. I can’t get it because I don’t have it…
“Corin, this is my last gift!”
Marie smiled brightly and held out the fire stone to me.
* * * *
That night I was invited to the Dunareff family dinner.
“This way, Corin.”
“Keukheuhm…….”
I arrived at the restaurant following the guidance of the butler assigned to me. As I was introduced to the history of the Dunaref Mansion and the artwork decorated in the hallways, which was explained to me by him on my way here, I became delirious.
The butlers are a bit too kind to me, but the maids seem strangely hostile.
As for the butlers, the head of the butler, Mr. Paul, might be kind to me, but the maids don’t really understand.
When we arrived at the restaurant, three people, including Marie, were sitting there. Needless to say, these two are Marie’s parents.
“Oh, hello.”
“Oh my, what a handsome young man.”
A middle-aged woman who looks exactly like Marie. A beautiful woman who looked exactly like Marie when she matured smiled warmly at me.
“Hmph! What a handsome guy.”
On the other hand, a middle-aged man with light blue hair sat at the head of the table and snorted. Does Marie’s hair color resemble that man?
I heard that he is a very skilled wizard, but he has a restrained posture and neat robes that are typical of a wizard.
“It is an honor to meet you, Duke Dunareff.”
Even so, in previous episodes, I had to meet quite a few nobles and members of the royal family. Duke Dunareff looked surprised at my plausible manners.
“Sit down.”
“yes.”
“Corin! It’s here! It’s here!”
Marie encouraged me by tapping on the bottom of the chair. Naturally, I ended up sitting next to Marie and next to the Duke.
Then, a vein is seen sprouting from the Duke’s forehead.
“Keuhum khum…!”
“you?”
“Hehehe…! Marie, why don’t you sit next to dad like you always do?”
“No, it’s okay! Today I want to introduce Corinne to my dad!”
“Introducing cows…!”
“Oh my~”
Reactions were sharply divided to Marie’s remark that seemed likely to be misunderstood. The Duke stared at me with axe eyes and looked at me like he was looking at a thief who had stolen the seat next to his daughter.
‘Is it my fault?’
Anyway, it’s your fault. The eyes are like that.
I don’t feel any resentment, but let’s understand the caution of a father with a daughter. Well, if I had a daughter like Marie, I would raise her on my back.
“My name is Corin Locke.”
“I am Mard Dunaref.”
“I’m Elencia Dunareff. Corrin sa… no, a student.”
What did you just omit?
“Yes, I’m Marie’s junior.”
“Yes, it is.”
“I heard that you are a knight with great skills. So much so that you were awarded the rank of first-class knight in just one semester.”
“It’s still not enough.”
This is what I felt while talking to many people, but it’s better not to show that I’m proud. People usually think I’m arrogant.
When I showed my humility, Marie sitting next to me started making a fuss.
“Corin is so amazing! He even competed against the swordsman Runia!”
“With Runia Aden?”
“Yeah! You did great on the midterm!”
“Hmm…”
Even Duke Mard seemed surprised to hear that I had a match against the swordsman Runia Arden.
The value of Runia Aden’s name certainly exerts influence here and there.
“For your information, I was promoted to level 1 wizard 20 years ago.”
“…Is that so?”
“I was 20 years older than you.”
“Yes… congratulations”
“Ahem.”
You’re amazing because you’re faster than before I was even born.
“So what do your parents do?”
Oh, you’re doing a census? First of all, I answered based on Corin Locke’s memory.
“My parents own a restaurant.”
“Hmm~ Do you have any brothers?”
“I have a younger sister.”
“Yes, an ordinary family.”
“It’s normal.”
It is an ordinary family that can be found anywhere, on Earth or here.
“Listen carefully, Corin Locke. What I’m going to say now is a very important question.”
Duke Mard gazed at me with a serious gaze.
Loser of the South. The emperor of the empire who leads the mega-agricultural conglomerate Dunaref. Today I saw a glimpse of that enormous wealth.
What question will this man, who can move the South with a single word, ask me?
In terms of the game, this is the point when an important scenario quest begins!
“Are you chaste?”
“…………yes?”
“Oh my goodness! Why do you ask that?”
The Duke quickly shrinks and looks aggrieved when Duchess Elencia slaps his shoulder.
“If you are the son-in-law of our Dunaref family, you must be pure…!”
“dad?!”
Oh… you’re misunderstanding that?
“Anyway, Corin Locke! Our Marie is like me, she has a good personality and is smart.”
“I see.”
I don’t think it’s your personality?
“I’m not bragging, but Marie has been doing magic since she was seven years old. She’s a genius among geniuses.”
I’m proud of that.
“She was such a cute daughter that it wouldn’t hurt to put it in your eyes, and she was my precious daughter whom I raised like gold and jade…!”
“Ah… Yes. Well…”
Duke Mard glared at me with bloodshot eyes. These eyes also convey a sense of mid-life crisis.
“So not my daughter!”
“dad?!”
“you?!”
As expected, the Duke of Mard beats the sudden attack. It didn’t end there.
“Marie said she was going to marry Dad! That’s absolutely not possible…!”
“Dad!?”
Marie looked at Duke Mard with a look of astonishment.
“To someone I’ve never met before! What are you talking about!”
Marie, whose face turned red, slapped the Duke on the shoulder and pushed him away. Although the two people may be twice as big in size, it is Marie who dominates them with her strength.
“Argh…! Ugh! Argh…! Now wait a minute! Marie, it hurts! Why are you so strong…! You’re just like your mother…!”
“Dad, don’t say more!”
Now, it’s almost pathetic because they’re half-dragged. Now that I think about it, no one in this family can beat Marie by force.
The restaurant where Marie dragged Duke Mard to. The only people left were Duchess Ellencia and me.
“You’ve been very rude, Corin.”
“Haha, what a fun family.”
“It’s so fun it’s fun.”
The duchess with a warm smile stared at me with elegant gaze and then suddenly stood up.
“Duchess?”
She bowed her head deeply towards me and greeted me.
“Thank you so much for helping our Marie.”
“…Please don’t bow down too much. It’s a burden.”
“is that so?”
“I just did it because I could reach it.”
“…….”
“And above all… Marie-senpai is a person who doesn’t mind becoming happier.”
Good people deserve better endings. No, this is natural.
“Hehe…”
At my words, the Duchess covered her mouth with Marie’s unique bright smile.
“When I received Marie’s letter, I thought it might have been too much of a surprise… but I welcome Corin. Unlike him, I’m a liberal.”
“…I see.”
What on earth? What do you mean Marie sent a letter?
-Ahh! No way, Marie! I can’t tolerate this dad!
-I really can’t survive!
-Only holding a cow’s hand is allowed! No more than that!
-Mama, stop saying nonsense! I hate you dad! you idiot!
-Hehehehe…! Marie…!
Oh, that’s a disease too.
Are all fathers with daughters like that?
Later, Duke Mard came to me and apologized and thanked me at the same time, but he could not give up until the end.
“Only holding hands is allowed…! That purity! It would be better to maintain it until death…!!”
-Wow!
According to a married man who went on a rampage, it ends with a back smash.