A Narrow-Eyed Nobleman Is Always Misunderstood

Episode 4 – First Night in the Capital

The first thing Nina and I did when we arrived in Tintaluna was to find accommodation.

No matter how good the carriage was, sitting for a long time was an act that accumulated a lot of fatigue in the body.

According to rumors, it was still easier to ride a carriage than using other means of transportation within the Bregern Empire.

In other kingdoms, roads are not as well paved as in the Bregern Empire, so many people complain of hip pain when traveling by carriage.

Certainly, looking back on the journey from Maidern’s estate to Tintaluna, I never thought that the wagon’s shaking or the bumps on the floor would hurt my butt.

In this respect, it can be said that Korea is much better than other countries.

Of course, if I just rode the wagon for weeks on end, my whole body would get tired without even realizing it.

Even if a wagon is comfortable, it cannot beat the comfort of a building.

“By the way, boy.”

“Why, Nina?”

“Can we stay in a nice place like this?”

Nina was looking at me with a slightly worried look, asking if I was really okay.

It wasn’t that Nina’s reaction was incomprehensible.

Right now, we were standing in front of the door of a luxury lodging facility that was very classy and at first glance, ‘I have an expensive body’.

According to the information I heard from a merchant who visited the territory before, the luxury accommodations in the capital cost at least one gold coin for a night’s stay.

Usually in Korea, one gold coin is worth about 100 silver coins.

One silver coin was the cost of living for a commoner family for a week, so one gold coin was enough for a commoner family to live on for at least one year.

“Huh, it’s okay Nina. Even if it looks like this, my pocket is full of shiny coins.”

“Yes?”

“Whoa, whoa. Foolish people tried to fool my eyes. And this is the spoils I took from them.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Nothing to worry about, Nina. It’s all legally earned.”

I was handed the bag of money I had left with Nina.

The money in this pocket was earned at a gambling house operating in the underworld of the neighboring city of Agorn.

Initially, it started with a single gold coin.

The dealers and touts there saw me as a pet and attacked me to rip them off.

But they didn’t know that I was a well-trained swordsman and wizard.

My highly developed eyesight and body began to push the dealer into the pit of despair by combining all the possible numbers.

At first, the smile on the dealer’s face did not leave.

But as the game progressed and the board got bigger, the smile started to disappear from his face.

In the end, when I finally won 200 gold coins, the manager of the casino came and asked me.

“I’m sorry, Gongja.”

“What’s up?”

“Could you please allow us some time to talk quietly somewhere else?”

The story after moving to the quiet place with them was obvious.

As with casinos run by the underworld, they tried to placate me.

However, when the flow of the conversation did not go their way, they took out their swords.

After that, well, I revealed that I was an aristocrat and robbed them in reverse.

How strong can the guys who ate in the back alley be strong?

After I showed my swordsmanship skills, they bowed their heads and asked me for mercy.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know. Please save my life.”

I forgave them because I didn’t mean to see blood.

Instead, I kept all the money I won.

Because this money was to be used to enjoy my leisure life.

They only spit out words of gratitude for my saving life.

Anyway, I was planning to use the money I earned there today like this.

“Because that’s what you said, I have no choice but to trust you.”

“Don’t worry, Nina? When did I lie to Nina?”

“It’s not like that. Anyway, I understand. I am the young master’s handmaid, so we must do as the young master tells us.”

“Huh, well thought out. If I follow along well, nothing bad will happen to Nina.”

After reassuring her Nina, I opened the door to her accommodation and went in with her.

“Welcome, sir. Welcome to Madron Hotel.”

“Huh, nice to meet you. Me and the lady-in-waiting. Is there a room where the two of us can spend the night like this? It would be nice if we could use separate beds.”

I asked the clerk at the counter if there were rooms for me and Nina to stay.

If nothing else, since Nina is a grown woman, I thought I would be considerate of her so that she could have her time.

So I asked the staff to make a separate bed for me.

“Due to admission to the academy, all the regular rooms are currently out, and only the special rooms remain. What do you want to do?”

“I’ll let you choose a special room.”

Hmm, they said there were not enough rooms due to admission to the academy, so I had no choice but to choose a special room.

I had the money I personally brought with me and the money my parents gave me to spend on travel, but I didn’t have enough money to spend it on a spree.

“The price of a private room for two is three gold coins a night.”

“Here it is.”

I thought it would cost more because it was a special room, not a standard room, but three gold coins.

Three gold coins were very expensive, but I didn’t worry anymore for Nina, who had gone through so much trouble to follow me here.

I took three gold coins out of my pocket and handed them over, and the clerk handed me a key.

Mana was gently flowing out of the key, as if it had been treated with magic.

“This key is a magical item. Without this key, you cannot enter the room, and if lost, you will be charged a cost of one gold coin.”

Wow, crazy. It was truly a magical key.

Even the price is one gold coin.

Since it was a magical item, it was definitely not cheap.

Perhaps the price of this gold coin included the enchantment on the room and the cost of enchanting the new key.

Thinking of that, the cost of one gold coin was surprisingly reasonable.

I took the key, and Nina followed me.

The name of our room on the key was number 601, so Nina and I went up to the sixth floor.

As expected of a luxury lodging facility located in the capital of an empire, there were elevators that went up and down using magic.

When I got on the elevator and went up to the 6th floor, a wide hallway appeared.

The hallway decorated with luxurious red carpets and luxurious carvings and patterns seemed to have moved the mansions of wealthy people.

I put the key to the doorknob of the room with the number 601 written on it in the middle of the door in the hallway.

Then the door opened automatically, revealing the interior of Room 601.

“Wow… Bocchan. The room is too fancy, isn’t it?”

“Yes, Nina. It’s very flashy.”

Room 601 was decorated very richly, befitting the cost of three gold coins a night.

From the furnishings to the decorations, nothing looked cheap.

There were two beds, and both had soft duvets on them.

The air in the room was very pleasant and maintained just the right temperature for falling asleep.

“Boss, there’s even a separate bathroom here.”

“Really?”

Looking around, Nina seemed to have found a bathroom.

I went into the bathroom Nina found, and it sure seemed overpriced.

The bathroom was equipped with an automatic thermostat and magic tools that used a mana pump to produce hot and cold water.

“I don’t have to go to fetch water separately.”

“That’s right. Nina can easily wash up and go out without suffering.”

When I stayed in other cities, no matter how good the place was, the facilities were not as good as this.

So, Nina said that she couldn’t make her youngster suffer, and she brought warm water. I don’t know how her slender arms had the strength to carry such heavy water.

Anyway, Nina was able to give this lodging a passing score in that she could wash comfortably.

“Then, Nina, I’ll wash first, so could you bring me some clothes?”

“Yes, boy.”

After asking Nina to get her clothes to change into, I went into the bathroom.

I took off the clothes I was wearing, washed my body, and soaked in the bathtub.

As I soaked in a bathtub full of warm water, I felt that my fatigue was relieved thanks to the warm water.

“By the way, why am I the only one with this face?”

I look at my face in the mirror next to the bathtub.

Slightly golden silver hair.

Fair skin and bright red lips.

A sharp jawline and a nose that looks like it was sculpted by a sculptor.

And the narrow eyes that devour all those advantages.

It is said that there is nothing wrong with how I see the world, but no matter how much I try to rise, it hardly shows any change.

If even the smile on my lips disappears in this situation, I will become a cold and scary person no matter who sees it.

“Certainly, it looked scary even to me.”

It was scary to see myself not smiling even when I saw it.

“Hoo, when will I stop being afraid of people even if I don’t smile?”

But at this time I didn’t know.

What will happen at the academy because of my appearance.