ALL NOVEL chapter 16
16. My money you took away
Chapter 16. It’s my money you took away
At that time, a blacksmith’s shop in the city.
With my daughter!
The door opened with the clear sound of a bell.
And then, when a girl in a black robe and a man with a scary expression entered, Hasen jumped up.
“Oh, you are here!”
Hashon hurriedly went inside the smithy.
Then he pulled out something from inside.
It was a beautiful golden rose that could be seen at a glance even in a slightly gloomy blacksmith’s shop.
“There are a lot of gold coins, but? Only 5 roses came out.”
The rose was elaborately made.
Even the delicate leaves expressed in between.
It really looked like a perfect piece.
Of course, Chloe’s expression brightened when she saw the work.
“It’s really beautiful. Thank you.”
“I…. Then the commission fee… ?”
Seeing Hayson’s careful question, Chloe said “Ah!” And took out a pocket from her waist and handed it to her.
Cheolgeureong.
Heyson’s expression brightened when he heard the clear tone.
He hurriedly opened his pockets and grinned at the huge amount of gold coins.
“Then thank you. Take care.”
Meanwhile, Chloe walked briskly out of the forge with her gold rose in her arms.
***
Back at the monastery, Chloe first looked for Tails.
And finally, in the distance, I saw Tail, who had just come out of Cecilia’s tent.
Usually, seeing that figure would have made my stomach boil, but today was different.
‘Tale will like this.’
Chloe ran towards Tail at once.
“Fall over! Be careful!”
Alan shouted from behind.
“Don’t fall! Don’t worry-!”
And before she could finish her words, Chloe’s foot got tangled in the roots of the tree and her body staggered.
“Huh?”
Chloe unknowingly hugged her rose in her hand.
Even if she hurt herself, she had to keep this gold rose.
And the moment she shut her eyes tight at the thought of hitting the ground.
Prison.
It felt soft but firm.
‘This isn’t land.’
Chloe opened her eyes quietly.
And what you see.
‘Clothes?’
It was a monk’s clothes.
I lifted her head and looked up at her.
“Are you okay?”
Tails was holding Chloe with a smile, within a distance of her lips if she pushed her face out a little.
“That… that is!”
Chloe, her face flushed in an instant, gave him a slight push and stood up.
“Chloe! Aren’t you hurt!?”
Meanwhile, Alan ran over to check on her, and at the same time, her neck reddened, she grabbed her tail’s arm.
“Tail.”
In the frenzy, Chloe held out her gold rose to Tale.
“It’s a gift. Tale.”
With a face smeared with mud, she smiled brightly like a pure flower bud.
“I prepared it for you.”
Just for you.
Thinking of you.
Remembering only you.
When Chloe, who had swallowed everything behind her back, handed her a gold rose, Tail received the gold rose with a surprised expression.
And Chloe continued with a shy expression.
“This…. It’s made with 100 gold coins.”
So the moment you want to ask for praise.
Tail’s expression changed unexpectedly.
“… How many did you make?”
At the same time, Tail’s face stiffened slightly as he looked at the golden rose.
***
Tail took a deep breath and she exhaled.
No matter how deeply I breathed, I couldn’t calm myself down.
“So. As my gift. With 100 gold coins. Five flowers. You made it up?”
Tail’s voice trembled slightly.
Knowing that something was serious, Chloe blinked her eyes and answered.
“Huh? Uh…. Why? Got a problem?”
Tail forced her to swallow a sigh.
‘The problem is overflowing now.’
That would be the case too.
‘About 100 gold coins! I should make ten gold roses! What five songs?’
No matter how you look at it, the blacksmith didn’t know this, so the only explanation was that he took it in the middle.
He must have thought that he was an aristocrat who did not know the world.
‘Dare. Dare! Taking away money that could be mine!’
Tail’s eyes glistened with anger.
“Chloe. Where is the forge that made this?”
“I’m in town….”
“Do you know the location?”
Chloe nodded at Tail’s question.
“Eh. Because I’ve been there twice.”
Then, with a firm expression, Tails grabbed Chloe’s hand and dragged her along.
“Then let’s go.”
Chloe’s eyes widened as she followed the tail.
“Huh? Where?”
“Of course.”
Tail’s expression looked more angry than ever.
“To get the money I lost.”
* * *
Tale immediately headed to the forge with Alan and Chloe.
Boom!
As I kicked open the door, a man who had been dozing at the desk suddenly stood up.
“Who… Aigoo, lady.”
Man, Hayson approached her, startled by her.
“I gave you something earlier…. What did you come for?”
His expression was very bright when he said that.
Hasson continued before Chloe could say anything.
“Maybe…. Do you have any more requests?”
Tail, who read the greed in his expression, let out a big smile.
Hasson’s expression hardened slightly at the obvious sneer.
“… This person is?”
“I don’t know.”
Tale smiled as he handed the golden rose to Hasen.
However, even with a smile, his eyes were staring at Hasen intensely.
“Are you the blacksmith of this forge?”
Looking up and down at Tails, who was wearing monk’s clothes, Hasen noticed that he was a commoner.
A blue-eyed young commoner only used honorifics, though he got angry at his poor expression and behavior.
I couldn’t bear to express my displeasure at the glance, as it looked like I was in a league with nobles Chloe and Alan.
He replied with a commercial smile on his face.
“Yes. Is there something wrong with this golden rose?”
As I spoke with a smile, Tail let out another laugh.
At that, Hayson’s face cracked slightly.
“Ah. What’s wrong with this gold rose?”
Tail’s expression hardened in an instant.
“Are you asking because you don’t know that?”
Then Tail proudly held out his hand.
Hayson stared blankly at the hand, squinting his eyes, then gently placed his hand on Tail’s.
“No. Someone give me a hand, you bastard.”
Poof.
Tayl slashed Hayson’s hand with a look of contempt.
“Why give me your hand? Give me your hand.”
Tayl rubbed his hand on his clothes and spoke ferociously.
“I want my money back.”
Taylor gritted his teeth in a low voice and fired at him.
“My money you took away.”
* * *
The ripple effect of Tail’s words was great.
“What do you mean?” Hayson raised his voice.
He slammed his chest down saying it was unfair.
“Sorry, but I never took the money! How good I have lived!”
“I don’t know how you lived.”
Tale glared at him with his arms crossed.
“They said that this golden rose had 100 gold coins in it. Right? I wouldn’t have counted.”
“Yes, yes?”
“You couldn’t even count while making this? You must have counted them, since each rose must contain a certain amount of gold coins.”
“That….”
Hison did not give an easy answer.
It was because if he admitted that it was 100 here, it would be exposed that he had only put half a gold coin into this golden rose.
Then he made a decision the moment he saw the beautiful Chloe.
‘Yes. He’s an aristocrat who doesn’t know the world anyway.’
How do you know whether this golden rose contains 100 or 50 gold coins?
He’ll just take it off himself.
Having finished his thoughts, Hayson nodded his head up and down frantically.
“Yes. Yes. You’re right. It was exactly 100.”
“By the way, I think this golden rose has about 50 gold coins in it?”
You can fool other people’s eyes, but you can’t fool your own eyes.
I was sure.
‘This bastard. The money was stolen.’
However, Hayson jumped at Tail’s words.
“What are you talking about! So you’re saying I stole the money in the middle?”
Oh. He didn’t know how to speak with his own mouth.
However, Hayson was stronger than he thought.
He gave a lengthy speech about how trustworthy he is and how much he values trust with his customers.
“This rose requires a lot of detailed work, and it cost a lot of gold coins to go into the hidden parts delicately.”
No. Spending half a gold coin just because it involves detailed work?
Besides, how many parts are invisible?
It was a story that made no sense from beginning to end.
It may seem strange when you hear the same words for the first time, but if you keep hearing the same thing in different words, it feels right.
‘That must be brainwashing.’
And the person with whom that works well.
Tail glanced at Chloe.
Looking at Chloe with her mouth slightly open, it seemed like she was already halfway there.
‘As expected.’
She glanced at Tails, and she didn’t know what to do.
But she didn’t seem to be able to tell me to easily reconsider what Tail had argued.
‘I’ll have to cut it here.’
If I let it continue, it seems to go over at all.
“Yes. You claim to have made it with 100 gold coins, and I have made it with 50, right?”
The corners of Tail’s mouth went up at an angle.