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Thank you so much for the love Jasper! 3/3
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Devan still had a blank face.
I didn’t even know that the curse, which had plagued me for more than a decade, had been lifted so easily.
Then, he suddenly asked as if he had come to his senses.
“What about the right side? Can we release the curse on the right side tomorrow?”
“That’s…..”
I bit my lips hard.
The left side was the same as what we’ve been doing so far, but the right side….. wasn’t sure.
Just imagining the black shape that I was chasing the day before was cold.
To treat the right side, you had to confront it.
Is that possible? Even if it’s possible, will I be able to win?
“Let’s take it easy for now. It’s not something that you can use all at once.”
Even with my gibberish excuse, Devan just nodded.
Since the temple monopolizes information, little is known to the general public about the divine power.
Regeun.
Devan just meant that he had no choice but to believe me completely.
It was the first time I was grateful for the temple.
“Okay, then call the doctor right away. You can go back and rest.”
I grabbed Devan, who was about to get up from his seat.
“Wait. I lifted the curse as I said. Your Highness, you have to do what you have to do.”
“What?”
He frowned, burst into laughter.
“Do you want money?”
“….yes.”
I swallowed my dry saliva.
I treated his left eye, but now he may not feel much. So if he still suspected that I was cheating, he might not give money. Devan jumped up from his seat.
Then, he naturally headed to his desk, unbelievably like I’m invisible.
Ddalang-
He waved the bell and soon the butler came in.
“Did you call me?”
“Yes. Money…”
While talking, Devan looked at me.
“Do you like money?” Or jewellery….”
I pondered for a moment.
I remember my previous life, but honestly, I didn’t know the monetary structure of this world well.
There’s no way that the novel would deal with that in detail.
After reincarnation, I lived in a temple and Count’s estate without such basic education, so there was no way to know.
If money was gold coins as I imagined, it was too much to carry them and run away.
However, I was worried if I could cash in to ask for bail.
“Well, I actually don’t know much about money.”
After much consideration, I decided to go out confidently.
He thought I was a woman who grew up loved by the count. Furthermore, it would not be very strange if you were a little ignorant of currency because you haven’t even made a debut yet.
“So what?”
“So… What would be good to run away from this empire? Between money and jewelry.”
The old butler’s eyes widened.
The same was true of Devan.
After frowning for a while, he tapped the table I was leaning on with his fingertips as if he was thinking about something.
“Run away from whom?”
“What?”
It was only then that I realized I made a mistake. I shouldn’t have said I’ll run away.
“Just… I’m saying this because I want to leave the empire.”
“Is it an empire that you want to leave?”
It was a sharp tone.
“Didn’t I tell you before that you shouldn’t ask me that? Your Highness’ curse is lifted, Your Highness gives me money, and that’s all.”
He knocked on the desk faster and faster.
“Where will you go if you leave this empire?”
“There’s no reason to tell you that.”
“…… Each empire has a different unit of currency. I’m sure you know this much, right?”
Devan raised his chin a little bit. He looked like he hit the nail on the head.
I hesitated for a moment and answered resolutely.
“You can change it enough at the border. Otherwise, what would you do with the transactions between empires?”
Perhaps really, there was no way that there was no concept of currency exchange in this world where empires had exchanges.
Devan was quiet for a moment in my attitude. Then, he looked at the butler and ordered it.
“Bring the money. And…..”
He put his hand on his chin as if he was struggling again.
Then he suddenly looked at me and said.
“What do you look like?”
“…What?”
What do you mean, ‘What does it look like’ all of a sudden?
I made a silly face at a random question.
Devan changed his opponent.
“Butler.”
“Oh….Yes, your highness. So, the lady…..”
The old butler looked at me and chose his words.
“She has yellow petal-like hair mixed with green, sea-like eyes. Oh, it looks like the Milky Way is scattered around her eyes.”
My face heated up red with the tone of the butler who was just like a minstrel.
I coughed for no reason with the back of my hand on my cheek. “So, blonde and blue eyes. That’s it.”
“……That’s right.”
Devan summarized the butler’s long sentences in one word.
“A listening seat would be nice. There will be a brooch left by your mother. Go find it.”
“Yes, your highness.”
The old butler quickly left the room.
If it’s a mother, is it an empress?
I thought about it for a moment. I don’t know what Cheonggeumseok is, but wouldn’t it be very expensive if you look at the Empress’s brooch?
Can such a precious brooch be converted into money? Wouldn’t it be easier to cash in on several cheap gems?
“Here it is. Your Highness.”
“Not me, but to that side.”
However, such an idea disappeared as soon as the butler opened the lid of the box.
There was a luxurious glossy brooch.
It was dotted with golden spots as if someone had sprinkled gold powder on a blue gemstone that was as dark as the deep sea.
There was gold like petals surrounding the gemstone, and jewels that looked like diamonds were embedded in the middle.
On top of that, the pin for wearing a brooch was made in the shape of an arrow.
I frowned gently.
Hang on. Arrow?
“This is……”
“It’s something my mother left behind personally.”
I remembered Lantimos’ seal, a lion full of arrows.
Is it a simple coincidence that the arrow is embedded in the brooch? I didn’t know if I could trust his words that they weren’t objects of the imperial family. If it belonged to the imperial family, I didn’t know what would happen after selling it in another empire.
“…… It looks expensive.”
Devan’s corners of mouth went up after a very long time.
He asked the butler.
“Does she look good in it?”
The old butler looked at me holding the brooch and nodded vigorously.
“Yes, your highness. It suits her perfectly.”
“Okay. That’s good.”
I put down my brooch in both hands and stared at it.
It definitely felt similar to my eyes.
Well, it’ll be okay.
There was no way Devan would have handed me his precious treasure of the imperial family. If you feel uncomfortable, you can break down the brooch and sell the jewelry separately.
I nodded comfortably and carefully put the brooch back in the box.
“Okay, of course.”
“Oh, lady. We have a separate gold coin here.”
As I got up from my seat, the old butler handed me a package made of velvet.
There was gold coins in it, and it was also quite heavy.
If I had received all the price in gold coins, I would not have been able to carry it because it was heavy.
I nodded again, thinking it was a good thing to receive it as a jewel.
“See you tomorrow. Don’t forget to call a doctor. Don’t take off your blindfold under the light because you’re impatient.”
“Sure.”
I headed straight to my room.
As soon as I returned to the room, I took out the box in my arms and opened it.
The well-setted brooch was shining brightly. Even if I look at it again, it was still beautiful.
…. If it’s this, wouldn’t I be able to leave this place right away?
I was tempted to do so.
I also opened the package he left as if throwing it on the bed and checked it. Gold coins were quite heavy.
I didn’t know the monetary unit of this world well, but at least I could see that this was not a small amount of money.
How long can this last?
Knock, knock.
I was surprised by the knock, so I hid the package and box under the blanket.
“Lady, it’s me.”
It was Hilda’s voice.
“…come on in.”
She peeked out her face.
“Are you done with treatment?”
“Yes.”
“Shall we get ready to take a bath?”
After thinking for a while, I tapped my finger and made Hilda come closer.
Then I took a package out of the blanket.
“What’s this? Lady?”
When I opened the package and showed her the gold coins, Hilda opened her eyes wide.
“How much is this?”
“What?”
“So, with this amount of money… How long can someone live?”
Hilda looked through the package and hit the gold coins.
“My family would eat for 3 months.”
“Your whole family?”
“Yes, lady!”
“How many?”
“There are four including me.”
It’s money that four commoners can live for three months.
That meant I could live alone for a year. In the first place, I was not raised by the count to be treated as a proper noble girl. So, I live with the common people. However, there will be no big problem.
I also had memories of my previous life, and it would probably cost a lot of money to cross the border.
It was not common for this world to leave one empire and settle somewhere else.
Then let’s somehow get to Ellyun with this money and then cash in the brooch. And if you get a job before the money runs out…
When there was a realistic possibility, I felt my muscles tightening.
“….Lady?”
Perhaps he felt an unusual atmosphere, Hilda looked up at me with a strange face.
“…Can you prepare a bath for me?”
“Yes, lady!”
Hilda hurriedly left the room.
I thought about it without moving in that position.
Can I heal his right eye?
Thinking of the black shape I just felt, my confidence dropped.
Then rather… What if I ran away right now?
I didn’t know when I would invade the temple.
Wouldn’t it be better to run away when Devan completely believes in me?
Even though I was thinking about that, when I thought of Devan’s eyes, I felt guilty.
If I runs away without lifting his curse, what will happen to him?