“Yes, it's real.”
Yusar smiled and Illya gaped.
[Net profit 3310 gulden]
Her eyes widened at this huge sum that she saw for the first time in her life.
Even if it was divided between Lennox and Yusar's share, it would still take 1,100 gulden.
For your information, the “huge” amount received by her brother Erhan, who volunteered in the Demon Resistance Army to save the baron’s fiefdom, was 200 gulden.
Five times more than that!
With this money, she could sufficiently lift her parents out of poverty, and restore the baron's fiefdom to its former glory.
She wondered if this was a dream, so she pinched her cheek and looked again at the numbers on the receipt.
'How could this happen in just one week?'
Even if she sold all the special goods she brought, the amount wouldn't have reached that much.
So, the answer lies in the agency purchasing service entrusted by Leosar!
Ilya looked at Yusar calmly and opened her mouth.
“You must have taken advantage of them.”
At her words, Yusar smiled and responded in protest.
“Exploitation, what a statement!
We gave them an outlet in this hellish life.
And this money is the price for it.”
In fact, the behavior of the boys in the unit has changed quite a bit recently.
They kept complaining that they didn't want to receive training, but they were no longer lying still like on the first day.
Illya thought that the young masters had finally given up, but in fact, the apprentices were finding solace in their hard lives through the luxuries they were given.
Even if it is a very expensive consolation!
“However, do not raise prices so much that they cause problems.”
When Ilya spoke, Yusar nodded.
"naturally."
However, as soon as she saw the amount, she felt as if the muscle pain caused by the hard training had completely disappeared.
“More importantly, where do we keep the money?”
An amount of this size would take up a lot of space and be difficult to manage.
Then Yusar answered as if he had been waiting for this.
“You don't have to worry about the money.
It's already safe.”
He finished speaking, then took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to her.
"This is amazing…!"
Certificate of deposit from the Imperial Bank.
The certificate bore the stamp of the bank director, confirming that 3310 Golden was properly preserved.
“You've already deposited that money into the account with the highest interest rate.”
“True.
Keeping her here would be both a risk and a loss.”
What a meticulous person.
Elia secretly shook her head in admiration.
She also thought of depositing the money in the Imperial Bank.
Because it was the safest place in this empire.
But since she can't move around freely now, she thought of visiting the bank when she gets leave.
But how did Yusar manage to send all that money to the bank while he was here?
Elia's eyes widened when she saw the date stamped on the deposit certificate.
'So then!'
That was the day when the butler, who was in charge of managing the Grand Duke's family money, would go to the bank once a month to complete the family's financial transactions.
In the original story, Elia knew of this fact because the butler was buying Lavinia's favorite strawberry mousse cake from the pastry shop next to the bank.
Evidently, Yusar had discovered this fact early on via a venal servant, and had taken action in his own way.
“You bribed the butler and the servant who accompanied him to the bank as well, didn’t you?”
Illya guessed as she looked at him.
He must have discovered that servant's fatal weakness, and then either threatened him or asked him to do so.
There is no human being without flaws.
“Elijah, your mind is really working well.
Why do I feel so happy every time you reveal my plans?”
At her words, Yusar looked at her and smiled broadly.
“If you don’t like my method, I will leave the money management to you from now on.
I will withdraw my share of the money next month and give it to you.”
Elia secretly shook her head in disapproval.
It was much better to keep this much money safe in the Imperial Bank and earn interest, rather than leave it here.
Plus, since Yusar was the one running the matter, there would definitely be no mistakes.
‘When I get leave later, I will withdraw my share and give it to my parents in my village.’
Elijah thought like this and said to him:
“No, I will leave the money management to you in the future as well.”
Then Yusar answered confidently.
“You thought well.
You will never be disappointed as long as you leave it to me.”
•
“Welcome, sir!”
Theo, who was sitting in the clinic, suddenly got up and said hello when he saw Keisha.
Keisha pointed his eyes at the items scattered on Theo's desk and asked him:
“What is this?”
“These, sir?
They are items we confiscated from these young gentlemen this morning.”
The office was filled with luxuries such as perfumes, fountain pens, fine sweets, and chocolates.
“Their pockets were strangely bulging, and when I searched their personal belongings, I found them carrying many of these luxuries.
They are not girls, and these boys have completely lost their military discipline...”
Keisha picked up a piece of chocolate and ate it, muttering.
"This is delicious.
Where did it come from?"
Then Theo frowned and replied:
“This is all because of Erhan and his gang.
They run a really funny business.”
"project?"
“Yes, they bring in some special products from abroad and sell them, or supply the required goods upon request.”
Keisha asked with a sharp look:
“Are they bringing in legally prohibited goods?”
Then Theo replied:
“I went and checked it carefully immediately, and unfortunately, there was not a single item that violated military law.
They were just simple luxury items or luxury consumer goods.”
Keisha ate another piece of chocolate, lost in thought.
So then!
No wonder these “scumbags”’ attitude towards training seemed to have a strange vitality these days.
More than that, he should think of such a way to raise the morale of the unit's members.
'Erhan, that boy…'
While Keisha's eyes sparkled with interest, Theo muttered in an exasperated voice.
“Colonel, are you just going to leave it alone?
Is it even right for a soldier to pursue personal gain?”
Keisha replied indifferently.
"How much can these boys earn anyway?
Let them earn their pocket money."
"What?!
But..."
"If he is a soldier in the Imperial Army who lives off the salary given by the state, then naturally pursuing personal gain would merit severe punishment.
But aren't you, me, and those boys all private soldiers of the Grand Duke's family?"
Theo objected, asking:
“That's true, but… what about military discipline?”
“Surprisingly, these ‘scumbags’ are training more seriously than before, even if their level of achievement is miserable.”
“But...”
Theo was about to object, but Kishara interrupted him and asked:
“Theo, don’t you remember?
Those cheap chocolates from our days serving in the Imperial Army.”
Hearing those words, a slight smile spread across Theo's lips.
A scene emerged from the depths of memory.
A dark night in which you can't see anything in front of you.
With Keisha, they held their breath and sneaked out of the unit, crawling through a hole in the barracks wall to meet a black market dealer in special products.
It had rained heavily the day before, so the sticky mud covered their entire bodies, but they didn't care.
They barely managed to buy two small pieces of cheap chocolate from the black market dealer they finally met.
The price was so high that it drained all the salary he had carefully saved for months, but that didn't matter.
After their entire bodies were covered in mud, they crawled back through the hole and carefully ate those precious little chocolates for a whole week.
It was a really happy week.
Just by remembering the sweetness spreading in their mouths, they could forget the arduous training and bad practices of the senior officers.
Theo recalled those days and answered in a dreamy voice:
"How could I forget?
It was the most delicious chocolate I've ever had in my life.
Much tastier than this stuff."
When Theo pointed his eyes at the luxurious chocolates on the desk, Keisha responded sharply:
“So honestly, I don't care what these boys eat.
As long as they're trained properly.
Do you understand what I'm saying?”
"…Understood."
Keisha silently ate the chocolate and muttered:
“By the way, Erhan that kid, I thought he was just good at training, but he’s also very smart.”
Indeed, he is too valuable a talent to be limited to a mere unit commander role.
The chocolate melted in his mouth, a pleasant sweetness spreading throughout.
Meanwhile, Theo was silently watching Keisha.
Keisha would have preferred Erhan too much.
The fact that he had handed over to him the piece of the Healing Ball that he had kept so carefully was clear evidence of that.
A vague feeling of anxiety washed over Theo.
Sometimes, when a subordinate he liked showed up, Keisha would trust him so much that he couldn't make objective decisions.
Didn't he eventually lose a cherished subordinate and suffer for several years?
If something like this happens again...
In addition, he felt suspicious of Erhan.
The actions of that lean and handsome boy were somehow suspicious.
Whether it's him defeating Axion and downing a huge number of monsters without even blinking an eyelid, or this business he masterfully manages to avoid the web of the law.
No matter how much Kesha preferred him, this point had to be addressed.
He looked at Keisha as if he had made up his mind, then opened his mouth:
“Colonel, frankly, I find that boy suspicious.”