Scarlett and Andrei returned to the watch shop.
When they arrived, they found a number of men sitting in front of the store, asleep.
“Aren't these tram drivers?”
Hearing Scarlett's voice, two children, Charlie and Susan, who had been sleeping with them, woke up and ran to her: “Scarlett!”
“Yesterday, some creepy guys tried to break the glass!”
“Did you tell your father, Susan?”
“Yes, everyone came to protect the store!”
“Oh my God...”
Most likely, Evil Crimson intended to harm the store.
Scarlett hugged the two children warmly, then looked at the tram drivers who had gotten up.
“Did you spend the night here like this?”
“You risked your life to help us, we can spend a few nights here!”
“That's right.
Who would dare to attack your store?
If we make you cry, we'll feel embarrassed.”
As Scarlett's eyes sparkled with tears of gratitude, the drivers looked embarrassed.
So, instead of crying, Scarlett smiled brightly: "I'm not going to cry.
It's morning, so I'm just yawning.
Thank you really very much."
“We will take turns guarding the store, don’t worry.”
The tram drivers leave, and Charlie and Susan cling to Scarlett, refusing to leave, but their father eventually drags them along, and the shop becomes quiet.
Andrei opened the door of the store and said: “Stop making trouble, ma’am.”
“What trouble did I cause?”
Andrei looked at her seriously, and Scarlett stepped back and said embarrassedly: “Okay, okay.”
I entered the shop, took the newspaper from the ground floor and went up to the workshop.
It was her habit to read the newspaper before starting work, and she found an article about Crimson watches:
[Crimson flagship store temporarily closed]
[Evil Crimson faces inevitable taxes]
“What?”
Scarlett read the article with wide eyes.
He was talking about starting a tax investigation into Crimson Watches.
While she was reading carefully, a sentence caught her attention:
[Customer complaints have increased recently about the frequent malfunctions of Crimson watches]
“See?
I said there was a problem with the clocks.”
Scarlett muttered, closed the newspaper, and then went down the stairs.
When she arrived at the ground floor, Andrei, who had just opened the store, asked her: “Why did you come down so early?
Hungry?”
“No, not that one”
“Do you know the amount of orders that have accumulated?
It is urgent.”
Scarlett frowned in embarrassment at his complaining: “I know, I'm sorry, but… I have to go south.”
“What?”
Andre frowned, Scarlett blinked but continued: “There is no other choice.
I have to check if the Crimson parts are faulty.”
“Listen, ma'am.”
“Damaged watches are increasing, and they are watches that are supposed to last.
You also want Crimson watches to thrive, right?”
“Yes, but...”
“In the long run, this is essential.”
Andrei sighed tiredly and said, “Well... it's not a mistake.
But going to the south will take at least two weeks.
What about the backlog of orders?”
“I will work day and night before I go.”
“Do you have to put in all this effort?”
“Yes.
It's about the quality of the product.
If you run a watch store, the quality of watches is the priority.”
Andrei sighed again in front of Scarlett's clear eyes, and moved his gaze from her eyes to the blue sky outside the window: “This is not true.”
“What?”
“Nothing”
Andrei nodded and said, “Well, you're right.
Admit it.”
“Really?”
“Honestly, in the beginning, I wanted to run this business to my liking.”
“Andrey, you're already doing it.”
Andrei coughed and said, “Anyway, but you are more professional than I expected.
I respect your great journey for the quality of the product.”
“Not a big trip, but thanks.
I'll go.”
Andrei clapped and said: “Okay, get up now and work.”
Scarlett laughed and nodded, then rushed to fulfill the orders.
After a while, a customer entered, and Andrey greeted him politely: “Hello, good morning.”
But the man ignored the greeting and headed towards the second floor.
Andrei stopped him: “Sorry, customers can’t enter the second floor...
Ah, you’re not a customer.”
Andrei grabbed the man's fist to his face, covered his mouth with the other hand, and pushed him into the fireplace.
Sparks flew on the man's face, and he fidgeted.
Andrei murmured: “Since morning, only strange people have appeared.
I don’t know if my lady appreciates this effort.”
Andrei pointed to two young men who were watching from outside.
They came in, and he said: “Mr.
Domfelt sent you, didn't he?”
“Yes...”
“Your work is bad.
If I were in his place, I would fire you.”
The guards were limited because Scarlett did not have to notice them.
The two young men were embarrassed by Andrei's criticism.
Andrei threw the man to them and said: “Then come in.”
“Who are you?”
Andrei frowned and said, “Don’t you see?
I’m an employee at the watch store.”
“But...”
“Get out, or I will call the lady.”
“No, no!”
The two young men quickly took out the intruder, but he was well trained, so they struggled to control him.
Andrei looked at them with contempt, then returned to his work.
Three days later, Scarlett finished her preparations to travel south.
Working day and night, she was so exhausted that she might collapse with a poke.
If it wasn't for Andrei accompanying her to the train station, she might have missed her stop.
While Scarlett was immersed in work, Andrei prepared the perfect suitcase: “I packed disposable items.
Get rid of clothes or items after use, because your luggage will increase when you return.”
“Thank you”
“I feel like a nanny, but I chose this, so there is no way.”
Scarlett laughed and nodded.
Andrei boarded the train with her to check the first class seat he had reserved: “Okay, you can sleep all the way.”
First class had a luggage service, so Andrei put the suitcase there and prepared a comfortable seat with a pillow and blanket.
“Really, you're like a nanny,” Scarlett said.
“That's it.
Interested in a luxury watchmaker?”
Scarlett hit his arm playfully, and Andrei laughed, and hers followed suit.
“I'll go.
Take care of the store.”
“Yes, boss”
Andrei said goodbye to her and got off the train.
Scarlett felt proud that she was the one who chose him, and fell asleep as soon as she sat down.
The train left at ten in the evening, and ran eleven hours south.
One of the employees woke her up: “Ma’am.”
Scarlett opened her eyes, and the employee seemed reassured: “Sorry, you were asleep for a long time, so I checked if you were okay.”
“Sorry, I'm usually a deep sleeper.”
“It's okay, enjoy your trip.”
The employee left, and Scarlett blushed as she fanned her face with her hands.
I looked out the window and found that the night had passed and the morning was bright.
It was eight in the morning.
“I slept ten hours on the train”
Scarlett murmured, and smiled as she looked out the window.
Vast plains, the likes of which she had never seen in the capital, stretched out before her.
“Wow...”
She, as someone who was born and lived in the capital, was amazed by the sight.
She was thankful the employee had woken her up to see this, if only for a moment.
The train stopped shortly at the last station.
From here, she had to take a carriage ride.
Scarlett paid a fair amount to hire a carriage driver.
Fortunately, there were travelers heading to the same destination, so I easily reached Mount Kohan in the Salian Mountains.
The problem started from here.
Scarlett got off the cart, holding a large gravel bag, and looked at the mountain.
Climbing it seemed impossible, let alone finding Lucy's waterfall, collecting pebbles from it, and descending.
It seemed like an impossible task.
“I'm crazy”
Scarlett sighed deeply.
But now was the right time.
With the plane problem, Victor might come to arrest her at any moment, so she had to hurry.
Scarlett, in this moment of devotion to watches, felt both silly and proud.
“It's hereditary”
If there's one thing she's sure of, it's that she inherited this from her parents.
As she prepared to climb the mountain, she noticed a strange absence of roads.
I asked a passing Kohan: “How do I get to Lucy Waterfall from here?”
“Lucy Waterfall?
It's on the border.”
“Yes, I know, but I need to find something there.”
“The soldiers will stop you in the middle... but they usually take this route.”
Scarlett checked the direction he pointed.
It didn't seem like an obvious path, but fortunately, she remembered the map of the area her parents had, and it matched what she had drawn.
I thanked the man and started walking.
The mountain was rugged, and she was afraid that a snake or a monster would appear.
As she was climbing, she saw the gravel that Eiffel used in his watches.
“This is too much”
If it was Evil, he could send someone to fetch the pebbles, why did he do that?
While she was thinking, she stumbled down the slope, but a strong hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.