I Became the Male Lead who was Clinging onto the Female Leads - I Became the Male Lead who was Clinging onto the Female Leads chapter 49

49 – What did he just say?

The first thing to do to revive the fallen family.

It is to fully grasp the current situation.

As Eugene walked to his office in Dallas, he gathered all the family information in his head and organized them.

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‘First, let’s look at the biggest crisis facing the family.’

The biggest crisis was, by far, the ‘huge debt’ owed to the Viscount Hobart.

Of course, even if it was solved, only the crisis of extinction could be escaped, and the reality of the extremely poor family did not change.

‘Anyway, the top priority is debt.’

The difficulty here was that the scale of the debt was out of line.

Debt, which was serious even decades ago, was affected by long interest and reached a state that one family could not afford.

It was obvious that no matter how strong Eugene became and earn money, it would take too long to pay off the huge debt.

‘No matter how much I act like a slave, it will take decades for things to get better.’

In those decades, Erica will spend her life stained with her tears.

After the debt is paid off, only Erica with a broken heart and Dallas lying sick with a vase will be left.

So, this was the worst of the lows.

‘We need to solve the problem in a different way.’

He focused on the ‘reason’ for the family’s extinction.

Why did Baron Grace, who was a continental teenager in the first place, perish?

This is because the previous head of the family, his grandfather, who suddenly went insane, made a huge debt by indulging in gambling and prostitutes.

‘I don’t have memories of my grandfather in my head.’

If you recall what Dallas said, his grandfather was originally a good-natured and wise man.

But he suddenly went crazy one day, settled for lodging at a gambling house, and sold the iron mine at a bargain price.

‘Does this make sense?’

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense. A suspicious smell emanated from the air.

‘Which group benefited the most from my grandfather’s madness?’

Without thinking, he was the Viscount of Hobart.

‘There is something there.’

Obviously.

Arriving in front of Dallas’s office, Eugene knocked on the door and went inside.

I saw Dallas and Phillip discussing with dark faces.

Dallas sent a suspicious glance when he saw Eugene entering the office.

“What happened?”

I told you to go to bed and rest.

“What do you do to rest alone when your family is in a difficult situation?”

“…… I see.”

Dallas made Eugene’s place with a deliberately calm face.

‘You really seem like a different person from half a year ago.’

As Eugene sat down, Philip opened her mouth.

“Me and the head of the family were discussing how to arrange a quick payment for the upcoming debt day.”

“I see.”

“Would you like to listen?”

“That’s nice too…… I have more questions than anything else.”

“What are you curious about?”

“That’s it.”

Yujin’s face became serious.

“There’s no way the two of you didn’t think of this, Father.”

“Hmm?”

“Your sister always said that your grandfather was a wise man.”

“I did.”

“To think that such a person would suddenly fall into gambling and prostitutes and ruin the family…… Does this make sense?”

“I see what you mean.”

Dallas sighed and straightened up to sit down.

“It’s not like I didn’t have that question. Ten years ago, I was even convinced that the Hobart Viscounty had done something malicious.”

“The head of the household is right. The family head and I had serious suspicions, and we conducted background investigations in various ways. But… ….”

“Didn’t find anything?”

“…… That’s right.”

Philip nodded bitterly.

“Why does the former head of the family often visit the gambling house owned by the Viscount Hobart? Why does he particularly like the little girls in it? There were not just one or two questions, so I really did a lot of research. He even managed to step on his tail once.”

“…… It was a matter of sacrificing only unfortunate lives.”

Philip struggled to nod his head and continued.

“That was something that happened decades ago. After that, the family’s situation got worse and worse, so I couldn’t afford to investigate the background.”

“Hmm… ….”

“I still suspect that the Viscount Hobart plotted a scheme long ago, but the reality is that nothing can be done about it.”

“In order to do a background investigation, we need a huge amount of money and competent personnel, but our family doesn’t have any.”

“Can I find something if I investigate now?”

Philip shook his head bitterly.

“It’s been too long. Even if conditions arise and a background investigation is conducted, the chances of finding out something are very slim. All the humans who would have plotted and carried out schemes in the past would have been too old or dead.”

“… ….”

The more I listened, the more I sighed.

‘It’s not easy.’

It wasn’t that Dallas and Phillip didn’t sit still because they were idiots.

They immediately noticed the suspicious feeling and did their best to investigate the background.

“Can I at least tell you something about the tail?”

“…… Yes.”

Yujin nodded.

“It happened more than ten years ago. That day… ….”

“Philip.”

Dallas hardened his face and cut him off.

“…… Why do you do that? Head of household?”

“What are you trying to say by saying that? What if Eugene, who was moved by the story, started investigating the background by herself?”

Isn’t it okay then?

Yujin, who had been thinking of doing a background investigation, opened her mouth.

“Father. Don’t worry too much.”

“Yes. Lord. There’s no way that Yujin-nim will investigate behind me just because I say a few words.”

“Kuhm.”

“Isn’t it okay to be too overprotective of those who will soon become adults?”

“…… What are you worried about?”

I’m worried…….

Dallas shut his mouth, looking uncomfortable.

Then Philip started talking.

“It happened more than ten years ago. I sent an investigation team to the ‘largest gambling hall’ in the Viscounty of Hobart, where the former head of the family spent the most time. While the investigators were enjoying gambling to avoid arousing suspicion, they heard strange noises from the drunk people next to them.”

“What was that strange noise?”

“…… I don’t know. The members of the investigation team all went missing that day. This story is just a story that I barely heard from an acquaintance in the gambling house.”

“…… Then, grabbing the tail…….”

“The words spoken by drunken people were at a level where the members of the investigation team would lose their temper and rush at them.”

“…… Okay… ….”

It was too meager information to say that he stepped on his tail.

‘But it’s better than nothing.’

It became clear where to start the background investigation.

‘The largest gambling house in the Viscounty of Hobart.’

I don’t know if I’ll be able to meet the people in question because it happened decades ago, but I had no choice but to go.

“Any other stepping on the tail, right?”

“…… Yes. We sent several more investigation teams, but the security was tight and we didn’t get much results.”

“I see.”

Unfortunately, this seemed to be the only information I could find out within the family.

‘I have to figure out the rest.’

Eugene immediately stood up.

There is only a week left until Viscount Hobart proposes to Erica.

Truly, time is money.

“Father, let’s get out of here.”

Eugene slightly lowered her head and turned her body.

Then Dallas grabbed her Eugene’s arm.

“Are you going to rest?”

“… ….”

“If you are going to do something dangerous, refrain from doing it.”

Dallas saw Eugene’s determined expression and realized his intentions. He was worried that Eugene would do something dangerous because of his young age.

‘I know you’re worried, but.’

Eugene had no intention of staying silent.

The current family couldn’t change anything unless they did something.

‘I have no choice but to move.’

“Father. Don’t worry too much, I’ll do it in a way that’s not dangerous.”

“… ….”

“I will take care of myself.”

“Even if you say so… ….”

“You know that!”

Eugene immediately ran out of the office.

Quang!

He gathered magic in his legs and passed through the corridor like light.

“Eugene!”

A panicked Dallas hurriedly left the office and looked around.

However, no matter where I looked in the hallway, I couldn’t find Eugene.

“…… Was Eugene this fast?”

“… ….”

Dallas, at a loss for words, became a vain face.

*

Eugene ran nonstop and arrived at Hobart Viscounty.

Walking along the street, which is lively even at night, he came across a clothing store and stopped.

‘I’ll have to hide my identity in order to do a background investigation.’

He picked up clothes, a hood, and a mask(?) That are common on the street.

“How much is everything?”

“40 Silver. Customer.”

“Here.”

“Thank you. Customer.”

Eugene, who earned money in various ways, was able to pay forty silver coins without difficulty.

He went into his back alley, took off his clothes, gathered them in one place, and changed into new clothes he had purchased.

In that state, he covered his face with a mask and even put on a hood.

There really were no bandits.

‘Let’s go with the concept of covering up the scars on the face.’

Eugene slipped his sword into his waistband and slipped out of his back alley.

He searched for the ‘largest gambling hall’ by asking people, and arrived in front of it after a little time.

‘It’s the largest, so it’s easy to find.’

It was as big as one of the annexes of the Royal School.

Eugene stood behind the line at the entrance to the casino, and a few minutes later faced the gatekeeper.

“Hello.”

The gatekeeper had a grim face and a huge body. It was the perfect look to protect a gambling house.

He made a face as if he didn’t like the state of Eugene, who covered his face, as he said.

“Please take off your hood.”

“Yes.”

Eugene took off the hood without difficulty. Then the mask was revealed.

The gatekeeper laughed at the absurd appearance and said.

“Please take off your mask too.”

“That’s a bit… ….”

“What are you talking about?”

“I have a big scar on my face.”

“Scars and scars… ….”

The gatekeeper approached, putting on his best face.

“Take off your mask. I need to identify you!”

The gatekeeper’s huge hand came in front of me.

At that moment, Eugene raised the magic within his body.

His hand moved like light and caught the hand of the gatekeeper.

“What are you doing now…… Uh?”

I can feel the touch of precious metal in the gatekeeper’s hand.

The gatekeeper looked at his hands with an absurd face, and saw that a few small silver coins were shining brightly.

“Take off the mask?”

“…… Yes?”

“The mask is off.”

“…… Is there any need for that?”

The gatekeeper chuckled.

“Welcome to Hobart by night.”

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