Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 139



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Episode 139

26-Noble

Samuel had a vague idea that Arthur’s plan was something grand, but Jaran was thrilled. He was convinced that if Arthur’s plan succeeded, his status would rise again.

“I’ll leave it to you to recruit investors.”

“There is no need to gather only those who are tight-lipped.”

It didn’t matter if the bank business was leaked to the nobles. In fact, it was better that way. If the noble banks and the bourgeois banks competed with each other, Mato Trading Company, which was like a central bank, would be able to operate more easily.

Even if he did not move, Arthur had several channels through which he could approach the nobles. First of all, there was Viscount Cato Zeltny and Countess Tzak on the royalist side, Count Stan on the centralist side, and Viscount Karl Frant on the noble side.

Of course, Count Karl Franz was more of a bat who only cared about his own gain than a noble, but that was why he was a suitable channel for conveying messages to the nobles. The royalists were unlikely to be suspicious of Arthur.

It was nice to have an excuse to be suspicious. What better excuse could there be than saying that they were just local nobles and fellow countrymen who acted like bats?

Thus, there was a massive recruitment of investors for banking.

The investment briefing was given by Jaran, not Arthur. The reason was simple. The public perception of Scalon’s introduction was that it was all Jaran’s doing and intention.

Arthur was simply perceived as an assistant who helped Jaran. The reason why all the ideas were thought to have come from Jaran’s head was because Jaran was an experienced and capable merchant.

After reading and memorizing the entire investment briefing script Arthur had prepared, Jaran said:

“There is no mention of influence whatsoever.”

“There’s no need to say anything. And the original investment briefing session was… … .”

“You said it was a place to explain hope and vision.”

“Yes.”

As Arthur smiled and nodded, Zarran smiled awkwardly. All you have to do is explain to investors the bright and hopeful future of banking. The word is return on investment.

Although it was awkward for Jaran to stand in front of so many people, on the other hand, it was also a touchstone for his fame and influence, so he had to concentrate.

Arthur asked in passing.

“Oh, right. What happened to the loan for the in-laws’ family?”

“I already took care of it.”

Before starting the banking business, he gave loans to the big shots as much as possible and dealt with them side by side. Later, even if someone brought up the issue, he could make the excuse that he was too busy preparing for the banking business to have time to examine it closely.

“How is it?”

“I don’t know yet.”

We haven’t met yet to confirm a change in attitude. Maybe I could just let it pass without saying anything…

“I guess I should have postponed this investment briefing until later.”

“why?”

“If your status as a grown man changes with this, that woman’s thoughts will also change.”

This event will definitely be a stage for reconsidering the social standing of the grown-up, and if that happens, the woman will be able to think again. This man… … isn’t he really a good husband, a son-in-law? That’s what I mean.

At Arthur’s words, Jaran laughed in vain.

“When did I not tell you to try it?”

So, I’m telling you to try to gauge what kind of family your future wife will be like.

“Well, I thought that if a person’s capacity grows, they might be able to accept even a wife they don’t like.”

“Shouldn’t you have told me then?”

“I didn’t think about it back then. Even if I had thought about it, I would have recommended that you try it.”

“Why?”

“A jewel is still a jewel even if it gets stuck in the mud.”

There are many ugly people, but there are also people who are like jewels.

If you can find someone trustworthy through a simple test, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to try it. Of course, if the other person thinks it’s a test, it’s useless, but right now, the woman will probably think that you did her a favor in return for a slightly unreasonable request.

So, in the end, is this Arthur’s old woman’s wish that he would meet a good woman?

When he realized that, Jaran smiled without realizing it. Suddenly, he remembered the first time he met the boy in Tsuraz. Thinking back now, it was really a stroke of luck that he helped the boy’s brother-in-law instead of cruelly rejecting him.

“Time is up. Well then, do your best.”

Suddenly, it was time to start the investment briefing.

Jarani laughed in vain.

“But he himself hates hearing people tell him to do well.”

“The standards for being ‘good’ to others and ‘good’ to myself are different.”

At the words that implied strictness toward himself, Jaran shook his head and walked forward toward the investors.

And the investment briefing session on banking was successfully concluded, and thanks to the enthusiastic support of the investors who attended the briefing session, the process of establishing the bank began three days later.

**

“Nice to meet you. My name is Sonya Tanan.”

“Hello, my name is Viana Hurt.”

The two women greeted each other happily.

As the two met, Arthur looked at Jaran, but Jaran avoided his gaze out of embarrassment.

This place was often a place for friends to have a meal together for fellowship.

Originally, it was supposed to be a place where Samuel, Jaran, Cho-reng, and Madame Zeltni would go to a fancy restaurant to eat together, but Madame Zeltni missed out because she was dating Sangswart, Samuel missed out because he had a lot of work to do, and Cho-reng missed out due to personal reasons. Instead, a new face showed up, a woman 16 years younger than Jaran who was dating him.

Sonya, with her blonde hair mixed with brown, was definitely a young beauty with a fresh youthful look. The problem was that she was the same age as Arthur and a year younger than Viana.

“Can I call you sister?”

“I like it!”

Viana also chimed in, agreeing with Sonya’s clingy behavior.

Arthur looked at the two women laughing and chatting for a moment, then whispered to Zara.

“I guess we decided to meet after all?”

“Ahem! You seem to be taking a positive view.”

Jarani answered with embarrassment.

Arthur asked Sonya a lot of questions while eating. So he got a general idea of ​​her background and began to understand her relationship with Jaran. Should I say that she was from a materialistic family?

Sonya Tanan. A blood relative of the Tatra Counts’ family, to be precise, a gentry class that received the surname Tanan from Sonya’s grandfather, who was the second son of the Tatra Count who did not obtain a title.

However, perhaps because they were brothers, the family was able to establish itself through success in the grain distribution and milling business, thanks to the influence of the Count of Tatra.

However, as time goes by, blood ties tend to fade. When the Count of Tatra, who was his brother, died of old age and a new Count of Tatra inherited the title and family, the relationship between the Tanann family and the Counts of Tatra became worse than before.

Could it be that transactions or situations that used to be compromised in the name of brotherly love have now been viewed in a more objective profit-and-loss perspective?

This trend was not limited to the Tanan families. Other gentry classes also experienced similar trends, becoming mediocre bourgeois or, if unlucky, falling into ruin.

They had to make special efforts to maintain the wealth they held without the privileges of the nobility, and such efforts included political marriages.

So their daughters were taught that it was natural to marry for wealth, not love. No, they were taught that it was natural to love a man’s ability. Is wealth also judged by a man’s ability?

From that perspective, a self-made bourgeois was the best son-in-law for the gentry class, because while a man who had merely inherited his wealth had not yet fully proven his abilities, a self-made man had proven his abilities.

In that sense, Jaran was a great son-in-law. He was passionate about his work, clean in his relationships with women, and still full of ambition. He was willing to give her a granddaughter even though they were 16 years apart.

“My grandfather said he would invest heavily in the banking business.”

Sonya’s well-educated speaking skills led the conversation to the topic of business, and before long, the topic expanded to the area of ​​business. Perhaps because she was the daughter of a business family, or perhaps because she was interested in business herself, she was very interested in business.

“I heard from Mr. Jaran that Mr. Hurt Junjak was a great help in this project?”

“What help did you say it was?”

Arthur asked, glancing at Jaran, who had grown up, but his eyes met and he avoided eye contact. It seemed he realized that his mouth was too loose in front of the woman.

But the reason Arthur had his eyes on him was somewhere else. He was such an honest man that he couldn’t brag in front of a woman, saying, “I did it all~”… … Of course, such honesty was one of Jaran’s strengths, but it was really absurd that his thoroughness as a merchant couldn’t be applied to a woman.

Is this guy a virgin? Arthur clicked his tongue internally and listened to Sonya’s answer.

“I heard that you brought new perspectives to the business by coming up with various ideas.”

“Oh, that’s not exactly a wrong story. I think it’s probably because I’m an artisan, not a merchant, that I was able to point out things that the merchant missed.”

Arthur made a smooth logical argument, and Sonya nodded and clapped her hands.

“Aha! I see!”

Sonya asked him a few more questions about the banking industry that his grandfather had decided to invest in, and Arthur answered only the most sensitive parts, adding that he had heard about it growing up.

Wouldn’t it be strange if a construction company knew a lot about banking?

“But how did the two of you get married?”

Sonya, who had been curious about the business side of things, seemed to be curious about Arthur and Viana’s personal history this time.

Arthur answered calmly.

“She was the daughter of the master who laid the foundation for my success. I happened to decide to take over the workshop… … .”

As it turned out, Halfgang, who was on death row, was in charge of the Balta workshop in Tsuraz, so Tony had no particular attachment to maintaining the workshop.

It’s not that I don’t love the workshop, but because it’s changed so much and has achieved so much success, I don’t feel it’s worth forcing myself to keep it. The only reason I keep it is because I feel a sense of responsibility for the livelihoods of my students and employees who work there.

Sonya’s question was directed not only at Arthur, but also at Viana. Isn’t the story of love a story created between a man and a woman?

“Wow! That’s it!”

Sonya’s eyes sparkled when Viana boldly asked Arthur, who had been chosen as her father’s successor, to marry her.

How could she confidently take on a younger, capable man? Of course, it was because her father had chosen her as his successor, but Sonya could never have imagined making such a bold statement.

“Sister! You’re awesome!”

At Sonya’s exclamation, Viana’s face turned so red that it felt like it would burst and she couldn’t raise her head.

I never thought that the happy memories I had with my husband would become a dark memory that would make me want to kick the blankets off when someone else talked about them.

Anyway, there was a common ground behind Sonya’s admiration. It was the common ground that she had chosen a capable man. Her romantic acquaintances told her that she was a materialist because she liked capable men, but that was an ignorant statement.

What’s wrong with liking a capable man? If you tell them to marry an incompetent man, they’ll cry all night long.