Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 160



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 160

28-Military supply

Catherine smiled at that sight and said.

“They’re still a cute couple.”

“How have you been?”

“No. I couldn’t get along because of someone.”

Catherine said with a smile, of course not knowing who it was.

Arthur asked a question absentmindedly at Balan’s uncomfortable expression.

“Why did you break up? I thought you two would get married.”

It wasn’t my intention to be a joke, I was just curious as to what on earth was going on that kept Attorney Sangswart by his side.

She answered.

“That guy did something stupid.”

But Balan intervened.

“If you were born a man, you should try your hand at something big.”

“Oh my. It seems like you’ve forgotten everything you said when you were a bum?”

Catherine snapped at Balan like that and then shrugged at Arthur.

“I don’t know where the wind in his lungs came from, but he was trying to do something he had never done in his life. He was trying to do something dangerous to have as a husband, so I tried to stop him, but I couldn’t communicate with him, so I broke down.”

“Is a gangster a better husband than a Foreign Ministry official?”

Catherine continued speaking in response to Arthur.

“A bum who plays around with me is much better than someone who is stuck in politics and can’t get out of bed or have time.”

“How do you feed your family?”

“I have a lot of money.”

A lot? How much? The answer was given by Sangswart.

“Catherine’s father is Mr. Ttian Aho, a businessman.”

“pseudonym?”

Catherine blinked as Arthur tilted his head.

“Don’t you know my father? He’s a railroad worker named Ttian Aho.”

“Oh, I’ve heard of it.”

Arthur nodded politely. I don’t remember exactly, but it was a railroad job, right? I would have heard about someone like that somewhere.

Catherine continued.

“Didn’t you know that when the Central Bank of Skarra was first established, they borrowed a large amount of Scalon?”

“I don’t know because that’s not my job, it’s yours.”

“You’re involved too, right?”

“I don’t know because I’m not the relevant person or manager.”

When Arthur answered, Catherine sniffled and made a displeased noise before speaking to Viana.

“Your husband is really strict.”

“Is that so?”

Viana tilted her head as if she didn’t know, and Catherine nodded as if she was still a mess, and then lamented as if it was a joke.

“Ah~ Is there no good husband anywhere?”

“… It’s really strange to see someone say something like that while linking arms.”

At Arthur’s rebuke, it was Sangswart who smiled awkwardly, even more so than Catherine who had her arms crossed.

At that sight, Viana whispered in Arthur’s ear.

‘Have you found a weakness?’

“I didn’t catch the weakness.”

But Catherine’s rebuttal was more perceptive than I thought.

Catherine giggled as Viana’s face turned red.

“You are so cute, lady.”

“That’s right. You even had a child.”

“Ah… I need to get married soon too… Is there any good man out there?”

“Lower your eyes.”

Catherine opened her eyes wide at Arthur’s remark and said.

“Lower your eyes? To me?”

“If you don’t do this, one day you’ll wake up and find yourself a bad-tempered spinster. It’ll take a miracle to turn things around then.”

“… … .”

Catherine was shocked by Arthur’s vicious advice, and just opened her mouth and blinked. Balan hugged his stomach and groaned, and Sangswart turned his head away and covered his mouth with his hand, trying to suppress his laughter.

Only Viana pinched Arthur’s ribs and narrowed her eyes at him, saying that he was being too harsh with women.

Anyway, I said he’s kind.

“Beauty doesn’t last forever. You probably know this better than anyone else. So, before your beauty fades, find the love of your life as soon as possible.”

But Arthur endured the bitterness in his side and finished his advice. Then Balan simply banged his head on the table and instead of laughing, he patted it, and Sangswart turned to the side and covered his face with both hands.

Catherine came to her senses and looked at Arthur with a dumbfounded expression.

“Isn’t that too harsh?”

“The truth is always bitter.”

Catherine looked displeased at Arthur’s response, but she did not get excited or angry.

“You and my dad will get along well.”

“Is that so?”

“What a pity. What a pity. A married man with a wife… … .”

At Catherine’s pitiful gaze, Viana hugged Arthur’s arm and turned into a fierce gaze. Then Catherine smiled and said.

“Don’t worry. I don’t have any hobbies.”

“Then, please manage your facial expression properly.”

Catherine blinked in surprise at Viana’s angry reaction.

“Wow. Whenever I blush, I see my man turning red.”

But Arthur took Viana’s side. If a husband doesn’t take his wife’s side, whose side will he take?

“I’ve suffered a lot because of having a great husband, so don’t tease me too much, you punk!”

This time, Arthur couldn’t finish his words because his side was pinched so much that it was hard to bear. And Balan and Sangswart couldn’t bear it any longer and burst out laughing.

Catherine, who was looking at the two men with displeasure, spoke in a grumbling tone.

“I didn’t even get my principal back. I feel like I came here for nothing.”

“It’s best not to get involved with your ex.”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

Catherine stood up from her seat, looking at Balan with disapproving eyes, who was holding back laughter.

“Come on, Mr. Sangswart.”

“yes yes.”

Sangswart, who was laughing out loud as if something was so funny, quickly controlled his expression and stood up when Catherine’s gaze turned to him.

Catherine said to Arthur before she left.

“Meet my dad sometime.”

“why?”

“Because my dad wants to meet you.”

“why?”

“You’re a member of the Tsuuraz Craft Guild?”

Do you have any business to talk about?

“Please send an invitation.”

“My father has a bit of pride. Let’s go, Mr. Sangswart.”

“yes!”

As Catherine took a step, Sangswart followed her.

Viana whispered in Arthur’s ear.

“It definitely feels like my weakness has been discovered?”

Arthur shrugged his shoulders, saying he didn’t know. He was curious, but it wasn’t an important enough question to dig into.

Anyway, after the two people left, the conversation continued.

Balan, who was fed up with Viana’s barrage of questions about why he broke up with Catherine, ran away, and Arthur, who had spent some quality time alone with Viana, came back and looked into Catherine’s father, Ttian Aho.

In short, he was a brilliant businessman and a self-made man who started his family business from scratch. Some people have belittled his achievements, saying that it would have been impossible without the help of his wealthy bourgeois wife, but even so, the business he built and the influence he has now are not something to belittle.

The reason was the distribution network of the Kingdom of Skara. The south of the Kingdom of Skara had the Saint River as the main means of water transportation, but the north had no proper water transportation. Instead, what emerged was the railroad and the railway. And the big player in that railroad transportation was Ttian Aho.

There was no title. The reason was that he did not particularly want a title.

But Arthur didn’t think there wouldn’t have been offers of a title, whether he wanted it or not. He was rich, so he would have a lot of money to extort.

However, the fact that there was no title was probably because the conditions they offered were not to Ttian Aho’s liking, and the hint that can be read here was that Ttian Aho was such a big shot that there were no particular sanctions imposed on him for daring to reject the king and nobles’ offer.

“But why this big guy again?”

Samuel, who had researched information on Ttian Aho at Arthur’s request, asked. Since he already had a rough idea of ​​important figures like Ttian Aho, it was easy to grant Arthur’s request.

Arthur answered.

“I heard that you wanted to meet me.”

“Did you get the invitation?”

An invitation from such a big shot? Arthur replied as Samuel’s eyes widened.

“Just a word, no invitation.”

“what?”

“Anyway, thank you.”

Arthur returned after thanking Samuel. As he looked through the documents, he tried to deduce why the big shot nicknamed the Railroad Worker would want to meet with the executives of the Tsuraz Craft Guild without even sending an invitation. Wouldn’t that be the only way to decide whether or not to go?

When you think about recent issues, the reason is not hard to guess. Military supplies, war. And railroads, which are responsible for logistics, cannot be left out.

But why didn’t he send an invitation? Arthur could guess the reason when he first met Ttian Aho.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Ttian Ahora.”

Ttian Aho was a handsome, healthy, middle-aged gentleman.

“My name is Arthur Hurt.”

“Hmm. I feel good that you don’t show off such a ridiculous pretense.”

At Arthur’s humble greeting, Ttian Aho smiled kindly and offered Arthur a seat. Then he continued speaking.

“All the authors who came to see me tried to look down on me by boasting about the titles they had bought.”

“…Are you in your right mind?”

Arthur didn’t understand. Even if Ttian had no title, he was a big shot who had such a tight grip on the railroad business that he was nicknamed the “Railroad Worker.”

Arthur’s reaction made Ttian burst into laughter.

“It’s an unreasonable pressure to tell me to buy the title quickly.”

“Is the title expensive?”

To Arthur’s cautious question, Ttian responded with a twisted smile.

“You can buy it right now if you want. But for someone like me, the cost of a title is actually higher after the purchase.”

“Does it cost a lot?”

“Even semi-nobles have to shoulder the same duties as nobles. But they themselves use all sorts of tricks to avoid it.”

Would a quasi-baronial title, which is only a baronial title, be palatable to a big shot like Ttian? Even if he were to buy the title of succession, he would have to wait at least three generations to be treated as a proper noble. How much humiliation and loss would he have to endure during that time?

Arthur nodded to Ttian’s words. One of the reasons he didn’t say anything was that he only had one daughter. Even if he bought the title, it would likely only benefit others, and it didn’t seem like it would be particularly good for his daughter.

Arthur seemed to understand why he had not sent an invitation first, given Ttian Aho’s attitude. Was it a way of expressing his intention not to submit to something like a semi-noble title? Was it to show that if he was a semi-noble, he should come to him first?

While Arthur was thinking that it was really stupid of him to be so stubborn, Ttian asked.

“Was there anything good about purchasing your title?”

“No, not really.”

There were only a lot of troublesome things rather than comfortable things. Of course, the commoners were a bit more cautious, but they were not the kind of people who would feel a sense of superiority over that, and the people Arthur often met and developed relationships with were people who looked at people for who they were rather than the facade of their titles.

In response, Ttian smiled happily and nodded.

“yes?”

Arthur nodded in agreement, satisfied that he was right.

Certainly, as Catherine said, Ttian and Arthur got along better than expected. Ttian himself probably thought it was because they were like people who had grown up from humble beginnings, but their personalities just matched well. Arthur thought that there would be no problems if he gave what he had to and received what he had to, and his standards and stance were similar to Ttian’s.

Perhaps things might have been different if Ttian had been an aristocrat rather than a self-made commoner bourgeois.