The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 52



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The Duke’s Lazy Martial Arts Genius (52)

In the name of Benio Kepler (2)

“You’re going too far.”

Benio muttered quietly, crossing his arms. He had no face to face with Giovanni and Severus. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask.

[I apologize, my lord. Although it is your order, the rules of the black market do not allow you to return items that have been put up for sale.]

Benio’s first order as his lord was not carried out because Chris shook his head in disapproval.

[Of course, if you really need to, you can break the rules of the black market…]

Chris swallowed his words, but Benio could understand what he was trying to say even without saying it.

‘A rule once broken cannot be restored.’

It’s easy once, but it’s hard twice and three times. Ironically, because it was a black market that was held secretly, the rules were even stricter.

If we did not set strict rules and regulations ourselves, we could easily end up in a lawless world.

So Benio understood Chris.

But understanding Chris and being sharp are two different things. Benio sat in the VIP seat Chris had given him with his arms folded, waiting for Giovanni and Severus.

A moment later, Giovanni and Severus arrived. Giovanni looked very excited, while Severus looked slightly exhausted, which could be seen through the eyes pierced through his mask.

“It looks like you’ve been sightseeing quite intensely.”

“Bennio!”

Hot.

Giovanni grabbed both of Benio’s hands. Benio was startled and shook Giovanni’s hands away. It wasn’t as pleasant as it seemed to have been to have another man hold your hand. And it was even worse if the target was a pretty man.

Even though Benio threw his hand away, Giovanni’s eyes sparkled and his face didn’t show any sign of being discouraged.

“This is a new world. The variety of goods here is incomparable to that of the markets outside. There are many things that you have to go through complicated procedures to buy outside.”

“For example, something like Alcia’s special sleeping scent.”

Severus glanced at Giovanni with a tired expression. Judging from the bulging chest, it seemed that Giovanni had bought another bottle of that sleeping pill.

“It’s not something you can buy just because you have money, Severus. I know you’re a knight, but you should have at least one ultimate skill to prepare for emergencies.”

“If that’s the case, buy a poison bullet or a dagger.”

“That’s too much. Killing someone.”

Giovanni shook his shoulders as if he was horrified. Severus, who had suddenly become a horrifying person, frowned and Benio burst out laughing at the sight of the two.

“You didn’t spend too much money, did you?”

“Well, I’m just a man with money.”

“That went well.”

Benio nodded.

“They said the expected selling price for the invitation was 1,000 gold. So….”

“Before that, wait a minute. Don’t we have something to say first?”

Giovanni cut Benio off. Benio clicked his tongue. He was about to pass up the opportunity to make an excuse, but Giovanni, who was quick-witted, cut him off.

“You don’t know about the black market, do you? I thought Junior Gaju didn’t know you before, huh?”

“It’s my own work.”

“uh?”

“It’s not the Junior House, it’s the Junior Viscount.”

“What!”

Giovanni’s eyes widened at Benio’s words. Giovanni immediately understood that Junior had become a Viscount.

This means that a crack has appeared in the power structure of the Kepler family.

Above all, Giovanni is a man who has the ambition to become the first merchant of the Turkish Baron family and become a major merchant. So, he couldn’t help but be nervous about the Kepler family, known as the grand merchant family.

“really?”

“Yes, I heard you received the title of Viscount this time.”

“My goodness, who fell from grace then? Siebert? Galton? Tobias? Geseng?”

Benio narrowed his eyes and looked at Giovanni.

“Are you saying you want to find out my family information from me?”

“Tell me! I’ll go somewhere else and not talk, okay? I introduced you to Coco too!”

Giovanni grabbed Benio’s coattails and held on. Good information about the Kepler family is not easily available.

Benio looked at Giovanni like that and his eyes lit up with a strange light.

“Okay, but you have to pay an information fee as well.”

“Excuse me, information fee?”

“Why, are you going to wash your mouth after hearing that?”

Giovanni flinched. Benio’s eyes drew a line. It seemed as if he had intended to do so. There was no way Giovanni, who claimed to be the future target, would not have thought of something like that.

“What do you think of me? Of course you should pay the price.”

“Okay, then in return.”

Benio chuckled.

“I will definitely win the invitation.”

“huh?”

Even Severus, who was listening, widened his eyes. He had not expected Benio to set such a condition. Giovanni spoke hurriedly, hoping that Benio might change his words.

“Okay! I’ll do that!”

This was the invitation that Giovanni had intended to win anyway. Severus was only here to prevent the invitation with the family crest from being handed over to someone he didn’t know.

Because it was okay if it was Giovanni.

“Really?”

“Of course! 1,000 gold? I’ll show you the financial power of the future target!”

A thousand gold is not a small amount of money, especially for a cadet who is still only a noble child. But Giovanni was resourceful.

That’s why Giovanni was confident.

“Then, when I win the invitation, I’ll tell you the information you want.”

“Good!”

Giovanni’s will burned brightly. Severus looked at Benio with an expression that asked if that would be enough. But Benio smiled and nodded.

It is absolutely necessary to win the invitation.

‘Maybe it’s because he’s still young, but he doesn’t seem to know how scary the word ‘unconditional’ is.’

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Then it was time to teach Giovanni a big lesson: the scariest thing in this world is the unknown.

Groan, groan.

“It looks like the auction is starting.”

At that moment, the stage became noisy and the auction began.

* * *

“The ‘Double-Edged Sword of Passion’ of the Chospa family, which disappeared into the back alleys of history 30 years ago when all its members were beheaded for treason, has been sold to the gentleman over there for 3,000 gold!”

Land, land, land!

As expected, mana rose up along with the masked auctioneer’s declaration and flew to the successful bidder, becoming a mark and being engraved on them.

That way, you could see who won what item.

“Oh, ohhh.”

Giovanni sighed as he looked at the man who won the bid with envy. Benio snickered as he watched Giovanni react in the same way every time an auction ended and a winner emerged.

“You are a greedy friend.”

“Aren’t you cousins?”

“I wouldn’t reject a cousin like that.”

Severus clicked his tongue as he looked at Giovanni. Giovanni’s eyes were shining like gold. However, Benio smirked because it didn’t look that bad.

“It’s nice to see desires so pure. If you’re the target of the future, you should have that level of greed.”

The merchant is not greedy?

That’s the same as saying that he’s going to eat it up soon. In that sense, Giovanni’s pure and enormous greed will make him a great merchant.

“And finally!”

At that moment, the atmosphere of the auction house changed. Benio saw the lighting change and the spotlight fell on him, and he had a gut feeling that the highlight of this auction was the Roche invitation.

‘Is this it?’

A warm atmosphere began to slowly bloom among those around them who had previously shown little interest. Those who had been saving money and keeping quiet were beginning to glare at the prospect of spending the money they had saved.

“Woooooooo!”

Of course, Giovanni was the most enthusiastic of them all. He was so determined to win her favor by giving her an invitation, and he began to focus on the auctioneer’s words as if he was about to spit fire out of his mouth.

“Then let’s start the auction! The starting price is 100 gold, 100 gold. Anyone want to participate?”

invitation.

The starting price for that one invitation, which was nothing more than a piece of paper, was 100 gold. However, even at 100 gold, people did not hesitate and reached out from all directions.

Flash, flash!

Giovanni was the same. As the atmosphere heated up, the voice of the excited auctioneer also began to get faster.

Accordingly, the auction price began to rise steeply.

“900, 910, 930! 950 gold!”

The invitation to the Roche Arts Festival quickly approached 1,000 gold. It was hard to believe that one invitation would cost 1,000 gold, but considering the vanity of the nobles, this was standard.

That I am different from others.

There were many nobles who were obsessed with invitations that only invited people could attend, as that was the most basic thing that made nobles noble.

This was especially true the shorter the family’s history.

In order to be recognized as a noble in an aristocratic society, there are many conditions that must be met, but if you have received an invitation to the Roche Arts Festival, that alone will allow you to overcome many hurdles.

“1,000 gold!”

And reached 1,000 gold. During this time, Giovanni’s hand never went down. Benio was amazed at Giovanni’s fighting spirit.

Pause.

And when it broke the 1,000 gold mark, those who had been igniting the price increase race so far began to waver.

‘I guess most people expected it to be around 1,000 gold.’

Most nobles do not come to these places in person. Instead, they send their agents or stewards. This means that they set a limit and the agents participate in the auction on their behalf.

‘Is the difference that there is no decision-making power?’

So when the amount reaches that upper limit, you can’t help but hesitate. You can’t help but start to worry that you’re buying too expensively and thus hitting a wall.

Swish.

When it passed 1,000 gold, more than half of the hands that were raised went down. However, many people still had their hands up.

“1,100… 1,200… 1,300!”

The auction went up to 1,300 gold. Then Benio realized that Giovanni’s breathing was getting increasingly labored.

But Giovanni’s hand did not waver. And slowly the number of people participating began to decrease. Instead, those who remained began to watch with interest to see how much the invitations would be sold for.

“1,390!”

At 1,390 gold, only two people raised their hands: Giovanni and another man. Giovanni realized that he had to make a bet here.

‘My entire fortune is 2,000 gold. So I have to decide the outcome here.’

The other person who was raising his hand also seemed to have reached his limit as his fingertips began to shake. Then the auctioneer looked at Giovanni. It meant that he was asking if he wanted to raise the price.

So Giovanni took a gamble.

“1,500 gold!”

Woohoo!

“1,500! 1,500 came out!”

The auctioneer’s voice rose a pitch. 1,500 gold is the highest bid today. Then the hand that had been shaking violently came down.

At that moment, Giovanni secretly cheered.

‘It would be a good deal if you could invest 1,500 gold to gain the know-how of the Shelby family!’

The entire fortune that Giovanni had accumulated was 2,000 gold. Excluding the 100 gold he used as seed money, he had increased his fortune by a whopping 19 times while still a cadet.

He had to be an outstanding talent. That’s why he entered the Department of Commerce instead of the Department of Public Administration, the Department of Swordsmanship, or the Department of Magic.

He intended to raise the Turkic family up as his superior.

But at that time.

Swish.

A hand rose from Giovanni’s side. Giovanni looked at the owner of the hand with eyes of disbelief.

“1,510!”

Benio.

The one who set fire to the race that seemed to be almost over was none other than Benio. Benio smiled as if it was fun and whispered to Giovanni.

“Do you keep your promise?”

Unconditionally.

Giovanni’s face turned pale as he remembered the promise he had made to Benio.

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