CHAPTER 1170

He didn’t actually intend to pay

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“I don’t think paying a hundred in gold will be enough to…”

“Well, there are other ways to deal with such things. This is the duke’s territory, after all.”

In other words, he’s going to use the duke’s authority to make things go in a certain direction?

But wouldn’t Claire be against that?

“…Well, paying him would be one way to do it. But that’s not what I’m actually going to do.”

“Huh?”

Sebastian whispered.

“I just wanted to see how he reacted. See, look at him now. He is smiling and thinks that he has the upper hand.”

“Hah…”

Indeed, he was smiling as if he was not bound up in an interrogation room.

“I’m sure you have sensed it too, Mr. Takumi. Whether he is a giant or small prey… Only someone of no consequence would have reacted like that.”

“Uh, I suppose… He was very easy to read.”

“You were very good at provoking him, Mr. Takumi. I’m sure that Lady Claire is laughing on the other side of the wall.”

“I doubt that…”

“So, that is how I observed Deurgo. I knew he would make demands like this. But now it will be easier to talk.”

“You purposely made him think he has the advantage…”

“Indeed. And now… Let us pretend that you have agreed that we should pay the money, Tak.”

“Ve-very well.”

And like that, we turned around and returned to our seats at the table.

“I have persuaded my son. And so you will be paid one hundred gold.”

“Haha! You really want Volgrau that much!! Well, Volgrau! It seems that at the very end, you ended up being useful to me after all!”

Deurgo laughed happily.

“But…”

“Eh?”

“While you will be paid… There are still many things we do not know about Volgrau. And so we want to know why you think he is useless. What happened between you two? Don’t worry, a deal is a deal. You will be paid regardless of what you tell us. As long as the contract is canceled.”

Sebastian said politely.

“Hmph! Well, I don’t care, as long as I get paid. About Volgrau, eh…? Well, you sure are a strange old man.”

“Hohoho. I hear that often.”

Deurgo then started to talk as if he had not been furious by Sebastian’s provocations a moment ago.

Sebastian listened quietly and nodded. Though, I could see that Sherry was angry, and Volgrau looked sad. And so I petted them secretly.

According to Deurgo, he had wanted to acquire a wolf familiar because he had seen the Silver Fenrir called Leo in town.

Up until recently, having a Silver Fenrir was considered to be impossible.

But Leo was not a familiar. I never made any contract… Regardless, I froze up once when he mentioned this, but it was clear that he did not remember my face at all.

I suppose Leo attracted so much attention, that most people didn’t even notice me…