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    ◈ Episode 232: Marks of fire (2)

    Facing Albert Violetta suddenly put her hand to her face.

    The burn marks are now gone.

    The spot throbbed as if it were on fire.

    ha. ha.

    Violetta whose breathing became rough took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

    Without taking her eyes off Albert who was staring at her Violetta slowly walked down the stairs.

    With noble steps that do not lose dignity.

    Albert frowned at the sight.

    ‘Look at that.’

    I was surprised that Violetta was the manager of this place but that was it.

    I actually thought it would be easy to use.

    The fact that he was looking at this direction with a confident gaze without fear really stimulated his spirit.

    “What’s going on? customer.”

    “under.”

    Albert sneered at Violetta’s words drawing a line between them.

    “Were we so awkward that we called each other stiff?”

    “We weren’t close enough to call each other by name.”

    “Tsk tsk. “You’ve become a lot bolder since I haven’t seen you in a while.”

    Albert took a quick look around the inside of the store [House of Verdi].

    “To become the manager of a store like this. I’ve achieved quite a bit of success. How many men have you had in your skirt so far? “Did you ask someone who had a lot of money?”

    “….”

    “And your face is fine? It must have been a burn that even a priest could not heal. Or did you just wear leather?”

    “customer. “If you have nothing to say please leave.”

    Albert who was stroking his chin frowned at Violetta’s blatant congratulations.

    “You’ve grown a lot. In the past we wouldn’t have even made eye contact but he confidently told me to leave. Or was the punishment I gave you back then not enough?”

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    Violetta bit her lip at the word punishment.

    As the conversation between the two progressed unusually people around them started talking.

    “oh. “I guess they knew each other.”

    “More than that there is something strange about Mr. Albert’s attitude towards the manager here.”

    “If you listen to the conversation between the two it seems like the manager may have worked in another job before.”

    Ludger who was watching the situation also felt something strange.

    Looking at Albert’s attitude and Violetta’s reaction the two seemed to have known each other in the past.

    ‘The burn marks on Violetta’s face.’

    Now Ludger has fixed it but until then Violetta wore a black cotton cloth covering her face.

    This was to hide the ugly burn marks that covered half of his face.

    And the person who caused the burn marks.

    ‘That’s what he did.’

    A bad relationship from the past that left Violetta with scars.

    That has come back now.

    ‘Hans.’

    ‘Yes brother.’

    Ludger spoke to Hans in a quiet voice.

    ‘Tell me what kind of guy Albert is. And sing pantos.’

    ‘I understand.’

    Meanwhile the conversation between Violetta and Albert continued.

    “I have no more business with you. Because from that day on it was all over.”

    Violetta was trying to pretend that she was okay but her tightly clenched hands were shaking.

    “this. Violetta. You only know one but you don’t know the other. “You think it’s over but I’m not.”

    “…Didn’t that day end with a scar on my face?”

    “It was like that. But look now. wound? “Where is it?”

    Albert said with a sly smile.

    “I don’t know what they did but it’s amazing. It was treated very cleanly. Did some high-ranking priest find out about this? Hey. “How good of a night skill do you have to be to receive healing from a priest like that?”

    The expressions of the employees who were anxiously listening to Albert’s words mocking Violetta turned cold.

    Most of the employees working at [House of Verdi] belonged to the Women of the Black Rose.

    And among the employees here there was no one who did not receive help from Violetta.

    If it weren’t for her help I would have grown up in this slum and faced hardships.

    It was the owner and Violetta more than anyone else who helped him live like a human being at the bottom of a society where he was not even allowed to dream.

    Violetta was now being insulted.

    The atmosphere suddenly became dangerous.

    Even the sharp-witted ladies noticed a change in the atmosphere in the store and stopped talking.

    “If you’re going to keep talking let’s do it in a quiet place.”

    “Why me?”

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    Violetta tried to move but Albert refused.

    “Just talk here. Oh can’t we do that? “It wouldn’t be right if it turned out that the owner of that handsome dress shop was someone who sold his body.”

    “…you.”

    Violetta was angry at Albert’s words but looked at the reactions of those around her.

    Violetta is currently working as the manager of a famous dress salon on Royal Street.

    Her previous occupation was a prostitute.

    Nowadays if a courtesan runs a salon frequented by rich ladies she is bound to be affected.

    Sales will decrease and rumors will spread which will have a negative impact on other people as well.

    Contrary to what I thought some noble ladies who were shocked by Albert’s words would make a fuss even now.

    There was something strange about the reaction.

    ‘what? ‘Be quiet.’

    The reaction is that although they are watching this way they cannot hear their conversation.

    Or rather the surroundings were so quiet that you couldn’t even hear their breathing.

    Albert also realized what was strange.

    “What is this? Magic response?”

    Albert realized that magic was unfolding around him and Violetta.

    ‘When on earth did you get this kind of magic?’

    What surprised Albert the most was that he did not even notice the magic had fully unfolded.

    ‘Could it be this bitch?’

    Albert thought that Violetta had done a trick.

    A thief cat who learned magic by stealing it from him.

    As punishment he had a burn mark carved into his face like a brand but I wonder what kind of trick they had pulled and he continued to win without any harm.

    I thought that if I developed the magic I learned back then I might be able to do something like this.

    But Albert who saw Violetta’s reaction realized that was not the case.

    The one who used magic was a separate person.

    ‘Then who are you?’

    Albert looking around spotted a man coming towards him.

    “What are you again?”

    Albert frowned and glared at the masked man.

    I instinctively realized that this magic was performed by him.

    “customer. “Do you have anything to do at our store?”

    Ludger said that and snapped his fingers.

    The sound blocking magic installed around the area was lifted at once.

    “Who is that person?”

    “How long have you been here?”

    When the guests were puzzled all employees who recognized Ludger simultaneously bowed their heads toward him.

    “Meet the owner.”

    To put it this way it was impossible not to know his identity.

    “Is that person the owner?”

    “Party in the Royal Street Revival!”

    Violetta also recognized Ludger and opened her eyes wide.

    “Oh owner. “What’s going on here…”

    Albert who heard Violetta’s mumbling frowned at the owner.

    “ah. “You are the so-called owner of Royal Street?”

    Albert also had listening ears.

    Recently there was an absurd rumor that Royal Street a popular street in Lederbelk was rebuilt by just one man.

    The owner who covered his face with a mask and did not reveal his identity was a person that the city’s leading figures wanted to meet.

    I heard that you can’t find it even if you look for it because its identity is completely hidden but I never thought it would show up in a place like this.

    “Everyone.”

    When Ludger opened his mouth the employees responded in unison.

    “It looks like we won’t be able to open any more today so please take the customers outside.”

    “yes.”

    When the employees followed Ludger’s orders customers complained.

    “No wait a minute! “You’re telling us to leave!”

    “that’s right! “We are definitely here as customers!”

    “I’m sorry to our guests but the current situation is not convenient. Instead as an apology to the guests who came here we will give you a gift so that you can try out Verdi’s new products first when they come out.”

    The noble ladies’ dissatisfaction was evident in those words.

    It is true that this situation itself is very interesting as a subject of gossip but if you think about it a little you will see that new clothes are rolling in just by leaving the store.

    Anyway there were many places to see on Royal Street other than here.

    Moreover the fact that they would not normally be bothered if they got caught up in the troubles of the Albert family’s bastards also played a part.

    “Oh my. Then there is nothing we can do.”

    “It’s unfortunate but today isn’t the only day.”

    Guests leave with great hospitality from the staff.

    With this there were only a few people left in the store.

    “under. “This is true.”

    Albert clicked his tongue at the absurdity of this series of situations.

    To his left and right two bodyguards sent by the family stood as if protecting him.

    “Are you crazy?”

    “What do you mean?”

    “Did you think I would be scared if you sent the guests away? Or are you just protesting and asking me to drink water? The store lost business because of you? “Do you know who I am?”

    “Albert Pablo.”

    Albert’s forehead was wrinkled.

    “bouncer. Why don’t you put your name on the back? “If you know me it wouldn’t be enough to take off your mask and kneel right now…”

    “The second child of the famous magic Pablo family. “The innate magical talent itself is not bad but it falls short of the red-titled brother.”

    Albert’s face wrinkled as Ludger told him his history.

    “There were more than 10 assaults committed while drunk and the most serious one was in relation to women. There were close to 30 women who were sent to the hospital due to sadistic tendencies. But due to the power of the Pablo family it never appeared in the newspapers.”

    “…What are you? “Did you really come after me?”

    “One time he touched a baron’s daughter by mistake and got scolded harshly. After that he wandered around the brothels paying attention. Because they are people who don’t have to nag even if they bully and break things. “It must have seemed like just the right prey for him.”

    “….”

    “You sell your name with your brother’s halo on your back but you are a fool who is more jealous of him than anyone else. However he had no intention of putting in any effort and only found people weaker than himself and tormented them to relieve his sense of entitlement. “He is truly a lowly human being.”

    Albert’s eyes were filled with murder.

    “hey. “Bring that bastard in front of me.”

    Albert gave orders to the escort who followed him.

    “hurry!”

    As Albert shouted the two guards slowly approached Ludger.

    Ludger warned the two guards.

    “If you don’t want to get hurt stay still.”

    “what?”

    The guards who heard that were dumbfounded.

    No matter how much of a fool he is he is a member of the Pablo family.

    It is a position where a commoner who does not even know his identity can dare to say this or that.

    “I warned you.”

    The two guards tried to ignore the words and move but they could not.

    This was because their bodies did not move forward even if they moved their legs.

    The two realized too late that someone was pulling up the hem of their clothes.

    “What is it?”

    The vassals protecting Albert are all knights.

    Naturally he had superior physical ability and was larger than an ordinary person.

    Those two people sounded like children.

    And the person who did it was a fat beastman with white hair.

    ‘What is this guy?’

    ‘What a big guy…’

    It is so huge that even knights have to look up.

    Also what about strength? Each of them weighing 90 kg with all their muscles was lifting them with one hand.

    Pantos who was showing such a ridiculous attitude stared at the two guards in his hands with a sad gaze.

    “…I came here in a hurry because I had something to work on but they are nothing special.”

    “what? “Now you are insulting a vassal of the great Pablo family…”

    “Go to sleep.”

    bang!

    Pantos collided the heads of the two guards.

    Albert’s expression crumpled when he saw Howie passed out.

    “You… you’re really crazy. How dare you touch someone from the Pablo family? Do you think you can do this and get away with it?!”

    Hwioooo.

    With Albert’s shout magical energy was released creating strong wind pressure in the surrounding area.

    The pressure of magical energy flying towards Ludger and Violetta was easily dissipated with a light wave of Pantos’ hand.

    Pantos slowly turned his head and looked at Ludger.

    When I asked with my eyes what I should do Ludger shook his head.

    “I will handle this guy.”

    “….”

    Pantos said he understood and stepped back.

    At that sight a tendon appeared on Albert’s forehead.

    The sight of the two people treating him like a disobedient child aroused his disgust.

    “Don’t ignore me!”

    Albert took out his wand and used a magic trick.

    The magic trick drawn in an instant was soon filled with flames and turned into a sphere of flame.

    It was the moment when I was about to throw it at Ludger.

    Sigh!

    A bundle of light suddenly flew through the flames and struck Albert in the solar plexus.

    “Hehe!”

    The flame disappeared as if in disarray and Albert fell to his knees clutching his solar plexus.

    ‘What did you just do? [Shiny Stone]?’

    Albert felt dizzy at the fact that the shining stone a very basic form of magic had destroyed his magic.

    What further confuses him is that the person who used the magic was a man wearing a mask called Owner.

    ‘I knew he was a wizard but how?’

    No matter how simple the magic was there was no wand there. Moreover he was the one who used magic first but he was the one who fell.

    I didn’t understand it through common sense.

    Step by step. Step by step.

    Ludger slowly approached Albert.

    Albert raised his head and looked up at Ludger.

    “What on earth are you?”

    “I told you. “He’s the owner of this place.”

    “Oh don’t come.”

    “Why me?”

    “If you touch me the Pablo family will never stop you…!”

    Oops!

    Albert’s head tilted to the side with a cheerful sound.

    Albert didn’t understand what happened for a moment.

    Belatedly I realized that I had been hit by the burning pain I felt in my cheek.

    “Did you hit me? me…? “Me a descendant of the Pablo family?”

    “you.”

    Ludger roughly grabbed Albert’s hair and fixed his gaze.

    And he spoke in a quiet voice.

    “Still don’t understand the situation?”

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