Time passed after my conversation with Jo Hye-Jin. We officially started working and even though I had been looking around for a while, Song Jung-Wook of the Small Stone Guild was working harder than me, which made the contract progress even faster. He started promoting the potion I made to other guilds and clans as if he had pledged his loyalty to me and before I could give them the contract, he brought me their signed contracts. It seemed like he only visited the castle to get closer to Lady Marilyn and the other nobles, but it was up to him how he spent his free time. I did introduce him to a couple of low-ranked nobles and I was sure he felt that his work was paying off. Of course, that wasn’t the reason why he constantly visited the castle.

‘Lady Marilyn.’

Song Jung-Wook was moving cautiously and even though I knew a long time ago that he was trying to use Lady Marilyn, seeing him openly target her made me laugh.

‘Good luck...’

If Song Jung-Wook and Lady Marilyn ended up together, he would gain a lot of things. He could become a noble, buy land, and be a bit freer from the tax issue. It was none of my business whether he...