Chapter 79: Beach House

As I was about to get into the carriage at the entrance of the casino, I heard a child’s scream coming from a back alley. Char and I looked at each other and we decided to go around to the back of the building.

There, a man is lying on the ground, and a girl is protecting him. Four adults are surrounding them.

“P-please stop! Don’t hit my father!”

The girl stood in front of the men, shielding her father behind her back.

I recognized the man who was lying on the ground. He is the person with the pale face in the casino.

His name is…… right, Kemoncy.

That’s what Masciolini-san called him.

“Step aside, little girl. Your father owes us a huge debt.”

“We… we’ll pay you back! So don’t hit my father.”

The men shrugged their shoulders.

“I’m sorry, but that’s not going to happen. Besides, how are you going to pay back the three million debt? Even if a brat like you sold yourself, you could only get half a million crown coins at most.”

Kemoncy, who had fallen, gritted his teeth and stood up.

“Stop! Don’t touch Hermine.”

“Why are you acting all high and mighty!? You don’t seem to understand your place until you hurt a bit more.”

“Stop!”

Seeing the men raising their fists again, Char and I intervened.

“Stop. If you’re going to be any more violent, we won’t let you off the hook.”

“Brats, don’t get in the way of the adults!”

One of the men threatened me, but the others quickly stopped him.

I’m sure it was because I was dressed like an aristocrat. There is also the status factor, but the children of nobles are often trained in offensive magic from an early age. That seemed to have been the main factor why they stopped him.

“I don’t know who you are, but please don’t butt in our business. This man owes us money.”

The man who threatened me opens his mouth with a sneer.

“What? Are you willing to take care of his debt?”

I was annoyed by his attitude, but before I could say anything back, the girl called Hermine clung to my arm.

“Young Master, please buy me. I will be loyal to Young Master for the rest of my life! So please buy me for 3 million crown coins!”

Buying people with money is out of the question. I can’t do that.

But the moment Hermine touched me, my status screen opened, and the alert came on.

Could it be that this girl is destined to be connected to Gandalcia island?

When I looked it up, it seems to be related to the unlock conditions of the beach house.

But will such a little girl become the main personnel of the beach house?

Well, I’m 13 years old, and she is about the same age, I think. Hermine is probably the same age as me or one year younger.

Does that mean that the release condition is her father?

But…… he is a gambler…..

I wonder if he can actually work hard.

“Please, Young Master!”

“Uhm……”

When I hesitated, the men smiled faintly.

“Stop it, the Young Master is in trouble. No one’s stupid enough to pay 3 million in exchange for a girl like you.”

“Maybe when she grows up a bit, her boobs will start to grow.”

“You’re right! Gahaha!”

I ignored the men who laughed wickedly.

Come to think of it, there were also debt collectors when I first met Lulu. In Lulu’s case, it was a debt made by his sick father, and Lulu herself was not at fault, but Kemoncy’s debt was something he brought upon himself.

Is it really okay to take over something like this?

Still, I stopped the debt collector from trying to take Kemoncy with them.

“Okay, I agree. I’ll take care of your debt.”

“Eh?”

“Not only you, but your father will also have to work for me for three years without pay. If you take those terms, I’ll pay off your debts.”

For now, I’ll have to wait and see.

I’ll build a beach house and have them work there. If they run away along the way, that’s it then. I’ll just have to give up for being a fool to have believed them.

“R-really……?”

Not only the men, but also Hermine, who confirmed it to me again, were surprised.

Kemoncy staggered towards me.

“……Are you sure you want to help us when we just meet for the first time?”

“Well, it’s kind of like a gamble.”

I’m not suitable for casinos, but I feel like I can win this bet somehow.

I believe in the island of Gandalcia and fate.

Kemoncy bowed deeply to me.

“For my daughter’s sake, please help us. I’ll take this opportunity to swear that I’ll quit gambling and work honestly from now on.”

“Good. I’m Baron Cedie Dantes. Nice to meet you.”

I paid off Kemoncy’s debt with my gold coins.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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