Considering Antares' threats, the carriage was bought for 100 coins, which was half the price the owner originally wanted.

Perhaps the real value was 100 gold, but the merchant received a check for 100 gold with such an expression as if his whole world had collapsed. The only thing he told us at last:

"... Don't tell anyone that you bought it at such a low price!"

"I think I'll decide for myself what to say."

After Antares's words, the merchant looked even more crushed.

The carriage had to be taken to the baron. Luna was in high spirits and invited Antares to eat before she returned to review the documents.

"I want to have lunch. You didn't even have breakfast either, did you? We can go to some restaurant. I am treating. "

He helped me a lot, so I couldn't help but thank him.

I thought he would like the idea, but suddenly Antares with a strange expression on his face refused.

"Maybe we can eat on the street?

"Why?"

"I don't really feel like going to a restaurant."

'What? Is he on a diet?'

Luna looked at him in surprise, Antares, as if not noticing Luna's gaze, opened the carriage door for her and said:

"Actually, I think it's better to eat in a mansion than in a restaurant."

"Even if this is the most famous restaurant in the capital?"

"The fame of the restaurant does not always make the food tastier. And even more so when, quite recently, you were treated to such a delicious dinner. "

"Did you like how Emma cooks?"

"Yes. So we return to the mansion. We have a lot to do and we can't waste time. "

She first went to meet him, but she was rejected.

However, it seemed to Luna that he was motivated not only by love for Emma's cooking.

Luna said nothing in reply, and Antares, without explaining anything, sat down in the coachman's place, and the carriage started.

***

It took quite a long time to pick up the carriage and arrive, and by the time they arrived at the mansion, lunchtime was already far behind.

Seeing Luna and Antares approaching, Emma panicked. Hurrying up to them, she asked.

"You...!? Do you want to dine at the mansion ?! "

In these words, Luna heard, "I am in a panic, because I have nothing ready." She smiled tenderly and decided to help her.

"We just want to eat. Something like bread and soup. "

"Do you really want this? You can wait a bit and have a hearty lunch. In the meantime, I can offer you a fruit snack. "

Antares did not want Luna to dine on soup and bread, because they had a lot of work to do.

"No, soup with bread will not suit us, so it is better to immediately prepare a hearty supper for us."

"...!?", - Luna stood in front of them, frowning.

"We have a lot of paperwork ahead of us, it will take a long time, perhaps until early morning, so I want us to have a hearty dinner."

"... Lady Granada is not so far away, you can go to her and eat her."

"I don't think that after all this paperwork, I will have the time and energy to travel to Seira."

Antares, not getting lost, answered Luna in the same way. At the same time, Emma seemed to side with Antares.

"Lady, you've been busy with these documents all day, so you should have a good lunch and dinner."

"Emma!"

"That's it, I ran, I need to cook a lot of delicious food! "

Despite all the persuasions of Luna, Emma quickly walked towards the dining room, Laura, who had been standing next to her all this time, also followed her.

"What the hell ... ... Why isn't anyone on my side?"

"You're going to snack on fruit, right?" There seems to be some unfinished wine left. "

He already knew her answer, but pretended not to understand anything.

Luna ignored his question and made her way to the living room.

***

The documents that Antares brought back contained everything Luna wanted. If she wanted to get rich off her gold, all she had to do was sign them.

"Let's get to work right away. You said the baron would be in charge of the gold mines, right? "Asked the lawyer.

"Yes. As soon as he quits his job, he immediately goes to Pale. "

"Good. Until then, we will send you a progress report. So the Lady can be calm. "

Luna's acquaintance with her father's lawyer helped Luna with the contract. After the contract was signed, Luna sent her lawyer home. She decided to play it safe by hiring him, but this, as it turned out, was not necessary.

The content of the contract was so clear that they only had to notarize it.

Luna, watching the lawyer's carriage departing, glanced at her watch.

"Is it eight o'clock already? Father should have arrived already. "

The baron, who worked for a long time at the Duke's residence, was very good at his craft, he never stayed late at work, as he always did all the work on time. And usually by seven o'clock he was home.

Usually he had dinner at 7 o'clock, drank tea, looked a little at the night sky, washed himself, and fell asleep in his bed, reading some book.

"Why is he delayed today? There is nowhere to go without money ... "

Emma eased Luna's anxiety.

"The Baron must have gone out for a drink after work."

"What?"

"Yes. This happens very rarely. Maybe he met his friends. He's coming soon. Don't worry, you'd better have a quiet dinner, let's go. "

Luna was eager to taste the delicious stew that Emma made for Antares, so she soon made her way to the dining room.

"Try it, I tried very hard."

The piece of meat that I bit off melted in my mouth. It was filled with delicious spices.

Luna rolled her eyes in pleasure. Emma knew how to cook such delicious food.

It was heartbreaking to think that her talent was tainted by a lack of ingredients.

"This is delicious. Thank you Emma. "

Antares also praised Emma. Embarrassed, Emma said:

"Please look forward to tomorrow morning. I will do my best to prepare an even more delicious dish. "

"Emma. What does "look forward to tomorrow morning" mean? "

"What? And won't Mr. Vincent stay with us for the night? "

"What for!? After all, he said that he would leave when he finished his business, his business here is over, so he has nothing to stay for the night. "

"It's already dark outside, and besides, the gentleman has drunk wine. What do you want to send a lonely person into such darkness? "- seeing the reaction of Luna, Emma stood up for Antares.

'Just look at him. He is the most dangerous man in the world. Whom should he be afraid of? '- Luna thought.

Looking up, she saw that Laura had decided to side with Antares.

"Lady, Mr. Vincent must say goodbye to the Baron before leaving."

"I don't know when my father is coming."

"Therefore, he needs to spend the night here, and start in the morning."

"Right."

Emma and Laura gazed at Luna with strange eyes.

"What the!? Ladies, who are you for? Why do you like Antares so much? "

If I were to say again that Antares should leave, it seems Emma and Laura would start crying.

Finally, Luna sighed and continued to eat.

***

"The wine is pretty good. Am I overdoing it? "

After dinner, Luna informed Antares that she was finishing her third bottle of wine.

While waiting for her father, she decided to drink wine, but since the baron returned only after midnight, she drank too much.

"It's really good ..."

After tasting the wine, Antares didn't really like it, but he didn't show it.

Why do you drink so much?

"Because one young man will soon drive me crazy ..."

"What?"

Luna, in one breath, emptied the glass in her hand. The wine tasted so bitter that in the end she felt a little sick.

"You will be here until I answer you, right?"

"What answer are we talking about?"

When a slightly intoxicated Luna asked the question, Antares pretended not to understand what she was talking about.

"You want me to be your girlfriend, don't you?"

Contrary to the expectation of Luna, Antares replied very calmly:

"Yes, I'll be here until you agree to meet with me."

"WHAT!?"

Luna, who again drank the wine poured into the glass, wrinkled a little from its bitterness and asked:

"Why the hell are you doing this to me?"

"BUT?"

"I asked you about this last time, why do you want to date me? What is your benefit? "

From the moment he first asked for a relationship, Luna still couldn't understand his intentions.

It was beneficial for Luna to meet with him, because then there would be much less rumors about her with Fersen, but Antares did not benefit from this relationship.

This time, Luna said openly that she wanted to hear the answer.

Antares, who had been staring at Luna for a while, replied with a serious face:

"Why do you think that I won't get anything from our union?"