"Will you really get any benefit?"

"Sure."

Antares took a leisurely sip of his wine. His expression did not change.

Luna was very doubtful and tried to discern the true intentions of Antares. But no matter how hard she tried, nothing crossed her mind

"And what do you get? Don't talk about 'happily spent time in my company' like that time. "

Luna put it bluntly, as if clicking him on the nose.

Antares, in turn, pushed the empty glass to the center of the table, stood up and answered:

"I will answer if you agree to meet with me. "

"Let me know the reason."

"No."

Luna also rose from her seat and insisted that he answer her, but Antares did not say a word to her with a serious expression.

"... "

"Even if you tell me your true intentions, my attitude towards you will not change. No matter what kind of benefit you want to get. "

"That's it..."

"But I will calm my curiosity and perhaps my feelings for you ... "

"Um ..."

"Perhaps it's time to go to bed? I drank too much wine ... "

Luna fell silent, realizing that she had said too much.

As if he knew that the intoxicated Luna would not be able to control her body, Antares, grabbed her around the waist and asked with a smile.

"It will be hard for you alone. Is there anything I can help you with? "

She wanted to say no, but Antares's hand had already grabbed her waist.

It was clear that he was also drunk, and it was difficult for him to control his body, but still Luna agreed.

" ...Hold me tight. If I fall and hit, I will be very angry with you. "

"Sure. I will try my best."

Antares said in a pleasant, soft voice.

***

In the morning, Duke Rodrian, noticing that the baron was walking around the palace in search of him, nodded to the servant, asking him to let him in.

"Sorry for such an early visit, Duke. I want to tell you something, that's why I came so early. "

The baron, who entered the duke's office, greeted politely, but the duke was enthusiastically reading the book and simply nodded to him in response.

"I was looking for you yesterday, but you were not at home, so I came to you so early."

"Let's move on to the main thing. "

"Oh yeah..."

The duke greeted the baron coldly, so he decided to get to the point hastily.

"Actually, I want to retire."

"To retire?!"

"Yes."

The Duke raised his eyebrows at the news of his departure. After working for several decades without complaint, the baron suddenly wants to retire.

The Duke put down the book and asked the Baron.

"Have you saved up enough money to retire?"

"No, no, it's just my daughter Luna ..."

The Baron tried to explain, but the Duke did not even listen to the end and interrupted him:

"What are you going to do when you retire? You've worked here all your life. "

"Right, but my daughter ..."

"Besides, at that age it would be difficult to find a new job."

The Duke finally fell silent. Hearing the words about retirement, it seemed, the duke decided to say everything he could, just to keep the baron at work.

It was hard for the Baron to take such a step, but he did not give up, and answered the duke with a smile.

"As you said, I worked here all my life, and I was not going to quit this job, at least until Luna got married, but the situation changed because my daughter found a gold mine."

"... a gold mine?"

"Yes. Duke, you know, there is no one in our family who could handle this. So I want to quit my job and take up the gold mine. "

"Have you found a gold mine on this useless piece of land?"

"Haha, yes. Isn't that amazing? I was also very surprised. "

The baron laughed, and the duke paused for a second and thought.

Goldmine. Gold has always been in great demand. Thus, the owners of the gold mine continued to accumulate their wealth from generation to generation.

Such a gold mine was found in Pale.

The duke was quite rich, but it was impossible to say that he was not greedy. After much deliberation, the Duke proposed to the Baron.

"Congratulations. Is there anything better than a gold mine? But isn't it difficult to manage it alone? I can help."

"Oh, thanks for your support, but that's okay. We have already agreed with the peak of Antares. Looks like they'll take care of everything. "

"With the top?

The Duke asked again, as if he had already heard the name somewhere.

"In fact, so far Luna has been doing all this, as far as I know they are now in the process of concluding a contract. My daughter has matured so quickly! "

The duke, who was drying up the baron's explanations, interrupted him again, and spoke in an almost commanding tone:

"If there is a contract, destroy it. Isn't it clear we can help you more? Why didn't you tell me right away? We can take care of this. And then you don't have to quit your favorite job. Better to work at a duke's residence than run a gold mine. "

The baron, who did not react to such behavior of the duke, answered him with a soft smile:

"Sorry, Duke. I'm glad you are so worried, but somehow we ourselves. I will leave as soon as there is a replacement. "

The baron answered decisively. The Duke did not hide his irritation, but he could no longer do anything.

"Good. Then I will tell you to find a replacement. "

The Baron politely bowed his head and went to the library. He had known the duke for a very long time, but only now began to notice all his shortcomings.

'Not long left. Soon I won't see him at all. '

Thinking about it, his steps became easier. The Baron arrived at his office, already rid of the bitter aftertaste of his conversation with the Duke, and, as usual, called a servant to help him with the documents.

"What it is?"

"These are papers about my dismissal. I need to find a replacement. As soon as possible."

"Replacement ... What? Baron, are you leaving? "

The servant asked with the same air as the duke.

"What will you live on if you quit this job?"

The Baron, already tired of talking to the Duke, simply nodded to the servant.

"Hopefully my replacement will be found as soon as possible."

"Have you already told the duke?"

"Sure. Do not worry."

"If so ... then good."

After the servant left, the baron, who was finally left alone, began to feel sadness in his soul.

It was hard for him to part with this work, because he did not leave it even when his beloved wife died.

He wondered how their lives would have changed if he had found this gold mine much earlier.

'We should have examined our lands more carefully.'

But thinking about it now was useless. Time was irreversible, and regretting it would be a waste of time.

'You just have to live with Luna for your own pleasure.'

The Baron thought about this and began to sort through the piles of documents.

***

Fersen, who had been drinking alcohol all night, woke up in amazement, from screams approaching him.

"I can't sit still thinking that I will have to hand over the title to you!"

"Ah, father ...?"

"Look at you, what have you been drinking all night !? How can I call you my successor !? "

Fersen sat with his head bowed. However, the duke was not going to subside.

"What were you doing when Baron Pales found a gold mine and signed a contract with other people !?"

"What?"

Fersen asked not knowing what he was talking about. He felt bad, the hangover was still working. The duke was indignant, gritting his teeth and waving his arms in different directions.

"Take responsibility and return the contract to us! Go and check the size of the gold mine! "

The Duke, having said everything he wanted, glanced at Fersen and left the room.

Fersen, who until then could not wake up, touched his aching head with his palm and asked the servant.

"What the hell happened?"

"I don't know the details either, but to summarize the Duke's words, it seems that Luna Pales has found a gold mine and signed a contract with someone..."

"What...!?"

To fight the hangover, he drank cold water with honey.

While he was drinking water, the servant told him another piece of news.

"I don't know, maybe it's because of the gold mine, but Baron Pale has expressed his intention to resign. He asked to find a replacement for him as soon as possible. "

"... Ah."

Sighing, Fersen realized that since the baron decided to resign, everything Luna said about gold was true.

He was angry at seeing Antares and Luna together, so he didn't fully understand the whole situation.

'I wonder how Antares signed with Luna?'

Since it was Luna, who did not know people well outside of her little world, she probably signed it by mistake.

'Antares must have flattered Luna a lot to sign a contract with her.'

When he thought about it, he could not just stand still, anger overwhelmed him. He could not leave everything as it is.

Fersen wanted to take Luna and the gold from Antares.

However, he could not go to Luna right now, so Fersen ran to the baron's office, since they had a good relationship, he wanted to convince him.