Countess Youngae’s Money-Sweeping Makeup Shop - Chapter 52

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52

 

Today, the number of gazes directed at me had noticeably increased.

 

But they seemed like looks of interest or admiration, so it wasn’t unpleasant.

 

What made me a bit curious was Lucy’s gaze though.

 

I didn’t sense any malice, but it felt like I was being monitored?

 

Especially every time I did makeup, I could see Lucy staring intently through the mirror, so whenever our eyes met, I forced myself to smile with my eyes.

 

I spent several days living this repetitive life with those strange gazes.

 

Work, settle accounts, teach makeup, clean up, leave work, and sleep like passing out.

 

Just when a routine had formed and my fatigue had clearly decreased, something really annoying happened that broke my routine.

 

When I woke up, I discovered a note placed on my blanket.

 

A single sentence was written in round handwriting.

 

I’m going to kidnap Ebennain Yeongae ♡

 

“From Lucian?”

 

What kind of kidnapping is this when he didn’t even kidnap me?

 

Did he get caught while trying to kidnap me?

 

How disappointing.

 

While I was thinking that, the writing began to glow.

 

With a whooshing sound, a complex-looking magic circle appeared above my head.

 

So he was kidnapping me with magic!

 

Wait. Lucian? Lucian…

 

This guy is that guy!

 

Flutter, the note slipped from my hand.

 

The scenery before my eyes changed immediately.

 

Before my vision could even load, I flailed around throwing punches at the air.

 

“You damn male lead!”

 

Thwack-!

 

“Oh.”

 

I felt a solid impact in my hand.

 

After blinking a couple times, my vision became completely clear and I saw someone sitting down in front of me, clutching their abdomen with both arms.

 

“Ugh, it hurts…”

 

When he lifted his head, amber eyes glared at me.

 

I’m sorry for hitting him unintentionally, but I’m also a kidnapping victim here, so why is he glaring at me more?

 

Seeing the white hair spread on the floor and those orange eyes made me more certain.

 

This guy is definitely the original male protagonist.

 

But he seemed more childish than what I’d read in the novel.

 

Originally he had this very mannerly yet mature, cunning vibe.

 

The large man had his brows furrowed and eyebrows raised like a sensitive cat, with tears glistening inappropriately.

 

How on earth did Helena fall for this guy?

 

I looked down at Lucian with an incredulous expression.

 

“Why! What!”

 

I didn’t even pick a fight with him, so why is he acting like this?

 

I let out a deep sigh and crossed my arms.

 

“I need to go to work.”

 

“I know! Who doesn’t know that?”

 

“Why do you know that?”

 

Lucian glared at me, then as if his act until now had all been fake, he jumped up and forcefully pulled up the corners of his mouth.

 

He pointed at me with his index finger while making a confident expression.

 

“Because I’m an employee there!”

 

“I’ve never hired such a big person as an employee. Aren’t you confusing it with another shop?”

 

“Really? What about this guy?”

 

His orange eyes sparkled like a beast’s eyes.

 

Then Lucian’s appearance became blurry for a moment before changing into a familiar form.

 

This is Lucy?

 

He completely cheated with his build and height!

 

Oh my, my blood pressure!

 

This is my first time experiencing such hiring fraud.

 

Lucian, who had been giggling, made a sullen expression again.

 

“But why are you speaking informally to me? You use honorifics at work.”

 

“Because you’re speaking informally to me.”

 

“I can do it. You can’t.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because I’m the Owner of the Mage’s Tower.”

 

“But I’m your boss?”

 

Lucian looked flustered and his lips moved wordlessly.

 

Nothing to say, right?

 

When I approached while rubbing the back of my neck, Lucian subtly stepped backward.

 

“Why, why are you coming closer.”

 

“Hm? My blood pressure is rising because of you and I feel like I’m going to collapse. Actually, thinking about it, if we don’t go now, you’ll be absent without leave too. Want to have a one-on-one consultation?”

 

“Ha! I can just quit that job!”

 

“That job?”

 

“That’s right! Anyway, if you’re just gone, I’ll make money again, won’t I? All my deals got canceled because of you!”

 

Haa, I took a deep breath.

 

Calm down, calm down.

 

He’s like an annoying 7-year-old…

 

I’m over thirty.

 

Let’s try to understand, understand.

 

But thinking about it, there’s no reason for me to appease him, is there?

 

When it became quiet, I left the triumphant Lucian and looked around the room.

 

With the rippling floor and walls, this didn’t feel like the interior of any decent manor.

 

Is this inside the Mage’s Tower?

 

If I can’t adapt to this place, I’ll get motion sick and throw up.

 

Is Lucian the only way to get out?

 

I hung my head low and exhaled.

 

Then I plopped down on the red sofa next to me.

 

“So, why did you kidnap me? You must have kidnapped me for some purpose. Is business interference the end goal?”

 

“Makeup.”

 

“What?”

 

“It doesn’t work, makeup! He says I become like some angry buffalo when I do it. That damn ‘abracadabra’…”

 

I could hear him grumbling.

 

Pfft, I quickly covered my mouth with both hands to stop the laughter that was about to burst out.

 

But I couldn’t completely hold back my laughter and giggled silently.

 

Lucian glared at me with an indignant expression.

 

As if that would really be a magic spell.

 

He’s so gullible, yet he managed to become a tower master.

 

“So the conclusion is you kidnapped me to teach you makeup?”

 

“…Will you teach me?”

 

“There’s nothing I can’t teach you. For me to become the industry leader, there needs to be an industry first.”

 

“Right now I’m targeting your business.”

 

“You can target it if you want, but I don’t just teach anyone for free either.”

 

“I’m an employee at your shop.”

 

“You’re an industrial spy before you’re an employee.”

 

“Industrial spy?”

 

“Well, like a thief who steals shop trade secrets.”

 

Lucian, who had somehow returned to his original appearance, confidently crossed his arms.

 

He looked down at me with eyes that asked what the problem was, then smirked with a somewhat irritating smile.

 

“What, would a large sum of money work? Seeing a noble lady working, you must want something other than money, right?”

 

“Money is nice, but I can earn that myself from now on. Other than that, do you know some alchemy?”

 

“Alchemy? Making potions? What mage doesn’t know how to do that?”

 

“No, I mean can you create things that exist only in imagination or are drawn in pictures?”

 

“As long as it’s not life, it’s not that difficult.”

 

“Then my side’s trading conditions are decided.”

 

I pulled up the corners of my mouth to make a pretty smile.

 

Then I stood up from my seat and placed my hand on Lucian’s shoulder with a thud, gently gripping it with a squeezing pressure.

 

“You, if you want to learn makeup from me, run the factory.”

 

“Ah, ah, ack! Wh-what, factory, what’s that!”

 

“There is one, a good one.”

 

***

 

An emergency had struck the Ebennain Estate.

 

The news of Sillia’s kidnapping that came as soon as they woke up in the morning.

 

Moreover, the kidnapper was the Owner of the Mage’s Tower, making the Count’s head throb.

 

Even though he was blunt, he wasn’t without affection for his daughter.

 

When bringing Sillia home, Sillia’s Mother had warned the Count.

 

“The reason I’m entrusting Sillia to you is because I believe living with you, Count, will be safer and more prosperous than with me.”

 

“Don’t worry, I won’t betray that trust.”

 

“I believe you will. Even if you can’t pamper her, don’t let Sillia wither. If such a day comes, I’ll take her back without notice.”

 

It was a sad reality, but the Count couldn’t protect Sillia forever.

 

If the Count continued to protect Sillia, she would struggle when the Count was gone.

 

So he had to educate the timid Sillia.

 

That if she didn’t solve things herself, only harm would come back to her.

 

And finally, Sillia had begun to find ways to solve things on her own.

 

The kidnapping at this point when she was just gaining confidence was an act that would extinguish Sillia’s fire again.

 

He had to find Sillia somehow before everything was broken.

 

The problem here was that the Ebennain Estate had no way to contact the Mage’s Tower.

 

At most, it was only possible when ordering vision stones.

 

But he couldn’t wait until then.

 

He’d rather be a hated father than remain a father who gave up on his daughter.

 

The Count, who had been contemplating with his eyes closed, slowly opened them and raised his hand to the air.

 

His pink eyes shone with a bright light, sparkling like jewels.

 

‘Jesuert Youngsik, I’m sorry for the early morning.’

 

‘What is the matter, Count Ebennain.’

 

‘Can you contact the Mage’s Tower? Sillia has been kidnapped by the Tower’s Owner.’

 

***

 

Kidnapped by the Tower’s Owner, what kind of talk was this?

 

Ricardo’s heart beat roughly.

 

He gripped the black reins of his dark horse tightly and sped up.

 

The rumors surrounding the Tower’s Owner, Lucian, were all unsavory.

 

That he tore up anything he didn’t like, whether it was paper or humans,

 

That his method of obtaining massive amounts of mana was people’s lives,

 

That all those who saw his face were swayed by him,

 

That he was the most beautiful in the world,

 

That he was the most handsome.

 

The latter reasons made Ricardo even more anxious.

 

Even if Sillia’s life was safe, she might have fallen for Lucian.

 

That point was extremely worrying.

 

After realizing that he liked Sillia, his anxiety bounced around here and there, sometimes sticking to strange places.

 

One of them was people called ‘beauties.’

 

Grinding his teeth, he headed quickly toward the Mage’s Tower.

 

‘Please let Lucian not be Sillia’s type.’

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