After successfully completing the transaction.

I headed to the operational office located in the center of the exchange building.

It was to input the necessary information for confirming the transaction.

After completing the documentations and stepping outside, the area in front of the central building was bustling, unlike a while ago.

It seemed like a crowd had exited the hall after the transactions.

Although the expressions varied depending on the success or failure of the deals, most of their conversations were about the gift transactions from the previous hours.

“Probably a significant deal has been concluded at Athena Hall.”

Adrian, who was walking with me, looked around and said.

Then, he unfolded the pamphlet he had been holding and checked something before speaking again.

“It looks like Ludvian stoves were offered as trading items at Athena Hall.”

“Oh, really? But considering that the value of those stoves has already risen as much as it can, you wouldn’t make much profit from it. Well…”

Watching me respond with a somewhat sullen expression, Adrian couldn’t hide his worried look.

“But maybe it’s a more… stable investment.”

I looked at him and playfully pouted my lower lip.

“Adrian, are you that disappointed in me for buying the special carriages?”

With a troubled expression, he had been massaging his eyebrows for a while and eventually nodded slowly.

“Honestly… yes.”

“…”

“Considering the current value of the special carriages, buying them for just 150,000 Lurts per unit is already a high-risk investment. Since you purchased them for 200,000 Lurts each… I’m concerned about potential losses.”

In Adrian’s words, his lavender eyes contained his genuine concern for me. I lightly tapped him on the back, smiling confidently.

“Don’t worry, Adrian.”

“But, Lady Vi…”

“Just wait and see. I believe everyone in the Empire will be pleasantly surprised by the profits from these special carriages.”

Adrian couldn’t resist and let out a faint laugh as if to say, ‘Well, it can’t be helped. I can only trust Lady Vi.’

At that moment, as I looked at him and smiled confidently.

A black shadow slowly crept under my feet.

When I casually turned my head, the first face I saw was Henry, smiling at me.

“Congratulations, Lady Vi.”

Next to him was, of course, Camilla. “Congratulations, Lady Vi,” she said with an obvious smile. However, I could immediately sense the discomfort in her state.

It was because of the intermittent chilly expressions that brushed across her face.

Looking at Camilla like that, I raised my mouth corners leisurely.

“Thank you, Camilla. It’s a very good thing for me, but it seems like Camilla had quite an eye on the special carriages, so I somehow feel uneasy.”

As I said that, a slight vibration appeared at the corners of Camilla’s lips, who had been smiling forcibly.
‘Having the coveted item snatched away from me, it might feel bitter. Moreover, they went as far as using loans to gather money, thinking they could beat me.’

I intentionally leaked information about my investment to Camilla’s side.

‘Of course, all of that was entirely false.’

And I observed Camilla manipulate her investment funds.

At that time, she had already scraped together all her non-designated funds.

However, needing more money to invest with her fiancé, she couldn’t afford to refuse her husband, Count Dimitri.

In the end, Camilla resorted to borrowing money even through loans.

‘Even if she pays it back right now, the interest will be significant…’

Around the time when such thoughts crossed my mind,

Camilla, with a feigned smile, opened her mouth again.

“It’s a pity, but there’s nothing we can do. Still, luckily, I’ve set my eyes on something among the items coming up in the next time slot, so I’ll check that out at least.”

“What item is it?”

To my casual question, Camilla confidently replied.

“Colored sugar cane seeds.”

“Ah…”

Suppressing my bewildered expression, I nodded faintly.

Colored sugar from the demon realm that produces various colors depending on the cultivation method.

Currently, the popularity of that item in the Empire is soaring, unknown to the sky.

However, due to importing finished products from the demon realm, the price is excessively high.

So, in order to obtain colored sugar at a lower price, the Empire eventually has to buy the seeds from the demon realm…

‘I recall the story of a noble who bought those seeds, suffered immense losses, from the original work.’

It will be revealed later, but those seeds grow into ordinary white sugar cane in the human realm.

‘Well, that’s inevitable, considering the different climates between the demon realm and here.’

To miss the special carriages and choose those seeds as an alternative, of all things.

I alternately looked at Camilla and Henry.

‘Even after experiencing a tremendous loss through joint investment, will their passionate love still endure?’

Well, it’s none of my concern.

I shrugged my shoulders and bid farewell to Camilla.

“I wish you good luck. Well then, I’ll be going.”