You Can't Catch the Wind (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
Calon felt a pang of regret as he watched the Viscountess Aradis, the Viscount, and Elise’s expressions gradually shift.
‘Maybe I should’ve prepared a bit more.’
The documents he’d recovered today thanks to Ael were quite important.
They contained information from regions that Ash Trading Company’s network rarely reached.
‘If we’d lost them, it would’ve taken a long time to receive them again—there’s no Golden Law-based communication network there.’
Though unimaginable in Denertum, where most of the Golden Law had already vanished, both the Ash Trading Company and the Empire maintained communication networks powered by the Golden Law.
People endowed with the power of the Golden Law weren’t exactly rolling around like roadside pebbles.
Moreover, even among those who possessed such power, individuals strong enough to send messages from the Empire all the way to Denertum were exceedingly rare.
No—more accurately, they simply didn’t exist.
‘Only someone of the Emperor’s caliber could possibly manage it.’
But even the Emperor couldn’t lend his power to the Ash Trading Company’s communications every single time.
The fact that Denertum currently received messages once a week was solely because Calon himself was here; otherwise, no assistance would’ve been given.
In any case, losing those documents would’ve meant a very long wait before receiving them again.
And since their contents absolutely couldn’t be revealed in Denertum, it would’ve caused a serious headache.
Thus, considering how crucial those documents were, giving away an entire warehouse—not just one carriage-load—wouldn’t have been too generous.
By now, the gifts they’d brought had already piled up at the mansion’s entrance. Watching this, Jena spoke cheerfully.
“Wow, it looks like there are even more than what Lady Elise received before!”
At those words, Elise’s eyes narrowed sharply. But she couldn’t scold Jena—she herself had noticed the same thing.
Noticing Elise’s irritation, Maya slapped Jena’s arm as if to say, “Don’t provoke our lady,” and retorted,
“It’s not just about the size of the boxes. Do you even know how extraordinary the gifts our lady received back then were? They were all exquisite items carefully selected by the most prominent figures in high society, chosen specifically to suit her.”
Hearing her maid’s words, Elise lifted her chin slightly.
Just as Maya had said, not a single item among those she’d received back then had been ordinary.
Every one bore the name of a prestigious, traditional shop and looked undeniably expensive at first glance.
“But these also seem quite luxurious.”
Yet Jena, still excited and clearly unconvinced by the maid’s argument, replied immediately.
“Everything’s clearly labeled ‘Ash Trading Company’! Didn’t you brag before that among Lady Elise’s gifts, there were three items from Ash Trading Company? But look—every single box here is from Ash Trading Company!”
Hearing Jena’s remark, Calon smiled.
That maid was pretending ignorance while subtly provoking the other side.
Moreover, watching them compete over whose gifts were more impressive—both bearing his company’s name—filled him with immense pride in his company for the first time in a long while.
“It’s just the boxes! Our lady once received two whole barrels of Imperial tea as a gift!”
“So you must really enjoy tea.”
Calon quietly joined the conversation, then glanced at one of the boxes and added,
“We happened to receive some tea at our company recently, so I included it as well. Please enjoy it.”
He then continued,
“Not knowing your preferences, I included a bit of everything.”
Even to himself, it sounded rather childish. But seeing the Viscount and Viscountess’s astonished expressions, he realized once again that such words worked best on people like them.
“Really? Then may I open this box, Miss? It’s my job to organize things in the kitchen, after all.”
Upon hearing Calon’s words, Jena immediately grabbed the box he’d indicated and hurried toward Ael, quickly asking for permission as if urging her to agree right away.
Jena’s eagerness was so overwhelming that Ael found herself nodding without even realizing it.
Having secured Ael’s permission—not the Viscountess Aradis or Elise’s—Jena swiftly untied the box’s ribbon with such care that not a single knot was damaged.
Her hands moved so fast that the wrapping came undone in an instant, revealing everything inside to everyone present.
“Oh my!”
Jena and Elise’s maid, who got the first glimpse inside the box, widened their eyes in shock.
The box Calon had indicated was filled to the brim with soft cotton padding and multiple tea canisters.
Jena quickly counted the visible canisters: one, two, three, four… By the time she reached eight, Elise’s expression had hardened.
The tea had been a gift from the Grand Duke to Elise. After receiving two canisters, Elise had subtly mentioned it at every gathering.
Those who heard her became even more courteous toward her.
Imperial tea was expensive and rare; even among nobles, tea imported through Ash Trading Company was exceptionally hard to obtain.
Thus, those two canisters had served as proof that the Grand Duke held Elise in special regard.
‘But now…’
Seeing Ael—whom she considered so insignificant—receive an even grander gift shattered Elise’s pride completely.
She felt utterly humiliated, as if everything she’d taken pride in had instantly become worthless.
Of course, this was only Elise’s personal feeling. The Viscount and Viscountess were too busy rolling their eyes in astonishment, trying to estimate how much just the tea in that single box was worth.
At the same time, their thoughts turned to the mountain of unopened boxes still remaining.
If just one box contained something this extraordinary, what could possibly be in the others?!
They were now even more eager than Jena to unwrap the remaining boxes. They also grew curious—just what incredible deed had their daughter done to receive such lavish treatment?
Just then, the deep chime of the bell from the distant square signaled that it was late into the night. Unless it was a formal banquet, it was time for guests to leave.
Calon realized it was time to end today’s little performance.
At the very least, the Viscount and Viscountess wouldn’t dare treat Ael too harshly—not while his gift’s value was still fresh in their minds.
‘But that’s as far as it goes.’
It had been a rather entertaining day.
He’d nearly lost the documents to a thief but managed to recover them with someone else’s help.
That helper had cared less about precious items and more about the bits of knowledge slipping from his lips, pressing him for explanations all day long. Though he’d lost an entire day because of it, he didn’t feel particularly regretful.
Calon’s single day held more value than an entire year of work for his subordinates—after all, every decision made by the head of the continent’s largest trading company carried immense worth.
If he told his headquarters staff in the Empire that he’d spent the day giving an economics lecture, they’d surely clutch their heads in despair. Not that he planned to tell them, of course.
Convinced he’d done enough, Calon turned toward Ael, bowed slightly, and extended his hand.
Mesmerized by his elegant, precise gesture, Ael instinctively reached out her own hand.
Calon greeted her with a light kiss on the back of her hand—a hand so rough it was hard to believe it belonged to a noblewoman.
“Thank you for the courage you showed today, Miss Rida. Farewell.”
This must be her real name, he thought, calling her by the name he’d heard.
At that moment, Ael’s expression darkened. After a brief hesitation, she clenched her lips and spoke with visible effort.
“…Please call me Ael.”
“…”
Normally, he might have added a light joke or teasing remark, but Ael’s expression looked so pained that he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
As if being called “Rida” were a grave insult.
“Understood, Miss Ael.”
So Calon greeted her once more, this time using the name she’d corrected him to.
Only then did Ael return to the expression he’d seen all day, giving him a small, grateful nod.
The coachman returned to his seat, Calon bowed to those standing nearby, and then boarded the carriage. Soon, the carriage departed, and Calon and Ael gradually drifted apart.
Inside the carriage, Calon rested his chin in his hand and thought.
He probably wouldn’t see her again.
[This is the timeline separator]“Goodness, who on earth is that gentleman? I’ve never seen anyone so dashing in my whole life!”
Jena exclaimed excitedly as she set the box she’d carried down onto the kitchen worktable.
“And just what incredible thing did you do to receive such gifts?”
“I just helped him catch a thief, that’s all.”
“Oh, come on! Would anyone really give you all this just for that? Even saving someone’s life wouldn’t guarantee such generosity! Besides, did you see Lady Elise’s and the others’ faces? The moment they saw the tea in the box, their expressions twisted up—I felt so satisfied!”
Jena clenched her fists, shivering with excitement as if reliving the moment.
Watching Jena, who was more thrilled than anyone else, Ael let out a soft chuckle.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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