Price of Management

“Baron Robert Paoni? ”

If I was such a great architect, I would have heard of it in my previous life. Strange.

“Yes. You know the civil war that happened here a few years ago? ”

“Of course. You won the civil war and took the throne. ”

That's when my father built the ball and said he lost his reputation.

“During the civil war, King Leaden was destroyed as well as the royal palace, and the architect appointed immediately after the civil war to be in charge of the renovations was Baron Robert Paoni. With the assessment that architecture had been sublimated into art, the king passed on the baron's title. ”

“Oh, is that it? ”

“Yes. You won't regret it if you let him build it. ”

“Wait? But I thought you said he was supposed to be some kind of hypocrite? ”

“Yes. Baron Paoni is actually a genius architect, but he's a genius by nature, so he's a bit eccentric. ”

“Freak?”

“Yes. I once insulted a nobleman by designing a mansion that cost over 200,000 Redinas. ”

“Oh, 200,000 Redina? ”

“Yes. The nobleman had commissioned a small mansion to stay while he was in the Kingdom of Leaden. ”

“What a great guy. This is getting interesting. ”

Of course, no matter how rich I am, I can't spend 200,000 Redinas, but I need to cover it with aesthetics.

“There are just two things to keep in mind: ”

“What?”

“First of all, he's not very good at manners. I know it seems rude, but you have to understand that he's always like that. ”

“Well, and again? ”

“I have recently declined all incoming quests, whether they are in a meeting in the construction industry. Maybe the clients were disappointed when they didn't design what they wanted. ”

Of course you are.

Who's going to build a house that costs 200,000 Redinas?

I nodded.

“Okay. I'll go check it out. ”

“Sure. I'll see if I can find another architect, just in case.“ Although not a genius like Baron Paoni, there are many talented people. ”

“Do it. ”

I took Julia and Sis to the Baron Paoni's mansion, just like Nibel taught me.

Baron Paoni's mansion is located in the eastern part of the Resistance of Ledon.

When I arrived in front of the mansion, I couldn't help but be embarrassed.

“What, what is this? ”

I couldn't help but be surprised.

Funnily enough, the famous architect's mansion has been old enough for 100 years.

No, Land Expensive Kingdom of Ledon. I understand it's small. Then, why is the house of this famous architect going to collapse so soon?

“Is this really where the architect lives? ”

I was filled with doubt and asked. Julia nods.

“Right here. I've heard a lot about restaurants in Lerdon. ”

“Well, let's take a look inside. ”

We went inside.

As you knock on the door, you hear an old voice.

“What?"

“I am Earl Caroc of the Ligand. I heard Baron Paoni lives here. ”

“There's no such person here. ”

Even when I heard Chuck, I was annoyed by his voice.

I asked just in case.

“Who are you, then? ”

“I am... Pao... the Baron. ”

You just missed him, didn't you? And he stuttered!

He was a clumsy liar. Something was bothering them and they were trying to get rid of us.

“You must be Baron Paoni. ”

“I'm not Baron Paoni, I'm Baron Pao. I don't know anyone like that. ”

I got confused.

“I came to Baron Paoni's Mansion and there is no one like him, and he lives there, and you expect me to believe that? If you're going to lie, make it more plausible. ”

“Anyway, there's no such person. You know that! ”

“Come out and open the door right now or I'll tear this old house down. You do realize I'm a spirit, right? ”

“Fairy?”

Then I was interested in the voice inside the house.

“So you're the one who's the royal lunatic spirit? ”

Who are you calling a crazy spirit?! No, where did I get that rumor?

“Hnng, I have to endure it. ”

At that time, the front door opened.

A thin figure in his early 50s appeared. I was hot because I didn't trim my beard at all, and even though I pretended my clothes were all crumpled up, I couldn't change for a few days. Sis grabbed her nose because she smelled like she wasn't even washing.

He was the Baron Paoni.

“I am Baron Paoni. ”

It was Baron Paoni who was somewhat more polite than before.

“Why don't you get cleaned up? ”

“Why are you washing yourself anyway? ”

Baron Paoni looks stunned.

“Then why live to die anyway? ”

“I'm alive because I'm not dead yet. ”

“ ……. ”

I lost my words as if it were natural. This is the first time I've ever been pushed by a horse.

“Wounded.”

- Okay, Dad.

Soon after, a puddle of water swept over the baron and washed everywhere. Not because he's pretty, but because he hates the smell!

Baron Paoni stares down at himself, stunned, even though he's washing himself clean.

“Phew, I used to be cool, but now I feel good. ”

“Wash up, then! ”

“Why are you washing yourself anyway? ”

“Then why live to die anyway? ”

“I'm alive because I'm not dead yet. ”

“Shall I send you to the afterlife? ”

“ ……. ”

Hmm, this time it's my victory.

“Anyway, come on in. ”

Baron Paoni takes us in as if he doesn't care.

It didn't look like much.

I didn't seem to have cleaned in years. The dust settles like snow in winter. Spider webs are strewn all over the place, and the snacks look like food waste.

I was trembling and said to Woundee:

“Wounded. Make this house a living place. ”

-Yeah.

Woundee makes a big puddle of water and sweeps through the house. I cleared the house of dirt, debris, cobwebs, and other pests while leaving everything in the house intact.

Baron Paoni looks at this and says it's interesting.

“I envy your ability to clean without touching anything in the house. I fired a maid who hired me last year for doing some cleaning and putting my blueprints about three meters away. ”

“There's a strange obsession with what makes the family look like this. ”

“I just want my stuff to be where I remember it. ”

“It's called obsession. ”

“So the Earl is not just trying to get his mouth shut, is that obsession too? ”

“It's just stubborn. ”

“I'm just stubborn, too. ”

“ ……. ”

Dammit! I lost this time.

“That's fine, and you came to see me for a quest, perhaps? ”

“Yes. I want you to build me a house in the suburbs of Leaden Castle. I heard you're the best around here. ”

“The entire continent is the best. ”

Baron Paoni rebukes because he's aggressive.

“Well, we'll see about that. Anyone can talk, right? ”

The baron's face glows for the first time.

“I can prove it. I want to show you something. ”

Baron Paoni takes us to his chambers.

It was an empty room with nothing but desks and chairs. The whole house was dirty, but the room was clean. It seemed to be as important as his workshop.

“That's it.”

On the desk indicated by Baron Paoni, there was a model of a mansion.

A little wooden mansion model that was shocking.

The pillars and walls are all engraved with pieces.

The walls and columns of the mansion are carved with angels with wings. I felt like I was about to stop breathing when hundreds or thousands of angels gathered to sing a song of joy. I didn't think it was so glamorous yet unnecessarily chaotic. The sun carved on the top of the arched dome is directed by thousands of angels, making it feel united.

Yes, I admit it.

That's art. It's a masterpiece.