What do married women need the most?

A powerful family Higher education? A close friend?

No, it’s money.

“When are you going to get married?”

“If it’s too late, you might miss the potential candidates.”

After the coming-of-age ceremony, the most frequently asked questions were on the subject of marriage.

Each time, Ines inquired,

“Do I really need to get married?”

The answer she got back was always the same.

‘Of course she should.’

She was criticized by others. They said, if you live alone, it will be difficult financially.

To those who were trying to convince her, Ines responded proudly.

“I’m busy making money, so I don’t have time to think about marriage.”

Then there were the ones who tried to insult her.

“How much do you earn that you can’t even get married?”

Then Ines quietly showed them her bankbook. Most of them shut up right then.

It was an amount they had never seen in their lifetime. Their gaze changed at once, and they sneaked a peek at their son or relative.

“But you still have to get married. My son is very domestic, isn’t he?”

“You need to find a man who manages money. My nephew happens to…”

Ines listened quietly and then opened her mouth.

“There’s something I realized when I started investing. “

Ines smiled and said to those who were trying to get some investment secrets.

“It’s best to live alone when you have a lot of money. “

* * * * * *

The God of investment.

 A socialite of the social world.

The lady who saved the Count Elrdin family from falling apart.

All were nicknames of Ines Elrdin.

The said Ines had one ability… It was just to see the misfortune that would happen to the other person.

[Oh no, I’m really late!]

[Then he shouldn’t have broken up.]

[Why does everything go wrong?]

Regret, despair, pain, loss…

Just by shaking hands or bumping into a person, she could capture fragments of their misfortunes.

Ines started investing through that ability.

[Damn it! I should’ve invested in ships.]

[I never expected my business to go bankrupt.]

Ines met several people and glimpsed the misfortune that would befall them. She had always chosen to make the best choice as she could see the misfortune that would happen in the future.

So far, Ines’s touch has never failed her.

That was, until a month ago.

Ines crumpled up the newspaper she was reading.

She’d been unlucky since morning.

She heard that the cargo ship she invested in recently had sank.

Ines put down the crumpled newspaper with a sigh.

A month ago, her ability disappeared.

Even when she came into contact with others, their misfortune and unhappiness was no longer visible.

It was embarrassing, but Ines invested mainly in safe places.

But now, everything she touched was ruined for a nonsensical reason.

As if all the misfortunes of the world had fallen on her.

“It wasn’t like they met a pirate. There wasn’t any storm or a reef…”

She couldn’t believe that the boat had caught fire while cooking!

The boat had water on all sides, and it was ridiculous to hear that it sank due to a fire.

Ines, who barely regained her composure, called a maid.

“I’ll be going out, so help me get ready.”

Ines sat in front of the dressing table and entrusted herself to her. Her wavy silver hair was neatly combed, and she wore makeup to accentuate her azure-blue eyes.

After dressing up casually, Ines came down to the front door.

“Good morning, Lady Ines!”

A tall woman with her hair tied up high greeted her.

It was her secretary, Shamour.

Ines got into the wagon with her.

The carriage, which had left Count Elrdin’s residence, entered the downtown area.

Ines leaned back on the seat and stared out the window.

Prosperous buildings passed by in front of her.

‘How much will that building cost?’

After all, if one didn’t want to go bankrupt, they had no choice but to buy the building at a profitable sum.

‘What if another fire would happen as soon as I buy it?’

While she was thinking about something quite plausible, the carriage stopped.

They arrived at the largest bank in the capital.

Ines left Shamour outside and entered the bank.

Then the branch manager, who recognized Ines, jumped out.

“Lady Elrdin, you’re here!”

The branch manager who greeted her politely took the first step.

“I’ll guide you inside.”

The eyes of customers, waiting for their turn, turned to Ines.

“Elrdin…? Is that The Ines Elrdin, who’s named as the Investment genius?”

“Investment genius is a thing of the past. I heard she suffered loss in everything she’d invested in lately?”

“But she really is beautiful.”

Listening to the gossip, Ines moved forward.

That was then.

The entrance door broke and masked men rushed in.

“Don’t move an inch!!”

As the man swung his sword, screams erupted from all sides.

“Shut up and sit over there! Hey, there. You too!”

The masked man commanded Ines and the branch manager.

Ines quickly looked around.

The two bank guards standing at the entrance had already been subdued.

‘At this point, the misfortunes of the whole world are upon me.’

She lost her investment this morning, and now she’s a hostage…

Ines, lamenting inwardly, moved along with the branch manager to a corner as the robbers told them to.

“……?”

A tall man was sitting there.

Everyone was sitting together and it felt like she was the only one standing up.

There was no other seat left, so Innes took a seat next to him.

“Hurry up, put your money here.”

While two robbers watched the hostages, the other one ordered a bank employee to transfer money.

Ines watched the gold coins pile up in the sack.

Since Shamour was outside, she surely must’ve noticed the situation and called the guards.

‘I have lunch appointments.’

She was going to waste her time here.

Ines clicked her tongue inwardly.

“What‘s this? It’s different from the check!”

The robber, who was monitoring the bank employee, picked up a piece of paper on the desk.

Then he tore it in half and threw it on the floor.

The man sitting next to her flinched.

“My papers…”

The man muttered to himself in vain.

‘I can’t believe you’re worried about the papers.’

Ines glanced at him in wonder…

She hadn’t known it before as she had looked at him roughly, but he was a strikingly handsome man.

The first thing that caught her eye was his hair, which was as black as the heartwood* of an Ebony tree.

[T/N: Heartwood means the inner part of a tree. Apparently, the heartwood of the Ebony tree is pitch black.]

Bright red eyes were revealed through the soft black bangs, and a face as pale as fresh snow was seen. His facial features were white and smooth as if he were an intricately carved sculpture of ice.

Contrary to his dazzling appearance, the atmosphere around him was sensitive and sharp.

 In particular, his haggard eyes showed fatigue.

“I’m sorry, Lady Elrdin.”

The branch manager, who barely came to his senses, spoke to Ines.

“At our bank, your safety should’ve come first…”

“Elrdin?”

A robber standing nearby walked straight in their direction.

“Did you just say Elrdin?”

The branch manager took in a sharp breath.

The robber looked at Ines with very greedy eyes.

“If it’s the Elrdin family, the ransom must be huge.”

Ines smiled coldly inward.

‘You’re being overly greedy.’

It was the moment when the robber bent down to grab Ines’ arm.

Thuck!

The robber’s body fell to the floor.

Ines’s eyes went wide in surprise.

The man sitting next to Ines had put his fist into the robber’s stomach.

Before she knew it, the man raised himself and ran for another robber.

“Billion!*”

[T/N: *It literally says Billion.]

[E/N: If it’s the name of one of the men, I wonder why he was named as such. Maybe because his idiocy level is in billions.]

A short scream broke out.

In the blink of an eye, the second robber was also lying on the floor.

“What, what?”

The robber who was monitoring the staff turned around.

The robber’s mouth fell when he saw that his comrades had fallen.

The robber belatedly found a man standing tall among the hostages.

The moment their eyes met, the man rushed in.

“Damn it! Don’t come any closer!”

The robber reflexively swung the sword he was holding.

Chaeeng!

The sound of blades clashing was heard.

Before he knew it, the man had a sword in his hand.

However, the sword fight could not add up to two.

Even the last robber fell screaming.

In an instant, silence came.

Everyone held their breath and looked at the man who had defeated all the robbers.

“Haa….”

The man let out a deep sigh.

He sighed as if he were tired.

Sheathing his sword, he looked down at the torn papers and picked up a new piece of paper placed next to the table.

And he said to the employee, who had been putting the money in the sack a while ago,

“I was cut off from my turn, will you accept if I fill out the paperwork now?”

“…oh, I don’t think it’s possible.”

Because of the robbery, the desk was already in tatters.

It would take at least a few hours to go back to working normally.

At the banker’s answer, the man looked down and clicked his tongue.

He then kicked the robber on the floor one more time.

As he turned around, Ines immediately got up.

“Wait.”

The man stops at Ines’ call.

“If there’s any paperwork, I can help you with that.”

Ines, a distinguished guest of the bank, was always able to see business immediately.

The VIP reception room had not been damaged, so they should be able to use it today.

‘I don’t think he’s an ordinary person…’

She wondered what he was doing.

And since he stopped the robbers from wasting her precious time, shouldn’t she help him at least this much?

Ines walked straight towards him.

With a fresh smile, Ines said,

“Let’s go to the VIP room.”

Ines reached out and grabbed his wrist.

It was the moment when their skin touched.

Whoosh.

The black energy, which had spread, was wide enough to cover her.

“……!”

Ines stared at the dark energy, her mouth open.

The identity of the energy was a man’s misfortune.

‘….My ability is back.’

She thought it was completely gone.

‘Such great misfortune.’

It was as if his existence itself was a misfortune.

A wave of misfortunes came at once.

Ines frowned with dizziness.

Then, a scene flowed into her mind.

[Master of the Magic Sword! Because of you…!]

[The master of the magic sword has gone berserk! Everyone run away!]

A man with a black sword in his hand.

The scene of him losing reason and running wild vividly unfolded.

Ines reflexively looked at the man’s waist.

A sword was attached to the scabbard fastened with a belt.

The sword he swung a while ago was…

‘The Demon Sword Tigrius.’

A sword that cuts through the sacred tree.

A cursed sword that leads to the destruction of its own chosen master.

Ines looked at the man again.

She couldn’t help but notice.

Because he was the most famous man on the Continent.

This man here was the master of the demon sword, Callard Arcidion.

He was the unhappiest man in the world.

                        Ines looked at him blankly for a moment.

‘Is he really Callard Arcidion?’

She had heard the name many times, but it was the first time she had actually seen him in person.

What was more surprising was the mass of misfortune that swirled around him.

It was so large and menacing that it looked as if it would swallow him any moment.

“Let go of my hand.”

The low voice made Ines come to her senses belatedly.

As Ines removed her hand, Callard took a step back.

The two faced each other.

At that moment, the sounds of footsteps were heard from the bank entrance.

“Put down your weapons! You’ve been surrounded!”

The Imperial knights and guards in charge of security in the capital had arrived.

They looked around and were embarrassed.

It was because the men who seemed to be the robbers were lying on the floor.

One of the knights, who was trying to grasp the situation found Collard, and murmured,

“…Captain?”

Callard turned his head and looked at the knight.

Then the knight bowed.

Callard sighed as he ran his hand through his hair.

“Arrest these bastards.”

“Yes!!”

The knights shouted in unison.

With a tired face, Callard turned right away and walked towards the exit.

“Wait……!”

Ines tried to pursue Callard.

However, before she could even take one step, Shamour and the manager clinged to her.

“Lady Ines! Are there any injuries?”

“Lady Elrdin, you must have been very surprised…”

“Move out of my way.”

Ines separated the two and hurried out of the bank.

But Callard had already disappeared.

Ines stood still and looked down at the palm of her hand.

‘…I got my power back, didn’t I?’

The misfortune that came to mind as soon as she came into contact with Callard Arcidion.

The black mass and the passing scenes.

It was a familiar feeling.

Chamour, who had just walked to her side, looked at Ines as if she were very worried about her.

“Don’t you think you should go see a doctor?”

“I’m alright.”

As Shamour carefully examined Ines to see if there was any injury, she murmured,

“We shouldn’t have let the robbers to be just seized…”

As she thought she had to keep herself in control, Shamour cracked her knuckles with her fingers.

Ines spoke to Shamour, who seemed to be lost in thoughts,

“There’s a place I have to be.”

She had to make sure that her ability to see misfortune was fully restored.

“Let’s go to the racetrack.”

Ines headed straight for the racetrack.

When she arrived, it was crowded with people.

As she squirmed past them, her body came into contact, and all sorts of misfortunes came into her mind.

[The fact that horse number 6 won the championship is ridiculous.]

[The No.6 came from behind to win?]

[Aaaah!! No.6. My goodness!!]

Ines read the forecast on the wall.

The probability of horse No.2 coming in first place was over 80%.

In comparison, horse No.6’s was only 2%.

After checking the forecast, Ines did not hesitate as she purchased the horse race ticket.

“Give me 100 sheets* for number 6, please.”

[ N: We are not sure what “sheet” refers to here our guess is it’s a ticket or something similar which is worth some money and is used in betting.]At Ines’ words, there was a stir around her.

“A hundred for No.6? She’s crazy.”

“She doesn’t know anything about horse racing.”

“I’d rather bet on a horse with a higher win rate…”

The people who were waiting clicked their tongues disapprovingly, but Ines ignored them all.

She sat at the edge of the crowd with her horse racing ticket in hand.

How long did she wait?

Finally, the match started.

“Good Job!”

“Ugh! No way!!”

“Run faster!”

All kinds of shouts poured out from all directions.

And when the game was over.

“The 6th horse made a comeback victory!!”

Ines smiled quietly.

“Before, there was a lady who bought 100 copies for number 6…”

“I’m really envious. Did her ancestors appear in her dreams?”

[T/N: Much like CN novels, it’s said that people’s Ancestors come in dreams and tell them auspicious things. So the people here are saying that her ancestors must’ve appeared in her dreams and told her this.]

 Amidst the murmurs, Ines leisurely left the racetrack.

The next day was a blast.

However, her power disappeared again.

• • • • • •

‘What the hell?’

She couldn’t believe that her powers were back only for a single day.

It was an unbelievable situation.

Ines, who had laid out all kinds of assumptions, remembered one thing that was different from usual.

Her abilities had returned after she had come in contact with the Callard Arcidion.

Ines immediately investigated him.

“Name, Callard Arcidion.”

She flipped to the next page without hesitation.

“The eldest son of the Marquis of Arcidion. Adopted at a young age.”

Ines read the briefly organized information.

“The current owner of the magic sword, the commander of the Imperial 3rd Knights. And…”

Ines’s hand paused for a moment.

“Single. No lover…?”

Ines narrowed her eyes and turned over to the next page.

A lot of information had been briefly listed.

Ines, who was reading through it, summarized it in one word.

“It’s no wonder if his personality is dirty.”

There were no ups in his life. It was as if his life was moving downwards and hitting the rock-bottom.

“It’s proof that he’s unhappy because of being chosen by the demon sword.”

The demon sword that cut off the divine tree, Tigrius, appeared once in a very long cycle to choose it’s owner.

The people who became the masters of the magic sword had different nationalities and statuses, but they all had something in common.

One year after holding the magic sword, they’d lose their sanity and would go berserk.

So when a new master of the magic sword appears, the paladins were dispatched from the temple.

And when the time came, they dragged the master of the magic sword to the temple.

The time of being dragged was different for each master of the magic sword, but the result in the end was always the same.

None of the previous masters of the magic sword had returned after being taken to the temple.

In other words, it was a limited life.

‘The misfortune I saw then…’

The misfortune she saw when she came into contact with Callard was still vivid.

Holding a sword stained with red, Callard had lost his mind.

‘About half a year from now…’

Quite some time had passed since Callard was chosen by the demon sword.

There will be about half a year left, at best.

Ines put down the papers roughly.

“Ha…”

Who is sympathizing with whom now?

The most unlucky person at the moment was Ines herself.

“I’ll have to meet Callard Arcidion again.”

She was thinking of seeing if her powers would return after touching Callard.

It didn’t matter if Callard Arcidion was a madman with a dirty personality. Money was scarier than that.

What could be worse than not making any money?

She would even trade her own blood to have her ability back.

‘But meeting him is a problem.’

Callard’s daily life was the same as if it never changed.

Home, work, home, work…

It was difficult to meet him at work without a special purpose as his workplace was the Imperial Palace.

If she went to his house recklessly, he wouldn’t see her.

She knew she couldn’t keep chasing him.

‘I only need to check it once.’

But there never was an opportunity to meet.

Ines glanced at the papers scattered across her desk.

Then she picked up the paper and whispered.

“If you don’t have it, make it.”

• • • • • •

[Visits the weapon shop on the first Wednesday of every month.]

It was the information written in the report of Callard Arcidion.

So she just bought the weapon shop.

‘If I wait here, the meeting will happen on it’s own.’

Ines, who visited the weapon shop, drank tea leisurely like a hunter waiting for it’s prey.

“Boss, is there anything else you need…?”

“I’m fine, everyone, so take care of yourselves.”

At the employee’s question, Ines waved her hand.

“Then I’ll be at the blacksmith’s, so if anything happens, call me.”

The staff went inside feeling sorry.

A week ago, when Ines took over the store, the employees felt awkward.

A young noble lady had bought a shabby weapon shop in a back alley.

But the staff quickly fell in love with Ines.

– She really isn’t gonna fire us?

– She’s allowing us to leave on time?

– She even brought us breakfast and lunch!

Ines only provided what was taken for granted, but the employees were trembling with joy.

Apparently, their previous boss was trash.

‘I’ll have to change that old-fashioned signboard later.’

Every time she came, her hands itched to remove the sign.

But she had to leave it alone until Callard visited.

It would be difficult if he didn’t come in, thinking he had mistaken the shop.

Ines glanced at the store door.

‘I think he’ll be here soon…’

It was when she was listening to the occasional hammering sound which came from inside.

Creeek.

The hooked door let out a terrible creak.

The rays of the afternoon sun poured in through the crack in the open door.

With his back to the bright sunlight, a man covered in black from head to toe entered.

The long-awaited prey has finally arrived.

“Welcome.”

Ines got up from her seat and greeted him first.

Callard paused for a moment, not coming in.

After checking the sign, Callard looked around the shop with a vigilant eye.

“Are you looking for the former boss?”

At Ines’ question, Callard looked at her for a moment.

She wore a dress with a subtle sheen, made of the finest silk.

In addition, the jewels and lace were a little bit too flashy, but she looked gorgeous.

A lady in an expensive dress and a shabby weapon shop at the entrance of an alley.

It was a combination that didn’t fit as much as roses in a trash can.

Since one would think of her as the owner of the weapons store, Ines answered bluntly.

“I took over the store a while ago.”

Callard then nodded his head without any expression.

She was curious, since she thought he’d ask her about her, but his attitude showed that he wasn’t interested in her at all.

Callard laid down a sword on the long table.

It wasn’t a magic sword, it was an ordinary sword.

“Do you wish to fix it?”

Callard nodded his head once again.

Ines stretched out her arms.

As she pretended to check his sword, she slyly brushed her hand with Callard’s.

A thick black mist spread out in front of Ines’s eyes.

It was an endless mass of misfortune.

Seeing that her ability had returned, Ines smiled broadly.

‘I found you, my luck.’

Ines barely managed to swallow her smile and pulled out the sword from the sheath.

One of the many misfortunes to befall on Callard unfolded before Ines’s eyes.

[Ha, I left work early to eat the special stew…….]

The Callard of the future muttered with a gloomy face.

[All sold out in front of me……]

…Wasn’t he supposed to be a blood-crazed killer?

T/N: I’m NOT dropping this novel.

I’ve come to know that some of you are assuming this has been dropped but it isn’t. I have been busy with my exams and school stuff and thus haven’t been able to translate. I am not planning to drop this novel and will continue this when I have time.

Also, some of you were rude, and I am not able to translate as fast as I used to the past year. But I am trying to give updates as soon as I’m able to. And I was planning on a mass release but had to post chapters early because of this.And I also came across a person who declared to pick up the series without even contacting me, the active translator. That was disrespectful.

Ines barely managed to swallow up her embarrassment as she looked at Callard.

Black misfortunes continued to swirl around him from head to toe.

Even if she stayed up the whole night to see the rest of the misfortunes, it wouldn’t be enough.

Anyway, one thing was certain.

When she came into contact with Callard, her powers returned.

Now that she finished checking, she couldn’t miss the opportunity she had barely seized.

‘Let’s take the slow approach.’

She pretended to check the sword that Callard had put down.

Ines, who was examining the broken sword, said,

“We’re behind on orders, so it’ll take about two days. But…”

Ines opened her mouth as if she had suddenly remembered.

“That’s “it”*, isn’t it?”

[T/N: *She’s referring to his demon sword.]“No.”

Ines frowned at the razor-sharp answer.

It seems that Callard did not recognize her.

Maybe he had mistaken her for someone else and had answered no at once.

‘Did you forget my face?’

It hurt her pride for some reason.

“I was the one who was taken hostage during the bank robbery.”

Callard was silent for a moment, as if he was trying to remember.

Ines was agonizing over what to say, and she decided to thank him as she didn’t get the chance to say it the last time.

“That day, thank you for helping me.”

Callard’s eyes shook briefly.

When no answer came back after a while, Ines only blinked.

‘Did I make a slip of the tongue? I’m sure all I said was thank you.’

Ines then held out a business card bearing her family seal.

“Come to think of it, I couldn’t even give you my business card.”

The golden wax seal gleamed.

Ines said with a more dazzling smile.

“I’m Ines Elrdin.”

Most of the people were either curious or surprised when they heard the name Elrdin.

But Callard didn’t even spare a glance at the business card and put it inside his coat.

As if he wasn’t interested in the slightest.

There was a slight crack in Ines’s smile.

But Callard continued talking as if he didn’t care, “Then, I’ll be back in two days. “

Ines shouted hastily to Callard, who was about to leave the weapons store,

“Sir Callard!”

He stopped when she called his name.

‘I wanted to bring this out a little later.’

Reluctantly, Ines used her trump card.

“I can prevent the misfortune that will befall on you.”

Callard slowly turned to look at Ines.

“What do you want?”

A sharp vigilance was shown in his hardened face.

“Is it for money?”

It seemed that he had already been scammed several times in this way.

In fact, if she knew that were that unfortunate, she would have tried everything with the spirit of grasping straws*.

[T/N: *Meaning that when a person is desperate, they’d do anything. Sorta like when you’re falling, you’re willing to grab anything, even straws, to get stability.]Ines narrowed her eyes and whispered,

“You make me sound like a bad person. And if you’re wondering if it’s for money, I’ll let you know that it’s overflowing.”

She said it frankly.

But Callard did not let down his guard.

“Before I explain…”

Ines reached out her arms and pulled Callard hard, shouting.

“Duck!”

Callard stumbled due to the sudden force.

Almost immediately, a piercing, sharp sound was heard.

Callard froze for a moment and then turned around slowly.

The window was shattered, as if a stone had been thrown at it.

The area where Callard was standing a moment ago was broken.

Callard turned his head to look at Ines.

Without missing a chance, Ines continued.

“If you accept my offer, I’ll tell you about the misfortune that lies ahead.”

Now that she showed a bit of her ability, she thought he would accept it at this point.

However, Callard replied without any hesitation.

“That’s enough.”

Then smoothly he turned around.

It was an obvious refusal.

Ines immediately grabbed Callard by his forearm.

When he paused, Ines spoke quickly.

“If you want the special stew, you better go 10 minutes earlier than usual.”

At that moment, Callard’s eyes widened.

Ines released his arm.

And she smiled as if nothing had happened.

“If you change your mind, come here. I’ll be waiting for you.”

Ines herself opened the door.

Callard looked at Ines for a moment and then went out.

Ines, who was left alone in his shop, shrugged lightly.

It was difficult to get deep-rooted distrust through just one encounter.

But she was confident.

‘You’ll come to me when you find out that I was right.’

If there was a way to prevent the misfortune that has plagued him all his life, of course he’d want to get rid of it.

Now all she had to do was wait calmly.

Callard was in her hands anyway.

“Lady Ines.”

As she left the weapon shop, her secretary, Shamour, approached her.

“Are you done?”

“Yea. Let’s go home.”

Ines and Shamour, who left the weapons store, headed straight into the carriage.

The carriage departed, and Ines rested her head against the window.

Naturally, she thought of Callard.

Ines smirked as she recalled the misfortune she had seen through him.

‘There’s a rumor going around that he’s a blood-crazy killer, and it’s simply a misfortune that he couldn’t eat stew.’

He was more vigilant than other people, but he seemed fine compared to the rumors.

“By the way, Lady Ines.”

Ines raised her head, snapping out of her thoughts.

“Is he that important?”

Shamour knew that Ines had recently developed a crush on Callard.

It was Shamour who had researched the information on Callard.

Her lady had even bought a store for one meeting, so it was bound to be strange.

“He’s important.”

Ines said, smiling widely at the thought of him.

“He’s my gold mine.”

Sharmour nodded.

Ines gently waved her hands in front of her.

“My power is back.”

“……!”

Shamour’s eyes widened.

She nodded her head firmly and said.

“I will take good care of Lord Callard Aricidion.”

Ines smiled at her straight-forward answer.

Other than Ines’s maternal grandfather and brother, Shamour was the only person who knew about her ability.

Just as Shamour trusted Ines, Ines believed in Shamour.

‘Who would think she used to be a mercenary?’

Shamour was once a notorious mercenary.

It was Ines who had picked up Shamour, who lived as a mercenary after she had been thrown out of her family.

Shamour was now living a new life as the capable secretary of the Elrdin family.

“Did you bring any letters?”

“Here you go.”

Ines opened the letter she received a letter from Shamour.

But without even reading a few lines, she threw it away.

“I’m so done with this.”

Despite her continuous refusals, she kept on getting proposals.

It was because she was wealthy and full of spirit.

But it was all useless.

Ines had no intention of getting married.

‘I need to make money, so how can I have time for dating?’

If you have a lot of money, it is best to live alone.

Because money can entice bugs, and could lead to the fate of Ines’s mother who was beaten by her husband, Marquis Havert.

‘It’s troublesome to refuse every single one of them…’

To her, turning down the marriage proposals was almost like a job.

It became especially difficult when the clients brought up their family members or relatives.

She had no intention of getting married, so she wanted to get a fake fiance.

‘I can’t just appoint anyone.’

She wanted a person who was quiet and didn’t care about her. He should also have fame and ability.

That way other people wouldn’t bother her.

Ines shook her head.

After leaning back a little more comfortably, she said to Sharmour,

“Tell me about the situation in the cosmetics industry I asked you to find out.”

“Yes, my lady.”

Now that she had come up with a way to regain her powers, she thought of her work first.

Listening to Shamore’s report, Ines returned home.

• • • • • •

Three days later.

Bang!

Ines hit the desk with her fist.

“Why didn’t you come…!”

She had expected Callard to have already come back to the weapons store to meet her.

She had then planned on trying to keep meeting him under the excuse of preventing his misfortune…

But he didn’t come at all.

“I should’ve tried harder.”

Ines bit her lip.

She had underestimated Callard too much.

‘It looks like my ability will disappear tomorrow…’

When she first made contact with him, her powers returned for just one day.

She didn’t know why, but this time it lasted longer than the last.

Judging from the fact that the sight to see misfortune was gradually decreasing, it seemed that her ability would disappear completely by tomorrow.

So she had to meet Callard as soon as possible.

It looks like she had no choice but to go to his house.

It was the time to think about a proper excuse to visit Callard’s house.

“Lady Ines. This letter came in today.”

Sharmour entered her office.

There was a big box in her arms.

Apparently, Shamour had filtered it out once.

She put her hand into the box full of letters and pulled out randomly.

Ines, who checked the red envelope, frowned.

Red was the color used for marriage proposals.

“You still haven’t sorted it out?”

“I brought it just in case. Maybe it could be of help.”

How helpful can a marriage request be?

But Shamour doesn’t do things in vain.

Once she decided to trust Shamour, Ines flipped the envelope over to check the family seal.

Her eyes widened at the familiar seal.

“Arcidion…?”

Ines hurriedly opened the envelope.

It was a letter from the Marquis of Arcidion suggesting marriage.

The sender was Dihas Arcidion, the second son of the Marquis family.

He was Callard’s younger brother.

She read the letter carefully, not missing a single word.

Ines, who had almost indulged herself in the letter, slowly looked up.

“Shamour.”

Shamour, standing neatly in front of her, was startled.

“…Are you sure, my lady?”

Ines said with a bright smile.

“Let’s go see the match*.”

[T/N: *The word here is Miai (맞선), a traditional Japanese custom that relates closely to western matchmaking. A woman and a man are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage. That’s why I used the word match here.]