Chapter 19
[Translator – Zain]
Chapter 19
The next day Seong Jihan was preparing to participate in the government-sponsored auction.
The auction would take place on the 2nd floor of the Sword Palace in the event hall of the huge, mixed-use building.
“Uncle, are you ready?”
Saeah was standing before the penthouse’s dressing room, holding a huge camera.
It looked like an expensive camera. She probably bought it in the past to film the Sword King.
“I’m almost done, but are you already shooting?”
“Yes. I was just checking if it was working well.” Saeah waved her hand before the camera.
“Hello, everyone~ It’s Saeah~ Can you see me?”
Then she checked the messages on her smartphone.
– Yes. It looks good!
– The niece is the best.
– She’s still in high school. Everyone, be careful what you say.
– That makes it better.
– Mr. Police Officer! Over here!
Most of the viewer’s responses were positive, but…
– A traitor’s daughter…
– Ms. Yoon! You shouldn’t be with the guy who broke the Sword King’s symbol!
– Who does he think he is to sell the Sword King’s connector?! Ms. Yoon! You must stop him!
There were also some malicious messages.
‘It seems like it’s working well…’
Saeah put her smartphone into her pocket and grabbed the camera again.
“Alright, alright. As you all know, today is the auction day!”
“Alright. As everyone knows, today’s the auction day!”
“You’re even making commentaries now.”
“Hehe of course. I’m also a camerawoman, after all! Besides, I’m the one who selected the auction items, so I have a significant stake in this broadcast!”
The camera closed in on Jihan.
“Uncle, who always wears tracksuits, has dressed up nicely today. I can’t believe my uncle is wearing a suit. I think that it’s the first time since I was born!”
“Is that so?” Jihan put on his tie while chuckling.
He was 27 years old at the moment and had spent most of his life gambling and lazing around home, so he’d never had to wear a suit.
“But why are you so good at putting on a tie? Have you been practicing?”
“Do I look like a kid to you?”
Actually, he became proficient at doing it while living in the United States, since he’d had many formal dinners to attend.
Jihan frowned after putting on the suit.
“It’s a bit small.”
“Oh. Uncle, your shoulders aren’t as narrow as before!”
“I didn’t have narrow shoulders.”
“Yes, you did.”
At Saeah’s sharp remark, Jihan shook his head, took off his jacket, and walked somewhere. Saeah followed him.
She lowered her voice after seeing where they were. “Ah, everyone… This is my dad’s dressing room.”
“He had broad shoulders, so they should fit.”
“That’s true… but I didn’t think you would wear Dad’s clothes.”
“Clothes aren’t to be blamed, right?” After saying that, Jihan took the jacket of his brother-in-law, Yoon Saejin.
Saeah, who was quietly filming, whispered to the camera as if she’d remembered something. “Ah, now that I think about it… While picking items for the auction, I also came to this room. Dad’s a watch maniac, so he had many expensive watches.”
Watches?
Jihan listened to her.
“I was thinking that, if there were any left, I’d put them up for auction or donate them.”
She made a zero with her fingers in front of the camera.
“Woah! There weren’t any watches left!”
He even took those? Jihan laughed in disbelief.
“Not only that, but all the rings and necklaces even disappeared, including the couple rings he’d matched with Mom.”
“Really…?”
“Isn’t he amazing? He left his daughter behind, but he took all of his possessions without leaving anything. Dad’s truly meticulous.”
Jihan quickly approached her after her sarcastic comment.
Her feelings were understandable, but if she continued, the chat would surely explode.
‘Saeah shouldn’t be drawing the Sword King’s fans’ attention already.’
“Saeah, let’s go.”
“Okay, Uncle.”
Jihan took the private elevator with Yoon Saeah and went down.
‘Now that I think about it, it’s the first time I’ve come out of the penthouse.’
He’d been living a secluded life.
While he was thinking that he should go outside more often…
“Uncle, we’re here.”
“Okay.”
Jihan entered the event hall on the 2nd floor.
* * *
The event hall, which had been transformed into an auction house, was filled with reporters.
Click! Click!
“Mr. Seong! Mr. Seong!”
“What’s the purpose of today’s auction?”
“Isn’t selling the Sword King’s belongings an official statement that he won’t return?”
Even though the government officials were blocking the reporters, countless flashes flickered toward Jihan and Saeah.
Jihan had asked that the auction be covered only on his channel, so the reporters couldn’t get inside, which was why they were trying their best to approach them.
But since Jihan just gave them a cold look, they changed their target to Saeah.
“Ms. Yoon! Ms. Yoon!”
“People are wondering why you’ve decided to donate the building.”
“There are many people that think that it’s because of your uncle Jihan’s influence!”
“Your relatives from your paternal side are asking you to pick up the phone…! They say that Mr. Seong is a scammer!”
Even though Jihan was there, the reporters still dared to say such a thing.
Maybe it was because he was going to monopolize the broadcast of the auction, but the reporters didn’t have positive opinions of Jihan.
“Uncle, a scammer? Don’t say nonsense!”
“Ignore them.”
As Saeah got angry, Jihan wrapped his arm around her shoulders and moved her away. Giving them a response would only make them more excited.
“Those people, damn it. It’s been a while since they were cut off, yet…”
Jihan knew who Saeah was complaining about. Sword King Yoon Saejin’s relatives.
To be precise, they were Yoon Sejin’s younger siblings.
‘They were cut off after committing fraud in his name.’
After enduring as much as possible, Saejin exploded and made a press conference to say he would cut his ties with them, and after Yoon Saejin went to Japan, they tried to get close to Saeah to extract money from her in any way possible.
‘After the government took the building, they were at the forefront of the attacks toward Saejin and Saeah.’
The relatives abandoned their lingering attachment to Saeah after the building was confiscated by the state, and they even started appearing on gossip TV programs as panel members to criticize the traitor Sword King and his daughter.
“Mr. Seong! Please, wait!”
“Ms. Yoon! An interview, please…!”
Jihan ignored the reporters and entered the auction site.
“Ms. Yoon, we’ll be in charge of filming. Could you give us the camera?”
“Ah, yes. Of course.”
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[Translator – Zain]
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