“It’s been a long time, Jacques, you recognize me.”

    Erin looked back on her past to see if she had ever been close to him.

    But I’ve never been close to this man for a single moment. This man was a notorious rascal and pompous man in the capital.

    As soon as he checked Erin’s face, he sat down again.

    He slowly returned to her cloudy eyes.

    He said with a sly smile.

    “What are you doing here? Duchess… …no, not anymore? Are you lady Marquis?   So, a?dy Erin , you’re here to gamble? Then you came to the wrong floor. You have to go downstairs.”

    He sat on the sofa again and filled his pipe with medicine/herbs.

    ??? ? ?? ?? ? ??? ??? ?? ??? ??? ?? ?.

    Erin said what came before the rewritten smoke spread in the room. (TN: I think this is what they mean: Erin spoke her business before the fumes fill the room.)

    “??? ?? ? ? ???. ? ? ??? ??? ??. ?? ? ? ? ??? ?? ? ?? ?? ? ???.”

    “I’m not here to gamble. I came to see you. I have something to tell you about the product you sent me.”

    “?? ??? ? ?????”

    “Why? You don’t like it?”

    ‘??’??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???.

    He giggled at the word “product.”

    ?? ??? ? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ???. ?? ? ??? ??? ?? ??? ???? ??.

    He knew what Erin was coming for. He knew he’d sent something particularly trashy.

    ??? ??? ?? ??? ? ?? ??? ?? ???.

    But he didn’t seem to care about her protest.1

    ??? ? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ???.

    What if you don’t like it? The subject of being kicked out by the Duke. (TN: I think they mean: What has she to complain about? The Duke threw her out. She has no leg to stand on./no power to complain)

    ??? ???? ?? ? ?? ?? ????.

    His behavior revealed him thinking like this is how he thought. (TN: His behavior made it clear how he thought about her.)

    “??. ?? ?? ?????.”

    “No, it’s a very good thing.”

    ??? ??? ???? ??? ? ??? ??? ???. ?? ? ??? ?????.

    So Erin smiled innocently, pretending to know nothing. Then she talked slowly.

    “?? ??? ?? ? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???. ??? ??? ???.”

    “I thought I had a good item, so I packed it and sent it to the Imperial Palace. As a gift to His Majesty.” (TN: “I thought that the product I got was good. So I send it to the Imperial Palace as a gift for His Majesty.”)

    “?, ????”

    “What, what?”

    ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?? ????.

    The self-employed man, who was hanging down on the sofa and lighting the pipe, threw the pipe and jumped to his feet. (TN: The man, who sat on the sofa and smoked his pipe, threw his pipe and jumped on his feet.)

    ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???.

    Erin looked at the other’s face, and said innocently:

    “????? ??? ??? ? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ??. ?? ????. ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ? ? ??? ??? ?? ???. ? ???? ?? ???? ???”

    “Your Majesty always drinks black tea, and I’d like you to try coffee at this time. It’s popular these days. I heard from a doctor that one cup of coffee a day is good for your health. What’s wrong? Is something wrong?” (TN: “His Majesty always drinks black tea. But I’d like him to try coffee. It’s very popular these days. I heard from a doctor that one a cup of coffee a day is good for your health. What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”)

    “?, ?…… ???? ??? ??? ? ??????? ?? ? ? ??, ??? ?????? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??? ??……. ? ?? ??? ??? ?? ??? ? ???? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???…….”

    “Wasn’t it for the store? Eh? I heard you’re going to open a cafe, Young-ae. “Hurry up and send someone to the palace and ask them to return it… …because that’s all the beans that came in this time is that I can’t get that many beans for the time being…” (TN: “Were the beans not for the store? Eh? I heard you were going to open a cafe, Young-ae. We should send someone to retrieve them from the palace because those are the beans I can get for the time being.”)

    “???? ??? ?? ??? ???, ??? ??? ? ?? ? ??? ??????. ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???? ?? ? ??.”

    “I was thinking of selling coffee at a cafe, but come to think of it, my store is a dessert shop. Black tea is better than coffee for dessert, right? I’ve decided to focus on black tea.”

    ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?????. ?? ????? ???? ?? ???.

    Erin’s naive explanation gave him a blank look over here. He stammered with a look of dismay.

    “?, ???? ?…….?…… ???…….”

    “He, but go… …he… …the beans…….”

    “??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ????, ?? ??? ?? ???? ???.”

    “Why beans? Obviously I ordered expensive beans, and here’s the order confirmation.”

    ??? ?? ?? ? ??? ? ??? ?? ????.

    Erin took the bell’s lice out of her arms and shook it. (TN: I really don’t know what they mean by this.)1

    ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? ???.

    On a stiff piece of paper was my station on the beans deal.

    ??? ??? ?? ????? ? ???? ??? ???? ? ??.

    Erin with a faintly natural, tearful expression, asked the Earl of Arnt.

    “3? ??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ? ?? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?????”

    I gave you 300 gold and ordered some beans, but you didn’t send me a bad one, did you?

    “……”

    ??? ??? ??? ??? ? ??? ??? ?? ????

    He shut his mouth with a hardened face, as if he had finally figured out the situation.

    “?. ?? ????. ?? ?? ? ??? ??? ? ?? ?? ?. ?????? ????? ? ????? ??? ??? ? ? ???.”

    “Ha. It’s amazing. I didn’t expect you to retaliate like this. I thought you were a stupid woman when you were playing with the knights.”

    ??? ?? ?? ??? ?? ? ? ?? ??? ???.

    He sat down again with his own admiring laughter.

    ??? ???? ??? ??? ???. ?? ????? ??? ? ?? ?? ?? ???.

    In no time, even the formal respect evaporated. He picked up the pipe he had dropped and lit it.

    ???? ?? ??? ???? ?????? ????.

    Bitter opium smoke rose and then disappeared.

    ??? ? ?? ???? ?? ? ???? ???.

    This self-criticized drink of smoke said scoffingly. (TN: With a sneer the viscount/earl inhaled the smoke.)

    “???? ?? ???? ?? ?? ? ? ???, ?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ????? ??? ?? ??? ?. ??? ?? ?? ??? ? ?? ?? ? ??? ???? ??. ????? ????? ? ?? ???? ??? ??? ? ???”

    “Did you think I’d beg you on my knees, Marquis Young-ae? If you ask for forgiveness that it was a servant’s fault even if you were reprimanded by the King. he will be the only one who will forgive you. There are plenty of servants who will stand up for me just because they sent it wrong. Your Majesty is merciful and will forgive the servants for their mistakes.” (TN: he’s telling her that a servant of his will take the blame for him and the Emperor will forgive him and the servant)

    “…….”

    “??? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?? ??? ??. ?? ? ? ?? ?? ???, ??, ???? ??? ?? ??? ? ? ?? ?. ????? ?? ? ? ???.”

    “Then I’ll compensate you for the beans and it’ll be over. I’ll give you the money, take it, instead, don’t even dream of getting the beans from now on. I’ll never sell it to you.”

    ??? ???? ??? ????.

    Viscount spit out with a nasty face.

    ?? ? ??? ?? ??? ‘??? ? ??’ ?? ???? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???.

    Obviously, there are many shops that this man threatened with ‘not giving beans’ like that.

    ‘?? ????? ? ??? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? ??? ??? ???.

    ‘If it was another store, even if this man gave me poor quality beans, I would have no choice but to pick and use it.

    ? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??? ?? ???? ? ?? ??? ??? ?? ? ? ?? ???.

    As this man monopolizes the sale of coffee beans, shopkeepers can’t say a word even if they get bad ones.

    ? ???? ???? ?? ? ?? ??? ??? ???? ? ??.

    If you don’t like this guy, it’ll be hard to get the beans from next month.

    ??? ??? ????.

    Erin agreed.

    “?? ????? ??? ?? ??? ? ??? ?? ???? ? ?? ??? ????.”

    “Of course, if you ask for forgiveness and reward you for making a mistake, your Majesty will just pass over.” (TN: She says that he asked for forgiveness and repent for his mistakes that his majesty will forgive him.)

    “? ?? ??.”

    “You know very well.”

    “??? ?? ???? ??? ???”

    “But will you let the others pass?” (TN: other traders/merchants will they let him forget his mistake)

    ???? ??? ?? ??? ?.

    It was Erin’s turn to laugh this time.

    “????? ?? ????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?. ?? ????? ??? ? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ? ???? ?? ??? ? ??? ?? ????.”

    “You can’t tell whether it’s high-end or rotten, so you sell for money. I wonder what the other tops would say if it was known that the top, which owned even the monopoly, would operate like that.” (TN: I think ‘top’ means ‘merchant/trader’)

    ??? ???? ??? ???, ??? ?? ???.

    Erin smiled leisurely, and spoke slowly.

    “???? ??? ???? ? ? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ?? ???. ?? ???? ?????? ? ??? ????”

    “I can’t believe the top, which is such a mess, has the monopoly everyone wants. Wouldn’t the other tops object to unfairness?”

    ??? ??? ??? ?? ? ??? ???? ? ??? ?? ? 3? ??? ?? ???.

    Arunde sold moldy garbage beans to this exiled duchess for 300 gold each.

    ? ??? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ???.

    If this fact becomes widely known, people will be reluctant to explain that it was a mistake.

    ?? ??? ???? ?? ? ? ?? ??? ??? ???.

    There were countless shops that wanted to import and sell coffee beans.

    ??? ?? ? ?? ???? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?? ? ???.

    It was obvious that they were all looking at the Arnt family as a thorn in their eyes, who were lucky to get the monopoly.

    ???? ?? ?? ??? ? ??? ??. ??? ???? ???? ??? ???? ?? ? ?? ?? ?? ?.

    As long as you have exclusive rights, there are rules to follow. To trade as fairly as possible and to make no noise in relation to the goods. (TN: noise as in drama/problems)

    ??? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ? ?? ?????? ???? ????.

    However, he had the exclusive rights but send trash instead of fine goods. and even sent it up to the emperor.

    ?? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???.

    Other tops aiming to sell the coffee beans will use that justification to attack Arnette.

    ? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???? ???? ? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??????.

    They’ll be trying to get rid of the Arndts’ monopoly by encouraging the deputies who are in contact with them without missing this opportunity.

    ??? ????? ?? ??? ?? ????, ??? ??? ??? ?? ????? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ???? ??? ???.

    If the emperor says it was a mistake, he will let it go, but since he is the one who received the trash beans as a gift, he will find this unpleasant.

    ??? ? ???? ‘??? ? ? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ??? ? ?? ??? ?. ?? ???? ???? ?? ? ?? ???? ??.

    If one of the lieutenants/deputies/ministers suggests, “It’s not good to give exclusive rights to someone who can’t manage their water supplies like that,” it is highly likely that the monopoly will be recovered. (TN: ‘water supplies’ probably means business; recovered revoked/stopped)

    ??? ??? ? ?? ?? ? ?????.

    That’s exactly what Erin had in mind.

    ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??? ? ???, ? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?.

    Erin saw his wide face turn to earth, confirming that God’s thoughts were right. (TN: ‘Erin saw his wide face turn to earth’ probably mean his face turn white/ash; ‘confirming that God’s thoughts were right’ her thoughts were right on the matter or they have the same thoughts what will happen in this situation)

    “?, ??…….”

    “Well, that’s…”

    ????? ??? ?? ??? ? ??? ???? ?????.

    I had not thought about it so far, and I was embarrassed.

    ??? ? ??? ?? ??? ? ??

    So why are you trying to eat people back? (TN: I think he means “why is she like this?”/”Why is she attacking me back?”)

    ?? ??? ? ?? ????.

    But I didn’t know it would be like this.

    ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ???. ???? ??? ??? ????? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??????.

    I wouldn’t have thought Erin would make this big. At best, I though she would begged for a refund and would give up and go back.

    ? ??? ??? ???? ? ? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?.

    Since this man is a wealthy noble, he often attended events at the Imperial Palace.

    ???? ?? ??? ?? ? ?? ??? ??? ?? ??? ????.

    Erin, who lived in the imperial palace, was a timid woman who could bear any unknown loss.

    ? ??? ??? ? ???? ? ??? ???? ???? ? ? ?? ??.

    He saw Erin in those days, so he did not hesitate to do so. (TN: ‘to do so’ scam her/treat her like this)

    ??? ??? ?? ????? ?.

    Erin was a real pushover then.

    “??? ? ??? ?????.”

    “Give me the right beans.”

    ??? ???? ???? ? ?? ????.

    Erin went over to Jacques and held out a hand.

    “?? ??? ???? ??? ? ?? ??? ??? ? ‘?? ??’? ??. ??? ??? ? ?? ??? ?? ???? ?? ? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???.”

    “I’m sure I ordered a high-quality product and paid for it, so give me a proper ‘best-of-the-line’. Then I will contact the Imperial Palace and ask them to return the box of beans.”

    “……..”

    ??? ??? ??? ?? ? ???. ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ????. ??? ?? ??? ??? ??? ?? ? ??? ? ???.

    Erin’s threats left his mouth shut. He seemed to be calculating what to do. I could hear the sound of my head rolling over the complex eyes. (TN:  ‘I could hear the sound of my head rolling over the complex eyes.’ I think it means: you could hear the gears turn in his head while he had a complex look on his face)

    ?? ? ??? ?? ???.

    After a while, he raised his hand. (TN: he gave up??)

    “??. ??? ??? ?? ? ???? 3? ???? ?? ? ?. ?? ?? ????.”

    “Okay. I’ll send you 300 gold of the highest quality as you ordered. No, I’ll let you go.” (TN: 300 gold worth)

    “6?.”

    “Six times.” (TN: the ‘times’ doesn’t really make sense. It more like she says “600”)

    “??”

    “What?”

    “6? ???? ??. ?? ?? ????, ?? ???? ?? ??? ? ???. ???? ? ? ?? ???? ???? ? ?.”

    “Give me 600 gold. It’s all the best, it’s your fault, so you have to compensate for the damage. You have to pay for the hard work I’ve made here.” (TN: she tells him that she wants beans worth of 600 gold instead)

    “?, ??, ??? ??? ? ? ? ??? ?? ?????”

    “Hey, hey, but it’s too much to ask for double, right?”

    “??? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ? ?? ???? ???.”

    “You took my money and gave me less than half the trash.” (TN: he gave her trash that’s worth less than half the money she payed)

    “……….”

    ??? ???? ???. ?? ? ???? ?? ????.

    Jacques could not refute it. Erin calmly threatened him.

    “? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ? ? ??. ??? ?? ??? ? ??? ??? ???? ??? ? ???. ??? ?? ??? ??? ??.”

    “If you don’t listen to me, I won’t do anything and stay still. And the Emperor is Mulrone, and I will write a petition to all of them. You cheated on me.” (TN: ‘And the Emperor is Mulrone, and I will write a petition to all of them.’ I think they are trying to say: she’ll write a complaint to the emperor and his subordinates)

    ?? ? ??? ? ?? ?? ?. ?? ?? ??? ????.

    After a while, he raised his hands. He replied clenched his teeth. (TN: ‘he raised his hands’ he gives up, like in rising a white flag in sign that he lost the battle (What I think they mean))

    “Okay, I’ll give you everything you want.”