Moonlight After Sunset's
Investments

"Money can buy everything, be it love, friends, family, even self-esteem. But there is one thing money cannot buy, it is death."

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The Author Points Of View

The 3rd floor dormitory building with room number 07 opens slowly bringing light steps of Dusk to his mattress. He had just arrived after a long journey from the Duke territory to the capital.

"It was fortunate that during the trip, both Maya and Luna remained calm. If they keep blabbering, I'll probably jump down through the window."

Dusk remembered the sour faces of Luna and Maya during lunch. They deliberately messed up the lunch by sharing a way, thus making Dusk and Muna almost choke on the food because they could not help but laugh.

"Miss, take off your shoes before going to bed." exclaimed Dian after finishing tidying up the luggage of Dusk.

"In addition, you have to take a shower and prepare for dinner." continued Dian while opening her shoes.

"Alright," wail the twilight slowly.

After the shower, Dusk tells Dian to bring his dinner into the room. He was too lazy to go to this dorm room.

"Miss, the tea you ordered earlier has arrived. Would you like to try it?"

Dian opened a jar in which there was a pile of dried black tea leaves. Seeing the tea leaves Dusk reminded of him who ate medicinal plants during his time in the Lotus Forest.

"No, just give me some coffee."

Dusk feel nauseous just by looking at the tea leaves. He did not want to drink tea for the next few days.

"Miss, you can stay up all night if you have coffee at this hour."

"What's wrong, it won't affect me."

Dusk looks confident enough that makes Dian inevitably have to obey the request of his miss.

"While I'm drinking a bucket of coffee tonight, I'm not affected at all. I don't know why the caffeine in coffee is like water to me."

The memory of Dusk returned the first time he entered this mysterious world. At that time he who tried to stay up late could not even resist his drowsiness after drinking three cups of coffee.

Usually he will fall asleep with just one drink. But for some reason in this world, coffee to him was just like ordinary water.

Moments later the milk coffee came along with the other snacks. Dusk who saw it was satisfied with Dian's service.

"After night, you can go back to your room and leave the rest to Amel's care."

"No, Miss, let me."

"You sure? We just arrived an hour ago in the dorm and you haven't rested after a long trip."

"No problem Miss, I'm sure it's you don't have to worry."

"Alright, I'll call you when this is over."

Dian then returned to the next room, where the servants usually stayed in this dormitory.

"Miss, what are you going to do with that land?" ristia asked after Dian had already completely left the place.

"So, I haven't thought about it."

"No need to worry, you can think about it slowly."

Lily who had been silent since yesterday now started talking again with Dusk. To be honest he was still annoyed by the reckless Dusk behavior in the Lotus Forest. If only Dusk would be patient maybe they would not experience such a thing.

30 Minutes later Dian came to the room to the hour after her room bell rang. At that time Dian had just remembered the letter he received a few minutes ago from Eza.

"Miss, there's a letter from Eza for you."

Dian who had just finished cleaning the dining table immediately gave a letter to Dusk. The letter was still sealed neatly even though the shape was already tangled.

"Sorry miss, I accidentally folded it while cleaning the table earlier." continued Dian when he saw the face full of question marks from her.

"No problem, bring me a knife."

Dusk then opened the letter and had just read a few lines, a wide smile already on his lips.

"Really, I'm very lucky." muttered Dusk as he glanced towards Kun.

"It turns out besides being lazy you're also quite useful."

Dusk looked at Kun with a different look this time. Usually he looked at Kun with a look of regret but now he saw it as a national treasure.

"Dian, get your clothes ready. We're going to the black market tonight."

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Academic dormitory building 3rd floor room number 07. Dusk who was still half conscious suddenly heard a strange thing from Kun's mouth.

"What did you say?" twilight shouted in shock after hearing Kun's words.

"I didn't know you and your family were pretending to be stupid or stupid in the first place." exclaimed Kun annoyed at the shock of hearing the screams of Dusk.

"What do you mean? How come?"

Dusk did not care about Kun's nagging because usually he was like that. Kun is different from other sacred animals belonging to Dusk. He did not want to call Dusk his miss. He felt that his position was even too luxurious for ordinary humans like Dusk.

"Kun don't shut up." exclaimed Dusk after Kun said nothing and went back to sleep instead.

"Kun...?"

An upset twilight then pulled the window curtains so that sunlight could not enter the room. Kun who was sleeping now glanced at Dusk annoyed.

"I'll explain once more but open the curtains first." said Kun as he pointed towards the room window.

As soon as Dusk opened the curtains, Kun casually jumped on his bed at Dusk and turned lightly on it.

"The area east of the Duke region, has a large diamond mine. But the mine was below just below the dead city. It doesn't mean it's easy to take a diamond there but it's not hard either."

"City dead?" tanya Dusk confused.

"Dead city is a city where the inhabitants are the elves of darkness. They usually eat black mana to survive." Lily explained before Kun was ready to say it.

"That's it, then?"

"You take it easy, even if the area has mana to die, they'll only come out at night. Surely you need a restriction seal so that mana dies don't come out at any time."

"The reason for which death can come out during the day if the condition there has reached its limit, and it usually occurs once a month every year."

Kun began to explain the actual situation of the dead city and the surrounding area. He was like a teacher telling his students a story of history.

"In addition, the area of the dead city that Duke owned was only half of the entire city."

Kun's explanation was finished, but it did not make Dusk feel satisfied. He was curious about the truth of the dead city.

"If so, do I need to split the diamonds on them?"

"No, even though they were elves of darkness and lived with mana dead, but the principle as elves remained. They are not at all interested in money and all kinds of materials like that."

"Then what do they want?" ask Dusk again.

"Let's not know. You can find the year yourself."

Kun then closed his eyes and took a comfortable nap. The twilight that wanted to ask again was stopped by Lily

"Miss, you better let Mr. Kun take a nap." whispered Lily slowly. He knew that Kun's anger was even crazier than their lady's madness.

The twilight that understood Lily's intent could only remain silent while looking out the window. A little while later Dian came with a letter from Eza.

In the letter, he informed them that the growth of the mercenary knights had increased and that they could return to the side of the Twilight as soon as possible.

Dusk had a good idea about those five mercenary knights. This will greatly help Dusk in measuring their strength while proving that there is indeed a diamond mine.

"Prep pen and paper for me."

"None right."

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Duke Ari's Mansion at 11 p.m., after Dusk received an order to meet the Duke in his study. Soon he finished the conversation with his three friends before heading to the main residence.

Arriving at the Duke's doorstep, Dusk once again met the guard knight there.

"Is Duke inside?" dusk asked the Duke's personal servant who was then answered with a nod of his head.

"Tell Duke if I've come."

The waiter reluctantly entered the study and moments later the door of the study opened and showed the Duke, who was still busy with all the files on his desk.

"Please enter Miss," exclaimed the waiter politely.

"In front of the Duke alone he was polite, aih."

Dusk was a little annoyed by the servant's treatment of him. And if he complained about this to the Duke, at most the Duke only punished them and after that the same incident would happen again.

"What's wrong?" duke asked still remained focused on the documents in his hands.

"What's wrong? Didn't you call me here the noble Duke's face."

Wanting Dusk to express his heart out loud, but he managed to hold it back by making a fake smile on her beautiful face.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I forgot to tell you if my friend visited this place."

Dusk was still smiling falsely, he held all the ravings and curses for the Duke in his heart.

"So," the Duke softly wilted without glancing at Dusk at all.

"Who are they?" land Duke then.

"Is he testing me? Testing your patience late." a slow twilight grunt that only he himself could hear.

When Dusk long answered him, the Duke weakly put down his documents and began to stare at Dusk.

"Oh..."

"They are important people in this kingdom. One of them was even a princess of another kingdom. If he gets hurt or has something bad going on in this place then we're the ones to blame for it.

Not yet had Dusk explain his friend's calm, he had been lectured by the duke about the risk of this carelessness.

"Sorry Dad, I'm guilty."

The Duke remained silent, then nodded his head in agreement before telling Dusk to leave the room.

When Dusk found out that the Duke would immediately expel him quickly, Dusk immediately talked about the right of land ownership over him.

The Duke who heard the word 'Rights of land ownership' instantly returned to focus on Dusk. He looks confused and strange with the figure of Dusk in front of him.

"What is your purpose and purpose in saying this?"

"Duke, you're sensitive too."

"I just want to get what I should have," exclaimed Dusk which made the Duke even more confused.

"Don't I give you all those rights."

"Are you kidding me? What rights have you given me? I can't even see it in front of these eyes."

"Dad, I just want my land. Didn't you promise me that before?"

Before Empress Rose died, he had advised the original Dusk that there would be his land that would keep Dusk fulfilled without any hunger.

" ... "

The Duke quietly heard the twilight talk that discussed the agreement he had with his wife.

"If I don't decide that right now then after the day of maturity I'll lose face."

" ... "

"How can a Duke's main daughter not get her territory at the age of his age already fulfill the responsibilities in the family."

" ... "

Again the Duke just silently watched Dusk, visible from the look of his face if he looks dizzy.

"There's a point, but that's not the case at the moment." the Duke thought as he thought of all the responsibilities he shouldered.

The twilight looking at Duke's pale face started to smile sinisterly. He was very happy when the Duke continued to put on such facial expressions every day.

"I won't ask for anything excessive. I won't ask for family power either, I just want a territory for myself." exclaimed Dusk as the Duke hesitated to decide.

"What do you really want?"

Duke's face had begun to weaken either because of tired work or dizziness thinking about the results in the future.

"Give me the east, that's enough for me."

"Eastern region? Are you sure?"

"Of course."

Duke is seen weighing the decision of Dusk. The eastern region was a barren and arid region with no life at all, and not only was the eastern region so close to the enemy territory.

"The eastern region is dangerous and there is no advantage you can get there" Duke replied more frustrated.

Where could he possibly let a main princess have such a barren territory. This will only worsen the situation.

"Then dad, are you going to give me the south?"

" ... "

The Duke gasped in surprise, he was not prepared to hear Dusk's question on this matter. The Southern region was a fairly prosperous region of the entire territory owned by him.

"I promised the second concubine that I would give it to her son."

The duke was getting dizzy with deciding on a suitable territory given to Dusk without involving the other party.

"Can't it be other than the territory?"

"I told you if I wanted the east, that would be enough for me." The stubborn Dusk's decision made Duke even crazier.

"But that territory..."

"I know dad, but I'll still choose him. Do you think my other sister would accept if I chose a territory other than that? Just take it easy, I'm a magician and I might have a solution for the region in the future."

Hearing the twilight explanation made Duke shake his head because there were enough witches coming to the place and the results remained the same.

"Well if that's your decision."

"Dad, I want the eastern region's land letter to be in my hands soon. Only then will I feel calm."

In the end the Duke decided to give the eastern region to Dusk. Strange instead of sad Dusk even looks happy.

"You can get the whole letter in a week. I'll get the notary to take notes."

"Okay, thank you, Dad,"