episode_0099

” Perhaps because you come from a commoner background, you lack the knowledge that a noble would have. Also, I can’t think of bigamy… … . Wouldn’t it be better to try entering the academy later?”

“… … Academy?”

“I guess you didn’t know about the academy. The academy is an educational facility run by the royal family to raise nobles into proper politicians. It’s a place that teaches the skills a noble should have. The aristocratic bastards did not complete the academy because it was run by the royal family, so it was gradually muddying the waters of aristocratic society… … .”

Levs shook his head as if he was annoyed when he thought of the noble faction.

“But when it comes to educational facilities, most people attend academies… … .”

“They are still young children of nobles. Don’t worry though, there is no particular age limit.”

“… … What I’m worried about is that I’m falling into the midst of young kids.”

I couldn’t help but shake my head as I imagined an adult warlock learning the qualities a noble should have among the children.

And, perhaps it was the same for Levs, who looked a little shaken.

“Don’t worry, I wasn’t forcing you to enter the academy. Now that I think about it, it doesn’t look good for you to go in.”

“That’s what I think too.”

I don’t know exactly what classes are taught at the academy, but it was difficult to put a positive spin on the sight of taking classes with young children. No, regardless of packaging, it was obvious that the words would come out somehow.

Even if you just look at the immediate results, you had to be at the top to even compete. No, there was a high possibility that it wouldn’t even break even. Even if your grades are good, you may be told that you are not treated like children, and if your grades are low, you may be told that you are worse than children.

Rather than hearing such things, it was better not to even pay attention to the Academy.

In the end, Levs stopped talking to me about the Academy.

“It would be better for you to hire a butler. A butler who can teach you about aristocratic society. It would be a good idea to hire a butler as he can help you with your work and overall life.”

Instead, he brought up a story about the deacon.

When I heard the word “deacon,” I slowly nodded. The synergy created by having a butler was not easy.

Even if I only thought about it when my grandmother was around, it was like that. My grandmother, who did not rule the estate like a noble and just focused on researching black magic and teaching me, also had a skeleton who acted as a butler. And, the grandmother received a lot of help from the skeleton.

Just as I use skeletons for housework at home, my grandmother also operated a number of skeletons for housework. The one in charge of those skeletons was the deacon skeleton. He was in charge of most household chores, but he also helped in many other areas.

For example, it provided considerable help in matters such as necessary schedules and researching the quantity of black magic materials. He even knew some black magic, so he helped his grandmother with her research.

When I think about that, there was absolutely nothing wrong with having a butler. Either a living butler or a skeleton used for deacon purposes. Of course, if you use a butler skeleton, you will not get any help with noble society, so it seemed better to hire a living butler if possible.

“You might need a butler. I’m already thinking of building my own mansion, but I also need someone to manage it.”

“That’s also one of the reasons to hire a butler. Oh yeah. Or how about taking a noble lady as your wife? If she is the daughter of a royalist noble, she would have completed the academy, and if so, she could be of great help to you.”

“Oh, that’s a bit… … .”

Although I felt tempted by Levs’ words for a moment, I couldn’t help but nod. Jienna was also Jienna, but Amy’s words that she had been looking for me for over ten years were very annoying.

Levs’ suggestion to take a noblewoman as his wife was not a bad idea, but that was something to be decided after somehow establishing a relationship with Amy.

And, as if he sensed my thoughts, Levs slowly nodded.

“Well, I don’t think the lady will be of help to you right now. If you want, I can arrange for some decent butlers.”

“Thank you for your help, but I think I need to think about it first. You have to finish what you started right away and then do whatever you have to do.”

Although it was a welcome offer to help me find a butler, I couldn’t accept it because there was no guarantee that Levs would introduce me to a butler with 100% pure intentions.

Since he was a butler who would be exposed to a lot of information in matters such as work and personal life, it was not possible to obtain it without permission.

Levs must have fully understood that part, nodding his head without feeling particularly offended by what I said.

Since I felt like I had finished talking about the qualities of nobles and butlers, I immediately changed the topic.

“Now that I think about it, we haven’t discussed the order requested by the royal family yet.”

“Ah, I see. Whenever I tried to talk, it kept leaking out in other ways, so I couldn’t even share what I needed to talk about… … .”

Levs nodded as if he had forgotten.

At the same time, a new topic for the story was decided. It was a detailed story about the news Levs brought. To be exact, it was the details of what the royal family had requested me to produce and deliver.

“So, exactly how much will the royal family order?”

“First of all, the first quantity I want to receive right away is the armor for 300 guards. From now on, additional portions will be ordered, and there may be orders from other parties as well.”

It was a start for 300 people, and I felt happy when I heard that there would be additional orders in the future.

A lot of money was already needed to develop the village and territory significantly. In such a situation, the items that could arm three hundred men, especially the guards, were nothing short of rain in a drought. Even if it was just for arming regular soldiers, there would be a lot left over, but if it was for arming the Royal Guard, it was clear that there would be more left over.

As I was feeling happy thinking about the things that would remain with me, Levs took out a paper document from his arms.

At first glance, it looked like it had been written by the royal family, but the content was very simple. It was a kind of order form that indicated the items they were requesting me to make.

It could be said to be a proper order book that not only contained the exact quantity of a few helmets, several sets of armor, etc., but also included things like a set shape and intaglio that must be engraved.

After looking at the order form and simply calculating the items that needed to be made, I was able to estimate the time needed to produce all the items.

“This is enough for a month… … . No, if I push myself a bit, I could probably complete it within three weeks.”

“… … for a moment. Weren’t the items donated to Viscount Deputy’s fief war made in 10 days? If it were the weapons used to arm the Royal Guard, it would be several times more than that, but is it only three weeks?”

“This time, we built a very large blacksmith shop. If it is the amount of production that can be extracted from that blacksmith shop, then three weeks is enough.”

Levs exclaimed, widening his eyes as if he was very surprised. Looking at that, I thought that if I pointed out the parts I had left unsaid, the change would be more dramatic.

The reason why I set aside three weeks was not only to focus on making the items needed to arm the Royal Guard, but also because I needed the time to digest all the items to be delivered to franchisees and sold in stores.

However, I did not inform them of that fact because it was better to leave the delivery date at a level that would allow some leeway. If I asked them to make it faster because they could produce it faster, I was the one in trouble.

Anyway, Levs, who was so surprised, said, ‘It only takes three weeks…’ … I listened to him mutter for a moment and waited for him to calm down.

As Gienna quietly came in like an assassin, put down the tea without saying a word, and waited while taking a sip of the tea, Levs quickly regained his composure. There was still a look of surprise on his face, but there was no feeling of disbelief or shock at all.

After seeing that, I brought up the most important part. That was the part about price.

“How are you going to price the items to arm 300 guards? First of all, since these are not just for general soldiers but for use by the Royal Guard, the quality must be different, so the cost will be much higher than last time.”

“I understand that. First, let me know exactly what the price will be.”

Levs seemed nervous at me bringing up the part about price. No matter how cheap I try to sell things, it is natural that if you buy high quality items in bulk, the cost will be very high.

I smiled lightly at the sight of Levs swallowing his saliva as if he was extremely nervous, and took a piece of paper from nearby and started calculating. How much is each pitch and how much is the total? The calculation continued in this way.

“Here… … Add… … . uh… … . So, all in all, it would be about 56 million med. Originally it would be around 60 million, but since you are purchasing in bulk, we are giving you a discount.”

“56 million med? Good. Can you write a contract?”

However, despite his nervous appearance, Levs nodded willingly as soon as he heard the price. Since the price was cheaper than expected, I seemed to accept it right away.

Looking at that, I wondered if it would have been okay to call a little more, but pointless greed can lead to anger, so I tried to suppress my regret and signed the contract.

A contract was quickly drawn up and stamped with Levs, who represented the royal family, and the contract was finalized. Now all that was needed was to receive a down payment, produce the goods, and deliver them.

“I will bring you the down payment soon.”

“If you do that, I’d be happy. There were already a lot of things I needed.”

Because the plan was to quickly develop the territory, there were many things needed. Starting with the materials needed for simple construction, there was more than one thing that was needed. Although I can be self-sufficient in many aspects, there are many things that I am not.

A lot of things were needed, such as medicines and adhesives to prevent the wood used to build houses from rotting quickly. Moreover, if you think about making the road wide and strong, it was obvious that a huge amount of money would be spent.

Of course, since there was a lot of money needed, it would not be possible to cover all the issues with the down payment alone, but it was clear that quite a few issues could be resolved. It would have been enough to prepare the area that would become the base of the road and airlift the materials needed to build buildings around it.

Thinking about the territory that would soon begin to develop quickly, I took one of the two identically written contracts and saw Levs off as he left.