episode_0112

“Chiit. You had such a great time that you fell asleep soundly without even knowing I was there?”

Jiena, who came into the mansion, looked at me with her lips pursed, probably because she heard the story from the skeleton mage I sent. And that too early in the morning.

After spending time with Amy, I fell asleep without realizing it and woke up at dawn, when Jienna, who was a light sleeper, came to visit me.

I couldn’t help but smile awkwardly at Jiena’s appearance like that. Right next to me, Amy, who was wearing a new blanket from the first day she was stationed, was just peeking out her face.

In a way, I felt like I had been discovered with another woman, so I looked away.

But Jiena didn’t seem to care at all, and strode into the room. He even carefully picked up my clothes that had fallen on the floor and handed them to me.

“I will take care of Amy, so the boss, get ready for work.”

“Amy? What, since when did you start calling me by my name?”

As I was about to put on the clothes Gienna gave me, I was a little surprised to see Gienna calling Amy by her proper name, Amy, rather than calling her human. Until now, Jienna had treated Amy as a romantic enemy. It’s like looking at a female cat stealing her man.

Anyway, seeing Jienna call Amy so comfortably made me feel a little strange. However, Jienna lightly shrugged her shoulders.

“The last time I helped out at the store, I became close with him in some way. Since the boss is a nobleman, we can both be together with him, right? what… … . It’s a shame that we can’t monopolize it.”

Even as Jienna confessed her feelings, her ears turned red as if she was a little embarrassed, and she handed the clothes she had picked up to Amy. I don’t know if she was telling her to put it on or not to make her look embarrassed, but the top covered Amy’s face.

Whatever the reason, if the two of us get along well, there is nothing wrong with me, so I nodded lightly and got dressed. After quickly getting dressed, Amy, with Jienna’s help, also looked like she was dressed properly.

“Amy, can you wake up?”

“Ah, it’s a little uncomfortable, but you don’t have to worry. It’s okay if I just turn in some mana.”

Amy waved her hand at Gienna, who seemed to be worried about sleeping, and immediately stood up with both feet on the floor. At first, he looked awkward, as if his lower abdomen was a little uncomfortable, but he soon straightened his back, perhaps using mana.

“Amy. You’re quite good at mana management, aren’t you?”

“It’s no big deal. That’s because I’m particularly good at using mana to strengthen my body. Now that I think about it, the last time you came here with Andrew, your posture was awkward. Are you perhaps not good at strengthening your body?”

“It’s not that I can’t do it, but… … . It’s too much to do while you’re sick. I’m good at typification. It is mainly used by putting it on a dagger and throwing it, or putting it on an arrowhead.”

“Can you even throw it? Wow, I didn’t think I could do that.”

Jiena and Amy laughed and talked about various things, wondering if it was a lie that they had become close friends in their own way. It was completely different from the way he looked when we first met.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with the two people getting along well, so I just looked at them happily.

But I couldn’t just watch it like that. Because today was not a special holiday. Like in my previous life, I didn’t have a fixed day off of one or two days a week, so I had to go to work today as well. Of course, so did the two women.

“I have to go to the mercenary office first. These days, the influx of mercenaries has increased, so there is quite a lot to manage.”

“It’s still early, so let’s go after breakfast. I brought it while Amy was sleeping very soundly with the boss.”

Amy, who was trying to leave first, saying she had work to do, was stopped by Jienna who told her to eat breakfast, so she decided to eat breakfast and go. While Amy and I were stretched out and asleep, Gienna, who had probably finished exploring the mansion, led us to the mansion’s dining room. It was a separate place from the kitchen, and meals were laid out on a large table there.

“Andrew, are you eating bread for breakfast? Since you are a noble now, I thought you were eating something special.”

Amy looked at me as if she was surprised by the simple breakfast table. It was as if I was asking why I had a poor breakfast even though I had a lot of money, but I shrugged my shoulders.

“Mom made it. They think if I skip breakfast even for a day, I’ll be in big trouble. Jiena must have gone home in the morning and received it?”

“That’s right. I got it from Bree. Originally, I was just going to cook it myself, but there needs to be something to eat in the mansion.”

When I informed her that the bread on the table was her mother’s, Gienna nodded and agreed with what I said. And, upon hearing that sound, Amy looked startled and quickly opened her mouth.

“Oh, no! After all, I thought he was eating something very special, probably because he was a nobleman! It smells really good, right? I’ve never smelled bread this good! Just by smelling it, you think the bread must be really delicious? After all, you are my mother! When I get a chance later, I want to learn how to make bread from my mom!”

Amy hurriedly spoke and walked over to the table, stuffing the freshly baked bread into her mouth. As soon as I woke up, I didn’t drink any water and ate bread first, so my throat felt quite clogged, but I chewed the bread diligently and swallowed it. Without even looking at the drink placed next to me.

Jienna and I burst into laughter at that sight, and happily started eating breakfast. Amy seemed to think that the crisis had been overcome, and continued eating breakfast happily. First of all, the taste of the bread was really good.

After finishing breakfast, we headed straight to the central square. Of course I didn’t walk, but used my own carriage. It was designed to make the bus that goes around town a little more comfortable, but in its past life, it was a kind of private car. It’s also a high-end version.

As we moved on a very straight and sturdy road, we felt comfortable with almost no shaking and dispersed from the square. To be exact, Jiena and I were going together, and Amy was heading to the mercenary office.

“Amy, come for lunch later.”

“Me too? Jiena, wouldn’t it be bothersome for you?”

“Amy is also family now. Right, boss?”

“Well, actually, it’s just that we didn’t get married, so you can call us family.”

I had already seen everything I had to see, but now I didn’t have a conscience to the point of saying they weren’t family.

“Family… … ? Is that true? You think of me as family, right?”

“Yes. You are Amy Steele from now on.”

He smiled lightly at Amy asking for confirmation, and when he told Amy he would give her the last name Steel, Amy started to smile. And then, while smiling, he turned around.

“See you later for lunch!”

Amy walked towards the mercenary office with light steps, as if she was happy, and kicked down the door of the mercenary office. Since it was a type that could be pushed open from anywhere, the door slammed! It opened with a sound.

“Baroness Steele is here! All mercenaries gather! I’ll teach you the rules that must be followed in this city, so I’ll invite all the newbies too!”

Amy entered the office roughly and shouted that she was my wife. I felt like I wasn’t trying to use my authority to do anything harsh, but rather to make it easier to command the mercenaries.

Although mercenaries were an essential part of the territory, their presence also had many disadvantages. As Amy became part of my family, it was clear that I was trying to suppress as much as possible the aspects that could be considered disadvantages in my territory. He is also the leader of a mercenary group officially employed in my territory.

“Baroness… … .”

As Amy entered the office, calling herself a baroness, Gienna, who was next to me, was looking at Amy’s back with a bit of envy. Since I didn’t know what I was jealous of, I gently wrapped my arms around Jiena’s shoulders.

“You know it’s not you? You haven’t been an elf of the Canf family for some time now.”

“… … It’s Canephe, not Canapes, right? Well, I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.”

Jiena had asked me to pay attention to the pronunciation when it came to Canf, but now she didn’t seem to care at all. On the contrary, he began to take the lead with brisk steps, as if he was happy.

Feeling that I had brought peace to my home, I walked towards the store with a slightly lighter step. Jienna, who was moving quickly, was seen already opening the locked door of the store and entering the store with the employees who had come and been waiting in advance.

These were employees hired not long ago, and they worked hard while following Jiena’s instructions. They were qualitatively different from the guy who stole from the store, ran away, and turned into a skeleton. Of course, I was able to think that way because I had already been burned once and had taken sufficient precautions in advance.

Anyway, while watching the employees and Gienna getting ready to go to work, I looked around the store a little. It was to check things like inventory holdings.

Since it was a simple task, I finished it in no time and went straight into my personal space in the corner of the store. I hired employees, so I didn’t have to worry about anything anymore because Giena was working with me.

Since I didn’t have to worry about the store, I immediately started doing my own thing. Although there was a separate office in the mansion, nobles who decided to receive support from the royal family began to visit one by one, so they had no choice but to handle work in the store. I was planning to leave it to Jiena, but I had no choice but to show them a proof that these nobles were being cautious.

Anyway, for that reason, I worked out what I needed to do in the store’s studio. As a lord, he managed everything that happened in the city, including the status of the blacksmith shop and Logis Skeleton that were regularly reported by the Skeleton Mage and documents submitted by researchers who had started learning letters.

Of course, that didn’t last very long. Even though it had grown to the size of a city, it was not yet large enough to be overwhelmed with work. The reason was that since I used the skeleton a lot, I didn’t have to do much work myself.

Thanks to this, I was able to get most of my work done around lunch time and had a leisurely lunch with the two women.

“Andrew. Are you busy in the afternoon?”

“I’m not busy, but I have something else to do. Why?”

“The mercenaries brought quite a few monster corpses today. You made a regular request last time. I think I need to move it, what should I do? Do you want to supervise it yourself?”

“Hmm… … . Among them, would you please take only about ten ordinary goblins to the store workshop and send the rest to my workshop in the mansion? You can organize that, right?”

“Okay.”

Although it was my job to do, Amy nodded very readily. It’s like, ‘Can’t the hostess do that?’ The expression on his face as if he was saying that was a bonus.

“But, what are you going to do in the afternoon? Originally, you said you would check the situation yourself.”

“To practice black magic and do some research. We must find a way to create undead with full memories and self, just as you wish. You haven’t changed your mind now, have you?”

“No! I like it! It means I can be with you!”

Amy hugged me with a bright smile even when I heard that she was looking for a way to make her a Death Knight. At the same time, Jienna, who was nearby, dragged Amy away, saying this was foul play.

I laughed lightly when I saw that and immediately got up from my seat. As I told Amy, it was time to practice and study black magic.

Since I had accepted Amy, I had no intention of watching anyone else leave first. To do that, I had to greatly improve my black magic skills.