episode_0133

Two days were given.

Although there was a bit of a delay due to the sub-episode to teach Flora, I still had one more day left.

It’s still not clear why Claire obediently gave me this time without saying a word, but once it was clear that no warnings would appear, there was no reason not to use it.

Even after teaching Flora, I kept an eye out to see if another window would pop up, but there wasn’t one.

A very natural time for free action has emerged.

For as long as two days.

“Still, I don’t know what variables may arise, so two days won’t work, so I’ll just try to use it for one day.”

The feeling comes.

It would be a great mistake to think that we can just prepare for the Eastern Noble Meeting because of the joy that Ruthmire has become a player-owned territory.

Just in case, it would be a good idea to prepare Ruthmeier again.

To do that… of course.

It would be best to send someone over.

“Did you call me? Master.”

Camilla bowed her head politely, as she always did, and answered my call.

“Take it.”

I readily handed her the temporary permanent residence certificate I had prepared in advance.

“Do you, master? A permanent representative… What is this…?”

“It’s literally like that. I am planning to attend the Eastern Noble Meeting, and I would like you to take care of Ruthmire in the meantime.”

okay. Camilla.

There is no one better suited to send to Ruthmire.

Since he was once a nobleman, he should have sufficient knowledge to govern the territory.

The people of Ruthmeyer territory will welcome her as my dedicated maid, so there will be no loss of intimacy.

In addition, she had the experience of directly managing Ruthmire’s territory, so she was the perfect fit.

However, rather than accepting the proxy card, Camilla took a step back and bowed her head again.

“I’m sorry, but… Master. That’s not possible. No, you shouldn’t do that.”

huh? It’s also strange that it can’t be done… It shouldn’t be?

“Why is that so? Ruthmeyer: Did the people scold you?”

“No. The people of your domain actually showed me hospitality.”

“Then why?”

“At the Eastern Noble Council, dedicated maids must serve their masters and cannot be separated. That’s the rule.”

“Huh?”

No, if there was such a rule, it should have been clearly stated when playing the game…

‘…out of it. In the game, Camilla was kicked out of the Duke’s residence at the time of Chapter 1.’

I forgot.

Camilla, who is next to me now, was a character who no longer existed in the duke’s mansion when I played the game.

Anyway, I can’t because Camilla is my dedicated maid.

I needed to hear the reason.

“Why can’t he even let go of the maid he takes with him?”

“Because fairness can be undermined by approaches between maids.”

“Fairness?”

“Yes. When there is an agreement between families at the Eastern Noble Meeting, the scoring score decreases slightly or the difficulty of the additional points increases, but if this is discussed between employees through expedient means, the achievement conditions become easier. This means that errors occur in ranking changes.”

When I heard it, it made sense.

This is to prevent a secret alliance between the two families.

“So, according to the rule, you can’t be away from me?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm. In this case, the agent who will manage Ruthmayer will have to be chosen from among the duke’s vassals…”

Tsk. In that case, it might be better to give up altogether.

It’s obvious what the vassals will think of Karssein.

As I was stroking my chin and thinking, Camilla called me in a quiet voice.

“Uh, young master?”

“Why?”

“If it were someone else, not me… it might be possible.”

“No. There is no maid to order except you. In fact, I doubt that the people of Ruthmeier will accept it because they hate nobles.”

Ruthmeyer has experience of being greatly harmed by nobles.

Because of that alone, there was a high possibility that Ruthmeier would not accept an agent even if an agent was obtained.

Even if another maid acts as her agent, it is doubtful whether she will be able to carry out her work properly, and since she is not completely open to the Bagland duchy, there is room for the residents to become agitated.

That’s why Camilla was the right person in the first place.

However, Camilla still did not give up her will.

“You know Ruthmeier better than me.”

“…There is such a person? In this duchy?”

“Yes. You are someone you know well, right?”

The name that came out of Camilla’s mouth was none other than the head maid, Tasha.

‘Tasha…? Come to think of it…’

Why didn’t I think of that?

Tasha and Ruthmeier.

I rack my brain.

It was plausible. The head maid, Tasha, was also a noble of the Deol family and was not disliked very much by the Rusmire estate. Furthermore, aren’t you sure about your abilities? This has been proven since the game.

At first glance, it seems like all conditions are met.

But even so, Tasha has just one problem.

“Tasha is the head maid. Do you have to guard the mansion while the duke is away?”

Isn’t that the position of head maid?

As she was in a position to monitor and supervise the maids’ movements, Tasha was also an indispensable person in the duke’s family.

Then Camilla’s expression brightened.

“That will be fine. The Duke is no longer in charge of managing the maids alone.”

“What?”

“After Lady Claire confirmed the corruption of the former head maid, she subdivided it to better monitor abnormal behavior in the future.”

I wondered what that meant, but it seems that a maid of that rank was hired to act in place of the head maid under the order of the owner when the head maid was absent.

According to what Camilla said, it also means that Tasha can take the time to follow my orders.

“Good. Then, take this to Tasha and send this letter to the Marquis of Ipheros. And I’m going to go out for a bit today.”

“I understand. If the ladies or your wife come, I will tell them that I went to see my fiancee.”

“Okay.”

I hope you get something out of this time.

please.

***

“Mister! Uncle Barak!”

“Huh? Deanna?”

How busy has it been?

Deanna was sweating profusely.

Even though she was panting right now, the girl swallowed her saliva and opened her mouth.

“It’s happening again. Again…!”

At the mention of that again, Barak takes a deep breath as if he understood something.

Barak sighs heavily.

Some time has passed since Ruthmire became a transportation hub and the backbone that paved the way for the empire.

The incidents continued.

As many people came and went, various incidents occurred, but under the lord’s instructions and with the help of the Yarik people who came and stayed from the Marquis of Aiferus, most of the issues were reduced to a banquet or resolved quickly.

However, one case remains difficult to solve.

“…Is the location the same?”

“Yes! This time, it only happened in a carriage passing by that territory?”

The village chief quietly closed his eyes.

As you can see just by looking at Deanna doing that, it wasn’t something that happened once or twice.

This is not something that has been reported once or twice, and who they are is also being identified.

‘We, who are poor, know best when it comes to stealing and using goods destined for other territories…’

Until the lord who would protect Ruthmire appeared, they had behaved no different from the people there.

So it was difficult to include this information in the report.

Deanna carefully asks if she also understands Barak’s feelings.

“What are you going to do? mister? If the lord finds out…”

“…You will take action right away. Lord Karssein is a sure person in these areas.”

“If that happens…”

“You will be severely punished. They will probably respond by not setting foot in that territory or making transactions impossible.”

Deanna’s heart also became heavy at that short sentence.

“Well, at least the kids did it. If I tell you honestly, won’t you understand?”

“…I don’t know. First of all, don’t say anything. When the time comes, I won’t take responsibility.”

“Uncle!”

“Deanna. They too are people who once helped us. It is unacceptable to betray humanity and righteousness in a place like this. It is enough for me to be punished by the master.”

Right then.

“…I overheard it unintentionally. barrack. Are you being punished by the master?”

“Ta, Mrs. Tasha…!”

“Answer. What does that mean?”

Tasha, who had just set foot in Ruthmeier, appeared.

“That is…”

“Barak. If you’re thinking of going off the rails, it would be better to stop. I am currently in a position where I received this from Master Karssein.”

“…this!”

Barak’s eyes widened when Tasha showed him a certificate saying he had become a temporary permanent representative.

Then he quietly closed his eyes and sighed.

‘Is this the end of hiding?’

It was clearly wrong, but he was the only one to be blamed.

“I will tell you without hiding anything. Since I was the one who led this, would you please send Deanna back.”

“Ah, uncle!”

“Mrs. Please do so even in light of past affection.”

Barak lowered his head as if making a earnest request.

“Phew. Good. Deanna. You go back.”

“…!”

“They say you should go back. It’s an order from the lord’s agent.”

As Deanna left with her lips pursed, Barak opened his mouth without hesitation.

“Can I ask where you heard about it?”

“Deena. It started from the moment that child rushed over and opened his mouth.”

“Almost from the beginning.”

You can’t hide it.

Barak resigned and chose to tell everything openly.

“After the tunnel was opened, Ruthmeyer continued to trade actively. Food materials, which were plentiful, became easier to obtain as merchants passed by, and people came to request not only building materials but also statues as before. As a result, there was quite a bit of carriage movement. But…”

“Sore?”

“…Only in certain areas did losses occur in these wagons. In one word, it means it was stolen.”

“ Doesn’t this mean that a potential loss was occurring? You mean you didn’t report that to the lord?”

“Yes.”

“Huh…”

Tasha sighed as if she couldn’t understand, looking at Barak who obediently responded positively.

“I know you will never just leave, but… that place has been helping us since the distant past. Now the situation is reversed.”

“No way, the place where it happened…!”

“Yes. This is Shatrene. How can we strike them down?”

“…”

There was silence.

As the news was delivered to Tasha, who knew Ruthmeier well, the silence became longer.

“I understand. But Barak. You are making a big mistake.”

“Yes?”

“Young master is not as ruthless as you think.”

Show mercy to a maid.

As Tasha, whose life was saved because of that mercy, I can definitely say that.

My master will take this as an opportunity.

***

“Huh? What are you doing there now?”

“Hey, jump!”

“You guys!!”

The children quickly escaped from the carriage with only what they had.

The children quickly spread out to avoid the owner of the carriage, and when it is time to completely evade them, they gather at the agreed upon location.

“Hey, today is a big hit! When I looked inside, there was bread?”

““Wow-!””

Children’s eyes sparkle when they hear that there is bread.

The children, dressed only in rags, drooled over that piece of bread.

“ character. We will share it so that everyone can eat it. do not worry. Got it?”

““Yes!””

The eldest boy distributed bread to his younger siblings.

After completing the distribution, the boy quickly hands one of the last two pieces to the girl furthest away from him.

“Trisha. ruler. This is the bread we just got.”

“I won’t eat it.”

“You starve like that until you faint?”

Then Trisha jumps up and shouts.

“It’s not ours, it’s stolen! And that was stolen from a carriage near Ruthmire, where Master Karssein is the lord!”

“You…!”

As he said, what the boy was holding was stolen bread.

However, the boy’s voice, unable to hold back his anger, also rose.

“Hmph. What’s wrong with stealing this much? How did that person create our territory? Wouldn’t it be cheap if you pay the price? It would be fortunate if I could atone in this way.”

“Ferdi!”

“I need to steal more of this and that and sell it. That way, we won’t be less unfair!”

The angry boy huffed and turned away.

‘I’m sorry Trisha, we have to do it this way now.’

Even though Shatrene took the wrong path, she took a long wrong path.

So, Ferdi had to do this.

In order to clearly determine who is at fault.