episode_0198

“What do you mean by Yeongji?”

This is the first time I’ve heard that Benedict has prepared a manor.

“Of course. Because I didn’t come home often.”

“… … ”

Luke closed his mouth as he was left speechless.

Benedict continued.

“I can’t pass down the main house in Berklin. The next owner will be Victor.”

“I never wanted that in the first place.”

Luke never wanted anything in the first place.

Have a conscience.

How could you possibly think of receiving it from your family?

“Instead, give me one of the remaining territories.”

But Benedict had prepared a wedding present for his worthless son.

“Doesn’t it make sense that you have received the blood of Berklin and don’t have a single territory?”

“… So what kind of territory is it?”

“It’s a small estate with nothing special to see. Don’t expect much.”

Well then, that’s right.

And following Benedict’s guidance, we arrived at the estate.

It felt like we only rode the carriage for about 10 minutes.

“Get down.”

“Yes?”

“This is the territory you will manage from now on.”

“… … Didn’t you say it was a small estate?”

Luke and Elin gaped in amazement.

Only after I squinted my eyes did I realize that what I could see in the distance was a castle wall.

The walls aren’t even visible, so how can it be a small territory?

“This is small. It’s smaller than the Berkeley Estate.”

“That’s true, but.”

I thought he would give me an outlying territory that would be a pain to manage since he said it was nothing special.

This is a city where academy students come to play during their vacation.

It was a secluded estate next to Derhen.

There isn’t much to manage, but it’s scenic and peaceful, and it’s located within the capital city.

It literally means a territory that is a collection of strengths.

“Even if you don’t like it, this is the only territory I can give you.”

“… How could that be? Really, really thank you. ”

You don’t like it?

It’s so overwhelming that I don’t know where to put myself.

Luke kept bending down.

“The permanent resident has already been transferred to your name. Don’t neglect it while focusing on your married life, and manage it properly.”

“Of course. I will try not to bring shame on Berkeley.”

“Then.”

Benedict returned coolly.

Respect for parents that reaches to the heavens.

Loyalty to Bucklin.

When your hands twitch and you instinctively want to salute.

“It’s so wide… .”

Ellen looked around and opened her mouth.

“I’m going to Paris.”

Tub.

Luke shut Elin’s mouth himself.

“It’s definitely wide.”

I agreed with what Ellen said.

A large reservoir and vast wheat fields surrounding it.

The store wasn’t that big.

Most of the land was agricultural.

I think I heard that they provide grain for the academy’s meals here.

“Wouldn’t it be possible to move the magic tower at this level?”

“Matap? Ah.”

I had completely forgotten about it.

That the magic tower that was built to escape to Elin was abandoned in the North.

“Can’t we just leave it there? I worked hard to cast the spell, so it’d be a waste.”

“It looks like there is some empty space.”

Is there no one left to farm?

There is still some land left, but the abandoned area is not small.

“Now that we’re on the subject, let’s move on.”

“Huh? Right now?”

“You will be busy preparing for the wedding in the future. I think it would be good to take care of the land while you have some free time.”

“Hmm. Right.”

The Bertain Estate has not yet been completely restored.

It is natural that it would take a long time as it was a territory issue that was called the best among the five great dukes of the empire.

Besides, I have a wedding coming up soon.

If possible, I had to reduce the number of things I had to worry about.

Exactly.

Luke snapped his fingers.

I carefully cast a warming spell.

Shu-

A portal to the north was opened.

Wheeing-

The north where the cold wind passes by and scratches the insulating magic.

The black tower was covered in snow and turned white.

“Wasn’t there a magic spell that melted snow?”

“It looks like everything has been resolved.”

All the magic placed on the magic tower is powered by Luke’s magic.

I should have maintained it by supplying horsepower periodically.

I had forgotten about it for a while, so the magic had all been broken.

“… Then what about cleaning magic?”

“Probably, it’s been released.”

Ellen and Luke locked eyes.

Luke’s tower is definitely not small in size.

If you hadn’t cleaned it, it would have been full of dust.

Squeak.

I just opened the door slightly.

“Coloc, coloc.”

“Close the door, close the door… !”

The pouring dust made me cough involuntarily.

thud.

Let’s close the door again.

Elin muttered.

“I’m already at a loss.”

“… Let’s move first and think about it.”

Luke took Elin’s hand.

Woof-

Elin naturally lent her magic.

“Do you remember where we were earlier?”

“Of course.”

“As expected, our honey is smart.”

side.

A sudden feeling of moisture on the cheek.

Luke said, wincing.

“I almost lost concentration.”

I almost threw the magic tower upside down into the territory.

“I’ll help you.”

The magic that was almost shaken received assistance from Elin.

Gooosh-!

The entire tower was moved and relocated to the territory.

Puhwaaak-!

A thick cloud of dust rising.

“What the heck is going on…?”

“T, top?!”

“Didn’t you say the devil was sealed?”

The people passing by were startled.

You can’t help but be surprised when a snow-covered tower suddenly falls from the sky.

Luke shouted with magic in his voice before the chaos could escalate.

“Sorry, guys.”

“Huh? Isn’t that Luke?”

“Next to you is Elin!”

I just said a word.

The people of the land immediately recognized Luke and Elin.

“There was a brief commotion while moving the tower. I apologize to those who were surprised… .”

“I heard you are our lord from now on. Is that true?”

“Oh my. The hero of the empire is the lord!”

The people of Yeongji are more like a tower that fell from the sky.

He seemed more interested in Luke, who had been appointed as the new lord.

“And the two heroes are getting married in the palace!”

“Oh my, it turns out it was the prince on a white horse!”

“No, how did you know about what was going on in the palace?”

A surprised Luke asked without realizing it.

It’s clear that the letter to the Emperor arrived this morning.

How does everyone know?

“Huh? Which of the people living in the capital city doesn’t know that?”

Yeong Ji-min asked back as if it was rather strange.

“My kids know that too.”

“That’s right! We know that too!”

A woman and a little child shouted confidently.

“… Who is Maxi?”

“Hey!”

What the boy lifted was a tiny puppy.

King! King!

The cute barking sounded like he really knew about Luke and Elin’s wedding.

“… Thank you for your interest. As of today, I am the new lord and will do my best to manage it.”

“If it’s Luke… no, if it’s the Lord, I’ll believe it! I’ll believe it! ”

“Have a beautiful love, Ellin!”

The meeting with the people of Yeongji ended with enthusiastic cheers.

“Ahahaha… Thank you.”

Ellen awkwardly waved her hand and walked away.

“We’re super popular.”

“I was surprised too.”

Elin, who lived locked up in a mansion.

Luke, who was a foreigner.

After each of us took a moment to reflect.

“What should I do with this… .”

Now it was time to clean the tower and take care of the mansion.

“Are there any servants in the mansion?”

“I think there are, but I heard they only do the bare minimum.”

“We’ll need more people to do a thorough cleaning.”

“I guess so.”

Luke thought about it for a moment.

It would take a lot of people to take care of cleaning the rooftop and the mansion at the same time.

The problem was that there was no place to save people.

If you ask the people of Yeongji, they will have to listen.

Don’t they have their own livelihoods too?

“Hmm.”

Finally, Luke took out the long-distance communication paper.

“At times like this, this person is the only one I can think of.”

Ssss.

A letter asking for help.

The reply came back quickly.

* * * * *

“… So, you called me to clean it now? ”

The person who arrived at Luke’s estate was Anne.

She was now a friend who should be called Mrs. Anne Pirandello.

“Not necessarily. I contacted you because I thought you might be able to give me some advice. But you have experience working as a full-time maid, right?”

“What does that have to do with needing personnel?”

“I thought there might be a lot of maids I know… .”

“Almost all of them are dead. They were the ones in Bertain’s territory.”

“… … ”

“Why are you making that face? They weren’t even close to each other since they were the ones who ostracized Elin. I just left them alone because I thought they’d notice a little later.”

Anne shrugged and continued.

“First of all, I can’t help you. Our baby is in here.”

Anne gently caressing her belly.

Yes, that’s right.

Anne, who squeezed the gailan, succeeded in getting pregnant that very day.

That’s because Ga-il-lan is usually a very honest and old-fashioned son.

If not, a commoner would not have been able to become Madame Pirandello so easily.

“You wouldn’t be asking a pregnant woman to do housework, would you? ”

“Of course.”

“Why are you avoiding my eyes? If you don’t know I’m pregnant or something like that, I’ll really get hit.”

Anne growls, revealing her sharp shark teeth.

Luke snapped out of his scorn.

“How could you forget something so important? Put your fists away. If you get angry, it will have a bad effect on the child.”

“… That’s true.”

Anne took a deep breath and calmed down.

He crossed his arms and nodded.

“I just thought of something. If it’s a large group, I can think of something.”

“I knew it.”

“But I can’t guarantee my skills. I’m not bad at housework. I’ve never worked as a servant for a noble family.”

“Who are you to say that?”

“I’ve met them once before… .”

Anne told me about the candidates.

Why did you hesitate so much?

After hearing it, I understood.

But I was grateful for just that much.

“Please. Please call me.”

Luke asked Anne’s connections for help.