Chapter 109 – Guests From the Capital – 3
The day to bless the earth was also set.
Preparations for the festival proceeded quickly.
Originally I was thinking of doing this. Non-Muller cities and towns are already doing it like a local festival, and the biggest Müller festival has also been prepared in advance, so there is no problem.
Even if there is work in the first place, the work I do myself is the same as my usual work, and the work of the people under me has increased.
If added there.
“Huh. This is it… !”
Is it deja vu?
No, stronger than that.
A gigantic wild ginseng processed from magic stones and stored in a transparent container. Yes. It is the wild ginseng given to Princess Amelia. To be honest, I don’t have a few anymore, so I want to save them, but if it’s Duke Earthlane, it’s worth giving. There…
As I thought, the duke received the barrel while supporting it with both hands, then shouted with a flushed face.
“Oh oh. Great, really great!”
The reaction is more intense than that of Princess Amelia. He expresses it with his whole body to the point where you can see his belly fat trembling. If this is acting, even being deceived is acceptable. At that age, he is a wild ginseng from the Great Mountains. Good for magic, good for health, good for stamina, good for skin care! I’ll have to go to Franz later and snoop around to see if there are any more.
“Oops, don’t we have to offer these precious things to His Majesty? Can I make it completely mine?”
Seeing the duke look at me sadly as he hugged the barrel with trembling hands, I nodded and said it was okay.
Haha. I will take care of the present for His Majesty. That is my small courtesy to the Duke, who personally came all the way here.”
Yes. It’s a small sincerity (bribe). As sincerity, it is full of sincerity. How could they be saved unless they were from the Franz family?
So please take care of me, Mr. Duke.
Haha! After all, Lord Müller. I felt it since the coming-of-age ceremony, but I’m not like a young man these days! Oh, I’m not saying this to put you down.”
“Of course I know. Never mind.”
“Oh, Lord Müller has a lot of distribution. Be like a young man representing Brahms Kingdom!”
Although it is not polite to treat the lord as a mere young man, he immediately shakes his head and apologizes for his mistake. Kkondae also behaves like this. That is the mountain ginseng of the Daesangmaek.
But since when did I become a young man representing the kingdom?
“At my age, the title of lord is undeserved.”
Not too young Even if you delayed your coming-of-age ceremony, you have just passed the age of adulthood. What, is this a modern standard? Even so, he is too young to be the owner of a land.
“Well! No! It’s worth it! It is rare for a noble to become a lord at a young age, but it is not without precedent, and at such a young age he did not follow bloodlines and even realized his own magical powers on his own. Actually, your achievements are commendable. Perhaps Lord Müller, the capital is abuzz with the story of Lord Müller more than you think.”
“Is that so?”
First time I’ve heard that story.
Although my mother wrote something similar…
“Whoops. Countess Franz is also active as a social star now. Rumor has it that every noble in the capital sends someone to the Franz family mansion to invite the Countess to any banquet.”
I bowed my head at the excessive praise of the Duke of Earthlane. Also, at times like this, you should show a decent side.
“Yes! Honey, are you married yet?”
“… Yeah?”
“You’re welcome! Young people these days all lack passion and grit. In my time, I had the spirit of not giving up even when I was being pushed back due to lack of magic power, but these days, kids give up just because of a different status… !”
Oh
I kept talking and blocking him from going in that direction, but in the end I gave him a chance.
The Duke of Earthlane cast a latte again. This is the third time. This person talks a lot more than he looks. During the coming of age ceremony, I didn’t know because I only showed my face and went home right away, but since it’s from the duke’s family, I’m talking about things like the capital situation and the duke’s family to the extent that my caution was futile.
It’s to the point where I’m worried if I can just keep listening to it.
Turning his gaze, there is a knight waiting near the door, but perhaps because he is a knight from a duke’s family, the knight with title-level magical powers is just looking at him with a puzzled expression.
“Did you hear? Recently, young people often gather to discuss the politics of the current kingdom and criticize the ideas and ideologies. Well, that’s good If you have youthful blood and dreams, it’s good to talk to each other and show off your talents, but it’s really disgusting to see them not knowing the reality and just relieving emotions and criticizing rather than criticizing. My son doesn’t participate in that kind of thing, and seeing that he helps the family, it makes me think that he raised his son really well… !”
“Ahaha. Okay.”
He nodded his head in agreement with the words of the Duke of Earth Lane who was shouting fervently. It looks like a dangerous meeting, but if you tackle each one of them, there is no end. I think there was something similar in the past. Meetings aren’t just those kinds of meetings, there are also meetings about arts and hobbies, and there are also meetings to promote networking.
“Aren’t you going to the meeting? When I recognized you, it seemed that you were almost confined to the manor. That is probably the reason why rumors about you spread in various ways.”
Be social.
It’s not that I’m not interested, but it’s just annoying.
In the first place, socialites in this world often leave the territory. Or you have to hold a meeting in your manor, but how annoying it is. Preparing to welcome guests…
It’s just that there are no guests right now because they’re cleaning up the Muller estate, maybe from now on… Seeing my expression, the Duke of Earthlane nodded.
“Yes. I’m glad you know. It wasn’t intentional, but I came here, and I’ll probably be contacting you from now on. It’s a short time, but I think you’ll do well enough.”
“Thank you for appreciating me.”
I guess so. There is a lot to do when I think of Irina, who asked me to hold a coming-of-age ceremony at Müller from the time we met before.
“And…”
While continuing small talk, the Duke of Earthlane suddenly became speechless. I watched the atmosphere and waited for the duke to open his mouth.
The reason the Duke of Earthlane came here. In fact, I thought there was another reason besides King Brinere asking to see him. There was no reason for the duke to come directly when the king asked to see him.
“You may have guessed, but in fact, there is another reason I wanted to see you. This blessing of the earth, how about you try it together?”
“Huh.”
This is an unexpected week. I was speechless at the sudden words and looked at the duke.
“Do I have to?”
I can do it if I want to, but I’m a little bit like asking to be with the Duke of Earthlane. First of all, the area or effect can be compared, and in the first place, this is what the Earthlane family has been doing for a long time. They don’t like having their territory touched either.
“Hmm. What should I talk about…”
The Duke of Earthlane said with a wry smile.
“My family has been farmers for generations.”
“It’s a famous story.”
It’s a very, very old story.
At that time, there was no kingdom, and a farmer continued to farm even after awakening to magical power.
And what I met then was a mole. An animal that eats earthworms, but also plows the ground. In modern times, starting with pesticides, there are many ways to treat seawater animals, but…
“My ancestors, who were farming, saw the mole and started researching how to use magic for farming. It’s not even called research. A black-eyed farmer goes through many trials and errors while watching his offspring from generation to generation, and his father to his son, and that son to his son… I just continued to teach them how to farm.”
“I think it’s great.”
What was even more remarkable was that the amount of magic power itself was small.
Even so, as a result of continuous research, it awakens to its own magical power with a magical power comparable to that of a baron or viscount in recent times. And that’s it.
“The magic of the earth…”
A unique magical power that boasts overwhelming power, befitting the characteristics of the race of people who can only live on land. It is not strange to be the king of a country.
“No, no.”
However, the duke shook his head at my words.
“Something infinitely close to the magic of the earth. I just called it the earth because there was nothing to call it.”
“Yeah? Something…”
The Duke gently closed his eyes.
“The one I met then is you, Lord Müller. It was very coincidental. At that time, when he participated in the coming-of-age ceremony, he could not have hoped to meet you. And when he heard the rumors, he definitely wanted to see you again.”
“You mean me?”
Exactly.
The Duke looked at me while saying that.
“Do you know? The importance of the sun.”
Sun.
All things receive the light and gain energy. Creatures, animals, land, sea, and humans.
When the sun disappears, most of the Earth’s energy cycle stops.
“My, the reason I want to meet you. Wouldn’t you give us something important? I thought so.”
The eyes of the duke who said that were endlessly serious.
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