Chapter 111 – Earth’s Blessing – Part 2
Got down on his knees
Bow one’s head
Surrender to the majesty of the gods
Humans are weak creatures by themselves and need to lean on something.
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“Haha. That’s true.”
Looking up at the dazzling sun from below.
The Duke of Earthlane stroked his chin. I gave you a lesson, but to realize it right away. I do have a talent
“Isn’t it?”
-Right.
Earth, the huge brown mole that plows the ground, also glanced up.
-It shines. To the point of going blind.
“Because it’s a mole.”
– Kuhm.
Earthlane Family.
A name passed down from generation to generation, Rain closed her eyes and felt the glare of the sun shining brightly in the sky, the magic power.
“I can feel the energy rising.”
– I feel bad. Do you feel like your body is drying up?
“Because it’s a mole.”
– Ha true.
Magical power passed down from bloodline, Rain.
Earth, the guardian deity that protects the family along with the lineage.
Therefore, the two are combined to form Earth Lane. You have to inherit both of them to be the true owner of the Earthlane family.
The current duke, Lane narrowed her eyes.
“Full of vitality. The solar energy felt from his magic is absorbed without resistance.”
– This one seems to blind me. I guess it doesn’t sit well with me.
“Still, the power of the earth has become more abundant.”
-Well. It’s not just that the land is full of nutrients, the grains that will be grown here are not simple grains.
“The animals that grow up eating it will be better too.”
Tell each other what they feel
Talk to a partner who has been with you since the time you inherited and confirm it more objectively. That is also why I came here.
– But this makes it clear.
“Yes.”
Also, it shouldn’t be one.
Magic attribute. There is also something that can be paired with the magic of the earth.
And.
“Ugh. Why did the ancestors use the mole as a symbol?”
-Are you blaming me now?
An incomprehensible voice rang in my head.
Well, just kidding. Thinking so, Lane looked at the land.
“Earth. Source of life. There is something floating high, so it needs land to support it. There must be an element to dig deeper.”
-Is that the sun god?
“It could be, or…”
Nothing is certain yet. Originally, the quest for magical power was like that. Seeing him smiling like he was having fun, Earth spoke in a playful voice.
-Oh, are you going to study from now on?
“You’re welcome. Why am I bothering you?”
First as a person and as a person.
And after it grows to the point where it can be called a family, all kinds of records.
Duke Lane had a headache when he recalled the secretly kept research records.
“All right. If you want to aim for the position of king, your bastard will take care of it.”
Even now, there is a lot of talk about being a second person or a third person.
Is it because the culture has developed and the times have passed? The duke felt that the days of being respected simply for having a lot of magic power had passed.
Of course, it would be easier if they surrendered with overwhelming force, but it was very annoying and annoying to deal with the aftermath.
– My work will increase!
“Will you retire with me when I retire? Wouldn’t it be fine to leave an alter ego?”
In fact, some of the ancestors of the family lived in seclusion with their lifelong partners.
-No! It’s nice to see people bowing their heads.
On the topic of moles.
He smiled at the sight of him saying that it felt good to be cared for by humans. The Duke looked up at the sky.
“But… , Right. Purely handing it over to the Boring family is a bit like that.”
Reminds me of the old man’s heart.
-Are you a winged one? Then I don’t like it.
“I agree.”
Maybe it’s because I’ve lived attached to the earth all my life. I didn’t like the flying guys at all. I felt worse, especially when the smiling face of Earl William Bohrin passed through my mind.
“Unfortunately, I only have one child… Is your sister too old?”
It reminded me of her younger sister with the age difference. She has such a bad temper that she is still an unmarried old virgin. At the Duke’s words, the mole also made a face of embarrassment.
-Is he not married?
“Don’t talk. Aren’t her parents giving up and living freely?”
Even the mole was frightened by that dirty temper.
The memory of being attacked over the taste of mole meat became a trauma.
-Coming to think of it, it seems that you have obtained something precious with the power of the land concentrated.
“… Ugh.”
Seeing the Duke glaring at the mole with a genuinely creepy expression, the mole dug into the ground to hide its laughter.
– Uplifting, uplifting!
The Duke sighed as he figured out what his partner, the mole, was like with a strange vibration.
“I’ve never had losing sex before.”
-What?
-Thud!
The ground shakes as if announcing that he was angry at the Duke’s words. Then what do you do?
They actually exist, but in the end, they are bloodlines and life forms created by magic. Unless it could be called a normal mole, of course there was no way it would have a mate. Because he is interested in the opposite sex in the subject of living as a virgin for the rest of his life, the duke also heard a lot of advice when he was dating his current wife when he was young.
I shouldn’t have listened to the beast’s advice.
Remembering the dark history of the past, the duke frowned.
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“I will follow you.”
Are you too bored?
It is the power of mental concentration.
Enduring the tiredness of his whole body, he entered the castle from the city with a stern expression on his face.
Whenever I pass by, there are people kneeling down and praying, so I should be able to relax my expression.
“Good job. Lord Müller. It was great.”
“Your Excellency, after that, other places also gave blessings, so you worked hard.”
Haha. The people of the Earthlane family have been doing it since they were children, so they are used to it now. And the remaining farmland will be owned by other priests.”
“Thank you, Your Excellency the Duke.”
The festival has just begun, but the work after that is done by the subordinates.
Now I can get some rest, but…
“If there is nothing urgent, we will hold a banquet next week. It’s not that big, but…”
“Well… No. In fact, I had to go right back after this job. Even now, in fact, there are a lot of things that have been postponed to come down in a hurry, so I have to go back right away.”
“Huh. Is that so.”
… Mmm.
This is kinda bad
Not having a proper banquet when a guest with the title of duke came is a story of tarnished honor. In fact, I was still preparing. No, in the first place, a small banquet was being prepared for the people of the Duke of Earthlane’s family who had come to bless the earth. It was a duke, so I just had to prepare again.
The Duke of Earthlane smiled at my expression.
“As far as I know, I heard that the daughter of the Boring family is having a coming-of-age ceremony here.”
“Yes, it is.”
At that, he immediately nodded his head.
Since it was talked about at my coming-of-age ceremony, it must have already spread in the social world.
“I will come again to that coming-of-age ceremony. Leaving like this is not polite as a guest, and I am not familiar with it.
“Oh oh. Thank you.”
Nice.
As expected, His Excellency, Duke of Earthlane! Thank you
Truth be told, I don’t care if it only ruins my honor, but I can’t let it go if I think about the subordinates under me. In addition, it is still treated as a dependent of Franz, so even Franz’s honor could be damaged. If it is severe there, it develops to justification.
Hey, it seems that Franz’s second son is not properly fulfilling his duties as a nobleman?
Ohh? Then you don’t deserve to be a lord?
In the same way, there is a possibility that neighboring territories will declare war.
“Then next time, I’ll see you at Lady Boreng’s coming-of-age ceremony.”
“Well. Good See you then.”
The Duke of Earthrane said so and he left immediately. He really didn’t expect to leave right away. Fortunately, the priests of the land who came with me worked hard, so the ceremony itself ended without any problems.
“Oh, I’m tired.”
I lay down on the soft sofa and closed my eyes.
Still, it feels good to feel that the quality of magic power is improving.
“I hope nothing will happen in the future.”
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“Duke of Earthlane. What the hell happened!”
“Sorry, but we don’t know about that. You know how difficult it is for us to know information about nobles, right?”
“Ugh! Damn it!”
The slightly fat man in classy clothes shouted and threw the wine glass he was holding. The wine glass bathed in blue light immediately hit the wall.
Stuck right into the wall.
“No way! That bastard Leoric! Leoric!”
There are no special products in the Muller estate, but most of the land is made up of rice fields.
“If you properly cause an infighting, you should immediately raise an army!”
“Franz found out sooner than I expected. That part was unexpected for us too. Sorry.”
The man wearing the robe immediately bowed down.
The man who looked at it laughed and sat down on the sofa.
“Done. I don’t know what kind of connections he has with the Duke of Earthlane, but this is in the south. No matter how duke you are, it’s not a place that the capital’s aristocrats would carelessly reach out to.”
“That’s right.”
At the man’s words, the person wearing a robe agreed. Rather than really agreeing with the opinion, it seemed like he was just trying to temper the man’s anger.
“What should I do now, how can I eat the land?”
The man muttered nervously, biting his nails.
The person wearing the robe who was watching the scene whispered quietly.
“Should we make public safety worse first?”
“Safety?”
At the words of the person wearing the robe, the man looked away.
“There are still people from our organization out there. And the results of our research are still in the testing phase, but they are somewhat complete.”
“Hoo?”
“Why don’t we use the results to deteriorate public order in the city first, and then declare war for not fulfilling our duty?”
“Mmm.”
At that, the man closed his eyes and lost himself in thought.
“That is not enough. Can’t we rather lure monsters down the mountain? I heard there is something similar.”
“If that is it. I’m still researching because the side effects are too severe…”
“Sun.”
“However, there is a possibility that the rice field to be obtained will be destroyed…”
“Once you get your hands on it, you can fix it. You know what’s important?”
“… Yes. All right.”
The man in the robe lowered his head at the man’s words and cautiously stepped back and opened the door.
– Click!
The door closed with a sound, and the man in the robe looked at the door with cold eyes before walking down the dark hallway.
“First of all, I’ll have to contact the gang hiding in the city.”
Unfortunately, this person did not know yet that the member of the organization had decided to resign a while ago.
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