In this life i will be the lord
In this life i will be the lord
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 78
Chapter 78
A guest was visiting the Empress Palace today.
It was her father, Angenas, the Lord of the family.
«What did you just say?»
Rabini turned around and stared at the Lord.
«Julieta Avino, did she sing at Lombardy’s banquet?»
The Empress’s accumulated anger at Julieta, who rose rapidly as an opera singer and recently became the Emperor’s new lover, was considerable.12
However, the fact that Julieta performance at the banquet of her rival Lombardy finally exploded.
Screaming, the Empress began to throw everything.
There were no exceptions to the vase made of transparent crystals, and to the teacups and teapots that the maid had just brought in.
It was not until the floor of the parlor was messed up with dozens of sharp clang, that the Empress stopped having seizures.
Her hair, which had been neatly twisted and tied, came out and shook at every harsh breath of the Empress.
«. That bitch, she’s got Lombardy’s line.»
Flop, said the Empress, sitting on the drawing-room sofa, clutching her armrest.
«I think it was the beginning of a promotional model for a Gallahan clothing store.»
The Empress bites her lips.
It wasn’t because of the Emperor’s unclean reign.
It was such a relationship from the beginning, they were.
Even Rabini had a few lovers who met secretly.
Since they were a couple who were strictly exchanging things with each other, having an extramarital relationship did not mean to be angry.
However, it was a different story if it compromised her position in the aristocratic society.
The countless women who passed through the emperor were no match for Rabini.
Rather, good buds were seen among them, and those who knew how to obey the Empress were kept by her side and served her.
But Julieta wasn’t that kind of thing.
She likes to be noticed everywhere, and she wanted to be the center of attention.
The problem was that the attention and gaze should all belong to Rabini.
«I’ll have to work on it soon.»
At the cold Rabini’s words, Angenas’s Lord lowered his eyes quietly.
Rabini’s cruelty sometimes gave even his father goosebumps.
«The plan is going well, isn’t it, Father?»
«You have to put it in our hands. You never know when you’ll miss this opportunity again.»
Rabini’s eyes blazing as if they were a burn in fire.
«. The Empress is right.»
Lord of Angenas closed his mouth and lifted his own teacup left alone on the table.
After a long time, the Lombardy family sat in one seat.
It was Lombardy’s family dinner.
As usual, children and adults were divided into two tables.
Larane and Belsach had already arrived.
I greeted Larane with a smile on my face.
And Belsach sat down without saying hello.
And then Astalliu and Cane brothers arrived.
Astalliu roughly pulled his younger brother to the seat next to him.
Crane’s face, which was shaken by the wind, is all teary.
Maybe it’s because he doesn’t want Crane to hang out with me.
It was obvious that his brother, like him, was thinking of making Belsach’s smart.
«I’d like to sit over there. «
Crane murmured, looking next to me in a tearful voice.
But Astalliu frightened Crane with a scarier face.
I said with a sigh inside.
When Crane heard my call, he rejoiced and watched Astalliu for a moment.
«It’s okay, so come here.»
After a moment of hesitation, Crane eventually ran and sat next to me.
I whispered in Crane’s ear.
«If Astalliu bothers you in the future, you can run to your mother. Okay?»
Ronnett hated Astalliu use of violence against Crane.
Perhaps even now Astalliu is gently picking on Crane, avoiding his mother’s notice.
Crane still looked at Astalliu with anxious eyes, but he smiled brightly and nodded.
Ugh, I guess I’ll have to play with him more often.
In fact, playing with Astalliu doesn’t give Crane any good.
It’s just a negative effect.
Crane sat between me and Larane, who poured water in front of Crane, whose arms were still short, and gave him a variety of things.
The twins joined the table.
But the faces of the two were not very good.
I think it was like this last time.
«What’s wrong with your faces?»
It was so gloomy that I felt uneasy about it.
Mayron hesitated for a moment and saw Gilliu nodding his head small and said.
«My father and mother have been having a bad relationship lately.»
Shananet and Vestian, who have enough sesame seeds to tell them to go away?
«They’ve never fought in front of us. But today. «
«They had a little big fight.»
The twins said in a low voice.
«What made them fight like that?»
«I don’t know, but I thought it was about the family.»
«‘Lombardy’ and ‘Schultz’ have been used a lot.»
A quarrel between the names of both families.
«That’s why you were in Schultz for so long last time?»
«Maybe they two need a little distance.»
Mayron said quite calmly.
«I just hope I don’t have to choose between my parents.»1
Gilliu also said half resignedly.
Oh, come to think of it, it’s around this time.
It occurred to me that Shannanet and Vestian had divorced.
I looked at the table where the adults were eating.
Shannanet was eating in silence with a pale complexion, but Vestian looked a little different than usual.
Laughing and chatting nonstop, it was just the way it was.
It was the two people who contrasted perfectly.
Then, my father was seen saying hello to my grandfather when he finished eating.
He was busy today, so he asked for their understanding and got up first.
My father smiled at me for the last time and left the dining room.
And then I could see Viese following.
Gallahan, who was busily on his way to work, turned around at the unwelcome sound of calling him.
«I haven’t received your apology yet.»
You have called someone in a hurry just to ask for an apology.
Gallahan sighed inside and said.
«I’ve never done anything to apologize for, brother.»
«Don’t you remember kicking me out of the banquet?»
«I’ve never kicked you out of the banquet. You said you didn’t like Tia’s birthday banquet, so I just told you to go away.»
Viese’s face quickly turned red.
Once he was afraid of that fiery personality.
But Gallahan now felt sorry for such a big brother.
He learns that uncontrollable anger will only make him look funny.
Viese pushed his face forward threateningly, but Gallahan remained silent and didn’t back down or move forward.
«I think you’re being so self-indulgent, trusting our father. How long do you think he’s gonna be fine?»
Gallahan doubted his ears.
And he felt a sense of gloom.
Viese was really blinded by a desire for power.
To the extent that he does not hesitate to ruin his father, Lulak, for the second time.
Gallahan is once again determined.
This time, he was awarded the Cheshire territory with the medal.
Gallahan said calmly, but with caution.
«I’m not interested in Lombardy at all. And I think you know that very well.»
Viese winced small, but there was still alertness in those eyes.1
Gallahan continued with a sigh.
«I’ll get out of this mansion in due course.»
«I don’t know if this Lombardy is the most valuable thing in the world to you, but I have no intention of letting my daughter live in this mud.»
Tia is more precious than anything else in the world.
So Gallahan intended to separate his daughter from Lombardy’s blood relatives.5
Freely, humanly, breathe, and live.
«So don’t touch us. I warned you.»
Gallahan stared at Viese for the last time and turned his back and walked away.
Left alone, Viese felt very displeased with her brother’s impertinent attitude, but he still accepted the surrender statement.
He didn’t expect it to work out so easily!
He can’t believe he’s not interested in the title!6
It was as cool as a sore tooth had fallen out.
A satisfied smile came naturally.
This will prevent Gallahan from fighting for the heir.
Viese believed there were no more competitors left.26
«Congratulations on your opening, teacher!»
I held out a small flowerpot from the garden to Clerivan on the way here.
The newly hired employees of the company smiled at me for my cuteness.
Externally, Clerivan valued my potential so highly that he kept teaching me even though his employment contract with Lombardy ended.
It was a measure not to let anyone think it was strange even if I went to the boss often in the future.
«I’ll find a place for the pot.»
Suddenly, the staff quickly took the flowerpot from my hand.
«Well, shall we go upstairs?»
Clerivan led me to the third floor of the office.
When I entered the office, I saw Violet, who was waiting for the tea in advance.
This time, she was an important member of Pellet’s Company, which I told Clerivan to bring.
The door closed and there were only three of us left in the office.
And I naturally sat at the top of the table.
«Now that we’ve opened our business safely, we need to set our first goal, right?»
At my words, Clerivan and Violet nodded with serious faces.
A sense of pride came over him as if he had won thousands of horses.
I cleared my throat with a cough and opened my mouth.
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 251
Chapter 251
A/N: The whole chapter used Florentia’s POV so yeah.
Larane hugged me and laughed.
The pulling force and voice were incomparably bright and powerful.
I also said while hugging Larane.
Then I looked at Avinox, standing behind Larane.
«Welcome, Sir Avinox.»
«Thank you for the welcome, Lord Lombardi.»
Avinox’s face still seemed to be shining brightly, and his smile was full of joy on his face.
«It’s been a while, everyone.»
Larane, who hugged me, soon greeted the twins and said.
«You seem to be much healthier than before.»
The twins also welcomed Larane.
It wasn’t just me and the twins who came to meet her in front of the mansion.
The employees who have worked in the mansion for a long time also came out to see Larane while taking a break during their busy days.
Larane cried as she looked at their faces affectionately one by one.
It was a completely different sight from when she sneaked out of this mansion in the middle of the night.
Everyone was gathered together to welcome Larane.
And finally, Larane stood before my grandfather.
«It must be a lot of trouble coming all the way here, Larane.»
Grandfather said that in a friendly voice.
«Sir Avinox, could you bring it to me from the carriage?»
Avinox clapped his hands lightly and hurried to the carriage.
It was a bouquet of flowers that squeezed in between the employees who were busy unloading their luggage.
Avinox, a burly build, was big enough to frown slightly.
«Oh my goodness! Flowers in this winter!»
«Oh my God, there are hundreds!»
People opened their eyes wide in surprise.
The bouquet was fresh enough to make me forget that it’s winter now.
«I brought it because I wanted to give it to my grandfather and the people of Lombardi as a gift.»
Larane said with a shy smile.
«Lilies. is this really?»
Grandfather asked, looking at the bouquet with a puzzled face.
«Yes, that is correct.»
«But how did you save so many lilies in this winter?»
«Because the Eastern part doesn’t get very cold even in the middle of winter. When I built a greenhouse and raised it, it was growing very well.»
When Larane spoke lightly as if it were nothing, Avinox quickly added from the side.
«Originally, lily was not a flower in the East. Larane is working on improving plants that do not originally grow in the East, like lilies, to fit the Eastern soil, Grandfather.»
«Yes. Not long ago, I started studying wheat that didn’t grow well in the East, and it works very well.»
«You’re doing a very good job, Larane.»
Larane’s face blushed at the praise of my grandfather.
«We will take the bouquet.»
John said as he brought two great employees.
«Ah, then, thank you very much.»
As Avinox, who smiled, handed over a bunch of lilies, the two employees were seen staggering for a moment.
«You must be tired of coming from far away, so let’s go inside and get warm.»
Grandfather said, letting Larane first into the mansion.
«Yes, ah, grandfather.»
Avinox, who was naturally trying to follow Larane with a smile on his face, froze at my grandfather’s call.1
Maybe he just realized his situation.
The reason anyway, Avinox is the man who took Larane to the East by escaping in the middle of the night.
He wasn’t in a position to stand tall in front of my grandfather.
Even in my eyes, taking a step back and watching, I can see the cold sweat that is flowing on Avinox’s back by now.
Grandpa looked at Avinox for a moment without saying a word.
I could see Avinox’s Adam’s apple move greatly with tension.
Grandfather said so, giving Avinox a tap on the shoulder, turned his back first and walked inside.
However, Avinox’s face instantly brightened as if it had been lit like a fire.
Avinox’s loud voice rang loudly as he quickly followed my grandfather.
I looked at the bouquet of flowers that the employee was struggling to hold.
Is this also a coincidence?
«It is the flower that goes best with Larane.»
As I looked into the Lily flower, I remembered the memory of my previous life.
The white lily that filled Larane’s funeral home.2
«Eastern climate must be right. When you see a big, fresh bloom of Lilies like this.»
I turned and said to John.
«It would be nice to decorate the Lombardi mansion with this. Even the banquet tonight.»
Butler John said with a smile.
«Ugh, it’s cold. Come on, everybody, get in there. Don’t catch a cold.»
I said that to everyone and shivered my shoulders a little and went into the warm mansion.
Winter is still cold.
Everyone in Lombardi gathered to welcome Larane back.
Not only my Father, but Shannanet, and even the people of the vassal family.
Everyone gathered in one place and a noisy banquet was held.
Nominally, it was a party to welcome Larane back, but a little look inside the banquet hall showed that it wasn’t.
Lombardi, however, does not hold a general banquet this grand.
Instead it was prepared as an engagement party.
This banquet was prepared by my grandfather for Larane.
Therefore, it contained my grandfather’s heart to take care of his granddaughter’s engagement banquet even now.
That’s why Larane began to shed tears as soon as she entered the banquet hall.
But it wasn’t a sad tear.
A huge banquet hall full of people celebrating the engagement of Larane and Avinox.
The banquet began, Larane and Avinox began to dance together.
«What a picturesque pair.»
I muttered unconsciously, but everyone around me nodded.
That’s how much Larane and Avinox fit together.
Avinox, which is bright like a sun, and Larane, who bloomed fresher with its light.9
As you can see, it was a pair that can put a smile on anyone.
My grandmother approached me while watching the dance.
After my inauguration banquet, my grandmother and her tribal people, who have been staying in the mansion, have been sightseeing in earnest for the past few days.
At first, grandmother’s doctor, Onta, also complained about the cold weather, as well as learning and experiencing new things every day.
«What a nice man and woman they are.»
Grandmother said as she looked at Larane and Avinox, who are now spinning around.
«There are some flowers that grow better in other places than where they were originally born and rooted.»1
«Yes, Larane will live happily in the East.»
I don’t have the foresight like my grandmother and mother, but I knew instinctively that the future would be full of happiness in front of Larane.
«When Shan left the village, she took a bunch of flowers in a pot and took them away. She said that she will make the flower take root wherever she will be.»
«My mother took a flower?»
«What kind of flower was that. Oh, yeah. It was a Bomnia flower tree.»23
«What did you just say?»
«Bomnia is a flower that blooms in the fields in spring where we live. «
«It’s a red wildflower that’s only native to the South.»1
I read it in Perez’s letter.
It is said that Bomnia is a flower that grows only in the South.
And it was also the herb that played the most important role in curing my father’s incurable disease.
I wanted to ask if you were in front of me now.
Mother, how far in the future did you see?2
My grandmother said to me, who was so surprised that my mind got tangled up and handed over a wine.
«I have a favor to ask of you, Florentia.»
«. Yes, please tell me.»
Leaving my blackened mind aside for a moment, I replied in as calm a voice as possible.
«If I send some of the people from the tribe to Lombardi in the future, can you take good care of them?»
«The people of the tribe?»
People in my mother’s hometown said they had a very closed culture.
So did my grandmother and two people I’ve met in the past few days.
Most of the time, I didn’t talk to the tribe, and sometimes they talk in a tribal language that I didn’t know.
As if reading my expression like that, my grandmother said.
«Wouldn’t it be impossible for us to hide in the jungle forever? When the time comes, you have to break the egg and come out.»
Grandmother’s gaze, who said so, looked at the colorful lights of the banquet hall, but she seemed to look somewhere further away.3
«So be it. To me, the people of the tribe are like relatives.»
Grandmother smiled at my words.
Grandmother, who grabbed my arm, came a step closer.
Then she whispered in a very small voice so that no one could hear what she’s going to say.
«Sooner or later, someone around you will die.»12
My grandmother’s cloudy eyes were looking straight at me.
But it didn’t scare me or give me goosebumps.
Rather, I felt my worries intact, and I felt my surprised heart calm down for a momentarily.
I wasn’t scared by the warning of ‘death’.
Words can’t describe it properly, but I had a hunch instinctively that it wouldn’t be such a bad thing for me.
«Yes, you’re Shan’s child.»
Even though I couldn’t see it well, my grandmother, who was looking at my face directly, was smiling.
She patted my hand and said.
«It’s a good thing that you weren’t born full into the tribe. I was almost born with an overwhelming ability like Shan. I’m glad you’re out of the loop.»
Grandma said so and held my hand tight for a long time.
On the day of the signing ceremony for the appointment of the Crown Prince.
I left the Lombardi mansion early in the morning.
Just in case, my carriage was escorted by the Lombardi Knights, including the twins.
Without stopping once, thanks to a carriage that ran to the imperial palace as if it were sailing in a fair wind, I was able to arrive at the conference hall where the signing ceremony was held long before the scheduled time was left.
However, the large conference hall was already crowded with people.
And there were a total of five chairs on the large round table in the middle.
As I stepped on the soft carpet, the people standing around the round table greeted me.
«You’re here, Lord Lombardi.»
Luman of the East, Brown of the West, Ivan of the North, and Sushou of the South.3
The local householders to sign the Crown Prince’s appointment finally gathered together.
A/N: Tia’s Mom is sooooo cool! :’)
Note: The Flower was actually called by two names in the translation: Bomnia and Springia. But I’m sure you know what that flower is.
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Chapter 117
Chapter 117
I went to the bedroom early with nutrients and snacks for my grandfather.
«Oh, our Tia is here!»
My grandfather welcomed me as always.
«How are you today, Grandpa?»
«This grandfather is fine. How’s your injury, Tia?»
«I’m much better now. They say I can take off this bandage in a few days.»
Grandfather patted my head and said.
«But what happened early in the morning today?»
Although I visited every day these days, I usually came at lunchtime, so he seemed worried about what was going on.
The reason why I come in the morning was simple.
Last night, Clerivan visited Shananet and taught her how to distinguish fake checks.
That was Shananet’s personality to not delay anything as important as a counterfeit check.
But I can’t say that.
I said with a smile.
«I just can’t wait to see my grandfather today!»
Grandfather smiled broadly again.
Then I heard a knock on the door outside.
You’re here, finally.
I thought so and ran opened the door.
It was not Shananet.
When I opened the door, there were about six men of various ages standing there.»Wow,»
They widened their eyes as if they didn’t think to see me either.
«Lady Florentia. isn’t she?»
«Hello, household Lords.»
I politely grabbed the skirt and said hello.
The visitors were the Lord of Lombardy’s vassal family.
Clerivan’s father, Romasie Dillard, and Kylus father were also seen.
But what did everyone bring? Both hands looked heavy with luggage.
Oh, well, social life is hard.
I smiled and said to the Lord with a fighting heart.
«You’ve been working hard since early today too.»
The Lod of Heringa, who reflexively responded to my words, scratched the back of his head as if he felt something strange.
When my grandfather gestured and said, the householders each carried what they had in their hands.
«. What is it all about?»
My grandfather, who was sitting on the bed wearing an auburn robe, asked in bewildered.
«I’ve brought some things that are good for everyone.»
Romasie Dillard replied with a shy smile.
«This is Feltrose honey. It’s very good for the respiratory system.»
«I brought some of the finest bedding sets. Bedding is very important if you’re going to bed.»
«I want to start to introduce the rare fruits that are hard to find, but the Lord rushed to introduce what they brought.»
My grandfather, who was staring at them, snorted.
«Now that you’ve packed your bags, you’re trying to say something hard to say.»
The householders all shut up as if they had hit the nail on the head. [1]
I looked at them and said to my grandfather.
«I’ll be out for a while, then, grandpa.»
«Oh, will you? I’ll call you when this grandfather is done.»
Pretending to be tactfully absent, I greeted the householders again and left the bedroom.
I could feel their eyes following me until I closed the door quietly.
And when the door was about to clack and close completely, my toes snapped the door shut.
Conversations began to flow from the inside through a gap in the door that was barely open enough to fit a piece of paper.
«Yeah, what’s going on?»
But the hesitation was not long.
«I came to you with all my heart to ask you a favor.»
Oh, I can recognize this voice.
It was a Romasie Dillard, similar to and different from Clerivan.
«The vassal householders gather here to ask. «
Grandfather said in a slightly grinning voice.
«Okay, I’ll listen with all my heart. Tell me.»
«. I want you to reconsider your judgment.»
This time it was a little younger and a little louder voice.
The big echo seemed to be Lord Bray.
«What kind of judgment?»
«. Please reconsider your decision to have Viese as acting Patriarch.»
There was silence in the room for a moment.
It wasn’t that long, but it probably felt a bit far-fetched to the householders.
«Do you all think so?»
Grandfather asked in a low voice.
«The same goes for the other householders who are not here with us, Lord.»
«Since Viese became acting Patriarch, the workload has multiplied. It’s time for spring harvests to move across the Empire, so our logistics are very difficult, my Lord.»
«The same goes for our Wilkay family. Out of the blue, he’s asking us to consider moving the civil engineering business of the North to the West. «
The householders frankly expressed their dissatisfaction to the extent that they did not cross the line.
Grandfather who was listening to their story asked.
«So what do you want me to do?»
«We’ll take care of it until the Lord returns.»
«Will each family take matters into their own hands?»
«. I think that would be better.»
It was something that householders couldn’t say without a lot of complaints.
If those loyals to grandpa and Lombardy come out like that, they’re honestly talking about it all.
«What do you think, Grodic?»
Grandfather asked one more time, while suddenly called Grodic Bray of Lombardy Bank.
«You must have had a hard time handling counterfeit checks.»
«Yeah, actually, that’s what made it clear. Viese is not capable of performing his duties as an acting householder.»
«. How would you solved it?»
«If I had the authority to decide. «
It was time to listen to Grodic Bray’s voice.
Someone tapped me on the shoulder and looked back in surprise.
«Why are you standing outside?»
I replied, stepped from the doorway in a hurry.
«The Lord of the vassal family came. They’re talking inside.»
She must have seen me eavesdropping on the conversation.
Shananet didn’t look at me suspiciously.
«A, are you here to see grandfather?»
«I wanted to tell him something, but I can’t believe the owners of the household are here. «
Shananet peeked into the room where the sound of the story was still flowing, and soon determined her mind.
«Maybe it’s a good thing.»
Shananet knocked on the door and at the same time the voice coming out of the door.
«Is it Shananet? Come in.»
Unfortunately, I couldn’t join the adult conversation anyway, so I took half a step back at the door.
But looking back at me like that, Shananet said.
«Yes, it would be helpful to have you listen too.»4
Shananet said so and then I come inside too.
You think it’ll help to keep me in?
What does that mean?
I had a few questions in my head, but once I followed Shananet into the bedroom, silent.
«A lot of people came to visit you early in the morning. You must be happy, Father.»
Shananet said lightly as she stepped inside.
«Long time no see, Madame Shananet.»
Several of the householders greeted Shananet with pleasure.
The complexions that had been darkly dead while thinking of Viese just a moment ago were all gone, they were back alive again just by looking at Shananet.
And yet they couldn’t help but feel sorry.
If it was Shananet, not Viese, who was sitting on behalf of the Lord.
It would have been possible not to make the excuse to come to the Lord who is sick in bed after suffering this hardship and heartache.
«Didn’t you come to work today, Shananet?»
«Yes, the miners had a hard time getting new mining rights in the North. So I decided to take a day off.»
Shananet’s words were welcomed with delight by Romasie Dillard, Lombardy’s Top.
«I heard you won the mining rights for a very large coal mine this time, right?»
«Since Shananet’s return, the mining company has been in full swing for days. Let us know the secret later!»
Shananet was regretting the years she had withdrawn and was continuing to succeed as if she had wings.
«I just came to talk to you about something.»
«Yes, but before that.»
Shananet said, looking straight at Lulak.
«Could you call Viese for a moment, Father?»
«. There must be a reason why you say that. I will.»
Lulak sent someone to the main office, and shortly after, Viese came down to the bedroom.
«Suddenly, what did you call me. «
Viese, as he was about to enter, hardened his impression when he saw the gathered Lord of vassal family Lords and Shananet.
«Everyone didn’t come to report, and I was wondering where they were.»
Viese said, looking around at the faces of the Lord of the vassal family.
«What are you doing here?»
Shananet also spewed sarcastic remarks.
«Viese, watch your language.»
Lulak said, pressing down on his throbbing forehead at the sight of his eldest son.
But Viese managed to spit out a few more words.
«Did you run and get to my father? You don’t like what I’m doing?»
At the same time, there was indescribable displeasure on the faces of the Lord of the vassal family, but Viese twisted his lips even more.
«If you have something to say, you can tell me directly. Ignoring my authority as a Lord representative. «
Lulak couldn’t hold it in the end and shouted loudly.
«Shananet has a formal suggestion. You’re here because I came to ask for your presence! So watch your language!»
Viese poked his lips for a while and still asked in an obnoxious voice.
«Any formal suggestions?»
Viese’s sharp eyes turned to Shananet.
But Shananet remained calm as if she didn’t mind such a thing.
She looked around all the people in the room and finally caught the sight of Florentia.
Cleverly hiding in the corner of the door and watching the whole situation, her little niece.
Then she looked at Lulak, who was leaning against the bed and spoke in her signature calm tone.+
«As of today, I would like to formally suggest that Viese be removed from his position as acting patriarch and that I, Shananet Lombardy, be appointed as acting patriarch.» [2]19
Glossary
[1] If you say that someone has ‘hit the nail on the head’, you think they are exactly right about something.
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
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Florentia was reincarnated as the illegitimate child of the richest family in the empire.
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 56
Chapter 56
The situation became even more interesting when I entered the banquet hall with people’s eyes following us.
The people who filled the great hall walked away like a split sea and looked at the three of us with puzzled faces.
«This is the Lombardy family. «
The inside of the banquet hall was quiet enough to hear someone mutter clearly in my ears.
Even though so many people were watching us, no one really came.
Everyone was a few steps away and chatted among themselves.
Grandfather even looked around the center with a relaxed expression as if this situation was familiar.
And all those who have eye contact with my grandfather either avoid their eyes or bow their heads.
Like the reaction when they met a beast.
Meanwhile, the female nobles couldn’t take their eyes off my father.4
I looked up at my father holding my right hand.
Taller than other men, a thin body, white skin, and fine brown hair that reach down to the shoulders are tied together in one form.7
In particular, his gentle green eyes with long eyelashes sparkled in the banquet lights.
In a word, it would be a handsome man with a warm atmosphere.
My father looked at me like he felt my gaze looking at him.
And he showed a comfortable smile.
Perhaps it seemed to mean that I didn’t have to be nervous.
However, his smile that was meant to relieve my nervous affected the woman who was looking at my father, not at me.
Here and there, I saw the girls with shaky legs staggered by my father’s smiling face.19
And surprisingly, there was ‘me’ that caught as much attention as my father and grandfather did.
«Is that kid, the daughter of Gallahan Lombardy?»
«Oh, so cute. After all, she is a Lombardy’s children…….»
«She looks like her father!»
Fortunately, the first impression is good.
But immediately, other words were heard.
“She is the only daughter, right?”
“So she is the only heir right now.”2
That’s what will comes to mind when my father becomes a tremendous asset in the ready-to-wear business.
And when I passed a group of old women, I heard these words too.
«Gallahan’s daughter is so smart that she received privileges from the Lord itself.»
«Are there any successors from Lombardy whom he accompanied to the banquet?»
“She must have been around ten years now. She’s just the same age as my grandson.»
And there were reactions I was waiting for.
«Who’s work is that dress? It’s a design I’ve never seen before. «
«I’ll find out later. It’s so cute…….»
«Look at the jewels that hangover there. My God, these days, all the money in the Empire is Lombardy and Gallahan clothing stores. «
However, sometimes it is good to be the object of someone’s jealousy and envy.
This is the best feeling, it’s thrilling.
As we continued along the path that was divided like the Red Sea, a woman was standing at the end of the road.
It was Empress Rabini, wearing a blue dress with gorgeous blonde hair.
It seemed like she enjoyed being the center of social attention, she arrived separately from the Emperor and had already enjoyed the banquet.
The closer we approached the Empress, the heavier the surrounding air felt.
No one doesn’t know.
That the relationship between Lombardy and Angenas is not very good.
After my grandfather publicly became Perez’ guardian, for a while, the Empress was so upset about it.
At a banquet where people gathered like this, what would happen if the Empress from Angenas and the house of Lombardy meet, and everyone is swallowing their saliva.
But then, something happened that surprised everyone.
“The main character of today’s banquet has come.»
It was because the Empress came to us first with a beautiful and harmless smile.
Those who were expecting even a sharp cold war between the two families became awkward.
However, my grandfather greeted the Empress with a friendly smile, as if he had expected that Rabini would come out like that.
«Thank you for preparing such a beautiful and magnificent banquet, Empress.»
«The Lord Gallahan of Lombardy has received His Majesty’s medal, and I have to do this. Isn’t it?»
With just a glance, it seemed like a neighbor who gets along well.
“Long time no see, her Majesty the Empress”
My father said hello first.
The last time my father faced the Empress, the situation wasn’t very good.
The Empress used knights to break the oath to check our carriage, and my father even formally protested the Empress’s actions to the Emperor.
However, I couldn’t feel that feeling at all in the appearance of the Empress who smiled gently and was greeted by my father.
Then the Empress looked at me standing my father and greeted me.
«You’ve grown a lot while I haven’t seen you, Florentia. In a few more years, the social world will be thrilled by the beautiful Lombardy lady.»
Rabini, who said so, asked her grandfather.
“The children of Lombardy have decided to marry quickly since ancient times, right? What about Florentia?»
For a moment, I saw the laughing grandfather’s eyes turn cold.
The Empress’s remarks were just political remarks using the crowd around him.
It was meant to make the Empress appear interested in me as Astana’s partner.2
«……That’s an old story too. My granddaughters don’t have to.»
This time, the face of the Empress was hardened.
Since I heard the word ‘I don’t need your son’ in front of me, it’s okay.4
It seemed like a giggling and laughter would burst out, but the conversation with an invisible blade ended there.
It was because the Emperor arrived at the banquet hall.
The music stopped and the people who danced and talked all bowed their heads in front of the Emperor.
However, the interior of the hall, which seemed narrow, started to loosen up in an instant.
Emperor Jovanes was not alone.
He was walking with a black-haired beautiful boy.
He is tall, wears remarkably luxurious clothes, and the expressionless face that puts everyone down has a charm that makes viewers unable to take their eyes off of it.
People could quickly infer the boy’s identity.
«Uh, uh, isn’t that kids?»
«His Majesty the Second Prince?»
I was amazed by the people.
In the meantime, everyone knew of the existence of the Second Prince, but no one had seen the Second Prince.
It’s seemed that the Empress thoroughly excluded Perez from the Imperial Family, and the Emperor kept it that way.
However, today the Emperor made the Second Prince attend the founding banquet.
He brought him himself.
The impact was tremendous.
Right now, the Emperor officially introduced the existence of the Second Prince to the nobles of the Empire, and he said to the Empress not to rule out the Second Prince again.
I turned my head and looked at the Empress.
Her face is distorted, compared to the face that hardened in the conversation with my grandfather a while ago.2
It told me how shocked she was, with trembling eyelids and her white face.
A terrifying sound comes from the Empress mutter.
I quietly half-step walked away from the Empress.
Perez, who she tried to kill by putting him in a separate palace and feeding him with poison, is not enough to accept Poirak Palace in the east.
Now whether she likes it or not, she can no longer ignore Perez as the Empress of the Empire.
Besides, it would be even more upsetting that all of this was the Emperor’s will that she believed in.
Emperor Jovanes had many things he didn’t like in many ways, but this time it was a nice shot.
Emperor and Perez were walking to where the Empress and we were standing.
The figure of Perez, who was hidden by the large Jovanes, is now starting to be seen.
This guy was growing up a lot.
He hasn’t been able to take off his baby face yet, but the first thing I noticed that he was tall enough.
The last time I saw him, he was so small and thin that he didn’t look like his age.
Kylus and Caitlyn took good care of him and he grew up very healthy.
However, the personality was the same with fewer emotions and sorrows than others, and none of the expressionless faces changed.
I was looking at Perez with a proud heart like watching our nephew after a long time, and suddenly our eyes met.
Between curiosity and amazement, the man who saw the nobles who were staring at him then looked at me too.
And I could see his eyes curled as if trying to smile.
Now it is not known that he is the person we know and are always in touch with.
Of course, only my grandfather knew, because of the report from Caitlyn, but I didn’t even tell my dad because I didn’t want to cause worries!
I glared at Perez as hard as I could.
Don’t even pretend to know!
Fortunately, Perez seemed to have noticed right away.
On the face where a small smile was about to bloom, ‘Oops!’ It’s soon passed and returned to the expressionless face.2
Right, right. Well done!
Still, he didn’t look anywhere else.
As I told him, he kept looking at me with a face that couldn’t reveal his heart.
It’s been a while since we’ve met, so you’ll want to say hello.
However, it’s not too late to say hello later.
When the banquet is in full swing and there are no more eyes to see.
It’s been a long time for me to say hello.
The Emperor laughed openly and called my father’s name.
The difference is quite striking when my father and the Emperor stand side by side, the Emperor somewhere like bandits, and my father looks like a delicate art sculpture.3
A hand like the lid of the pot struck my father’s shoulder.
«it’s very hard to see your face before giving the Founding Medal?»
«I’m sorry, Your Majesty.»
I felt it before, but the Emperor is very friendly
In a way, I wondered if it was a politician’s habit to hide his heart and perform skillfully.
I realized one thing when I watched the Emperor joking around with my father and grandfather as if everyone was told to just listen to them.
The conversation was going on with intentionally excluding the Empress.
Even his gaze was not placed on the Empress.
Just a moment ago, I could see the Empress’s face, who was tired of white, turned red with anger.
The emperor was also a very foxy person.
He has a face that seems distant from politics, and he balances Lombardy and Angenas in his two hands.
Now the Empress and Angenas were wary that the Emperor would give our family more power, so she had to give more and try to meet the Emperor’s favor.
I am admiring the world of adults like that, but one side of my cheek is sore.
When I looked at the place where I could feel the gaze, it was Perez.
He was looking at me without even blinking.2
It was frustrating to pretend that we didn’t know each other, and his white face reminded the past a little. (I think it’s adult Perez that she remember)
I didn’t hate Perez’s appearance either.
Still, since I was young, I was so happy that I was a little bit helpful to myself.
It seems that exchanging letters works for me.
It was a positive response when I think about the future.
After a while, I’ll go somewhere and eat half a chocolate cookie.
It was when I turned my head back while thinking so. My eyes ran into someone who was watching us.1
In this life i will be the lord
Surprised, my grandfather opened his eyes wide and stared at me for a long time.
Fortunately, it seemed that he had no intention of hiding it until the end.
«If I tell you, will you be honest with me?»
Grandfather grinned as he put down the teacup.
There is nothing I can do.
«The announcement of the succession was too fast.»
I sighed softly and began to answer.
«It’s natural to help my grandfather as a Deputy Head and gradually learn things. It’s a procedure that usually takes several years. But my grandfather did it in just over a month.»
«Isn’t it just because that I liked you to run things so much?»
«That’s possible. That’s what I thought, so I never questioned it. However. «
«I noticed yesterday when you called me to the place where you gathered the vassals. What happened yesterday wasn’t just to inform the vassals of my grandfather’s decision to take me as his successor, am I right?»
At my words, a light smile passed over my grandfather’s face.
«Then what do you think it was?»
«. It’s an interview for a successor. In a short period, the lords had prepared to ask questions about me that would convince them to approve of me.»
Due to the nature of Lombardy’s vassals, who have very high loyalty to the Head of the family, the outstanding devotion of the old vassals to the Head sometimes becomes a problem.
The circumstance of not accepting and trusting a new Head sometimes occurs.
Therefore, it is not only the current Head’s authority to decide the next Head, but the vassals must be fully convinced of the decision as well.
That way, when a change of Head occurs, the power gap can be minimized as much as possible without ending in an upheaval.
And this is something that happens naturally through a successor education curriculum that takes place over several years.
The Head entrusts big and small things to the Deputy Head or the successor, and this naturally creates opportunities to work and collide with the vassals.
Then, when the successor finally becomes the Head, the vassals will already know what the new Head Lombardy is like, in what areas they can do well, and what they need their help with.
«Unless I have to make the vassals my own in a very short period, my grandfather is not the kind of person to make such a decision.»
I could have even made a slip of the tongue in front of the lord vassals.
Or instead of capturing them, they could have been discouraged.
But my grandfather wanted me to be recognized quickly by the lords, even at the risk of that.
«. I really can’t fool you.»
My grandfather laughed. It was a very tired laugh.
«How much. is it that bad?» With a lump forming in my throat, my voice coming out sounded terrible.
«Haa. Tia worries a lot.»
My grandfather laughed lightly, but I couldn’t laugh.
I thought I had changed the future enough by going back to the past, but there may be exceptions this time.
There may exist a law of regression that I don’t know.
For example, a person’s lifespan is fixed and cannot be changed.
«Estira’s medicine is working well. Don’t worry too much.» My grandfather said, stroking my head.
«I was just being impatient because if I had to overdo it or put my mind to it, my body wouldn’t listen like last time.»
I stared into my grandfather’s eyes. It was because I was afraid that it would come true.
«Ohh, no need to worry!»
Grandfather smiled a little awkwardly at my constant concern.
He keeps stroking my head.
I quietly raised my hand and pulled down the hand of my grandfather that was stroking my head.
«. Since when have you been like this?»
Grandfather’s hands were trembling slightly against his will.
«When I woke up today, it was already like this.»
Grandfather spoke nonchalantly as if it were someone else’s business.
«I have already been examined by Dr. Estira. She said that there is no change in my body and it seems to be a temporary symptom. Look, I’m fine.»
My grandfather laughed, clenching and unclenching his hands.
I was a little relieved by his appearance.
It’s a simple act, but I know it would cease to move if my grandfather’s illness gets worse.
«I’m like this because I am relaxed. It’s all because I feel at ease.»
«I’ve been running Lombardy on my own for decades, and now that I think I have a reliable granddaughter that will take over, my body seems to become a bit lazy.»
What do you mean by lazy?
The Grandfather I know is the farthest person that you can call ‘lazy’.
«Time is catching up with me lately.»
«Then, shall I put off being a successor?»
My joke left a little bit of loneliness on my grandfather’s face.
He then looked out of the window and said, «I have no regrets about the years I lived for Lombardy. But looking back, I have lived my life only for Lombardy.»
My grandfather’s face, bright in the sunlight, looked serious today.
«I thought I was doing my best. But I guess I still have regrets.»
I followed my grandfather’s gaze and looked outside.
«Let go of me! I’m going to meet my father! Let go!!»
Vieze was screaming as he was being dragged by the guards.
«I said it in passing, but it would be great if I could go back to the past and live again.»
Mumbling in a low voice, my grandfather turned his head and looked at me.
«Why would you say that?»
«I let you carry a huge load on your shoulder because of the family’s matter.»
It seemed to be the situation about Vieze, who is staying in the Lombardy mansion with a modest status, and Bellesac, who was still held in the Imperial Palace.
«Maybe I should have given you the position of the Head earlier than I thought.»
«I understand.» I immediately replied with a nod.
In my previous life, my grandfather continued to work until the very end.
It was my role to assist in his work, so I know how hard and lonely he was at that time.
«Please give me all the hard tasks and just take a rest.»
Then grandfather will live a much longer life than before.
I’ll make it that way.
«You, aren’t you being bold?»
«I’m confident because I don’t have to do it alone anyway.» I said as I shrugged my shoulders.
«There are vassal lords who can help me and I also have Aunt Shannanet to ask for help if there is something I don’t know. And above all, I have my grandfather.»
«. Yes, being the Head doesn’t mean you have to do everything alone.»
Grandfather’s warm brown eyes looked at me.
«So Grandpa, please be honest with me from now on. Especially when it comes to your health.» I said, holding my grandfather’s hand tightly.
«Don’t hide it or anything in case you worry about me. You have to be honest with me so I will be able to help you easily.» I said, deliberately, with a little brighter voice.
«If your eyes get dim, I’ll read all the documents and books for you. If walking becomes difficult, I will make you a wheelchair and take you anywhere you want. Let’s go for a walk in the garden where Grandmother loves to watch the sunset with you, Grandpa.»
Grandfather held my hand tightly together.
And he laughed with me and said in a joking tone.
«Then will you tell me if you can’t do it anymore if it’s becoming too hard?»
«No.» I shook my head as I said with confidence.
I’ve been doing it all for years in my previous life.
Grandpa didn’t seem to believe me.
However, his heart seemed to have gotten much better, and the trembling of his hand had subsided.
I talked to my Grandfather for a while. And cautiously brought up the second purpose of visiting my grandfather today.
«And there’s one thing I need permission for, Grandpa.»
The Lombardy’s carriage I rode in reached the entrance to the Imperial Palace.
From a distance, I could see the soldiers of the Imperial Palace, who confirmed Lombardy’s family crest, were seen rushing to open the door.
Lombardy’s carriages are open to any palace without being checked.
Considering that the imperial force cannot enter the Lombardy mansion, it is an unfair treaty.
It just meant that if I wanted to, I could go to the palace where the Empress is located.
However, my destination today is not the Empress Palace.
«Will you take me to the Knights building?»
The coachman drove my carriage to the headquarters of the Imperial Knights.
Soon after, I was standing in front of a large three-story building made of black bricks.
«What’s the matter. why is the young lady here?» The knight who was guarding the front approached and asked.
It seems he knows who I am, even though his face was expressionless, he still looked uneasy.
«I’ve come to meet the officer in charge of the attempted murder case of His Majesty.»
I raised my head confidently, feeling the countless gazes focused on me, and asked, «Is His Highness the Second Prince here?»
«Well, yes, but he is currently interrogating—»
«. Yes?» The knight got flustered and asked me back.
«I told you to bring me His Highness the Second Prince.»
«How dare you come and demand for His Highness. Also, he’s officially on duty.»
«If I were you, I wouldn’t be asking like that if you know who you are having a conversation with.»
Only then did a certain expression pass on the face of the imperial knight.
I looked straight at the Knight and said word by word.
«Go and tell him ‘the Deputy Head of Lombardy wants to see His Highness.'» Then, I smiled brightly.
The Knight quickly disappeared into the building.
«I can’t believe you let your guest stand on the road.» I mumbled to myself.
I felt unfairly treated, but I didn’t blame the Knight for his lack of front desk skills.
I won’t wait long anyway.
I thought so and watched the knight through the window.
He went up to the second floor, opened a door near the stairs, and went inside.
It’s probably the interrogation room.
And it wasn’t until a few seconds later.
Immediately, the door opened and Perez popped out.
I could see him running down the stairs, half flying.
When he looked at me still standing on the road in front of the door, he ran faster.
Afterward, a series of Imperial Knights and the Knight Commander who we had met each other at the last hunting competition followed behind.
Perez quickly approached and asked, «How come you didn’t come in?»
«How can I get in when no one has invited me in?»
At my words, Perez glared at the knight guard.
«It’s fine. I’m not here for an apology.» I said so and told Perez.
«Today, I’m here to do my official duty as a Deputy Head of Lombardy.»
Even at the moment, I can’t believe this is my first official job as a Deputy Head.
However, as Deputy Head, I can’t pretend not to know anymore.
«Please transfer Bellesac Lombardy’s case to the Lombardy family, Your Highness.»
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 59
Chapter 59
The hair that touched my fingers felt very soft.
Maybe Perez has nicer hair than me.2
I was a little confused about what Perez was doing in front of me, then I made eye contact with Perez, who was silently lowering his head.
And he grabbed my hand.
It was a moment when I felt embarrassed by a hand that suddenly grabbed mine.
Something touched my hand.
When I opened my hand, I saw a round-shaped flower on my palm.
It looks like a mixture of lilies and roses, and the color is reddish.
But why the flowers is hard? Why?
Ruby was too precious to nod lightly!
The weight and volume felt by the hand are also considerable.
I walked to a brighter place and looked at the Ruby in my hand.
It’s a little smaller than a ping-pong ball, and the Ruby was carved into a flower shape.
However, the shape of the petals was a little strange.
«Did you sculpt this?!»
As before, he just nodded his head stiffly.
Why is the Second Prince, who is busy studying swordsmanship every day, sculpting Ruby that has nothing to do?
«I want to give you.»
«Oh, thank you! Thank you! Ha-ah. What the hell did you use to sculpt the Ruby?»
It’s not as easy as carving wood with a knife.
Perez replied to my question, saying that it wasn’t a big deal.
«It because I was putting Aura on a small knife.»
«Ah, if it’s like that then, definitely. Wait, you sculpted with Aura?!»
The guy nodded again.
“Come. Show me a little Aura…”
I’ve never heard of a jewel cut and shaped with Aura.
The price of Ruby itself is enormous, too, but it was carved with aura.
“Aura was very useful.”
It was as if the use of the aura he exuded was just to carve Rubies.
Certainly, his way of thinking had a very peculiar corner somewhere.
I sighed and looked at the Ruby in my hand.
“Thank you, I’ll take it well.”
Someone might say it’s a too burdensome gift and refuse it.
Later, when Perez becomes Crown Prince and becomes Emperor, the value of this ruby will not be converted.
A Ruby hand-carved by the Emperor using Aura when he was a child.
Perez pulled something again, rummaged from his pocket.
It was a string made of long gold.
When I looked closely, there was a small ring on the back of the Ruby.
How could the ring be in that jewelry?
I didn’t want to ask.
Well, there’s nothing that can’t be done with Aura.
I secretly saw Perez put on the necklace.
«If that’s okay, would you like to wear this necklace?»
He asked very carefully.
«You’re saying this is mine? Of course. Isn’t that obvious?»
He asked me, then what shall I do. I quickly stretched out my neck.
The necklace was long, different from what an adult would use, and Ruby flowers fluttered slightly.
When it moved, several sections shone, reflecting light.
Rarely, Perez said first.
«Yeah. You are pretty.»
The parts that are engraved at the beginning make the flowers more colorful.
I liked Ruby so much that I thought I could say it ten times.
Perez said something I didn’t know again.
And there was no conversation between us for a while.
That didn’t mean it was awkward.
I visited the lit garden and listened to music in the cool breeze.
«Why do you keep looking at me?»
Your gaze will be very piercing, hey.
Instead of answering my question, Perez said something else.
«We, is there no way to meet each other sometimes?»
“What does that mean?”
«It would be nice if we could talk like this sometimes.»
Expressing what you want directly like this is unexpected.
I asked carefully, thinking about it.
“Aren’t we going to exchange letters?”
“There are many things that cannot be conveyed by letter.”
Perez’s tone was cautious.
He is afraid of someone reading the letter, so he reluctant to write important stories.
«Do not worry about it. Caitlyn was not the one who would open someone else’s letter, and because she was commuting on the Lombardy carriage, there’s no need to worry about someone taking her in the middle.»
Perez listened to my explanation for a while, then shrugged and replied after a while.
It turns out that a long time has passed since we entered the balcony.
«Once you go out first.»
Since this is your first time appearing at a banquet, many eyes on you.
Somewhere the answer from the guy is not good.
Anyway, Perez went first through the balcony veil.
Left alone, I went back to the banquet hall after counting roughly to 100 while listening to music and people talking.
Someone spoke to me as I wet my throat by taking the drink I had brought with me.
Looking at her, she was a red-haired girl who looked the same age as Larane.
Next to her looks like a younger sister who is the same age as me.
Who is this, the face I’ve never seen before?
When I turned around, wondering, the two grasp the skirt of the dress and politely say hello.
«He, hello, Young Miss. Florentia Lombardy. I’m a Patricia from Gus family, and this is my sister….»
«I am Haley Gus, Young Miss.»
Despite their somewhat shy and quiet impression, the two of them looked like high-ranking noble daughters, seeing that the clothes and accessories they were wearing were gorgeous.
They also greeted me by holding the skirt of the dress.
“This is our first time meeting. I am Florentia Lombardy.”
I just introduced myself in a normal way, but the two were frightened.
“You, you’re being polite! Even if you don’t have to, no, you shouldn’t. «
Patricia’s face quickly turned red, as if my guess of her shyness was correct.
“Pease take it easy, Lombardy Young Miss!”
Depending on the prestige of the family, the ranks among Young Lady and Young Master are also established.
In that sense, Lombardy was the top family in the pyramids of the nobles.
When Lombardy’s direct lineage was said with respectful words, Patricia didn’t know what to do right now.
But I replied with a slight smile.
«No. It’s comfortable to say like this.»
If someone is ‘higher’ than yours and treats you with kindness in common sense, people will be more moved and grateful.
Patricia was impressed with me, not acting.
«I. The clothes that Young Miss wearing are so beautiful. Can you please tell me which dressmaker you went to?»
As if her younger sister, Haley, also had courage, she clenched her fists and asked.
“I’m sorry if you excuse me…»
There was a quick apology followed.
If it’s Gus, I know them.
This is one of the hallmarks of the Luman family from the East, although the population is small, it is a family that makes quite a lot of money taking taxes using the river to transport goods along the great river.
I looked around pretending to be worried about telling her or not.
After all, it wasn’t just the two sisters who were waiting for my answer.
Suddenly, young children of the same age and their mothers were gathering near me.
«Do other people want to know?»
I just asked openly.
It embarrassing that I listen to someone’s conversation, but everyone feels embarrassed, so I came a little closer.
“If you want to know, I can tell you.”
People’s faces were noticeably brighter at my words.
In fact, in many social circles, the name of the designer or the dressing room they hired was a secret.
It was to monopolize the design alone.
I talked after a moment of silence.
«Its clothes from a Gallahan clothing store.»
“You mean ready-to-wear clothes?”
A noble lady asked me in surprise.
«Oh my god, how can ready-to-wear clothes be so beautiful?
The wives are already upset.
I watched their reaction and said, laughing at the right time.
“Thank you for the praise. Actually, this dress is ready-to-wear, but I also decorated it myself. I’m glad to hear that it’s pretty, so it seems that my eyes are praised.”
«You said that Young Miss did it by yourself?»
The woman who covered her mouth with a fan spoke from behind and looked at my dress asking as if she couldn’t believe it.
Julietta Abino, from a fallen family with only names left, became an opera star with her beautiful voice and appearance.
While receiving indirect support from the Empress and making a name for herself in the social world, she was a woman who was despised by the noble ladies for coming from a very low-key family.
Well, Julietta’s behavior who is having a relationship with many aristocratic men using her pretty appearance is also part of it.
In the future, he will become the lover of Astana, the First Prince, and will be abandoned by the Empress.2
“I got my dad’s help, but I picked all the basic ready-to-wear dresses, laces, and the silk or jewelry I put on to decorate them.”
«… Young Miss has a very good sense of aesthetics.»
Julietta said, narrowing her eyes as if she couldn’t believe me.
Perhaps she thought I was lying because I didn’t want to give the name of the person who designed the costume.
Then, a noble lady who hated her sharply struck her back.
“What disrespectful attitude is that to Lombardy’s Young Miss, Miss Abino!”
«Yes. There have been many rumors for a long time that the daughter of Gallahan-nim is brilliant. So, is it that Lombardy Young Miss is lying at the same time?»
“Well, I’m not saying that…”
Just before Julietta’s pride fell.
It was because he was the one directing Lombardy’s direct line as a liar.
«I was saying that Lombardy Young Miss clothes were excellent. I’m sorry, Young Miss.»
When I answered with a smile, Julietta’s complexion was even more relaxed.
«How can you be fine?»
«Lombardy Young Miss is so generous.»
Even though the ladies still glanced at Julietta, they praised me so that the mouth was dry.
They would say that even the sound of my breathing was pretty.1
I said a word wrong, and now I just sighed and looked at Julietta, who was cooling off her sweat with a fan.
Surely the clothes she was wearing were a bit out of date.
It seemed that the Empress was not such a generous supporter.
Then thank you for me.1
“Miss Abino’s stage costume would also be great if you used ready-to-wear. I just heard that my dad is looking for someone who can wear ready-to-wear beautifully.»
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 62
Chapter 62
We rode straight back to the Lombardy mansion.
Emperor Jovanes offered to call a doctor right away, but my father refused.
In the carriage on the way home, my father laughed and said with a confused face that he was fine to me.
«We can’t let the Royal Family know about Lombardy’s internal affairs.»
Even though he had something wrong with his body right now, he was worried about the family affairs.
Fortunately, my grandfather sent people to the mansion in advance, so the preparation was quick.
When we arrived, the attendants were waiting with stretchers.
However, they don’t know why, and when they opened the carriage and saw my father lying halfway down, their complexions were all hardened.
Dad lay on a stretcher and laughed.
Grandpa said in a low voice to my father.
The bedroom was already fully prepared for my father.
When we opened the door to our residence, Clerivan and Louryl waited with stiff faces.
«You still here, Mr. Clerivan.»
«Is that important now?.»
For several years, even while doing business, my father and Clerivan always talked respectfully with each other.
“How about the doctor?”
The grandfather asked the butler.
“I contacted Dr. O’Malley.”
Everything was happening so fast.
My father lying in bed and rubbing his right leg, and my grandfather sitting next to him.
And, people come together to help us.
I was impatient to accept this situation.
But no one knew why my father fell.
Among those who are busy moving, I struggled to manage my facial expressions.
For my father, who doesn’t know what his illness yet, I made a serious face.
However, my efforts seemed meaningless in front of my father.
My father called me.
The bedroom became quiet.
People who were busy momentarily stopped and looked at me.
Probably everyone was forgetting my existence.
I replied, hiding my heart agitation as much as possible.
«Yes, because our Tia is smart.»
I couldn’t laugh at him even though I saw a friendly smile.
«You don’t have to be scared.»
The disease my father has is a terrible disease.
And that disease took my father away from me in the last life.
It seemed like that word would come through my lips.
Instead of saying something else, I bowed my head.
My father was surprised at my reaction and opened his eyes wide.
Oh, it should be a little more relaxed.
However, since the image of my father lying in bed has remained in my memory, it seems so overlapped with the image in the hospital bed right now.
It was best not to bite my lower lip.
Did my dad think my condition was unusual?
Even with an uncomfortable body, he woke up from bed and tried to approach me.
«Dr. O’Malley is here.»
Fortunately, Dr. O’Malley arrived with a butler’s voice and carrying a visiting bag.
“Leave the room for a moment?”
Grandpa said to the people.
Soon after, only my father and me, my grandfather, and Dr. O’Malley were left in the room.
“What are your symptoms?”
“Once the right leg……….”
Father calmly explained his condition.
I knew even if I didn’t listen.
No, I knew what was going on in the future.
The numbness that starts with the right leg will get worse and worse over a week.
Dr. O’Malley does his best to prescribe the drug, but it doesn’t work that much.
At best, it only reduces the discomfort from paralysis.
And in a month, the other leg will begin to paralyze.
Another month, the range of motion of the right arm sharply narrowed.
He can’t use his right hand at all, And my dad, who couldn’t move his neck the week before my birthday, had difficulty breathing.
That was the time when I prayed and begged all night for my father to die quickly because I couldn’t bear to see my father in pain.4
3 days before my birthday.
My father took his last breath and closed his eyes.1
Unstoppable memories flooded in.
«Florentia, come here.»
My grandfather motioned to approach the bed so that I wouldn’t feel like I was alone.
But I shook my head.
Then I sat on a chair in the corner of the bedroom, away from the bed.
«Have you ever fallen or injured your back?»
“It’s never been like that.”
Dr. O’Malley examined my father very carefully.
«Can you move your toes?»
My father looked at his toe and focused his nerves, but he’s right foot didn’t even move.
My father seemed embarrassed, frowned, and tried several times, but it didn’t work.
It was strange that the leg, which had been fine until this morning, suddenly did not listen as if it was someone else’s.
That was the fear of a disease called Tlenbrew.
It appears suddenly without any signs or symptoms.
It is not a genetic disease.
No one knows how the disease develops.
The same was the case in my previous life.
Even Estira made medicine to eliminate the symptoms of paralysis.
Not that she had discovered the cause of Tlenbrew’s disease.
«Do you have any pain in your legs?»
«Pain. No. I would rather have it if it hurts. It feels like my legs suddenly disappeared.»
Dr. O’Malley’s face was getting worse.
“That’s right. These are unusual symptoms.”
It does spend time with words, but Dr. O’Malley probably already knew.
My father’s sudden and weird symptoms indicate that there is only one disease, Tlenbrew’s disease.
From Dr. O’Malley’s who spoke less and less, my father seemed to feel something.
He looked at me with dark eyes and said to me, who sitting quietly in the corner.
«Tia, will you be out for a while?»
I quietly came out of the room and closed the door.
I didn’t even try to overhear the conversation going back and forth inside.
I already know what to say.
Louryl and Clerivan, who were waiting outside the door, looked at me and got up from their seats.
«Do not worry too much. Gallahan-nim will be fine.”
Louryl hugged me with warm arms, but it was useless as if I had frozen inside.
«Will you bring me a cup of hot milk?»
“Yes, Young Miss. Please wait!»
Louryl was delighted that I wanted to drink something, and quickly headed to the kitchen.
Now, only me and Clerivan were left in the parlor.
Clerivan didn’t try to comfort me.
It seemed to me that he knew that there was something outrageous about my attitude.
«Yes, Miss. Florentia.»
«I think I’ll have to send a letter for far away. Recognize someone who has fast feet and is trustworthy.»
I held the pen on the notepad on the living room table.
I didn’t worry about what to say.
Knowing that today would come, my hand holding the pen could not shake.
A short letter, scribbled down quickly, was handed out to Clerivan.
“You can send it like this.”
Since the paper was not folded, Clerivan could see all the contents of the letter. Clerivan’s blue eyes shook.
“Where to send the letter…….”
The door of my father’s room opened and Dr. O’Malley came out.
The doctor did not look at me.
No, I was wondering if he would look me in the eye, but he harshly passed by.
It must have been difficult to see the young daughter just knowing that her father was dying.
«Tia, will you come in here?»
Then I heard my father’s voice calling me.
Clerivan quietly followed me on my way to the bedroom.
My father was sitting on the bed just as he was before.
“Dr. O’Malley told me what was wrong, Tia.”
My father said to me with a smile.
“I was just surprised by my leg muscles for a moment, but he said I would get better soon.”
And my heart pounded. Maybe the future has changed? Is it really Tlenbrew’s disease?
And I looked at my grandfather.
Grandpa wasn’t looking at me.
Like Dr. O’Malley, he avoided my gaze.
«Dad will be okay soon.»
My father spoke to me in a lively voice.
«Don’t worry too much, Tia.»6
I couldn’t say anything. It seemed that my throat was choked by swallowing a large rock.
Even at this moment when he learned that he had a disease that didn’t have a cure. My father was thinking more about me.+
His daughter, who is only ten years old, is worried about him.
I’m afraid it will be scary.
With a young face, and such a bright smile.
I gritted my teeth and looked at my father then turned around.
And I said to Clerivan.
“The letter is to the Imperial Academy, the recipient is”
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“Damn, what kind of forest is this?!” Astana complained, looking back into the gloomy forest.
“I can’t go back out…”
His eyes were full of regret as they looked back at the path he had just walked in on.
And then he stopped.
“What, why isn’t there a way out?”
The nobles who were listening to Astana’s words turned their heads to where he was looking as well.
“Th-There really isn’t a way out…”
“That tree over there looks familiar, couldn’t we have come in from there?”
“No, I think we came from over there…”
Everyones opinions were divided.
Then, all at once, everyone looked to Astana.
What else could they do?
Astana was the leader of their group, so it was only natural for them to look at him.
“Why are you looking at me?!”
However, Astana cried out in a loud voice.
“Shouldn’t you all find the way out for me and serve me?!”
That’s what Astana thought being a leader was all about.
To be the most comfortable, and the most important priority.
He was born as the first prince as well as the only legitimate heir, so perhaps it was natural as he lived his entire life in such a manner.
At that time, there was someone who stepped forward.
“First, we should find a monster. When we do, I will step forward to serve you.”
It was Bellesac, who had pulled out a longsword.
It seemed like this time, he had a new dagger and had made up his mind.
Meaning he wanted to be a close aide to Astana again.
“Okay! You’re the only one I trust, Bellesac!”
No matter what motive he had, Astana still liked it.
However, he had to get through this eerie forest while being at the forefront.
“Th-Then I’ll guard the rear.”
As Bellesac stepped up, others also noticed and followed suit.
“No matter how strange Madman’s Forest is, there would still be a way out, right?”
“That’s right! Besides, how many of us are there? Even if a monster appears, we’ll be able to get rid of it!”
Furthermore, they were all nobles who had been practicing swordsmanship since they were young.
All of them knew how to wield a sword in the case of an emergency.
A weak sense of relief and confidence returned to all of their faces.
“Then, shall we go straight ahead?”
Bellesac asked Astana.
What a stupid brat.
Astana added another insult to his impression of Bellesac as he replied with a frown.
“No, the first thing we should do is get used to the area surrounding the entrance.”
Actually, it was simply because he was too afraid to go further into the forest, but Astana made up a reasonable excuse on the spot.
“You’re the only one I’ll trust, Your Highness!”
The words of Astana, who didn’t want to go deeper into the forest, made his followers’ faces glow with admiration.
Astana shrugged at their reaction and pretended to be rational.
“Although we’re in this sort of situation, other people’s situations won’t be too different from ours either.”
Even if it’s that kid.
Astana muttered, remembering Perez.
“What can only four people do.”
There were as many as a dozen people who followed him.
Astana’s tense shoulders stretched again triumphantly.
And as he was about to take a step.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound echoing through the quiet forest.
Astana shrieked loudly, covering his head and crouching down.
“S-Someone must have set off a flare!”
Bellesac said while pointing to a red flame that shot up into the sky in the distance.
Astana shouted, pretending to be calm.
“But weren’t we going to go that way?”
It was very likely that the reason for the flare was because of a monster.
So if anyone wanted to win by catching a monster, the right decision would be to run in that direction.
Astana, however, moved calmly toward the opposite direction of the flare.
However, there was no one who opposed his decision.
Because no one wanted to go in the direction where there was something that caused a flare to be fired.
The border between the land around the mansion and the forest.
Various attractions had been set up for the nobles who did not participate in the hunting competition, such as tables full of excellent food and simple games that could be enjoyed by men and women of all ages.
Exciting music was also playing constantly in the background.
By the time noon had passed, Emperor Yovanes, who came out of the bedroom, was already drunk.
“Was this all prepared by your daughter?”
Yovanes suddenly asked Gallahan, who was pouring the liquor.
“Yes, that’s right. She worked harder after hearing that His Majesty was coming.”
Gallahan replied with a proud smile.
“Yes, yes. I envy you, I really do.”
Yovanes said quietly, bringing a glass to his lips.
“I’m not just saying this because she’s my granddaughter, but our Tia is quite capable.”
Rulac slid in from the side too.
Eventually, Yovanes released a big sigh.
Rulac, who was still watching, smiled and said.
“You must have a lot of worries, Your Majesty.”
“…You knew that, yet you still kept bragging about your granddaughter?”
“I’ll take my leave for a moment then.”
Gallahan tactfully moved away.
The emperor, who had downed his leftover liquor in one gulp, stared somewhere and opened his mouth.
“I’m still healthy, but why is everyone talking about succession? Doesn’t it feel like they’re telling me to die soon?”
It was not uncommon for an emperor to be extremely reluctant to talk about succession.
Since power is something that can’t even be shared with one’s own flesh and blood.
“I think Angenas is very anxious. They seem worried about His Majesty.”
“As if they’re only worried!”
As he opened his mouth, Yovanes wrinkled his nose and poured some liquor into Rulac’s half-empty glass.
“They’re pushing me as if I’m about to die right now.”
If only there was no one around him, otherwise, he’d empty the bottle immediately.
Rulac also shook his head.
“The Empress must be in a good mood.”
There was no way it was the Empress Lavini who was pushing Yovanes to this point like this.
However, the initial prey feels it instinctively.
The fact that something is aiming at them in the bushes.
So, they run in the direction they shouldn’t have gone.
They don’t even know that the way they’re heading toward is a cliff.
Rulac grinned under his long beard and suggested in an anxious tone.
“Your Majesty, this old man speaks out of old age. Why don’t you be careful for the time being?”
“Yeah, well. Something like eating and drinking outside the Imperial Palace, or stuff that’s sent from the Empress’ Palace.”
“The Empress’ Palace?”
One of Yovanes’ eyebrows rose.
“Isn’t that going a bit too far?”
Yovanes lowered his voice, as if he was angry.
But it wasn’t very intimidating.
His eyes were already shaking and his stony expression was cracking.
The seed of doubt tends to take root horrifyingly quick.
“I must have made a slip of tongue.”
Rulac tactfully retreated.
“I’ll take a punishment drink as a sign of apology.”
However, there was a deep smile hidden behind the wine glass.
It’s always been fun to ruin Angenas’ future.
“Didn’t I tell you? That it was going to be like that.”
Clarivan said, pointing to a red flare that was rising above the forest.
“That’s already the third time, that’s it.”
“It’s only been a few hours since the competition has started and it’s already like that?”
“Maybe they were surprised by nothing. Like a rabbit, or something like a rabbit, or a rabbit-like thing, something like that.”
Clarivan put on his glasses and smirked.
“Magic flows in Madman’s Forest and monsters haunt it, but aren’t those stories from when people got closer to the centre of the forest?”
“Right? But the flare came from the area near the entrance.”
Isn’t everyone a bit too scared?
Lombardy’s knights were seen rushing to the area where the flare was fired.
“If people are scared, they should come out on their own feet so everyone can see their sincerity. It’s hard for the people of my house.”
“That’s what I mean. But…”
Clarivan said, looking beyond the entrance of Madman’s Forest.
“No one knows what nerves such a loud noise will startle. And the smell from the blood of the hunted monsters would increase that fear.”
Perhaps because of the cold wind blowing, Clarivan’s voice was cooler than usual.
Although it was still the in the area close to the entrance of the forest, the three flares were all fired at the same time, and further from the entrance.
“Oh, something must have happened over there.”
Clarivan’s eyes sparkled.
Astana’s group was walking along the edge of the forest.
There was no conversation, only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard.
It was a strange thing.
Although it seemed as if they had been walking for a few hours, even though the mountain terrain was not harsh, none of them seemed to be able to catch their breath.
“It must be because of the magic.”
Someone muttered in the middle of taking a breath.
This is all because of the magic.
That’s why their bodies felt as heavy as wet cotton, and their heads were dazed.
A strange sound was heard in the grass nearby.
Bellesac, who was still walking ahead, shouted and cut the grass in a big motion.
But there was nothing there.
Bellesac knew as well.
About an hour ago, the bushes closest to where the group was walking, shook for no reason.
There were times when he ran away in surprise, and there were times when he bravely cut the grass.
But each time, there was nothing in it.
Bellesac said, looking back at Astana.
“It seems that we’re all hearing hallucinations together. I heard that magic flows through Madman’s Forest, that’s probably why.”
Fear was slowly appearing in the faces of others.
“Your Highness, why don’t you give up on this and leave?”
The first of the Maimbert family asked Astana.
“That’s right, Your Grace.”
The third of Belletiron also said the same thing.
“Just say the word and I’ll fire the flare.”
He even showed the red flare he was holding in his hand.
“Are you crazy?! No way.”
But Astana shook his head stubbornly.
He was not allowed to give up in front of His Majesty.
Empress Lavini had emphasised this several times.
This time, the sound was heard from the grass a little farther behind his back.
Bellesac did not swing his sword this time.
He thought he was just hearing a hallucination anyways.
But everyone’s expressions were strange.
Everyone pointed behind Bellesac.
It was then that a strange sound was heard.
This was not a hallucination.
Bellesac looked back quickly in surprise and shouted.
Scaly green skin, fangs that protruded from the lips, and unusually long arms and a huge body.
The group quickly became frozen in fear.
The monster approached them, one step at a time, but none of them could move.
Astana was the only one who pushed Bellesac forward and shouted.
Eventually, it was in the moment when the third of Belletiron tried to pull the string of the flare.
The monster’s head burst with a sound similar to the firing of a flare.
The monster’s head rolled onto the floor as the huge decapitated head fell forward powerlessly.
Then, there was Perez, covered in the monster’s green blood.
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The unusually cold winter has passed.
After the rainy season, the warm weather of early spring which heralded flowers began in earnest.
Not long ago, my 12th birthday has passed.
Today, Clerivan was visiting my house for a meeting under the disguise of a class.
«I think we need to increase the grain sales we have for the time being.»
«Spring harvests will begin in the east next month. Go ahead, Clerivan.»
«Yes, I’ll present a final report on Eastern food sales soon.»
As expected Clerivan is an excellent worker.
Even if I don’t tell him what to do, he handles everything neatly and easily.
Sometimes I feel sorry that I don’t do too much.
I want to be of some help too.
Suddenly, I thought of what Violet had said in our conservation not long ago, so I asked just in case.
«Grandfather, Crowley says he’s cutting back on his workload because of arthritis. «
«Yes, that’s why I’ve decided to bring two more of Crowley’s disciples to the Imperial City and set up a workshop for them. The location is a luxury housing district near a jewelry store. «
He had already taken all the necessary steps.
«Estira ointment works well for arthritis pain. I’ll get you some of it.»
He only agreed to my words.
«I didn’t think that far enough. As expected, Lady Florentia has a kind heart.»
Clerivan was moved and admired me a little more.
«How’s Bate doing these days?»
Bate signed a contract with us as a kind of partner.
We made a contract to sponsor some of the building and management costs and for him to provide us with some of the good information that is collected at ‘Caramel Avenue’.
«He doesn’t have to pay the rent so I think he’s gotten a lot of room to breathe. The dessert shop staff he hired last time is all used to their work now and they like that they can now focus only on information gathering.»
«Oh, I thought the quality of the information he was sending suddenly improved. That’s what it’s all about.»
It was a good thing.
From now on, Bate and ‘Caramel Avenue’ will grow by leaps and bounds.
I’m so glad that I called dibs in advance, now I’m relieved.
«And I have one more thing to discuss.»
Clerivan handed me a thick stack of papers and said,
«There’s too much money in Pellet’s Company that’s playing around. Investing in Gallahan Clothing Stores is no longer considered efficient.»
I can’t believe I have a lot of money to play with.
Was I that rich?. (Give me some money tia)3
In fact, I’ve been busy opening new businesses but I’ve never checked exactly how much I’ve earned.
«Was I rich enough to say that, Clerivan?»
To my question, Clerivan nodded and answered succinctly.
«Including the profits from this Eastern trade deal, the Pellet Company has already become one of the Empire’s top five.»
«Diamond mines and the East. We’ve been focusing on businesses with high returns.»
«Not only that, but we also have a stake in Gallahan Clothing Store and Lombardy’s. As Lady Florentia has pointed out, investments in real estate are very expensive.»
I didn’t expect it to be that much.
As I stood there amazed, Clerivan tilted his head and said,
«It’s all the work of Lady Florentia.»
«Well it is but. You’re right. Haha»
«You really are amazing.»
It was a word full of pure goodwill and respect for me.
«To me, it’s an honor to have Lady Florentia by my side.»
Clerivan bowed his head slightly and said.
I was a little shy to hear this compliment right in front of me, but I was still prouder.
It feels like we’re in a stable zone.
I feel a little relieved, so I think I have to deal with what I’ve been determined to do for the time being.
«Well, I’m going to have to get ready for my debut soon.»
However, an unexpected reaction erupted from Clerivan who was quenching his thirst.
The glass he was holding fell to the floor and broke.
Clerivan’s wide eyes were stuck on me and couldn’t move.
«. But, de, debut, the debut that I know. «
Is there another kind?
After a while, Clerivan, dazed like a man who received a big shock went somewhere.1
I was spending time before dinner, reading a book and suddenly I heard footsteps approaching urgently, so I raised my head.
With a loud noise, the door opened and my father ran in with a pale face.
I don’t know where he came from.
Barely breathing, my father said in a trembling voice.
«I-, I just heard a strange thing from Mr. Clerivan. «
«Tia is preparing her debut. «
Why is that a strange thing to say?
My father shut his mouth like he heard the worst news in the world.
And the tail of his eyes drooped down and moistened.
«You’re still young. Already?»
«We’re going to have a debut between 12 and 15 years old. I can’t wait to finish what I’m going to do eventually.»
«But a quick debut is something like what the small aristocratic families do who has to hurry up and decide where to get married. Tia doesn’t need to hurry right?»
My father spoke earnestly, as if to persuade me.
It was just when I was about to explain why I was going to do my debut.
The door opened with a much louder sound than my father’s.
This time it was grandfather.5
Like father, my grandfather rushed in with big strides and asked.1
«What do you mean debutante!»2
«You have come, grandpa!»
I got up from my seat and walked in front my grandfather. He hugged me tightly but asked me again.
«Did I mishear it? right?»
«No, I think you heard it right.»
«I’m trying to prepare for my debut.»
His reaction is similar to my father’s.1
«Why are you in such a hurry? You should take your time with those kinds of things!»1
«But it’s a gateway for any noble woman to go through someday.»
Debutante is a kind of initiation-like procedure where you officially show your face to the existing social world and introduce one ‘s self as if saying, ‘Please take care of me in the future.’
It wasn’t such an essential gateway either.
In my previous life, I lived without being a debutante.
But if possible, it’s better to do it and it’s easier to make your face known at once so I’m going to do it as early as possible.
«Is there a reason why you want me to do debut later?»
I asked just in case.
My grandfather coughed uncomfortably then pouted and instead, my father replied in a slightly tearful voice.
«Your Dad feels sorry and proud that you’ve done well all on your own. I feel like you’ll be growing up too fast after the debut. «
I asked as I looked back at my grandfather.
«Is that why for Grandpa too?»
«Well, it isn’t a good thing to step into a noisy and talkative society early.»
«Yes, Tia. Even if you don’t grow up in such a hurry as your grandfather said. «
I replied with a big smile.
«It’s going to be this season, my debut.»
Grandfather and father shouted at the same time.
But I shook my head firmly.
«Maybe it’s because I don’t go to events outside but there are a lot of people who don’t know me. Sometimes I get ignored. «
I deliberately spoke in a weak voice and saw something spark in grandpa’s eyes.
«Who! Who dares ignore my granddaughter!»1
«If that had happened, you should have told dad!»
My father rarely spoke up.
I kept drooping my shoulders and said.
«If I make a debut and more people know my face, that won’t happen. That’s why I want to do it soon. «
I could see my father and grandfather trembling.
«Debut is a good solution. «
As expected, I thought I could say it like that.
Father and grandfather began to think seriously even wrinkling their brows.
It was my grandfather who was persuaded first.
«Yes, this grandfather will give you the biggest banquet so that you can make a proper debut.»
«Yay! As expected of Grandpa!»
I hugged my grandfather tightly around his neck.
Grandpa smiled and patted me on the back.
Another boom was heard when the door opened with a loud noise with the twins storming in.14
I don’t have the power to explain it again.
I looked at the twins with a small sigh and asked my grandfather and father.
«Would you like to have dinner with me?»
Eventually, even Shananet joined and sat around the table.2
Shananet was surprised for a moment to hear the news of my debut, but didn’t make a fuss like everyone else.
«Ignoring Lulak’s granddaughter, such ill-natured beings!»
Grandfather kept grumbling as if he was still angry.
«What? Who ignored Tia?!»
«That’s why you’re going to do a debut?!»
The twins were also indignant as they slammed down the table. [1]
Although they immediately went quiet after receiving a glare from Shananet who was eating quietly beside me.
I laughed and talked to try and patch things up.
«It wasn’t such a big deal. Last time I went to the stable outside. «
«Oh, that guy back then?»
«You mean the guy who was condescending to Tia, right? What was the name again. «
Hey, no, don’t tell them.
Grandfather’s eyebrows wriggled once at what Gilliu asked and Mayron answered.
«How dare the Angenas ignore my granddaughter. And he even flirted with you?»
Oh my. How troublesome.
The name Angenas further increased grandfather’s fighting power.2
«I can’t do this, that bastards. You will have the grandest debut ever so that no one would dare do such a thing to my granddaughter. «
Shananet, who then patted her mouth with a napkin, said in a quiet voice.+
«The most honorable debut is the debutante ball hosted by the Imperial Court.»2
«The Imperial Debutante Ball?»
«Yes, once a year, only those invited on a strict basis can enter society there.»
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Chapter 253
A/N: This chapter is dedicated to @gyunjunwon. Thank you for trying to help me!
Perez closed his eyes.
Above his head, he felt the heavy weight of the crown, ornately adorned with gold and precious stones.
Perez Brivacheu Durelli, Crown Prince of the Lambrew Empire.
He also reflected on his achievements as if savoring it.
And as he slowly opened his eyes, he saw hundreds of nobles facing him.
They seemed surprised.
In the end, it seemed quite shocking that he was ascended to the position of the Crown Prince, and some of them closed their eyes tightly.
Yeah, you wouldn’t have known.
No one would have expected such a future when he existed, the only illegitimate child of the Emperor who was born from the body of a maid became known to them for the first time.1
They would have thought that the future of the illegitimate child will only be until he dies at the hands of the Empress before he reaches adulthood, or when he dies at the hand of Astana, who became the Crown Prince, after being lucky enough to live a little longer.
Perez opened his mouth in a low voice.
It was a voice that gave listeners goosebumps on their arms.3
The nobles looked at Perez somewhere with desperate eyes.
«So many things have happened.»
The Crown Prince’s red eyes found those who once spoke up with Angenas one by one.
He hadn’t even ascended to the throne yet, but he was a little arrogant with the attitude he showed at the Crown Prince appointment ceremony.
No one dared to oppose him.
Now that neither the Empress and the Emperor are not in place, the new Crown Prince was already the Lord of the Empire.
Perez said, as if proclaiming.
«However, in the new era to come, the mistakes of the past should not leave a stain on them. So I’m here today to sort everything out.»
Finally, the time has come.
Who will be the victim of the example?
It was when all the nobles gathered here couldn’t even breathe.
Perez beckoned to the servants waiting at the door.
The attendants were holding a total of four sheets of paper.
Just a moment ago, like the appointment letter of the Crown Prince did, each piece is enclosed in a straight frame.
«Astana Nerempe Durelli, and even Patriarch Meyes and his descendants.»
Perez said, pointing to the frames one by one.
«A memorandum of their abdication of the throne.»
Renunciation of the title of succession to the throne.
It was a promise not to succeed to the throne no matter what happened in the future.
It was to surrender and dedicate practically everything as an Imperial family, giving up the greatest rights given by the lineage.
The nobles were appalled.
There was no time to feel the relief that they were not the target of ‘cleaning up.’
It has been repeated numerous times throughout history that the new throne, or the winner of the crown, arranges other successors to the throne.
But the process was usually messy and ugly.
Many died, and in the process, there were many cases of losing the trust of the imperialists and nobles.
It was also the first gateway for ‘Eunwon’ to jump into the politics tangled like a spider web and defile his body.1
The aristocrats were in a doldrums.
As if to looking at everyone’s eyes, the abdication documents of the heir to the throne shone brightly beyond the gold-painted frame.
The Crown Prince won and made them surrender their rights without shedding a drop of blood.
It was a perfect control.
Now, the only lineage that will continue the throne to the Empire will begin with the Crown Prince in the future.
«I think we’re ready to start anew.»
Perez spoke with satisfaction, then pulled another document out of his arms.
«I will convey to you the maintenance of His Majesty.»
It was a perfectly clerical attitude, but the nobles who accepted it were not.
«What do you mean maintenance. «
«I didn’t expect the sickness to be this severe. «
Giving down maintenance meant that the Emperor’s life was running out.
The nobles listened to the Crown Prince in deeper silence.
«I, Yovanes, Emperor of the Lambrew Empire, amends the following with the Imperial Decree:
First, maintain the right to inherit the Empress’s family and inheritance.
The nobles doubted their ears as they heard the content of the following maintenance.
Maintenance was the most powerful weapon the Emperor had.
Because it was Yovanes, who was usually greedy, the nobles prepared their hearts and minds.
It was because each family had no choice but to follow the most splendid funeral in history, even though they were told to spit out a thousand golds for each family right now.
The contents of the Maintenance were to maintain the independent authority of the Empress, unlike before.
There was nothing that Yovanes himself could benefit from.
All of it was maintenance for the Crown Prince, his successor.
«I can’t believe he was doing whatever he pleases.»
«How the hell did he force to do it?»
The nobles whispered in very small voices.
Yovanes couldn’t have left that kind of maintenance on his own.
The Crown Prince must have made His Majesty left with no choice.
«Who the hell is he doing that for?»
One by one, large question marks popped into the heads of the nobles.
And at some point they realized it.
From a moment ago, the Crown Prince’s gaze remained on the same person as if he was so drawn to her.
But she seems to not feel those gazes.
The Matriarch of Lombardi sat still in a very casual appearance without agitation.
Thanks to this, the confusion of the nobles aggravated, and eventually, the quiet conference room began to fluctuate.
In the slightest noise, the Crown Prince said.
«Finally, I have one announcement to make.»
It was clear that the Crown Prince made up his mind to put everything together perfectly today.
The aristocrats were already detonating their third consecutive bomb.
«I, Crown Prince Perez Brivacheu Durelli, declare the validity of my engagement with the Matriarch of Lombardi, Florentia Lombardi.»13
Some of the nobles even puffed open their mouths as if they were going to object right away.
To keep their head on their neck, they had to keep their mouth shut.
Indeed, the announcement of the engagement was as perfect as everything the Crown Prince has ever done.
There was no place to dig in.
He brought down his archrival, Angenas and the Empress, and organized other successors to the throne, leaving no room for the aristocrats to think rudely.
In addition, he twisted the arm of the dying Emperor to invent a law to protect the rights of the next great Empress.
The nobles felt completely hunted without even realizing it and became stupid animals trapped in capture frames.
«This is to keep the promise between the Imperial family and Lombardi.»
However, the Crown Prince threatened in a low voice, apparently not enough.
«I will not marry any other woman other than Florentia Lombardi.»35
With that, they also learned that the word ‘I will not marry’ implies that ‘I will not see a successor.’1
It is not the Empress’s immediate resurrection, but the Crown Prince’s words who will not accept any successor.4
Because he doesn’t acknowledge any other Empress.1
So this is nothing short of a half threat.
The nobles thought at the same time.
«Those who oppose the marriage between me and the Matriarch of Lombardi are against the maintenance of His Majesty the Emperor, and will be charged with the sin of disobedience to the Emperor.
No, it was a complete threat.
It was as if he was previewing the Prince’s move to start solo without a hitch.
«Your Royal Highness.»
A voice that was neither too loud nor too high rang quietly in the conference room.
«The nobility is one of the foundations of the Empire. It is also the Crown Prince’s important duty to govern and persuade the nobility. «
While the Crown Prince is threatening to send hundreds of nobles in the conference room and behead them for disobedience.
Who is the one speaking right against the Crown Prince?
The Matriarch of Lombardi stood up from her seat at the eyes of those looking for the source of her voice.3
«It’s difficult if you just give the umpire to accept and follow it unconditionally.»
This time, hundreds of eyes were turned to the Crown Prince.
It was because they wondered how the Crown Prince would be angry with Matriarch Lombardi, who responded head-on to his authority, even though he was a fiancé.
But they were, once again, surprised.
«. I must have been excited for a moment.»
It was because the Crown Prince, who had been devoting himself to the nobles with his fierce eyes a little while ago, softened at once.12
«Apologize? You don’t even have to, Crown Prince!»
When Perez apologized, raising his head slightly, the nobles shook their hands, not knowing what to do.
And his eyes, which had settled down a little while ago, began to sparkle toward Florentia.
«I think I need to explain a little bit more.»
When Florentia looked at everyone and said so, the nobles raised their ears.
«I’m not saying I’m going to get married right away. I’m thinking of having a two-year engagement.»
«Why two years, Lord Lombardi?»
Florentia replied with a smile on someone’s question.
«I have no intention of doing anything half-heartedly between the Imperial family and Lombardi. So I want to have someone on each side to help me with my work.»
Word by word, clear and soft speech without hesitation had the power to arouse faith in the listener.
In a different sense from the Crown Prince, the tone was rather pleasant to hear.1
«And it’s about two years before my cousin, who will help me with that, graduates from the academy. So it will be around that time that all preparations for Lombardi are complete for me to take over the authority of the Imperial family.»1
«Certainly, Lombardi also needs time.»
The nobles nodded and understood.
«And Your Royal Highness and my successors will not only inherit the authority of the Imperial family, there’s also something that they will inherit from me, Florentia Lombardi.»2
At the words of Florentia, the faces of the nobles were wide open.
It was because one person inherited the Imperial family and everything in Lombardi, saying that the worst that the nobles feared would not happen.
What’s more, Florentia Lombardi has a Gallahan clothing business that takes Chesail oil and the Imperial cash.1
Those who recalled how great the power of Florentia Lombardi, swallowed.9
«There’s not just a bad thing to look at. There’s definitely a good side to it.»
As if ventilating the turbid air, she said with a smile.
«For example, the hospital we are building in Lombardi.»
When the hospital, which is the talk of the town, was mentioned, the ears of the aristocrats were lifted once again.
«As we have decided not to break up and remain engaged, we intend to operate not only for Lombardi citizens but for the entire Empire. Of course, everyone here can use it.»
There is no family who’s fast and as sensitive to their own gain or loss as nobles.
In other words, it was easy to handle.
Florentia added with a smile on her face.
«I also plan to further expand the Lombardi Scholarship Foundation. It is true that until now, the focus has been on the art side. At least in the future, smart and talented people will not be prevented from going to the academy for financial reasons. If there is someone like that around you, you can bring them in front of me.»
«As expected of Lombardi!»
«You have big words!»
The aristocrats burst into laughter at the rich words of Florentia.
Florentia also laughed with them.
And through a strange crack in the laughter, someone murmured.
«No matter how wealthy Lombardi is, can you afford all that money?»
It was also at that moment that the laughter wiped out from the face of Florentia.
She said coldly as she glanced over the nobles.
No wonder the frightened party didn’t come forward.
A little while ago, the eyes were so cold that she seemed to be the same person as him, enough to make the aristocrats avoid eye contact even though they had no sins committed.4
(A/N: The «him» here is Perez.)3
When no one had come out, the Matriarch of Lombardi told everyone.
«Don’t ever doubt Lombardi’s abilities again.»2
It was a short but a bloody warning.
She overpowered the Crown Prince, who was sowing fearful energy with a single word, and did good deeds that could benefit the entire Empire. And now, she even overpowered hundreds of nobles at once.+
At the same time, the nobles glanced at the face of the person sitting next to them and thought.
Perhaps they should be more afraid of Lombardi than the Crown Prince.15
They nodded implicitly in agreement even though there was no sound spoken.
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 1
Chapter 1: In This Life, I Will Be The Lord Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1
[ You can’t gamble the family’s property as you please. This is the third time already…! ]
With an unpleasant sound, Florentia’s head sharply turned to the left.
[ You good for nothing, how dare you admonish me! ]
The smell of alcohol was strong on the body of the man who had just pushed her shoulders away.
[ Let’s go to sleep. Calm down, Astall. Go over there. And you… ]
Belsach tried to softly appease his drunken cousin and then turned towards Florentia.
With a louder sound than the one before, five fingers were imprinted on the other side of her face.
[ After four years of squandering on our family’s money, do you think it suddenly belongs to you? ]
Belsach berated Florentia as she held her face which had just been slapped twice.
[ Don’t be mistaken. Although you and us share the same last name, but with the blood flowing in your veins, you will never be a part of our family. All you have to do is to live as our servant. ]
No matter how many times she heard it, those cruel words felt like a dagger that had just pierced her heart.
[ If you tell grandfather anything that happened today, I won’t leave you alone. ]
With a warning, Belsach spit on the ground and turned around.
Soon, the sound of the carriage grew more and more distant.
Left alone in the dark alley, Florentia clenched her fists.
A drop of red blood dripped down her injured lips.
Ttripp, ttripp. “Hiyah-. Hiyah”
The small sway of the carriage and sound of the coachman awoke Florentia from the thoughts of the distant past.
As she slightly lifted the curtains draped over the window and looked outside, she could see the soldiers of the Imperial palace.
Florentia lowered the curtains again and looked straight ahead, sitting more upright.
After straightening her hair and dress which had become untidy for a while, she looked like a neat portrait.
In the meantime, her carriage passed through the main gate and reached Lamburgh Palace.
Riding in the carriage that was beautifully decorated, the gold it was made out of showed off it’s dazzling brilliance under the glorious sunlight of the afternoon.
The carriage stopped and the coachman politely spoke.
At that time, the carriage door opened and a handsome man greeted her.
He kissed the back of her hand, after escorting her out of the carriage.
It was a kiss with a deep meaning that didn’t hide the desire in his heart.
Florentia called him out, but Pherez just smiled with his long eyelashes blinking.
“Let’s go, everyone’s waiting for you.”
She pulled her hand out of his and moved away from the carriage.
Pherez, who laughed after seeing the tip of her ears blushing slightly, soon followed her back.
“There’s no one in this Lamburgh Empire who can complain against you for making them wait, my Tia. You can go a little slower.”
The two have come a long way today.
“As hard as it has been for you to come here, enjoy the moment.”
After much perseverance and efforts, it was time to eat the sweet fruit of her hard work today.
“Yes. I’ve had a lot of trouble.”
Florentia admitted plainly.
She had come a long way back. It’s probably even hard to imagine.
She added in a small voice which no one could hear.
“But that doesn’t mean I should be disrespectful.”
It was a firm answer.
The woman who had made him fall in love with her from the moment he had laid his eyes on her was such a wonderful woman.
Pherez laughed with joy again.
Soon after, the two stood at the door of the closed banquet hall.
At Pherez’s question, Florentia nodded briefly.
“Then, shall we go in, Lord Lombardi.”
He held his hand out to her.
“Let’s go, Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”
A fine, pale hand held his hand together.
Pherez briefly commanded the servant in front of him.
“His Highness, the Crown Prince and the Overlord, Florentia Lombardi have entered!” (1)
A voice came from behind the door, announcing the arrival and the status of the two people.
Florentia laughed since the voice sounded like music to her ears.
The door slowly opened, and the bright light of the banquet hall poured out through the gap.
With an unpleasant sound, the iron gates of the great mansion were closed by the imperial knights.
It was the end of the Lombardis, which had reigned as the greatest family on the continent for 250 years, on par with the imperial family of Lamburgh.
Like an ever-expanding world, the family’s symbol, the clan, which had always been strong, ended in vain with the capture of Vieze Lombardi, the patriarch of the household, as well as other figures under the name of tax evasion and treason.
Hundreds of citizens of Lombardi, a city named after the family, had gathered in front of the mansion.
There were those who constantly shed tears into their handkerchiefs, and those who turned away without even looking once.
And in the front row stood me, Florentia.
I said sharply while gritting my teeth, but it didn’t matter now.
I glared at the heavily guarded front door of the family and uttered a few more words.
“Freaks, dimwits, lazy people who will remain stubborn even when stuck in a fire.”
I could feel the people standing around me looking back at me in surpise, but what do you think?
The Lombardi family is already ruined.
However, no matter how much I cursed, the rage inside my heart did not subside.
“I had already told you that it’s not going to be the First Prince. I told you several times that he is just a spoiled brat and he’s never going to be the Crown Prince!”
But despite my advice, the Lombardi idiots supported the First Prince.
The First Prince, Astana Nerempe Durelli.
They said it was because he was related to the empress, but as far as I could tell, they only picked the same kind of person as themselves.
He belonged to a ‘royal bloodline’ but had a fat body, while drowning in luxuries and pleasure and laziness that filled up his stomach.
It was no exaggeration to say that Lombardi’s brilliant history was the history of the Lamburgh empire.
It was the Lombardi family that made Durelli the first Emperor of the kingdom and brought the empire where it is today.
Reaching the top, the family accumulated enormous wealth, participated in every war, achieved bloodless victories with excellent diplomacy, and supported great artists from all over the empire. There was no place in the world where Lombardi’s name could not be reached.
And it was Lulak Lombardi, the Overlord of the previous generation, who is said to have raised the Lombardi family to a high level.
When the young Lulak had just taken over as an overlord, the imperial family issued a royal edict to keep him in check.
And that’s when Lulak came up with the scholarship system.
The government had raised the number of talented people in various fields by providing generous support to both nobles and commoners.
It was no wonder where the loyalty of those who had studied under the support of the Lombardi family would lie.
They were not Lombardi, but they were the Lombardi’s people.
So Lulak, the Overlord, had succeeded in planting his people all over the place without even taking a single step out of Lombardi’s territory.
Eventually, the emperor, who had no choice but to recognize the Lombardi family’s influence, had to take back the royal edict after twenty years.
“No matter how ignorant you are. How can you ruin such a family in just two years!”
Two years ago, after the death of Lulak Lombardi, the first son, Vieze Lombardi, was appointed to the post of the next overlord.
And that was the beginning.
Vieze was a sleazy, passive man who only liked to say a few words, so he couldn’t lead the kingdom or his family, and so, the Lombardi’s bloodline, a bunch of squanderers, became selfish causing the family to lose their strict ancestry.
It’s so obvious, I don’t even have to look at it.
The reason I knew so much about them was very simple.
I used to be a Lombardi.
To be more specific, I lived in a country called South Korea, died in a traffic accident and reincarnated into this world.
That too, in the Lombardi family.
When I had first opened my eyes in the body of a newborn baby, I screamed instead of crying while looking at my luxurious surroundings that seemed like a hallucination.
I was finally born with a golden spoon!
There was definitely a period of time where I had woken up in that mansion, greeted everyone in the mornings and gone to sleep at night while looking at the patterns carved on the ceiling.
But sadly, I was just a half. (2)
My father was the third son of my grandfather, the Overlord of Lombardi but my mother, who had passed away while giving birth to me, was a commoner and could not officially get married due to the strict laws of the family.
Born between them, I was technically illegitimate, but with my grandfather’s permission, I was lucky to be able to use the Lombardi family’s surname.
But that didn’t mean that I was recognized as a part of the Lombardis.
All the time, I was just a vaguely positioned child using the Lombardi family’s last name and not actually a complete member of the family.
It was all superficial but even then, I was happy only for a short while.
A few days before my eleventh birthday.
After my father passed away due to an incurable disease, I was forgotten in the family.
I was no longer a Lombardi without the father who had linked me to the family.
Soon after, I was no more invited to any family events and I lost my place.
However, I couldn’t just leave myself like that, so I started working at the age of 15.
In the beginning, I began to take care of the library in the mansion.
When my father was alive, it was the place we had spent most of our time together, and it was almost like my second home.
But when the librarian suddenly resigned due to an illness, there was a vacancy and I took over the position with much difficulty.
It was ridiculous to entrust the whole library to a fifteen year old child but the surname Lombardi attached to my name had proven to be very useful at that time.
Ordering and organizing books as people requested was something I loved and it wasn’t that difficult for me.
As a result of working hard while enjoying my duties, the library became more and more pleasant and I started to be recognized for the first time.
So, one by one, one at a time. Slowly, I started to touch on the affairs of the mansion.
By the end of my eighteenth birthday, I began to be in charge of the affairs inside and outside the Lombardi mansion.
It was quite an extreme job.
My father’s brothers were all snobbish nobles living in their own little bubble, and my Lombardi cousins were rogues who got involved in some or the other accident every day.
And the year I was 19, my grandfather fell ill and I was assigned the duty to assist him by his side.
It was only natural that no-one knew the family affairs as well as I did.
Unlike my other cousins, who were born with blank heads, my grandfather was quite shocked at my ability to learn anything quickly and fulfill my responsibilities accurately.
“If only I had known a few years earlier that you were such a child!”
As my grandfather, Lulak Lombardi’s illness worsened, sighing became a habit for him as he constantly thought about the future of the family.
“I would have passed down this family to you….”
Every time, he would sigh and laugh.
“Nothing would have changed, grandpa.”
“Why do you think so?”
“I’m illegitimate. How can I become the overlord with a commoner’s blood in me?”
The voice of my grandfather who was shaking his head was very firm.
“You are a Lombardi. As long as you have the blood of the family, you’re well qualified.”
However, it was only a late regret, and Vieze, my grandfather’s first son, was counting the days when he would become the overlord.
But the last three years that I had spent with my grandfather were not meaningless.
During that time, I was able to feel some affection for the first time after my father had passed away.
“I’m sorry, Florentia. I should have taken better care of you. And all of that even though you’re my granddaughter…I’m really sorry.”
It might have been regretful for him, but it was enough for me.
The resentment I had felt towards my grandfather since he hadn’t paid much attention towards me since I was a child had dissappeared after that heartfelt apology.
He had done his best for the Lombardi family.
With affection, he did everything he could to make the family reach greater heights.
I stayed up all night working, and I didn’t mind taking care of the dirty work and mistakes of my cousins.
I really loved being a part of the Lombardi family.
“Get out. You know what you have to do without me telling you any further, Florentia.”
After my grandfather’s funeral, Vieze said those words while throwing a bag in front of me.
“I had been patient because of your father for a while, but I can’t just wait and watch any more. I can’t believe I let you stay in my place for so long.”
I’ve been too patient.
Were you completely blind to all the work that I had done for the family?
For all the effort I’ve been putting, it seems I wasn’t a Lombardi after all.
“You can strip me off of my last name of Lomabardi. Let me work for the family. I need to be here.”
I spoke some funny words.
However, Vieze only laughed.
“You still don’t know anything till the end. Don’t ever come near this place again!”
I was kicked out just like that.
Without receiving any rightful inheritance of property despite being a Lombardi.
And exactly two years later, that idiot completely ruined the Lombardis!
The beautiful Lombardi family that I had dedicated my youth to!
The glass I put down roughly made a loud noise.
The owner of the bar glared at me, but my anger had exploded and I couldn’t care less about it.
“So the Second Prince became the one to reach the top!”
It was the Second Prince that no-one cared about because he was the child of a maid.
The Second Prince, Pherez Brivachau Durelli.
No-one had ever thought that that prince, who had been rumoured to have died in the small palace, had actually grown up so brilliantly.
And with a tremendous amount of talent, he was the first to graduate from the Imperial Academy as both a civil servant and a military officer at the same time due to which he ended up grabbing the attention of his father, the Emperor!
The second prince even ate up the entire parliament at once by grabbing the nobles carefully recruited by the First Prince and his mother, the Empress, due to his tremendous charms.
Sigh. The Lombardis wouldn’t have gone bankrupt if only they had hung on to the right rope.
“One more drink here!”
No matter how much I drink, the rage burning inside me doesn’t seem to fade at all.
“If you have two eyes, you should have seen it coming already! No matter who looks at it, it’s obvious that the Second Prince is more likely to be the emperor than the one who has nothing better to do than get involved in debauchery and gambling!”
But those Lombardi fools didn’t know that.
Probably because they were laughing along with the First Prince on the gambling table.
Eventually, the second prince became the crown prince and soon after, the emperor passed away.
The Lombardis, who had done all sort of vicious things to make the first prince the crown prince were hit by extreme backlash.
“Hah…I need to go home.”
I felt dizzy because I had drunk too much alcohol.
Fortunately, the house where I lived on a monthly rent was only two blocks away from here.
As I placed the money on the counter, I staggered and walked out of the bar.
“Bastards. Brainless fools. Worthless scoundrels.”
It was when I vividly recalled the faces of my uncles and cousins that I began to curse.
One foot of mine slipped in vain, my body tilted to one side and I staggered, struggling not to fall.
And the place where I finally stood straight was right in front of a moving carriage.
Something hit me hard at the back and I could feel my body floating in the air.
I could also hear the hooves of a horse in the distance.
It’s kind of stupid that I had died in a car accident in my previous life, and this time it’s a carriage accident.
When I glanced down, my body that had been floating in the air steadily fell to the floor, unable to defy gravity.
Very soon, darkness fell.
Just picked up a little side project. Hope you like it
(1) ‘Overlord’ – So, the word that is constantly used throughout the novel (and it’s also supposed to be in the title) is ‘가주’. This is a word that was frequently used in the ancient times but not in modern Korea. It refers to the head of a rich, honorable family that has GREAT influence over the economy of a country. They are very powerful families and have a very high status and authority, almost like a family that describes a generation. I don’t really know the right equivalent English word for it, so I’ll be using Overlord as just ‘lord’ doesn’t do it. Of course, for referring titles, I’ll just use ‘lord’.
In This Life, I Will Be The Lord
Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Julietta blinked her big eyes as if she couldn’t understand what I was saying.
Ah, this girl isn’t a greedy person.
So, she couldn’t read the atmosphere and became Astana’s lover, but the Empress got angry.
I smiled and spoke for her in the simplest words.
«Is it a promotional model for a Gallahan clothing store?»
Although it is said to be the ready-to-wear clothes worn by the commoners, it is a private company in Lombardy that is clearly Gallahan’s.
It was also a ready-to-wear that is becoming an issue in the Empire these days.
Opera is not an art that deals only with the nobles.
The wealthy commoners are also the main audiences of the opera.
However, the amount of salary from ready-to-wear clothes is definitely lower than others.
Julietta seemed to start turning her head quickly.
I quietly put fire on it.
«Of course, because I only heard what my father said. But the amount of sponsorship seems to be quite large. «
Julietta was seen swallowing.
«I heard that if the results are good, you can continue to sponsor.»
Julietta’s eyes are twinkling.
Perhaps Julietta was very tired of the sponsorship of the Empress that occasionally throwing out jewelry or clothes that she did not use.
It was natural that she was thirsty for more certain support.
«But Julietta is already sponsored by the Empress.»
Just as those who are sponsored by Lombardy are not sponsored by other families.
Since ancient times, it has been customary for artists to have only one sponsorship.
It was a custom made by aristocrats who liked to spend money.
I said, pretending to be regretful.
«Then it can’t be helped.»
Julietta screamed halfway.
The people around me were surprised to look back.
«Who can I talk to about sponsorship?»
I tried to hold back the laughter that was about to come out and pretended to think for a moment.
«Well, I don’t know. My father seems to be busy. «
Then I looked around and said.
«Oh, there you are. Clerivan!»
It wasn’t a very loud call, but Clerivan walked over like a ghost.
«What is wrong, My Lady?»
When Clerivan, who was handsome with a unique cold atmosphere, approached, the young maiden blush.
«Clerivan, here Miss. Julietta Abino she is interested in the clothing store’s promotional model.»
Clerivan was a little embarrassed and looked at me.
What the hell are you doing?.
We talked a few months ago about the need for a model that can change the image of ready-to-wear clothes.
I said with a very bright smile.
«That’s a public relations model! You said you’re looking for someone who can show ready-to-wear, right?»
«Ah, yes, I’m looking for it.»
Fortunately, Clerivan, who recognized my words, nodded sensibly.
«I think Julietta is interested in it. Go and talk about it. I think she is particularly interested in stage costumes.»
«Hoh, stage costume. Surely.»
Clerivan burst into me with a moving glance contain a word of ‘Are you sure Florentia!’ and said sweetly to Julietta.
«Then let’s talk over there, Miss. Abino.»
Julietta seemed to have already fallen in love with Clerivan’s business smile.
Julietta Abino is expected to become the best star in Lambrew Empire with a crazy villain performance in a theater performance.
With eyes full of madness and a song that seemed supportive, she immediately gained popularity and her shows sold out all the time.
Even the clothes and accessories that Julietta wears will become an Imperial Fashion.
Julietta Abino is the first commercial model that is perfect for the Gallahan clothing store.
I glanced happily at the backs of the two who walked over to the other table, still surrounded by people.
«Schults bought another estate, didn’t it?»
«I don’t know how much land they have already bought.»
«The Schultz family also prospered because they were favored by Lombardy, right?»
It was meant to make me feel better.
I haven’t even officially made my debut yet, but the aristocratic women haven’t left my side.
«The Empress must be upset for a while since the Second Prince has been recognized today.»
«Will she just feel uncomfortable? It’s too bad there won’t be an Imperial Banquet for a while.»
«What about the First Prince? I’m gonna have to keep my son away from the hunting grounds for a while.»
«That’s right if you were to go against the First Prince’s will. «
Is this a society I’ve only heard of?
The story of the Empress, who is not present, is also told without hesitation.
People started to talk about it, maybe it’s just a general thing.
The people around me keep talking.
At first, it was nice to hear social gossip.
Now my ears were starting to hurt.
We already know that the Empress and Astana have a shitty personality.
«Miss. Florentia Lombardy»
A new voice intervened, cut through the conversation.
He was the servant of the Palace.
«Let me take Young-Ae upstairs.»
In any banquet or where many people gather, so-called ‘Insa’ groups are inevitable.
So the nobles like to have a quiet conversation with the host of the banquet by calling the group to a more private place, rather than a banquet hall, and it must be upstairs today.
I woke up with the envious eyes of the young people around me.
«Thank you for your warm hospitality today. Next time I officially make a debut, please take care of me.»
«Oh, of course. Of course. «
«Before that, I will often at banquets!»
«We would be honored if you could show us your beautiful dress, Miss.»
Leaving them behind with a smile, I followed the servant.
As I guessed, the servant who took me to the front of the room on the second floor said politely.
«Please wait a moment.»
I was left in the hallway with two knights guarding the door.
It was then that I heard the approaching footsteps.
Turn around casually to see who it is.
Then looked ahead again.
Oh, why is that child coming?
The unfortunate voice was Astana.
Now, the 14-year-old boy grew up so well that he was closer to the stupid figure I remembered.
It’s obvious that he’s learning swordsmanship, but he’s wearing a sword for self-defense and touching it like a gangster in the neighborhood.7
I pretended not to hear and waited for the door to open.
I think he’s Belsach’s mentally twin.1
Even after a long time, my expressions were distorted by the words I heard.
«What? Your mom is just a lowly commoner, and when I call you «half» you get mad. Are you listening, half?» (It such a difficult sentence to translate, fyuhhh)
I kept looking forward and trying to ignore him.
«Oh, you don’t know I’m a scary Prince!»
Until Astana grabs me by the shoulder and turns me around.
The knights seemed to flinch at the Prince’s sudden behavior but did not intervene.
They were just watching us with a nervous face.
«Put your hand down, Your Highness.»
I snapped coldly, and Astana smiled a really sickening grin and said.
«But now you’ve learned how to speak formally.»
Maybe he was talking about the time when he stepped on his hat and bounce it.
«It’s been a long time. So let it go, right?»
«No, I don’t like that cheeky look of yours. What are you going to do, half?»
This is the Palace, what are you going to do? Holding my shoulder more and more painful, Astana’s eyes were saying so.
I hit Astana’s hand hard enough to make a sound and let go.
«That is. A half, so what!»
I also put those words in my mouth.
I tried to avoid getting involved with Asta as much as I could with the mind of avoiding poop.
Now I felt my patience run out.
When he grabbed my clothes roughly silk that Laurel had carefully sewn up was ripped off from the dress.
I glared at Astana as hard as I could and then stepped back just as I grabbed his clothes.
Holding it tight so that he couldn’t let go of his hand that holding my clothes.
Astana was seen as embarrassing and made a stupid face.
It’s too late, idiot.
I bumped my back against the door that was still closed.
With a loud sound, the closed-door opened, and Astana and I pushed into the room.
A startled voice of my father came from behind.
And kriekkk, there were several sounds of the chair being dragged.
Now that he grasped the situation, I saw Astana turning red, and the situation behind me was drawn like a drawing.
Now, then we got witnesses.
When I released Astana’s hand, I stumbled as if he had pushed me.
Astana tried to say something unfairly, but I was first.
«I remember what my grandfather said. ‘Just kick it with your feet.'»
I am a good granddaughter who listens well to my grandfather.
When I approached him, I kicked Astana’s shin as hard as I could.6
Astana, who was hit without being able to escape, grabs his leg and doesn’t know what to do.
One of the knights standing at the door came in surprise and supported him.
However, Astana swears and pushes the knight as hard as he can, and pulls out a sword in his waist.+
A sword raised with a sinister sound aimed at me.1
Astana shouted as if his eyes were completely turned away.
However, he had to stop without taking a single step.
Another sword that suddenly appeared was precisely aimed at him.
«If you don’t want to cut, put that sword down.»
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Looking toward the sound, I could see Bate, with a rather disconcerted face, talking to someone.
«Didn’t you hear that? I’m asking you to leave the store now. What do you think?»
The skinny middle-aged man with a cranky impression seemed quite troublesome to talk to.
When I see him keeps picking his ears and clicking his tongue.
But at the same time, the man’s eyes kept glancing through the shop.
His eyes were full of greed.
«The contract is due next year! And at the time of the contract, It will allow me to run the store for the next 10 years without worrying. «
«That’s what my father said before he died. I didn’t agree with you on that!»
Bate was always smiling softly, but now he’s pale.
«It’s only been two years since I opened the store, and I’m barely settling in.»
«Oh, well, it’s none of my business?»
The man who appeared to be the owner of the building had no interest in Bate’s circumstances.
He seemed to inherit the building because of his father’s death, but the new owner was busy looking around the building that suddenly became his.
«Oh, my father, this nice building at such a ridiculous price. «
It was a murmur that I didn’t know if he was talking to himself or if he wanted anyone else to listen.
The more so, the more Bate’s handsome face was imbued with despair.
But he’s not giving up, Bate said, approaching the landlord once again.
«I’ll raise the rent and give it to you. Please reconsider.»
However, rather than accepting Bate’s offer, the landlord was smitten with laughter.
And Bate said while flipping up and down.
«Looks like you’re quite young. Life shouldn’t be so easy to get there.»
Bate swept up his bangs and swallowed a grin.
He had a lot to say, but couldn’t bring herself to say it.
«This bakery is so famous, isn’t it? I was wondering how delicious it was. Now that I see it, it was thanks to a good seat.”
The last thing the new landlord said seemed to be the limit of Bate.
«We’re open now, so let’s make a timely appointment next time and talk again. I’ll visit you.»
The landlord shook one hand in annoyance.
«Not much longer to say. When you’re done with your contract now, be ready to leave.»
And the man left the store.
Bate sighed deeply.
That’s the only way.
It’s time for ‘Caramel Avenue’ to go viral and recover its investment
No wonder the new owner suddenly told him to leave the store.
Bate with a frowned brow looked back at me and met my eyes.
I said with a smile, not a panic.
«Here’s, two more pieces of the same one.»
I’ll buy a lot.
Nodding his head at my words, Bate quickly offered two more pieces of chocolate cake.
But a glass of milk was also included.
«I didn’t order this.»
What service if you’re about to be kicked out of the store?
I looked up, dumbfounded, and Bate said, opening his eyes and scratching the side of his head lightly.
«It’s good to drink a lot of milk while growing up.»
It’s been a long time.
Being treated like such a proper child.
Everyone around me treated me like I was already a half-grown, semi-adult.
So did my father and cousins, not to mention Clarivan and Violet, who had me as boss.
Because they know very well that I’m not just an ordinary 11-year-old kid.
But that would be the same for Bate.
«Thank you for the drink.”
I took a sip of the milk as I bowed.
Bate looked at me with a slightly pleasing face, but when he met my eyes again, he returned to his expressionless face as if he had never done so.
He can’t control his facial expression.
I drank a couple more sips of milk because I thought I would have a giggle.
Then I had a conversation with Craney like that, Bate, who returned to his usual appearance, began working between tables filled with people on the second floor.
He stood with his hands in the corner to see if the guests lacked anything, and when he saw an empty glass, he quickly approached and filled it up.
Sometimes he looks downstairs at the counter, but most of the time he walks among the guests.
It was Bate I saw after being a regular at Caramel Avenue for the past few months.
For now, Bate was a better waiter than anyone else during the store’s business hours.
During the opening hours of ‘Caramel Avenue’.
«That’s why these days the family is in huge debt. ”
«Is the third person in the Peamin family cheating on. ”
«I heard a rumor from a relative of mine in the west. ”
Looking outside and sipping milk quietly, I can hear the conversation of women sitting in groups on all kinds of topics.
It’s as if my body is sitting here on ‘Caramel Avenue’, but my ears are listening to what happened all over the Empire.
Then I felt a strong look at me and looked up.
A moment ago, Bate stood still in a corner, as if all the scuffles with the landlord were lies.
He looked like a cat, shining amber bright eyes and standing unnoticed.
It’s a cat that seems to be doing its job while being sneaky but has sensitive ears.
He can’t control his facial expression.
I drank a couple more sips of milk because I thought I would have a giggle.
Then I had a conversation with Craney like that, Bate, who returned to his usual appearance, began working between tables filled with people on the second floor.
He stood with his hands in the corner to see if the guests lacked anything, and when he saw an empty glass, he quickly approached and filled it up.
Sometimes he looks downstairs at the counter, but most of the time he walks among the guests.
It was Bate I saw after being a regular at Caramel Avenue for the past few months.
For now, Bate was a better waiter than anyone else during the store’s business hours.
During the opening hours of ‘Caramel Avenue’.
«That’s why these days the family is in huge debt. ”
«Is the third person in the Peamin family cheating on. ”
«I heard a rumor from a relative of mine in the west. ”
Looking outside and sipping milk quietly, I can hear the conversation of women sitting in groups on all kinds of topics.
It’s as if my body is sitting here on ‘Caramel Avenue’, but my ears are listening to what happened all over the Empire.
Then I felt a strong look at me and looked up.
A moment ago, Bate stood still in a corner, as if all the scuffles with the landlord were lies.
He looked like a cat, shining amber bright eyes and standing unnoticed.
It’s a cat that seems to be doing its job while being sneaky but has sensitive ears.
He can’t control his facial expression.
The conference hall where the members of the aristocracy gathered was hot.
The reason is, issues that can be raised sharply by sitting opposite each other and divided into two camps are presented as the topic of the meeting.
«Where there is a drought, it is natural to temporarily lower tax rates to ease the burden on the Empire!»
«Is that the burden of the Capitals people? It’s a burden to the Eastern aristocrats!»
The two nobles, who were at the forefront of each group, stood up against each other by putting blood on their necks.
«The East was already tax-exempted last year’s drought. It’s greed to do so again this year, greed!»
«There’s been a worse drought than last year, so what!»
«Eastern aristocrats will either dispose of their private property or get money!»
After such a long flight, this time, the nobles, who were a little older than the nobles who forefront the war, came forward.
«The country’s finances are in a mess because of the tax cuts in the East. I don’t think you don’t know that either.»
«Our coffers are indeed down a little, but not really. Not enough to squeeze out the eastern blood.»
«But when the eastern nobles have fallen under the guise of drought, the rest of the country is suffering a great deal of damage. This is East selfishness, this selfishness.»
Lombardy and Angenas remained silent when each of them fighting with a loud voice.
Lord of Angenas was listening to his aides who constantly whispering, and Lulak Lombardy was easygoing as if he were sitting alone in another world.2
They were fighting fiercely as if national security was at stake right away, but in reality, it was not so serious.
There is a drought in the east, so will they be exempt from their taxes this year or not.
In fact, only a few members of the aristocracy sitting here were from the East.
There was only one reason why everyone was fighting so hard over other people’s business.
This was a battle of pride for the nobles, led by Lombardy and Angenas.
When such a heated war of words reached a lull.
Lord of Angenas spoke.
«If we have to exempt Eastern taxes no matter what, the levy on families who oppose it here should not be raised at all.”
“What kind of absurdity is that… Of course, if the tax on one side decreases, the burden on the other side will increase.»
The calm offensive was poured explosively on the Lord of Angenas.
But Angenas was silently receiving the grudges.
If the embers seem extinguished, they talk again and continue the atmosphere.
‘We must continue to stall on this agenda,’ Ferdick pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat.
He must ensure that the next agenda is moved to the next meeting.
The aristocracy followed the majority rule.
However, the number of nobles in the Angenas side present today was a bit small.
If they move on to the next agenda in this state, Angenas were sure to lose a lot of money.
But at that moment, the eyes of Ferdick Angenas and Lulak Lombardy met.
Lord of Angenas tried to put a handkerchief in his arms with a calm face, but it was a pity.
It was because Lulak Lombardy, who sat across from the large conference hall, was seen raising the corners of his mouth strangely.
The noisy market-like hall was quickly silenced by Lulak Lombardy’s voice.
The same was true of the Angenas camp, which stopped speaking.
Lulak Lombardy had such a presence.
«What’s the use of continuing our discourse here?»
The nobles, who were slow and reluctant to admit it, we’re becoming calm little by little, excited by the dignified voices.
Angelas said something hastily.
«What a contempt for our entire aristocracy! Apologize!»
He said something out of the blue because he spoke hastily.
Those who sided with Angenas also flinched for a moment and looked back at Ferdick.
His face turned red, but Ferdick Angenas stared at Lulak, pretending not to know and very angry.
«I mean, let’s hear the Emperor’s opinion. After all the taxes that we talk about here, who pays a lot and who pays less, all of them, belong to Your Majesty?»
There was nothing to refute.
There was an atmosphere of nodding and acceptance.
Looking back at the crowd, Lulak Lombardy said softly.
«Then why don’t we move on to the next agenda?»
Ferdick Angenas bowed his head.
No matter how hard he tried, he was no match for Lulak Lombardy.
It felt like he was blocked by a huge wall.
Ferdick Angenas steps toward the Empress Palace were heavy.
In the end, they were completely defeated by Lulak Lombardy.+
When he opened the door of the Empress Palace, the sound of breaking things from afar was already loud.
One of the Empress maid-in-honor had already told what had happened at the conference hall.
Lord of Angenas, who closed his eyes tightly, arrived in the drawing-room and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, a vase flew and broke into pieces at the feet.
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Chapter 141
Chapter 141
«Well, I’d like to hear what my granddaughter’s good idea is.»
Grandfather told me.
First of all, the response is not bad.
To be honest, I swallowed a sigh of relief, nervously.
Using the direct lineage authority to engage in Lombardy’s business, and to make suggestions to grandfather about what happened in the North are quite different stories.
I took a deep breath and then carefully exhaled it.
“Actually, Sir Clerivan sometimes asks me for opinions about the business of the company.”
My grandfather said with his eyes wide open as if it was unexpected.
Clerivan is one of the few people my grandfather recognize.
But it is hard to believe that Clerivan is discussing things with me.
I continued, feeling that my grandfather’s eyes looking at me changed a little.
«Yes. And that’s what happened this morning. About the landslides in the North.»
«Uhm. Yeah, Tia, you heard it too.»
Grandfather nodded at my gloomy face.
«So I was discussing a few things, and I thought it would be a good opportunity for Pellet and Lombardy.»
Grandfather stared at me for a moment without saying anything.
It was far from my grandfather’s usual appearance, who looked at me and burst into laughter ‘Huhuhuh!’
It was more serious and deeper than ever.
«I have a question before that, Tia.»
Grandfather spoke to me in a low voice.
«What do you think our Lombardy should do after knowing this landslide in the North?»
«Helping the North!. It’s been devastated by a landslide.»
Fortunately, Lord Ivan accepted Violet’s words and there were no more disastrous casualties than in my previous life.
Still, many people have lost their homes.
«I don’t think we should turn a blind eye to the crisis in the region, which is one of the pillars of the Empire.»
«How come? It’s far away and it has nothing to do with us.»
«The Empire is divided into East, West, South, North, and Central, but it is never divided again.»
Like it or not, the families are all intertwined with all sorts of ties and deals.
We should not sit back and do nothing about the far North.
«If we look at the mines right now, we’re going to have to get the North back to normal so that our Lombardy mining industry can get back to normal. Roll up our sleeves and step up to the plate to help. But.»
«But I’m sure there’s a way for Lombardy to benefit from helping the North.»
Grandfather nodded with a ‘Hum’ sound and asked.
«So what was the first priority in helping the North?»
I did not hesitate to answer immediately.
«The first priority should be to help rebuild the people of the North so that they can rise again on their own. And if there’s one more thing. It would be taking responsibility.»
«Responsibility?.»
Grandfather rubbed his short beard and spoke in a low voice.
«Yes, The Ivan family has greatly increased logging. The great Lords are responsible for them.»
«Aside from Ivan, I think there is one more family to share responsibility for the landslide, I think.»
I looked at my grandfather with eyes that didn’t contain laughter.
«What do you think, Grandpa?»
«. It’s good to be so reassuring to hear that I and my granddaughter have the same thought.»
My grandfather, who paused for a while, smiled secretly.
I also spoke in a much brighter voice.
«Of course, helping the North rebuild safely will come first!»
«Yes, sure, Of course!»
«And in the process, Lombardy is showing off!»
«What kind of showing off?»
Grandfather asked, crossing his hands on the armrest of the chair.
It was one of my grandfather’s habits when he concentrated.
«The Pellet Corporation has a lot of Triva wood, Grandpa. Sir Clerivan wants to return the woods back to the North.»
«That’s what Clerivan was thinking. Well, it’s uncharacteristic, but it.»
Grandfather said so and smiled.
«Right? If he sells it to Angenas now, it’ll be worth the price.»
If it was in Clerivan’s character, he would probably hand over the woods to Angenas without hesitation.
After receiving a huge amount of money.
Now that the supply and demand of Triva trees in the North are uncertain, Angenas will rush in with his eyes lit, so he can take his part.
But I’m the one who has the final decision in Pellet Corporation.
And Triva wood was collected from the beginning in preparation for this landslide.
‘The money I could have been earned’ was not a waste at all.
Because there’s a greater purpose than earning Angenas’ money.
«Sir Clerivan intends to resell the Triva tree owned by Pellet to the Northern families, including the Ivans, for reconstruction. It’s a price that doesn’t leave any transportation costs. And I’d like Lombardy to join here.»
«It’s not just Lombardy’s talking about buying wood and sending it to the North.»
«Isn’t the presence of an engineer as much as durable materials are needed at the disaster site, Grandpa?»
«You mean the civil engineers of Lombardy Construction.»
He points out my thoughts right away.
«Of course, they’re busy with the Angenas development project, but. «
I muttered so small that I read my grandfather’s mind.
When the story of the Angenas development project came out, Grandpa’s face hardened slightly.
Not only did Viese sign an absurd contract to receive the payment later, but now that the supply and demand of woods have been disrupted, the construction itself is uncertain.
Grandpa must be in deep trouble.
But that’s also for a while.
Grandfather soon spoke in a calm voice.
«It’s time for some engineers to leave for the West as a latecomer. If they stay in the North for a while, there won’t be a big problem.»
«Yes, I will send a letter to Clerivan.»
This leaves the North, especially the Ivans, deeply indebted to both Lombardy and Pellet.
«Oh, that sounds cool.»
«What do you mean, cool?»
«At the conference a few days later. I thought it would be so cool if my grandfather said, ‘Lombardy will help the North.’ like this!»
A different level of coolness from other nobles who fear that even a penny will be ripped off in the name of a grant.
My grandfather laughed as if he didn’t hate what I said.
I suggested while we were at it.
«Before the conference, why don’t you call in Deputy Lord Ivan yourself and tell him? The good news is supposed to tell it to his face!»
I don’t know if there is such a thing, but for now, it is!
Grandfather thought about my words for a moment and said.
«Would you like to speak to Deputy Lord Ivan yourself?»
I was really surprised this time.
Deputy Lord Ivan himself, but he’s the one with the official «Deputy Lord» business card.
Talk to someone like that in person.
This is a huge job.
I looked at my grandfather who was waiting for me without rushing me.
What kind of answer does Grandpa think I’ll give?
What expectations does he still have beyond his friendly face?
«If you’ll leave it to me, I’ll treat it properly, Grandpa.»
At that moment, a big smile spread all over my grandfather’s face.
«Yes, I’ll leave it up to you, Tia.»
Grandfather tapped me on the shoulder and said so.
Deputy Lord Ivan, Ronchent Ivan, sat in the drawing-room of the Empress’ Palace with a stiff face.
After hearing the sad news at yesterday’s conference, he was so distracted that he didn’t know how time would have passed.
After returning from the Palace to the mansion, Ronchent was able to get a little more detailed correspondence from his father, Lord Ivan.
Fortunately, there were not many casualties compared to the size of the landslide.
It was said that it was thanks to someone at the Pellet Corporation for warning in advance.
The bridge connecting the trade route was broken, and the walls of some important citadel in the north collapsed.
However, such things can be restored as long as the people of the land are safe.
In that case, it could be said that this landslide was sent by heaven.
But apart from that, Ronchent’s mind was heavy.
It was the will of heaven that there was a lot of rain that had never happened before, but it was human’s fault to cut down trees in the mountains carelessly.1
It was decided by the Ivan family.
Other families were also attracted to provide the woods to Angenas.
In addition to the Ivan family’s territory, the tree was cut down in the mountains owned by other families.
Due to the landslide, members of the Ivan family were feeling responsible.
It was the same with Ronchent Ivan.
It was Ronchent who recently sent a letter saying that logging should be increased to meet the demands of Angenas.
However, he did not visit the Empress Palace to resent Angenas.
Early this morning, there was a letter from Ivan.
Upon receiving it, Ronchent Ivan rushed to the Empress’ Palace.
However, it was only a few hours later that he actually met the Empress.
It was not until noon that the Empress woke up.
As is often the case, the servants who served Ronchent’s refreshments while waiting were nonchalant.
They don’t know what’s burning inside Ronchent.
However, it was impossible to wake the Empress up recklessly.
Perhaps it was his least consideration for the Empress to let her sleep with a little more comfort.
Even if time goes by, nothing has changed.
«Here comes the Empress.»
At last Empress Rabini showed up.
«What brings you so early, Sir Ivan?»
Ronchent Ivan hesitated how to bring it up.+
And after a few mumbles, he managed to spit it out.
The heavy news from Ivan’s territory.
«I’m sorry, Empress. Patriarch Angenas was swept away by the landslide and died.» (Karma)
Chapter 255
«You’re here, Crown Prince.»
«What about Your Majesty?»
«It’s the same today. I think it’s gotten worse. «
The Knight guarding the front of the bedroom shook his head.
«But Your Majesty will be pleased that Your Royal Highness has come. Your Majesty awaits your arrival.»
Perez answered briefly.
However, a little twist in one’s mouth was unbearable.
The Emperor must be waiting for his time to come.
There was a rattling noise from the tray of tea in his hand.
The loyal knights quickly opened the door to the Emperor’s bedroom.
Twice a day, Perez’s arrival time was fixed, so all the maids had already left.
Yovanes said, with an intrusive breath.
It was always the same thing.
Next to the bed were several small pieces of vases that seemed to have been broken by Yovanes without defeating his temper.
«I will prepare the tea.»
Perez prepared the tea as usual.
In a cup, a little larger than a regular one, a warm tea was put into Yovanes’ hands.
Even with his hands trembling, unable to breathe well, Yovanes quickly accepted the cup.
«Strangely, when I drink this tea, it’s a little easier to breathe.»
Yovanes said so and gulped down the tea.
Perez’s gaze watched it from a distance.
Yovanes hastily drank tea and emptied the second glass.
«Hmm, yes. That’s better.»
Yovanes said, sweeping his chest with a satisfied face.
While lying in his bed, he lost weight, and the generous appearance of the past has become unimaginably thin and dry.
However, only the unpleasant gaze toward Perez in those eyes was still there.
«That day after tomorrow is your celebration.»
Perez remained motionless on the spot, still with his hands behind his back.
Yovanes laughed at the sight.
«Behind the scenes, how bad will it be? The Crown Prince of the Great Empire, just like you, has become a man of low blood, mixed with it.»
It was Yovanes who coveted the lowly maid and brought a life out of the world.
However, there was no such guilt in Yovanes’ gaze at Perez.
«I should have saved Astana, I should have done it.»
That’s what Yovanes has been saying a lot lately.
As if he thought that word would provoke Perez.
But Perez always responded with a blank expression.
«At least. ahh. Astana. hngg. unlike you..arrogant. «
Yovanes stopped talking.
It was because he noticed that his body was strange.
He ran out of breath twice as much as usual.
As if his lungs were completely shrunk, he couldn’t breathe.
«Heokk. come on..haa. doctor. «
Yovanes said, tearing his stuffy chest and throat.
The gasping breath didn’t even come out properly.
But Perez didn’t respond.
He just looked at Yovanes, still behind him.
«Go. Don’t. haaa. stand still. Do. something. «
Eventually, the body of Yovanes, who was sitting, fell back.
The teacup that Yovanes was holding rolled over a thick rug under the bed.
It was then that Perez began to move.
Perez reached out and picked up the teacup, and with a cold face, he quietly laid it down on the side table.
Yovanes pointed a finger at Perez, realizing something.
Then he started screaming with all his might.
«. Outside. Call. » But what came out was only a voice that was less than a yawning sound.
Yovanes’ hands and feet began to stiffen.
Perez, looking down at the trembling limbs, opened his mouth.
«Die. Isn’t it all going to be comfortable when you die?»4
Yovanes distorted his face.
Perez laughed at the sight of Yovanes who doesn’t know what he meant.
«You don’t seem to remember. I’ve never forgotten it until now.»
«That’s what you said while holding the poison in my mother’s hand.»6
Yovanes’ eyes opened in bewilderment.
«That night, my mother had a fever. I went downstairs and wet the towel.»
Perez said, recalling that dark night.
«You’re there. But when mother sent dozens or hundreds of letters like that, even if she screamed for courtship, she couldn’t even see the hem of your clothes.»3
Do you know that it’s not something I’m proud of?
That night, Yovanes visited the villa alone with neither an attendant nor an escort.
Funny, it was also Perez’s first time to see his father.
It was the first time I saw a cowardly back through an open door.
«Drink this and finish it. I will take care of your son and save his life. So, die. My position is very uncomfortable because you’re not dying.»
Perez calmly recalled the memory of the day.
«My mother’s hand, who was holding her hem while crying for help, was very compassionate to Your Majesty.»
«Well, that’s. at that time. «
Yovanes puffed as if to make some excuse.
But he was short of breath, so even that was difficult.
And Perez even laughed looking at him.
«Go ahead and die. My position is very uncomfortable because you are not dying.»22
Eventually, Yovanes’ eyes began to turn.
It smelled bad, whether he had incontinent or not.1
Perez said in Yonvanes’ ears, who was trembling like a seizure.
«Your Majesty, I will take responsibility. I will leave you in the history books as the worst, stupid Emperor in the history of the Empire. So take it easy.»14
A ravenous sound, like an animal biting a bubble, emanated from the mouth of Yovanes, which opened up meaninglessly.
It was the sound of a person who had to die a long time ago, saying that he would try to breathe a few more times, so ravenous greed was met.
Eventually Yovanes’ movement stopped.
Perez looked into the eyes of Yovanes, which was wide open.
The red bloodshot eyes were filled with resentment for not knowing their sins.
But it’s also for a while.
Perez closed Yovanes’ eyes with an expressionless face.
He also released his hand, which had grasped his neck as if tearing it, and laid it neatly on both sides.
Finally, the mouth that had opened like a devil was also closed by pressing it.
Before you knew it, Yovanes looked calm as if he had fallen asleep.
Over the past hour, Yovanes’ was breathless and the bedroom without a quiet day was finally immersed in perfect silence.
Perez turned around.
Then he opened the bedroom door and said.
«Your Majesty is dead.»
While the startled knights hardened in place, the maid and court lady waiting outside the bedroom jumped inside.
Surprised, they immediately checked Yovanes’ breathing and heartbeat, but it was too late.
When the Emperor died, it was the etiquette that the whole country, as well as those he served by, fell in sorrow.
Soon, the knights dropped their heads.
But in the meantime, Perez was far away.
«I have to inform the obituary.»
It was when he spoke shortly and turned back.
At the end of the corridor, Florentia stood.
At that moment, he could tell.
That she already knows everything.
Perez’s face hardened.
As if he had been caught, he wanted to run away.
I’m afraid she’ll despise me.
It’s dirty and ugly. She might even curse at me.2
As she approached one step at a time, his heart beat faster.
And when they finally met each other.
She called his name and hugged him tightly.
Florentia’s warmth smeared on his hardened body.
The eyes of the knights and attendants near the bedroom gathered at the two.
So that they do not hear it.
She pulled Perez’s head and whispered in his ear.
It was a voice full of sadness.
«I’m sorry I didn’t find out in advance that something like that happened to you.»
Her hands, hugging his waist, swept his back.
«I’m sorry that you have been hurt alone.»7
It sounded as if a crack was breaking.
A drop of tears fell from his eyes, smearing over her shoulders.
Perez curled up his large body.
He put his body deeper in her arms and hugged her protectively.
Those who watched it were simply thinking, «The Crown Prince is saddened by His Majesty’s death.»16
Like they are trying to protect each other.
Like they were keeping this a secret between them.
No one knew the true reason that the lovers who hugged each other tightly were sharing.+
It was on the day of Yovanes, Emperor of Lambrew, died.1
A/N: You did great, Perez! I’m so proud of you! Live a happy life from now on!
And here’s my promised update! Enjoy the next one too!
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A small space in the corner of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The only objects were the podium and ten chairs lined up in front.
A public auction was held here today, just like any other day.
It was a ‘public auction’ mainly used by aristocrats or rich merchants when they wanted to sell their property safely.
If a small fee was paid at the selling price of goods, the whole process would be under the authority of the Imperial Family, so it was the preferred method because there was no useless gossip.
An official in a government office looked at the auction documents he had to deal with with a dull face.
A nobleman in the Northwest had sold a coal mine he wasn’t using to pay off a debt.
If you don’t have enough money and you have a lot of things, it’s enough to dispose of them one by one.
It was a normal routine, with boring thoughts passing by.
In particular, today’s auction has no more preparation because it is a simple bidding method if you put your bid in an envelope.
«Hopefully no bidders. «
Since it was a public auction held so frequently, sometimes bidders did not show up, making bids.
And an old coal mine.
The items at the auction were also not good at all, which made them more concerned.
If someone bids, then the auction must be opened once again so that the work increases.
Then, as if to quell the anxiety, he heard someone coming in through the door.
«You can sit in front of this. «
The mechanically guiding auctioneer stopped talking.
«Right, from the Top of Durak.»
It was Croyton Angenas, the upper Lord of the Angenas family.
He became so famous after the Coroi cotton project, which hit the jackpot throughout the Empire that no one in the Capital doesn’t know him.
His skin seems to glow, and the color of the clothes he’s wearing was different from that of ordinary people.
The auctioneer was puzzled as he quickly handed out the front chair.
Then, several people came on behalf of the Small and Medium Enterprises Association, but everyone responded the same as an auctioneer
«Why is Angenas here. «
Everyone couldn’t even come close and chatted in the distance.
Seeing Angenas’s participation, there was a conversation about whether there was more coal left in the Lira coal mine than expected.
Durak’s top-owner sat and crossed his arm with a satisfied smile as if enjoying the people’s reaction.
Then, the door opened again.
The auctioneer’s eyes, which was seeing Top of Durak’s Angenas in a daze accidentally turned to the side, and his eyes widened.
He was so surprised that I couldn’t even say a word.
And the response was the same for others at the auction room.
«Am I dreaming in broad daylight?»
There was a commotion in a narrow auction room.
Durak’s owner, who was enjoying the show with people’s attention, opened his eyes.
«Well, there you are.»
It was the people of Lombardy who had just entered the auction room.
It was Romassie Dillard, the Top of Lombardy, and Vestian Schultz of the mining company.
The attention that had been focused on Durak’s Top owner a little while ago quickly shifted to that side.
Durak Top’s owner was a bit disappointed, but he didn’t mind much because he will get a bigger profit in a moment.
He just stood up and greeted the two.
«Good afternoon, both of you.»
«Long time no see, Durak Top.»
Romassie Dillard shook hands with a grin.
Meanwhile, Croyton and Vestian secretly exchanged glances.
It meant let’s proceed as they talked in advance.
Vestian nodded, pretending to say hello.
A few days ago, the two men’s plot was almost caught, but Vestian did not change his plan or anything.
Given Florentia’s response, he thought she hadn’t heard anything.
Otherwise, there is no way a child with a secret can smile so brightly.
«No, I don’t know what’s going on. «
«I know, Angenas and Lombardy. I think the Lira mine is a lot bigger than we thought.»
«Oh, well, today’s auction is off.»
Since Lombardy appeared, everyone has given up bidding for the auction itself.
It would be worth rubbing against Top of the Angenas, but Lombardy was a different level of opposition.
It was because they were well aware of their way of taking whatever they wanted, even if they pay several times the amount.
Likewise, the auctioneer, who had been dazed at the sight of Lombardy and Angenas sitting side by side, rose from his seat.
There are still a few minutes left before the auction begins, but we’ve been waiting more for Lombardy to attend.
As the auction seemed to begin, the roaring interior became quiet.
It was then that the door opened again.
It was a handsome man who came into the auction room alone.
The man, looking around, stepped inside with a leisurely step.
Unlike the two famous family members, people felt sour.
But there was an unexpected reaction.
It was from the people of Lombardy and Angenas.
Unlike the three men who were flapping their hips in surprise, Clerivan was easygoing.
He shook his head and crossed his legs anywhere in the middle where no one was sitting.
Especially Romassie Dillard was surprised by his son’s sudden appearance.
After exchanging glances for a moment, Durak Top’s owner and Vestian frowned.
«The, uh, um auction. Let’s get started.»
The auctioneer checked the time and declared in a trembling voice.
«The lowest auction price is 700 gold.»
Those who attended the auction were given a piece of paper and an envelope that had not been used.
It was a simple way of writing down the amount of money for the bidding and sealing it, then the auctioneer checked it and won the bid to the person who wrote down the highest price.
No one was worried about how much Durak top, Lombardy, and Clerivan would write.
As soon as they received the paper and pen, they wrote down the number and sealed the envelope.
The people of Angenas and Lombardy, especially Vestian, glance at Clerivan, but he, who received the attention, was only looking forward.
The auctioneer took all the envelopes.
Only the sound of opening the square envelope was heard, but silence fell due to strange tension inside the auction room.
«I’ll announce the results. «
The auctioneer announced three bids that were close to winning the bid according to the procedure.
«First of all, Top of Durak. 2,000 gold.»
Vestian rolled his eyes with a smile and looked at the Top of Durak.
Obviously, he said 1800 gold would be enough.
The timid Durak Top’s owner, who didn’t believe in Vestian, managed to write 200 more gold.
«And secondly, the Top of Lombardy is 1600 gold.»
The inside of the auction room was noisy again.
«Then did Angenas win?»
«That’s right, he has spent 400 more gold.»
«Lombardy has lost to Angenas. «
The repercussions were even greater because no one was unaware of the delicate confrontation between Angenas and Lombardy.
Romassie Dillard looked at Vestian with a red face and asked in a small voice.
«What’s the matter, Vestian?»
Vestian shook his head and acted naturally, just as if he was in trouble and couldn’t figure out why.
«1600 gold was more than enough. «
«Let’s talk about it later.»
It was Romassie Dillard, who was angry, but he could only endure the simmering anger in front of the people.
«The presentation is not over yet. Finally. «
The auctioneer raised his voice.
The auctioneer, who saw the numbers on the paper, gulped down.
«Pellet Com0any. 2050 Gold.»7
The auction room is in shock and silence.
«Therefore, the Lira mine was sold to Pellet Company. I declare. «
The sound of a light wooden stick rang, but no one was speaking.
As it is, the time has hardened as if it has stopped.
In particular, the Top of the Durak was shocked and his mouth was puffy like a goldfish out of the water.1
Then Clerivan rose from his seat and the chair scratched the floor.
Surprised, Vestian, Durak Top, and his father, Romassie Dillard, looked at Clerivan one after another.
Clerivan stood up and checked his clothes with an unaffected face, and only then gave them an eye.1
The corners of his mouth crept up.
Again, with his head lifted, Clerivan strode out of the auction room with his long legs moving.
Durak’s Top owner screamed and grabbed his head.
No one left easily until the auctioneer quickly returned to the office with the documents behind him.
The jewelry business has cruised.
Just two months after winning the bid for the Lira mine, the first gemstone appeared in the world.
Clerivan picked it up himself and brought it to the Crowley craftsman from Ivan, and as he put it, at the «first gemstone I saw in the world,» the craftsman tried to kneel, saying, «Please let me work.»
But polishing was not easy.
How strong the jewels are.
In the meantime, the tools Crowley used were useless in front of the new gemstone.
However, as time went by, his obsession grew.
And two months later.
A jewelry store in Sedakyuna, Pellet Corporation opened.
«We don’t have a name for the jewel yet. What would you like, Lady Florentia?»
I answered Violet who asked me that.
«Diamond. Let’s call it a diamond.»5
Of course, diamonds were sold like hotcakes as soon as they showed up.
Despite being ten times more expensive than ordinary jewelry, pre-orders continued endlessly to Crowley.
He had no choice but to.
The beauty of diamonds has never been in this world.
When Crowley gave the Emperor the biggest and most beautiful diamond he had ever crafted, they said they could hear Jovanes’s laughing outside the Central Palace.
Looking at the diamond sales report while sipping cold fruit juice, it’s like heaven.
Maybe it’s because I took away the things from Angenas, my juice become sweeter.
I put down the glass of juice I had finished and muttered when looked out of the window.
«Now, let’s dig in Vestian.»
A father who loved Shananet the most in the world and was kind to his twins, or a traitor from Lombardy who held my hand as if to break it.
It’s time to see which of the two is the real face.
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The situation itself is like entertainment, Lulak’s face was full of smiles, but his collar smelled like the wind. [1]
He ran from Lombardy to here without delay.
«What the hell are you doing!»
Ferdick Angenas, the head of Angenas, shouted when pointed his finger at Lulak.
«Even though you are the head of Lombardy, it definitely crossed the line to break into His Majesty’s office!»
«Cross the line? So why are you here ask His Majesty to give Gallahan’s business for you?»
«When I know Angenas finds out the secrets of my family, I can’t help but read your dirty tricks.»
Lulak stepped forward and walked in towards Ferdick Angenas.
Lulak’s shadow fell over the short and slender Ferdick.
«Did you say I have crossed the line a while ago?»
«Well, Yes! How dare you come to His Majesty’s office. «
Lulak raised a hand threateningly, which seemed would twist Ferdick Angenas’s neck, who repeatedly said the same thing as a parrot.
Ferdick, who was under pressure, had to clench his teeth to avoid screaming at the strong grip that seemed to crush his shoulder.
Lulak leaned over to Ferdick’s ear and spoke softly.
«Did you sell your conscience and your head, Ferdick?»
So only Ferdick Angenas can listen.
«Just like you who didn’t move at all, if I made a move, Angenas would be like you.»
«What!, are you threatening me now?»
«Yeah, yes this is a threat! So listen to me, Ferdick Angenas.»
Lulak’s voice became even lower.
«From the moment you set foot in the Imperial Palace to steal the ready-to-wear business when you heard that my son was ill, you’ve crossed the line.»
His wrinkled brown eyes were glowing blue with anger.
«You just crossed the line that was protecting Angenas from me with your feet. Do you understand, Ferdick?»
Ferdick Angenas swallowed his saliva.
Although he knew that Lulak was ruthless when it comes to his heredity.
It was moved under thorough calculations that things might turn out like this.
Somehow, he kept thinking that he had crossed a line that he shouldn’t have crossed as Lulak said.
Regret was raising inside Ferdick’s head.
And as if reading his mind, Lulak said with a smirk on his wrinkled face.
«Okay. You will be thinking about it countless times in the future. Regret it, again and again. ‘I shouldn’t have touched Gallahan back then.’.»2
Lulak, who tightly grabbed Ferdick Angenas’s shoulder, turned around.
«It’s been a while, Durak Owner.»
Croyton Angenas apologized involuntarily.
«No, no. Don’t apologize now. There will be a lot of things to apologize for in the future.»
Lulak said with a smile, but Durak Owner’s face grew even whiter.
Ferdick Angenas looked at Emperor Jovannes belatedly asking for help, but the Emperor was only sipping alcohol with a bystander’s face.3
«So did Gallahan really have Tlenbrew disease? Are the rumors true?»
The Emperor asked Lulak.
«Ugh. Then it will be difficult.»
«You have nothing to worry about it, Your Majesty.»
«But if it’s Tlenbrew disease, next season. «
Jovannes also looked down at Lulak’s eyes and spoke less.
But what he meant was the same as what he had already said.
«Gallahan is currently under treatment.»
«Therapy? But isn’t there a cure for Tlenbrew disease?»
«So far it has been.»
Lulak paused for a moment.
«A new treatment has been developed. He is recovering very quickly. So Gallahan will be fine.»
A bewildered cry erupted from Ferdick Angenas.
Tlenbrew’s cure is nonsense.
Gallahan Lombardy might be better?
Lulak moved, knowing he would be angry, but because he calculated that if he could have a ready-to-wear business was worth to risk.
But if Gallahan really survived.
A cold sweat falls from his back.
«What if Gallahan doesn’t recover? What are you going to do then?»
Jovannes looked at Lulak with snake-like eyes.
«At that time, Lombardy would take responsibility and continue the business. It won’t happen. Gallahan will get up and show up.»
Lulak said that and left the office.
Last but not least, he won’t forget to stare at Ferdick Angenas.
«Well, let’s just watch it. The healthy Gallahan will not die.»
Jovannes said, waving his glass in peace.
Ferdick Angenas had to swallow bitter water.
Mrs. Sussew stared and sitting in front of Shananet.
«To hear rumors about Gallahan’s illness. Is this the way Lombardy treats the family he wants to do business with?»
«I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance.»
Shananet politely bowed her head.
Seeing that, Mrs. Sussew was even angrier.
«Give me an excuse! Only then will I be able to trust Gallahan and start a big business!»
After Shananet called Mrs. Sussew in a quiet voice, she took out a letter from her arms.
It was Gallahan’s letter.
After opening it, Mrs. Sussew let out a low voice.
[Dear Aunt Beatrix.
By now, I’m guessing that you must have been very upset when you heard about my situation.
I was going to tell you when the time came, but I would be lying to my aunt.
It was in the best interests of the younger brother, who was in the hospital, to get this job done properly by Gallahan.
For the future of my daughter Tia, I tried to keep it a secret for as long as possible, without anyone knowing.
However, in this circumstance where everything is known, I would like to ask my aunt for a frivolous request.
Trust me and wait a while.
If you don’t believe me for trying to deceive you aunt, please trust the person who took this letter.
We will do our best to bring the good news to you in person.
From Gallahan.]
I thought he was just a gentle and tender guy.
He almost like his father.2
Isn’t it heartbreaking to get angry at a sick nephew when he lies for his daughter and says ‘Auntie’?1
Mrs. Sussew, who had anger in her face, asked Shananet.
«I will come and tell you in person. What does this mean?»
Shananet tried to hide her confusion.
Although she did not express it, she was trying to accept all these situations as much as Mrs. Sussew.
While preparing to welcome them after hearing that Gallahan has Tlenbrew’s disease, Florentia visits Shananet.
Then, with a letter from Gallahan, Shananet was asked to meet Mrs. Sussew.
Along with the request, ‘Please come as Shananet Lombardy, not my father’s older sister’.
«One of the researchers, a Lombardy scholarship student, has just invented and brought a cure for Tlenbrew.»
«So, you mean Gallahan might be better?»
«He is under treatment.»
It’s the same with Gallahan and Shananet, siblings can’t lie.
Mrs. Sussew looked at Shananet with narrow eyes.
«What if I believe and wait, and that belief betrayed me? Angenas could come at any moment to take Sussew’s hand and jump in.»
Shananet confirmed what she had guessed and clenched her fists.
«Auntie, Gallahan is my younger brother, but he’s stupidly incapable of lying. It would have been better if he acted a little weaker, but he’s a fool who can’t.»
It had only been a few hours since I heard the news that such a younger brother had an incurable disease.
However, there was no room for mourning and confusion for Shananet now.
It was best for Gallahan, his younger brother, who was in the hospital, to finish this job well.
«I believe Gallahan is doing the best he can to overcome his illness at this moment. But, if Gallahan doesn’t live up to his promise. «
Shananet remembered the words of her young nephew.
»Please come as Shananet Lombardy, not my father’s older sister. «
Did the child even expect a situation like this to come?
Shananet smiled softly at the futile thought.
Then, looking directly at Mrs. Sussew.
«Then please trust Lombardy. Gallahan is the founder of ‘Gallahan Clothing Store’, but he is also the son of Lord Lulak Lombardy. And Lombardy never disappoints those who believed in him and worked with him.»
A moment of silence passed.
And Mrs. Sussew let out a low sigh.
«. Tell Gallahan not to worry about Sussew and just focus on treatment. Be sure to keep that in mind that I’ll hear back soon.»
Shananet got up from her seat, hiding her slightly trembling hands inside the sleeves of her wide dress.
Mrs. Sussew said when she rubbed her forehead with a tired face.
«Will you tell your husband to stop persuading us, since we don’t want to sell the mine we are in?»
Shananet was perplexed for a moment, then hid her expression and nodded her head.
«Yes, Aunt. I will do that.»
Three weeks have passed since the commotion.
Fortunately, all of the things that happened at once came to an end, but they were all just temporary measures.
The only solution is to create a cure for Tlenbrew and heal my father.
Estira is doing her best to research but hasn’t found a cure yet.
My father’s illness was steadily getting worse, just like in his last life.
And in this situation, I had to enter the Palace to play the role of Perez’s playmate.
I want to stay next to him, but my father pushed me to go and play with Perez to get some air and refreshing.
It’s what my father wants, but I can’t not go.
I got into the carriage with a gloomy face.
It took hours to arrive at the Imperial Palace from the Lombardy mansion, all kinds of thoughts ran through my head.
And finally, we arrived at Poirak Palace, where Perez lived.
Perez greeted me with a smile that seemed almost invisible.
Frankly, I was annoyed.
In this situation, I want to spend even one more hour with my father, the time I spent with Perez was wasted.
Perez, who received my dry greeting, stared at my face for a moment.
It was one of his habits.
Then Perez’s hand grabbed my hand.
«What? Where are we going?»
«A place to play today.»
«I’m not in the mood to play.»
What the hell do you know
It was time for my patience to runs out
Perez opened the large door with his other hand, which was not holding mine.
«The library at Poirak Palace. Here’s a collection of Tlenbrew disease books and herbal medicine. As much as I can find.»
Perez said when he pulled out the chair from the table in the middle of the library.
«Let’s find out about Tlenbrew disease together. If we look, we may find a way.»
«This time I will help you.»
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«Did you pick it up on your way?»
«Open it up and take a look.»
Perez looked at me again and opened the box with a careful touch.
As soon as a little sunlight hit, hundreds of thousands of glittering jewels appeared.
It is a diamond brooch specially made for Perez.
He didn’t even touch a diamond he’d never seen before, he just looked at it.
«How? Do you like it?»
It’s an ambiguous sentiment.
To be honest, with a little bit of sadness, I deliberately put my utmost effort into it.
«I custom-made it for you.»
Without thinking for half a second, he answered right away.
I think he’s a bit quick to change his posture.
«Don’t just watch it. Try to see if it suits you.»
I was going to pretend to be cool.
I couldn’t win the impatience and said.
After a moment of hesitation, Perez pulled out the brooch and put it on his chest.
The jewel polished with the most colorful method of cutting by Crowly was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop looking at it despite its being so shiny that hurt my eyes.
In the background, Kylus let out a small exclamation.
I couldn’t agree more with that feeling.
The brooch was made only for Perez.
The same was true of high purity and large diamonds, but this was even more so in harmony with the humpstone, which was crafted in the same way.
«I knew it would look good on you.»
I was proud that Perez’s beauty seemed to come to life even more.
Kylus and Caitlyn nodded vigorously as if they agreed with me.
Perez curiously, unable to take his eyes off the diamond.
«But it must have been very expensive.»
If you were going to pay for this brooch, it would have cost you hundreds of gold.
It’s all the more so because it’s a diamond that we can’t sell these days. After all, the ransom has jumped several times.
I shrugged and asked Perez.
«You dress up here and there. You’ll look good anywhere.»
Perez nodded, fiddling with the brooch on his chest.
But he soon put the brooch back in the box.
«I’ll do it on a special day.»
«Well, it’s up to the person who got the gift.»
Perez seemed to be in a very good mood now, seeing a smile subtly around his mouth.
It’s funny how presenting Perez made me realize I was the owner of a diamond mine.
«We’re about to get back. «
I was going to say let’s go back to Poirak Palace because I thought there was a cold wind.
«Hmm? There’s a guest.»
The familiar and resonant voice of Emperor Jovanes was heard.
The Emperor was not alone.
Behind the Emperor, who entered the garden with him behind his back, was the Empress and Astana.
Perhaps the Empress, who invited Astana to spend time with the Emperor, would not hide her discomfort.
And first of all, Astana, who was looking at me, made eye contact.
Astana, now 15 years old, was completely in his adolescence.
It was also closer to what I remembered as Astana the First Prince.
«I greet Your Majesty the Emperor, the Empress, and the First Prince.»
I hurried up from my seat and greeted in good manners.
«Someone did, and it was you.»
Jovanes took turns looking at Perez with curious eyes.
And in the end, he talked to me in a friendly voice.
«It’s been a long time, Florentia. Was it the last time Gallahan was awarded the Order of Medal for National Foundation?»
A smiley face saying that really looks like a friendly next-door guy.
In fact, it’s hard to imagine that he’s slicker than anyone else and calculates political gains and losses.
Either it wasn’t an attitude towards Perez or an act of weighing his own interests above his children.
Anyway, Jovanes is the Emperor of this Empire.
I said with a white smile on purpose as if I was ashamed.
«You even remember that. It’s an honor, Your Majesty.»
Jovanes said, opening his eyes round and then smiling.
«You speak so beautifully.»
«Thank you for your compliment. Your Majesty.»
But at the same time, there is no reason to be afraid, and with great determination.
Because I’m Lombardy.
I smiled softly, not avoiding the Emperor’s gaze.
Then a shadow crossed the eyes of the Emperor.
The Emperor, who had been looking at me for a while, turned his head slightly and looked at the Empress and said,
«There’s no place like this for a cup of tea. Why don’t we join them, Empress?»
That’s what the Emperor says, and the Empress has something to say.
«So it be, Your Majesty.»
But at the same time, she didn’t forget to stare at Perez as if she was going to kill him.+
Additional tables and chairs were placed were Perez and I were.
Such an awkward and uncomfortable place has been set up.
Astana and Perez, who happened to sit face to face, did not even look at each other, and the Emperor drank tea alone in such an uncomfortable atmosphere.
No matter what other people do, you just have to be comfortable with yourself.
He was such a despicable emperor.
Then again, Astana and I met in eye contact.
Why does he keep looking at me like that?
It was a really uncomfortable tea time.
Oh, I can’t wait to go home.
The Emperor asked me, I regret it, I should have stayed at Poirak Palace.
«Is Gallahan all right now?»
«Yes, thankfully, the medicine worked well and recovered without any aftereffects.»
«That’s a good thing.»
The Empress said as she intervened in the conversation.
She was going to take away my father’s ready-to-wear business.
«And the Second Prince.»
The Empress is called Perez.
Perez replied reluctantly, with a smug smile.
«You’d better welcome guests inside the Poirak Palace as much as possible. That’s where the Second Prince lives.»
In short, she meant not to wander outside, but to stay in Poirak Palace.
So You and Astana can walk around in perfect condition?
I thought I’d stay still and drink tea, but I can’t.
I answered instead.
«It’s my fault, Empress.»
With my face full of tears.
«I wanted to see the garden here, so I begged the Second Prince. Please scold me.»
The Empress was embarrassed for a moment and coughed in vain.
«Well, if Lady Lombardy says so, let it slide this time.»
«I heard that anyone who enters the Palace is free to enter. It’s my fault that I was wrong. I’m so sorry, Your Majesty.»
I immediately turned the gaze to the Emperor.
In fact, everyone knows that this garden is freely available.
The Empress is being unreasonable.
Under these circumstances, there is a certain word that the Emperor can say.
«… It’s not that you are wrong. This garden is open to the public.»
«Really? Then can I come to see here every time I come to the Palace, Your Majesty?»
The Emperor looked at the Empress and nodded slowly.
The Emperor said there was no problem, so the Empress had nothing to say.
I smiled more innocently on purpose and said to Perez.
«I can’t believe I’m going to be able to see the garden again. I’m glad, aren’t you, Your Majesty the Second Prince?»
I kicked Perez’s foot under the table.4
Fortunately, Perez replied appropriately.
«Thank you, Your Majesty!»
I kept smiling at the Emperor, leaving the Empress out of the conversation.
The Emperor stared at me like that and said in a mischievous voice.
«Well, she’s different. Florentia, why don’t you be my daughter? There will be a lot more fun to be my daughter than Gallahan’s.»
I’m in the pellet business these days, in the mine.
You don’t even know how much fun I live.
It was ridiculous, but I answered deftly with a smile.
«I don’t know about my father, but you might have to fight with my grandfather. Are you going to be okay? My grandfather really fond of me!»
Surprised by my bold reaction, the Emperor burst into a big laugh.
«Hahaha! What a witty child!»
Then, in a moment, the voice became quiet.
«Yes, I can see at a glance that you are loved by the household Lord. What a good quality diamond.»
It was my head where the Emperor’s eyes were fixed.
To be exact, it was a hairpin.
A thick diamond the size of a thumbnail and a smaller diamond were embedded around it.
«These days, diamonds are so popular that it’s hard to get a small one. It’s so sweet of him to buy such a hairpin for his granddaughter.»
Even so, the Emperor’s eyes did not fall off my hairpin.
It was terrible greed.
Obviously, the Emperor was bought twice the size of it when the diamond business was established.
He also secretly bought several sets of earrings and necklaces.
I know for sure because I approved directly to Clerivan.
Such a physical desire even though he was born as a Prince has given everything and became an Emperor.
He was a great man in a way.
I raised my hand and said, smoothing my hairpin.
«I’m ashamed of this, but this hairpin is not a gift from my grandfather.»
«No, I got it from my teacher, Your Majesty.»
Jovanes tilted his head.
«Yes, Clerivan Pellet, who runs Pellet Company, is my teacher.»
«Whoa, Clerivan Pellet?»
Jovanes was genuinely surprised as if he didn’t know.
«He’s still teaching you even after he left Lombardy?»
«You must be truly a precious disciple. When I see he takes care of you even though he’s so busy!»+
«Thanks to his care, I’m watching and learning a lot.»
«Yeah, that’s the best learning.»
I could feel it immediately with my skin.
The Emperor’s eyes on me have changed.
But Astana, who was still without saying anything, caused an accident.
He suddenly took the brooch box in front of Perez.