Her Royal Highness Seems to be Angry

Large grains of rain pour down to the ground like waterfalls from cloudy skies, occasionally flashing as thunder rips the sky apart.

Thick rain clouds cover the sky above the Wang capital Nirvaan, wandering more and more to crush the streets of darkness where rain and Xia take place.

"Father, is something wrong?

In the dim office, Fried asked Scarlo, who would sit at the concierge in front of him.

I thought I'd talk to you a little bit about territory.

That's what Scarlo says. He gives a single envelope to Freed. It is a letter of periodic report sent from the territory a few days ago.

"Is that from Uncle Phantom? What's in the letter?

"That's not much different from last time. Wheat is still out of business this year, and our finances remain in deficit."

Scarlo and Fried rarely return to the territory for networking in the King's Capital. For this reason, the Duke's territory is administered by Phantom, the brother-in-law of Scarlo. Scarlo has a sister who makes a division and stays away from the main house, and Phantom is the son-in-law of that sister.

"Potatoes are growing well."

"Right. It was a tiny amount when I picked up the seedlings a year ago, but I think I'll be able to secure quite a bit this year. But it's not good enough to keep stocks of rye and barley... both livestock and liquor will collapse"

"Yeah, the only thing holding up right now is dye production in the Milana region. As it is, management will cease to stand..."

The territory of the Duke of Filialeggis, which extends at the foot of the Borealis Mountains in the north, on the border with the Lapis State, is dominated by the growing of wheat and dairy farming or the manufacture of liquor because of its cold climate. But the wheat failure continued more than two years ago, thereby causing the industry in the rear to be devastated.

The letter from Phantom contained a brief description of the current situation in the Duke's territory and a statement that he wanted to talk about it because he wanted to start a new industry in running his finances.

"My uncle says he wants to open up new industries..."

"They don't detail it in the letter, but they want to pioneer the mountain. I can't leave the king's capital, Fried, so come and take my place."

"Yes, sir."

With a small nod to Scarlo's instructions, Fried dropped his eyes on a line of letters in his hands.

"By the way, Father, is this mysterious organization written in the letter an example denomination?

"Oh, you seem to have twitched and permeated my realm for years. They're handing out miracle food and stuff, and they seem greatly appreciated by the people."

Reports are up that the food they impose can work fine for days simply by eating a meal and offering prayers, and that the power of miracles can cure diseases and injuries. Is it called and worshipped by the people "the use of God" or "the wise man of salvation"?

"Do you think our territory should also be regulated? In the neighboring Marquis Bentson territory, you issued an alert for fear of influence over the people, didn't you?

"I don't think it's okay if the inhabitants work without complaining. In fact, some territories encourage their activities."

To Fried's opinion, Scarlo roared in arms. In fact, I also hear rumors that some noblemen make large donations because their lords themselves are impressed.

"Besides, if you want to cause problems, you can hire mercenaries or vigilantes to tow them."

Closed denominations, suspicious ones with no idea of inside information or anything else, but the Duke's family acquiesces in the activities of the denomination because it is certain that faith in the denomination is the physical and psychological support of the people.

Now I'm still trying to see how things are going, and Scarlo looks back at Fried again.

"More than that, are you still hanging out with the unfamiliar?

Scarlo has delegated some of the territory's operations and so on to Fried, but he knew the fact that he was selling some of his merchandise to his “friends”.

"I don't know what I'm good at, I'm a business associate. Thanks to our dealings with them, we have managed to pay off our Duke's debt."

As a trace of the Duke of Filialeggis family, I hope you do not engage with the unidentified, but it is also certain that the Duke family, as Fried put it, owes money from the surrounding aristocracy and from the banks in the city well.

Now that the finances are painful, it is difficult to repay the debt, and there is no denying the status quo we have managed to have in Fried's dealings.

"... do you have to? Well, please be careful."

"Yeah, I know."

That's when the two conversations broke off, the office room was knocked. When Scarlo gives permission to enter, Saligna quietly enters the room.

"Oh, brother. Good mood."

Saligna, who found Freed, smiled and greeted him.

"Ah."

In contrast, Fried just replied small, leaving the room just so that Saligna and I didn't seem particularly interested.

"Father, can I help you?

Inside the office where Fried exited, Saligna asked her father, who would sit in front of her.

"Saligna, Daniel told me. I went to her house, didn't I?"

In contrast, Scarlo had a sinister look on his face. I heard that Saligna had gone from herself to Drossel's mansion where she thought she would never have to go again.

"And from you. Is that true?

It was only recently that I heard about Saligna's departure for Drossel's mansion. Apparently Saligna was stopping and nobody tried to talk to Daniel until he could teach him.

As for Scarlo, I was going to stay out of this because my creepy daughter finally left the house, but I didn't even think Saligna was going to see her from herself or anything.

"Yes, it's true, Father."

Scarlo looked grumpy at Saligna, who answered Cille without being offended.

"Why did you go? I told you to stay out of that."

"That's your father's subjective idea, isn't it? But Drossel moved His Majesty, didn't he? Can your father also understand how important it is if you think objectively?

……

Scarlo silenced on Saligna's words. Even though he denied it by mouth, Scarlo also knew the value of Drossel.

But there was also the aversion that had accumulated so far and exhaustion against Drossel, who had caused all the commotion in recent times, and Scarlo was intrinsically complicated.

"Even if your father doesn't think well of Drossel, that child is part of my Duke's family."

……

"Isn't there a hand you don't use?"

Scarlo is trying to penetrate a policy of not engaging with Drossel, but Saligna is rather the opposite.

Even the Duke's house, it's not easy to move a king. But Drossel crossed with the king in one of his own, swallowing his demands to the king.

I hate Drossel just like my family, but the important thing is that Drossel has the power to move even the king.

"Besides, Augusto told me the other day that he had a surgery class with senior bureaucrats at the Ministry of Magic. Wasn't it a wonderful lecture that also roared Lord Williams of the Duke of Blois"

……

"I was surprised that she, without magic, had knowledge of the procedure, but this connection would be available for the development of our Duke's house, and perhaps for the promotion of Augusto. Come on, Dad, wish me happiness, right?

"... right"

Even though such a precious being is tied together in the most user-friendly relationship of family, it is unusual to miss out on missouri without even using it.

That is why Saligna went to see Drossel arbitrarily, disregarding the intentions of the house.

"If your father doesn't want to see Drossel, I'll go see him instead."

"Saligna......"

"Sure, he's been a lot of different kids for a long time, but wasn't that just as a kid? Now she is the Duke's hope. If we drag on the old days forever, we'll miss the opportunity."

"... that makes sense..."

To Saligna, who clearly says so, Scarlo clouds his words.

Saligna is right, Drossel is worth more than just a 'duke's warrant' right now. I can't get hungry on my back, and if it's available, I might be able to regain my current predicament on the Duke's land.

But it doesn't change that Drossel was once a creepy kid.

It started out differently when she was born, and there were times when she was strangely grown-up and tried to reason strangely, and things were moving and falling after she went through. The cropped appearance, no emotional ups and downs, being odd-eyed, etc. go hand in hand, and even now Scarlo still finds them creepy when he remembers them.

Moreover, Drossel in recent times had a leopard attitude as before. She was a submissive daughter who had never stood up and defied the face of Scarlo or the Duke's house, but she was defiant these days.

Scarlo was wondering if she could use her daughter like that and how to move it even if she could.

"Father, is it time for you to be free? After this, the tailor will come and measure the dress for the wedding."

He still said something. He said it was Scarlo, but he can't interfere with his near-marriage daughter's dowry support either.

"... well. Then go."

"Yes, excuse me"

A small sigh and a salute to Scarlo, who smiles, Saligna gracefully leaves the office.

I was about to go back to my room like this, but before that, I could hear myself calling from the dark hallway.

"Sally, my sister..."

A tiny voice trembling fine was heard from the darkness, and Saligna hacked, stopping her legs and looking in the direction of her voice.

At that moment, a loud thunder sounds in the hallway with the roar. The white flash, which spread all over the hallway window, edged silver and soaked up the figure standing in the middle of the hallway.

"Chris, what's wrong?

It was Krista. Saligna is surprised to grab the dress with both hands and to see her sister still distorting her face crying.

"Why... why did you go to your sister Drossel?

Krista takes a step towards Saligna, whining to squeeze it out. Apparently Krista was listening to the conversation between Saligna and Scarlo earlier.

"Sally, your sister said. Drossel, your sister says you need to be in the Duke's house. So you don't need me? Am I no longer of service to this House?

"necessary presence in the Duke's house." That was the word Krista had been told by her family until now. She herself is delighted and proud to be told so.

Yet I said that the family who loved themselves "needed” to talk about Drossel, who had previously been neglected by his family. I felt as though I had also been deprived of my place in the family, and Krista was under severe anxiety.

"Calm down Chris, what are you talking about?!

"Drossel, because your sister is more capable, Sally, you and your father don't need me anymore, do you?!

Saligna was in a hurry for Krista, who vomited the words to slap her. Her precious sister seemed to have made a major misunderstanding due to Saligna's words.

"No! You're mistaken."

With her hands on both shoulders of Krista, Saligna said, looking into her eyes with Krista.

"Chris, listen carefully. I did try to make contact with Drossel for the Duke's house. But there was another purpose. I'm never going to abandon you about Chris! Because you're my precious sister."

"... important... really, is it?

"Of course. Me and your father, we all love Chris. So don't worry."

When Saligna said that, Krista seemed to have regained some calm and pulled out her ho shoulder strength. And for a moment only, he gives a Kyotong look and leans his neck suspiciously.

"... Sally, what's your other purpose?

"That's right. I think Drossel's been acting strange lately. It doesn't have the same seizures as before, and the atmosphere is different somewhere. Don't Chris think so, too?

"Drossel, your sister...?

When Saligna returned to the Duke's house, Drossel was away from the main mansion, but the rumors alone felt immediately like Drossel had changed.

I used to have eclampsia, rumbling and crying out, but now I was calm as people had changed, and I used to try to be more involved with my family, but I looked at Saligna the other day, who had gone out to meet me, as if she were someone else in red.

It's like going back to Drossel as a child... no, Saligna shouldn't seem to make any sense to her changing personality.

"Yeah. You heard I went to Drossel's mansion a while back, didn't you? What do you think that kid called me then? Dear Saligna (...), right?

"It's..."

"That's not all. I heard that the child, who had previously hit the servant with nothing trivial, had covered the servant until he poked his mother. He bit me about the servant, too. Don't you think that's strange?

……

Saligna finds value in use in her current Drossel, but at the same time she was alert to a Drossel with a different atmosphere than she used to be.

"... when you say that, Drossel, your sister was strange in school. I used to be happy to do things I wasn't interested in at all, or even adored by all those smoky teachers..."

Blinking his eyes as if haphazardly, Krista thought with her eyes down. Apparently, Krista had an idea, too.

"To find out how Drossel changed, I'm going to see Drossel. There's no other way than to do that, is there?

"Sure, Sally, your sister is right..."

You understood Saligna's sincerity, Krista lowered her head with a pepper towards Saligna.

"... I apologize for taking the liberty of making a mistake"

"It's okay, I'm glad you understand."

Saligna strokes Krista's head with a pomp. Saligna was howling down her chest that the misunderstanding of her beloved sister had been successfully solved.