How to get Healed at Demon Farm

After the swearing-in ceremony, there was a small commotion with the arrival of Yakums and the fairies, but fortunately, there were no major problems.

The Yakums quickly became quiet, while the fairies, who were flying around excitedly, quickly disappeared after getting tired.

Still, some of the guests looked dazed at the unexpected appearance.

Fortunately, the performers came to their senses first and began to play their instruments.

In a while, a beautiful melody wound around the whole area.

Thanks to soft and calm music, those who were confused quickly regained their senses.

Somehow, after successfully completing the swearing-in ceremony, a large number of Demons gathered in front of me and started congratulating me.

"Congratulations, Lord Cardis."

"You were so cool, my lord."

It was the first time in my life that I greeted so many strangers, such as an elderly noble who greets me politely, a young nobleman full of ambition and sparkling eyes, and even a noble young aristocrat who reacts like a fan who met a star.

At the moment when I was about to frown slightly at the incessant crowd of people, Ryan whispered to me.

"Sihyeon, don't change your expression. You have to smile all the time.”

"I'm sorry. I didn't know."

“Now, every little action of Sihyeon will lead to the evaluation of Cadis Estate. It is also one of the duties of the Lord to maintain amicable relations with many nobles.”

"Ugh…"

“Sihyeon, you shouldn't take the aristocratic society lightly. Every little mistake that you normally overlook can lead to huge consequences here.”

As I began to feel the fear of aristocratic society little by little, my expression became unnatural and my hands began to sweat.

"Haha, but you don't have to be too nervous. I'm going to help you from the side today. You have to just take care of your facial expressions."

Ryan's signature cool smile reassured me.

After a little relaxation, I began to greet the guests again.

Strangely, Ryan knew the names of many guests, their families, and even simple personal information.

By the time the conversation was about to get a little stuck, Ryan naturally evoked the atmosphere, bringing up the right topic.

As I watched from the side, admiration flowed out naturally.

"How do you know all this?"

"Didn't I tell you? In social circles, I’m quite well-known. Of course, this is basic."

With his help, I was able to withstand some of the crowds.

However, I was not good at managing my facial expressions, so I quickly began to show my tiredness and reluctance that I couldn't hide.

Ryan noticed the small change and said to the guests who flocked around me.

"Everyone! It looks like the new lord is still tired from the swearing-in preparation. I'm sorry to those of you who've been waiting, but I think Lord Cardis needs to take a break."

"Oh… I really wanted to say hello."

"I see. It's a shame."

People expressed regret hearing Ryan’s words.

However, they did not try to talk to me by force, they stepped aside and started looking for other conversation partners.

"Oh… Everyone backed away more easily than I thought.”

“Being able to quit in moderation is also an important etiquette.”

I went with Ryan to the table where farm members were.

"Congratulations, Sihyeon!"

"Congratulations!"

As soon as they found me, they brightened up and congratulated me from the bottom of their hearts.

And among them was Kael.

"Congratulations."

"Thank you, Sir.Kael."

"I've never seen anyone ascend to the peerage so quickly in my life. Maybe it will go down in the history of the Demon World.”

Kael, who looked at me as if he was proud, changed his expression into a serious one and continued his words.

“It must be because you have great abilities, but envy and jealousy always swarm to the place with outstanding abilities. You have to be more careful with your words and actions from now on.”

They were words that didn't suit his childish figure, but it was the most important piece of advice for me now.

“I'll keep that in mind. Thank you for the advice."

Maybe because he liked my attitude of taking his advice seriously, Kael nodded with a satisfied smile.

"Stop talking about boring stuff and you should sit down and rest. He looked like he was going to die surrounded by a bunch of annoying bugs a while ago."

"I didn't think I'd die…"

"Hahahah. Now you know why I hate this position?"

"…… "

I answered Kanef's question in silence.

It was certainly true that I didn't want to continue doing this kind of tiring thing.

It was so much easier to brush the yakums for hours.

As if he read my thoughts, Ryan looked at me with a little pity.

"Even if it's hard to deal with the guests, you have to get used to it. Sihyeon's swearing-in is a one-day schedule, but there are occasions when the event is held four days in a row in a much larger place."

"Four days?"

"Yes. In fact, people with good physical strength sometimes stay in their seats for four days straight and greet the guests."

"Huh…"

A deep sigh came out unknowingly.

I can't believe someone doing this for four days straight.

Just imagining it makes me sweat.

"Sihyeon, I brought you something to drink."

When Lia handed over a glass of drink, my thirst, which I had forgotten in tension, came belatedly.

"Oh! Thank you, Lia."

"You're welcome. Please feel free to let me know if you need anything. I'll bring it to you in a minute."

The tension that remained melted away at her tender consideration.

Thanks to the little leeway, I slowly sipped the drink and looked around.

Naturally, I was attracted to the place where many people gathered.

I looked closely to see why they were gathered like that.

But at the center of so many people, to my surprise, was my mother.

Next to her was Godmother Diana, and there were a lot of aristocratic Demon-women and young female aristocrats around the two.

At first glance, my mother and Godmother Diana seemed to be leading the conversation.

I knew my mother originally liked to chat, but I didn't know it would continue even in the Demon world.

I wasn't the only one who was amazed at the sight.

"Oh… I guess your mother is better at this than Sihyeon. Of course, Godmother Diana is helping her a lot, but it's not easy to lead the atmosphere like that from the beginning."

When Ryan responded with admiration, other members also nodded as if they agreed.

Seeing my mother purely enjoying herself, I wondered if I should bring her if there was an occasion like this in the future.

I turned my eyes again and looked around.

The more famous or high-ranking the people were, the more people naturally gathered around them.

Like around where Godmother Diana was, many people gathered around the place where Germour's leader Agrun was, and also in the place where Surin, a member of the Blue Crystal Chamber was.

Hmm?

But why is it so quiet here?

I felt something strange and looked around.

This table also had people with great reputations in the Demon world, and there were three key figures from among the five great aristocratic families.

However, people only looked at this place for a short time, and there was no one who wanted to approach or talk.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't find the answer, so I asked Ryan who was next to me.

"Ryan, why is it so quiet around us? Even though Elder Kael and others are quite influential."

"Oh… that's…"

Everyone's eyes, except me, naturally turned to Kaneff.

He sipped his beer regardless of the gaze.

Ryan continued his explanation with a wry smile.

"There is one absolute unwritten rule in the social world."

“Unwritten rule?”

“It's very simple. Never approach Mr. Kaneff.”

"…??"

As soon as I heard the unwritten rule from Ryan, I didn't understand it at all, but something naturally came to mind and it seemed to make sense.

Kael kicked his tongue with a pathetic expression.

"Tsk tsk…how much brawls have you been into……."

"Hey, what do you mean by brawls, geezer. Tch! I just took care of some annoying bugs."

‘Took care’

For some reason, the image of Kaneff taking care of the annoying guys got clearly drawn in my head.

Perhaps it was far from social etiquette.

At the light from our eyes filled with various thoughts, Kaneff wrinkled his eyes.

"In the first place, you’re by my side right now to avoid troublesome things, aren’t you geezer? Did you think I don't know about that shallow technique of yours?"

“Hmm…'”

Kael coughed in vain, avoiding Kaneff's gaze.

Huh?

That does sound like a great technique.

Does that mean I can avoid troublesome things if I stay next to the boss?

Maybe I should make use of this technique

But my thoughts were soon discovered by Ryan.

"Sihyeon, you can't think of avoiding it like that."

"Ugh… Was it obvious?"

"And if you're too close to Mr. Kaneff, it's possible that your reputation will be bad."

"I remember following him and getting caught up in bad rumors."

I decided to give up on the technique following Ryan's advice and Andras' vivid testimony.

"Ah…”

I looked at Kaneff with a deep sigh.

Eventually, Kaneff, who couldn't stand it, shouted with a grumpy look on his face.

"Hey! Get out of here! I'm going to drink alone, so you guys eat well and live well together!"

Andras and Ryan, who looked flustered, began to soothe Kaneff one after another.

"What are you saying, Mr.Kaneff? Don't you know that we don't think so?"

"Andras is right. It's just the prejudice of people who don't know what Mr. Kaneff is really like."

"…."

Kaneff didn't listen to their words while pretending to be grumpy and kept drinking beer.

However, Kaneff's grumpiness didn't last long thanks to a cute guest who didn't know the unwritten rule.

"Papa!"

Speranza came to the table with the baby griffins sleeping in the basket, followed by the Barbatos twins.

(To be Continued)

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