The Male Lead Is In Charge Of The Successor

“You know Ermund? It was his great-grandfather’s brother who traveled to the other side of the world and made a name for himself in business, and now he’s an excellent business partner for Basquiella.”

Bahidman stood up and patted Lancia’s head.

“And how is Count Ermund the Jackal?”

“Ah, he is at peace.”

“That’s a pleasure to hear. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Count Ermund is a nobleman of impeccable character, and he is at peace.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Lancia’s eyes widened like a child listening to a fairy tale. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.The look of fear in her eyes that had frightened Bahidman a moment ago was gone. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.She nodded vigorously, looking reminded.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

As they talked, Eisel approached Bahidman’s desk and placed the assignment he had given her on it.

[Festival……yearly……scale…….]

Eisel glanced at the papers Bahidman was organizing. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.He turned to see Bahidman approaching after the conversation behind him had ended. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.He instructed Lancia to serve cookies and tea.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“How was your exam today?”

“You always ask me things my father doesn’t ask.”

Instead of answering, Eisel pulled a test out of her bag and held it out. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.It was clean, ungraded paper. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Bahidman took it, glanced at it, and handed it back with a slow smile.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Today we will take a test, not a class.”

“A test?”

A test out of nowhere? Eisel tilted his head.

“Come in.”

Bahidman gestured to the other side, and the door opened and a boy about 13 walked in. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.The blue-haired boy bowed deeply to Bahidman and stood in front of Eisel.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“You’re a …… boy.

At first glance, the boy’s thin lines could be mistaken for girls’. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Even Lancia, who was eating a cookie in the distance, stared at him in surprise.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Say hello.”

“Elias Julgert Wesanitzel.”

Elias Julgert?

Eisel rolled her eyes and furrowed her brow at the vaguely familiar name.

“Wait, Elias Yulgert is…….

“Please call me Lars.”

‘Isn’t he the heroine?’

Eisel stared blankly at the boy in front of him.

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Eisel remembered only one Elias Yulgert. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.The heroine of the original, the beloved of the Lords and ladies of the land, the only heroine in the novel’s universe to have a harem. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.She had a brilliant memory, a brilliant mind, and a divine skill with arrows.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Her archery skills, honed by elementalism, showed that Elias would never be protected by men.

“I thought there was something more. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.What was it?read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Eisel frowned as she recalled Elias’ memories of him. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.She realized that there was one talent that was far more significant than the elemental arts, but she couldn’t remember what it was.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

But then she realized it was more significant than that. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.In the novels she’d read, she’d hated the character Elias. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.The reason was simple.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

‘He quit at the last minute.’

He joined his enemies. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.He didn’t do it because he wanted to, but because his younger brother, the only one he had, was taken hostage. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.He was forced to sell information. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.As a result, she sacrifices herself out of guilt and leaves the original behind.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

‘I mean, who wants a heroine who dies at the end?’

When Elias appeared in front of her, she felt confused. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.She wondered if his only brother had taken his sister’s name. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.However, in her mind, Elias’s brother was nearly ten years older, so it couldn’t be him.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Why do you look at it that way?”

“Huh? Oh, I’m sorry, you look so pretty.”

“I appreciate the compliment, but I don’t think that’s the right way to describe a guy.”

‘What’s wrong with saying you are pretty for a man? Oh, I’m cross-dressing, so I’m being sensitive to avoid being recognized as a woman.’

With a grimace, Elias sat down and set down his thick filing cabinet, his eyes rolling low as he motioned for her to take a seat. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.When Eisel sat down across from him, Elias opened his briefcase.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Your Excellency, I understand Eisel prevented the gunpowder accident, is that correct?”

“I wouldn’t say prevented, more like accidentally…….”

“There is no accident in this world. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.It’s all skill.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Elias was very dry as he cut off Eisel’s words. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.When she stopped talking, Elias flicked through the papers. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.When he flipped through the papers without saying anything else, Aizel rolled his eyes and looked at Bahid.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Standing beside him, arms crossed, watching the two of them with a faint smile on his laid-back face, Bahidman pressed his lips together at Eisel’s look.

“What are you thinking? What is this training for?” Eisel asked with a confused look in her eyes, but Bahidman only stiffened his jaw in response. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Meanwhile, Elias, who checked the documents, closed the filing cabinet. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.The sound of the heavy filing cabinet slamming shut caught Eisel’s attention.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“That’s enough for now. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.We’ll do the rest of the interviews on-site.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“What do you mean by that?”

“It means you’ve made the first round.”

First round? I was interviewed? As Eisel looked on in bewilderment, Elias spoke straight.

“His Excellency, the Duke of Basquiella, recommended Eisel as my aide.”

“An aide?”

Eisel looked at Bahidman, who smiled, then back at Elias.

“I’m only eight years old?”

“Age doesn’t matter, skill counts.”

Eisel frowned, wondering what was taking place on here. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.He wondered who was assigned to be an aide to an eight-year-old who was old enough to go to school and eat what his mom cooked for him right now.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“A common theme among the people who recommended you was your memorization skills. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.You’re adept at remembering things, and you understand things quickly. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.They also said you read a lot and are very knowledgeable for someone at your age.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Who was the person who recommended me?”

“His Excellency the Duke of Basquiella, Eisel’s teacher Belen, and your parents.”

‘My parents? When did they recommend such a thing?’

Eisel’s eyes narrowed at the mention of her parents. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Elias, however, didn’t seem to intend to respond to that reaction.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Being an aide doesn’t mean you have to follow me around every day, just once a week. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Instead of classes, you’ll follow me around the field, and that’s what Eisel’s classes will be about.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“What field?”

Elias, who was used to answering anything asked, pressed his busy lips together. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.His red lips paused for a moment, then he rolled his eyes and glanced at Bahidman, then back at Eisel.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“You’ll know when you get there.”

Eisel felt an uneasy feeling, but shrugged it off, hoping nothing was wrong. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.What does this have to do with the test, anyway?read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Is this a test?”

Eisel turned to Bahidman. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Bahidman’s relaxed face twitched.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“The test and its answers. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Bring those two things to the test.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“That’s what the test is.”

Eisel grumbled, and Bahidman smiled thinly. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.He wouldn’t tell her.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Eisel sighed and turned away from Bahidman to look at Elias. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.The test is unknown to her, and she is supposed to take it.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Instead, I’ll give you a gift if you pass the test.”

What kind of test is this, a gift? Eisel let out a small sigh as she realized that the test to become Elias’s aide was going to be very difficult.

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So that’s why she hid it.

A week passed, and Eisel stared at the entrance to the mine as she followed Elias out. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.As she watched the miners come and go in silence, she turned to Elias, who stood beside her.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Elias, basking in the sunshine and wearing full safety gear, looked down at Eisel, who stood beside him, looking up at him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Do I have to get in there?”

“Yeah. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Of course we should go in.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Elias replied flatly. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.What’s natural? Eisel narrowed her eyes. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Was it normal to want to take an eight-year-old into a mines right now? Miners were a dangerous profession, legally reserved for adult males. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.During slavery, slaves worked in the mines, but after slavery was abolished, mining was reserved for adults, and men.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Intensive, dirty, grueling work.

There was no way an 8-year-old girl could be in there. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Sure, she was dressed as a man.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Eisel fiddled with her safety gear and frowned. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Even if she did, it wouldn’t be healthy to enter in there and breathe in the dust. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.She didn’t like the idea of dying of dust, even if it was faster than the end of the world. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.Elias, however was unperturbed and offered her a mining helmet.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“Have I been told what I’m doing?”

“No.”

“Then I’ll tell you now. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.I make maps.”read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

Maps? At Eisel’s tilt of her head, Elias opened the briefcase he always carried with him. read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.It was crammed with maps of all kinds.read only at salmonlatte . com. This annoying watermark is not there.

“It’s my job to travel and map places where there are no roads yet, or where there are roads but no maps, and this is my latest assignment, this mine.”

The explanation reminded Eisel of Elias’ unexpected talent.