Chapter 383 – 383. Succession of Titles (2)
The news of Alex’s family succession came through Aisha and through Eleanor to the inside of Eunhyun’s dungeon house.
“Huh…”
“I should congratulate you.”
“Wow…”
Upon hearing the news of Alex, the wives reacted differently.
Illyana, who didn’t pay any particular attention, put in an appropriate choo-im-sae.
Lily congratulates Lily for helping out with the operation of the orphanage.
With the birth of her new young duke, Erin and others admired realizing that it was the brother of Eleanor, Eun-hyeon’s wife like her own.
“Tell Alex congratulations. Miss Eleanor!”
“Huh. Thank you. Erin.”
Eleanor smiled in response to Erin’s congratulations, but it was a smile that radiated from her lack of brightness.
“Are you worried about something?”
“Just… It reminds me of my father.”
“Are you the duke?”
Erin tilted her head and gave her a puzzled look.
Eleanor smiled bitterly at her, and she didn’t bother answering Erin’s question.
For Eleanor, her brother Alex’s succession to the title was certainly good news, but at the same time it meant that the heart of her father, Avros, hadn’t recovered from the broken heart she had lost in her confidence.
She shifted her gaze and turned her head to Eun-hyeon and asked.
“You are… You were thinking of passing the title to your older brother from the beginning, right?”
“Why do you think so?”
“I only supported the funds, and while setting the minimum conditions, I left all the choices to my brother.”
All Eun-hyeon provided Alex with was the money and ideas for the business.
There was also a business that was helped by Eunhyun’s own development and production of ‘Gate’ and the self-driving steel golem ‘Optimus’, but the use of the resources and talents presented was basically made by Alex’s judgment and decision.
With the help of Eun-hyeon and, albeit unofficially, Alex’s ability to develop Armitas in a short period of time while performing the lord’s deputy duties on his own was not too bad.
“It didn’t matter either way… At least, it seemed like Abros-sama had already left his heart in politics.”
That’s why, naturally, Eun-hyeon’s intention to actively support Alex was included so that Alex could show off his manor management skills while serving as acting lord, and relieve Avros’ worries.
“It’s not like I didn’t imagine a situation where Abros-sama started going abroad again and returned to the court nobility. But this is a matter of his own heart above all else.”
Abros didn’t want that.
“As expected…”
Eleanor gave her a small nod and continued her words.
“Thank you. Thank you for trusting me.”
“Okay.”
Accepting Eleanor’s gratitude, Eun-hyeon asked for the schedule for the succession ceremony to officially announce that Alex would inherit the duke’s family headship.
“When will we officially hold the succession ceremony?”
“Maybe… I think it will be in three months.”
It is an event that requires a lot of procedures and preparations, such as formally announcing the succession of the title and making various plans, including the schedule of the ceremony.
“Now, brother… You are very busy.”
The current estate is developing rapidly, so Alex and the people of the Duke’s family are having a very busy day.
It is a good thing in many ways to grow rapidly and with a large width, but it is not a job full of advantages.
Of course, the population of the villagers increased, the maintenance of facilities inside the complex became crowded, and the public order became confused due to the increase in the number of villagers to manage.
There were a lot of things to pay attention to.
Of course, Eleanor was also having a very busy day as an important mediator between Eunhyeon and Alex, and the construction of the Temple of Vesta, which was newly built inside the territory.
Due to the establishment of public security and the completion of the temple due to the handling of the Cheolhodan incident, Eleanor completed her role and returned to her daily work.
“Eleanor suffered, too. In the meantime, I was busy with the construction of the temple and other things. Get some rest for now.”
“Huh, my older brother said that too.”
Despite being busy, Alex didn’t ask for much help outside of what Eleanor was supposed to be doing.
Business affairs related to Eun-hyeon, or temple affairs.
It was her brother’s consideration for her sister who managed to live her happy life with her married life.
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It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the afternoon of a peaceful day.
Eun-hyeon smiled bitterly and said as she looked at Eleanor on the left among the women who were accompanying her on either side.
“You are very special too.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. You don’t have to follow along to see the situation, and it’s a holiday I’ve been enjoying for the first time in a long time.”
“For me, having you by my side is one of rest. Furthermore… I care about how they live.”
The ‘those people’ that Eleanor mentioned with a smile referred to slaves who had previously infiltrated and purchased in the black market in the Duchy of Saviros in the Kingdom of Linder.
The slaves purchased at Lily’s request were divided into two categories based on age: adults and minors.
Underage children were entrusted to a nursery school operated under the name of Eun-hyeon in the manor, and all adult men and women were placed in places that required appropriate labor under Eleanor’s guidance.
Measures were taken to provide appropriate labor and receive wages in various places, such as farming, civil engineering, running a shopping district, and chores.
Adult male and female slaves entered into a contract in which 3% of the wages they received in return for the labor they provided was returned to Eunhyeon, instead of guaranteeing the recognition of private property and freedom.
Eleanor, who was enjoying the holiday, followed Eun-hyeon to inspect the future situation of adult male and female slaves.
“Thank you again. Miss Eleanor.”
“No. I was very happy doing this job.”
As Lily, who had sworn to take care of the slaves she had purchased at the same time, as they waited on them, bowed her head to express her gratitude, Eleanor smiled and shook her head.
Lily was sold to the Brodia mafia in a similar way to herself and became her slave. She reminded herself of the situation of herself and her mother and wanted to help them.
Eleanor’s help, which she felt pity after hearing their circumstances and wanted to help them, was a great support for Lily as well.
No wonder Lily expresses her gratitude to Eleanor.
While listening to the conversation of her wives, Eun-hyeon stopped in front of a shop in a shopping street with many shops.
I immediately opened the door and entered the store.
Belt ring
A clear bell rang from the bell installed above the door, announcing the arrival of her guests, but no one greeted Eunhyeon and her wives.
However, there was a voice that responded to the bell.
“Yes, boss! It looks like you have a guest!?”
“Oh! Who is this! I’m going to be busy in the middle of the day!”
A young woman’s voice oozing with urgency and a man’s voice brimming with annoyance.
It was the man who came out to the counter from the back and greeted the three visitors to the store.
“Welcome… Me, Nari!?”
The man, who must be busy but still needs to receive customers, reluctantly came out to the counter to greet the customers who came in. As soon as he saw the customer’s face, he shook his shoulders in surprise.
“Long time no see.”
“Ah, yes. Yes… !”
Seeing the reaction of the man smiling and waving his hand to express his joy, the man nodded his head, calming his startled heart.
The man’s true identity is Jess, a merchant who runs the general store and also an adventurer.
In the past, there was a history of trying to scam Eun-hyeon by deceiving him as a high-quality, top-notch nutritional tonic.
The thief tripped on his own and immediately came to Eun-hyeon to apologize, and with that apology, he runs the store under Eun-hyeon and works as an adventurer.
“You must have been busy.”
“Ah… Choi, there are monster materials that have recently been brought in in large quantities, so I’m going to do a little bit of work on them…”
The products at this store are very diverse, including potions made by Eunhyun.
Jis was having a very busy day, probably because he was handling not only the materials used to prepare potions, but also the processing of materials to entrust the production of weapons to the forge.
“I, sir, why are you here… ?”
Watching Jiss nervous attitude as he tried to create a smile by holding his hands together and rubbing them together, a smile naturally appeared on Eunhyeon’s face.
“Well, I didn’t have any specific business. It’s just a combination.”
“Gyeomsa-gumsaragup-sho?”
Eleanor shifted her gaze to look at the trembling woman behind Jess, who was showing a nervous attitude.
“Oh, hello…”
Recognizing at once the faces of those who had bought her and those who had arranged her here, the slave woman bowed her head and greeted the three of them.
“Will there be anything uncomfortable while staying?”
“Oh no! There can be no such thing!”
Eleanor asked lightly, but the slave woman waved her hand and denied it.
She knew very well that she was in a position to feel that she had taken into her own hands a life of freedom which she could never have imagined as a slave.
“If, by any chance, this person has abused her, such as making her work without pay or directing her to do unfair things, do not hesitate to ask for help.”
“Would you do something like that because I’m crazy!?”
There was no detailed explanation as to where to ask for help, but Jess responded by causing a match.
Seeing her notice of Eun-hyeon already, she couldn’t possibly have such guts in her own new breasts that the part of her to hate didn’t even start.
“Well, that’s what you’re talking about. Than that…”
Following Eleanor, Eun-hyeon took out her purse from her chest and handed it to Jis.
“Receive.”
“This… ?”
Jis, who carefully untied her string and checked the dozens of gold coins in her pocket, looked at Eunhyun with a puzzled expression.
“Me, Nari? This… ?”
“I heard from Eleanor this time. She heard that she reported on those who took unfair advantage by scamming newbie adventurers inside the territory?”
“Yes, yes… It was.”
Jess momentarily glanced aside to look at Eleanor.
While reporting on the scammer using false sales, he realized that flattering Eleanor had worked because he wanted to score points with Eun-hyeon somehow, and his expression brightened.
“That bonus.”
“Gee, are you real?”
“Okay.”
Haha! Thank you! Lily!”
Jis, who originally had a great love of money, showed a very candid reaction to the large amount of gold coins Eunhyeon gave him.
As soon as he receives an incentive pay he hadn’t originally expected, his mood skyrockets.
‘Wait, this money…’
With this amount of money, he was confident that he could live comfortably for about six months even if he saved up money, but the idea of a new business quickly rolled through his head.
“Good job then.”
“Take care.”
“Yes! Go take a look! Lily!”
Waving his hand, the three of them left the store, and Jis bowed his head in greeting.
After leaving the store, Eun-hyeon took Eleanor and Lily to look around the place where the slaves were recruited for jobs and check the condition of the slaves.
While touring many places and having lunch at a nearby restaurant, the crystal ball in Eunhyeon’s arms vibrated.
Ugh
“Huh?”
Feeling the vibrations in his chest, Eun-hyeon put down the fork and knife he was holding in both hands and took out his crystal ball.
Seeing the face appearing in the crystal ball after the communication was connected, Eunhyeon hardened his face.
“… Regina?”
The face of the elven queen who had contacted her with the crystal ball she had given her as a gift so that she could contact her immediately if something happened or needed help while leaving the forest of elves was unexpected.
[Teacher. How have you been?]
“Okay.”
Soon enough, Eunhyeon nodded her head, thinking about what the hell Regina’s most important issue would be, to the extent that Regina contacted her directly.
[Dear teacher… I contacted you like this because I wanted to ask for help.]
