Becoming a magician in another world

"It would be nice if Lord Sam could become the next lord."

The murmur came from the mouth of one of the subjects.

"Yes. If a kind man like Sam becomes the lord, we won't have any problem with him."

The people around nodded sympathetically.

Sam responded well to his subjects.

He used to be a cowardly child, but he was an ordinary kid who occasionally came to town to play with other children.

Just because he had no talent for swordsmanship, he suffered unfortunate treatment from his father, and even felt sympathy for it.

The people in the territory were surprised to see how much Sam had changed in the past year, but they accepted it with good intentions.

Thanks to him, the monster became less dangerous and the meat was served.

It's impossible not to please.

Sam found time to help work in the fields, assist those in need, and care for children in the orphanage.

Seeing him like this, the people would naturally hope that he would become the next lord.

However, in reality, it was said that it was not Sam but his half-brother Mannion who was the next lord.

"Mr. Mannion, the sword seems to be excellent... not as gentle as Mr. Sam."

An old man muttered with a sigh.

There was also disappointment in the old man's voice, and the people around him immediately understood.

"Ah, just a bad boy with a bad temper. Not like Master Sam."

"Oh, don't you know who is listening?"

"I can't do anything even if I'm asked. Anyway, the servants of the baron's house admire Sam more than Mannion. They feel the same as us."

"Of course it is like that, but I won't say it too loudly."

"My store's windows were smashed because of that kid's temper tantrum!"

"That's not the compensation from the Lord."

"After that, even that lady's complaints were received!"

Humph, knowing that the man was humming in anger, no one paid any more attention to him.

As he said, even if someone asked Mannion bad things, there were no enthusiasts in this town who would go out of their way to report it.

Mannion has a terrible reputation.

Originally, Mannion grew up being overly praised and loved by his mother.

He proudly thinks that he is the next lord and that he has been chosen because of his excellent swordsmanship.

Because of the kids, it's not that cute.

In fact, Mannion's words and actions went beyond the scope of a child.

It starts with a domineering attitude towards servants, sometimes even using violence.

Soothing because of a bad temper doesn't work that way.

If I wanted to scold her a little, my equally ill-tempered mother would come flying over, so I couldn't do that.

At first, there were children who followed Mannion, who was oblivious to others, but they also disappeared this year.

Any bad boy who couldn't keep up with Mannion's capriciousness and curses now even kept a distance from him.

The same goes for the subjects.

When Mannion appeared in town, it became as quiet as water.

Everyone is afraid of him because they don't know what will happen if they attract his attention.

It would be even better if Mannion's father was a decent man.

Perhaps he was reprimanding his son for using violence against his subjects without hesitation.

However, Baron Carius Leinbach was satisfied with his son's talent for swordsmanship and did not care about anything else.

In a sense, it is no different from leaving it alone.

On the contrary, because of his overprotective mother, Mannion's words and deeds did not change.

"Mrs. Yolanda was originally a commoner. She was a maid just like Sam's mother Melanie. Why is she like that?"

"Mr. Yolanda, you see, you are a willful person. Although Miss Melanie is a gentle person."

"Don't regret Lady Melanie's early death. If she were still alive, Lord Sam might have been treated more decently."

"No such thing. Miss Melanie and Miss Sam have also been treated unhappily."

"Come to think of it, Master Sam and Master Mannion are very similar in how they treat their mother, good or bad."

Although Sam's mother Melanie disappeared long ago, her reputation remains strong.

After all, she is a maid, she is not pretentious and she stands on the side of the people.

Baron Carius was probably a better man when she was alive than he is now.

After Melanie's death, Yolanda, who was once headstrong and ill-tempered, calmed down and her arrogance increased.

Kalius didn't know if he knew Yolanda's usual attitude, and he didn't stop her.

Thanks to that, now the Rheinbach Baron family, except for Sam, is completely hated.

If such evil policies were implemented, the people would have fled long ago.

"Anyway, it would be nice if the day ever came when Master Sam would be rewarded."

Hearing such murmurs, the people in the leadership nodded one after another.