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72 – The Duke of Grace

Things go back a few hours.

After putting Riel to sleep in her room, I, who was sitting next to her, also fell asleep due to the fatigue accumulated during her trip.

With both of them asleep, I was woken up by Phyllis, who came to see me for an appointment in the evening.

“Boss, you should prepare soon.”

“Huh?”

Seeing that it was a home I hadn’t come back in a while, I woke up and saw Riel rubbing her eyes as she got her body up from the bed.

Anyway, it seemed that Phyllis woke me up and also woke up Riel.

“Guests will be arriving in an hour. Let’s go get ready.”

“Ah, yes…!”

I woke up in the middle of the night and desperately woke up my drowsy head, remembering that the Duke of Grace was due to visit, and I jumped up.

Riel, who had just woken up and was in a dazed state, looked at me and Phyllis, as if she had come to her senses.

“Are there any guests coming?”

“Huh? Ah, I heard that the Duke of Grace is visiting today.”

“…As for the Duke of Grace, Miss Carlena?”

Riel opened her eyes wide.

Yeah, it wouldn’t be surprising if the duke’s family visited the count’s family in such a dangerous northern part.

“It’s supposed to be a visit from the duke’s family, wouldn’t it be strange to just greet them without any preparation?”

“I’m preparing a small banquet right now. After the family greetings, I plan to invite the guests.”

Phyllis’ words were the first I had ever heard.

I thought it would end with a small tea party at best.

No, since it is evening, is it better to hold a banquet?

Since this visit is for the entire family, the first step is to greet and chat with the members of the family.

Introductions of the other guests who came to the family came next, so I first followed Phyllis and went to prepare for the guests.

“Ugh, I don’t really like this outfit.”

“Be patient. As the entire duke’s family is visiting, we need to pay more attention to our formal attire.”

“That’s the problem. It’s just a visit for the purpose of apologizing to the family that has been harmed. Why did the entire family come?”

A tail coat with impressive colorful patterns on top of a top with lace embroidered here and there.

He even wore a white lace tie around his neck.

At least the pants are normal, but this tail coat was too uncomfortable for me.

“It suits you well, young boy.”

“…You mean it, right?”

“Yes, it is an excellent kingdom gentleman who is not ashamed of himself anywhere.”

Is that really true?

Thought so, I looked at myself in the mirror in front of my eyes.

Certainly nobles dress like this, but if it suits me, well, it’s okay…

Well, dressing for guests is not something I care about.

When I came out after roughly getting ready, I ran into Asta wearing a similar outfit to me.

…Strangely, even though it’s the same clothes as mine, it looks good when someone else is wearing it.

“Brother.”

“Asta, you are ready too.”

Standing behind Asta, Asta’s private attendant bowed her head.

Your name was probably Sonia?

“It suits you very well. Brother.”

“…Yes, you look good too.”

I can’t tell if they’re genuinely praising or teasing, but after complimenting each other, I waited for the other one who was still preparing.

It is none other than the younger sister, Kino Wentos.

She waited a few minutes and Nikino also arrived.

“Kyou brother, Asta brother. Sorry for the delay.”

“…Did you eat something else wrong?”

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Kino, neatly dressed in a light green party dress, probably matching her hair color, and taking off her usual eyepatch, appeared in front of her with a modest appearance.

…Um.

No, why are you suddenly like this?

“…That’s what I mean, older brother, that kid Kino got scolded by his mother.”

“What?”

“If it’s just for today, I’d like to ask you to stay normal and calm. But isn’t that guy the one to listen to?”

Her mother had usually tolerated Kino’s eccentricities, but this time she was an important guest.

She asked Kino to stop the eccentricity, as it would be fine for just one day today, but Kino was not a child to listen quietly.

So…

“…My mother couldn’t stand it and gave me a punching wheel.”

“Oh my god.”

“Huh…!”

At Asta’s words, I called out to God, and Kino’s face turned pale as if the trauma had returned.

A perforated wheeled type, it floats slowly in the air thanks to its mother’s magic…

…I don’t want to think about it anymore.

For sure, let’s just remember that it’s such a terrible punishment that the bloody wind’s Alukinon is annihilated inside Kino.

“…You worked hard, Kino.”

“Brother…”

I went over to Kino with her pale face and stroked her.

Yeah, that must have been very scary.

I know because I was beaten a few times when I was young.

But fortunately, it seems that you didn’t get hit by the perforated reverse wheel.

“Since we are all gathered, let’s go soon.”

After petting Kino lightly, it was time for her guests to come and she had to join her father and mother as they all gathered together.

I will lead my younger siblings and have a family gathering after a long time.

I was about to do that, but suddenly a voice grabbed me from behind.

“Brother.”

“Huh? What’s up Phyllis?”

“You still have one minute left.”

“Huh?”

One minute left?

My father and mother will go first and wait, and all three of her siblings have gathered.

Your grandparents have long since passed away, and do you have any other family to gather with?

At that moment, footsteps were heard along with the sound of the door opening.

Let’s turn our heads to that sound.

“Did you wait?”

“Huh?”

So the situation has returned to the present.

Next to her was Riel, wearing a red party dress, clinging to her arm.

Is this really okay? I thought so, but neither my father nor my mother said anything.

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Kino was surprised and she rebelled a little, but she was suppressed by Riel’s momentum and eventually shut her mouth.

First of all, I greeted the guests, starting with my father and introducing myself.

A self-introduction of the three siblings, including the father, mother, and me, the eldest son.

In particular, Kino threw away the usual bloody aluquinone and introduced himself very normally.

If you look at her now, she looks like an ordinary and exemplary noble lady.

No matter how hard I tried to get rid of the dark history mode, it’s scary.

I looked at the duke of Grace with an uneasy mind, but I introduced myself without a single change of expression casually despite the existence of Riel, the duchess who ate a lot of socialite time.

The head of the family, Duke Grace, and his wife, Rose Grace, who was originally from a county family.

And their two daughters, Sisters Carlena Grace and Vaniela Grace, followed suit.

The Duke of Grace has no sons.

Therefore, her eldest daughter, Karlena, was to inherit the title, and Karlena was working hard as well.

It’s not for nothing that she always puts her name at the top of her grades.

After introducing themselves to each other, as soon as we were about to move to a place where we had a simple conversation, there was a child who touched a part that no one had touched.

“By the way, who is there?”

It was none other than Barneyla Grace, the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Grace.

Carlena knew something about Riel, and the duchess must have known at least her face.

However, Vaniela Grace was still a little younger than Astana Kino, and she didn’t even know Riel’s face, so she couldn’t help it.

“Oh, sorry I’m late. I’m Riel Ignis.”

“Ignis…? Why is the Ignis family here…?”

Nevertheless, Vaniela Grace knew about the Duke of Ignis.

That’s because the Duke of Grace had already been to the Duke of Ignis before coming back.

The families that the Duke of Grace should apologize to are the Duke of Ignis and the Count of Wentos.

So it is said that after visiting the nearby Duke of Ignis, he came to Count Wentos.

Just in time, Prince Andrew, who was working hard to rebuild the duchy, and Mr. Eve, who had returned, were in the duchy, so he said he visited them first to apologize.

Riel, who should be apologized for, was not there, but she was.

“For this visit, I think I am fully qualified to be with you.”

“That’s true, but first, after the meeting between the two families…”

“And I will become a member of the Wentos family in the not too distant future.”

“Oh my God.”

She’s not my mother. If she thinks according to her principles, she’ll go to bed someday and still be out.

However, the duchess, including Karlena, didn’t seem to care at all.

Carlena is second, but I don’t know why the duchess.

“It’s like family already, right? Kino.”

“…Yes, Sister Riel.”

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Kino forcibly raised the corners of her mouth and answered Riel with a smile.

Chewing once more on the greatness of her mother, she wondered what to do with this slightly awkward position.

After her self-introduction, a full-fledged conversation began.

Actually, there wasn’t much of a story worth mentioning.

Grace’s apology for the family’s mistake was not much different from what she had already heard from Carlena, and the story of compensation was a story for her adults to decide on their own.

However, it was the first time I had heard of the disposition of the elves who attacked us.

“During negotiations with the Empire, it was concluded that the disposition of the raiding elves would be at the Kingdom’s discretion.”

In that way, the three elves who attacked us were dealt with according to the laws of the kingdom.

Originally, all three of them were going to be executed, but the male elf, who is presumed to be the eldest, gave them all the information they could, starting with their origins and the location of their home base. Have walked

The male elf was executed by the kingdom in response, and the two female elves were enslaved for the rest of their lives with their magical powers sealed and restraints filled, but only their lives were saved.

I was worried that the elf clan to which they belong might come to rescue them, but the clan to which they belong, the Lamped clan, is not a clan that is so affectionate as to save the losers who have been defeated in battle.

On the contrary, the Duke of Grace said that he despises those who saved their lives pitifully after being defeated.

Suddenly, I remembered the elven sisters who attacked us.

I felt sorry for the life of a slave for the rest of my life.

On the contrary, you should be thankful that you didn’t die.

I don’t know if living as a slave without dying is a good thing or a bad thing for them.

As an aside, the negotiations were over in the Empire, but unlike Duke Grace, His Highness Aine stayed in the Empire for a few more days.

He said he was leaving the empire and returning to the kingdom.

…He’s probably on his way to this county right now. There was also talk of hell training.

I straightened my trembling body just thinking about it.