Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Chapter 42.“Uh, uh...?”

I was pushed by Naul's momentum and stuttered without knowing.

Honestly even in bright daytime the eyes bloodshot red, the dark circles down to under the chin were a bit scary.

“If the two of you leave to the capital I have to do that many document works alone!”

Naul shouted pointing at the documents piled like a mountain.

With the territory's scale growing the work increased ten times, but the ones who can do document work were only me and Treon, Naul.‘But if me and Treon leave to the capital...’ Naul's howling heart was too understandable so no words to say.

Even I if saying have to process that many documents alone would write a resignation right away.

I carefully opened my mouth.

“I'll raise the salary double...”

“No need! No time to spend money what to do earning money!”

I patted the back of Naul crying face down and asked.

“So we decided to select a new administrator. Right, butler. How did that work go?”

Suddenly Treon's expression darkened.

“That... There's only exactly one applicant, Madam.”

“What? One?”

Originally the number of people trying to select exceeded ten.

To process those numerous documents without overtime that level of personnel was needed.

“Why only one? Isn't something wrong?”

Treon who hesitated for a moment carefully said.

“As Madam also knows to be an administrator considerable level of knowledge is needed.”

“Yeah, right. So our territory also couldn't work except you and me, and Naul level.”

In this place where people who know letters are also rare the administrator doing document work was a professional in its own way.

Moreover not only knowing letters but math ability to collect taxes and calculate was also needed.

I somehow manage with the experience of studying in Korea before possession.

“So the people who mainly become administrators are lower nobles who graduated from the capital academy. Second or third of families without territory to inherit.”

“...

Those nobles mainly live in the capital?”

“Yes, correct.”

No need to hear more.

The cold and barren Valfruga territory.

Because of the rugged mountains not easy to come and go from the capital, and even the record of completely collapsing so who would come.‘This is really... Even I won't go. No different from saying work in the north pole or south pole.’ Thinking again the first Duke Valfruga was really too much.

Hoping for the warm south now seemed too big greed.

There's east and there's west, why of all places the north.

If really wanting to protect the Emperor should have stuck right next to the center and protected.

“Still one is too much.”

I sobbed in despair and saw Naul collapsed on the floor.

“That one also came seeing the success of the hair loss medicine or the victory in the war with the Schutrim Viscount house. Anyway nobles who have been to the north are rare, and people's perception is also not good.”

Hearing Treon's words I thought carefully.

And a good plan came to mind.

If done well it seemed could bring much more workers.

I raised Naul and patted his hand.

“Don't worry, Naul. This time when going to the capital I'll definitely bring many document slaves, no people to work together.”

Naul sniffled his nose and asked.

“Ahem....

Really?”

“I'll also let you use vacation.”

“Va-vacation...? Really?”

“Of course! Just trust me.”

“If, if it's a lie...”

Naul threatened in a gloomy voice.

“I... will strike.”

Among the threats heard since possessing in this world the scariest.

“I'll definitely bring! If saying not coming I'll even kidnap! So let's endure a bit more.”

“Really bringing people to work together from the capital, right?”

“Right, right!”

I desperately nodded.* * *The journey heading to the capital was boring, but okay enough.

If there's one unexpected thing it was exactly the weather.

“Hot!”

I fanned with my hand and flapped the chest of the dress.

Unlike the Valfruga ducal territory where snow falls even in midsummer the capital's summer was real summer with the sun blazing and sweat flowing even staying still.

“Madam, are you very hot? Shall I buy some ice nearby?”

Bella who saw me being hot inside the carriage asked.

Bella who was born and stayed in the Valfruga ducal territory all along was more sensitive to heat than me and the face was cooked bright red.

“In the territory it was common, but can obtain in the capital?”

Then Blackie sitting on the opposite chair suddenly stood majestically on four legs and lifted his head.

“Still Madam is too hot. For now I'll go out and try to obtain.”

“Umm. Go.”

When Bella stood up from the seat, Blackie stretched his neck longer.

Only then my gaze went to Blackie.

“Blackie, what are you doing?”

“What did Blackie-nim say?”

After revealing Blackie's identity to Lus the other day, also revealed Blackie's identity to close aides including Bella.

At first everyone was surprised then soon showed an appearance of accepting ‘As expected to become Madam's companion animal have to be spirit beast level’.

Still secret to the outside so the attitude didn't change greatly, but Blackie seemed satisfied with just Bella no longer giving grass.

Blackie looked at me primly.[Master sometimes seems to forget what I can do.]

“Aigo, why would I forget your ability.”

Remembering our Blackie diligently using bit by bit.

So clearly defense barrier, and making one cup of water, and freezing water...

I then realized the reason Blackie was appealing continuously from earlier.

“Blackie, can you make some ice?”

At my words Blackie lifted his head tightly.

Blackie's blue pupils sparkled.[Yes!]

Eating the ice Blackie made, we arrived at the town house in the center of the capital.

Entering the town house I couldn't hide the excited heart.‘Bought a house! Bought a house in the capital!’ To buy a house here that couldn't even buy before possession.

High ceiling and luxurious furniture, and even the glass greenhouse in the garden.

Enormously expensive, but a pretty and luxurious house to the extent the price wasn't regrettable at all.

I looked around the room here and there together with Lus.

“Like that much, older sister?”

Lus who saw my liking appearance asked.

“Yeah! Extremely!”

I stuck my body out the window and looked at the bustling capital scenery.

“Then later I'll buy a better house.”

“If a better house than this have to be imperial palace level?”

At my joke Lus answered with a serious face.

“Want the imperial palace? Um...”

Lus pondered with a pretended serious face and said.

“Wait only 10 years, older sister. I'll let you live in the imperial palace.”

“That's treason, Lus.”

“It's not treason.”

Lus firmly shook his head.

“Treason is called opposing the lord. My lord is not the Emperor but older sister. So this is not treason.”

If listening well it seems sophistry but Lus saying with such a serious face seemed so.

Thinking the original also Lus never treated the Emperor as Emperor even once.

“Fine. I like this house now too? More than that how about touring all the dessert shops in the capital before the five great meeting is held? There's work to do before that...”

I blurred the end of the words.

Recalled what Naul emphasized until the day of leaving.‘Administrator! New administrator, Madam!’ Recalling the eyes opened wide unlike the always gentle Naul it seemed have to finish before the meeting is held.* * *Valder the only applicant of our castle was a common young man of commoner seen anywhere.

Whether living hard the attire was worn, but a young man looking kind and sincere.

The grades at the academy were mid-low level a talent not quite reaching the picky Treon's eye.‘Even so have to select because no people to work.’ It didn't matter.

Anyway what Valder will do is a good billboard role.

The more ordinary Valder is the more the role as billboard will shine clearly.

Valder met in the office temporarily made in the town house was tensed tightly and hardened like a stone.

“Congratulations on working in our territory.”

At my smile Valder bowed his head and expressed thanks.

“Th-thank you. I, I... seeing such a high noble is the first... no, so etiquette...”

Valder rambled whether the head was empty.

Still whether the thanks was fact continuously bowed his head.

“I was also originally a commoner. No need to be that tense.”

“Ah, I know. Th-so applied with the heart of perhaps. Because other places don't accept c-commoners well.”

This and that still a class society so there was quite a bit of territoriality toward commoners.

Secretly investigating that man called Valder also seemed rejected several times in other noble houses already.

If there's one better point of the north than other places it was the point of less territoriality toward commoners.

Always lacking people because of the cold and barren environment so what's the use distinguishing status.

Just in case asking the administrator Naul too, Naul asked only one with bloodshot eyes.‘So does the work well?’ Before possession there was no class system so didn't think, but this point also seemed would become a good appeal point in this world.

“Right, forgot the most important story. The pay. Trying to give this level, how is it?”

Seeing the amount I wrote Valder's eyes grew large as if popping out.

“Th-this, this much?!”

Valder's eyes popping out was also natural.

Because it was a much larger amount than what administrators ordinarily receive.

“Yeah. And the north is the first so finding a place to stay won't be easy. I'll help that too.”

“R-really? No, if doing to this extent really... thank you! I'll really work hard!”

“What. So speaking there's something you have to do for me.”

I asked with sparkling eyes.

“By chance when is your alumni meeting?”

“Yes? Next week Sunday though... Why is that?”

“Just well. There's work you have to do then.”