In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 131

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 131

A few days later, at the study of Pellet Trading Company.

Cleribane, who had been reporting the company’s affairs to me, suddenly spoke with a voice full of concern.

“It seems there’s already a lot of talk about this delivery business among the Lombardi vassal families, Lady Pirenthia.”

“I know, they’re completely turned upside down.”

Larane, Creny, and even the twins who heard the news came running to ask if the rumors were true.

“Since the direct line of the clan head invoked their rights, there hasn’t been a case that became this much of a topic.”

“It’s probably because I’m still young. Well, there might be other reasons too.”

At Cleribane’s words, I shrugged my shoulders and answered lightly.

“The more people talk about me and this business now, the more I’ll gain after success. I don’t really care.”

Seeing my relaxed attitude, Cleribane eventually nodded and moved on to the next agenda.

“The Angenas family has made contact. They want to purchase the Triba wood we have.”

“Since they’re rushing the western tourist destination development, they must not be satisfied with what the Aivan family is providing.”

“They seemed quite desperate, having already investigated and knowing that we still have a lot of Triba lumber besides what we sent to the Chesayu region.”

“That makes sense. It’s not that they lack money, but they can’t rush construction due to lack of materials.”

“They seem prepared to pay quite a high price.”

“That’s right. But we won’t sell the Triba wood.”

This time, even Cleribane seemed a bit surprised.

He probably couldn’t understand why I wouldn’t sell the stockpiled lumber despite a buyer appearing who was willing to pay any price.

After pondering for a moment, Cleribane spoke very carefully.

“But the Aivan family is continuously supplying lumber, and the Monark trading post also has quite a lot of Triba wood, doesn’t it? At this rate, won’t things flow according to Angenas’s plan…?”

“Even if the Monark trading post, even if Peres sells all the lumber he has to Angenas, that won’t be enough. They’ll keep contacting us endlessly. The Empress is that desperate right now.”

And that’s Empress Lavinia’s critical mistake.

In my previous life, this development project would still have been in the foundation-laying stage.

Because they weren’t rushing like this, they were able to complete the tourist destination safely even after ‘that incident’ occurred.

But if they rush hastily like this time…

“Don’t worry, Cleribane. Angenas will continue to remain the most barren territory in the Empire. For quite some time.”

* * *

After finishing the meeting with Cleribane, I returned to the manor.

As spring ended and transitioned into summer, the days had already become quite hot.

I was wiping sweat with a handkerchief while walking toward the annex.

The atmosphere of the manor was strangely bustling.

Two maids who had been passing in front of me at a half-running pace bowed their waists and then scurried away again.

Then, someone called me loudly from far away.

It was Creny running toward me.

“Sister! Sister Pirenthia!”

Had he grown even bigger in the meantime? The guy was tall as a beanpole, and when he ran, it seemed like even more dust was flying.

“What’s wrong, Creny?”

“Huff, huff, where have you been since early morning! No, that’s not what’s important right now… Whew.”

Just where had he been running from?

Creny caught his breath and shouted with a completely flushed face.

“The Second Prince is currently at the manor!”

“Peres? Where?”

“At the knight’s training ground!”

Creny, who was a huge fan of Peres, was so excited he was even stamping his feet.

“He’s sparring with the knights there… I was just about to go watch!”

“Ah, so that’s why everyone was running in that direction.”

“Let’s hurry and go watch!”

“Alright, let’s go.”

When I arrived at the training ground with Creny, I first saw the crowd that had already gathered in droves.

“Ah, he’s over there!”

Creny, who had grown quite tall, seemed to be able to see beyond the people when he stretched his neck, but all I could see were the backs of people’s heads.

Seeing me like that, Creny hesitated for a moment then suddenly coughed loudly.

“Ahem!”

“Ah! Young Lady, Young Master. Please go to the front. Hey, make way!”

A servant who recognized us cleared the path for us instead.

“Th, thank you!”

Creny, though embarrassed, smiled brightly and grabbed my hand to pull me forward.

After pushing through the crowd for quite a while, I could finally see the full view of the training ground.

I could see Peres standing in the middle of the wide open space.

In light shirt and pants with only a sword in hand, he looked more like a sharply honed swordsman than a prince of the Empire.

“Here I come! Be careful!”

A knight around thirty wearing Lombardi Knights’ uniform shouted loudly as a warning and charged at Peres.

With his massive sword and thick forearms that seemed too big to grip with both hands.

His weight class was completely different from Peres, who was tall but had an overall lean body.

That wasn’t all.

The large sword was already flickering with blue aura.

Peres looked a bit dangerous in front of the knight charging with bear-like speed despite his huge body.

However.

Clang-!

A short metallic sound rang out.

Just once.

That was all.

But after that sharp resonant sound spread through the training ground, everything had changed.

“Th, this is…”

The knight who had been charging with great momentum just moments ago was staring blankly at his sword that had been cut in half.

“My, my aura was shattered…”

Unlike the knight who was engulfed in shock, Peres was simply sheathing his sword with a still calm face.

“Huh…”

Someone standing next to me let out a helpless groan with their mouth agape.

“D, did anyone see what just happened?”

A middle-aged servant looked around and asked.

However, no one answered that question.

Everyone was too busy rubbing their eyes, unable to say anything.

The Lombardi knight who had been standing with his head down for a moment later lowered his sword and bowed to Peres.

“I learned a lot, Your Highness.”

“Your aura purity is low. Since you use a bastard sword, physical training is important, but if your aura is weak, there are limits to destructive power. Please put a bit more effort into mana training.”

Peres’s advice was straightforward.

There was no sign of joy about his victory.

The knight watching such Peres nodded firmly and bowed again.

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

As the knight picked up his severed sword and stepped back, other knights quickly rushed forward saying.

“N, next, please spar with me…”

“No, with me…”

“That’s already the thirtieth person. Give it a rest, you guys!”

Flint, Loril’s husband and deputy commander who was leading the knights, shouted at them.

“I don’t mind doing more, Sir Devon.”

When Peres spoke in a low voice, the guards’ faces brightened with color.

However, Flint firmly shook his head.

“We cannot cause any more trouble for Your Highness. Besides, Young Lady Pirenthia is here as well.”

“Ah.”

Peres looked back at me with slight surprise.

He probably forgot that he was at the Lombardi estate.

I smiled and waved my hand in greeting.

When the sparring seemed to end, the gathered crowd dispersed in all directions again.

“Greetings!”

Creny and I received the guards’ salutes as we stepped onto the training ground.

Then Peres walked toward me, smiling faintly as he greeted me first.

“Hello, Tia.”

“Hello, Peres. What brings you here?”

“I came because I said I’d be a sparring partner for Giliou and Meylon last time. But today they went out for external training.”

“So you took the opportunity to observe the other guards’ swordsmanship?”

“I didn’t have anything particular to do while waiting for you.”

“Good work. This is my cousin, you met him at the banquet before, right?”

“Yeah. Hello, Creny.”

“Ah, hello!”

When Peres called his name, Creny’s face turned bright red.

“Then shall we go to my room for tea?”

Peres nodded at my question.

“Then we should greet the guards before we go.”

“Ah.”

As if just remembering the guards’ presence, Peres turned around and said.

“I’ll come again next time.”

“Ah, yes… You worked hard today.”

Flint looked at Peres and me with a somewhat awkward expression before speaking.

Why is he acting like that?

As we were about to walk toward the annex where my room was, Peres suddenly stopped and asked me in a small voice.

“By the way, is Creny coming too?”

* * *

“Tsk.”

From the main building overlooking the training ground, Biejie, who had been watching the sparring between the Second Prince and the guards, clicked his tongue in displeasure.

“Nothing but a clown show.”

The sight of Lombardi’s guards acting flustered beside the Second Prince was utterly distasteful to him.

“That wench again.”

When Gallahan’s daughter, who was standing next to the Second Prince, came into view, Biejie’s face contorted completely.

“Insolent wench.”

He had been on his way after hearing news that Pirenthia was using the direct lineage’s authority to conduct business with the Devonega Family.

“How dare someone like her use the direct lineage’s authority?”

In Biejie’s view, Pirenthia, who had wanderer’s blood mixed in her, was not qualified to use the rights of Lombardi’s direct lineage.

Perhaps if it were his son Belesack, the eldest son, it would be different.

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

Biejie muttered as he watched the Second Prince and Pirenthia walking together.

“The study has been prepared. Please go in first.”

Yohan, the head family’s butler, informed Biejie.

Today was the third day of the week.

According to long tradition, it was the day when the head family’s four siblings gathered together.

Without a word of thanks, Biejie brushed past Yohan and entered the Head Family’s Office, then stood blankly in the doorway.

Memories of the days when he briefly served as deputy lord and used this study flooded back, making his mood even fouler.

“Without fail.”

I will make this study mine.

It had been his from birth.

No one could take it away from him.

Biejie glared at the seat that only the head family could occupy with venomous eyes.

Then a voice came from behind him.

“Biejie.”

Biejie’s face contorted violently as he turned around reflexively.

“If you’re not going in, could you move aside instead of blocking the way? You’re being a nuisance.”

It was Shannet, looking at Biejie with an expressionless face.

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