In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 171

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 171

After checking the red flower pot, I immediately went to Grandfather’s study.

Knock knock.

“Grandfather, are you there?”

“Hmm? Tia? Come in.”

Regardless of the imperial decree or whatever, Grandfather still looked incredibly busy without a moment to spare.

He had documents piled up like mountains on both sides of his desk, reading through them one by one.

“I’ll call Yohan, so have some cookies while you wait. I’ll finish up the urgent matters and come over there.”

Really, Grandfather.

How old am I that he’s still offering me cookies?

Though Butler Yohan’s cookies are particularly delicious.

Instead of answering, I approached Grandfather’s work desk and said,

“Could you spare just a moment? I have something to tell you.”

I’d love to have tea and leisurely chat with Grandfather after so long, but there’s a lot I need to prepare quickly to help Larane escape.

“…It must be urgent business.”

Grandfather must have sensed something unusual from my expression, as he immediately put down the quill pen he was holding.

“Tell me, Tia.”

“I’ll keep it brief, Grandfather.”

I took a short breath and said,

“I’m planning to help Larane escape.”

Grandfather didn’t look surprised or angry.

He just stared at me intently.

It was an expression telling me to continue the story.

“Larane agreed to it, of course. You’re working hard to prevent Larane’s engagement, but both you and I know it. Larane won’t be able to hold out much longer.”

“Hmm…”

Instead of answering, Grandfather let out a low sigh.

“For this power struggle between our family and the Imperial Court to end, and for Larane to become free from marriage talks with the Imperial Court, and then to formally exchange proposal letters with the Ruman family – it would take far too long.”

I don’t even know if we could get that far.

“You won’t know anything about this, Grandfather. This is just Larane, unable to bear it any longer, eloping for love.”

Whether Larane’s escape is the clan head’s will or not makes all the difference in the world.

“But if the knight order isn’t guarding the main gate tonight, and if the main gate is open, it would be much easier for Larane to leave the manor, Grandfather.”

Grandfather’s brown eyes gazed at me.

I asked carefully,

“Would that be alright with you, Grandfather?”

Actually, telling Grandfather about Larane’s plan is also a gamble.

After all, a direct member of Lombardy like Larane eloping with someone is itself a disgraceful affair.

Most noble families would lock every door at even the mention of the letter ‘e’ in ‘elopement.’

I wonder what Grandfather will do.

A hint of amusement briefly flashed in Grandfather’s eyes.

Then he picked up his quill pen again and said,

“Alright? I have no idea what you’re talking about, Tia.”

Ah, as expected!

A subtle smile hung on Grandfather’s lips as he said that.

“That’s right. Then I’ll be going, Grandfather!”

I bowed politely and left the study.

Now all the preparations were complete.

* * *

Night had fallen.

As if the sky was also helping Larane, tonight neither the moon nor stars appeared.

Under the pitch-black night sky, I tapped a familiar back and said,

“Thank you for your hard work again today, Peres.”

This plan simply cannot work without Peres.

So I wrote in my letter asking him to spare time on whichever night was convenient, ‘tonight or tomorrow night.’

The guy came to me tonight without even sending a reply, jumping over Lombardy’s walls.

Hmm. Elopement might be Peres’s specialty.

“It’s rare that you need me, Tia. I have to come when you call.”

Peres answered with a slight smile.

Then he pointed to Larane’s room terrace and asked,

“I just need to lift you up there again, right?”

“Yeah. And today you need to bring down not just me, but Larane too.”

“…Larane Lombardi too?”

Peres tilted his head looking a bit surprised, then said,

“You’re breaking her out today?”

“…You’re talking like you already knew I was planning to help Larane escape?”

“I thought you wouldn’t just stand by and watch, Tia. But if it’s today…”

Peres glanced up at the sky and answered,

“You picked a good day. On nights like this, shadows barely form.”

“What? You’re talking like someone with a lot of experience?”

“…Sometimes at the Academy.”

Peres didn’t say anything more beyond that.

I thought he was a complete model student who only studied, given his top graduation and early graduation.

But seeing him say things like that occasionally, maybe that’s not quite right either.

Setting aside my slight curiosity about Peres’s Academy life,

“Come here, Tia.”

Peres extended his hand to me like last time.

“You…”

Something about his tone sounds strangely odd.

“What?”

Peres looks at me with an innocent face as if he has no idea what I mean.

“Oh well, never mind.”

Like last time, Peres lifted me up in his arms.

Still, being the second time, the posture came out much more stable than last time.

Peres’s arms supported my bottom and I wrapped my arms around Peres’s neck.

When that happens, his face is… right in front of mine.

Thump.

Peres’s eyes, visible only by the dim night light, were looking at me before I knew it.

It’s strange.

Everything else lost its light in the darkness.

But only Peres’s red eyes are particularly red as rubies.

I buried my face in his neck, avoiding his gaze, and said,

“Lift me up.”

“…Yeah.”

Whoosh.

A strong wind blew a couple of times, and as Peres’s body seemed to become even more solid, I found myself standing on Larane’s balcony.

“Thank you, Peres.”

As I came down from Peres’s arms, I had to admit one thing.

That I felt incredibly reluctant to part from him.

I deliberately turned my head away to avoid looking at Peres’s face and knocked on the window.

Knock knock.

Before long, the terrace door opened and Larane appeared.

And she spoke with a strange expression.

“There’s no one guarding me tonight. Everyone went to bed early.”

She added one more thing.

“I guess there was some merit to being someone who never knew how to lie all this time.”

It was a somewhat self-deprecating remark.

I gently patted Larane’s shoulder and asked.

“Are you ready? Did you pack everything?”

“Yes, here.”

The bag she showed me was small enough to carry easily with one hand.

“Will that really be enough, Larane?”

“At first I felt a bit overwhelmed. But when I actually tried to pack, there weren’t many things. Things I really wanted to take with me.”

Larane’s face looked incredibly lonely as she said this.

“Still, just in case, how about taking one more look around your room?”

“No. It’s okay, Tia.”

Larane shook her head.

“I want to start fresh.”

“Ah…”

It was a resolute and calm face I’d never seen before.

This wasn’t simply about eloping with Avinox.

I could tell that tonight held even greater meaning for Larane.

“But can I… get down safely?”

Larane asked with a slightly nervous expression as she looked down below the terrace.

Of course she’d be scared, it would be frightening.

It’s not like we were tearing bedsheets to make a rope to climb down.

To reassure Larane, I got back into Peres’s arms and said.

“I’ll show you first. You can trust Peres, Larane.”

Peres nodded along with me, lifted me with one arm, and just like when we came up, landed safely on the ground with just a few leaps.

I waved my hand widely toward Larane above to signal that everything was fine.

“I’ll be right back.”

Leaving those brief words, Peres leaped back up to the terrace.

“Oh, so that’s how he climbed over the wall.”

Since I wasn’t being carried, I could see clearly how Peres moved.

“Just how strong is he?”

At the same time, I realized that Peres truly possessed superhuman physical abilities.

Before long, Larane also safely touched the ground.

“Huff, haa…”

Larane was breathing heavily from nervousness, but we needed to move quickly from now on.

“Let’s go, Larane. It’s that way.”

The three of us walked through the manor’s forest and reached the edge closest to the main gate.

And there, people were waiting for us with two horses.

“…Giliou, Meylon?”

Larane’s small voice trembled in surprise.

“We brought the two gentlest and best horses from the stables.”

“We had to see your face before you left, Larane.”

Giliou and Meylon grinned at Larane as they spoke.

“You two… th-thank you. I won’t forget this.”

At Larane’s words, the twins scratched their cheeks shyly and shrugged their shoulders.

“Why are you acting like we’ll never see each other again?”

“Right, you won’t chase us away if we visit the Eastern Region, will you?”

At Giliou and Meylon’s playful words, Larane finally regained her smile.

“Larane, you can ride a horse alone, right?”

“Yes, I’ve been learning horseback riding since I was little. Don’t worry, Tia.”

Larane answered as she put on the dark-colored robe the twins had prepared and pulled down the hood.

“Give me your hand, Tia.”

Peres, who was already on his horse, extended his hand to me.

And as soon as I grabbed that hand, my body was lifted up and I found myself settled in front of Peres.

“We’d like to go too, but the fewer people in the group for something like this, the better.”

Giliou said as he helped Larane mount her horse properly.

“Be careful, Larane.”

Meylon placed the horse’s reins in Larane’s hands.

“…Thank you.”

Larane finally shed tears, but the smile never left her face.

“Let’s go.”

With my words, Peres began to guide his horse forward.

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