In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 19

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 19

‘That’s it.’

I smiled with satisfaction and deliberately fluttered the fabric dramatically.

“Wow! It’s pretty! So prett… Ah!”

I took advantage of the moment when Father and Grandfather’s attention was captivated by the cloth swaying in the air.

My hand that was holding and shaking the cloth pretended to slip, knocking over the cup placed in front of Father.

Tea water instantly spread across the desk, and Grandfather and Father jumped up from their seats in surprise.

And I timed it perfectly to drop the Koroi-fusion cloth I had been playing with onto the spilled water.

“Oh my…!”

Father was startled and quickly picked me up, setting me down at a safe distance.

“Tia, are you okay? Did any hot water splash on you?”

Father was frantic with worry that I might have gotten burned, but I saw it.

I saw Grandfather’s expression change as he witnessed the Koroi-fusion fabric instantly absorbing the tea water.

“I’m sorry, Papa. I made a mistake.”

“Phew… As long as you’re not hurt.”

“Gallahan.”

Grandfather called out to Father, who was brushing off my clothes that had gotten slightly splashed with tea.

Following Grandfather’s gaze, Father’s eyes widened as he saw how remarkably absorbent the Koroi-fusion fabric was.

“Ho, it has excellent absorption too.”

When Father lifted a corner to take a look, there was still some moisture remaining, but the cloth had definitely absorbed most of the tea water.

“If used properly, this could be useful in many places. We should include a brief instruction manual when delivering to the atelier.”

That would certainly be a good method, but it still wasn’t enough.

I needed something that would immediately stimulate people’s desire to buy.

I quickly squeezed in front of Father and touched the now-heavy cloth while saying:

“Wow, this thing Papa made is so amazing! People will buy lots of it, right? What if they fight over who gets to take it?”

When I spoke as if worried, Father smiled bitterly and said:

“Haha, well. People’s reactions have been rather lukewarm so far, but I hope it turns out just like our Tia says.”

“The reaction isn’t good? Why not?”

“Because, hmm… It seems people don’t know much about this fabric yet.”

Yes, Father! That’s the key point!

I nodded glumly at Father’s words and said:

“Mmm… It would be nice if people could try it out first.”

“…What did you just say, Tia?”

“Papa said so yourself. That people don’t know much about this fabric yet. So…”

“Right, that’s right… Why didn’t I think of that sooner.”

Whether he realized it from the hint I gave him, Father fell into thought and muttered to himself.

According to what Father had discussed with Grandfather, enough fabric had already been produced for sale.

Moreover, the weavers were continuously producing more, so if we just left it sitting, it would only become inventory.

Rather than just accumulating storage costs, it would be much more profitable to use the already-made fabric for promotional purposes.

“The fabric quality is excellent, so if people could just experience it beforehand…”

“That’s quite a good method. How about giving free samples made from the fabric to the nobles who would be potential customers.”

That was Grandfather for you.

The nobles of the Lambru Empire visit ateliers and choose materials and designs according to their taste for custom-made items.

This applied not only to clothes but also to bedding and curtains that use fabric.

So rather than simply showing the fabric in advance, demonstrating items that could be made using the fabric would stimulate purchasing desire much more.

“But there isn’t much time left before sales begin. To meet the deadline, it would have to be simple products…”

This was the moment.

I picked up a piece of dry cloth that was lying nearby and held it out to Father while saying:

“Please make me a handkerchief!”

“A handkerchief?”

“It’s so soft and nice! If you cut it small and embroider little flowers in this corner, it would be so pretty! I’ll show it off to Giliou and Meylon!”

“Father…!”

Father’s eyes lit up as he heard my words and looked at Grandfather.

Grandfather, who had been stroking his beard, nodded.

“A handkerchief. That could make a good sample product.”

“Why didn’t I think of this method sooner! I even saw the Durak Caravan Leader cut and use some fabric when he needed something to wipe sweat, and he kept carrying it around saying it was very good!”

Father laughed helplessly as he spoke.

“No special processing needed. Just cut it appropriately and hem it neatly. Ah! It would be good to add some simple decoration too!”

There was nothing more I needed to help with.

Father began pouring out ideas frantically.

It wasn’t just handkerchiefs.

Sample products that could be made using the craftsmen we currently employed came pouring out of Father’s mouth.

“I-I don’t think this is the time to be sitting around! Father, could you perhaps watch Tia…”

“Don’t worry about Pirenthia and go ahead.”

Originally, he had come home early for once and stopped by Grandfather’s for a brief report before having dinner with me.

Father hurriedly gathered up the fabric he had brought and said to me:

“Tia, I’m sorry but Papa has to go back to work. It looks like we’ll have to have our dinner another time, what should we do?”

“It’s okay! Have a safe trip, Papa!”

I waved my hand with a smile, feeling refreshed.

Father, looking apologetic, glanced back several times before finally running out of the study.

A hand grasped my shoulder as I was watching that scene with satisfaction.

“Shall we have dinner together tonight, this grandfather and you?”

Oh! An unexpected bonus.

I quickly nodded and answered:

“Yes, Grandfather! I want to eat meat!”

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“Hehe, I didn’t know our Pirenthia ate so well.”

“It’s so delicious!”

“Yes, eat lots and grow big and strong.”

This is cheating.

Of course, I knew that the chef who made food for Father and me was different from the chef who made food for Grandfather, the clan head, but I didn’t expect such a difference!

I was so happy chewing the tender steak with juices flowing out.

I now had even more reason to eat with Grandfather frequently.

“Grandfather, you eat too!”

“This grandfather gets full just watching you eat well.”

When I finished the meat I had cut, Grandfather personally began cutting the rest of my steak into bite-sized pieces.

“I’ve been seeing many new sides of you lately, Pirenthia.”

“*Cough*… Pardon?”

“The child who was so timid and such a crybaby beat up her cousin. The child who was such a picky eater and worried her father now eats so heartily and energetically. And today…”

The meat that was going down smoothly seemed to get stuck halfway down my throat.

Did he figure it out?

I pretended to be nonchalant and stabbed a vegetable next to the meat, putting it in my mouth while continuing to watch for his reaction.

“Pirenthia.”

“Y-yes?”

“Don’t worry anymore.”

I wasn’t quite sure what he meant, but it didn’t seem like he was questioning my suddenly changed behavior.

“Child…”

While smiling somewhat bitterly, he gently stroked the back of my head, and it seemed like he was proud of me.

Since things seemed to be okay for now, I changed the subject while putting a piece of meat that Grandfather had cut for me into my mouth.

“Ah, it’s delicious! Hahaha…”

“Eat plenty. If it’s not enough, I’ll tell them to bring more.”

“Yes, Grandfather!”

Fortunately, Grandfather didn’t say anything else after that.

He pushed the foods I liked well toward me and we finished our meal normally.

As I was relieved and enjoying the fruit and sweet chocolate that came out for dessert, I felt Grandfather’s gaze staring at me intently again.

When I stopped eating, Grandfather asked in a subtle voice.

“Pirenthia, is there anything you want to have?”

“Something I want to have?”

Why is he suddenly asking such a thing.

“What do you usually like?”

“I… like books.”

Since I couldn’t understand the reason, I answered carefully.

“Books…”

Grandfather, who had been thinking for a moment while stroking his magnificent beard, snapped his fingers and said.

“Yes, since you like books, I’ll build a small library for you!”

“Aha, a library… Wait, a library?!”

What does he mean by saying he’ll build a library just because I said I like books.

When I was startled, Grandfather instead laughed heartily.

“It’s the birthday of this Rulak’s youngest granddaughter, so I need to do at least that much to maintain my dignity.”

“Ah, birthday!”

I had forgotten for a moment.

My birthday was approaching.

That birthday when Father said he would buy me a mother horse and baby horse as a gift.

I had been living so frantically lately that I was living without knowing how time was passing.

“Ah, so that’s why!”

Once I realized that my birthday was coming soon, I began to understand my cousins’ strange behavior.

“What’s wrong?”

“Larane, and Giliou and Meylon were curious about what colors I like. Now I understand why they did that.”

Grandfather laughed heartily with satisfaction.

“It seems our Pirenthia has become close with her other cousins too.”

Could that be called being close?

Still, compared to my previous life, I was getting along quite closely with the three cousins, so I nodded.

“Yes, it’s good to see. Very good to see.”

Grandfather, who stroked my head again, asked with sparkling eyes.

“So, how does a library sound as a birthday gift?”

A library as a birthday gift for an eight-year-old.

Following Father’s mother-baby horse set from last time, it was a scale I absolutely couldn’t get used to.

“Hmm. Then would that be something only I can use?”

“If you want it that way, I’ll make it so.”

Actually, it wasn’t a bad proposal.

While I had gained some time to spend alone as Father became busy, recently I had been staying with the twins at Shannet’s residence together with them.

So I had been feeling that I needed a space in any form where I could quietly organize my thoughts alone and use as a kind of office in the future.

But I shook my head.

“A library that only I can use would be nice too. But please give me something else as this birthday gift, Grandfather.”

“Something else? Tell me what it is.”

“It’s nothing big. Please grant me one favor later.”

“A favor?”

Grandfather, who had widened his eyes for a moment, burst into loud laughter.

“Hahaha! A favor, a favor!”

Although I was also looking at Grandfather with an innocent face and smiling, sweat was forming on my palms from nervousness.

Soon there will be something that requires Grandfather’s help.

If this gets rejected now, I’ll have to find another way to ask Grandfather for a favor.

“Do you know that this is a much bigger birthday gift than asking me to build a library?”

As expected.

Grandfather was not easy to deal with.

“Is that so?”

I acted cheeky, laughing “ehehe” as if I didn’t know such things well.

“Hmm…”

Grandfather looked at me with strange eyes for a moment.

And soon smiled kindly and said.

“Alright, let’s do that.”

Phew, thank goodness.

I tried to swallow my sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

“Wow! Thank you, Grandfather!”

“You’re quite the happy one.”

With this, the means for that time has been secured.

I plucked a grape that was placed in front of me and ate it while enjoying the sweetness of this moment.

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