In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 211

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 211

There seemed to be a ‘whoosh’ sound.

The sound of everyone’s gazes, which had been focused on me, turning toward Chanton Seosseou all at once.

“Wh-what…?”

Duiji Angenas opened and closed his mouth.

Then he suddenly laughed.

“That’s ridiculous. No, is that so, Sercheu…?”

The Sercheu Marquis was looking at me with slightly widened eyes.

It was a surprised face.

I smiled brightly at Chanton Seosseou.

Of course he’d be surprised.

That matter had been conducted secretly between only Peres and himself.

They had even acted like they were on bad terms on purpose.

I turned my head to look at Peres.

“…!”

Peres’s reaction wasn’t much different from the Sercheu Marquis.

Surprised, he lifted his back from the chair he’d been sitting in and looked like he might jump up at any moment.

“Sercheu Marquis…”

Duiji called out to Chanton Seosseou in a trembling voice, like someone who had witnessed their lover cheating.

“Wh-what are you saying right now, Lord Sercheu?”

However, Chanton Seosseou didn’t even look at the Angenas Patriarch.

He was just looking at me with still-shaking eyes.

“Please speak, Sercheu Marquis.”

“…The Lombardi Acting Clan Head is correct.”

Chanton Seosseou’s deep voice resonated low in the council chamber.

And he slowly rose from his seat.

Thud, thud.

Only after looking at the Sercheu Marquis’s shoes at the particularly heavy footstep sounds did I realize.

That Chanton Seosseou, who was wearing gorgeous and expensive clothes on the outside, was wearing the crude military boots that Imperial Guards wore.

The Sercheu Marquis, who had stepped out from his seat like that, stood before Lord Brown who was standing on the platform.

“Huh, huuh…”

And deflated sounds flowed out from here and there at Chanton Seosseou’s action that followed.

“Chanton Seosseou, 41st Commander of the Lambru Empire’s Imperial Knights, greets Lord Brown.”

The Sercheu Marquis, who was like a fierce weapon just by his existence, bowed his head respectfully.

And he brought one clenched fist to his chest.

It was a salute used by active knights when showing utmost respect.

This was Chanton Seosseou, who had been moving thoroughly only as the head of Sercheu, as if he had forgotten all about his knight days.

“As one born in the Empire who took up the sword, it is an honor to be able to repay the debt owed to the Brown family in this way.”

But the Sercheu Marquis standing before Lord Brown seemed like someone who had never not been a knight for even a single moment.

“Th-thank you…”

Lord Brown spoke in a trembling voice.

Chanton Seosseou, who gave another brief bow in response, took out several well-organized documents from his chest.

“Please look at this, Chairman Killian.”

It was a meeting where unexpected situations were hitting like a storm.

Chairman Killian, who had been dazed for a moment, quickly came to his senses and asked.

“What is this?”

“These are rights documents for the estates owned by the Sercheu family.”

“Rights… documents?”

Chairman Killian’s eyes widened.

“These… aren’t these land deeds?”

“That’s correct. The Sercheu family will transfer the rights to Bellier, Ripota, Romol, Kipoer, and Rion to the Brown family in this place.”

People’s mouths fell wide open.

They had jokingly talked about giving away estates or not.

But when a family that would actually give away estates appeared, it must be shocking.

And five of them at that.

Then someone spoke.

“Wait! If it’s Bellier, Ripota, Romol, Kipoer, and Rion…”

And someone else spoke.

“Isn’t that Angenas land?”

That’s right.

Although they had no major cities and couldn’t be farmed, making them ridiculously large estates in area only, they were indeed Angenas estates.

And at the same time, they were also Brown family lands that Angenas had taken away.

At that moment, a sharp voice rang out.

“What are you doing right now, Sercheu Marquis!”

It was Empress Lavinia, who had jumped up from the gallery.

“You have no right to transfer that land!”

The Empress’s beautiful face was distorted with anger.

“Excuse me, Chairman Killian?”

I said while raising one hand.

“This is a nobility council. I understand that those who are not nobles have no right to speak?”

Even if they were royalty.

At my words, Empress Lavinia glared at me as if she wanted to kill me.

Nyah. Getting worked up, aren’t you.

“…The Lombardi Acting Clan Head is correct. Empress, please refrain from speaking.”

Chairman Killian said reluctantly with a face that looked scared to death.

“Duiji!”

Empress Lavinia called the Angenas Patriarch while trembling with rage.

“Listen here, Sercheu Marquis!”

Duiji Angenas took the baton from Empress Lavinia and shouted.

“That land clearly belongs to the Angenas family!”

“I have the land deeds.”

“Just having the documents is enough? Those estates have been cared for by our Angenas for the past 40-odd years…”

“Just like the Brown family cared for them for hundreds of years before that?”

“Th-that’s…!”

Duiji, who had been at a loss for words, seemed to think of something to say and shouted once more.

“Surely that land was supposed to be returned when our Angenas repaid the debt! A verbal promise is also a clear promise and a contract!”

That was true.

But Chanton Seosseou smiled a rare, leisurely smile and answered.

“No, I said I had plans for that land. So I said you’d have to hurry if you wanted it back.”

Then he looked back at the Empress and asked.

“Isn’t that right, Empress?”

“Chanton Seosseou…!”

The Empress was already furious beyond measure.

“You, you…!”

Perhaps having completely forgotten that many eyes were watching, she was even speaking informally and pointing at the Sercheu Marquis.

But regardless of that.

The Sercheu Marquis requested of Chairman Killian.

“Please examine the land deeds and contracts I’ve given you and confirm that there are no flaws in the documents, Chairman.”

“Whew…”

A heavy sigh escaped from Chairman Killian.

His face showed he had no idea why such things were happening to him.

Rustle, rustle.

In the council chamber filled with hundreds of people, only the sound of papers turning could be heard.

That’s when it happened.

“Think carefully, Chairman Killian.”

Empress Lavinia said.

“You must make the right judgment. If you don’t want to regret it.”

It was a threat.

Be prepared if you side with Chanton Seosseou in this situation.

For a moment, an indescribable emotion flickered in Chairman Killian’s eyes.

Then, without answering, he scanned through the documents again.

After carefully reading through to the last page, Chairman Killian said.

“There are no issues with the documents. As requested, I confirm that ownership of these estates has been transferred from Seosseou to Brown.”

“Chairman Killian!”

The Empress called out to the chairman as if screaming.

But Chairman Killian paid no heed.

And he handed the documents to Lord Brown, saying.

“Now that the estate issue is resolved, there’s no longer any reason why the Brown family cannot regain their noble rights. The Lombardi family has also agreed to pay the overdue noble taxes on their behalf.”

Chairman Killian looked at me and said.

“I’ll pay it all at once in cash.”

I answered cheerfully.

“Families who agree to the Brown family exercising their noble rights again, say ‘I agree.'”

“I agree.”

“I agree!”

It was lightning fast.

“Chairman Killian! This cannot be! This cannot…!”

Duiji left his seat and rushed toward the chairman’s platform, shouting.

“Why? Do you want to tell me I’ll regret this?”

Chairman Killian frowned and said to Duiji.

The Empress’s words had clearly wounded the chairman’s pride.

Well, no matter how timid Chairman Killian might be, they shouldn’t have made threats in such a public place.

I clicked my tongue and casually raised my hand.

“What is it, Deputy Lord of Lombardi.”

“I’m curious about something.”

In the chaos and shock of the pandemonium, the nobles looked at me with faces saying ‘What now?’

“Bellier, Ripota, Kipoer, Romol, and Rion are quite large estates, aren’t they?”

“That’s true, but…”

“Then who becomes the representative family of the west? Angenas or Brown?”

“Gasp!”

The nobles who grasped the intent of my question gasped in shock.

“Roughly speaking, Angenas and Brown hold almost half the land each, don’t they?”

I even added a kind supplementary explanation.

“Oh, now that you mention it…!”

“The representative family is determined by the size of their estates!”

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

Lord Seosseou had very cleverly selected only lands that were large in size but lacking in value to use as collateral.

“W-wait a moment…”

Chairman Killian said, holding his head.

“This is beyond my authority. It’s not something to be decided in the nobility council.”

“Then what happens, Chairman?”

To one noble’s question, Chairman Killian shook his head and answered.

“I’ll pass this matter to the Imperial Council presided over by His Majesty. Yes, yes. This is for His Majesty to decide.”

Bang-!

With a loud noise, the door opened and closed noisily.

When I looked back, the seat where the Empress had been sitting was completely empty.

In her anger, she had left before the adjournment was even declared.

“How rude.”

I clicked my tongue loudly enough for everyone to hear and muttered.

“Grr…!”

At that, Duiji Angenas glared at me as if he wanted to tear me apart.

Why? What? What are you going to do about it?

“Now, now, let’s adjourn this meeting.”

As the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, Chairman Killian quickly announced the end of the meeting.

“Excuse me, Chairman.”

“…What now, Deputy Lord of Lombardi.”

Chairman Killian looked at me with a considerably tired face.

I pointed at the gavel with my finger and said.

“You need to bang it.”

The gavel must be struck twice to officially end the meeting.

“Ah…”

Chairman Killian, who had been staring blankly at the gavel for a moment, moved his hand mechanically.

Bang! Bang!

It was the cheerful sound marking the end of the nobility council where Angenas lost half their estates and the Brown family was restored.

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