In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 27

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 27

An endlessly stretching afternoon.

I was sprawled across the table after eating my fill of snacks with the twins.

From the soft snoring sounds coming from both sides, it seemed Giliou and Meylon had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Pressing one side of my face against the hard table and looking up at the sky, it was nothing but clear without a single cloud.

“I’ve somehow put out the urgent fire.”

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to safely deliver the medicine to the Second Prince.

Actually, when I couldn’t find the palace where Peres lived, I had prepared a backup plan to somehow give him the antidote.

The card I didn’t use this time could probably be used more effectively next time.

“Ugh, I feel stiff.”

I stretched greatly while yawning so wide my mouth felt like it would tear.

Is this what they call leisurely idleness?

Clearly there were plans floating around in my head that I needed to execute, but my body was refusing to do any of them.

Father has been so busy lately that I can see his face even less than before.

At least we could sometimes have breakfast together, but even then he was always absorbed in some thought, making it difficult to strike up a conversation.

Thanks to my busy father, I’m being babysat at the twins’ place again today.

“Mmm…”

Giliou tossed and turned in his sleep, and the blanket covering him fell to the floor.

I briefly thought about picking it up for him, but even that felt bothersome.

I pretended not to see and turned my head toward the window.

And with my already half-asleep, dazed mind, I tried to think of what I needed to do next.

“Hmm, so. Yawn. Now I need to solve Estira’s problem.”

For Estira herself, she just needed to save up money as her circumstances allowed and enter the Imperial Academy.

But the urgent matter was on my side.

Helping her get to the academy even a year earlier so she could focus on her research was helping myself.

“Wait. When was the academy application deadline again…”

I muttered while picking my ear with my pinky finger.

The rainy season ended last month, and it would soon be full spring.

The moment my thoughts reached that point, my mind snapped awake as if I’d been hit on the head with a large hammer.

“The deadline is the end of this month!”

Fortunately it was still early in the month, but this wasn’t the time to be lounging around.

I bolted up from my seat and headed for the door.

“Mmm. Tia, where are you going?”

Meylon asked me while rubbing his sleepy eyes.

“…Bathroom.”

“Okay… Come back quickly. Yawn.”

If I had said something different, he would have tried to follow me.

Fortunately, Meylon couldn’t overcome his overwhelming drowsiness and closed his eyes again.

I watched him fall back asleep and quietly closed the door.

* * *

The Durak Caravan Leader glanced at Gallahan, who was sitting across from him examining documents.

Even setting aside the fact that he was Rulak Lombardi’s son, he was truly an accomplished man.

Especially in terms of appearance.

These days, women preferred delicate and pretty men over rough and burly ones, and Gallahan was exactly that type.

With his tall height and slender build, he wore clothes well, and above all, his occasional gentle smile was charming enough to win anyone’s favor.

For instance, Gallahan’s popularity among the female employees of the Durak Guild was soaring sky-high.

However, the caravan leader wasn’t watching Gallahan for those reasons.

The Durak Caravan Leader cleared his throat and moistened his dry lips unnecessarily.

‘Find out everything about what new business Gallahan Lombardi is planning.’

This was the new order from the Empress.

The Empress’ Quarters he had visited for courtesy had truly been filled with a chilling atmosphere.

He couldn’t know all the reasons, but he could only guess it was probably related to Gallahan.

‘Why did he have to fall out of Her Majesty the Empress’s favor…’

The caravan leader, who knew well the Empress’s fearsome nature, clicked his tongue inwardly at Gallahan.

Lavinia Angenas was a persistent person who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted.

Though he felt a slight pang of conscience, the caravan leader justified it as unavoidable for his own survival and opened his mouth.

“Gallahan, you.”

“Yes?”

Gallahan, who had been intently studying this week’s sales figures for Koroy-Yung Textiles, looked up at the caravan leader’s call.

“That personal business you’re considering, won’t you tell me about it?”

The caravan leader smiled warmly and spoke in a deliberately more friendly manner.

“Ah… It’s still at a stage where I can hardly call it a plan. I only have ideas but am still pondering how to execute them.”

At Gallahan’s words about still pondering, the caravan leader’s face brightened even more.

He had found an opening to dig into.

“Even so, I have much more life experience than you, so why don’t you share it with me? Who knows, I might know a good method?”

Though his words sounded plausible, they were actually nonsensical.

What kind of businessman would carelessly share their ideas with others?

Though he was Angenas’s person and incompetent, Gallahan, who had inwardly thought of the Durak Caravan Leader as ‘a good person,’ blinked in confusion.

No matter how new he was to caravan business, he couldn’t be ignorant of such basic business ethics.

But why was he suddenly dropping all pretense and pressing him?

“Ahem.”

Gallahan deliberately didn’t hide his discomfort as he cleared his throat.

He didn’t need to think long.

The Empress’s cold gaze from the dinner table was still vivid in his memory.

He didn’t know if she intended to interfere using information gathered through the Durak Caravan Leader, or if she wanted to get involved like with the Koroy-Yung business.

Either way was unwelcome.

Gallahan shrugged his shoulders broadly and said,

“Well. I don’t think it’s time to consult with anyone yet.”

“But, but…”

Gallahan felt somewhat amused.

Though the Empress had clearly ordered something, unfortunately the caravan leader wasn’t skilled at probing people’s intentions.

Even now, when Gallahan cheerfully declined, he was almost making a tearful face.

It was proof that the Empress didn’t have such good talent around her.

Gallahan added a comment with that smile that the caravan leader had thought was ‘gentle.’

“But one thing is certain: if it succeeds, it will be a business that turns everything in the Empire upside down.”

The Empress would probably be even more anxious upon hearing this news.

Feeling like he had somewhat repaid her for frightening Tia that day, Gallahan smiled even more gently.

* * *

After leaving Shannet and the twins’ quarters, I headed straight to Cleribane.

Fortunately, Cleribane, who was sitting in his office, opened the door for me though he seemed a bit puzzled.

“What brings you here, Young Lady?”

“I have something I’m curious about.”

Cleribane, who was moving aside the tower of documents on his desk to see my face, raised his eyebrows.

He seemed intrigued.

“How does one get into the Imperial Academy, teacher?”

“The Imperial… Academy, you mean?”

Cleribane looked confused.

After staring at me for a moment, Cleribane removed his rimless glasses and asked.

“Do you want to go to the Academy?”

Then he even frowned.

“The Imperial Academy operates on a 6-year system, and once you enter, you can’t leave except for the annual vacation – it’s a closed-off…”

“No! Not me!”

I quickly spoke before the advice disguised as threats could continue any longer.

“Not me, but someone else said they want to go to the Imperial Academy.”

“Ah.”

Suddenly Cleribane’s sharp demeanor completely softened.

Looking much more comfortable as he leaned back against his chair, Cleribane asked with only curiosity remaining in his eyes.

“For the Young Lady to ask about Academy admission methods on someone’s behalf. Who is it?”

I wondered if it was okay to share personal matters, but since I was in a position of asking Cleribane various things anyway, I felt I couldn’t hide it and answered.

“It’s Estira. She says she wants to go to the Academy to properly study herbology.”

“Estira… You mean Doctor Omari’s youngest disciple.”

Cleribane seemed to be calculating something in his head before nodding.

“If it’s her, she should be able to enter without much difficulty. If you speak to the Clan Head, the admission and tuition fees should be easily resolved. What remains is the entrance exam, but that’s just a very basic aptitude test…”

“Estira needs to enter not as a student, but as a researcher.”

“Needs to enter?”

Cleribane tilted his head at my firm words.

Oops, I spoke too forcefully without realizing it.

I quickly covered it up.

“I mean, that’s what Estira said she wants to do!”

“Hmm…”

Cleribane looked at me with suspicious eyes for a moment before speaking.

“If she wants to enter as a researcher rather than a student, the story becomes a bit different. The requirements are much more demanding.”

Well, of course. It’s the Imperial Academy after all, so it wouldn’t be easy.

Besides, Estira isn’t even an Academy graduate.

I swallowed hard and perked up my ears.

“First, researchers need much more money than students. They have to bear most of the costs for their personal research themselves.”

“And?”

“And a letter of recommendation is required.”

“A letter of recommendation?”

Money was something I could somehow cover, but a letter of recommendation wasn’t something I could write.

“Whose letter of recommendation would be needed?”

“Well. First, you could most easily obtain a letter of recommendation from Doctor Omari, who has been teaching Estira.”

I nodded while recalling Doctor Omari’s face, who didn’t seem like such a difficult person.

“Doctor Omari is renowned above all as Lombardy’s personal physician, so if she applies as a Lombardi scholarship student with his letter of recommendation, the Academy will immediately grant approval.”

As expected, Lombardi is the best.

There was nowhere their influence didn’t reach.

As I was thinking that I must protect this family no matter what, Cleribane continued his explanation.

“Actually, the best would be a letter of recommendation from the Clan Head or Broshul, who once served as the Academy’s vice-chancellor, but both are very cautious about writing letters of recommendation, so it would be difficult.”

It’s Doctor Omari who has been directly teaching Estira.

He would know best how smart she is and how passionate she is about herbology, so getting a letter of recommendation shouldn’t be difficult.

That’s what I thought.

“Thank you for letting me know! I’ll go tell Estira this news then, teacher!”

I bowed deeply and left Cleribane’s office.

“You should hurry.”

The meaning behind Cleribane’s ominously smiling expression became clear as soon as I arrived at Doctor Omari’s research room.

“Thank you, teacher!”

“Hehe. Go and work hard.”

What is this.

Standing at the doorway, I froze.

Some man who was glistening from head to toe as if he’d been oiled was constantly bowing to Doctor Omari with a smile overflowing with flattery.

“Yes, I’ll go and research diligently so as not to tarnish your reputation, teacher!”

Behind the affectionate teacher-disciple pair laughing heartily, Estira was watching the two of them.

With a bitter smile on her face.

As I stood there dazed, still trying to grasp the situation, the oily man’s booming voice pierced my ears.

“Thank you so much for writing the letter of recommendation!”

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