In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 72

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 72

My bottom is already fidgeting at the thought of going outside starting tomorrow.

“Come to think of it, now you’ll be able to freely explore the outside world!”

Loril said while gently brushing my hair.

That’s exactly what I’m talking about, Loril!

“What would you like to do first?”

“Hmm…”

I needed a moment to think.

It wasn’t because I needed to think about what to do.

It was because there were so many things I wanted to do that it was hard to prioritize what to do first.

As I continued to ponder, Loril gave me a few examples.

“When Young Lady Larane turned eleven, she immediately went to the flower garden on the outskirts of Lombardy, and Lord Giliou and Lord Meylon went riding outside the castle walls. And Lord Belesack… I don’t know because I wasn’t interested enough to find out.”

That’s our Loril.

A very commendable attitude.

Why would I care what someone like Belesack did after his eleventh birthday.

It would be nice if I could just think that and move on.

Unfortunately, living in the same manor, I already knew that Belesack had gone hunting with Astana the day after his birthday.

Who else would be Astana’s number one lackey.

After he gained freedom to go outside, he stuck even closer to him.

“So what do you want to do, Young Lady?”

“Me? I want to go shopping!”

“Shopping? You mean shopping?”

“Yes! There are so many things I want to buy!”

“Hmm. Jewelry?”

Rather the mines where those jewels come from!

“Or, delicious food?”

The restaurants that make the food!

Some very good properties are going to be available soon.

“Or else… leaving Lombardy to tour the Imperial Capital would be fun too!”

I am planning to go to the Imperial Capital.

“I’m going to do all of that!”

“Oh my, our Young Lady. You’re so greedy!”

Of course!

Because I’m planning to have it all!

Loril and I looked at each other and giggled.

She let my neatly brushed hair fall down my back, pulled out a little from the sides and braided it with pretty white wildflowers.

Then with Loril’s help, I changed into the dress I would wear today.

“…Young Lady, when did you say this would start being sold?”

Loril asked with sparkling eyes as she looked at the dress I was wearing.

“Next week. This one turned out really well, didn’t it?”

“I think it’s the prettiest limited edition that’s come out so far!”

“Really?”

I was very satisfied with Loril’s enthusiastic reaction.

The marketing I had started at Gallahan Clothing Store recently was working very well.

Its name: ‘Limited Edition’!

It’s a method to break away from the image that ‘ready-to-wear is common stuff you can buy anytime’ and launch a new premium line targeting nobles.

Gallahan Clothing Store branches throughout the Empire sell very expensive dresses simultaneously on the same day at the same time, but the quantities are very limited.

Only 200 pieces are released nationwide per series.

These days, among nobles, besides modifying Gallahan Clothing Store dresses to their own style, collecting these ‘limited editions’ has become trendy.

In the Imperial Capital where there are many powerful and wealthy nobles, the competition is so fierce that they often send servants to deliberately buy from distant branches.

“But this limited edition is even more special because it’s released to commemorate my birthday.”

“What? More special?”

“We only made exactly 100 pieces.”

I smiled wickedly.

“You’re, you’re too much… Making such a pretty dress and only 100 pieces…”

Loril made a tearful face and dropped her shoulders.

Since it’s a limited edition with a set number, I can’t even set aside one for Loril.

After thinking for a moment, I decided to give her a small hint.

“Send the Dillard Family’s servant to the third branch in the Imperial Capital.”

The third branch was relatively far from the nobles’ residential area, but like other Imperial Capital branches, it was scheduled to receive 10 limited edition pieces.

So the competition rate would be at least a little lower than other places.

Loril, understanding my meaning, nodded meaningfully.

Knock knock.

“Tia, may I come in?”

Father knocked on the door and peeked his head through the gap.

“Dad!”

I got up from the vanity and rushed into Father’s arms.

“Whoa!”

Father playfully pretended to be pushed back a few steps, then hugged me back.

“You’re eleven now, but our daughter still seems far from being fully grown?”

“Of course! I’m going to act spoiled in front of Dad for the rest of my life!”

Father was completely freed from Tlenbroo disease thanks to Estira’s medicine.

The paralysis symptoms completely disappeared within a week, and about a month later, he had recovered enough to take light walks around the annex.

And today, on my birthday, Father had returned to perfect health, though he was a bit thinner than before.

“Lord Gallahan, you look so handsome today!”

“Haha, really? Thank you, Loril.”

Rather, losing weight in his face gave him a sharper charm.

So Father’s popularity had been growing day by day lately.

I wondered if I’d meet a new stepmother soon, but well, Father would handle that himself.

“If you’re done preparing for the party, could you spare some time for Dad?”

Father extended his hand to me.

I grabbed that hand firmly.

Father’s hand, still much larger than mine, was warm and soft as before.

We headed to the upper floor of the annex.

Walking along the long corridor, Father stopped in front of a door.

“Open it.”

Father said, letting go of my hand.

Click.

When I turned the handle, the door opened smoothly as if it had been waiting.

“This is Dad’s gift to Tia.”

A drawing room filled with large windows letting in sunlight and soft, warm colors welcomed us.

“This is… my room, no, my home?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Wow!”

I half-ran to open several doors attached to the drawing room.

They were a bedroom, a small guest room, and a study respectively.

“I moved Tia’s study from the main building here. I thought it would be much more convenient to use this way.”

It really was.

My well-used books and writing materials had all been moved here.

“From now on, Tia can use this house comfortably. Of course, if you come down to the lower floor occasionally, Dad would be a little less lonely.”

“Dad….”

“Still, considering how busy you’ll be in the future, this would be better, right?”

I really can’t fool Dad.

As I promised Father last time, I confessed a few things when the timing seemed right.

Simple things like ‘what I was thinking when I sent Shannet to Mrs. Sersheu’ and ‘how long I’ve known Peres.’

But with just those fragments, Father seemed to have figured out most of who I am.

Recently, I can see that he naturally asks for my opinion when making decisions about ‘Gallahan Clothing Store.’

The idea that was born from that was the ‘limited edition.’

“Our Tia….”

Father hugged me tightly.

“Happy birthday. I wanted to give you a birthday present before anyone else, Dad wanted to be first.”

“Thank you, Dad.”

I also hugged Father tightly.

“It feels like a dream.”

That Father is here with me like this on my eleventh birthday.

That Father overcame Tlenbroo disease and is standing before me in such healthy condition.

Kiss.

Father gave me a kiss on my forehead filled with affection.

I felt like I was going to cry, so I hugged Father even tighter.

Now I had achieved the first goal I set when I regressed.

Saving Father.

But I still had many things left to accomplish.

* * *

“Let’s begin the meeting.”

The chairman sitting at the head seat spoke to gather attention.

“There are still those who haven’t arrived, so let’s wait a little longer.”

Perdic Angenas said leisurely as he settled into his seat.

“But….”

They had already delayed for a long time.

The reason was that several families close to Angenas had not yet arrived.

Dozens of nobles who had arrived on time and filled the meeting room were waiting for those few people.

“Anyway, if the important people don’t come, there’s no point in starting the meeting….”

“I rushed here thinking I was late, but you haven’t even started yet. What’s going on?”

Someone leisurely pushed open both doors of the meeting hall and entered.

“Lo, Lord Lombardi….”

The chairman stood up from his seat and greeted him.

Rulak Lombardi was the person who had sat in the chairman’s position for decades before he became chairman.

“What brings you all the way here?”

“I’ve rested for a few years, so I thought I’d take interest in state affairs again.”

“Ah! Then the chairman position….”

“No, no. I didn’t come back to take on such a heavy responsibility. I’m too old for that. I just came with simple intentions.”

“Simple intentions, you say….”

“I made some promises to someone.”

Rulak answered like that and smiled while looking at Perdic Angenas sitting across from him.

“You’ll think that countless times from now on. You’ll regret it, and regret it again. ‘I shouldn’t have touched Gallahan back then.'”

Hiccup.

The Angenas patriarch hiccupped involuntarily from fear as he recalled what happened in the Emperor’s office.

“Let’s start the meeting. Is there any reason to keep all these people waiting just because of a few people?”

The chairman glanced at the Angenas patriarch and then banged his gavel.

No matter how much Angenas soared and stretched, they couldn’t compare to Lombardi.

In the end, throughout the entire meeting, Angenas gained nothing.

It was because Rulak interfered with everything.

And the council members who had accumulated grievances against Angenas during this time came forward to support Rulak.

Rulak smiled brightly and spoke to Perdic Angenas, who had a face like he’d eaten shit.

“How can you make such a sad face already? There are so many more upsetting things left ahead.”

You’re screwed.

It was like openly mocking him.

“Well, I should get going now.”

“Lord Lombardi, if you have time, perhaps we could have a meal together….”

“Unfortunately, let’s do it next time. I have something very important today.”

“Ah, perhaps you have a prior engagement with His Majesty….”

“It’s my granddaughter’s birthday.”

“Pardon?”

“I have to go to my granddaughter’s birthday party. Oh my, I’m late! Bang bang, hit it!”

The chairman banged the gavel twice with a dazed expression as instructed.

It meant the meeting was officially adjourned.

“Well then, I’ll be going first!”

Watching him rush out of the meeting hall like the wind, the chairman was bewildered but felt certain about one thing.

From now on, Angenas wouldn’t be able to act as they pleased in the noble council meetings.

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