In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 78

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 78

Today, the Empress’ Quarters had a visitor once again.

It was the Angenas Patriarch, her father.

“What did you just say?”

Lavinia turned around and glared at the patriarch.

“Julietta Abino sang at Lombardi’s banquet?”

The Empress’s accumulated anger toward Julietta, who had rapidly risen as an opera singer and recently become the Emperor’s new lover, was considerable.

But the fact that such a Julietta had performed a congratulatory show at their nemesis Lombardi’s banquet caused everything that had been building up to finally explode.

“Aaah!”

Letting out a scream-like sound, the Empress began throwing everything in sight.

Neither the transparent crystal vase nor the teacup and teapot that a maid had brought in earlier were spared.

Only after the sharp clashing sounds rang out dozens of times and the drawing room floor became a complete mess did the Empress stop her fit.

“Haa, haa…”

Her hair, which had been elegantly pinned up, had all come loose and swayed with each of the Empress’s rough breaths.

“…That wench has gotten in line with Lombardi.”

With a thud, the Empress sat on the drawing room sofa and spoke while gripping the armrest.

“It seems it started when she became a promotional model for Gallahan Clothing Store.”

“Yes, that must be it.”

The Empress chewed her lips repeatedly.

It wasn’t because of the Emperor’s illicit affair.

That’s how their relationship had been from the beginning.

Lavinia also had several lovers she met secretly.

Since they were a couple bound together by what they could give and take from each other, extramarital relationships weren’t something to be angry about.

But if her position in noble society became precarious because of it, that was a different story.

The countless women who had passed through the Emperor had never become Lavinia’s rivals.

Rather, if she saw good potential among them and they knew how to submit to the Empress, she would keep them by her side and use them.

But Julietta wasn’t that type.

She liked being the center of attention everywhere and wanted to be the focus of everyone’s gaze.

The problem was that all that attention and those gazes should belong to Lavinia.

“I’ll have to make a move soon.”

At Lavinia’s cold words, the Angenas Patriarch quietly lowered his gaze.

Lavinia’s cruelty sometimes gave even him, her father, chills.

“That plan is proceeding without a hitch, isn’t it, Father?”

“Yes, Your Majesty the Empress.”

“We must get it into our hands. If we miss this opportunity, who knows when the next one will come.”

Lavinia’s eyes blazed as if they might ignite with blue flames.

“…Your Majesty the Empress is right.”

The Angenas Patriarch pressed his lips together tightly and picked up his teacup, the only one left on the table.

* * *

After a long time, the Lombardi family gathered in one place.

It was a Lombardi family dinner.

As usual, they had set up two tables, separating the children from the adults.

Larane and Belesack had already arrived.

I greeted Larane with a smiling face.

“Hello, Larane.”

“Hello.”

And I sat down without greeting Belesack.

Right after, the Astaliou and Creny brothers arrived.

“You sit over here!”

Astaliou roughly pulled his younger brother to the seat next to him.

Creny’s face was full of tears as he staggered from the force.

It seemed he was acting this way because he didn’t like Creny getting along with me.

It was obvious he planned to make his brother into Belesack’s lackey just like himself.

“I want to sit over there…”

Creny muttered in a tearful voice while looking at the seat next to me.

But Astaliou made an even more menacing face to intimidate Creny.

Sigh.

I sighed inwardly and said.

“Creny, come here.”

Hearing my call, Creny brightened up but then glanced at Astaliou.

“It’s okay, come here.”

After hesitating for a moment, Creny eventually ran over and settled into the seat next to me.

I whispered in Creny’s ear.

“From now on, if Astaliou bullies you, just run to your mother. Got it?”

Ronette detested Astaliou using violence against Creny.

Probably even now, Astaliou was carefully bullying Creny while avoiding his mother’s attention.

“Yeah!”

Though Creny still looked at Astaliou with anxious eyes, he nodded brightly with a cheerful smile.

Sigh, I guess I’ll have to play with him more often.

Actually, playing with Astaliou doesn’t help Creny at all.

It only has a bad influence on him.

Creny sat between Larane and me, and Larane took care of various things for him, like pouring water in front of Creny whose arms were still short.

“Hello, Tia.”

The twins joined the table.

But their faces didn’t look very good.

I think they were in this state last time too.

“Why do you two look like that?”

Their uncharacteristic gloominess bothered me.

“Well…”

Meylon hesitated for a moment, then spoke after seeing Giliou nod slightly.

“Father and Mother haven’t been getting along well lately.”

“Those two?”

Shannet and Bestian, the couple so lovey-dovey they could put lovebirds to shame?

“They never fought in front of us before. But today…”

“They had a pretty big argument.”

The twins said dejectedly.

“What did they fight about so badly?”

“I’m not sure exactly, but it seemed to be about the clan.”

“Words like ‘Lombardi’ and ‘Shuls’ came up often.”

An argument involving both family names.

“Was that also why you stayed at Shulsga for so long last time?”

“…Yeah.”

“It seems like they need some distance from each other.”

Meylon said quite matter-of-factly.

“We just hope we won’t have to choose between our parents.”

Giliou also spoke as if half-resigned.

Ah, come to think of it, it’s around this time.

I recalled the incident when Shannet and Bestian had divorced.

I looked toward the table where the adults were having their meal.

Shannet was eating in silence with a pale complexion, but Bestian was no different from usual.

Constantly laughing and chatting, maintaining his cheerful demeanor.

The two were in perfect contrast.

Then, I saw Father finish his meal and bow to Grandfather.

He was apologizing for being busy today and rising from his seat first.

Father gave me one last gentle smile before leaving the dining hall.

And I saw Biejie following behind him.

* * *

“Gallahan.”

Gallahan, who was hurrying to work, turned around at the unwelcome voice calling his name.

It was Biejie.

“I still haven’t received your apology yet.”

To stop someone who was leaving in a hurry just to demand an apology.

Gallahan swallowed a sigh inwardly and spoke.

“I haven’t done anything that requires an apology, brother.”

“Don’t you remember throwing me out of the banquet?”

“I never threw you out of the banquet, brother. When you said you didn’t like Tia’s birthday party, I merely told you that you could leave.”

Biejie’s face immediately turned red and blue with anger.

There was a time when he had felt fear at that fiery temperament.

But now Gallahan even felt pity for his older brother.

He had learned that a temperament that couldn’t think things through and just lashed out only made that person look foolish.

“You.”

Biejie thrust his face forward threateningly, but Gallahan remained with his hands clasped behind his back, neither retreating nor advancing.

“You seem to be acting so insolently because you trust Father. How long do you think Father will remain so healthy?”

Gallahan doubted his own ears.

And he felt a sense of despair.

Biejie had truly become blinded by his lust for power.

To the point where he wouldn’t hesitate to speak recklessly about their father Rulak, setting aside even his brother.

Gallahan steeled his resolve once again.

It was the same determination he had made when he received the medal and was granted the Chesayu region.

“Brother.”

Gallahan spoke calmly, but with a warning tone.

“I have absolutely no interest in the position of Lombardi family head. And I believe you know this well too.”

Biejie flinched slightly, but his eyes still held wariness.

Gallahan swallowed a sigh and continued.

“When the time comes, I will leave this manor and go to Chesayu.”

“…Are you serious?”

“This Lombardi family may seem like the most precious thing in the world to you, brother, but I have no intention of making my daughter live in this quagmire.”

Tia was more precious than anything else in this world.

That’s why Gallahan intended to separate his daughter from the Lombardi bloodline.

So she could live freely, humanely, and breathe easily.

“So don’t touch us. I’m warning you.”

Gallahan glared at Biejie one last time before turning and walking away.

Left alone, Biejie was quite displeased with his insolent younger brother’s attitude, but he thought he had at least obtained a declaration of surrender.

Who would have thought things would resolve so easily!

To say with his own mouth that he had no interest in the family head position!

It was as refreshing as having a painful tooth finally pulled.

A satisfied smile naturally appeared on his face.

With this, there would be no fighting with Gallahan over the family head position.

Biejie now believed there were no remaining competitors.

* * *

“Teacher, congratulations on your opening!”

I held out a small potted plant I had bought from a flower shop on the way to Cleribane.

The newly hired employees of the trading company smiled at me as if I were adorable.

Publicly, Cleribane had made it known that he evaluated my potential very highly, and despite his employment contract with Lombardi ending, he continued to teach me.

It was a measure to ensure that no one would find it strange if I frequently visited the trading company in the future.

“I’ll find a place for the plant.”

A diligent employee of the trading company who had appeared at some point quickly took the plant from my hands.

“Shall we go upstairs then?”

Cleribane led me to the 3rd floor where his office was located.

As I entered the office, I saw Violet, who had prepared tea and was waiting.

She was an indispensable important member of Pellet Trading Company whom I had specifically asked Cleribane to bring.

Click.

The door closed and only the three of us remained in the office.

And I naturally took the seat at the head of the table.

“Now that the trading company has successfully opened, we should set our first goal, shouldn’t we?”

At my words, Cleribane and Violet nodded with serious expressions.

Their reliable appearance filled me with a sense of pride, as if I had gained a mighty army.

I cleared my throat softly and opened my mouth.

“Our Pellet Trading Company’s first goal is a mine.”

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