In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 97

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 97

Loril, who had been wandering around the stables looking for Pirenthia who had disappeared while she briefly went to the restroom, felt relieved.

She had been so worried that strange people might have taken away their young lady.

However, the atmosphere flowing between Pirenthia and the group of young nobles, who seemed to be just having a conversation, was not ordinary.

Loril unconsciously flinched when she carelessly looked at Pirenthia’s face.

Because she could see the smile that Pirenthia made when something considerably displeased her.

“Is something wrong?”

Loril asked carefully.

“No, these people here were asking me who I am.”

“Yes… But why…”

Are you so angry.

Loril swallowed her words.

And Pirenthia quickly provided the answer.

“And they said they don’t know who I am, and it’s ‘obvious’ even without hearing my name?”

“Wh-why would they be so rude…”

Loril almost felt sorry for the boy standing there with his arms crossed and an arrogant expression.

The most adorable, smart, and lovely young lady she served in the world particularly disliked the type of people who acted superior based solely on their family’s prestige or status.

Especially if they were rude to others on top of that.

Loril could only carefully guess that it was probably the influence of her cousins.

“On top of that, this person says he’s from the Angenas family. Kase Angenas, was it?”

“Ah…”

Loril let out a pitiful groan.

If he was from Angenas, this was already a situation beyond what Loril could save him from.

She gave up and stepped back halfway.

“Greetings, Lady Dillard.”

The boy who had been glaring at Pirenthia with a frown just moments ago greeted Loril with a rather polite tone.

Come to think of it, his face seemed familiar, as if she had seen him a few times in passing.

“Is this person here a guest of Lady Dillard?”

“A guest…”

Loril hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

It was true that Pirenthia had entered this place, which operated as a kind of club with strict membership, as a guest.

However, even this land where the stables were built for common use by nobles staying in the capital was all Lombardi territory.

But then Pirenthia made the first move.

“It’s true that our family is close with the Dillard family.”

Loril looked at Pirenthia awkwardly, but she just smiled brightly.

Because it wasn’t a lie that the Lombardi family was close with Dillard.

“Hmm. I don’t like the fact that someone of unclear status is wandering around here.”

Moreover, the way he was acting arrogantly as if these stables were his own property was starting to irritate even Loril.

Then he spoke to Tia as if he were doing her a great favor.

“I’ll give you a chance to make up for your earlier rudeness. Since we’re heading there anyway, I’ll allow you to attend our tea party.”

“You want me to drink tea with you guys?”

“Ah, you don’t need to be too grateful. We’re all very magnanimous people…”

“Why?”

Pirenthia tilted her head as if she didn’t understand and asked.

“You said something about me being a person of unclear status and all. But why are you suddenly inviting me to a tea party?”

“Th-that’s…”

Loril, who was watching Kase Angenas panic for a moment, swallowed an ‘Ah!’ sound.

She had thought it was strange how he spoke with his neck stiffly tensed, and now his ears were bright red as he stammered without being able to answer Pirenthia’s question.

It seemed like he had been trying to show off his family’s prestige and force a conversation after seeing only Pirenthia’s cute appearance.

It was a typical mistake made by young masters who were spoiled and raised badly.

That’s when it happened.

“What’s this, why is everyone here?”

“What are you doing here?”

The tall Giliou and Meylon approached with big strides.

“The, the Lombardi twins…”

Kase Angenas’s neck, which had been tensed up until just moments ago, shrank considerably.

The twins were feared and dreaded by everyone because of their bold personality and speech, and their untouchable power as direct descendants of the Lombardi family head.

And their superior physical conditions like tall height and build made them feel even more intimidating.

“Why are they coming this way…”

Someone in the group muttered quietly.

But it was mutual understanding.

To be honest, the Lombardi twins were frightening beings.

Because unlike themselves who were just ‘pretending,’ these were the ones who actually owned these stables.

“Giliou, Meylon.”

And seeing the girl they had been thoroughly ignoring call them familiarly, they almost fell backward in surprise.

“These guys asked me to drink tea.”

Pirenthia said while pointing at the group with her finger.

The twins’ expressions turned menacing in an instant.

The group unconsciously hesitated under their glaring stares with crumpled faces.

“What, it’s just Angenas trash.”

“Did you guys bother our Tia asking her to drink tea?”

Even thugs met in back alleys wouldn’t be this scary.

The group that had been acting as if these stables were theirs instantly became ‘Angenas trash,’ but no one objected.

“Th-that’s…”

Kase Angenas couldn’t even speak properly because he was scared of the twins.

But then Pirenthia spoke in a calm voice.

“You two, how can you speak so rudely. You should be polite.”

Polite? Those two?

The twins, called the troublemakers of Lombardi, were beings completely distant from politeness.

However, a miracle happened.

The growling twins suddenly smiled like well-behaved puppies.

“Got it, Tia.”

The twins, who answered obediently, smiled slightly and asked.

“Did you guys ask our Tia to drink tea?”

It was definitely much more polite speech.

But why was that even more frightening?

“W-we didn’t…”

Someone glanced at Kase Angenas and spoke in a trembling voice.

“…Was it you?”

“Ah, ah…”

Kase Angenas trembled as if he would collapse right there.

“Why?”

Giliou asked, bringing his face close.

“I-I just thought since it was someone I’d never seen before…”

“Hmm.”

Meylon made a strange nasal sound while similarly approaching.

And he whispered in a low voice.

“For Angenas trash, you do have good taste.”

His eyes under long eyelashes were cold.

Giliou said while fidgeting with the hilt of the sword at his waist.

“How dare you covet my little sister. Do you have a death wish?”

“Hii, hiiek!”

Kase Angenas cowered in fear.

“Stop it, you two. I’m tired.”

Pirenthia spoke in a listless voice as if she had lost interest.

In an instant, the twins’ razor-sharp intimidating aura disappeared, leaving only two doting fools smiling brightly at Pirenthia.

“Our Tia is tired?”

“Let’s hurry to somewhere warm!”

Pirenthia and Loril took the lead, with the twins following behind.

They didn’t care at all whether the group of young nobles left behind collapsed on the spot with weakened legs.

On the way to the sunny spot the twins had scouted earlier, Pirenthia muttered quietly.

“It’s inconvenient in its own way when people don’t recognize me. Should I make my social debut soon?”

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After finishing the day’s business, 【Caramel Avenue】 had grown quiet.

Tolli the patissier smiled and greeted Beit, who had just sat down in the office prepared inside the kitchen.

“Good work today too, Beit.”

“Ah, you too, sir. Thank you for your hard work.”

However, Beit reached for the documents on the desk written in messy code.

“You worked all day, so take it easy for a bit, Beit.”

Tolli felt sorry for Beit.

At an age when he should be enjoying life, being absorbed only in work except for sleeping time was hard to watch.

Especially since he started preparing for that ‘information business’ or whatever, he hadn’t seen him rest.

“I’m just looking at a few more documents. It’s fine. Please go in first, sir.”

“Hmm. Alright. I left a few pieces of apple pie on the shelf, so eat them if you get hungry.”

Tolli looked at Beit with worried eyes until the end, then patted his shoulder and said.

“Yes, sir.”

After Tolli left work and Beit was left alone, he put on the glasses he had taken off to one side and picked up the documents.

Under the dim lamplight, his rimless glasses glowed yellow.

“Hmph. She told me to investigate her properly?”

That voice that had strangely scratched his pride was still clear in his ears.

“Does she think I can’t find out?”

Acquiring and compiling information was Beit’s specialty.

He also had the eye to distinguish real information from unclear rumors or gossip.

It was quite a while ago that Lombardi’s child, who had started frequenting the cafe a few months ago, caught Beit’s keen attention.

As if demanding his attention, she would order cakes in a ‘from here to there’ manner every time she came.

She even visited accompanied by Cleribane Pellet of the rising Pellet Trading Company, so he couldn’t help but pay attention.

Moreover, she was the only daughter of the famous Gallahan Lombardi and the granddaughter most beloved by Rulak Lombardi.

Even just looking at that much, she was extraordinary in many ways, but he could instinctively feel that there was something even more special about Pirenthia Lombardi.

“I’ll scrape everything down to the bottom.”

Beit muttered this as he began to bury himself in the mountain of documents.

He sorted out useful puzzle pieces from within and connected dots that seemed completely unrelated at first glance.

If he did this, before he knew it, a big picture that no one knew about would be drawn.

The night deepened like this, and the moon that had risen high in the sky began to set.

Finally, it was only when the eastern sky began to grow faintly bright that Beit could stop working.

Thud.

The glasses he carelessly threw off rolled around on the desk, but Beit didn’t care.

Rubbing his face with his large hands and washing his face dry, he let out a deep sigh.

And then he covered his mouth.

He trapped the scream that seemed about to burst out inside.

The point that all the scattered codes were telling him was clear.

Pirenthia Lombardi was a much more tremendous picture than Beit had imagined.

Beit muttered like a groan.

“What exactly is your identity?”

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