The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 124

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【124】
“Die, you pest!”
Suddenly, the spiteful woman grabbed a stone and raised it to strike the head of the woman clinging to her leg—what was she doing?
If what I’d heard was true, the woman had done nothing wrong and was actually the victim in this situation.
“Sigh.”
In an instant, my breath scattered into the air.
At that same moment, Older Brother Elzen’s figure vanished.
“Ahhh!”
“That’s enough. My younger sibling is watching.”
“What, your younger sibling… Eek! An Awakener? A n-noble…?!”
Older Brother Elzen revealed Viju!
Why?!
[Air Spirit King Shapasi says that principles and reality sometimes differ, and efficiency must be prioritized on occasion.]
[Water Spirit King Aurora presses her forehead.]
[He’s drawing the commoners’ attention all at once and making them listen to his words to resolve the situation quickly, you see.]
I see.
[Flame Spirit King Flammeus laughs heartily.]
[He must have really hated seeing his younger sibling witness such an ugly scene. Besides, if he dragged this out, it’s obvious you’d step in anyway. So this is the kind of brotherly move where he handles it on his own terms.]
Older Brother Elzen’s Viju was truly beautiful.
It shimmered with an enchanting brilliance.
Soon after, Older Brother Elzen concealed Viju once more.
“I hear the circumstances are complicated.”
“That is… well…”
“My name is Elzen Fasayen. If I call the Security Force now, I’ll watch over everything until all matters are resolved fairly, and if a lawsuit is necessary, I’ll cover the legal costs and procedures for the wronged party.”
“…”
Older Brother Elzen’s calm voice was so pleasant to hear. It went right into my ears.
“Mongdol, the spiteful woman’s face has gone pale. It seems like she’s definitely the villain in this situation.”
“Woof!”
How would Older Brother Elzen deal with the villain?
“Otherwise… settle three months’ worth of wages down to the last coin right now, dispose of all shoes made from stolen designs, or give all the profits earned so far to whoever rightfully deserves them.”
“No, that’s… even if you’re a great noble, you can’t just do such things so arbitrarily…”
“Ah, if you insist on the first option instead, I’ll personally investigate every tax record from the moment this shop was established. If you’d prefer, I can do that.”
Either way, it was a path to resolving the victim’s grievance.
Though the perpetrator’s expression had turned sour.
“…I’ll choose the latter.”
“Good. Handle it right here in front of me.”
“Eh? B-but you must be busy, so how could I impose such an inconvenience…”
“My younger sibling enjoys seeing justice realized. If you make me hear that same excuse one more time… I’ll combine both options. You’ll regret it.”
Older Brother Elzen chuckled softly, then turned to face me.
I gave him a thumbs up in response.
You’re so cool, Older Brother!
* * *
Justice was finally served.
Word had somehow spread, and the shop’s employees came flooding in.
“I never received my severance pay!”
“I was fired while still on a contract… and I worked through the weekend!”
“Those shoes! Those shoes are my design. They’re the most famous in this shop… I made them ten years ago!”
Neither I nor Older Brother Elzen could verify the truth of that claim right now.
That was the Security Force’s job.
What mattered was that when the Security Chief saw our names involved in this matter, his expression became deeply troubled.
“Ahem, well… such a situation unfolding before the esteemed young nobles of Fasayen…”
The Security Chief, a man whose build suggested he consumed ten donuts a day, was a Handsome Uncle with a long mustache.
Older Brother Elzen, leaning against the counter, spoke to him slowly.
“I’d prefer this matter be resolved while we’re in the Capital. Don’t deliberately drag it out.”
“Of course not. Why would I drag it out?”
“Perhaps you’ve been accepting bribes?”
“…!”
The Security Chief flinched.
So he really did climb to that position through bribes. Then he must have filled his pockets with more bribes after that.
I’ve read plenty of such stories in books.
So I grasped the truth immediately.
“Well, but this is a Capital matter, isn’t it? The Capital has its own pace and procedures for handling affairs. And this isn’t the only case we’re dealing with.”
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ frowns.]
[He’s looking down on two children. The Security Chief is an Awakener, after all.]
[The Flame Spirit King ‘Flammeus’ grows angry, insisting that justice must be served.]
I stopped browsing the shoes in the shop and tilted my head.
“So if we make it a Capital issue, that works? If you don’t want to listen because we’re from Fasayen…”
“Pardon?”
“The Crown Prince can handle this matter? Then I’ll go speak with him today.”
“Th-that! That’s…!”
“No? Then what exactly do you want us to do?”
I hadn’t raised my voice, nor had I used any crude language.
I was simply asking out of genuine curiosity, so why did he look so pale?
If what he said was justified and righteous, there’d be no reason for that reaction.
“Thank you so much. Because of you… I feel like some of my resentment has been lifted.”
Shortly after, having received the Security Chief’s promise to handle everything properly and legally, we left.
The woman with the short brown hair from earlier bowed to us.
She bent deeply at the waist.
“Thank you for helping so readily. It’s not easy for nobles to help like that… Actually, this is the fourth time this has happened. Today I just couldn’t take it anymore, so I threw myself into it with all I had.”
Her hands were covered in wounds.
He must be a craftsman who genuinely loves making shoes.
Perhaps he cut his hair short because it was bothersome during work? And the overalls—he chose them for easy access to his tools.
“You’re a shoe craftsman, then? What’s your name?”
Those shoes with the design that was supposedly stolen earlier—I absolutely loved them.
Could this person be the craftsman I need?
With that thought, I stepped closer and grasped his hand firmly.
“Ah, I’m Trendy.”
“Nice to meet you, Trendy. If you’re not currently employed anywhere… would you work with me?! I need a craftsman who can make the shoes I envision!”
Trendy blinked at my proposal.
Someone who inspires confidence from their very name to their appearance—I couldn’t bear to let them slip away!
“Of course you’ll be hired as a full-time employee. From what I saw earlier, you’ve already spent eight years under a terrible master? You’re a proper craftsman.”
“W-well, yes. I was an apprentice for five years, and after passing the exam, I worked as an employee for the remaining three years.”
“In Fasayen, wage negotiations happen once every three years. The bonus is 750%. There’s separate welfare benefits you can use to purchase whatever you need.”
“Pardon?”
Trendy asked back as if bewildered.
I continued without pause, confidently listing the conditions.
“If you need to work overtime or on holidays, you receive special allowances. If you board a ship with us, there’s separate hazard pay. You also get congratulatory bonuses for childbirth and support funds when your children start school.”
“Is that… heaven…?”
Trendy murmured in a daze.
They were already more than halfway convinced.
“In exchange, you’ll have to come live with me in Fasayen. You only receive these benefits as a Fasayen employee.”
“I… well, I don’t have parents anyway, and it’s just me and my younger sibling. Y-yes, I’ll do it. If you’ll take us….”
“Then let’s go together!”
I beamed and pulled Trendy into a tight embrace.
Just then, someone came rushing over, gasping for breath.
“S-sister! Sister. A-are you okay?”
The man, who appeared to be in his late twenties, had the same chestnut-brown hair as Trendy and an incredibly innocent, endearing appearance.
He looked like he’d cry if you poked him.
Several small figurines dangled from the belt around his waist, and the moment I saw them, an idea struck me.
‘If I attach those figurines to shoes, they’d be absolutely adorable!’
Children’s shoes, of course, not adult ones.
That could work… wait?
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ is performing the Zumba dance.]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ is dancing with exuberant joy.]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ is doing forward rolls, backward rolls, side rolls, and cartwheels.]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ is dancing with their whole body, unable to express their joy in words.]
Why are you doing this, Emotion Spirit King…?

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