Chapter 83 (1/2)
Chapter 83
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Jillian and Jerna were seated in the lounge room where we had drunk tea just the other day They had been playing chess but the problem was that Jillian's face was covered in soot fro a handstand position
”Welcoh!!!”
”Hee hee~”
”Sir Johra!”
When they finally realised that I had entered the rooreeted ling to maintain the handstand Jillian looked at me like I would be his savior while Jerna had asohty
”Just what has been going on here?”
”Hahah it is…!”
I heard the story from Sion who explained it in full from his upside down position
Jillian and the count had gotten really into playing chess and despite having played several games they didn't want to stop They even skipped dinner ti In the end Jerna arrived to put and it to their ry
Still, they didn't listen to any of her requests, so she stayed to watch the form the sidelines to help her brother out As a result, Sion lost the gae
Froainst Jerna Since she soon lost interest in the game because she won too easily, they had to entice her into playingup a new punishment rule This is what led to the ridiculous situation before me
”If you designed this gahter!”
”Please calm down count”
”No I can't do that, a noble doesn't easily go back on a prohter to bring and end to my punishment ”
”Why don't you just stand up?”
”There is no such thing as going back on your word in this fareatest dishonor”
I just barely caughthi his face in charcoal soot anda handstand like a clown
”Sir Johra!”
I took Jillian's seat and looked at the game I had to win back the count's face Of course I also had to win for myself so as to not be subject to the same penalty
Judging by the board position it wasn't that Jillian had been playing poorly, but rather it was Jerna as too skilled for him
'Tch! She only learned the game today, how could she play so well?'
At first I had thought that I could easily turn the tables on her but it appeared that it wouldn't be so easy
”Would you prefer to start a new game?”
I shook my head, since I had to win this one in order to absolve the count from his promised penalty Still, I was black and there wasn't much room to maneuver
”Johra,from K6 to K5”
Luckily I had the greatest cheating ability possible Nor to Lena's instruction I had to onally in order to avoid the check unexpected h to her side and she wasn't able to block my sequence
”Checkmate”
Waaaaa!
Jerna got up and ran away crying, while the count had regained his confidence and usual air of authority
”How impressive!”
”Thanks to you I could save some face”
”Wait, is it ok to just let her run off crying like that?”
”It's fine, one can grow after suffering from defeat in a duel”
While father and son spoke to each other, I orrying about how Jerna would get her revenge for this loss
'I noticed that the previous ??? skill in Jerna's status had now changed to [Wisdom Lv1] It seems like a rare talent has bloomed due to her exposure to chess'
”Could we play a few friendly matches Johra?”
Since that time we played chess until 3 am without hardly any breaks We would only take a sames
'Should I not have taught them chess?'
It seemed that the count and Jillian both had a personality that ht just be the fact that there is very little in the way of entertainment in this world
'I ly amount of money with this'
Early nextI met with the count
”Have you come to a decision Johra?”
”Yes count”
Looking at hiht smile on my face I said
”I would gladly accept the position of knight”
”Oh, I'lad, you're a rare talent that seems to have it all I should throw a feast”
”Yes… but I do have certain conditions”
”If it hat you mentioned to Jillian last time then there's no need to worry I don’t have any intention of li your freedom”
”Actually I have three conditions”
Seeingexpectantly for me to continue
”Tell me and I'll try to accommodate you as best I can”
”They aren't too de The first you already knohich is not to restrict my freedom”
”Of course this isn't even worth ”
”Second I would like to open up a store and would be relying on your manpower and money”
”Oh, so it was so I' those in my employ”
”It'll be fine, and I will choose only for your serfs”
”Are you sure they are competent?”
”It'll be fine, Ican teach them well”
”Good”
”How about splitting the store profits 70:30?”
”Actually I wouldn't mind it even if you wanted all of the store's profit I would be more than content with the 30 percent”
”30 percent was my share”
”No way, how could I treat my benefactor in such a way?”
”70:30, I can't take any ht”
”No no, how about we split it 50:50 I can't possibly take any more than that”
The count was quite stubborn so we finally agreed on splitting the profit evenly
”My last request is that I'd like to teach your kids”
”Wow! Really? If you did I would really appreciate it In fact, I wanted to ask this of you, but I thought it would be too burdensome My deceased wife Leone would be so happy to hear that the kids are receiving a great education”
His eyes beca parent, but I never expected it was this much
The very next day I began searching a the serfs to find ones which had a special talent
”I don't think it would be useful for you to search a such lowborns”