Vol 3 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4
Chapter 3 Episode 4
Editor: SniperIRL
7th day, 8th month, the year 2812. Western Continent Calendar: (Towards the peninsula 4)
”Geez, did we really have to welcome him like that?”
While drinking black tea, Earl Salzberg spat out dissatisfied words. And his wife was sitting in front of him while listening to him
The figure of the person who had welcomed Ryouma full of smiles has gone, replaced with a dissatisfied expression.
His face now shows the arrogance and contempt for commoners.
”Let's see... He did embrace the maid, for now, do you want to hear the result?”
Hearing she said that with a smile on her face, the Earl scowled at her in irritation.
”I don't need it! I laid my eyes first on that girl you know that right? Yet, why did you give her over to that upstart!
It was natural for the Earl to get upset, after all the maid girl he aimed at was given to someone else.
”Isn't it fine? There are a lot of other maids you have here... Besides, you will just get bored of her after one month, no?”
”This and that are different matters! Even if I get bored and throw her away, I can't stand giving my things to someone else! Furthermore, she's a girl that I've not yet laid my hands on, you know that? Geez, and she was that pretty!”
Even if the Earl expresses his wrath, nothing can be done now.
Yuria feels disgusted but does not show it on her face.
(*Sigh*... I wonder why this man’s habits are so terrible. ... He can get as many prost.i.tutes or slaves as he wants, but he always seeks out innocent girls that have little to no experience... Besides, he will undoubtedly sell them to the slave trader after embracing them in bed once or twice...)
She looked at her husband who only likes virgin girls with cold eyes.
However, she tried her best to hide her true emotions.
In order for her to keep living, she needs Earl Salzberg.
After the Earl complained for a while longer, his mind seems to have calmed down.
He took a deep breath and relaxed his body deep into the sofa.
”Well, whatever... I have no interest in a used woman that has been touched by commoners... However, why did you tell him about the mine? Won't that create suspicions instead?”
His eyes that had been previously clouded by l.u.s.t turned sharp.
Although he is the worst type of human, in regards to being a ruler and commander he was someone excellent.
If he was not like that then he wouldn’t be able to maintain the territory and Zalda Kindom would have succeeded in invading the country.
”I guess that might be the impression the other party would get... But, the other party had no intentions of believing our story to begin with... If he felt interested with the salt, he will definitely check it himself. If that is the case then there's no meaning hiding it, no? To be honest, he might actually stop checking it instead.”
”Fuh... I wonder if he thinks that far? Besides, how did you know that? He was just a former mercenary who has some little achievement during the civil war you know? How is he going to investigate where the salt came from? Isn't he someone that is only good at fighting?”
From Earl Salzberg’s viewpoint, Ryouma looks like your ordinary good guy.
Listening to his wife advice, The Earl welcomed him with the highest hospitality, but inside, he was actually looking down at Ryouma.
(Just from looking at his body build I can see that he is a good fighter... But that face, I can't see any trace of intellect from it...)
The Earl can only see Ryouma as someone calm and good-natured, the Earl couldn’t detect any aura that indicated intellectual capabilities from him.
For the Earl, good-natured man represents the weakness of one's heart, while being calm is an equivalent of having no ambitions.
Based on Ryouma’s appearance, Earl Salzberg concluded that Ryouma was only good at fighting in battles.
”Certainly he does not look like a resourceful man. But, I don't think that is true... Absolutely.”
”Hmph... The rumors might say that, but what is your proof? I think he was just someone who curried some favor into Elena Steiner though?”
Maybe he felt dissatisfied towards his wife’s opinion, but the Earl clicked his tongue while talking about his own opinion...
”I don't think that Elena-sama would do something like that though...”
”Fuh... Well, forget about that... So? About that girl whom you told to accompany him, she did manage to get some information right?”
Answering the question his wife shook her head. Seeing that, the Earl feels irritated.
”There's no way he's going to talk about something so suddenly... Last night, he seems to have only embraced her... Next time, I will tell him to take the girl with him. Well, hearing from the report, that girl seems to not mind being his possession, thus I don't think she's going to refuse.”
From the maid that Ryouma embraced, Yuria had received a report of what they both talked about last night.
(Well he sounds like someone who's kind toward women... And most men would usually open their mouth after sharing a cup and bed with women.)
She thought of that while looking at her husband sarcastically.
”Geez, to think that I have to shows such behavior toward an upstart... It's really troublesome... And this all is because of that foolish princess huh?”
”It is not foolish Princess, but a foolish Queen. She has been crowned as the new queen of the Rozeria Kingdom just the other day after all.”
It seems like the image of Lupis being a foolish queen has been confirmed.
It was a word that would cause them to lose their life, but for the couple, that was their common view regarding her.
”To give him the Wortenia Peninsula... It would only cause us more troubles!”
”Well, you can complain as much as you want... Right now, we have to watch that man, making sure he's not going to do anything unnecessary...”
The Earl's wife gives him advice while ignoring the Earl's complaint.
Apparently, in this household, the one who holds the real power is the wife.
”I guess you're right... At worst...”
”Have you calmed down now? In any case, the monsters within the peninsula will be happy that he is coming there...”
The Earl shows a cold smile after hearing his Wife's words.
”Young master! You seemed to be having fun last night...”
The middle-aged man sitting on the coach spoke up.
Following after the way Bolts addressed Ryouma, the bunch from the [Red Lion] have started calling him young master.
After being involved with' the civil war together, they all have become good friends with each other.
”Hnn? How did you know that Mike?”
They are currently heading back towards the Inn from the Earl's mansion. Since they have a lot of time, they rode the carriage slowly.
And as soon as they left the mansion, Mike starts talking with Ryouma.
”Oh, I just so happened to hear about it when I talked with the workers at the mansion!”
”Did Bolts order you to do that?”
”Yes... I was told to get as much information from the workers at the mansion as possible.”
Mike answered Ryouma's question while stroking his beard.
”As expected of Bolts... He's fast...”
”True... Well, Nee-san is strong when it comes to battle, but she's weak when it comes to backdoor scheming... With that being the case master Bolts has to cover for her in that regard...”