Episode 36.3 (1/2)
”Good grief. She's merciless to an old man, this granddaughter of mine. What's the harm in greeting the family elders.”
”It was master who promised her that she wouldn't have to do anything.”
”Even so, gaining their trust further should prove beneficial once she has succeeded this house.”
”That might be why.”
”Hm?”
”Norma-sama did that in order to show that she has no intention to manage the house even after becoming the heiress.”
”Hmph. Same with the matter on butler assistant then.”
”Yes. Master could not give an immediate reply when Norma-sama asked, 'Kanner would manage the business if Prado-sama died or became incapacitated, but what became of it if Kanner also died or fell ill?'”
”Because I never thought of such a possibility.”
”And Norma-sama saw through that fact. Hence why she harshly talked back, 'Then that promise of me not needing to do anything is nothing more than a cheap verbal promise you don't plan to keep.'”
”She really doesn't need to do anything.”
”That still won't do. Thus why Norma-sama put up a condition. To select someone that would succeed me posthaste. And to let that person attend the family council this time.”
”That was one absurd demand.”
”We could only say that it's absurd because I myself as well as master did not think of the matter serious enough.”
”Hmph. Did you hear that, Findin.”
”Yes.”
The butler assistant standing in a corner of the room replied.
”Then cease acting like an onlooker in that corner and step forward. You must not miss a word between Kanner and me. Ask away if you have a question.”
”Yes.”
Findin took a step forward.
”Findin. That was why you were appointed as a butler assistant. I am aware that there are some who voiced it should have been someone older. But if we chose an older one, they won't be able to help assist Norma-sama as a head of family, and later Gaipus-sama once he takes up the position.”
”Yes.”
”From now on, follow me everywhere I go, watch what I do, listen to the words I speak, and make conjectures on my lines of thought. So you can run this position yourself one day.”
”Yes.”
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Kanner looked back at Prado and began speaking.
”But I was truly astonished by Norma-sama's acumen. To think knight Kaldan-sama would really act just as she predicted.”
”Norma only said that what could occur, it was not 100% sure.”
”Yes. But how she could foresee that possibility and instructed me to let our Boldrin guests into the room was truly a show of keen insight.”
”Norma letting Boldrin knight in was majorly to expose the traitors among us. She was simply betting on them raising a stint over Jinga-dono.”
”And she told master to give the order if it came to that.”
”Pushing the bothersome role to me.”
”Oh? It appears that you are quite bothered by that.”