Chapter 181
Farm members along with two guests gathered in therge space of the living room.
When the brief self-introduction was over, Lia quickly prepared drinks and snacks.
Kaneff, who was sitting on his usual seat, quietly called me.
"Sihyeon."
"Yes? Boss."
"What''s going on?"
"What?"
"Why is Speranza sticking to the girl who she saw for the first time?"
"Uh."
Kaneff pointed at Speranza who was sitting on Murainsp and eating snacks
I exined what had happened earlier to Kaneff, who looked at me with a dissatisfied expression.
"Speranza asked her to teach her how to sing and Miss Murain epted the request."
"Hmm"
My exnation did not dispel Kaneff''s displeasure.
Unaware of what we were talking about, Murain was having a happy time ying with Speranza in her arms.
"Speranza eats so well. Do you want to have one more of this?"
"Un."
Every time Speranza took a snack, the corners of Murain''s lips widened.
Next to her, Surin was holding the baby griffins in her arms and handing out small pieces of fruit to them.
-Biip!
Biip!
"Yes, yes.you two cuties are also hungry, huh?"
The two guests werepletely absorbed in the cuteness of the little Griffins and the fox girl.
Sometimes when I see people who can''t get out of the charms of children, I would think [wouldn''t there be a great turmoil in the world if this fatal cuteness were to be used in a bad way?]
Well, its just some stupid thought of mine anyway.
"Hmmm Lady Surin. Can I start talking?"
Ah! I''m sorry.
Surin was startled by my question and took her eyes off of baby Griffins.
Her cheeks slightly turned red because she was embarrassed for getting distracted by the Griffins cuteness.
"It''s alright. Where should I start?"
"I''ve already heard about the recent problems. Its about the problem regarding Elden vige and other viges in Cardis Estate, right?
"Yes."
I think it would be difficult to understand the situation just by listening If its okay with you, why dont we take a tour around the viges in your territory?
"Right now?"
"Yes! It''s more urate to see and judge with our own eyes rather than just listening to someones story."
Visiting the vige in person
I have never personally visited any other viges except Elden vige.
So her words sounded very convincing.
After all, there must be a reason for our ancestors to coin the phrase seeing is believing.
I epted Surin''s offer with a nod.
"Let''s do that."
"Okay. Shall we start right away?"
I, Surin, and Andras left in a carriage to tour the viges of the estate.
Alfred wanted toe with us, but he had no choice but to give up since there was some unfinished work on the farm.
In her original n, Murain wanted to follow Surin, but unexpectedly she got a cute disciple, so she decided to stay on the farm.
"Lord Cardis! Don''t worry. I''ll teach Speranza every single skill I''ve honed."
Murains eyes glowed as she burned her passion for teaching.
Even though it was only for a short time, I hoped it might be a good experience for Speranza.
Leaving the farm, we stopped by Elden Vige to find a coachman who knew the way around nearby viges.
The hired coachman immediately climbed into the driver''s seat and began to drive his horse skillfully.
The carriage quickly exited the Elden vige and headed for another vige on the Cadis estate.
NEIGH NEIGH
The sound of hoofs and asional rattles echoed regrly inside the wagon.
Around the time when a slightly awkward atmosphere was about to be felt, Andras spoke.
"I heard that Lady Surin belongs to the Blue Crystal chamber ofmerce."
"That''s right. And please call me by my name. You both have much higher status than I do."
"Hmm From now on, I''ll call you Miss.Surin."
"I''ll also call you Miss.Surin. Is it okay?"
She smiled softly instead of answering.
"I know Blue Crystal group is as influential as Golden Clock and Orphine. There are people who say, youre an integral part of the Blue Crystal group. If you don''t mind, can I ask why such an important person epted Ryans request?"
Is it strange that a person belonging to a merchantpany showed interest in running the estate?
"It''s not strange I just asked because you seemed like a pretty high-ranking person in the Blue Crystal Chamber."
"I''m not particrly high on the board. Instead, someone close to me is in the highest position. The owner of the Blue Crystal Chamber is my father."
"Oh Then, Miss. Surin was the main character of the rumors circting in the social circles."
Andras burst out into admiration at Surins words.
I whispered softly enough that only Andras could hear it.
"Is Miss.Surin a famous person?"
"There is a rumor that the owner of the Blue Crystal chamber cherished his talented youngest daughter so much that he hid her from the world. This is a very famous rumor in the social world."
Surin burst intoughter when she heard the story.
"Oh, my father didn''t hide me. I just wasn''t interested in social circles."
She has been recognized for her outstanding talent and beauty, and is attracting attention from many nobles.
It''s just an exaggerated rumor,
she said modestly, calling Andras''s exnation an exaggerated rumor.
"You asked me why I epted Sir Ryan''s request, right? Personally, Im indebted to Sir. Ryan, but above all else, Im very interested in running an Estate. But as a woman from a merchant family, I havent had many opportunities until now."
It seems like even in the Demon world, there was a culture that divided the roles of males and females.
Especially in noble families, this tendency seemed to be more prominent.
In such a situation, I came to know about Cardis Estate through Sir. Ryan. It was surprising that someone from another world became a lord, and I also felt that thend itself would be very unique.
"Really?"
"Yeah. So when Sir. Ryan requested me regarding the Cardis estate, I epted it without much thought. It was an opportunity that doesn''te often, and I was interested in it."
Andras and I nodded at the same time at Surin''s exnation.
I now understood why Ryan said it would be good to make a connection with Surin at the swearing-in ceremony.
While we were talking about this and that, a loud voice came from outside.
"Lord! I think we''ll be in the vige soon."
The wagon, which was running vigorously, slowed down little by little.
The carriage stoppedpletely, and the coachman, who quicklynded on the ground, opened the door of the carriage.
"We''re here, my lord."
We stepped out of the carriage, greeted by the polite coachman.
"This is"
"Um"
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My first impression of seeing the vige of my estate was "Its miserable."
The buildings looked shabby, and the streets were full of unidentified garbage and filth.
The situation looked much worse than when I first visited Elden Vige.
Andras and Surin did not show their emotions on the outside, but I could feel bitter emotions simr to mine in their eyes.
While looking around the vige, a scruffy middle-aged Demon who appeared to be a viger came to us hesitantly.
"Who are you? Where are you from? Are you looking around the vige?"
The coachman came forward and shouted at the demon''s question.
"Know your ce! Who do you think he is?
Hiik
I never thought I would be introduced like the Clichd Bad guy No.1 who appears inics and gets beaten by the protagonist a few minutes after the introduction.
While I was feeling strange at the coachman''s roar, the scruffy middle-aged Demon asked back, trembling with fear.
Who is he?
He is Lord Cardis. The new ruler of this vige.
Oh, my! I was stupid and didn''t recognize you, my Lord. Please please please have mercy on me"
The middle-aged Demon immediately fell to the ground and begged me.
A loud and desperate voice echoed through every corner of the vige.
What''s going on?
Who are those people??
The vigers showed up one by one hearing the uproar.
I tried to raise the demon who fell down before a bigger misunderstanding urred.
"You didn''t do anything wrong, so get up first."
"Please mercy mercy"
He crouched and trembled while repeating the same thing over and over again.
I sighed deeply and spoke in a slightly stronger voice.
"I''ll forgive you, so get up first. You''ll be in trouble if you keep doing that."
As if he felt the emotions in my words, the man rose up at the speed of light.
However, he did not look at me, instead kept looking at the floor.
"Do you happen to have a representative in the vige? I''d like to meet him if I can."
"Please, please wait a moment. I''ll be right back."
The middle-aged demon ran off somewhere.
He rushed at such a high speed that he fell down in the middle, but got up quickly and started running again.
After a while, he came back with a young demon viger and an elderly-looking demon supported by the viger.
The elderly-looking demon trembled and tried to kneel down in front of me.
This time I moved fast and held him back.
"I think you''re not feeling well. You don''t have to do it."
"No, my Lord. Of course, I have to show my courtesy."
"Its fine. I dont like such formalities."
After repeating the same thing a few times, I was able to stop the old demon from kneeling down.
"My name is Conneil, the vige chief. And this is my son."
"It''s an honor to meet you, my Lord. My name is Drant."
I''m Lim Sihyeon, who was sworn in as the lord of thisnd. This is Andras, and this is Miss Surin.
When I introduced the two, the vige chief and the vigers bowed again.
"Follow me. I''ll show you where you can rest."
Conneil, assisted by his son Drent, became our guide.
We followed behind and headed inside the vige.
Walking along the road, I slowly looked around the vige.
The more I looked closely, the more I felt the situation in the vige was dire.
I didn''t feel any hope from the vigers who looked at me, only tiredness and emptiness could be felt.
The children, who still had pure eyes, were skinny as if they would copse at any moment.
My heart ached as their image overshadowed Speranza who was on the farm.