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An aristocrat

Me
.. an aristocrat?
I looked blank at the unexpected Demon Lord’s declaration.
Regardless of my condition, the situation in reality continued.
After that, the Demon Lord continued to say a few more words, but most of them didn’t enter my brain due to my dazed mental state.
When I came to my senses again, I came out of the Throne room after all the procedures were over.
“Congratulations, Sihyeon.”
“Congratulations.”
As soon as I got out of the Throne room, Andras and Lia congratulated me.
I answered the greeting with a nod of surprise.
“Oh
 Yes, thank you.”
“I expected you to get a great reward, but I didn’t expect you to get a real peerage.”
“I was so surprised watching from behind that I almost screamed.”
“Well
 it’s a good thing for now, isn’t it?”
I put on a silly look as I had not yet processed the situation.
“Of course! The status of the nobility that the Great Lord personally recognized is really great. And it’s very significant because it’s the first aristocratic position since the current Lord ascended the throne.”
Andras, unlike his usual calm self, tried to explain the greatness with an expression of great excitement.
Kaneff, who was watching the scene from the side, also helped.
“It’s important because some people won’t get any strange thoughts if you are a noble. They’ll never come up with an honor duel like that idiot from last time.”
“Oh, that’s great news.”
“Perhaps the Castle had a bit of a headache because of the honor duel. They wouldn’t have thought someone would pick a fight like that.”
“I agree with Mr. Kaneff. Getting appointed as a noble is a way of recognition for the great achievements for Sihyeon, but the important reason must be to prevent unsavory things like the duel in advance.”
Andras’ explanation made me understand the meaning of the aristocrat title given to me.
In a word, it seemed to be a device that prevented bugs from sticking to me and the farm.
Considering the memory of suffering tremendously during the honor duel, it seemed that the Demon Lord gave away what I needed in the name of compensation.
I was personally satisfied.
Marlene approached us who came out of the Throne room.
“You must have had a good meeting with the Great Lord. And Sir. Sihyeon, congratulations on the good news.”
“Thank you.”
“There’s one more person waiting to meet you. I’ll take you there, so please follow me.”
“Wait! I don’t know who I’m going to see, but I’d like to pick up Speranza first. Can’t we?”
“If you’re talking about the Erul child, you don’t have to worry. She’s already there with Prince Pelintz.”-
“  ”
“Follow me. I’ll lead you there.”
The group followed Marlene’s guidance again and began walking in the hallways of the Castle.
Following Marlene we arrived at a place where there was tight security with knights and soldiers.
It felt much tighter than the Throne room, where we met the Demon Lord.
The Demon guard approached Marlene and began to check something.
He looked at us one by one with a sharp look and soon opened the way with a disciplined movement.
The soldiers guarding the door opened the door they were guarding under the direction of the Demon guard.
Kaneff walked through the door with unstoppable steps, and the rest of the party followed him.
The room was filled with cute furniture, and cute dolls were placed everywhere.
And there was a big bed inside the room.
It looked similar to the commonly called princess bed.
A woman with gray hair sat leaning against the bed, and familiar faces were seen beside her.
“Papa!”
“Speranza!”
Speranza, who was sitting on the big bed, found me and rushed over to me.
While I was hugging Speranza, Kaneff approached the bed.
“How have you been, little girl?”
“Uncle!”
The woman on the bed welcomed Kaneff.
Kaneff said, stroking the woman’s head affectionately.
“I feel like you’ve grown a little bit since I didn’t see you.”
“Huh
 I’m an adult now.”
“Adult
.Hahaha, yes indeed.”
Kaneff’s words and actions seemed like they were normal, but warm feeling filled his eyes.
I couldn’t resist my curiosity and asked Andras in a low voice.
” Andras, that woman
”
“Miss Freya. The Great Lord’s twin sister.”
“Didn’t she just call the boss uncle?”
“That’s right. Mr. Kaneff and Miss. Freya are uncle and neice.”
When I heard that they were related, I realized that she did look very similar to the Demon Lord.
Wait?!
If the boss and the Demon woman are uncle and nephew
 naturally, Boss is also the uncle of the Demon Lord?
“Is that why Boss acted brazenly in front of the Demon Lord?”
“It might have looked that way, but there is more to it
.”
As I was hearing about the amazing relationship between the three Demons, the female Demon, who was greeting Kaneff, turned in our direction.
“It’s been a long time Mr. Andras and Ms. Lia, too.”
“Long time no see, Miss Freya.”
“It’s nice to see Lady Freya, you’ve gotten a lot better.”
The woman who briefly greeted the two turned to me.
Her eyes began to sparkle.
“Are you Sihyeon from another world? The one who tames the dangerous yakums and even milks them!”
“Ah, Yes. I’m Lim Sihyeon, who came here from another world and works on the farm.”
“My name is Freya. I’m so happy to meet my benefactor in person.”
Benefactor?
I looked puzzled because I didn’t understand why she called me a benefactor.
Then Speranza, who was in her arms, suddenly spoke.
“Thanks to my Papa’s Hap, she became healthy. So she thanked me earlier and gave me a lot of delicious snacks.”
Ryan added to Speranza’s words.
“Madame Freya was very weak because of an incident. When we couldn’t find the right cure, the only solution we arrived at was Yakum’s milk.”
“Oh
 So
 ”
“Yes, that’s right. The Great Lord built the farm to save her one and only family.”
Finally, I got the answer to the question which I had since I started working at Demon Farm, ‘Why did the Demons wanted to milk Yakum?’
“I was so scared when I heard that they were building a farm thinking that someone might get hurt trying to deal with Yakums because of me
 But I was really surprised to hear that Sihyeon from another world handles Yakum freely. I wouldn’t have believed it to the end if it wasn’t for Uncle’s report.”
“That’s a natural response. I sometimes don’t believe it either, even though I see it with my eyes every day
”
Everyone nodded as if they agreed with Kaneff’s opinion.
I scratched my cheek with an awkward expression.
“Since then, I’ve recovered a lot of health thanks to you. Thank you so much. Sihyeon is like a benefactor who saved my life.”
“No
..I was just doing my job, and I also received a lot of compensation. ”
I waved my hand with an embarrassed look at the grand title of  [The benefactor.]
But Freya stared at me with more sparkling eyes, as if she had no intention of changing her mind.
I quickly brought up another topic because I couldn’t resist the burdensome gaze.
“So are you feeling better now?”
“I’m much better than before, but I’m not at a safe stage yet. I shouldn’t overdo it until I’m fully recovered.”
Freya replied with a calm look, but she couldn’t completely erase the sadness and regret in her words.
As if he knew how she felt, Kaneff patted her on the head.
“Everything will be fine, so don’t worry. You can soon leave this stuffy place and I’ll take you anywhere you want when you’re fully recovered.”
“Really?”
“Yes, promise.”
“Actually, I’ve recently found a place I’d like to visit.”
“

?”
“I’d love to visit the farm where Uncle and the people here work. I really want to see Sihyeon dealing with Yakums.”
Kaneff smirked at the sight of Freya talking as if it was a very grand dream.
“As long as you get healthy. I’ll even hire you as a farm worker. So hang in there and get well soon.”
Freya smiled very brightly as if she liked Kaneff’s answer.
Unlike the cold-hearted Demon Lord, Freya was a very cheerful and dreamy girl.
It was unbelievable that she was a twin sister.
We talked comfortably with Freya.
Most of the stories were about the farm that she was very interested in.
I showed the pictures of Yakum on my cell phone, and she responded similarly to the Demon Lord.
As expected of twin sisters.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t spend much time with Freya.
Her complexion deteriorated rapidly probably because of her illness.
We left Freya, who was disappointed that she couldn’t talk more, and left the room avoiding being kicked out.
Speranza, who was in my arms, asked with a sad expression.
“Papa, did the sister become sick again?”
Kaneff answered the question on behalf of me, who was confused.
“She’s not sick, she just got tired quickly because she met a lot of people after a long time. Speranza also gets tired easily when she plays with many friends, right?”
“Really?”
“Yeah. So you don’t have to worry. You’ll have another chance to see her.”
“Un!”
Fortunately, Speranza’s expression brightened.
Kaneff smiled faintly.
Marlene, who was watching it from the side, muttered in surprise.
“You’ve changed a lot.”
“What?”
“The last time I saw you, you were never a person to soothe a child.”
“Are you picking a fight, Old lady?”
“No, I’m complimenting you. As expected, the crooked personality doesn’t change.”
“This Old lady is really
”
“Geez, be quiet, Mr. Kaneff.”
“We’re still in the Castle. Please
.”
Andras and Ryan tried to calm down the ferocious Kaneff.
Marlene turned to me without minding Kaneff’s reaction.
“Lim Sihyeon. I have a letter from the Great Lord to you.”
“Letter?”
“It’s not confirmed yet, but the Great Lord said she’d do her best to do what is said in the letter.”
I accepted the letter from Marlene.
I left Speranza, who was in my arms to Lia for a while, opened the envelope, took out the letter, and started reading it.
Because I know from my long experience that the front part of a letter is unnecessarily flashy greetings. I started to read from the part where the main point was likely to come out.
– The owner of the title [Cardis] Lim Sihyeon, a human from another world, will now be recognized as a noble of Arkadan.
– As the status of nobility is recognized, a suitable territory will be given, and the name of the territory will be named [Cardis].”
– The location of the estate will be around Yakum Farm. If necessary, part of the Selberg family estate will be incorporated into the Cardis estate.
– Lim Sihyeon will be appointed as the Lord of Cardis estate and his rights are guaranteed under the authority of the ruler of Arkadan, and no one can infringe or take away them.
I looked blank after reading the letter.
Before I knew it, the farm members were looking at me with a curious expression.
Among them, Kaneff, who couldn’t resist his curiosity, asked.
“What? What’s with that expression?”
“It’s
”
“
?”
“I’m going to be a lord with a territory.”