Kaneff burst out laughing so loud that his throat could be seen.
It was very rare to see him laugh this hard.
âUgh, donât laugh, Boss!â
He gasped, unable to hold back a leaky laugh, even after hearing my call of embarrassment.
âYou what!!⊠You made him do the repair âcause you didnât know he was Lord of Schnarpe, right?â
âYes.â
âGood job.â
What.?
âItâs his fault for coming without prior notice. If he wanted to be treated well, he should have done it right and earned it. Hahaha!â
Lord Schnarpe kept smiling quietly despite Kaneffâs outspoken remarks.
Although I heard it in the past, the two really seemed to be personally close.
âSorry, my lord. I couldnât recognize you because I didnât have enough insight. Moreover, as soon as you visited the farm, I made you do something like repairing the storageâŠ.â
Lord Schnarpe waved his hand as if saying he was really okay.
âMr. Kaneff is right. There is also my fault for not contacting you in advance. So you donât have to worry about the past.â
He said he was fine, but I couldnât easily raise my head.
A guest came to the farm, and I made him run an errand.
âAnd I looked at the storage problem because it was my son who made a basic mistake in designing the circuit. It was something I, his father, had to clean up.â
When Lord Schnarpe mentioned the storage facility problem as a basic mistake, Andras, who was next to me, flinched greatly and looked anxious.
âWhen the Lord says so, I think my heavy heart is a little lighter. Thank you for your consideration.â
âDonât mention it⊠Iâll greet you properly this time. Iâm Esbern Haran Schnarpe of the Schnarpe family.â
âIâm Lim Sihyeon who was bestowed with the name Sihyeon Lefmere Cardis by the Great Lord.â
I formally exchanged greetings with Lord Schnarpe.
As we talked, I naturally looked at him.
Andras really looked like his fatherâŠ
The more I looked at Lord Schnarpe, the more I felt like I was looking at Andras.
It would be natural for a son to resemble his father, but this was not at that level.
The way of speaking, physique, atmosphere, and clothes, everything was almost indistinguishable, and there was only a slight difference in the shape of the horn, the voice, and the degree of fine wrinkles on his face.
By the time I finished greeting Lord Schnarpe, Andras came up to my side and muttered.
âSihyeon, after spending all these days together how can you get confused between me and my father? Iâm a little disappointed.â
âIâm sorry, Andras. How am I supposed to tell the difference? When looked from the back, anyone would think itâs Andras!â
ââŠUm.â
âI will make sure not to make a mistake next time.â
I comforted Andras by vowing to distinguish between him and his father next time.
After a while, when the atmosphere became normal, Kaneff, who was sitting crooked, spoke to Lord Esbern.
âWell, what brings you here?â
ââŠâŠâ
âItâs not like you to come without contacting first. The guy who asked me not to go anywhere without entourage has come here, alone⊠is there something urgent?â
Kaneff omitted the cumbersome greeting and immediately got to the point.
Lord Esbern also responded normally to Kaneffâs rude way of speaking.
âAs Mr.Kaneff said, I would have contacted you in advance if it was usual, but I couldnât contact you in advance this time because of circumstances.â
ââŠâŠâ
âYes. Thereâs a problem within the family. I donât think itâs going to be easy to fix with my strength alone.â
Not only Kaneffâs but Andrasâ face also hardened slightly.
âWhat kind of problem is one that the Schnarpe family which has a long history in the Demon World canât handle.â
Although there are many things I donât know about aristocratic society, I basically know that the Schnarpe family is one of the top five in terms of influence alone, in the Demon World.
âSomething that the Lord of Schnarpe canât handle? I donât think there are that many things in this world that the Schnarpe family canât handle?â
Kaneff asked Lord Esbern exactly the question I had in my mind.
Lord Esbern replied with a slightly darkened look.
âThatâs right. In the Demon world, there are not that many things that we, the Schnarpe canât handle.â
ââŠ.?â
âIf it is in this worldâŠâ
Kaneff frowned at Lord Esbernâs words. He even corrected his posture, understanding the seriousness of the situation.
âExplain in detail,â
Lord Esbern sighed quietly and continued his explanation calmly.
âDo you happen to remember my second child?â
âSecond child?â
After a moment of thought, Kaneff quickly answered as if he remembered something.
âOh, I remember! You had a late kid out of the blue, didnât you?â
âAhmâŠâ
âYou and Andras kept showing off the baby so much that I avoided you guys for a while. Is it that second child?â
âHmmâŠâ
Lord Esbern coughed with a little embarrassment, and Kaneff said right before he could say anything else
âWell, anyway, what happened to that child?â
âSheâsâŠmissing.â
ââŠ.?â
âShe was definitely in the family mansion a few months ago. But, recently when I checked her, she was gone.â
Huh?
I felt something strange and opened my mouth reflexively.
âExcuse me, Lord Esbern. Iâm sorry to interrupt. If your daughter was in the familyâs mansion, how can you know she was missing only after a few months? Canât you tell sheâs gone in a day or two at the latest?â
Lord Esbern answered my question calmly.
âI guess you donât know much about our family, Lord Cardis. Itâs common for all the members of the Schnarpe family to research and produce something. My children and I have separate workshops designed for us to work in our house.â
âSeparate Workshop?â
âYes. When we have some inspiration, we often lock ourselves in the Workshop.â
âThen, donât you guys come out at all? What about the meal?â
âWe stack the necessary food separately in the Workshop. When youâre inspired, even eating is often a hindrance.â
âHuhâŠ.â
I thought it was just Andras who loved workshops but it seems like the whole Schnarpe family was like that.
âSo, this time, I thought my daughter was just working a little longer. Only when I checked her workshop recently, I found that she had left the mansion. That too, a long while ago.â
Andras who felt anxious hearing the situation barged in.
âDidnât she just sneak out of the mansion, like what she used to do before?â
âI wouldnât have come here if she had done that. It wouldnât have been a big deal if she had just sneaked out of the mansion.â
I donât know what kind of person she is, but, considering the stories Iâm hearing, she doesnât seem like a normal one.
Kaneff, who listened carefully to what Lord Esbern was saying, opened his mouth again.
âBut you found a clue, didnât you? Iâm sure you didnât come to me for help without any clues, did you?â
Esbern nodded.
âThatâs right. I personally researched that girlâs workshop. I looked at the data and the devices that were left, and it seemed that she had been working on dimensional magic.â
âAh! Come to think of it, she once asked me for advice on dimensional magic. I remember being bewildered because it was a pretty high-level questionâŠâ
Andras added testimony to Lord Esbernâs words.
âAs Andras said, that girl seems to have done research on quite a high-level topic. To be honest, I was even shocked when I saw the remaining research data.â
âHmmâŠâ
âDoes that mean your daughter studied dimensional magic and left somewhere?â
âFather, you mean?â
âYes. And when I put together the data left behind, that child isâŠâ
Lord Esbern turned and looked at me.
âLord Cadis.â
ââŠ?â
âI think that child has headed to your world.â
ââŠWhat??â
I spoke in surprise at Lord Esbernâs words.
Kaneff made a grim look, and Andras groaned.
âBut, hold on a second. Wasnât dimensional doors something that only Angels can create?â
Andras answered my question.
âWe canât create a dimensional door as stable as the one the Angels does, but itâs also possible for the Demon to create a dimensional door and simply go beyond dimensions. Of course, it takes a lot of complex theories and a lot of preparations.â
âDoes that mean Andrasâ sister made a dimensional door and went to Earth?â
âHonestly, I canât believe it either. Itâs never easy to jump dimensions and move to another world. Most importantly, you need to know the exact coordinates of a place on the other side to do that. I donât know how she got thatâŠ.â
âShe seems to have gotten the coordinates rather easier than you think.â
Lord Esbern pulled something out of his wide sleeve similar to Andras.
âHuhâŠ? Isnât that the artifact that Andras gave me when I was selected for the Angel mission?â
âWhy is⊠fatherâŠâ
âI found it in that girlâs workshop.â
Lord Esbern ripped off the outer cover of the artifact he took out.
The complex mana circuit inside the artifact was visible, and he pointed to one corner of the interior with his hand.
Of course, Kaneff and I looked puzzled because we had no idea what it meant.
Andras, on the other hand, focused on the circuit in the corner.
After a while, Andras, who had been looking at the circuit for a long time, muttered with a look of disbelief.
âWhen on earth⊠did she do thisâŠâ
âI was surprised, too. I didnât expect that child would use such a clever trickâŠâ
âAndras, whatâs going on?â
Andras muttered to my question with a blank look.
âWhen I was preparing this artifact for Sihyeon, I got some help from my sister. And, I think my sister added a magic circuit to that artifact without my knowledge.â
âWhat?â
âYes. Magic to store the coordinates of places on the other side. Maybe she used this to get the coordinates of the Earth.â
Judging from the reactions of Andras and Lord Esbern, they didnât seem to have noticed her plans at all.
While I was admiring the meticulousness of deceiving her parents and brother, I suddenly thought of something and trembled.
âHold on a second. If she had really gone to Earth, wouldnât the Angles have tracked her? They hate this kind of thing.â
âThatâs right. If those guys knew about this, they would come running like hounds. And theyâll catch her and try to punish her according to those fu*king rules.â
Andrasâs face turned pale at Kaneffâs insensitive remarks. But, Lord Esbern opened his mouth with a calm expression.
âI talked to Ryan yesterday. He said there was no particular movement on the Angel side. It seems like after arriving on Earth, that child seems to be hiding well so far.â
âI donât think she went there thoughtlessly. Sheâs a child whoâs not only talented but also smart.â
âSo how are you going to catch the runaway colt?â
Lord Esbern and Andrasâs eyes naturally turned toward me.
âLord Cardis, Please help me.â
âSIHYEON!â
Oh⊠I thought it would be like this.
After the Barbatos family, itâs the Schnrape family.
I donât know why I keep getting dragged into other peopleâs problems.