Since it's written on that day, it's not something that's been saved up.
I try to update as often as possible, but the timing will be irregular.
There are several reasons for entrusting a child to another family.
One important reason is to have them raised strictly, but another is to build connections between the families.
By entrusting the child to a reputable family and forming ties, the relationship can be initiated.
Sometimes, the child is entrusted to a family with pre-existing ties, but in any case, the first stage of training is very important.
In the office, I finished my work today with Tenshi's support, taking it easy.
Maid robots are really excellent.
They make administrative tasks very easy to complete.
In the empire, the use of artificial intelligence and maid robots for governance is not highly recommended.
This is because, in the past, AI and robots rebelled, and their use is now limited to a minimum.
Ideally, one should have subordinates and vassals, but the Banfield family has few of both.
It's the grandparents and parents' fault.
From my perspective, my grandparents and parents are simply terrible.
They ignore the territory and live a life of luxury in the imperial capital.
However, the wonderful benefit of such terrible grandparents and parents is that I don't feel any pain in abandoning them.
This is also one of the guide's thoughtful touches.
He always helps me as if he's always watching over me.
He seems to have a strong belief in thorough aftercare and is a very reliable presence.
I should express my gratitude today.
As I stretch, Tenshi reports to me.
"Master, the training destination has been decided."
"Oh, it's decided. So, where?"
I sit in the chair and play with it, my body not yet fully grown.
"---You don't seem very interested."
Tenshi looks somewhat disappointed, so I tell him that the training at another family is just a formality.
"Once you know the reality, you lose interest. Now, it's just about accepting another family's child, giving them a luxurious life, and keeping them for a few years, right? When I heard about my parents from Bryan, it didn't sound like a training period at all."
Incidentally, my father spent three years playing around at another family.
Currently, most families are like that.
The training is just a matter of having a record that says, "I did it."
"Did you prefer such a training destination? I would have been in trouble if you had told me earlier. The negotiations with the training family are already over. If we cancel now, it will tarnish your name."
"Wherever it is, it's all the same. If we pay a large sum, they'll be happy to welcome me. Well, I'll endure for about three years, even if I feel uncomfortable in someone else's home."
The current state of training is just a formality.
I doubt there are many families that take it seriously.
"However, we will be strict in this area. Why should I have to entertain a bunch of brats?"
I will be strict with the brats I will accept in the future.
"If it's your command, I will do so, but the ones who will be accepted are the children of minor lords. It's different from the situation of baron families and above."
"I'll leave the details to you and Bryan. Do as you please."
Since I can act with authority, I'll leave everything else to Tenshi and Bryan.
"By the way, what kind of family is my training destination?"
"The Leaser Viscount Family. They are very popular as a training destination and accept dozens of children every year. They own satellites and planets rich in resources and are known for their advanced processing technology."
From Tenshi's explanation, it sounds like a very wealthy family.
However, there are some issues.
They have abundant resources but few habitable planets.
They have colonies in space, but they can't colonize new planets because they are surrounded by other lords.
"The Leaser Viscount Family has a strong military, but it is limited in number. They emphasize exchanges with other families, which is why they are popular as a training destination."
"Our family only has one habitable planet, too?"
"Our family has potential for development, but the Leaser Viscount Family has reached a plateau. We already have a planet ready for development."
If I decide to do so, we can prepare for colonization immediately.
However, it's a problem---the development of our main planet is not yet complete.
"Since the main planet is still under development, it's a bit early to expand elsewhere."
"Lord Liam, you will start formal education in a few years and leave the territory."
Tenshi suggests that we can develop other areas while I'm away, and I agree.
---That makes sense, I thought.
"Regarding our policy, that's fine---the Leaser Viscount Family. I'm looking forward to seeing how they will treat me."
"Before that, we need to hurry with the capsule education and rehabilitation."
"---Again?"
In this world, there are educational capsules.
If you put a child in one and leave them for a few months to a few years, it's amazing!
Their bodies are strengthened, and knowledge is crammed into their heads.
However, that's not the end of it.
They need to go outside for rehabilitation and review the knowledge they've learned.
It might seem pointless, but there is a significant difference between those who do it and those who don't.
"Will I be sleeping for a while?"
"This time, it will be a short period. While you're sleeping, please leave it to me, Tenshi."
"I'll leave it to you."
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The main planet of the Leaser Viscount Family.
The head of the family, Viscount Randolph Sera Leaser, is gathering his vassals in the conference room.
He is reviewing the data of the noble children who will visit next year and the year after.
The data also shows how much funding and resources the noble families sending their children have provided.
For the Leaser Viscount Family, accepting children for training is partly about building connections, but it's also a business.
"---Hmm, there are no outstanding talents next year."
If there are talented children, it's worth building a connection.
They try to strengthen the relationship, but for others---if their families have no power and the children have no talent, they are treated accordingly.
"Lord Randolph, to speak of the future, the eldest son of the Exner family will come to our family for training. They have piled up quite a lot of gifts, and the boy seems to have some talent."
However, Randolph loses interest when he sees the Exner family's data.
"---They are upstarts and not worth forming a connection with."
"But, the Exner family is expected to develop in the future."
"I'll consider it when they develop. The talent of the children we accept is secondary. What's important is the connection between the families."
It's not worth associating with them.
However, the gifts they have provided are gratefully accepted.
As they discuss future plans in the conference room, everyone suddenly stops moving.
They were just about to review Liam's data---
"Huh, hahaha!"
The guide appears in the conference room.
Without opening the door, he seems to materialize through it and starts reviewing Liam's data.
"Finally, the time for revenge has come. Let's see, what about Liam's data---!?"
The guide is shocked when he sees the data.
The amount of funding and resources prepared is enormous.
Tenshi and Bryan have gone to great lengths to prepare it, hoping for special treatment.
Moreover, Liam's personal qualities are highly rated.
It seems he was recognized for pirate suppression in the imperial capital.
"Damn! How annoying! But, let's see what we can do here."
The guide tampers with the data.
However, he can't tamper with it as freely as before.
"---All this is Liam's fault. I can only do a little mischief."
The guide finds a name, Peter Sera Pietack, in the data he accidentally discovered.
"---Oh?"
Upon investigation, he finds that Peter is from a viscount family like Liam.
However, his evaluation is low in all aspects.
"Good, let's swap his data with Liam's."
As a result, Liam's evaluation becomes terrible.
The guide slows down the thinking speed of everyone in the room, not stopping time.
When they start moving again, they don't see the guide.
"Next---this is bad."
Randolph rubs his temples.
"Every year, there's always one. A hyena trying to form a connection with our family. Lord Randolph, will you reject the training?"
"We've already accepted it. If we refuse now, it will tarnish our family's name. We will accept him, but---he should be treated the same as upstarts and children of knight families."
Liam received a medal in the capital, but the empire is so large that information doesn't always spread.
Many people receive medals in the capital, and it's impossible to remember each one.
The guide holds his stomach and laughs.
"Since it's training, let's make it enjoyable! Oh, I need to prepare more. I need to gather more strength."
The guide passes through the wall and disappears, and Randolph and the others lose interest in Liam and start reviewing other children's data.
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---The national university in the imperial capital.
A student there is Christiana Letta Rosebrier.
She attends the university to obtain a knight's qualification.
To become a knight, it takes at least twenty-four years.
Twelve years at the military academy and twelve years of military service.
Twelve years at the university and twelve years of practical work as a civil servant.
After that, one can finally obtain a knight's qualification.
Nobles born into the nobility spend an additional six years at a junior school.
Christiana, a foreigner, doesn't need to attend the junior school.
She has long flaxen hair, neatly cut bangs, and an air of a young lady.
She is actually a princess from a fallen kingdom and holds a knight's qualification there.
She has a good figure and emerald green eyes.
Her lips are plump and a light pink.
As she walks through the university building, she attracts many gazes.
Ignoring the gazes, Christiana takes out her communication terminal.
"A message from the main planet?"
Christiana is Liam's knight, but she has only received a provisional appointment.
She has little authority and is currently a foreign student.
Foreign students receive regular updates from their home country.
She enters the classroom, sits down, and checks the content.
"Liam's training destination has been decided---the Leaser Viscount Family. I think it's not bad, but it's too safe."
Christiana is a bit dissatisfied.
"Preferably, a higher-ranking family would be more suitable. Otherwise, it won't match Liam's status."
Her loyalty as a knight is so strong that it borders on worship.
The reason is---Liam saved her from hell.
She was captured by pirates and treated as a grotesque piece of meat.
When she had given up on a life as a human, Liam saved her and gave her a second chance at life.
She would die for Liam.
She is not the only one with such resolve.
Many young people who were saved by Liam and came to the imperial capital to become knights share this sentiment.
Most of them go to the military academy, but Christiana chose the university.
The reason is that Liam wanted to strengthen his influence in the military when he entered the military academy.
To achieve this, she wanted to graduate from the university first.
After finishing reading the content, the terminal's screen shows Liam's appearance at his coming-of-age ceremony.
Christiana, blushing, says---
"Oh, Lord Liam---I'll do my best today, Tia."
She has an extreme sense of loyalty.
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Thomas Henfrey is the head of the Henfrey Trading Company, the official merchant of the Banfield family.
When he hears that Liam's training destination has been decided, he starts preparing busily.
He gives instructions to his subordinates.
"Is the gift for the Leaser Viscount prepared?"
A subordinate smiles and answers.
"Yes, we have prepared items to the viscount's liking."
"Good. I will greet Lord Liam, but try to get close to the Leaser Viscount Family. We might have a long-term relationship."
"Do you intend to become the official merchant of the Leaser Viscount Family?"
"Probably not. The Leaser Viscount Family has several official merchants. However, I do want to be able to do business."
The Henfrey Trading Company has grown along with the development of the Banfield family.
With Liam, who is skilled in pirate hunting, as a backer, even small pirate groups run away when they realize it's a Henfrey ship.
This has helped the business thrive.
"Still, the Leaser Viscount Family. It's a good family, so it's a good match for Liam."
The Leaser Viscount Family is not a martial family.
They focus more on business than military power.
This is more important to Thomas.
A subordinate reports.
"Since the viscount family has a young lady of the right age, there might be talk of marriage."
Hearing this, Thomas smiles.
"There are mutual benefits, so I hope the talks go well."
---The Leaser Viscount Family has a daughter around Liam's age.
Bryan (´；ω；｀) "It's tough. It's tough without any material to work with."