ïŒBaron, huhâŠ? Itâs higher than baronet and knight, right? And Iâm now the same rank as Dalia-sanâŠ? Uhh⊠I canât picture how important this title is. I can only think of barons as potatoesâŠïŒ
*/TL : Baron is called âdanshakuâ in Japan, and danshaku potatoes, which are potatoes that are named after Baron Ryukichi Kawata (the senior executive of an agricultural company in Hokkaido), are very popular in Japan. Danshaku potatoes account for 60% of the entire domestic Japanese potato market.
While Mylia was thinking about potatoes, Chloe, who was standing next to her, brought her face closer to Myliaâs ear and whispered.
ăMyliaâŠ! Hey, MyliaâŠ! The queen is waiting for your replyâŠ!ă(Chloe)
ăAa⊠Y-Yes, I will do my best! Thank you, Your Majesty!ă(Mylia)
Despite saying that, Mylia had no idea what she should do as a baron. Meanwhile, Chloe seemed ready to jump into aristocratic society.
Chloe was relieved that Mylia was one rank higher than her because the higher your rank, the fewer people who would mess with you.
ïŒI donât know what I should do with my nobility⊠Perhaps I should ask Onee-chan laterâŠïŒ
Mylia learned about nobles and aristocratic society to some extent, but she never learned about what nobles do. After all, she had been focused on carrying out her âYakiniku : YES, Marriage : NOâ plan.
ăUnlike your sister, aside from a noble title, I will also give you a territory to rule. This is a decision I made after a discussion with Dalia and my advisor a while ago, so you canât refuse it.ă(Kushana)
ăA territoryâŠ?ă(Mylia)
Mylia was confused. She didnât even know anything about noblesâ jobs, and the queen would give her a territory to rule.
ïŒSo Iâll become a landownerâŠ?ïŒ
Mylia looked at the distance while imagining herself ruling a land.
ïŒNope. I donât think I can do thatâŠïŒ
ăHowever, since each territory in this kingdom is already ruled by a lord, I havenât decided which territory you will be ruling, so you should wait for a few years.ă(Kushana)
ïŒI see. Phew⊠So I donât have to do it nowâŠïŒ
ăYouâre still twelve years old, so while waiting, I think you should have some more life experience before you become a ruler.ă(Kushana)
ăUnderstood. Thank you, Your Majesty.ă(Mylia)
ïŒI actually understand nothing, but I guess I have to smile and nod hereâŠïŒ
ăMylia, Chloe, youâre still students. Iâm not going to force you to do your job as nobles. You can act freely and find out what you need to do to contribute to the kingdom yourselves. Do you understand?ă(Kushana)
ăăYes, Your Majesty.ăă
Mylia and Chloe replied at the same time.
ăGood. Ahh⊠Today is truly a wonderful day. The day when two talented people become nobles who will greatly contribute to this kingdom⊠Congratulations, both of you.ă(Kushana)
When Queen Kushana said that and smiled at Mylia and Chloe, the audience started applauding.
The sixth daughter and the seventh daughter of a poor knight family were nothing more than commoners. If Queen Kushana wasnât the queen, the day both of them became nobles would have never come.
ăMylia, Chloe, socializing in an aristocratic society may be difficult sometimes, so⊠Duke Griffith.ă(Kushana)
ăYour Majesty.ă(Wolff)
Being called by the queen, Ariaâs father stood up from his chair.
ăMylia has no backing in aristocratic society. Can you please support her and teach her everything she needs to know as a noblet?ă(Kushana)
ăWith pleasure. I will support her as best as I can so as not to embarrass my family name.ă(Wolff)
Wolff felt a debt of gratitude toward Mylia, so there was no way he would refuse.
After replying to the queen, Wolff looked at Mylia and smiled.
ïŒAaa! In the end, Ariaâs father became my supporter! âŠIs it gonna be okay?ïŒ
Mylia looked at Chloe. Chloe then nodded at her.
ïŒEh? She doesnât mind?ïŒ
Chloe whispered to Mylia as if she could read Myliaâs mind.
ăIn the beginning, I didnât want him to support you because I didnât want you to get involved in the conflict between aristocrats. People would think that Duke Griffith supported you because he wanted to make you, who had no power in aristocratic society, his personal magician. But now you are no longer a commoner. You have power as a noble, so I donât think people will think that way.ă(Chloe)
ăI seeâŠă(Mylia)
Mylia nodded. She seemed to understand.
ăThatâs why I think youâre now safe to have him as your supporter. Even though he currently doesnât have much money, Duke Griffith will surely become a powerful supporter.ă(Chloe)
Chloe wasnât expecting Wolff to provide financial support to Mylia but she believed that he would help Mylia in other ways.
ïŒI want to be with Aria-san as much as possible so I was planning to get along with her father as well, so this is good for me! Now that he has become my supporter, I wonder if he will forget about the ten thousand gold coins he promised me⊠I hope soâŠïŒ
ăDuke Griffith, I will be in your care.ă(Mylia)
While saying that, Mylia bowed to Wolff once.
Wolff then smiled as if he swore to protect the little witch in front of him.
ăI promise to support you as best as I can. Iâm sure Aria will be happy with our relationship.ă(Wolff)
ăIâm sure she will.ă(Mylia)
While recalling Ariaâs beautiful smile, Mylia smiled back at Wolff.
ăSo Duke Griffith became her guardian, huhâŠ?ă
ăI feel like it has been a hundred years since the last time the Griffith Family became a supporter of someone elseâŠă(audience)
While looking at Wolff and Mylia, the audience started whispering to each other.
The Griffith Family was famous for their faithfulness. Once they pledged to protect someone, they would do it for generations and continue to protect that personâs descendants.
Queen Kushana was happy to see a solid bond between Mylia and Wolff.
ăAlright then. Baron Mylia de la Atwood, itâs time to give you a reward.ă(Kushana)
ăA reward?ă(Mylia)
ăYes. I will give you 20,000 gold coins for defeating two elder dragons so far, and I will buy Basiliskâs corpse for 100,000 gold coins, so I will give you a total of 120,000 gold coins.ă(Kushana)