658 – Inaction – 2

Several months had passed since Lin gave birth to Alina, and her somewhat disorganized body had completely recovered. She now has no problems even with vigorous exercise.

That’s why, ever since Rin came to her mansion, she tried horseback riding, which she had been looking forward to,

“He’s so energetic, isn’t he?”

She concluded that it was not possible to run lightly in or near the islands.

The highways of the system are wide. Since several carriages can run side by side, no one cares if one horse runs leisurely while carrying a noble lady. All you have to do is not invade sidewalks or shopping malls and hit random people.

However, as Lin said after the test drive, the car was overly energetic. No matter how wide he is, he is too dangerous to run in the city.

“Then shall we go to Wiridia? It’s the only place in my territory where horses are comfortable to run.”

“Is that so?”

So, after a short period of deliberation, I decided to visit Wiridia out of the blue. It was a bit strange to go from the archipelago to the northern territory for horseback riding, but it wasn’t a problem for the lord to go see the territory.

Rather, the territory was neglected for a long time in the name of trusting the head of the house. I have no intention of interfering with this or that now, but it would be a good idea to check how the work is handled.

“Oh, let’s take Hayang with us.”

“White too?”

“They are both from the north. You have to go to Wiridia to ride them anyway, so rather than keeping them in a stable, I think it would be better to let them out in Wiridia and raise them.”

Lin, who was stroking the black cat’s mane, nodded her head as if she was convinced.

It is not right to confine a famous horse that used to gallop across the meadows in a stable. In that case, it would be good for both of us to have a lot of fun in Wiridia, and for Lin and other family members to go to Wiridia whenever they want to ride.

“But White is giving birth to a baby, so will it be okay?”

“So you need to be in a spacious place. If you’re stressed, it’s not good for prenatal education.”

“Prenatal education…”

The corners of Rin’s mouth her slowly rose.

It seems that the words about taking care of the prenatal care of animals stimulated Lin’s sensitivity.

Before going to Wei Lydia with Lin, she contacted the owner of the house in advance. If a usually quiet lord visits without notice, he might misunderstand that he is coming to rob his subordinates.

After all, my position is also the Minister of Inspection and Inspection, so I have to be even more careful. Advance notice is essential unless you want to lose your hard-working head of house to a heart attack.

“Welcome, Your Excellency! Madam!”

After giving notice, we moved to Wiridia, where the head deacon and workers greeted us in front of the castle.

‘Good.’

The head deacon—To be more precise, he smiled happily while looking at the young workers behind the deacon.

Among the workers devoted to Wiridia, there are many young blood. This means that there are many talented people who will work passionately, and as time goes by, rather than worrying about the retirement of seasoned talents, there is a high probability that the office will be filled with seasoned talents.

Moreover, there were quite a few familiar faces among the young workers. Because some of the talents I farmed at the academy were working for Wiridia.

‘I see you’re doing well.’

When I saw the eyes filled with a mixture of fatigue and passion, I couldn’t stop smiling.

Those guys are incredibly loyal, thanks to the letters of recommendation they received from me, and they are talents I’ve had my eye on during my three years at the Academy. Although they may be confusing right now due to lack of experience, they are talented people who will make me happy someday.

“I came here unexpectedly, and I am grateful for the warm hospitality.”

So, I patted the head butler on the shoulder and handed him a pouch.

“The heroes who devoted themselves to Wiridia and its people gave up their precious time to welcome us, but as a lord, how can we just ignore it? Don’t worry about us and just enjoy a meal with your family.”

“Your Excellency. As an official of Wiridia, greeting you is the most important duty and honor—”

“You can think of it as a reward for passing my surprise inspection. Those who work hard should be rewarded.”

Then, the chief deacon bent down and accepted the bag with both hands.

“Thank you for your grace. I will take responsibility for distributing this grace perfectly.”

“Yes. If you are the head deacon, you will do well.”

With those words, he passed by the head deacon and exchanged greetings with the other workers one by one.

It is rare for a lord to have a conversation with a front-line official who is not a vassal, but this is the first time we have gathered together like this. At least we need to make it clear who those officials are working for.

“My name is Ernst Dole, Chief Chamberlain!”

In the meantime, the worker who greeted me first said a strange word.

“Chief servant?”

This is my first time hearing about this position. Chamberlains are divided by position rather than rank, and there is a separate chief chamberlain who oversees all servants.

Of course, there may be a second-in-command next to the chamberlain depending on ability, age, experience, connections, etc., But the second-in-command is not officially recognized due to the delicate position of chief chamberlain.＜ Br﹥

“Yes! I have the honor of representing the vacant position of Chamberlain and overseeing the entire Wiridia Chamberlain—”

“From today uponwards, you will serve as chamberlain.”

The chief attendant who answered my questions with enthusiasm was promoted to chief chamberlain.

I wondered if they had created a strange position, like chief attendant. The position of chamberlain, who must be appointed by the lord, was vacant, so a temporary first-in-command was created.

‘Now that I think about it, I haven’t filled all the positions yet.’

Embarrassing. Although I put out the urgent fire of head deacon, I was unable to fill other positions due to various issues after that.

No, more precisely, the head deacon handled the work so well that he momentarily forgot that he had to manage Wiridia. Thanks to this, all other positions were left vacant, just as the chief chamberlain was vacant.

‘If it had creaked, I would have known there was a problem.’

It was rolling smoothly and the deformed structure was left unattended. It’s both surprising and embarrassing.

…Ah.

“Chamberlain.”

“Yes…? Ah, yes!”

When I called the chamberlain, who was half out of his senses due to the sudden surprise promotion, the chamberlain hurriedly grabbed his wits and answered.

“As a chamberlain, he must manage the children of a noble family, but if the chamberlain is just a nobleman, he will not be dignified.”

“No, Your Excellency! You have given me a position undeserved, and who can deny the dignity you have given me!”

I laughed because it was an idealistic phrase that would appear in a textbook.

Even high-ranking administrative officials appointed by the emperor are secretly ignored by their subordinates if they are of low status. So, if you rise above a certain rank, you are guaranteed to receive a knighthood or a higher rank.

“Deacon.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Aren’t all the titles still vacant?”

“Of course. All titles belonging to the County of Wiridia can only be appointed by Your Excellency.”

I quickly turned my head to the confident answer.

So, this means that the title I can give you is no different from what I remembered before…

“Ernst Dole. Along with the title of Chamberlain, you will also be awarded the title of Baron Aiden. Please work harder for Wiridia.”

Appropriately, he gave it to any Baroness. Anyway, the baronial territory within Wiridia is there.

***

It feels like someone hit me hard on the head.

Even though His Excellency patted my shoulder and even shook my hand, I still can’t come to my senses.

“It’s been a while, both of you. How have you been?”

“Yes! Thanks to your grace—”

“Yes! I was doing well!”

“That’s a good thing.”

The spirit, which had been wandering in the air for a while, returned only after His Excellency encouraged Miss Amelia and Miss Olivia.

Come to think of it, those two said they met His Excellency when they were students at the Academy. We built up enough relationships to even receive a letter of recommendation personally written by His Excellency.

These children are talented, full of passion, and caught the eye of His Excellency. So, I thought that if there was one of us who would receive the honor after the deacon, it would be one of us.

‘Am I titled a nobleman?’

No way, no way, I never thought I would enjoy this honor a second time. I had no idea that I, who had no relationship with your Excellency, would suddenly become a baron and chamberlain.

This is unbelievable. Although I was given the title of Chief Attendant, it was only a temporary position. If His Excellency appointed someone else as chamberlain, he was destined to return to being an ordinary chamberlain.

That was the original position of chamberlain. Unlike servants and maids, who are made up of commoners, servants and maids are made up of nobles. Therefore, it is common sense that the chief chamberlain of a particular family is produced from a family that is close to that family or a family that is a loyal vassal.

However, I—Wiridia’s attendants and maids had no ties to you, nor to the Crasius family. I just ran faster than anyone else because Count Wiridia said he was saving people. In the process, there were no transactions or politics between families.

‘I thought it was the luck of my life to become the Minister of Inspector General’s servant…’

Even that was a huge stroke of luck. I, who came from an ordinary noble family and was far from the right to succession, became the servant of the most powerful person in the empire.

Although we cannot attend you closely, your descendants will inherit the title of Earl of Wiridia in the future. I thought I was his servant. I thought that with that future relationship, I and my family would be able to live a decent life.

“Ernst Dole. Along with the title of Chamberlain, you will also be awarded the title of Baron Aidan. Please work harder for Wiridia.”

This was certainly the case until he became Baron Ernst Dole of Aiden.

‘What is this grace…’

I bit my lip and suppressed the overwhelming emotions. I enjoyed the looks of other officials looking at me with envy and envy.

I got the luck of a lifetime.

She received a favor that would not be enough to repay her all her life.

“Oh, you were the one in charge of the breeding operation.”

“Undeservedly so!”

“Then what do the person in charge think of those guys? They were brought in from the north.”

“Wow, they are great kids! Even better than the wild horses in Wiridia…!”

That’s why I made a promise while watching His Excellency talking to Miss Amelia.

I started out as an ordinary family with no ties to the Crasius family, but I decided to become a shield that protects the Crasius family.

I will risk my life to protect the person who will become the 2nd Earl of Wiridia.