Leviche was the younger sister of a knight named Karl, was a childhood friend of Hillen, and was the same age, and seemed to be close with Andrew as well.
“Leviche, from now on, you will serve Madam together with Lamia.”
“Please take good care of me, ma’am.”
It wasn't difficult to ask Granada to bring Leviche to me as my exclusive maid.
Three of my maids from the palace had disappeared, and since Lamia had been very busy recently, I was thinking of hiring one more maid.
'What kind of training is Lamia doing these days?'
Lamia and Granada were away for several hours each morning and evening, saying they were training.
During that time, I was with Leviche, and although she was shy and reserved at first, as we got to know each other, I could see that she was very kind and considerate.
“Leviche, will you be leaving work today when Lamia comes home from her evening training?”
"Yes. I'm going to go see Hillen. I know she'll be skipping dinner again."
“You must be working hard. Caring for sick patients must not be easy.”
"It's too bad to leave Hillen alone. It's fun to chat with her. Plus, if I get home early, all the housework falls on me, so I'd rather be with Hillen."
Leviche smiled bashfully.
“Sir Andrew must be on vacation.”
"No matter what, there are things that are better when a woman takes care of them. Besides, Andrew seems a bit lost these days. I don't know what's going on in his head, but he just stays in his room, sighing and sighing..."
My surveillance continued quite naturally, as Leviche would often pour out the details of Hillen and Andrew's story without me having to ask.
After talking about Andrew for a while, she left the room, saying she was going to get firewood.
"There doesn't seem to be any movement yet. I'll have to ask Sir Alex later what Andrew is doing outside the house."
The people of Ronheim were surprisingly well-informed about each other's homes and every move.
So, if I wanted to know, I could just sit quietly in the castle and find out about Andrew's work without having to use anyone.
'Now that I've heard about Sir Andrew's work, I'll start my own.'
My daily life has been quite busy since I became healthy after the ceremony.
I had to take care of things that had been put off and also take care of things that kept coming up.
"Madam, the goods sent from the upper reaches of Szeged have just arrived. Here is a letter from Montril Piraeus."
“Oh, give it to me.”
I was looking through the ledger, so I put it down and hurriedly read the letter from Montril that Mainz had handed me.
He had been actively exchanging letters with Montril, using various means, including messengers, errand boys, couriers, and knights from Callius. This time, it seemed he was sending the goods along with the correspondence through his workers.
[ Chloe.
Good news! The ships at the top of Elford, which you boldly advised me to invest in last time, have returned safely, without a single one sinking!
I had been losing sleep worrying about the fact that you asked me to invest all of our funds, but seeing the ships coming into port one after another made my worries seem meaningless.
How on earth did you know that the Elford merchants would be the first to successfully pioneer a new trade route? They went to the new colony and brought back ships laden with gold and silver treasures.
Thanks to this, we've secured sufficient capital to begin the acquisition of Terramo. Don't worry, we're proceeding on the condition that our identities remain confidential.
And we will send you the necessary items along with food.
P.S. The item you requested separately previously has finally arrived at the top, so we are sending it to you together.]
'Good!'
Montril's letters were always full of welcome news.
'In my past life, when the Elford Merchant Company pioneered a new trade route, Viscount Pelsus was deeply hurt. The atmosphere in the mansion was tense for a few days. Furthermore, the Teramo Merchant Company, which Andrea had acquired, had achieved remarkable success, and he was very pleased with it.'
Montril praised me as a man of great business knowledge, great foresight, and even good luck.
But what business knowledge do I have?
Even though I lived one more life than others, I just stayed locked up without learning anything.
Actually, I don't know anything.
Using the information I gleaned here and there through eavesdropping, I just preemptively devour the things that made Viscount Pelsus jealous and the things that gave Andrea capital.
'If I give you the information, Montril will take care of everything else.'
Montril was truly a talented person.
He knew exactly how to use the information I gave him, and he did it boldly.
Thanks to this, the upper part of Szeged was growing in size very quickly, but secretly.
“I have to go check on the stuff from upstairs.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
As we went out into the yard with Mainz, we saw crates and sacks piled up.
In the meantime, the workers hired from above, the people of Ronheim Castle, and the knights of Callius were all busy carrying and organizing things.
“Move that wheat and corn over here! Oh my! Look at this beautiful sugar! It’s so fine, so sweet!”
I also saw the excited chef running around.
“Take these three chests to the Knights Templar. Take these two to the blacksmith.”
Callius was instructing the knights to move the weapons and various metals that Montril had hidden among the provisions.
“Callius.”
“Are you out, Chloe? It’s a bit windy, so you’d better pack your clothes in.”
As soon as Callius saw me, he checked to see if my outerwear was properly buttoned.
I had become quite accustomed to him tightening the strings on my hood.
'This is kind of funny.'
Because he always tightened the hood so tightly that only my eyes, nose, and mouth were barely visible, when he did this, my head became round like a rice ball made by a chef.
'Rice ball? Or a snowman?'
Still, I let him do what he did because I liked the way his hands wrapped me up so tightly, worried that I might get cold.
'A kind person.'
Wouldn't it be nice to have someone like this as my husband in the next life, and the life after that, and the life after that, and the life after that?
Embarrassed that I had even thought that, I quickly shook my head and shook the thought away.
“Are you feeling suffocated?”
“Oh, no. Thank you, Callius.”
I smiled brightly at Callius, feeling a little ticklish.
Callius also looked at me and smiled.
But somehow, it seems like other people stop what they are doing and watch us...
'Is this a mistake?'
As I glanced around, people who had been standing still suddenly began to move busily and murmur.
“Hey, it’s a good time, a good time.”
“How nice it would be.”
“You don’t know, you’ve never been married.”
“Isn’t there something you can tell just by looking at it?”
“For a while, it will be spring in Ronheim. Spring. It’s melting, it’s melting.”
“For such a day to come to our lord.”
Their words sounded like a muffled murmur, and I couldn't understand what they were talking about so excitedly.
Callius waved his arms at them and scolded them harshly, driving them away.
"Get moving! Why are you slacking off? There's so much work to do."
Despite the scolding, people were laughing.
“Yes, of course, of course.”
“I’m going!”
Perhaps the wind of Ronheim was cold even to Callius. The tips of his ears were red.
I gently placed in his hand the stone that Lamia had warmed by the fire.
"Take this, Callius. It'll keep you warm if you keep it in your pocket."
“I’m fine...”
“Don’t hesitate. I have two!”
"Let's laugh bashfully," Callius said, coughing loudly and nodding.
“Thank you, Chloe.”
"What? By the way, are you satisfied with what Montril sent you this time?"
"The fire in the forge seems to be burning nonstop. Even if the enemy invaded right now, we could easily last two months. We have ample food, weapons, and armor."
Callius looked very excited as he said that.
“New recruits will now have new weapons.”
The trainees, who had just been summoned to carry luggage, jumped at Callius's words, looking at each other. They seemed to be shouting inwardly, "Finally!"
“That’s great!”
It's a good thing that Ronheim's army is getting stronger.
I was clapping my hands in joy, and then Montril's postscript came to mind, and I asked:
“Oh, by the way, there should be a box for me. Haven’t you seen it?”
“There were three mysterious boxes over there, anyway. They seemed to be full of rocks and such.”
“Ah! That’s mine!”
Callius tilted his head.
“What kind of stone is that?”
"Hmm."
I said, "Hmm," with a meaningful smile.
“It is an extremely strong and precious stone.”
The box containing the stones, or rather the minerals, had the name Rosendal written on it.
It was a mineral I had dug from the wasteland I had received from Kavala.
I asked the servants to put those boxes in my dressing room.
Because I always wanted to keep it in a place where I could see it.
'The time will soon come when the true value of the Rosendal territory will be revealed.'
“Leviche, from now on, you will serve Madam together with Lamia.”
“Please take good care of me, ma’am.”
It wasn't difficult to ask Granada to bring Leviche to me as my exclusive maid.
Three of my maids from the palace had disappeared, and since Lamia had been very busy recently, I was thinking of hiring one more maid.
'What kind of training is Lamia doing these days?'
Lamia and Granada were away for several hours each morning and evening, saying they were training.
During that time, I was with Leviche, and although she was shy and reserved at first, as we got to know each other, I could see that she was very kind and considerate.
“Leviche, will you be leaving work today when Lamia comes home from her evening training?”
"Yes. I'm going to go see Hillen. I know she'll be skipping dinner again."
“You must be working hard. Caring for sick patients must not be easy.”
"It's too bad to leave Hillen alone. It's fun to chat with her. Plus, if I get home early, all the housework falls on me, so I'd rather be with Hillen."
Leviche smiled bashfully.
“Sir Andrew must be on vacation.”
"No matter what, there are things that are better when a woman takes care of them. Besides, Andrew seems a bit lost these days. I don't know what's going on in his head, but he just stays in his room, sighing and sighing..."
My surveillance continued quite naturally, as Leviche would often pour out the details of Hillen and Andrew's story without me having to ask.
After talking about Andrew for a while, she left the room, saying she was going to get firewood.
"There doesn't seem to be any movement yet. I'll have to ask Sir Alex later what Andrew is doing outside the house."
The people of Ronheim were surprisingly well-informed about each other's homes and every move.
So, if I wanted to know, I could just sit quietly in the castle and find out about Andrew's work without having to use anyone.
'Now that I've heard about Sir Andrew's work, I'll start my own.'
***
My daily life has been quite busy since I became healthy after the ceremony.
I had to take care of things that had been put off and also take care of things that kept coming up.
"Madam, the goods sent from the upper reaches of Szeged have just arrived. Here is a letter from Montril Piraeus."
“Oh, give it to me.”
I was looking through the ledger, so I put it down and hurriedly read the letter from Montril that Mainz had handed me.
He had been actively exchanging letters with Montril, using various means, including messengers, errand boys, couriers, and knights from Callius. This time, it seemed he was sending the goods along with the correspondence through his workers.
[ Chloe.
Good news! The ships at the top of Elford, which you boldly advised me to invest in last time, have returned safely, without a single one sinking!
I had been losing sleep worrying about the fact that you asked me to invest all of our funds, but seeing the ships coming into port one after another made my worries seem meaningless.
How on earth did you know that the Elford merchants would be the first to successfully pioneer a new trade route? They went to the new colony and brought back ships laden with gold and silver treasures.
Thanks to this, we've secured sufficient capital to begin the acquisition of Terramo. Don't worry, we're proceeding on the condition that our identities remain confidential.
And we will send you the necessary items along with food.
P.S. The item you requested separately previously has finally arrived at the top, so we are sending it to you together.]
'Good!'
Montril's letters were always full of welcome news.
'In my past life, when the Elford Merchant Company pioneered a new trade route, Viscount Pelsus was deeply hurt. The atmosphere in the mansion was tense for a few days. Furthermore, the Teramo Merchant Company, which Andrea had acquired, had achieved remarkable success, and he was very pleased with it.'
Montril praised me as a man of great business knowledge, great foresight, and even good luck.
But what business knowledge do I have?
Even though I lived one more life than others, I just stayed locked up without learning anything.
Actually, I don't know anything.
Using the information I gleaned here and there through eavesdropping, I just preemptively devour the things that made Viscount Pelsus jealous and the things that gave Andrea capital.
'If I give you the information, Montril will take care of everything else.'
Montril was truly a talented person.
He knew exactly how to use the information I gave him, and he did it boldly.
Thanks to this, the upper part of Szeged was growing in size very quickly, but secretly.
“I have to go check on the stuff from upstairs.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
As we went out into the yard with Mainz, we saw crates and sacks piled up.
In the meantime, the workers hired from above, the people of Ronheim Castle, and the knights of Callius were all busy carrying and organizing things.
“Move that wheat and corn over here! Oh my! Look at this beautiful sugar! It’s so fine, so sweet!”
I also saw the excited chef running around.
“Take these three chests to the Knights Templar. Take these two to the blacksmith.”
Callius was instructing the knights to move the weapons and various metals that Montril had hidden among the provisions.
“Callius.”
“Are you out, Chloe? It’s a bit windy, so you’d better pack your clothes in.”
As soon as Callius saw me, he checked to see if my outerwear was properly buttoned.
I had become quite accustomed to him tightening the strings on my hood.
'This is kind of funny.'
Because he always tightened the hood so tightly that only my eyes, nose, and mouth were barely visible, when he did this, my head became round like a rice ball made by a chef.
'Rice ball? Or a snowman?'
Still, I let him do what he did because I liked the way his hands wrapped me up so tightly, worried that I might get cold.
'A kind person.'
Wouldn't it be nice to have someone like this as my husband in the next life, and the life after that, and the life after that, and the life after that?
Embarrassed that I had even thought that, I quickly shook my head and shook the thought away.
“Are you feeling suffocated?”
“Oh, no. Thank you, Callius.”
I smiled brightly at Callius, feeling a little ticklish.
Callius also looked at me and smiled.
But somehow, it seems like other people stop what they are doing and watch us...
'Is this a mistake?'
As I glanced around, people who had been standing still suddenly began to move busily and murmur.
“Hey, it’s a good time, a good time.”
“How nice it would be.”
“You don’t know, you’ve never been married.”
“Isn’t there something you can tell just by looking at it?”
“For a while, it will be spring in Ronheim. Spring. It’s melting, it’s melting.”
“For such a day to come to our lord.”
Their words sounded like a muffled murmur, and I couldn't understand what they were talking about so excitedly.
Callius waved his arms at them and scolded them harshly, driving them away.
"Get moving! Why are you slacking off? There's so much work to do."
Despite the scolding, people were laughing.
“Yes, of course, of course.”
“I’m going!”
Perhaps the wind of Ronheim was cold even to Callius. The tips of his ears were red.
I gently placed in his hand the stone that Lamia had warmed by the fire.
"Take this, Callius. It'll keep you warm if you keep it in your pocket."
“I’m fine...”
“Don’t hesitate. I have two!”
"Let's laugh bashfully," Callius said, coughing loudly and nodding.
“Thank you, Chloe.”
"What? By the way, are you satisfied with what Montril sent you this time?"
"The fire in the forge seems to be burning nonstop. Even if the enemy invaded right now, we could easily last two months. We have ample food, weapons, and armor."
Callius looked very excited as he said that.
“New recruits will now have new weapons.”
The trainees, who had just been summoned to carry luggage, jumped at Callius's words, looking at each other. They seemed to be shouting inwardly, "Finally!"
“That’s great!”
It's a good thing that Ronheim's army is getting stronger.
I was clapping my hands in joy, and then Montril's postscript came to mind, and I asked:
“Oh, by the way, there should be a box for me. Haven’t you seen it?”
“There were three mysterious boxes over there, anyway. They seemed to be full of rocks and such.”
“Ah! That’s mine!”
Callius tilted his head.
“What kind of stone is that?”
"Hmm."
I said, "Hmm," with a meaningful smile.
“It is an extremely strong and precious stone.”
The box containing the stones, or rather the minerals, had the name Rosendal written on it.
It was a mineral I had dug from the wasteland I had received from Kavala.
I asked the servants to put those boxes in my dressing room.
Because I always wanted to keep it in a place where I could see it.
'The time will soon come when the true value of the Rosendal territory will be revealed.'
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