HPDBC Chapter 64: Viscount Carnell
Chapter 64: Viscount Carnell
chapter 64: viscount carnell
after the end of the spring break in march, cecil’s brother mihai returned to the academy on a magic ship.
it was a good learning experience for me to experience the growth rate of people in normal mode. it was a good opportunity to know my power in hell mode. i was told that he would be back in grandver next year in march, so i asked him for a rematch. after all, i would like to know how strong i am.
“good morning.”
“oh, good morning.”
this is allen greeting the head manservant, rickel. it’s early april now.
about half a year has passed since allen came to the mansion. some things have changed since he first arrived. he took the serving plate to the seat in front of rickel.
there is soup, bread, and another meat dish. the soup also contained the meat of another magical beast, making for a solid meal in the morning. the head chef didn’t give this meal as an extra treat just for allen.
at the end of december last year, allen became the hunting guard and continued to bring home the magical beasts he caught two days a week. thanks to his efforts, he was able to provide enough food for even the most junior servants. allen’s hunts improved the diet of the mansion, which had about 30 servants.
he has been doing quite well with the addition of his hunting guard salary of 50 silver coins a month. as for allen, he’s fine with that because he doesn’t want to make money. it’s probably because he was 35 years old in his previous life.
“you should be careful with today’s supper.”
rickel warned allen.
“viscount carnell is here today, is he not?”
“that’s right. but why is he coming? and i have to do the bare minimum of serving, too.”
you said that the viscount of the neighboring territory came all the way here.
viscount carnell is going to visit the mansion. we received a call a few days ago. it was a rather sudden visit.
allen has been working as a waiter for about six months, so he has served a lot of guests. there are a lot of guests at the mansion. most of them are influential people from the city of grandver. the head of the adventurer’s guild, the heads of the guild branches of the commercial guild, and the managers of high-class inns come to the mansion to say hello. occasionally, nobles from the royal capital also come to visit.
it seems to be quite easy to move around this world, partly because of the presence of magic ships.
“yeah, it’s like they’re using a magic ship all the time.”
the magic ship that flies the route that connects the royal capital and the city of grandver is not the only route. it also connects the capital city of viscount carnell’s territory, which is located next to the baron granvelle’s.
there is a route that connects the capitals of each territory. it is said that viscount carnell took the trouble to arrange the flight of the magic ship in order to return to the capital of his territory.
then, viscount carnell arrived in the afternoon. the baron had invited him to the dining room where he ate. i was handed a plate of food and i proceeded to serve him as i had been doing for the past six months.
upstairs, in the dining room where the family usually eats, two men were sitting. they are baron granvelle and viscount carnell.
“good of you to come, lord carnell.”
viscount carnell was probably in his late thirties. he had a horizontal face with a very wide forehead. he had a butler-like person standing behind him. he was wearing sparkling clothes, perhaps because he has a taste for riches.
baron granvelle spoke words of welcome. he said the words of welcome with a smile, but his eyes were not smiling.
i heard a lot of these stories from rickel before viscount carnell came. by the way, i remember that at the dinner in kurena village, the baron was fuming with anger.
“so, what brings you here all of a sudden today?”
the baron seemed to want to talk to him quickly and turn him away.
“oh, yes. the boar meat was so good i forgot about it! hahaha.”
“okay, so what’s the deal? what brings you here?”
he seems to want a quick answer.
“my youngest daughter was found to be talentless in the recent appraisal ceremony. i’ve come to tell you that.”
“huh?”
(appraisal? come to think of it, there was an appraisal ceremony in april. kurena village had theirs in mid-april, but the nobles had theirs much earlier. i see the appraisal ceremony for mash will be held in less than 10 days. i’d like to know the results. should i send a letter? no, my parents can’t read.)
every year in april, a ceremony is held to appraise the children who turned five years old last year. it is done for everyone from royalty to serfs. listening to viscount carnell, i remembered this year mash will have his appraisal ceremony.
it seems that viscount carnell has come to report the results of his child’s appraisal ceremony to baron granvelle.
(oh, so she had no talent. hmm? but why does he sound so happy?)
without looking at the viscount’s face, allen noticed his happiness.
“is that so?”
all the baron could say was, “i see. he was not interested at all and seemed to be saying, “so what?”
“i was worried if she turned out to be talented but i am glad she didn’t.”
“okay.”
the baron’s expression became more and more stern. it was clear that he had a hawk-like gaze.
“it’s a shame about lord granvelle, two of your children are talented.”
he was referring to mihai and cecil.
“well, i’m just doing my duty as a noble!”
the baron took a strong tone and finally began to rage without hiding it.
(hmm? what is it? the serfs and commoners are very happy with their talents, but is it a hassle for the nobles? do they have duties or quotas? is the academy expensive? there’s a difference between nobles and serfs and commoners. something’s strange about that.)
i remember the father and son hugging and rejoicing when dogora discovered his talent as an axe wielder. the same was true for the father and son of the village mayor and peromus. rodan, too, had hoped that allen would have a talent.
however, viscount carnell went to the trouble of using his magic ship to boast about his child’s lack of talent. i guess there’s a difference in position between nobles and commoners.
that was all viscount carnell said, and he returned to his territory in high spirits.