CH 135

I took a deep breath to calm myself down and knocked on the door of the Office with the papers I had brought from my room in one hand.

I heard my father's voice saying, " Come in ......," and I opened the door and entered the office.

Inside the room were Garn and my father.

Father was sitting at his desk in his office, and unusually, I could see that he looked a little tired.

He must have had a hard day's work in the capital.

He asked me to sit on the sofa as usual, and I sat down facing him across from his table.

As soon as we sat down, he gave Garn instructions.

'Please bring me a strong tea, and some sweets for today,:"

"Yes, sir"

Garun bowed lightly and left the office.

It was unusual for him to ask for tea cakes.

I wondered if there was something that had caused him some distress.　I called out to him without thinking.

'Father, thank you for your hard work in the capital. Was it harder than usual?"

'...... Yes, it was certainly harder than usual, but why do you think so?'

Father looked doubtful at my words. I was just curious because he usually doesn't show his fatigue on his face.

'No, Father seemed more tired than usual,...."..

......

Father heard my words and smiled with wry smile.

But his eyes were not smiling. At that moment, I had a hunch.

I don't know what it is, but I have a feeling that Father is angry.

Did I do something to make him angry?　I tried to think back, but I had no idea.

He looked at me silently, and I asked him with determination, "

"Well, Father?　I don't know what it is, but are you angry with me, or is there something you want to say?"

"Well, ...... first of all, the hot springs."

'I'm not the one who came up with the hot springs, okay?　It's Cookie, who is getting along with Mel wish . I don't know why, but he dug it. The hot springs have been proven to be non-toxic by Capella, Deanna, and a volunteer group of maids. When father returns, I was going to ask for permission to install a hot spring in the land ."

As I explained, I looked at the Father's face, but apparently he was not talking about the hot spring.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

When my father answered, Gam brought a cup of tea and tea cakes and placed them gently in front of me and my father.

"I'm sorry, Garn. By the way, are you going to be able to bring the hot spring to the mansion?　If not, you can start work on it tomorrow.'

' it will be no problem. We will start work on it tomorrow.'

'Father, may I have a word with you about the hot springs?"

I raised my hand just as Father and Garn were about to break off their conversation.

Seeing me, he asked, "What's wrong? He said to me.

;I know it's presumptuous of me, but could you please prepare a bathhouse for the maids and knights in the house so that they can use it as well?　There seems to be plenty of hot water, so I think everyone in the house should use it. Please, Father.:

When I finished, I bowed to my father.

This was my honest feeling.

Of course, since it was my father, he might have intended to do so from the very beginning.

But I should tell him how I felt.

I think we should definitely do it, because a spa for them will definitely motivate everyone.

"Rid, raise your head. All right, we'll prepare a bathhouse for the maids and knights as well. Garn, please arrange for the construction."

'Yes, sir , on behalf of all of us who is working in the house, I would like to thank you for the hot spring. Thank you both for your consideration."

When Gam finished, he bowed deeply.

Seeing this, Father immediately made him raise his head.

"Don't worry about it, . Rid is right. If there is an abundance of hot water, then everyone in the house should use it. ...... I suppose there is a substitute for soap, right, Rid?'

'Yes, Father. The bark of the fruit the mukuroji tree near the back of the ,mansion has the same effect as soap, so if you lather it with water, it will remove dirt from body and clothes."

I explained to my father about the mukuroji tree that had sprung up near the hot spring.

But when I finished explaining, my father smiled again, this time with a wry smile.

At that moment, I guessed what was going on and muttered in my heart, "Oh, about the giant tree."

'Oh, didn't I tell my father about the tree ......?'

Perhaps he guessed that I had guessed what my father wanted to say.

I told Gam to proceed with the hot spring construction project and instructed him to leave the table until I called on him.

Garun bade me and my father farewell and left the office.

I turned to my father with fear and smiled at him.

Seeing my expression, he grinned wryly.

"Well, ...... , why don't you explain it to me?　About that tree ...... ."

"Ha, yes, as a matter of fact. ......"

I put my business plan on the desk and began to explain.

I told him that I had something in mind for the future and that I had done some magical research with Sandra and tried it out, resulting in a giant tree.

The actuality that the tree was created as a result of deliberately pouring all of the magic power into the tree is something that I did not want to tell anyone.

Father, who had been silently listening to me, turned his sharp eyes on me as soon as he finished listening.

"......Hah ......Rid, you blundering ...... , how many times do I have to tell you before you do something⁉ I told you before I did it. If you do anything reckless, I'll FORBIDDEN YOU to use magic for a while."

"I can't have that !?."

I did my best to reject my father's unexpected ban on magic.

I stood up on the spot because of rejection.

Father seemed to be surprised by my reaction and smiled at me.

"I see. I see. So you don't like the 'magic ban' so much, huh? Then, from now on, report it in advance. It depends on the content, but if there are too many bad after-the-fact reports, then I will issue a 'magic ban' to you.'

"Mmm. ...... understand. I'm sorry about the giant tree. I will be careful from now on. ......"

I sat back down, my cheeks puffed out with a "mmm" as I gave in to my father's "magic ban".

I could use it in secret, but the magic ban would probably hinder my collaboration with Sandra.

That is indeed a problem.

Father was in a better mood, perhaps because he was happy to have found an effective tool that would work on me.

I glared at him with a bitter look and muttered in my heart,

"I'm not Mel, but I hate ...... your father'!!".

He seemed to be enjoying the look on my face, but then resumed the conversation as he shifted his gaze to the papers I had placed on his desk on the reverse side of the page.

'By the way, Rid, this is your main topic, isn't it?　What is this paperwork?"

"It is ...... a business plan that I have prepared for the future development of the Bardia territory."

'What is ......?　A business plan ......?"

Hearing the word "business plan," my father's brow creased and his face returned to a grim expression.

It seemed that he could no longer enjoy looking at my face.

I continued to speak to my father as if I were going to fold him up.

" I'm going to be straight with you, father, now is the time to start a poultry raising "

"what ......?"　Rid, what are you talking about ......?"

Thus, the discussion with Father finally got to the point.

t/n finale chapter that I am releasing in that very year  . With upcoming new  year , everyone , thanks for reading it all that time ! About why  i was so irregular with update . Main reason is that  I am picked up series  in early december   that i was releasing   on galaxy tl website and at some point i felt lik o lost interest in series , i guess i was needed to release it early    , let's just say  that   if , i have not wasted my time on that series , that i was doing with galaxy tl website i would be catching up wi that one  , well if  i focused  only  on that series   . by the way my backing is still strong more or less .