As Dante approached the border of Yggurle Kingdom, Darphy was summoned by the Knight Commander for some reason.
「Umm, return home?」
「Yeah, that’s right. I heard that Lord Dante and Madam Freesia are absent. If the lord of a territory is absent for an extended period of time, the people would be uneasy. Chancellor Balza said that you, the heir, were to keep watch for the time being,」
「P-Prime minister Balza did!?」
No wonder Darphy was surprised, to him who was a mere successor to a Chevalier family, the weight of Balza, the name of the an Elven Elder who serves as the country’s prime minister, was far too immense.
Of course, Balza had already caught on to Sophia’s childbirth, and because of this, he knew that Dante and Freesia would have gone to see their grandchild.
Next to Takumi’s house was Princess Mimir’s mansion, and right now, Queen Lumia was staying there long-term. As much information as they wish was coming to them.
They could profit from creating a chance to owe favor from Dante and Freesia, and connect with Takumi through Sophia’s newborn child.
「......very well. Until Father returns, I shall govern the territory.」
「Well said. You could think of this as a rehearsal for when you succeed your father.」
「Sir, yes sir.」
As Darphy saluted and left, the Knight Commander looked at him with pity.
The Knight Commander was informed. In the not so far future, Darphy would become the head of the House Sylphide.
Well, even with the absence of the lord for several months, it did not have a considerable effect on a small territory, so he did not feel the need to rush back.
The farther he got from the capital, the more rural the scenery got outside of the window of his carriage.
Normally he would return home by way of horseback, but for some reason, he was instructed by the Knight Commander to load majority of his belongings from the knights’ dormitories into a carriage as it was likely that he would be staying for an extended period of time.
Darphy hated the Sylphide territory.
He was working hard to become a respected knight of good standing in the Royal Capital, but he had to inherit a small territory in the not-so-distant future.
To Darphy, the Sylphide territory was, put bluntly, at the bottom of Yggurle Kingdom and was simply several small village in the sticks. That’s why he wanted his father Dante to continue being its lord as long as possible.
He was working as a knight to climb the ranks and escape his situation. Even without his antagonistic mindset towards his sister, Darphy had had such a goal. That desire was shattered by unforeseen circumstances, but with regards to rising in the ranks, that would come true later on.
Darphy’s carriage arrived at his mansion in the Sylphide territory.
At the same time, Dante’s carriage had just passed through Yggurle Kingdom’s border and was rushing towards the Sylphide territory, with the Demon Horses being pushed to their limits with less breaks than normal.
The father who single-mindedly wanted to return to his granddaughter’s side, and the son who didn’t want to succeed him were soon about to meet.
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