Chapter 267

Welcome Home [Part 3]

“Huh? Doesn’t this mean that our House Stuart... is in a crisis?”

William, who was swept by the solemn mood of the ‘panty talk’ and was attentively listening with a serious face, muttered to himself. His intuition told him that their current situation was the reason why Joshua was absent from school. Usually, he would always want to stick close to Emma, every opportunity he got. But now he couldn’t be seen anywhere.

‘A predicament that even made Joshua to give up on meeting Nee-sama... Isn’t it enough to show the graveness of the situation??’ As William mulled over the absence of Joshua, he started to fret.

The main source of income for House Stuart and their territory, Palace, was silk production.

Although the Rothschild Company had a wide range of business, it didn’t mean it wouldn’t encounter any problems if the silk sales went down.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

“Nii-sama, this might turn into a serious problem.”

If the silk prices continue to drop constantly from now on, perhaps our former poor lifestyle will await us again by the time Nii-sama legally inherits Palace. Even though with stable finances, ruling over territory with frequent appearances of monsters is already a tough job on its own... William directed a concerned look towards the future Palace lord, George.

“Hm? What were we talking about?”

Completely oblivious to William’s worries, George casually asked.

Right. The disappointing elder brother of the Tanaka family couldn’t keep up with complicated conversations.

“Leaving that aside, William... Do you think I can do well in the Ancient Imperial Language class tomorrow?”

George dropped his head as his face visibly darkened.

Ancient Imperial Language had always been George’s worst subject. He must be worried about whether he could catch up to the missed lessons caused by extending their summer vacation and stay in Imperial Japan.

“...It’s going to be alright, Onii-sama. Ancient Imperial Language has always been a subject Onii-sama wasn’t good at, so it doesn’t matter”

“There, there,” Emma patted George’s head to console him.

“It’s kinda feeling warm inside, isn’t it, Caitlyn?”

“Hmm, it feels warm and fuzzy, Catherine.”

“I’m truly grateful, for they came back safe and sound.”

The depressed George, the frantic William, and the lazy teammate Emma.

Gazing at this familiar sight they often saw whenever they were in the square gazebo, Arthur, Marion, Francesca, and the twins rejoiced at the return of the three siblings.

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Author’s words: Uh-oh, the panty talk dominated the chapter.

House Stuart’s financial situation is in a crisis, you know (desperately making this a point).

Readers’ Corner:

Reader A’s comment

The author’s appeal to make us believe they’re in a crisis is kinda... unconvincing.

Author’s reply

The crisis is real, okay!

Everyone can’t make new underwear, you know?

All those frustrations converge on the Stuart family...

The cause of their defeat... is undies?