The next morning, a woman and a young girl arrived at the Margrave’s mansion—both dressed in attendant uniforms. The woman was a stunning member of the angel tribe.
“Pleased to meet those I haven’t yet had the opportunity to greet. I am Maria, the chief attendant. I would like to sincerely thank you all for treating me.”
The angel woman who introduced herself to us was Maria.
Yes… as expected of the former Margrave’s so-called “mistress,” she’s breathtakingly beautiful. She’s tall, with short, neatly cut blonde hair, and a gentle, refined smile. And on top of that—her figure was nothing short of remarkable. It was hard to believe she was a mother of one.
“I am her daughter, Toria. I am grateful for your treatment of my mother.”
The girl introduced herself politely.
She’s apparently ten years old, a half-blood of the angel tribe and beastman. She had long blonde hair, with little dog ears that bounced slightly as she moved, angelic wings on her back, and even a tail. With all those traits combined, it would be immediately obvious who her parents were the moment anyone saw her. A rather… unmistakable lineage.
“Maria-san’s position is officially recognized by the Margrave household. Well, that’s regarding the former Margrave, not the current one, so there are no issues.”
Ah… Emilia-sama was smiling as she said that, but there was absolutely no way the current Margrave could ever get away with cheating.
“Now then, you will be continuing document work. We are heading to the festival site, so please take care of things here. Maria-san, I apologize, but I leave it to you.”
“Yes, leave it to me. If anything happens, may I handle it without restraint?”
“Yes. Please act without restraint.”
“Understood.”
“Eeeek…”
Maria-san casually produced a whip from somewhere and began to twirl it with a sharp whoosh sound. The Margrave’s reaction was so extreme that it was obvious—he must have been disciplined with that in the past when he caused trouble.
Emilia-sama and Maria-san were exchanging faintly dark smiles, but somehow, the Margrave household didn’t feel unstable. In fact, it was surprisingly… functional.
“Alright, let’s go. We’re heading to the plaza today, so we’ll walk together.”
““““Yaaay!””””
After finishing morning training and breakfast, the former Margrave stood up with a brisk motion. Apparently, he had gotten bored of riding in a carriage—because Shiro and the others, along with Kent-chan, raised both hands in excitement.
“Your Excellency, uhm… is it really alright not to assign any guards?”
“Ah, right. Then we’ll just have Shun and the others act as our escort.”
“Shun and his group are skilled adventurers. They’re stronger than most soldiers anyway.”
“Ooh! Then I’ll protect everyone!”
“Fran will do so too!”
“Horn will do her best.”
And just like that, for some reason, we ended up being assigned as escorts for the former Margrave, Emilia-sama, and Kent-chan.
Not just me—Sue and the others were also smiling wryly at the situation. Honestly, the two people in front of us were definitely stronger than us in the first place.
Still, that’s how it went.After that, we prepared and set out from the mansion.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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