Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop.
We climbed into the same carriage we’d taken that morning and headed back to the mansion. Apparently, Gandof-sama would be returning later in a Knights’ Order carriage.
“Haah, I’m exhausted…”
“We’ve been through quite a lot. I think you should get some rest before lunch.”
“Shiro still has tons of energy!”
Shiro proudly declared that she was still full of energy, but Sue and I were mentally exhausted from all the meetings and everything else that had happened.
Fortunately, there was still a little time before lunch, so I decided to take advantage of it and get some proper rest.
“Welcome back. It sounds like you had a rough time.”
“Sister-in-law, we’re back. There was quite a large-scale battle.”
“I see. I could hear the loud noises all the way here at the mansion. You two should probably take it easy until lunch.”
Sarah-san, who had come out to greet us, offered us some kind words as well. Although the Broker Marquis family’s estate was some distance from the Victory Baron family’s mansion, both were located in the noble district. The sounds of battle would have easily carried that far.
Taking Sarah-san’s advice, Sue and I decided to rest in our room.
“Fran’s going to play tag in the garden!”
“Horn too!”
“Then Shiro will join you!”
“Hehehe, children really do have so much energy.”
Sarah-san smiled at the children’s excited voices. With Ao there to keep an eye on Shiro and the others, I was sure they’d be fine.
And with that, it was time for a nap.
“Sue, we have a visitor. Shun and the others, please come along as well.”
We’d finished lunch and were taking a short break when Sarah-san came to call us.
Wondering who our visitor might be, we all made our way to the reception room.
“Oh, it’s Big Sister!”
“You two are full of energy again today.”
“It’s been a while, everyone.”
The visitors waiting in the reception room were Casey-san and Telma-san.
Both were dressed in beautiful gowns befitting young noble ladies, and they had even put on a little makeup.
Come to think of it, they were our neighbors, weren’t they?
“We suddenly heard a tremendous noise, and then we heard that the military had stormed the Broker Marquis family’s estate.”
“I was absolutely certain Sue was involved somehow, so we waited for a suitable moment and came over to see what was going on.”
Well, those were some pretty good instincts.
Among the nobility, it was common knowledge that the House of Broker was one of the leading factions of the aristocratic supremacist movement. Naturally, anyone who knew us would suspect that we were involved if something happened there.
“We managed to capture Marquis Broker. However, there’s still an executive of the dark organization out there.”
“Ah, I see. That person was there when we were in the Western Margravate, too.”
“And I heard there was an executive of the dark organization in the Southern Margravate as well. There must still be others lurking around.”
“Exactly! We even confronted someone connected to the dark organization today. And on top of that, they had the nerve to say something incredibly rude to me!”
“What?! Seriously?!”
Before I knew it, the three girls had launched into a full-blown girls’ talk session. All three of them had been seriously inconvenienced by the dark organization, so once they started venting, they just couldn’t stop.
Yeah, there was absolutely no room for me to join their conversation…
““(Munch, munch…)””
Shiro and the others are engrossed in eating their treats, so I think I’ll have some too.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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