Chapter 105: Family Council

Oh, so thats what actually happened. I was surprised.

Hoho, now that you mentioned it, it did happen that way.

Really now. son-in-law-dono? Dont startle us like that..

Hahaha, his excellency is quite the ladies ma!.Ouch

Albert, this all happened because you didnt explain properly!

I punched himlightly, my magical power at full throttle.

His face is twitching, so hes still alive.No problems there.

This time, my brother made troubles for you. Im sorry.

The maid Suu lowered her head very deeply.

I thought that she would follow after her brother since hes become a noble, but she continued to work as a maid, sayingI will pay back our debt of gratitude to the Frontier Counts Household.

Dont worry about it, Suu. Albert too.hes been through a lot. Besides, hes my vassal. His carelessness is my responsibility.

After I comforted Suu, I turned around to face everybody.

Im sorry for the uproar I caused this time. Please forgive my vassal for his clumsiness.

I bowed my head to the Frontier Count and the others.

The misunderstanding got cleared, but it all happened because of Alberts insufficient explanation.

Even inside my family, as a noble, I have to take responsibility.

Yougur exgucelengucy, fogur my sague yougu

Albert, I dont understand what youre saying.

Maybe.Im sorry you had to do this for me, or something like this?

Hoho, since grandson-in-law-donolowered his head to us, I cant say anything.

sighAlbert. You must serve son-in-law-donowith whole-hearted devotion.

Guyes sirgu!

Albert saluted, as he lay sprawled, drooling on the floor.

..Sorry. Did I use too much power?

I revived Albert with healing magic.

Will this time count as a mistake? I glanced at Bea.

Zest-sama, I cant punish Albert after he receivedthatfrom you..

(Dad, people would normally die fromthat!)

Thank goodness, Albert! You still have two times left!1

Yes sir! Thank you for your consideration!

I successfully forced a good bargain in the end.

The muscle brains are indeed wonderful.

..Grandson-in-law-donoused a much more powerful technique than I expected. Im surprised!

It was a time when he wasnt like this..

Oniisama,2The loyalty dance! Do it for his excellency!

I dont want to be told th

is by the Frontier Count and my master, the frightening duo.

MoreoverIs Suu a muscle brain too!?

No way. Besides, whats the loyalty dance?

Albert nodded and stood up quickly.

It seems that the dance is starting.

Aaah-ooooooooh!!

The mysterious dance started with a howl.

It was a strange dance that combined hula dance moves, limbo dance moves and Cossack dance moves.

Thisshowcontinued for nearly one hour.

Oniisama, well done! Im sure his excellency, duke Zest is delighted.

Right! For someone like me, this was an impeccable performance.

Albert wiped away his sweat and smiled happily.

He finally finished! I have no idea how to react to this..

RightThis.is likethat, dont you say, Sonia?

..Yes, right. Its likethat, you know, son-in-law-dono.

..Its like you said.

I cut my way through this by invoking my special move, theIts like you saidphrase.

The Frontier Count and my master were shocked by my trick..

Thank you for your wonderful words! This Albert will forever serve you with loyalty!

Albert quickly dropped to one knee.

I really wanted to ask him what words was he so grateful for.

Good for you, Albert.

(Dad, what was that dance?)

As Bea wanted to deceive Albert with a casual congrats, her face now was starting to sweat.

(Mom! What kind of ritual was this?)

.Toto-chan, it cant be helped. Lets go eat some baked sweets!)

(Yeeeeeey! Sweets!)

She was completely fooledToto is such a simpleton.

Next time Ill use baked sweets too.

And so, the uproar about Suus marriage ended safely.

With one exception..however

Your excellency, Frontier Count, you took good care of me. I never imagined that his excellency, the duke, needed my brother that much..This is something I cant entrust to my brother alone. I would like to serve under his excellency, the duke, as well!

Suu bowed in an elegant manner.

Unlike the knights, her bow was wonderfully graceful.

With you there I can feel at ease. Bea will soon give birth, so it is rather me who should ask you to do this.

..She could be a candidate for a chief maid. Son-in-law-dono, Suu is quite excellent, you know? Take good care of her!

She is Alberts little sister, after all. I want her as my attendant.

(We did it! Dad, we got another pet!)

Toto, you cant say that.

Suu, Im relying on you! Please become Beas strength.

As you wish! Please leave the young lady in my care!

She lifted her skirt and bent her knee, as she lowered her head beautifully.

Precisely this.This is what the Dukes Household was lacking.

Still, Im too used to maids saluting me that Suus bow felt rather uncomfortable.

A new vassal, the elite maid Suu joined my household.

I have two muscle brains units, the black nights and the maids unit.

I have a scouting and intelligence gathering unit formed of former adventurers.

I have akemonobitounit formed of thekemonobitoreleased from slavery.

I also have Katalina, who single-handedly manages the whole internal administration of my domain. She is in charge of the civil officials.

.Isnt my army just perfect?

Since Katalina is training new civil officials, I wont have to work that much anymore.

Now that Suu will lead the maids, their elegance will have a pleasant healing effect.

I won.

At last, I can see my victory.

A fair amount of time passed since I came to this world.

Still, I gradually obtained powerful and relying forces!

As I continued to reflect upon my achievements, I drank some black tea.

I enjoyed the black teas taste and scent, sitting on the sofa in the room the Frontier Count prepared for me.

Outside the window, the full moon was shining brightly, like it was sending its blessing to me.

Im no longer afraid of anythingFufu, fuhahahahahahahaha!

As I looked up at the full moon, I let out a loud laugh.

Great military force, great political power; I obtained a position that makes me feel at ease!

I was already quite excited, but my tension further increased.

Zest-sama? Well be in trouble if Toto-chanwakes up. Please be quiet.

Ah, Im sorry.

Still, I cant oppose my wife.

And since Toto-chanis asleep.right?

.Are you sure, Bea?

I did it! I really want to hit myself for previously believing my wife was frightening.

Bea smiled gently and I kissed her.

I softly lay her down on the sofa and removed her thin lingerie

Your excellency, duke Zest, this cant happen. Its madams first childbirth. Please take all possible measures to prevent acting rashly.

The dog eared excellent maid peeked through the door and muttered.

.Suu-san..Not even a little?

It appears that shes takinggood careof Bea..

Translation: Nana

Gods gift to mankind: Mockii

T/N: Poor Zest xD

Loved his change from a maniacal laughter to a submissive yes sir-like act