“You followed me here, what do you want from me?”
“Yes, actually I need your help in my territory.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“My territory is on the verge of extinction.”
According to Meran, the Medwin territory is in great debt and is in danger of being confiscated.
“A few years ago, a man came to our estate and offered father a loan or investment.”
“That sounds very suspicious.”
“Yes, I would have stopped him if I had been there, but I was a student living in the school dormitory at the time. Father fell for the man’s story and…”
“He spent a lot of money, but the story itself was a lie.”
“There are some con artists who work with the aristocracy. Aristocrats tend to be naive.”
“But that’s not all. Somehow, the story was passed on to other lords, and they said, “Let your daughter marry our son in exchange for our support”.”
When I heard that story, hmm? I thought.
Basically, this kind of story is embarrassing and can’t be told publicly.
Of course, it could be spread as gossip, but the timing was too good for that.
“Could it be that the impostor and the other lords are in cahoots? Either they’re after Meran’s territory, or they’re after Meran herself.”
“Maybe it’s me. We don’t have any specialties, but I think we are rich. Besides…”
“You must have some idea.”
“I was offered an arranged marriage with the son of the lord, but I turned it down. He wasn’t my type, so…”
“I think it’s likely that he’s still upset about it.”
“I think so, too. I agree with you. The image of the aristocracy gets worse because there are bad guys.”
“So I heard that Noel-sama has ties to the royal family…”
So you want to appeal to the government through me.
“I understand what you’re saying. In the meantime, can you visit tomorrow? I’d like to meet the father and hear what he has to say, and then we’ll come up with a plan.”
“Thank you very much. Father is in shock and has been sick in bed, but he’s probably fine.”