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Chapter 21: Souzi's Successor　

What's with this atmosphere? Everyone's enthusiasm cooled down all at once. While I'm wondering what to do, Noel smiles at Neil and she opens her mouth while shaking a little.

“It’s okay brother. I understand. I'll be Grace-sama’s maid. Please ask me anything.”

She smiles as she says this with a slightly shaky smile, but her expression is hard. Wait, what? Do they hate me that much? Didn't I give her cookies and other things to show that I'm a friendly and kind lord? No way. Is it my face? What's wrong with my face?　

I was disliked by a girl I'd barely met and when I looked like I was about to cry and asked Vigna for help, she sighed.

"Noel you don't have to worry about what you're thinking,  this guy's saying this with completely good intentions and he's going to hire you as a servant like he said. If you feel like he's going to force you to do something weird, tell me. I’ll chop it off bit by bit."

"Eh? is that so? Does that mean you'll hire me purely as a maid?"

“Obviously, what else is there?... oh that’s not what I meant…”

I argued against it… Agni talked about this a while ago when he said “By the way, if you were picked up from an orphanage, you would be a servant  a comfort thing at best." The reason is that people with a clear identity can come into the service of a nobleman. They may have misunderstood when I made a refugee a maid.

Ah! I can’t force you to do such a thing!

“I'm asking you to be a regular maid, mostly cooking. Oh, and there's one resident I'd like to introduce to you all. She needs to be acknowledged, otherwise we won't be having this conversation. Galatea, come on in."

I coughed to dispel the strange atmosphere, then called out for Galatea.

“I'm pleased to be introduced. I'm Galatea, a maid for Grace-sama. I look forward to working with you. By the way, if you make me angry, I will explode, so please be careful."

"......"

“That was a robo-joke, I won't explode.”

That said, Galatea bows again. Her face is a little red, maybe she knew she had slipped. No, it's cute, but I'm pretty sure people who've never met her before won't get the joke. Who told her such a stupid thing.

When I rushed to follow up, for some reason, everyone was staring at Galatea and me with respect. What? What's wrong? Did they get the robo-joke?　

"Amazing, that's a really high-performance golem, it must be true that Grace-sama inherited the technology from the Mad King Souzi!”

"Wow, Is that really a golem? It looks like a human!”

“So the rumors were true, Grace-sama! It's amazing that you can use Souzi relics that no one else can.”

"No, I'm not a golem, I'm a robot."

Everyone makes a fuss around Galatea. Eh? Did they really accept Galatea this easily? Oh, that's right. It must be Edward's work, because he also spread the rumor that I had the knowledge of the Mad King to act as a foil for me, that's why everyone's more accepting of Galatea's existence. And they're staring at me as if they're expecting something.

Well, that's convenient. I make eye contact with Galatea, who has a complicated look on her face at being called a golem, and nod.

“I'm the heir to the Mad King Souzi and the Lord of Asgard, Grace Vermillion! I hereby swear that I will protect you all! I'll protect you, I swear it. Your safety and prosperity are guaranteed by me!"

The refugees shouted and cheered at my words and I felt my heart beat faster. I'd never been looked at in such a positive light before.

For a while, I'd wondered what was going to happen to me, but after coming here with my friends and meeting the relics of Souzi and Galatea, I'd finally been able to make a place for myself.

My eyes met with the clear-faced Vigna, who looked  happier than usual at seeing me being praised by the people.

Galatea is nodding contentedly next to me. The rest would have been perfect if Bowman had been there. 

And this is where my exploration begins in earnest. I'll never forget the scene I just witnessed. I'll never forget the day I welcomed a whole new group of residents and became a lord in the truest sense of the word. 

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Territory information

Residents: 8 (5 more)

Otherworldly Comprehension Level 3:

(Can understand what things you touch are and how to handle them, as well as how they can be used if they are low level when exposed to raw materials)

Technology: Cast iron technology from another world

　　Awareness of the existence of guns → Understanding of the basic structure of guns

　　Awareness of the existence of robots.

　　Knowledge of fertilizer

　　Knowledge of aluminum

　　How to make an alloy

　　How to make mithril alloy

　　How to make and process rubber

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