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Chapter 148: The Day of Visits

Starting with the meeting with Count Connoen, Tauro and Aeris went around meeting influential nobles.

It costs a lot of money just to set up a meeting with a nobleman.

The very existence of a nobleman is a brand.

Even though she was the daughter of the Marquis of Van Dyne, it was her father who was the noble.

They had no intention of meeting her for free.

In such a situation, I went around to meet with them, but some nobles were afraid of the influence of the Marques of Van Dyne.

However, there were also many nobles who judged that it would be more beneficial to side with Aeris, his only daughter.

“My son is still single…. If he could get engaged to Aeris-san, it would strengthen the bond between the two families and make it easier to cooperate.

There were many nobles who blatantly put engagement as a condition for their backing.

Furthermore, there were also nobles who favorably promised to cooperate with the Van Dyne family, who had been one of the heavyweights of the Neutral faction for many years, taking the opportunity to form a friendship with them.

Above all, there was a knight dispatched from the King’s guard Order behind Aeris during the meetings.

The fact that Count Connoen, an influential figure in the military, was behind the negotiations, even though it was just two children, Tauro and Aeris, gave them a boost and worked well.

A little more than a week passed and whispers began to circulate in noble society that Aeris, the only daughter of House Van Dyne, was looking for a guardian for herself and that she was trying to protect the continuation of the legitimate line of the Marquis of Van Dyne, but that this was being blocked by the Marques of Van Dyne and her manservant.

This was Tauro’s goal.

The Marques of Van Dyne had been spreading false information that her only daughter Aeris was living in a mansion in her domain and was in good company with her fiancé, so I spread rumors of the truth to counteract it.

It seems that the Marquise of Van Dyne has finally noticed this rumor and her residence in the royal capital has suddenly become very busy.

According to the report from the team of adventurers who accepted the investigation request, the Marquise is staying in the capital, leaving her domain to one of her stewards.

It’s a common practice for noblemen who own estates around the royal capital to leave their estates unoccupied now that there was no lord, but ostensibly they want to say that it’s okay because their daughter’s fiancé is at the estate.

In addition, various people have started to come and go in the royal residence and some of them were from that line of work who noticed us on the lookout.

“They had a different air about them than that of an adventurer. It’s possible that it’s someone from behind the scenes, so you’d better watch out, because it’s not just anyone who could find me at C+ rank.”

Tauro was warned by the regular reports from the thief adventurers.

However, I don’t think she would harm Aeris.

If she did, the family would be in turmoil and someone from another family with the Marquis of Van Dyne’s bloodline would have to take over the family.

If that happens, Madame and Uwakin won’t be able to do as they please.

They would want to avoid that.

…That being the case.

The first thing that comes to mind is that they are gathering people to bring Aeris back secretly, but would they hire someone behind the scenes just for that purpose?

Besides, now that the rumor is out, it’s hard for them to get their hands on Aeris.

There’s no better way to be careful, but Aeris has an off-duty King’s guard knight as an escort, so she should be safe for the time being.

For now, we need to quickly decide on a guardian for Aeris.

We want someone who is impartial, powerful, and has no desire for power to interfere in the future, but so far the only nobles we’ve met are those who want to take advantage of the size and power of the Van Dyne family and there is no one who can guarantee Aeris’s future.

It may be difficult to find such a convenient nobleman.

Tauro and Aeris had been discussing whether a certain amount of compromise was necessary, but they were still unable to make a decision.

“We don’t have another meeting planned today right?”

Aeris asked, looking out of the window of Tauro’s room.

“Yeah? We already had our last meeting earlier today, though, didn’t we?”

“There’s a carriage out front that looks like a nobleman’s carriage.”

“I wonder who it is? Is it for us?”

Knock, knock, knock.

While they were having this conversation, there was a knock at the door.

It was our house, after all.

It seems that a nobleman who wants to meet Aeris has come from over there.

“Yes.”

Tauro replied and opened the door.

When he opened the door, he saw a familiar face standing there.

“It’s been a while, Tauro-san. I’m here to pick you up today.”

The person standing there was Sebas, who was supposed to be a confidant of Prince Fleue, the fifth prince of the country.

Sebas was the person who used to pick Tauro up in a carriage when he was teaching Prince Fleue how to play Reversi.

“Sebas-san!? It’s been a while, but what brings you here? Aren’t you supposed to be a member of the prince’s entourage?”

Tauro was surprised by the visitor he had never imagined.

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