Chapter 444: A Problematic Encounter After spending time with his friend, Tauro left the palace as evening began to fall. A palace soldier was escorting him toward the gate when a hooded figure in expensive clothing stepped into his path. Judging by the silhouette, the person appeared to be a woman. “Wait! Don’t leave without […]
Chapter 443: A Reunion and a Request After meeting with Mardai Garfish at the Garfish Trading Company, Tauro visited several nobles who had sent gifts or congratulations. Most of the visits required both thanks and apologies. Many of the nobles had offered their congratulations on the assumption that Tauro would be formally unveiled as Count
Chapter 442: A Long-Awaited Reunion with a Merchant While the formal procedures for Haku’s adoption were underway, Tauro began arranging visits to thank the people who had sent gifts for his unveiling. The Royal Capital was consumed by talk of the diplomatic delegation from the allied Kingdom of Luwan. Welcome banquets and related events were
Chapter 439: The Heir and the Retainer Although Tauro and Count Graunewald had already discussed the matter, they decided to speak in detail with Haku, who had been welcomed as the eldest son of House Graunewald, and with his foster father, Cross, about their futures. To their surprise, Haku accepted the adoption without resistance. Tauro
Chapter 438: Many Gifts The disturbance in the garden that night had grown rather chaotic, in no small part because of Aeris’s spectacular magic. Count Graunewald came out at once to settle matters, and the commotion soon died down. The following morning, the count informed the guests once again that Tauro, one of the central
Chapter 437: The Last Remnant Ragune, Ankh, and Zion had watched Tauro and Aeris from the shadows. Once they realized that Tauro might detect them with [Presence Detection] and become self-conscious, they returned to the rooms assigned to them. Tauro and Aeris remained in the garden, happily continuing their first long conversation after months apart.
Chapter 436: The Night After the Unveiling Despite several extraordinary surprises, the unveiling gathering ended successfully. Most members of the opposition faction had been captured before they could act. The dragonfolk had also eliminated nearly all of the Assassins’ Guild remnants in the capital; only the vice leader commanding the survivors remained at large. Tauro
Chapter 435: Reuniting with a Friend Tauro’s unveiling had transformed into the unexpected announcement that Haku—the posthumous child of the previous count and the current Count Graunewald’s much younger half-brother—would also be adopted and recognized as the eldest son. That decision prevented the opposition faction’s plan to replace the current lord with Haku from coming
Chapter 434: Quirky Friends A tremendous commotion spread through the hall. It was only natural. The guests had been invited to witness Tauro’s unveiling as Count Graunewald’s adopted eldest son. Instead, the count had revealed a surviving child of the previous generation and announced that he would adopt that boy as well—and recognize him as
Chapter 433: The Day of the Party At last, the grand gathering to introduce Tauro as Count Graunewald’s adopted son was about to begin. The guests included village chiefs, town mayors, guild leaders, representatives of influential trading companies, and even nobles from neighboring territories. The hall was crowded with people of considerable standing. “So this