12 January.
A party was scheduled to celebrate the children turning ten at the Marquis Wilmente's on this day.
There was a sudden rescheduling and the morning funeral of Dean, the host, was to take place.
This year's party to celebrate the children will be held again.
The funeral was rarely run.
But unlike at funerals, meetings held to decide what's to come are disputed.
"We should retaliate immediately!
"No, Master Melinda is bad this time. We should see how it goes now."
"This hipster!
"Oh, my God, there's an incompetence I can't think about earlier!
"You!"
"What, are you motivated!
Two aristocrats grab each other's chest barns, and the surrounding air becomes sinister along with it.
"Don't!
Philip takes a drink.
I have not yet performed the ritual of the Lord's inheritance under the King, so I am not yet the official Lord.
However, it is a well-known fact that Philip, the son of a son, is the substantial owner simply because he has not performed the ritual.
His words are those of the Marquis Wilmente.
Those who were heating up reluctantly let go.
"I did ask for your opinion. But we don't even ask for things to stick together in our company!
The attendees are depressed.
Because I've become too emotional and exposed myself to ugliness.
"I was delighted to think of everyone's father. There are men of such thick loyalty, and my father is a fruitful reward."
Philip praised those with radical opinions.
"But as I said at the beginning of the meeting, I'm not going to set things up with the Marquis Welrod. I have a conversation with Marquis Welrod about this incident: 'My father, who tried to stop Melinda from running wild, was killed by Melinda in an accident'. I understand your desire to retaliate against the Marquis Welrod, but I want you to lend the strength of your thoughts to rebuilding the Marquis Wilmente family in a situation of sudden change of lord."
Philip bows his head deeply when he finishes talking.
It directed the opinion of the extremists from the negative act of retaliation towards the positive act of rebuilding the Marquis.
That's all it took away the heat in the conference room.
Some are not entirely convinced, but they are also aristocrats under the Marquis Wilmente family umbrella, which is a family of martial arts.
I know the importance of "rebuilding attitudes".
Sooner or later, it's easier to get back on your feet, even if it's retaliation.
And above all, there is a huge mouth-to-mouth presence of "Dean, who tried to stop the runaway Melinda, was killed by the messy Melinda".
It was Melinda's sudden attempt to usurp inheritance rights through the use of force by knights.
Whatever you just let inheritance rights be ceded by majoritarian work, intimidation by force is a bad idea.
Besides, Dean tried to take the sword and hurt Isaac.
It was an indescribable situation, even when the Wilmente Marquis was told that "we plotted the Marquis Welrod takeover by force" in an entanglement.
He decided that "Dean was killed by Melinda" because of Morgan's warmth, due to circumstances on the Marquis Welrod's side.
And because of that...
This is only a personal rampage of Melinda.
Dean died trying to put his body up and stop him.
- It became superficial.
As for Morgan, I thought, "It's likely Isaac was setting something up behind it," and I didn't want to make things any rougher than I needed to.
Philip wanted to avoid being sued for "plotting the takeover of another house at the Marquis Wilmente house because I don't care about the fact that I stopped Dean".
Even though they are king partisans, King Elias does not necessarily shelter them.
That was well understood in last year's events at the Marquis Wallick family.
So in the worst case scenario, there was a risk that some punishment would be imposed on the Marquis Wilmente family as well.
So Philip suggested, "Why don't you push all the blame on Melinda and make sure Dean stood up and tried to prevent it," and thought of deducting zero.
Whether I helped or not is second to none.
If you could eliminate the danger that your house would fall apart, it wouldn't have mattered what you did.
For some reason Morgan didn't seem to want to take care of it, so it takes the form he put in there.
"The Marquis Wilmente is not going to set things up with the Marquis Welrod. I want everyone to know that."
"The Marquis Wilmente (...) is,"
One man laughs niggly.
He is Baron Jack Cunningham.
A friend of Philip's from an early age.
"We got ahead of ourselves," the people around us thought.
Philip appears to have some sort of intimacy as the Marquis of Wellrod.
Perhaps you have already made a promise not to leave a grudge in this case.
I mean...
Individual retaliation, regardless of the Marquis Wilmente family.
- Many received the message that it was.
Philip took the lead in trying to declare that the others would also act individually.
"Before you take any action, I'll tell you, the house that took any action against the Marquis Welrod house will be insulated without question"
"Become!"
Jack, who ran ahead, wolves.
"Why!?
"Melinda is bad about this one. Anyway, I should have stood around better. I wish the plan had been successful at least, but I have to admit that more than failing is on this side. Besides, now is not the time to argue inside the kingdom."
Philip gets up and looks around.
"The fall of Marquis Wallick last year is new to my memory. And my father Dean collapsed yesterday, too. This is a crisis in the King's Party. Besides, if you put your hands on the Marquis Welrod family, it's like giving the aristocrats an excuse to attack. Anyone who behaves in a derogatory manner that would be a civil war dividing the kingdom shall be sanctioned by me immediately. Anyone have any objections? If not, the ban on retaliation shall be dissolved as a decision"
No one can defy Philip, the new head of the Marquis Wilmente family, who was led by the Wang partisan.
If you ask me to be adult without acting unsolicited, I can only be adulterous.
Besides, we have before us the purpose that we have to do: rebuild the King's party.
There is no reason to force retaliation until you are "ready to be sanctioned".
There were no particular objections.
"All right, then. First of all, we urgently need to establish a new system. Nice to meet you, guys. Jack needs to talk, so come here for a second."
"Yes......"
There were those who watched Jack be summoned by Philip with a "pathetic" gaze.
These are the ones who were trying to retaliate on their own.
Thanks to Jack getting ahead of me, I didn't have to be ashamed of myself in the full seat.
There was nothing I could do to help directly, but I did enough to send a sympathetic gaze.
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The Lord - from now on, Philip - room.
Philip sits on the couch as he enters the thick talking room on the wall next door for secret talks.
And Jack sat deep on the couch in front of Philip.
There is no colour for reflection in its appearance.
But there was no way Philip could blame that attitude.
"In the meantime, you were sad this time. Let's just say."
"Which way is that supposed to mean?
"Of course, Father."
Philip laughs at Jack's words with his nose.
"I've known you and I for a long time. The Marquis of Wilmente...... No, it's a reference to an umbrella nobleman, isn't it? I know that much."
"If I hadn't, someone would have acted first. Keep up the good work as the new owner."
"Sorry, that helps"
Jack is never incompetent.
I'd rather be smart.
But we also know that the aristocratic community won't let us demonstrate its abilities.
- Friends of the Lord express their opinions and are adopted.
If this is some powerful house, some will look ahead and rub it off.
But the Baron Cunningham family is the end in the end.
I live like a wealthy civilian.
Jack himself should be dealt with more as an "exiting pile is struck" than as an "acknowledgment of power" because he is still young.
So I dare pretend to be stupid and say, "What shouldn't I do? what punishment you will receive if you go," he told Philip.
This method can draw attention without buying the objections of other nobles.
For his friend, Philip, Jack moved on and pulled the poverty lottery.
"So, how was Isaac?
"That's him... What the hell, that kid! It was good to the point where I stopped Father so he wouldn't be guilty until me or Fred. And then that kid threw a long, worthy glance at me! I was wondering if they would kill me without asking questions. I remember my face was cramped."
Remembering that he felt his life was in danger, Philip stuck his head against the table with both hands.
Jack thinks a little when he sees it.
"I didn't think I could pursue my responsibilities...... No, maybe they missed it..."
"What do you mean?
To Jack's disturbing rhetoric, Philip skews his face.
"Marquis Wilmente was an intuitive person. By contrast, you're a thought-type person. If you're hostile, which do you want to deal with?
"That's thought-type. Intuitive is hard to predict what action to take...... Right!"
Philip understood what Jack was trying to say.
Those who think and act act act within the framework of common sense.
But humans who move by intuition have the potential to act beyond the framework.
It is easier to decide who can predict what to do than who to expect to have a hard time with.
"That's right. I guess I decided it was easier to keep you alive than to know what type of young Fred would grow up to be. I don't think you're a nine-year-old."
"Damn, I thought we had ten more years until it was a hassle year! Even Master Jude started leaving his name after he graduated from college!
- Hazy year.
This is used when, like Jude, a masterpiece appears every three generations at the Marquis of Wellrod.
It will be a natural year for the Marquis of Wellrod, but it is only a hassle for other nobles who can hold their heads.
The year of hassle is what the Marquis Wilmente calls home.
Others call it "times of disaster" or "dark times".
Philip, who looked up, seemed to regret it.
It's their mistake, but I know the existence of Jude, so I really read it in depth.
"I guess it's natural to think that Melinda's presence inspired awakening"
"Not at all, not all mothers and children are locks"
Lately Nathan influenced me or I became guzzled that I couldn't win swordsmanship training with knights until Fred.
Those who do not want to damage the mood of the future owner will deliberately lose and be in Fred's mood.
Then you say you don't have real strength.
I resented making my son remember his unpleasant habits, and Philip didn't think well of Nathan.
Philip isn't very sad about Melinda's death, not because it's a thin love affair, but for quite a few reasons.
For one thing, I put up with Melinda's dissatisfaction, and now I choose to move on.
"As I said to everyone earlier, there is an urgent need to re-establish our posture. I'm hand-to-hand with the Marquis Wellrod family, so I won't be interfering. Well, there's no need to interfere..."
The confusion in the Marquis Wallick family persists and is in a state of half-baked discomfort.
The Marquis Wilmente family is also expected to be confused for some time due to the sudden death of its principal.
Even without bothering to attack the King's Party, those who want stability will be saddled with neutrals and aristocrats, so they will decline on their own.
"What do we do now?
Of course, after I rebuilt it.
Even if we're going to clean up the problem in front of us, we have to rebuild looking ahead.
"Wait for the storm to pass. I can't move now anyway. Then we will have to wait for the rise of the younger generation, such as His Royal Highness Jason, and wait for those who can confront us to show up"
"... you think he'll show up?
"I guess just because you didn't show up before doesn't mean you won't show up again this time"
I guess I don't believe who I said I was.
Philip laughs bitterly.
I have never heard of a nobleman who could fight the hassle years before.
I knew I could only hope that the royal ones would have good control.
"It's going to be a long storm..."
Jack looks up to heaven.
He's never talked to Jude directly, but he knows who he is.
If Isaac is Jude's successor, it means hard times have come for the others.
Now that I'm young and inexperienced, there may be a gap to get into.
But I'm afraid of retaliation that would happen later if I poorly handled it.
It would be easier not to touch poorly in the spirit of "no sneaking up on God who doesn't touch you".
"I'm nine years old and I show my head..."
"Considering we started interacting with the elves, it was a long time ago."
"Oh... I don't want to deal with you... Ha..."
Philip is foolish.
I have to deal with the Wallick Marquis as the head of the Wang Party more than I can count on.
- If I thought I had succeeded, it would have been a dark time ahead.
What harassment would that be?
It makes me want to throw up one of my sighs.
"Right, you had a three-year-old daughter at your place, didn't you? Adopt me."
"Our daughter won't do it anywhere! I know you're thinking of Isaac's fiancée anyway, but you've decided no! There's no way you're picking up your wife from the Marquis Wilmente house, even though it just happened to Melinda! If you really want your daughter to marry you, you make it yourself. Even if you were officially requested as the Marquis Wilmente, our daughter would never let you go anywhere!
"I knew it wouldn't work."
Words are backwards, and Philip doesn't have a sorry look on his face.
If we are to have a truly friendly relationship, we should send our real children more than our adopted children.
I knew you'd say no.
I just wanted to confuse my sinking feelings a little with my daughter Jack.
After this we had a light chat and the discussion was dissolved.
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As Jack leaves the room, Fred enters the room in the wrong place.
I guess I was waiting outside.
"Father, let me duel with Isaac!
"Hey!"
As soon as I walked into the room, I said something terrible.
"Nathan was a cousin and friend. I want to strike a vengeance!
Fred takes Philip's hand and tries to convey the strength of his thoughts by gripping him hard.
But I can't just admit this offer.
"Melinda and Nathan are bad about this one. That's what happened. I don't care about revenge. I can't admit it."
"But..."
"If you really want to, be a fine adult that Isaac can't beat. If we're good enough to be recognized as the right man to fight Isaac, we have nothing to think about."
This is a substantial rejection.
In the Marquis Wilmente and Marquis Welrod houses, the mounds are different with martial and civilian officers.
Fred is a child more than a martial artist interested in swords and spears.
No matter how strong you get with your sword, you won't think you deserve Isaac's counterpart, who is a brainiac.
Besides, the answer is "you can think about it" instead of "admit the duel".
I make sure Fred can answer "I thought about it, but I still can't" when he grows up.
As Philip, who I don't think is very popular with young children, but wants to avoid strife, it was the utmost kindness to give him answers that still sounded possible.
But that's good for Fred.
I'm not convinced, but I guess you thought it was enough now that you found out it wasn't a zero possibility.
"Okay. You'll be strong enough to beat no one!
"First, you become the sword of the kingdom, and your goal is to become a shield. You have to study hard to do that."
To the word study, Fred strays his gaze.
"Ga, Gambarimus"
"It's kind of like I don't have a cage of hearts... Well, good. You'll meet Isaac more often after next year. Don't sign up for a duel on your own. Don't forget that."
"... Yes"
Philip is anxious about Fred's answer.
Since the age of ten, there is more interaction where parents are out of sight.
Just because you see Isaac, the Marquis Wilmente family is in trouble for anything that might hit him.
(Are you a child... Right, you could make some more)
Fred is a good kid, but a little short on thought.
In case, Philip thought it would be better to have a spare child.
The most important priority over being a nobleman is the survival of the house.
In some cases, the time may come to force Fred to make the choice of trumpeting him.
(Jeez, I didn't know I had to think about this. These are really bad times...)
Ten years from now, there will be a stronger storm than ever, but Philip couldn't have foreseen that.