Chapter 9: My Real Mother’s Inheritance
[space_man][space_man]The two of them rode in the carriage to a detached house not far from the Branch Guild.
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[space_man][space_man]”I can see the Branch Guild over there. Wouldn’t it have been faster to walk after all?”
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[space_man][space_man]”If we did that, we’d be letting the current lord go home alone. Is it okay for an ordinary person to do that?”
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[space_man][space_man]Derry asks with a mischievous smile.
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[space_man][space_man]”Yes, yes. I can’t go against someone from a high-class family.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld says with a sigh.
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[space_man][space_man]”That’s right. Well then, let’s go inside.”
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[space_man][space_man]Derry unlocks the front door and invites Eld in.
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[space_man][space_man]Eld, who had thought from the outside that it wasn’t a typical house for an ordinary family, becomes certain once inside.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s a second house for a high-class family. Is it Derry’s? Or the Linus family’s?”
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[space_man][space_man]”The Linus family manages it, but the actual owner is Eld-nii-san’s Okaa-san.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh…… I didn’t know that.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld looks around inside.
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[space_man][space_man]”Apparently, Eld-nii-san has been here before. Though, it seems it was only for about a year after you were born.”
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[space_man][space_man]Yes, this house was a second house prepared by Eld’s real mother when she was pregnant with him and returned to her parents’ home to give birth.
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[space_man][space_man]This town itself was still new, and during Eld’s childhood, there were only a few houses and fields around here, so it wasn’t unreasonable that he didn’t know about it because he had never visited.
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[space_man][space_man]”I see. It’s amazing that they kept it in such good condition.”
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[space_man][space_man]”I’ve been using it from time to time since this town was built. I was thinking of letting Eld-nii-san use it the next time you came, but things turned out like this.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Hmm? Six years ago, if I had come here…… Ah, I didn’t know because I came to the Linus family without saying anything at that time.”
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[space_man][space_man]Derry smiles wryly.
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[space_man][space_man]”Yeah, yeah, I was still a student at that time, but when Eld-nii-san became an adventurer and came here and took the magic sword back, a lot of information came in at once and it was a big commotion.”
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[space_man][space_man]”I caused your aunt and the others a lot of trouble.”
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[space_man][space_man]”If you think so, come to our house when things calm down. You’ll probably get a long, nagging lecture.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Absolutely not.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld says with a laugh.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well then, let me explain the rooms. The first floor has a kitchen, dining room, and a reception room. The second floor has four bedrooms. One of them seems to be used as a guest room.”
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s a typical second house.”
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[space_man][space_man]”That’s right. Isn’t it too big for the current Eld-nii-san?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Yeah. I wonder what I’ll do about cleaning.”
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[space_man][space_man]”I was thinking about that, so I’ll send a maid to clean once a week for a month. Decide whether you want to do it yourself or hire someone else by then.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Hey, hey, I’m not from a high-class family anymore, so I don’t have the money to hire a servant.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld says, holding his head.
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[space_man][space_man]”You’ll have to work hard and earn that much.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Sigh…… I never thought I’d have to worry about what I’ve been left with again……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld remembers the time when his father died suddenly and he unexpectedly inherited the position of lord.
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[space_man][space_man]”This house is already in Eld-nii-san’s name, so if you don’t want to use it, I’ll buy it from you.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Hmm…… I guess I have no choice but to do that in the worst case……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld says, groaning.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, I’ve explained the house, so I’m going home. If you need anything, contact me and I’ll come see you if I’m not busy.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Yeah, thanks for everything. Come visit again when things have calmed down.”
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[space_man][space_man]Derry gets in the carriage and goes home. Eld, who went outside to see him off, looks at the garden.
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[space_man][space_man]The inside of the house was clean, but the garden was tidy enough not to be shabby, but there were no flowers or anything planted in particular, it was just a vaguely large garden.
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[space_man][space_man]”Taking care of the garden seems more troublesome than cleaning the house.”
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[space_man][space_man]He says as he enters the house.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, it’s great that I got a detached house as a base. Let’s put the luggage in the bedroom on the second floor for now.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld carries the trunk to the second floor and enters the largest bedroom. There, he opens the trunk and takes out his luggage.
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[space_man][space_man]From the trunk come changes of clothes, books, ornaments, photographs, and even a light stand as tall as Eld.
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[space_man][space_man]This trunk is a trunk with spatial magic made by Tohlight. It’s a magic tool that Tohlight created when Eld was a child and couldn’t handle spatial magic well.
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[space_man][space_man]After taking out all the luggage, he closes the trunk. He casually touches the leather surface.
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[space_man][space_man]”I’ve been using it quite a bit, so there are places where the leather is peeling…… I should have asked him to replace the leather since I had three days……”
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[space_man][space_man]Saying that, Eld sits on the bed and realizes once again that he has been kicked out of his house.