Chapter 99

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Vahn has come... I can't help but wonder why he has come now, after all this time...

Probably, I think it has something to do with the recent excommunication scandal.

It seems that Vahn's father, the Pope, has been relieved of his duties and is under arrest.

I think it would be better for him to seek help from the friends he was close to rather than come to me...

Yuri Neua, the Baroness, has become Ed-sama's fiancée and has gained considerable influence as a result.

Ed-sama is the second prince, and his maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Mareia, wields power with a force that could knock the wind out of anyone.

But, Bern is buried in work under his father, so it would be difficult to meet him, and Dolsen has been busy ever since he joined the Knights...

Still, I have a packed schedule myself.

I really want to return to my territory as soon as possible. Surely, he won't come all the way to my territory.

Just thinking about what he might say when we meet... it reeks of trouble.

"I have returned, Miss."

As I was thinking about this, Tanya came back.

"You were quite quick...?"

"Yes. I sent him away promptly."

She said this with a composed face, but it was almost dismissive.

Tanya seems quite irritated. I'll have to comfort her later.

"Did he say anything?"

Before that, I need to ask the necessary questions.

"No, I didn't hear anything... I chased him away before he could open his mouth."

Tanya was smiling, but her eyes weren't. In fact, the coldness emanating from her was so intense that I felt a chill and shivered.

I want to know how she chased him away, but I'm too afraid to ask.

...Well, Tanya wouldn't do anything too extreme, so it should be fine. I hope so.

"Alright, that's enough. There's no point in worrying about him. Tanya, please tidy up those documents."

"Yes, Miss."

She answered with a good smile.

"By the way, Miss."

"What is it, Tanya?"

"Vurld has gone missing."

"Oh..."

After Vurld was expelled from Karim's merchant guild, I had him monitored just to be safe.

I didn't want him to bear a grudge and interfere with my business like Danme did.

"Is there any sign that he's planning something against us?"

"There was no contact with Duke Rudolph... and he wasn't taken seriously by any other nobles. To begin with, he doesn't have the financial means to cause any trouble. The most likely scenario is that he went into hiding to escape debt collectors."

"I see... Then, that's good. In the future, focus on monitoring the movements of the nobles supporting the second prince, instead of Vurld."

"Is that alright?"

"Yes, it's fine. We have guards at each store, and Lyle and Dida are looking after my personal safety. There's no need to worry. ...Besides, I think it would be much more beneficial to investigate the second prince's faction."

"Understood. I will arrange it accordingly."

Tanya, who has become a skilled intelligence agent, is now gathering and managing a group of people who do similar work.

There are, of course, people like that in the House of Armenia... more accurately, people my father employs for such tasks.

However, after the recent excommunication scandal and other events, I have come to realize the importance of information, and I have been gradually gathering my own dedicated team.

Finding trustworthy people is difficult, so the number isn't very large... but I'm relying on my father, mother, and grandfather's connections.

"...Let's finish our work here and go home."

"Yes, Miss."

I apologize for the delay in the update.

I couldn't recover from the shock of losing the data for words...