Light-kun, 7-Years-Old, and the Baron Family Now
I turned seven
I've been doing rather whatever I want for the past two years, but Stefano hasn't said anything.
It is partly because Sebas has generally stopped reporting about me, but it is also because Stefano himself is rarely in the territory. His wife, Lilei, of course, is not here because she is following Stefano.
His eldest son, Adio, has not returned either.
He travels back and forth between the Baron's mansion in the royal capital and his wife's family, the Count's family, and works as a liaison between the Holy Church and important people in the Empire.
Felika, who graduated from school a year ago, hasn't come back either.
Felika graduated from the academy with excellent grades and was scouted by a finance bureaucrat since he was in school, so he got a job right after graduating.
When Stefano returned to the territory, he boasted to Sebas over drinks at the dinner table in a good mood, [Thanks to my connections!].
By the way, I learned this by looking at the maid who delivered the dinner with [God's Eye].
Now, as for why Stefano is rarely in the territory...
This is because the strange movements in the center have started to become more active.
In this kingdom, there are factions on the north side that have ties to the Holy Country and the Empire, and factions on the south side that have ties to the multi-race Republic, and factions with weak ties to either of them.
The one in question this time is the fiancé of the second prince.
The first prince is already married.
This one was married to the eldest daughter of a Duke who had a fiefdom in the east that did not belong to any country, so it was not so important at the time.
The second prince is the same age as me.
Last year, at the birthday party of the second prince, who is now 6 years old, his fiancé was announced. ......
The other party was the eldest daughter of a Duke in the south.
The reason is that the daughter of the Duke was the only one who fulfilled the conditions of being the same age as him, good-looking, intelligent and well-mannered.
In addition to that, the Queen was very fond of her.
The Queen was born as the eldest daughter of a Duke in the north, but her younger sister married into a Duke in the south.
The younger sister's daughter is the fiancé in question.
This betrothal to the daughter of the Duke in the south confused everyone.
No one could figure out the queen's intentions.
From the perspective of the northern nobility, he is still a prince even though he is second in line to inherit the throne. It's not funny that her fiancé is the daughter of a Duke in the south, and the Queen who should have been in their own faction recommended that daughter.
The nobles on the south side also cannot understand why the Queen, who they thought was on the north side until now, recommended a daughter of their faction for the prince's fiance.
The story is about why the northern Ducal family married off their daughter to the southern Ducal family in the first place, but this is a difficult story.
The North succeeded in marrying off their faction's daughters to the royal family, but they feared a backlash from the South.
To compensate for this, the Queen's sister was given in marriage to the South. She was a hostage, so to speak.
Another possibility is that they were trying to obtain information about the South from the younger sister.
Now, off-topic, the North and South sides are doing various things behind the scenes regarding the second prince's fiancé.
Stefano is in the middle of these secret actions.
Although he has a fiefdom in the South, he has been in communication with the North and has been passing on information from the South to the North.
Not only that, but he has also been in contact with the Frontier Count, who is close to the neutral noble families facing the [Demon Forest], and has been working to gain the favor of the North side.
Stefano is very busy with all aspects, such as going around the territories of the nobles in the south to gather information, and going to the royal capital to leak information to the North.
For that reason, Stefano is rarely present in the territory.
Honestly, thanks to the central issue, I can do whatever I want, so I'd like to say thank you, even though it is inappropriate to do so.
While thinking about this, I was making a recovery potion.
Today I am training at Grandma Suzuka's house.
In the past year, she has taught me a lot of things, and recently I've been able to handle almost all simple potions.
"Your work is as good as ever. And yet, the amount of potions that you can make is also large. I guess it's because you have a lot of mana. It really helps to have a good apprentice."
Grandma Suzuka offered me tea while smiling.
"Now, let's get some rest. We've got enough of them."
Just then, Sebas came with a man.
"Thank you for your hard work, Light-sama. Suzuka-dono, may I have a moment?"
Most of the time when Sebas has visited Grandma Suzuka, it's when there's a sick person in the village.
Whenever there was an illness in a village, Sebas stopped them from asking Grandma Suzuka directly.
Grandma Suzuka is also very old. She would need a carriage to go to the village, and if there was an outbreak of illness in the capital or in another village, and she was not in the house, that would be a problem.
That's why the Baron family handled the request to Grandma Suzuka.
"Oya? Is it for me? Did someone get sick in the village?"
"Yes. That's right. This man has come from the pioneer village and says it's urgent."
The man behind him seemed to be from the pioneer village and seemed to be in a panic.
"She's a woman in the village who takes care of me, but there's nothing I can do about it... I was wondering if I could borrow your help..."
Grandma Suzuka seems to be thinking about something for a while.
There was silence in the room for a while, then Grandma Suzuka spoke to me.
"Light-boy, why don't you go and have a look?"
This surprised everyone.
Then the man interjected in a panic.
"Light-sama is a healer for injuries! This time, it's a sick one! Even if Light-sama comes, he won't be able to do anything..."
Grandma Suzuka objects to this.
"Light-boy has the [Appraisal] skill. He can do much better examinations than I can. Also, over the past year, he has learned enough to deal with common illnesses. He'll be fine."
"Are you sure, Grandma Suzuka?"
"What? Light-boy, are you not confident? You can't become a good apothecary without gaining experience."
I thought about it for a while and then agreed.
"Understood. If Grandma Suzuka trusts me, I'll try my best."
Grandma Suzuka smiles at this.
But the man behind looks uneasy.
"Sebas-san. I'll leave it to Light-boy."
Sebas bowed his head and answered.
Thanks for the update
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