Chapter 103 An Uninvited “Guest”
“Next ti be sure to visit our territory.”
“Oh, yes. After I finish all my current jobs, I’ll be sure to go.”
“Then we’ll see each other next ti.”
After that, I continued my quest for a suitable gift.
Tomorrow we’ll be returning to our land, so I hope I can get sothing today.
In the end, I bought a handkerchief for Sei and rida at an accessories store recomnded by Letty, and got sweets for everyone else just as we had planned originally.
While we were taking the carriage back, I was imrsed in imnse satisfaction. But when we arrived at the gates, that person showed up.
“Miss Iris!”
Saying this, that person approached.
Ryle and Dida imdiately stood in front of , protecting from the person in question.
“Ah, I wished to see you...Miss Iris, would you be able to reward with your attention for a few words?”
This was a person I was familiar with.
“Sir Van...why are you here...”
The mont I said the na, Ryle and Dida’s sense of danger seed to heighten.
And Tanya had also chased him away previously when he showed up unannounced, so her expression was less than pleased as well.
“As to why...I wanted to et with you beforehand. When I was told you weren’t ho, I went away. So today I took the ti to stay here and wait for you.”
“Even so, you’re being very rude right now. No appointnt, coming straight to the door...you’re completely disrespecting the Duke Arnia’s family!”
Tanya responded aggressively to Van’s excuses.
Although Ryle and Dida didn’t co to shouting, they seed to hold the sa opinions and looked quite unhappy with the situation.
“...Forget it, Sir Van. It’s not convenient to talk here. Let’s talk inside.”
“Miss Iris?”
“I don’t want to cause even more mayhem at the door. Sir Van, I’ll hear you through. Co on in.”
Although it was said in quite a rude tone, I wasn’t so gentle as to treat an uninvited “guest” like this with courtesy.
Taking a deep breath, I walked into the door.
“What a heavy-hearted reception.”
That was what Van said the mont he sat down.
Everyone here viewed him with caution and hostility, after all...of course, Duke Arnia’s servants were not so out of control that they would show all this on the surface.
Even in this guest room, Ryle and Dida and Tanya stood by , as if guarding .
“Did you think you would be welcod here?”
“No. I misspoke.”
“So, what are you here for? I’m returning to my land tomorrow, so please make this explanation short.”
“...I have a favor to ask of you.”
“What is it?”
Although I had asked him to keep it simple, he hadn’t even ntioned the word “negotiation” before going straight to the topic. His uncharacteristic impatience surprised .
Before that, he had co directly to visit and ask a favor without so much as an appointnt. The three beside right now were simring with fury, almost ready to pounce within a mont’s notice.
“I want you to be my sponsor.”
“Ah...”
Although I had seen it coming, I never expected him to say it outright...I couldn’t believe that he was shaless enough to do so!
“I caused you a lot of distress this ti, so this might seem rather thick-skinned of ...right now, I’m in a difficult situation. And the Church of Darryl is also a ss internally...if we continue on like this, the situation in the Church might seep out and affect the whole kingdom itself. So as a son of the head of state who caused this turmoil, if I construct a cooperative relationship with you, the victim of this event, and show that to everyone...I think there’s no better way to suppress the turmoil than that.”
What he said was true. After the previous ss where the pope and his followers were cleared out and held responsible for their actions, the Church itself was a huge ss at the mont.
At the sa ti, I had also heard that they were investigating nobles who had secretly ford alliances with the pope...but those nobles were only abandoned pawns, small characters not even worth ntioning. Whoever was behind the scenes and responsible for all this couldn’t be traced at all.
“...It’s true that the Church of Darryl’s current chaos is harmful to the kingdom.”
“Then...”
Van’s eyes, fixed on , glead with the excitent of expectation.
But, I was really sorry for this.
“...But, if I help you, how will I stand to benefit?”
I flipped the question on him with a cold tone.
Translator’s note: Yes, that is the actual end of the chapter. Cliffhanger!
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