Chapter 50 Royal Minister Dialogue
While Yumie and the others were enjoying a lively chat at the Detached Palace── in a certain room within the Royal Palace, Sigurt and Carlot Granbell were secretly having a discussion.
The people around them, seeing the tense expressions of the two as they headed to the reception room, predicted that a fierce argument might break out... but once they entered the room, the two immediately dispelled the tense atmosphere and began speaking in a very friendly manner.
"Lord Granbell, I can't say much since I asked you to do it, but... you didn't have to make such a grand entrance, did you?"
"What are you talking about? It's precisely because it had that kind of impact that it became a solid rumor. The rumor that 'the royal family and Granbell had a falling out.'"
Haha, as Carlot laughed, Sigurt nodded in agreement, thinking that was indeed the case.
Yes, that reckless act of Carlot──the protest with knights in tow and his overly doting remarks were all part of a scheme that he had plotted together with Sigurt from the very beginning.
In recent years, the Granbell Family had leaned a bit too much towards the Royal Family, so they needed to bring them closer to the Nobility side to maintain the power balance.
"Well, I still can't bring myself to give my daughter to the prince, to be honest."
"Isn't that a bit too blunt? I mean, I don't mean to brag, but I think it's hard to find someone as good as me, you know?"
No, it seemed that he was indeed a doting parent.
Sigurt sighed in exasperation while praising himself, and Carlot was outraged.
"I won't deny that, but at the very least, you need to be able to defeat me before I can give you my daughter!!"
"...Yumie, will she be able to get married? I'm starting to worry."
That was a classic line from a father who had reached the peak of doting, but when Carlot said it, Sigurt felt he couldn't argue back.
And it was no wonder.
After all, the man standing before Sigurt was the head of the Granbell family, the strongest Noble house that prided itself as the kingdom's shield and sword.
He thought Neil would eventually surpass him; after all, that kid was a genius──Carlot kept making those doting remarks, but conversely...
Even the overly doting Carlot is confident that he is still stronger than Neil for now.
This basically means he has no intention of marrying her off to anyone, right? Sigurt implicitly questions, and Carlot snorts.
"If such a man doesn't appear, Yumie can stay in our house forever. Even after I'm gone, Neil will take good care of her."
"...It's actually worse because he really might take care of her for life."
You could say like father, like son; Yumie's brother Neil is quite the siscon too.
Every time Sigurt shows interest in Yumie, Neil wears a fierce expression, and recently, every time they meet, Neil warns him, "I won't let you have Yumie," which leaves Sigurt both impressed and exasperated.
"Well, enough about my daughter. What about Her Highness the Princess?"
"For now, thanks to Yumie's guidance, it seems the support for Rifine in the Detached Palace is rapidly rising. With this, they say she might even aim for the next queen. The extreme comments from the Nobility faction have reportedly decreased quite a bit. Still, those who want to take hard measures will be 'dealt with' by the Duke as planned."
"Hmm, so Cas handled it well. Well, since my Yumie lent her strength, we should expect at least this much from her."
With a smug expression, Carlot speaks, and Sigurt can only smile wryly.
Duke Cas Belmont and Carlot actually had a rival relationship in their youth, competing in swordsmanship and magic.
Because of that, every time they meet, they end up competing and arguing, leading to rumors of discord, but knowing that the content of their arguments is about "which of their children is cuter and more of a genius," Sigurt can only laugh.
"Now, all that's left is to clean up the Royal Family faction."
However, given the current situation, he can't afford to just laugh.
Sigurt nods in agreement with Carlot's words.
"Recently, it's good to see that the Nobility faction, which had been a bit extreme in their thinking, has calmed down, but in return, the Royal Family faction has become more noisy. Especially, the Neithardt family."
The person who seems to be the main culprit behind the monster incident that Yumie and Monica got involved in──Alvine Neithardt.
Since that incident, he seems aware that Sigurt has taken notice of him, so he hardly moves openly... but other families connected to him often show suspicious behavior.
The Neithardt family is particularly fixated on maintaining royal authority, so witnessing the rise of Rifine, which symbolizes the Nobility faction, makes it likely that they will take some action.
"Let's take this opportunity to root out all the pests within. Will you cooperate, Lord Granbell?"
"Of course."
Carlot, not as a doting father but as the head of the great Nobility, the Granbell family, takes a knightly bow, and Sigurt nods back with a serious expression.
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