Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 105

 Today is the day of Seriana's birthday party and engagement announcement.

The couple has been heading to the castle, the venue, since morning, while those unable to attend are continuously visiting the estate.

Grandpa and Oriana, who are remaining at the estate, are dealing with the situation, but they seem busy.

It's going to be a significant day for the Mueller family, unavoidable as it is.

By the way, Alek and I, who are close aides to today's protagonist, Seriana, are on standby.

"Aren't you bored?"

"Hmm? Oh, sorry."

I hand Alek the tea brought from the hideout.

Though I doubt it'll happen, in case there are guests we need to attend to, we're stationed in Seriana's room's reception area instead of the hideout.

There, I'm reading while Alek is writing...

"Wanna take a look?"

"Yeah."

Alek has been working on documents since morning, detailing the missions we had until recently.

He seems to have already submitted them to the guild, but he's creating a more detailed version with his own annotations.

Types of monsters, habitats, how to find traces, and strategies for individual and group combat.

There are no illustrations, but with this information in mind, handling them shouldn't be difficult.

"You're writing in detail."

"Well, yeah. I'll be in charge for a while, so it's not bad to get used to it."

"Oh... as expected of Captain."

"Haha..."

Dodging my teasing, Alek returns to his work.

Yes, Alek is set to become the captain of the new territory's knighthood.

The leader is supposed to be brought by Liesel from the capital, but Alek seems to be the right fit for leading a squad of adventurers and mercenaries.

Elena is the captain of Seriana's guard, while I am directly under Seriana, though my assignments seem to vary from time to time.

It seems there will be quite a change once I come of age, quite a shift from my current floating position.

Yesterday, I was summoned to a meeting with Grandpa, Dad, and Eisen, the head of the household, where they informed me of the matter.

A street urchin promoted, huh?

Oh right, speaking of Eisen.

"Hey."

"Hmm?"

"I've been meaning to ask, but are the young lady and Mr. Eisen on bad terms?"

Even though he tried to hide it yesterday, he was glaring, and I've been curious for a while but never found the right moment to ask until now.

"Ah... it's not like they're on bad terms. Well, maybe it's jealousy."

"Jealousy?"

Does he want to pioneer something?

In a frontier-spirit kind of way...

"Pioneering in a new territory isn't easy, you see. If the young master were either 'exceptional' or 'incompetent,' he would have been assigned to that role... But he's not incompetent, and he's not bad, but he feels a bit lacking to lead the pioneering efforts. On the other hand, the young lady is on the 'exceptional' side."

"I see."

Well, she's smart and commanding.

"The problem is that it was decided when the young lady was seven years old. Even as a child, the young master probably sensed that he was being ranked lower,"

"Oh dear..."

"I was hired a year later, but I was often glared at. It's much better now, though, a sign of growth, I suppose."

"Do you think there might be any hostility?"

While it's not exactly a family feud, pioneering relies on support from Zelkis, and even if it stabilizes, they're still neighbors.

If they wanted, they could blockade, too.

"Pioneering itself is backed by the royal family, so worrying too much about that is unnecessary. However, there's no guarantee that there won't be anyone stirring up trouble during the year in the capital starting next year. The young master might end up leading a constrained life..."

Do the attendants also act as watchdogs? That sounds tough.

"We shouldn't concern ourselves with that. Besides, by the time the young master returns to Zelkis next year, we'll probably have moved to Rutol."

"I see. That's good then."

It may not be foolproof, but it seems there won't be any attacks from behind, at least.

It would be a shame to have one's rise to power overturned!