In This Life, I Will Be The Lord Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Clerivan's frowned face looked as if he had received a breakup notification.4

"Sir, sir?"

"If I was not enough to support you, I'll do my best. Learn more and gain more experience. So please reconsider."

He is the same person in the past, but this was so different from the Clerivan I know.

Clerivan did not break his pride in front of anyone.

Even in front of my grandfather, he always maintained a stiff att.i.tude that he thought would be okay.

Honestly, I'm embarra.s.sed.

I couldn't believe it, so I asked as if to confirm.

“So you’re saying you’re going to help me?”

"No. I'm asking you to allow me to help you."

"Why…… ?"

My heart came out without my knowledge.

Have I ever done anything big enough for Clerivan to come out like this?

No.

Rather, it moved quietly and quietly, whether people noticed or I attracted attention.

But why does the Clerivan Pellet look like this?

Clerivan looked at me, muttering blankly, with a grimace, and replied.

"Because I saw the possibility in the lady."

“If it's possible, you mean the possibility that I'll be a smart adult later on?”

"No."

Clerivan shook his head.

"The possibility to save this Lombardy."3

It felt like I was stabbed.

In the future, I am running with a pledge to save this beautiful family that Viese is going to eat like a family member.

I have never spoken that thought out to anyone.

I barely took care of my facial expressions, and then came back with an innocent face and asked again.

"You are saying that our family is dying right now?"

At my question, Clerivan was ill and corrected his words.

"Not yet, because the Lord is firmly seated. But …."

Clerivan, trying to explain something long, suddenly shortened her words and stared at me.

Then he said with a little bleak smile.

"You're testing me again, lady."1

And he said to me in a tone that seemed to have no doubt.

“Don’t you already know, even my lady?”

Clerivan laughs quietly.

Oh, I'm not fooling him again.

I had no choice but to shrug once.

"You are saying that Viese Lombardy should not be the next Lord."

Instead of deliberately saying that he was 'uncle', I called the name Viese.

Anyway, except for Shananet, I didn't feel the kind of blood relations.h.i.+p with my father's brothers, so this was comfortable.

Clerivan didn't seem to care about that at all.

"You must be the future of Lombardy, my lady."

"What is the reason?"

"That's it, of course, Viese Lombardy is not suitable to be next Lord."

"No, not that one."

I cut off Clerivan's horseback.

“According to the teacher's words, it would be much better for me to take over the position of Lord when I grow up than for Viese to become Lord. That's not what I'm curious about.”

I smiled like a habit.

“I’m asking why you believe in me and stay by my side.”

"That's……”

For the first time, Clerivan showed hesitation.

I did not rush.

I just sat down and waited for Clerivan to clear up his thoughts.

“I’m originally from Dillard's family.”

It was the first words from a carefully opened mouth.

“My father is Romasie Dillard, who is currently in charge of top Lombardy.”

I knew it from my previous life.

However, only very few people really knew this.

So, it was all about the other families who had a deep connection to Lombardy.

Romasie Dillard never officially admitted that there was an outside marriage child, and the Clerivan did not say that he was the Romasie sons.

He was helping my grandfather with the job, and he only got to know it by accident.

Even then, my grandfather forced him to hold back.

Even though he knew that I wasn't the one who will tell the story to others, I asked him several times.

To that extent, the fact that he was an extramarital child raised in a shadow was a huge scar that could not be erased by his great pride.

But he was telling me his secret right now.

“When I grew up, my father wanted me to leave Lombardy to live independently. He will give me enough support, so he encourages me to become a bureaucrat in the Imperial Palace or go to other areas to make a living. That is the reason."

Clerivan's blue eyes looked straight at me.

"Because my loyalty to this Lombardy is great. More than anyone else in the Dillard family"

Then he added words like self-excuse.

"That doesn't mean that I have any regrets in Dillard's family. I also wanted to get out of the Dillard family and build my own territory, and I just want to contribute to Lombardy in my own way. But……."

Clerivan said, frowning his straight eyebrows, seeing what he really hated.

"It's true my respect for the Lord, but he's really bad about growing his children...."

I have no choice but to admit it.

The buds of his three sons are almost annihilated, and Shannanet, who can see the buds of Lord, is a daughter.

“Especially in the case of Viese, who pretends that he was already decided to be the next Lord, is his head filled with p.o.o.p instead of brain…?”10

Clerivan, who was pouring out harsh words, noticed me and quickly turned away.

“So I was discouraged about whether I could work for Lombardy until Lord was alive. I was in charge of education because I wanted to, but the result is still the same. Then I see you."

Clerivan said seriously as he looked at me with his eyes dripping because he couldn't contain so much affection.+

"I haven't achieved anything like this yet, but I am confident that no one will lose my loyalty to this Lombardy at least."

Honestly, it's a little surprising.

Clerivan, who was always ice-cold, had such a pa.s.sion for the Lombardy family.

That is why, as soon as he became in charge of the top of Lombardy, he would have grown up the top like he was waiting for it.

And although it's a bit strange, the appearance of me from the past kept overlapping with the appearance of Clerivan.

He is doing his best with love for Lombardy, knowing that he will not be properly recognized because of his natural origin.

I finally made up my mind and opened my mouth.

"The reason the teacher hasn't achieved anything so far is that you haven't been given an opportunity."

When I said that he had been listening to it, Clerivan opened his eyes in a circle.

"But now it's different. Even though the beginning is just a clothing store, you know well how big a move my father's business will be, right?"

"Then why the lady sent Gallahan to me... ... ."

"I was expecting that the two of you would become a good partner. I could do something to my father and the teacher at once."1

"Okay..."

Clerivan shed a little groan.

I asked Clerivan again and again.

"Can you handle it?"

Clerivan Pellet even shows his wounds and wants to be my person, but I have no reason to push him away.

No, you shouldn't be crazy.

For me, who is still young and has no access outside the mansion, Clerivan will be my eyes, my mouth, and my feet.

It will also be my mask until I am an adult.

"It may be a little difficult to follow my future plan."

Clerivan's blue eyes shook like an earthquake.

"And above all...."

I finally asked the most important thing.

"Can you keep the secret?"

Until I'm ready, no one should know what I'm doing.

As long as possible, I should simply remain the granddaughter of the slightly smarter.

So that Viese doesn't feel a serious sense of crisis.

When I realized it a time, that I could be in front of him in everything, I would take place in the next Lord position.

And I saw.

The smile that brightened up as bright as the last time he tied the ribbon on my sleeves appeared on Clerivan's face.

"Please take care of me from now on, Clerivan."

At the change of his t.i.tle, Clerivan shakes his shoulder once and then carefully kisses the back of my hand.9

"I will believe and follow, my lady."

There was no need for grand promises or oaths.

Trust me and follow me, just one word was enough.

Now that the conversation was over, I stood up.

As I moved, Clerivan quickly stood up.

Shaking off the slightly crumpled skirt, I said to Clerivan.

"Please tell my grandfather sooner or later. You want to give me in-depth education."

"In-depth education?"

It's like, 'Am I a girl?' It is a face that seems to ask.

"I can't have a secret conversation with Clerivan forever. There will be more and more things to discuss in the future."

It's a lot too.

"So, if necessary, tell me that you're going to conduct one-on-one cla.s.ses on an irregular basis. Maybe my grandfather won't be against it."

Rather, I was happy and said, 'Hahahaha!' And laugh.

I walked toward the doorway, leaving Clerivan standing in the dark.

As I opened the door, I saw two employees walking this way from a distance.

I turned and shouted out loud so they could hear it.

"Then goodbye, sir!"

I even said h.e.l.lo to my belly b.u.t.ton.

Then Clerivan came to his senses, saying h.e.l.lo.

"... ... Please go carefully, Florentia."

I smiled wider once more to do well and started walking.

Even I could see, my footsteps were bouncing.

I was humming even to the hum.

"Good, good."

I got Clerivan much faster than expected.

Now, what should I do now?

With Clerivan in my head, I was busy making a list of things to do in my father's business or at the top of Lombardy.

* * *

"What the h.e.l.l is this about?"

The owner of the bread shop, Robert, was frustrated and looked at the people lined up in a long line in front of the Gallahan clothing store.

The long line that started right in front of the doorway crossed the pottery shop next to it and stretched to the shop next to it too.

All of the people in the line were women, but looking at the inside of the store all the time, he felt nervous.

"Now, we have prepared plenty of quant.i.ties, so please be patient and wait!"

The woman who introduced herself last time as Violet shouted loudly with her palms rounded together.

However, as more items were held in the hands of people coming out of the store, the faces of those who waited became increasingly sad.

At that time, a man ran out of a hectic store.

"Manager!"

The man with reddish-brown hair and pale white skin glanced at the people in the line, then immediately approached Violet and said a small word.

"I think we should set a limit per person. As it is, it will be less than an hour, so I think the number of supplies I prepared will run out."

"Yes, I can't help it. Do it."

I expected it to be popular, but it was such an explosive reaction.

She didn't know that she had to limit the number of clothes that people could buy because she didn't have enough clothes to sell.

Violet was running around without knowing that it was a difficult day, and she didn't know that the smiles of laughter would fall on the faces of the store employees.

She took a deep breath, then exhaled, and again gathered her hands in a circle and shouted out loud so that the person at the end of the line could hear it.

"To ensure that the purchase opportunity goes back to as many people as possible, you can only purchase up to two sets per person! Please understand! Two sets per person!"

Those who were greedy for her words complained, but the people behind the line were very happy.

However, despite the efforts of the employees, in the end, the clothing store had to close early, long before the closing time on an opening day.

And the popularity of the clothing store only got higher and higher without knowing that it would cool down the next day and the next day.