Silavin
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About half a month after Gina disappeared, the workshop fell into complete chaos. The master asked the workers what they were doing and the deadlines, but as he lacked knowledge, it was difficult to meet them. Swallowing his pride, he went to the clients, apologized, asked for an extension, gave instructions to the anxious-looking workers, and finally managed to deliver. The important parts Gina had been in charge of were taken over by the master, but it had been too long, his skills had…-
68.4 K • Ongoing
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As they walked around further and restored the mechanisms for defense that had been hidden here and there (as expected of a fortress), time passed in no time. When it started to feel like it was time to wrap things up, Gina raised her hand and gave her opinion. “As for me, I want to renovate all the floors where the Lord lives. We keep putting it off because they aren’t being used, but it’s Lady Sylvia’s floor, isn’t it? It isn’t good to put off the master’s…
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For now, the barracks had become the servants’ quarters. Normally they would live in the basement, but the basement had been sealed off, and there hadn’t been any room that looked like it. “Come to think of it, there was a door to a basement behind the church…” When Calogero said this as if he had just remembered, Edward smiled brightly. Calogero looked puzzled. “…What is it? You know something?” “It was the jail. Edward went there often.” Sylvia…
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There was some uneasiness, but since the discussion had been settled, he ended up asking Sylvia once again. Sylvia disliked the office, but barging into her bedroom every time wasn’t good either, so he had her come to the office and explained the plan. “Lady Sylvia, this is the plan. First, I’d like to ask you to renovate the room where the Marquis’s daughter will be staying.” “Yeah!” Sylvia answered enthusiastically. “These will be the restricted areas. They apply…
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“…Alright, that should do it.” Edward decided and then called Calogero, Gina, and Beffa to talk about creating a restricted area. Calogero studied the floor plan with careful consideration. “…It’ll be better to forbid access near the back gate as well. Without Lady Sylvia’s permission, the gate won’t open and the drawbridge won’t lower, but conversely, if permission is granted, it will allow passage. If some unforeseen situation occurs and the back gate becomes usable, and…
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Edward nodded at Gina’s proposal to assign the newly arrived senior servant to the Marquis’s daughter, and restrict the free movement of both the Marquis’s daughter and her servant in the fortress. “Indeed, that might restrain their actions. Since she was recommended to be a tutor, I wanted to believe she had common sense… but sending such a young Marquis’s daughter already made me doubt their judgment. It was troublesome if a lady we had never met came here just for a summer retreat.…
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The hired senior servants were very capable. As expected of professionals, and of people introduced by a Marquis house. It was wonderful that all of them spoke both the neighboring country’s language and this country’s language. Among those hired, the most capable was Beffa. He worked under Calogero and handled various tasks, but he was truly a man from a loyal family. For the master he swore loyalty to, he acted thoughtfully and carefully to be useful. He also seemed skilled at…
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“My name is Beffa. As Lady Sylvia and Mr. Calogero have already seen through, I am a spy hired by Marquis Onofrio.” Edward thought, rather than an excuse, this was just blunt honesty. “Ah, it’s not as though I’ve sworn loyalty to Marquis Onofrio. My family is different, though.” He conveyed this with a smile. According to Beffa… Beffa’s family had for generations served the house of Marquis Onofrio as distinguished retainers. His father was the butler,…
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…But then, he raised his head again. “If I confess and atone for my sins, would Lady Sylvia grant me another audience?” “””Huh?””” Gina, Edward, and Calogero all echoed in surprise. The candidate on the far left, for some reason, now looked at Sylvia with sparkling eyes, completely different from before. “I am deeply regretful right now. Therefore, I wish to confess, atone, and serve Lady Sylvia with all my heart. Please, give me another chance!”…
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