I Don’t Want To Inherit A Feudal Estate So I’ll Just Throw Everything On My Brother And Live As I Please - Chapter 100

“Trouble Comes Suddenly……”

Translated by Dawn

“Trouble Comes Suddenly……”

The world was not always smooth sailing. In life, there were ups and downs, and new encounters could get you into some kind of trouble with the person you met. Of course, I was no exception.

The incident happened two days after I set up my residence. But first, let me explain a little about my activities over the past two days.

It was not that difficult to explain. I maintained the newly rented house, purchased furniture, and moved the artisan golems to a new location. The house and workshop were quite dusty, partly because they had only been maintained to the bare minimum, but by using my specialty, magic, I was able to clean them up to a state where people could live in them in the blink of an eye.

As for the Greg Trading Company, the newly introduced hairpins and scrunchie were selling well, and there was a long line of customers waiting to buy them. The demand for bracelets, which had been popular for some time, showed no sign of abating, and the artisan golems were still in full production.

The explosive popularity of the new products had led to a shortage of employees, and after the store closed on the first day of sales, Greg rushed to the slave trading company with his staff to hire three new employees.

The slaves, who were called “employees,” were two women and one man, but there was one person among them who was a problem. The first time I was attacked by a bandit who was after the gold on my way back from the Adventurers’ Guild, the bandit had a beastman slave with him. ……I believe her name was Uluru?

Anyway, after he was captured by the guards, her former master was sent to another city for trying to steal and various other extra crimes, and he was sent to work as a mine slave for the rest of his life, and she was returned to the slavers’ association again as a slave because she lost her master.

I thought about asking for another slave, but I knew that she was very capable because I had actually fought with her, and it was difficult for me to refuse her because she had fulfilled my condition of “one who is used to rough work and can serve customers” when I bought the new slave, so I had no choice but to purchase her. Well, Greg was the one who made the contract, and I should have left the final decision to him.

When we signed the contract, she insisted that ‘she wanted to be a slave of the person who beat her’, but when she understood that I had no intention of owning a slave, she reluctantly signed the contract with Greg. After signing the contract, I heard an ominous word, “Then at least I want a strong man’s child……” but I decided not to listen to them.

And well, what I just described was not any trouble, just normal day-to-day life. The problem was what happened after that.

“……What happened?”

When I visited Greg Trading Company in the evening, as usual, there was a heavy atmosphere in the entire company. I could sense that something was wrong.

“Boy.”

“Greg, what’s up?”

“A-actually…….”

When I asked for more details, I was told that while the store was open for business, a carriage suddenly came out of nowhere and a nobleman got out of it. At this point, I knew what to expect, but I listened to the story until the end.

“So what happened?”

“The nobles saw our products and said, ‘Give me all your products’. Since he was a count, we had no choice…….”

“I see.”

I asked him to finish, but it seemed that the result was as I had expected. The nobles who took all the goods that were to be sold today left with the words, “I’ll come back tomorrow, so get your goods ready”. When I asked for more details, Greg told me that the other nobleman’s name was Count Greedy, who was often mentioned in the Orargrand, and that he was a hated figure even among the nobility, with a twisted face.

“He didn’t pay for it, did he?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, I understand. I’ll take care of the rest. I may need Greg to deal with that nobleman again, so be prepared for that.”

“I understand.”

***

“Who are you? Stop right there!”

I was headed for a certain mansion in the noble district. Let me tell you first that it was not Count Greedy’s mansion. Even if I had the strength of a monster, I would not suddenly storm the mansion. I would be the one who would be asked what kind of a brute I was.

“There should be a person here named Fahren Rosenberg. I would like to speak with her.”

“What? What the hell is the kid talking about? Do you know that she is the daughter of the Duke of Rosenberg?

“That’s why I said so. Just go tell Fahren that Rolando is here.”

“Hey, if you’re going to lie, you’d better tell a better lie than that. Just get the hell out of here. Or else…”

The gatekeeper warned me so and put his hand on his sword whilst lowering his waist. His movements indicate that he was a considerable user of the sword. Well, I should add, from an ordinary person’s point of view.

“You will risk your life.”

“What? What are you saying?”

“If you’re gonna draw a sword, you’re going to have to risk your life.”

“This idiot! You don’t understand your position—”

The gatekeeper who tried to respond to my words was speechless. Because I shot out a killing blow. Then I repeat the same line.

“When you pull out the sword, you risk your life. I’m telling you, it’s not a threat.”

“….”

The gatekeeper, completely overwhelmed by my intimidation, was unable to do anything, when a familiar person approached us.

“What’s going on!? What is this murderous intent?”

“Yo, Kukkoro, it’s been a while.”

“It’s you…what are you doing here?”

There she appeared, Kukko Laurier, the female knight who had fought me sometime back. I glanced at her bangs and the back of her head and saw that she was wearing a hairpin and scrunchie sold at the Greg Trading Company. ……This girl is surprisingly meek.

“I’m here to see Fahren. Go tell her right away.”

“…Well, what should I do? You’ve made me feel bad about a lot of things, you know?”

She grinned at me and said something sarcastic to me. And her eyes were speaking to me unspokenly. “If you want to see Fahren, apologize to me for your rudeness,” she said……. But if that’s how you come at me, it’s easier for me then.

“You’re not going to tell her?”

“That depends on your attitude—”

“Be careful what you say after that, okay? This could be your master’s last chance to repay her debt to me.”

To be honest, I didn’t think I should rely on Fahren if at all possible. And even without relying on her, it was not difficult to destroy a nobleman’s house without anyone noticing. All it takes is one shot with magic.

But I dared to rely on FAHREN. It was because she felt indebted to me for saving her life, and she wanted to repay that debt in some way. That desire was pure, and there was no evil feeling in it at all. That was why I, who always judged that I should not have anything to do with nobles, go to the trouble of……yes, going out of my way to do this.

“Here’s your final warning. Go tell Fahren.”

“….”

[Rolando-sama, please come in.]

As I was doing this, a voice echoed in my head out of nowhere. Oh, I remembered that she had telepathic abilities. If so, I wish she had realized it earlier.

“Fahren, I have some business with you today.”

[Understood, I will be waiting for you. Kukkoro, escort Rolando-sama to the residence immediately.]

“…Understood. Young miss.”

Kukkoro-san, as usual, could not just dismiss me at the door when she was ordered by her master, and with a truly regretful look on her face, she simply said, “Follow me,” and walked on ahead of me. The ponytail she was wearing on the back of her head, fixed with a scrunchie, seemed to be wagging like a tail, expressing her melancholy, and I struggled to keep from laughing.

Anyway, since I was able to meet Fahren, I decided to put Kukkoro-san’s rudeness behind me and immediately set out to have a conversation with her. …Well, I will let bygones be bygones, but I will still remember it. ……Fufufu, I may look like this, but I’m a vindictive man, you know.

After a while, a beautiful girl in a luxurious dress appeared in the reception room. Without even a word of greeting, I quickly move on to the main subject.

“Actually, I came here to ask Fahren for a favor.”

“For me?”

“Yeah, but first, Fahren, you owe me a debt of gratitude for saving your life, and you’d like to repay that debt in some way. Am I right?”

“That is right.”

“Then rejoice, for this time I will give you the opportunity to repay that debt.”

As I said this, I explained to her what had happened. As soon as I mentioned the name of Count Greedy, Fahren looked as if she was biting down on a bitter bug. It seemed that Count Greedy was not well-liked even among the nobility.

“So, what am I supposed to do?”

“Y-young miss! There is no need for you to be involved in this nonsense!”

Just as the conversation was coming to a conclusion, Kukkoro-san, who was present at the meeting, came up to Fahren. Oh, man, this girl is always interrupted at unnecessary timing…is she aiming for it?

“Kukkoro, I told you, didn’t I? I told you that a servant should not open their mouth without their master’s permission…….especially now, she is in a serious negotiation that affects her good name as an aristocrat. Negotiations could break down as a result of the other party being offended by your interrupting at such an important time. Is this what you are doing after you understand that?

“…..”

She closed her mouth and turned her head down without refuting my words. Apparently, she said and did what she did without thinking about what I said.

“….Kukkoro, I’ll call you when I need you, so get out.”

“Y-young miss…but…”

“Please do not make me say the same thing over and over again. …Kukko Laurier, get out!”

“…Excuse me”

Kukkoro-san left the room dejectedly at Fahren’s swearing. Although I did feel a little sorry for her, as long as she lacked awareness of the fact that she was a servant of a noble family and how she should act toward the master she served, I would not feel sorry for her, even if I could condemn her. In fact, I even think, “you reap what you sow”.

“I am terribly sorry.”

“You’d better do something about that in the near future. It is possible that she could make a blunder that could endanger the existence of the duke’s family, don’t you think?”

“She is an excellent knight by nature, but when it comes to me, she seems to lose sight of things. If only she could fix that, there would be more work I could entrust her with…….”

After meeting with her, we concluded today’s negotiations with a final confirmation at the Greg Trading Company in the morning. After the discussion, she invited me to dinner, but I politely declined and left the mansion, as I could not be so brazen as to show up without prior notice.

Now that the groundwork had been laid, all I had to do was wait with bated breath for the other party to come to me. …Let’s make him regret to the end of time that he ever picked a fight with me…fufufu, wahahahaha…!!

Dawn’s notes:

TLN (It’s fine if you don’t read this):

Finally, we reach 100 chapters!!! Woohoo! Thank you very much to those that still read this novel until now. I’m truly grateful for you guys that still stick with me to this point. I know maybe some of you think this is not much, but for me, this is more of an achievement since 100 chapters is not a small amount. Anyways, I wanted to thank you the one that bought the advanced Chapter since I haven’t been able to say that, and also for the one that donated to me through Kofi. That’s it for me. Again, thank you for still reading this novel.

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