Chapter 175: Chapter 175

One month later.

Larane opened her eyes in the warm breeze that gently brushed her face.

The first thing that greeted her when she woke up was the distant sound of Eastern folk songs.

A smile spread to Larane"s face in the melodious and cheerful song.

"Are you awake, Lady Lombardy?"

The gentle voice was Tokia, the maid of honor given by the Luman family.

A friendly person with an impressive dark skin tone and jewel-like scarlet eyes helped Larane adjust to this place a lot.

Larane said, drinking the cool water that Tokia gave him.

"You’re supposed to call me by my first name, Tokia."

"Oh, right. I’m sorry, Lady Larane."

"Huhu, it’s okay. We’re still getting used to each other. And it’s today, isn’t it?"

Larane asked as she rose from bed with a face full of anticipation.

"Yes, that’s right. Oh, there he is!"

Larane’s steps became faster when Tokia pointed out of the wide-open terrace.

"Ah."

Larane subconsciously uttered an exclamation.

A big ship was coming in across the blue horizon in the distance.

It was an Eastern Cruise of Pellet Corporation.

The splendid and large hull, which proudly roams over the sea as white as white clouds, made the viewer’s heart race.

"I can’t get enough of it no matter how many times I look at it."

Before she knew it, Tokia came near her and was enjoying it.

"There’s a lot of change going on in the East as there’s a port in Cheshire and Pellet Corporation serves as a bridge between the Luman estate and the center."

"Pellet Corporation..."

Larane recalled her cousin, Tia.

The night Tia rescued her from imprisoned, she also learned Tia’s great secret.

Although she did not hear the exact explanation, Larane intuitively realized that Pellet Corporation belonged to Tia.

But she wasn’t as surprised as she thought.

"I thought Tia might have a secret or two like that."

Larane smiled as she recalled her cousin, who was always smart and brave, who was more like an older sister.

"I think Lady Larane is so beautiful when she smiles so broadly."

Tokia said with great admiration.

"Am I...?"

Larane touched her face in bewilderment.

Certainly, her laughter has increased a lot since coming to the Luman family.

Her personality is also much more active than before.

"Soon, the goods from the ship will be carried to the mansion. Would you like to get ready for a quick look, Lady Larane?"

Larane smiled and nodded at Tokia’s suggestion.

After a while, Larane reached the largest hall in Luman Mansion.

At the call of Avinox’s father, Lord Luman.

"Good morning, Lord of Luman."

Larane greeted cautiously, looking a little nervous.

It was the first time for Larane to face each other like this with Lord Luman, as Avinox went on a tour of the estate.

"Oh, you’re here!"

However, Larane, who only went to Indite, greeted him brightly enough to overshadow such concerns.

"Here in front of Lady Lombardy a lot of stuff has arrived. Would you like to take a look?"

Larane, who had hoped for a letter from Tia since Pellet Corporation’s ship came in, her eyes were round.

It was because a lot of things were piled up one by one to form a small hill where the Lord of Luman was pointing.

"Whoever..."

As she approached carefully and looked at the boxes, Larane found two-letter envelopes in a small basket.

The red envelope was a letter from Tia.

[ To Larane

I’m so glad you had a safe engagement ceremony.

I’ll send you an engagement gift in the name of Pellet Corporation.

Didn’t you say the wedding was in a year?

Make sure you give me a call.

I’ll write to you from time to time.

Once again, congratulations on your engagement.

Tia.

P.S. If you need anything else, tell the Pellet Corporation’s branch of the Luman estate. I’ll send you as much as you want.]

Having finished reading the letter, Larane glanced through the piled boxes.

She could see that most of them were tagged by Pellet Corporation.

"Oh, it’s..."

And she quickly realized that there were products that she used to enjoy when she was in Lombardy.

Was she worried that I might get homesick?

At first glance, it may seem indifferent, but a caring feeling has been conveyed.

And the second letter.

"Gr, grandpa...?"

The sender’s name, Lulak Lombardy, was written on the outside of a plain, envelope.

Larane’s fingertips trembled, taking out the stationery.

The content was not that long.

[ Larane

Congratulations on your engagement, Larane.

Don’t forget you’re always Lombardy.

From a distance, your grandfather.]

"Ah..."

Larane shed tears with a smile.+

Then she approached a large box with Lombardy’s emblem on it.

The quick servants of the Lumans carefully opened the cover.

"This?..."

What was in the box was a set of white porcelain beautifully engraved with the world tree, a symbol of the Lombardy family in gold.

Everything was perfectly equipped, including dozens of large and small plates and utensils made of pure silver, so that it would be perfect to call-in guests and open the dinner right away.

The Lord of Luman, who came quietly and confirmed it, nodded.

"I have long heard that it is the custom of the Empire to present oneself with the seal of the family in a marriage officially granted by the householder."

Then he smirked at the enormous number of the bowls.

"As expected, Lombardy’s scale."

At the same time, he sighed as if he couldn’t help it.

The golden world tree, which shines more brightly under the intense Eastern sun, seemed to tell the Lord of Luman.

It said ’Be prepared if you treat my granddaughter poorly.’

Larane held Tia and Grandfather’s letters in her arms and shed happy tears for a long time.6

* * *

At the same time, the Lombardy mansion.

Lulak Lombardy was in a meeting with his daughter, Shannanet, and Lombardy’s Top owner, Romassie Dillard.

"Finally, it’s time."

Lulak said with a pleasant, nasty smile somewhere.

"I thought I had a sore throat for a month waiting for today."

"Father."

Shannanet shook her head but did not stop him.

Because it was the day she was looking forward to.

"Let me say it again, Romassie."

"Yes, Lord."

Romassie Dillard cleared his throat once and recited the contents of the documents in his hand.

"As a result of the investigation, the Red Top iron ore will be released on the market from tomorrow. The amount of money spent by the Red Top to mine iron ore so far is...”

Lulak’s smile deepened as the report that was read by Romassie continued.

"Stupid."

In the meantime, he couldn’t erase the thought that Lulak himself had overestimated Jovannes.

"He hasn’t broken the habit of starting to be greedy about one thing and not seeing the other."

"He’s been a very greedy man since he was a child."

Shannanet said, soothing her displeasure with a warm tea when she recalled the Emperor Jovannes from her childhood.

"Are you ready, Shannanet?"

"Yes. Just say it."

Over the past month, the Imperial Family and Lombardy have been largely normalized.

On the outside, it was.

Lombardy’s Top also started trading in the Capital again, and Lombardy’s transportation resumed commissioning.

Emperor Jovannes would also be at ease.

When Tia and the Second Prince were engaged, Angenas suffocated.

Even the Empress, who likes to step up, didn’t attend the banquet these days and was quiet.

"Everything’s back to normal and he must be relieved."

The Emperor has already spent a lot of money on mining.

It was not an Imperial property, but a half of Jovannes’s personal funds, which was created by the Red Top.

However, iron ore was a good resource to make money steadily thanks to the stabilized market.1

It was obvious that they were complacent that the cost of mining could be restored quickly.

Lulak was clicked.

And he ordered Romassie Dillard and Shannanet.

"Unleash the iron ore.”

"Yes."

"All right, Lord."

At Lulak’s word, a huge amount of iron ore will be released in the market from tomorrow.

Then naturally the value of iron ore decreases.

"I won’t let him make a penny out of iron ore."

It was intended that all the money spent on mining would be returned to Jovannes’s loss.

Of course, it’s a huge amount of money for the Red Top, but it’s an insignificant loss for Lombardy.

Moreover, Lombardy Mining plans to diligently purchase cheap iron ore at the lowest price.

When the market stabilizes again, all of the iron ore on the Red Top would be in Lombardy’s possession.

Lulak last spoke to Shannanet.

"Make sure it gets into Jovannes’s ears that it’s our Lombardy family who pours out iron ore, Shannanet."1

It’s pretty cheap for an Emperor who dares to fight Lombardy.1

LulaLulak glared at the side of the Imperial Palace.

* * *

“Ah, you say iron ore has turned into shit?”

"Cough!"

Clerivan, who had been drinking water with me, coughed for a long time and managed to answer.

"Cough, yeah... Lady Florentia."

"My grandfather, the good man. I can’t believe he’s wasting his money trying to ruin someone else."

"We can’t live without losing."

"That’s it."

I shrugged my shoulders.

I actually like that kind of my grandfather’s personality.

"In that sense. How’s the response to the Eastern Cruise Tour promotion?"

"Very good."

Violet replied with a very pleasing smile.

"As the Lady Florentia said, cruise cabins for the next year have already been sold out, thanks to the cruise promotion event that started with the theme of ’The Escape of Love’."

"The Eastern seems to be the honeymoon destination for newly married couples."

"There’s no one going on a trip to the West now, right?"

Violet nodded at my question.

"Western travel has almost no reservation except for some elderly nobles."

"They’d rather go to the fresh and romantic East than the West, where it’s hot and steamy. Right?"

Sooner or later, the payment for the construction of Lombardy, which Angenas delayed and postponed, will come.

Empress Rabini doesn’t know what she’s going to do.

Is she going to borrow money from Lord of Sussew again?

I returned to the mansion with such thoughts.

Of course, while humming.

But as soon as I got off the carriage, I saw a very interesting scene.

All the Lombardy employees were busily carrying things around.

It was furniture like a table and a chair.

"Who’s moving?"

As I murmured like that, a loud shout erupted from the front door.

"What the hell are you doing? How dare you move my luggage without my permission! butler John!"

Viese was seen standing with his neck stiffened and looking for John, Lombardy’s chief butler.

Sure enough.

John, who appeared before his name was called a few more times, notified Viese with a very calm face.

"As of today, we have been instructed by the Lord to move Viese and Seral’s residence from the main building to the back annex."5

"What, what?"

Viese’s face turned pale.

An annex is a place where guests stay when they come to Lombardy.

In short, Viese and Seral are treated as outsiders.

"Arg, I’ll see my father! Where is he now!"

"Do you think something will change when you meet me?"

The grandfather, who came down to the front door, said, looking indifferently at the things carried by the servants.

"It wouldn’t be a bad idea to finish everything at this point."

Grandfather approached Viese and sentenced him.

“As of today, I will deprive you of all your rights! The monthly maintenance fee will also be stopped. Of course, you no longer have to go to the Lombardy Real Estate office.”