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Jin and Erza were also troubled about the matter of the deputy whom Moritz had consulted them about.
Even if they do not have a wife, most aristocrats would entrust the job to their vizier, chief steward, or other trusted family members who have been with the family for a long time, but the Randalls do not have such family members.
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No, there are servants who can be trusted to take care of household chores such as maidservants, but there are no servants who are capable of managing a fief.
It is more correct to say that the number of servants was gradually decreasing.
When the estate was demolished, half of the servants, especially the young ones, were dismissed and not rehired when they were made barons again.
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Therefore, the original employees got older and older and left for that reason, and now Moritz was running the place by himself.
"Brother, are you going to remarry?"
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"What?"
Moritz is momentarily taken aback by Erza's direct question, but answers with a slightly sad smile on his face.
"...... I don't think I'm going to do that anymore."
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"Yes, you are?"
"Yes. If it's about the house, we can adopt one of your children from Fritz's place or from your own family if you want. Or you can get one from the main family if you want."
"......"
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Moritz's answer made Elsa gasp.
"Is that what you want, brother?"
"Yes. That feeling went away when I was crushed. ......"
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At that moment Moritz lost color and fell asleep. Something changed in him at that moment.
For the time being, the story of Moritz's remarriage was over, and we returned to the story of the deputy.
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"Can't we ask Rubel to do something for us?"
Rubel was the family vizier who had served Elsa and her family for a long time.
She had remained with us when the baron's house was destroyed and had served my father Georg and my mother Marlene until she retired last year due to her age.
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"Uh, you would have been 68 or 69, right?"
"That's right. I think I can trust him with my life, but I don't think I should ask him to be my deputy.
"Hmm..."
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Elsa agrees.
"...... And what about Cedric?"
Cedric should still be in his forties, Elsa said.
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He was one of the ones who had stayed behind when the place was demolished and had been Moritz's housekeeper.
"Well, there he is. ...... I must have failed."
According to Moritz, Cedric had been in poor health for about two years and gave up his job at the end of last year.
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"I haven't heard. ...... not feeling well, sick?"
The Cedric that Elsa knows is a stocky, mature man, so she can't imagine him not being in good health.
"No, I don't know. He himself said that he had seen a healer, but he didn't know exactly what the cause was."
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"...... yes."
Elsa says, "Well, if that's the case, he's done me a great favor and I'll pay him a visit later.
"Oh, that would be nice. If he gets well and can come back to work, I would be very grateful.
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Thus, they decided to first contact Cedric, the former head of the family, to see if he would be interested.
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Meanwhile, Fritz was riding around the territory with Gloria.
"Look, if you climb that hill over there, you can see the whole territory.
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"Yeah, it sure looks like a nice view.
"I used to play in the woods there when I was little, catching bugs.
"Yes, all boys are like that, aren't they?"
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Fritz was happy to be able to show Gloria the place where he grew up.
Chloe and Mio were also happy to be treated by their grandfather and grandmother for the first time in a long time.
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"Grandma, please read the book.
"Yes, yes."
"Grandpa, let's play."
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"Oh, oh, oh!"
Georg and Marlene were happy to be with their grandchildren.
Georg seems to be getting better. It seems that spending time with the grandchildren has a healing effect.
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The good time comes to an end.
It is 3:00 p.m.
Chloe and Mio are tired of playing and are taking a nap.
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Fritz and Gloria have returned to the house and are having a family meeting with their tired-looking father Georg, mother Marlene, brother Moritz, sister Elsa, and son-in-law Jin.
"...... But father, brother. After all this time, am I right to be <
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When Fritz heard that Moritz had no intention of remarrying, he was a little troubled by the question of the heir to the Randall family.
"Well, if Mauritz says it's okay, it's okay.
Fritz, who knew his father in the past, had mixed feelings when his father, who seemed to be a man who was obsessed with the desire for success, said such a thing.
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Fritz did not like his father, who was obsessed with the desire for success, but he also regretted his father's current lack of ambition.
"For my part, I hope I can keep a little bit of the Randall blood in my veins," he said.
But I'll do my best!
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Gloria said enthusiastically and then blushed when she was told that if they had more than one child, they would like to adopt one of them.
"I'm sorry, brother."
(Chloe and Mio are twins, so we can't adopt one of them," Erza said.
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(Hmmm, it would be best to have Mr. Moritz remarry after all.)
Jin thought about this and suddenly thought of something.
(I see...he can find a good woman in Miyagi...). Maybe I should secretly ask Her Majesty ...... for her...)
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Jin, who is not good at mixing with the conversation of his blood relatives, was thinking about various things by himself.
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"Oh, it was fun, my dear.
"I'm glad to hear that."
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A little before 4:00 p.m., the
Erza remains at her parents' house with Chloe and Mio.
"We'll have a light dinner."
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Jin put the sandwiches and Citran juice on the table inside the airship.
The sandwiches were made at Elsa's parents' house, and the Citran juice came from the refrigerator.
"Oh, this is very nice.
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"Bon appétit."
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The sky was getting darker by the minute.
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"How can you fly in this darkness?"
Fritz is impressed.
"Edgar has good night vision, you know.
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"Thank you, Jin-dono, for your help.
"We will meet again sometime."
Erza and the others are waiting for him, so Jin heads back to the airport.
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