1931 - - 52-03 Information from the landlady





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 About 10 minutes later, the lunch that Jin had ordered arrived.

"Yes, it's delicious!"

 The congee was lightly salted, and the vegetable soup was filled with a variety of vegetables. The seafood salad was filled with seaweed and tuna-like fish meat, and the dressing was just the way Jin liked it.

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"Please, this is a service for our guests.

 When I finished eating, a cup of tea (taeye) was served. The tea leaves were of good quality, and I had no complaints about the aroma or taste.

Thank you very much for the tea.

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 I said to the young proprietress who came to take down the dishes,

"Are you a foreigner?

 She asked, "Are you a foreigner?

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 When Jin asked her why she thought so, she said it was because it was rare for people to order porridge.

"We don't get much rice around here, but a long time ago, the wife of one of our lords liked rice porridge, and it took root here.

"Heh. ......"

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 Jin remembered his former friend and member of the , Bina, and felt nostalgic.

"Isn't she the one who was known as the <>?"

 I asked her,

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"Yes, yes, that's right!

 the young proprietress happily affirmed.

"About 400 years ago...... when the current acting lord was a count, he was from a commoner's background. She was desired by the Count at the time to be his wife."

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"Heh, heh. ......"

 Jin wanted to say that he knew her well, but he held back and made a face as if he had never heard of her before.

 He had learned from the old man beforehand that the trick to get information out of someone is to pretend to know something shallow but not deep enough.

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 If you are perceived as knowing too little, it is easy to be thought that <>.

 People who show shallow knowledge and sympathy for what they are interested in are willing to share various information with you if you guide them well.

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 The young landlady seemed to like the Kuzumas and told us many things without Jin asking. It seems that she is not busy today because there are not many customers.



"I heard that this town has developed a lot thanks to that madam. ......Oh, yes!"

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 The young proprietress went to the kitchen and came back with a deep dish of something.

"Do you know this too?"

"Oh, popcorn."

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"Yes, that's right! This is a snack that was very popular when the mistress started selling it when she was still a commoner!

"I heard that."

 Jin knows this well, too. In fact, it was Jin who taught it to Bina.

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"In addition to Count Kuzma at that time, there was another count family that administered the west and east parts of Blueland respectively, but the other count family was reduced to a viscount during the time of his wife.

"I didn't know that."

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 Jin didn't know about that, so he guessed that it must have happened after he came here.

"After that, I heard that the Counts of Kuzma managed the east and west sides of the Blue Lands for a while, but about 200 years ago, they were promoted from counts to marquises, and at the same time, they became the deputies of the Blue Lands. I've never heard of that."

"I have heard of that. That's how much the dukes trust him, isn't it?

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 The other person becomes even more laconic when I make a small gesture indicating that I understand what they are saying and that I am interested in what they have to say.

"Yes, yes, yes. Truly, the Marquis of Kuzma has taken good care of this blueland and its inhabitants for generations. As proof of this, the taxes in this town are lower than in other cities.

 On average, the tax rate in the Kingdom of Egelea is 40% tax.

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 But here in the Blue Lands, the tax rate is three to seven percent.



 This is a much improved result. As far as Jin knows, 400 years ago, there were countries and regions with 6 kong and 4 kong, and 7 kong and 3 kong.

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 Incidentally, in Japan, the tax rate was once seven kongs and three peoples in the Edo period, but it was lowered to three kongs and seven peoples in the peaceful era.



"Life has become easier with the spread of convenient magical tools.

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 It was Countess Bina Rauf Kuzma, the craft queen, who created the prototype.

"But you know, ......."

 Suddenly the young landlady's voice lost its energy.

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"Is something wrong?"

 Jin asked,

"Well, the Marquis Kuzma's family is in a lot of trouble right now," the young landlady said.

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 The young landlady answered with a slightly pained look on her face.

"......I don't know if it's interesting for you to hear, but ......" she added.

 She added, "I don't know if it's interesting for our guests to hear,

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"No, it's an interesting story.

 Jin replied, "No, it's an interesting story.

Please tell us about it."

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 After Jin said this, the young proprietress began to speak slowly.

"It seems that about 150 years ago, ...... for some reason, people from the main family disappeared. So the branch families took over the marquisate and have been in charge ever since. ......"

"Did something happen?"

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 Jin asks in a blank voice.

"The current Marquis is very old. He was unable to have children, but he had no choice but to get a second wife, and when she finally gave birth, she was a princess. After that, the two of them ...... were also princesses."


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"So there are three princesses?"

"That's what I mean. You are still a little girl at ......, so you can't be the successor."

"I see."

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 The current Marquis is elderly and has lost his first wife. The second wife, who gave birth to three daughters, is young, but her low status prevents her from succeeding even temporarily.

 To put it bluntly, she was a former lady-in-waiting, which certainly meant that neither the royal family nor the Duke of Breu would recognize her as an heir, let alone a guardian.

 Moreover, the older princess was only 10 years old. The older princess was only 10 years old and would not be able to succeed to the Marquise's throne no matter how hard she tried.

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 Jin and Reiko went back to their room.

"...... have you got a good idea of what's going on?"

Yes, father.

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 The three of them had a meeting with the old man using the manacam.

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 One. 1. The eldest daughter is given a suitable son-in-law to take over the reigns of the family.

 Two. Adopt an adult male relative by blood and have him succeed to the family.

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 Three. The elder daughter is to have a guardian until she comes of age and succeeds to the family.



"Well, that's the way it's going to be."

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 Jin thinks there is no other way.


 Jin thought that the old man's insight was probably right.

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 Because..,


 The young landlady told me that <>.

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 The Galana family is still haunted after 400 years.



"The best I can do is ......2 and 3, yes."

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 There are many adult men of blood on who could serve as guardians as well.

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"Oh, sure they do. ......"

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 There is no proof of blood relationship, because there is no such thing as DNA test.

 Even for a successor, it can't be someone who doesn't know what kind of person he/she is.

"Hmmm... ......"

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 Again Jin pondered.