With my childhood friend Mink joining the newly established General Affairs and Planning Division, the work of the General Affairs and Planning Division has begun to flow smoothly.
　I've been concurrently working with the lord for the past few days, but I couldn't stay in the room because I was too busy with the lord's work, but now that the mink is stationed in the General Affairs and Planning Division's room, it's easier for everyone to get moving.
　The inspection of the territory led by Kornes and the other guards is immediately useful.
　I'm not going to be the only one who has been in a position to do so.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what's going on in the city, as the guards also patrol every day, but Cornes and the others carry out a lot of investigations that the guards don't do, such as interviewing the citizens and investigating the current state of public facilities.
　If there is something in the report that is of concern to me, I can just go there and pinpoint it, and it helps save me time.
　Since Mink has just come to Libertycombe and is unfamiliar with the territory, she actively accompanies Kornes and the others when they go to inspect the territory, and she is doing her best to grasp the actual situation of Libertycombe as soon as possible.
　She actively talks to everyone in the section and creates a congenial atmosphere, and the atmosphere in the General Affairs and Planning section seems to be very good since the mink arrived.

　It seems that the atmosphere in the General Affairs and Planning Division has become much better since Mink arrived.
''Miss Erdena, Miss Biblina, Miss Unya... you have a half-hearted way of looking at the lady of the lords.
　There was even a staff member who came up with such a statement.
'Mink, don't be offended. We don't mean to be offensive, either.
　I said, but Mink smiled at me and smiled at me.
'I don't mind it. I'd rather be honored.
　He said so.
'Not only can you add me to your concubine, Wunya-san, but you can also add me to your concubine?
'Give me a break. Unya is just saying that to herself.
　When I responded to Mink's words.
Yes, my dear, you are very poor at that.
　And then Unja suddenly appeared, sighing loudly.
'Don't do that kind of thing, really. I'm too busy to even get married to Erdena to proceed with the conversation...''
　I don't know if it's just my imagination, or if it's just my imagination, but I don't think Mink looked strangely happy when I was saying those things to Unja....

◇ ◇.

　In the town hall, when the General Affairs and Planning Division began to operate smoothly, Foldente returned from the royal capital.
　I heard that my former family, the Greed family, which is in turmoil, is in turmoil again.

　First of all, they've officially changed the head of the family from Gapoli to his eldest son, Prideaux.
　I was not particularly surprised by this, as I knew it would happen sooner or later, since he had resigned from the generalship he had acquired and clung to with money and returned to the Greed family, but I was quite surprised when I heard that his former brother, Prideaux, had declared that he would give up all rights to the lands under his direct control that he had sold as soon as he became lord.

　It was unheard of for a nobleman to give up the land under his direct control.

　The lands under direct control were lands given to the nobles by the royal capital, and as long as they paid the set tax, they could manage their domains as they pleased.
　Normally, a nobleman would develop the land under his direct control and build a town and collect taxes to finance his own family.
　The Greed family has risen to the position of the four highest noble families, the four dukes, and they were also excellent at managing their fiefdoms.
　However, when the city developed to some extent, they repeatedly used their skills to squeeze out the citizens by imposing a heavy tax on them with guards to prevent them from running away.
　Therefore, although the Greed family owned the most land under their direct control among the four dukes, when it came to the amount of revenue from the land under their direct control, they were always the lowest among the four dukes.

　Abandoning the land under his direct control, the land that was entrusted to him by the King's Capital, would be like proclaiming that he had failed to manage this land under his direct control.

Goodness gracious, the Greed family is spreading the word as soon as the head of the family changes hands with the King's Landing, though no one is taking them at their word.
　Foldente chuckled when he said that.
　
　
　Even though he's been replaced, I've heard that his former father Gapoli is still sitting in the Greed family... and honestly, I don't think his former brother can steer the Greed family...

　Even though he's already disowned me, I'm still concerned about my former parents' house....
　I asked Foldente to continue to gather information in the royal capital.
If you need anything else, please let me know.
I understand.
　As Foldente said that, he disappeared with his transition magic.

　If his ex-brother had abandoned his direct control, what would happen to the people who worked and lived in that direct control area... with the state of the Greed family that I'm hearing about, it would be reasonable to assume that he abandoned it along with the direct control area...

　Thinking about that, I folded my arms and went on thinking.

◇ ◇ ◇.

　Biblina, who seemed to have informed the Greed family of the situation, came into the lord's office.
　Biblina tapped me on the shoulder.
Don't worry about it. You are the head of the Free House now, aren't you? You will do what you have to do first.
　I'm sure he's right.

　It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find out what's going on.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.
　I've got a lot of things on my mind to do with running this frontier city of Liberty Combe, where I'm the lord of the land, so I don't have the luxury of owning land.

It's a good thing that the mistress and her father, Gelter, are always ready to help you if anything happens. "Well, if anything happens, my mistress and my father, Geltar, will always be there to help you.
　Biblina smiled as she looked at me squarely and smiled at me.
　I'd been worried about my former parents' house, but I couldn't help but be drawn to her smile....

　Just then the door of the lord's office was opened and the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter, came in.
'Hey, Safate, I thought you might be worried about your parents' house. I thought you might be wondering what happened to your parents' home, so I came to see if you were worried about them... hmmm, but...
　When Gelter noticed me and Biblina, who were about to kiss each other on the mouth, he said
Is that... Me?
Well it's a once in a lifetime opportunity...
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it," said Gelter, who was scratching his head with an expression of "achaa", while Biblina walked over to him, shaking her body in a trance.
'Why is father so ill-timed? If only it were already half an hour late!
Wow, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm going to leave the room now and you can continue.
...What's the rest of the story?
　Biblina and Gelter started bickering, but before I knew it, Eldena was standing beside them with her arms folded.
　Although Erdena had a smile on her face, her smile was somewhat cold...
No, no it's nothing.
Oh, hey, it's nothing.
　In front of Eldena, as expected of Geltor and Vibrina, they had to back down meekly.
　Then Eldena turned to me and said
'As I always say, you're too lax on the side.
　So that's what I've been told...