Farman SIDE

Dad, wake up!
What's going on?

　Farman carried his father into the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce branch in Gunjo City and laid him down on the couch in their own room in the branch and woke him up once he had checked the corridor.
　His father jumped up at the shock of Farman's panicked voice and the shaking of his body, and looked around the room several times. He had just woken up and didn't seem to grasp the situation.

'Dad, it's not good.
But first, why am I here?

　His father, who hadn't been able to grasp the situation, asked Farman for an explanation and managed to recall the point where he was on the verge of fainting.

''That 'dragon slayer Temma' is pissed off at my father because of all the things he's blown up by Henri. Not only that, but the dukes of Sangha and Marquis of Samons, who are Tenma's associates, and even the heir apparent of the Haust frontier county, sided with Tenma to flatter him!
What the hell?　Yeah, and what does Viscount Abyss say!
'Apparently, Viscount Abyss can't do anything about it because of his status in the service of the Duke of Sangha.
Oh no...

　At Farman's words, his father hung his head in a paragraph. Farman continued.

''If this is the case, the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce could be crushed as well. It seems that Temma is connected to the Jay Chamber of Commerce, and he's going to make it difficult for them to destroy the shop over my father, and push the Jay Chamber of Commerce into Gunjo City!
Cowards you can't do anything about it!

　What are you talking about, Farman thought, putting yourself on the shelf, but on the surface he agreed with his father here.

'In a manner of speaking, they have a solution.
What is that?

　As soon as Farman said it in a wasteful way, his father bit down.

''When I asked Viscount Abyss for help, he said he couldn't do anything about it from the front, but he said he could if there were a few conditions. Those conditions were that my father would take responsibility for this matter and leave the Chamber of Commerce.......
You can't drink that shit!

　His father interrupted Farman's words and yelled at him.

'Calm down for a minute, Dad. Nothing, you don't have to stop being an idiot. Just pretend you've stopped.
Yeah?
'Let's continue. First, I resign as president of the Chamber of Commerce with the responsibility that my father has offended the legitimate son of the Duke of Sangha's house, not Tenma. This will take the form of him not bowing to the commoner Tenma, but caring for the duke's legitimate son and Viscount Abyss. And as long as I leave it in writing that all the property and the full power of the Chamber of Commerce will be given to me, Viscount Abyss will cover the rest.
Ummm but don't we have to give away all of our money as well?

　His father was bothered by the idea of giving everything away and tried to get Farman to change some of his plans. But.

'Sweet, father. Temma has eliminated a number of adversaries in his life. Some of them have been nobles. And yet, the fact that it hasn't been a problem so far means that he has ties to so many powerful people. So, if I leave it all on paper that I'm going to drop everything and take responsibility, and appeal to the Sanga dukes through Viscount Abyss and get them to admit it, no amount of Temma should be able to touch me. What's more, even if you write on the paperwork that you've given everything to me, it's not going to be confiscated, the owner of the paperwork has just changed, it's not going to be any different than before.
'I see, that's true. I don't have to be stupid enough to follow anything I put on paper.
That's what I thought. So, I need you to sign this quickly. We need to get it out to Viscount Abyss right away and get it taken care of.

　Farman suppressed a smirk and handed a sheet of paper to his father. The paper said that he was transferring all rights of the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce and all of the Gloriosa family's property to Farman and that he was going to retire, and it was already signed by Farman, and all that was left was for his father to sign it.

'Mm-hmm. Okay.

　His father was surprised at Farman's handiwork, but he signed the papers without question. It seemed to work that if he didn't take action immediately, the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce might be crushed.

''And these three sheets are for Viscount Abyss, Duke Sanga, and the guy to present to the council. Since the content is the same, we just need to write our names on this one too.

Mmm!

　Thinking it was a race against time, his father signed himself in without question. Farman chuckled as he confirmed the signature.

It's going to be all right. It's going to be all right.
Yeah, I know.

　Farman took the four papers and held them carefully.

Viscount Abyss, we're ready for you.

　He called out to the door. On cue, the door was opened and several members of the Gunjo City Knights along with Viscount Abyss entered the room.
　Despite his father's confusion at the suddenness of the situation, Viscount Abyss looked over the documents that had been signed by his father just a few moments ago.

Are you sure you want to do this, Farman?
Yes, sir.

　After checking with Farman, he signed all but the last document himself. And.

'Seize the man!　Oh, and take Farman as a material witness!

　He ordered the knights to capture his father and take Farman with them.

'What, what in the world!

　The group held his father down from both sides and made him kneel, but as for Farman, he stood alone behind him and did nothing.

'This document contains all the bad things about you that have never been made public before. And it's signed with your admission!

　The documents that Viscount Abyss confronted his father with were the last documents that Farman had prepared, and they were related to the evils that his father had hidden from him so far. Incidentally, the first one was similar to the first document he had Farman write, but the content was that Farman would transfer all of the rights transferred by his father to Daniel and Henri, and the second one was a pledge by his father and Farman to disassociate themselves from the Gloriosa family and the Gloriosa Trading Company.
　It's a form of complete Farman's deception of his father, a method that can be called fraudulent, but with the signature of Viscount Abyss, a nobleman, on it, it will be treated as an official document no matter where it's sent. In order for his father to overturn it, he would have to appeal to a nobleman of higher rank than Viscount Abyss (in this case, the Duke of Sangha) or to the state's authorities, who would then scrutinize the contents of the document in order to verify its authenticity.
　If his father were to file a complaint with the Duke of Sangha or the state, the mess in the meantime could have a major impact on the management of the Chamber of Commerce. In order to prevent that from happening, Viscount Abyss didn't sign the last document.
　In other words, he created an escape route for his father by not making it an official document now as far as wrongdoing was concerned. In other words, he could choose to be exiled as a criminal or simply exiled. If he is banished as a criminal, then he will either be thrown in jail or punished severely as a criminal slave.
　Although these are contrary to Viscount Abyss's style, it's talked about that Daniel will make amends to the victims as much as he can in the name of the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce when he succeeds. Well, there was also the part about meditating on Henri's wedding gift.

''Uh-oh...!　Traitor!　Why!　Why did you do this to your father!

　When his father understood that the only future was that he would be deprived of all rights and property no matter how he turned out, and even more so that his life would be in danger, he turned his anger on Farman, who he thought was completely on his side. But Farman was.

Your father, well there is no blood between us, you and I. Even when Gloriosa took you in, I never once thought of you as my father.

　He said in a cold voice. Farman's father didn't seem to understand what was said for a while at these words of Farman's, but as soon as he understood the meaning of it, he started cursing Farman and Farman's mother loudly. It was enough to raise the eyebrows of Viscount Abyss and the other members of the group who were listening beside him.
　His father, taking advantage of the fact that Farman didn't say anything, got more and more heated, but...

Shut up.
Geez!　Aga, but....

　He was hit in the face by Farman's front kick, causing him to suffer a bloody nose. His father, however, was about to open his mouth again, despite the bloody nose, but he was pressured by Farman's angry expression and tried to call out Farman's atrocities to Viscount Abyss and the other members of the group instead...



　I turned a complete blind eye to it.

''Well, it doesn't matter. For now, take him to the prison at the Order's headquarters. The treatment can be done after you've been put in jail.

　At Viscount Abyss's command, the group members forced his father to stand and dragged him halfway to the ground. His father was yelling something desperately as he was being dragged, but perhaps it was because of the nosebleed, but Viscount Abyss couldn't hear what his father was saying.

'Farman, I don't admire your actions just now, but I know how you feel. If you want to calm your mind, I'll wait a little longer.

I'm fine. Please.

　Even though Farman is a person on the side of Viscount Abyss, at the same time, he is also an important witness, so he was taken to the Knights' headquarters in the form of being taken away by a member of the group.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Farman SIDE Done!

'Thank you for your hard work yesterday, Viscount Abyss,'
No, no, no, I didn't do much. It was Farman and Lady Primera's men who had to work hard.

　Viscount Abyss had come to the Duke of Sangha's mansion to report on the events that happened at the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce yesterday. However, although the first greeting was to Albert, Albert was sulking slightly because he was only talking to Primera all the time after that. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see three shadows aiming to tease the sulking Albert, so today will be a different kind of celebration.

　I've learned from listening to the stories of Primera and Viscount Abyss, his father was given two choices: 'become a criminal slave and be sent to the mine' or 'cut off his ties with the Gloriosa Trading Company and his family and then be exiled', and although he resisted a lot, he finally chose the exile option, and a few days later, Viscount Abyss's retainers took him somewhere He said he was going to be taken away.
　It's not that he was directly involved in his father's crimes, but he admitted that he condoned and helped cover up his father's crimes, but his sentence was reduced by accusing his father of his crimes, helping to capture him, and compensating the victims. The compensation to the victims was to be paid with Farman's property, and the Gloriosa Chamber of Commerce would take care of the shortfall.
　The reason why his father was stripped of his property and rights, but only in exile, and Farman was charged with a few years of service was that his father had so much resentment that he was going to be attacked for his life from various sources in the future. Early on, the punishment imposed on his father was that by deliberately creating a situation where he would be vulnerable to attack, he would always experience the fear of being attacked for his life in the future.
　In contrast, Farman has compensated the victim financially and made him atone for his crimes by making him do service, and it seems that the goal is to protect Farman by making him think that harming him is like destroying the face of Viscount Abyss and the Sanga dukes who allowed him to do so. Well, it's conceivable that he could harm them without their knowledge, but it's easier to go after his father than Farman, who is under the watchful eye of the nobles, and it's also easier for him to feel better by attacking them. Even so, the possibility of being attacked is not zero, but the Farman in question seems to be prepared to say, "If I get attacked for this, it's inevitable.

　Also, the reason why Farman had a grudge against his father has to do with Farman's mother and his real (...) father.
　Farman's real father died in an accident just before he married Farman's mother, but it was actually a setup by the fake parents (the real one is the father and the different one is the fake parent, because it's complicated if it's the father) to get Farman's mother. A few days after his father died, the false parents forced Farman's mother into their arms. Later, Farman was born, but he was actually the child of his dead father.
　Not knowing that, the false parents went to visit Farman's mother a few times a year, as if they remembered, but every time they saw Farman, he felt like he was becoming more like himself (in fact, he didn't look much like her), and because they loved him more than their own children, they decided to give Daniel and his future child, Henri, a They had a ditch in the ground.
　Farman's mother followed the false parent, who was even disgusted with her in order to protect Farman in her belly, but one day when she dealt with a terribly drunk false parent, she found out the truth in a strange way and hated him intensely, but before she could take revenge, she fell ill. When the false parents found out about the illness, they never visited Farman's mother again, and she never had a chance to get her revenge. And finally, he died of a mental illness as well.
　Farman took care of his mother, who was physically and emotionally ill, at an early age, and in the process learned about his real father and the connection between him and his false parents. Originally, Farman recognized and disliked his false parents as 'a tormentor of his mother' and had vowed to take revenge on his false parents one day.

'But that's how it started, how did you grow up decent?
'Decent... maybe not so decent, but I'm surprised you didn't involve Henri and the others.

　Albert, who was sulking, replied to my mutterings. It was surprising that Albert was right.

'About that, but he said that he intended to take revenge on the entire Gloriosa family for the first few years after he was taken in.

　As I was talking with Albert, suddenly Viscount Abyss interrupted his conversation with Primera and was able to insert his mouth.

'But even in the midst of all this, Henri's mother would have been more than happy to treat Farman kindly. Besides, seeing the little Henri being pampered, and seeing his old self and his mother overlap, led to this result.
After all, a mother's love is great.
That's right, Lady Primera.

　Viscount Abyss, who was speaking with an extremely serious face, broke his face the moment he heard Primera's words and turned his back to me and Albert.

''Albert let's leave this to Primera and go get ready to leave.

　Ignored, me and Albert threw Viscount Abyss to the Primera and left the parlor to prepare for our impending departure the day after tomorrow.

''Well, there's not much to do when it comes to preparations, but let's at least look around for some souvenirs.''

　After about three hours of shopping for souvenirs and groceries, we returned to the mansion to find Primera waiting for us, angry at being left behind. I've heard that while we were going along with Viscount Abyss's story, Grandpa came over and got the two old men to talk to each other. Moreover, the conversation turned from Serna's wedding to the story of Primera's marriage, and for some reason the story of Primera when she was little (including embarrassing stories) was revealed to Viscount Abyss. It is said that Viscount Abyss sensed Primera's bad mood at the mention of his story and left the mansion before we returned, and his grandfather ran away to join him.
　It is said that Primera had no outlet for her anger because the two of them ran away, but because Albert and I came back so quickly, her anger was rekindled and doubled.

It's a good idea to have a private conversation with your brother or sister, since you won't be able to see them for a while soon, Albert.　I'm going to go say hello to everyone else so I don't get in the way.
'What!　Hey, Temma!

''There are some things you don't want the outside world to know about the Sangha Dukes and the territory, so don't hesitate to talk about it without us..........then!

　I pushed Albert towards the Primera and he reflexively tried to run towards me, but before he could do so, the Primera grabbed him by the shoulders.

'Temma, come on!'

　As soon as Albert was caught by Primera, Amour pulled my hand and ran outside. Cain, Rion, Jeanne and Aura followed suit and ran outside, largely avoiding Albert and Primera.

'Where are Chris-san and Leni-san?　Don't tell me you've missed a run?

　We all gathered outside, out of sight of the front door, but Chris and Leni were not there.

'Chris is locked up in his room, mocking Shiroumaru. Lennitan is.....

I'm here.

　The moment Amur called Leni's name, she appeared from the nearby bushes.

''I was a little further away from you all at that time so I thought it would be rude to run all the way through that side, so I slipped out the window.

Grandpa ran off first and Chris is tripping in his room so that's why we're sure they're all safe.
'No, Albert is still in custody...'
"Leon, you're the first brother and sister to play together in a long time, you don't want to interrupt me.
If you're so keen, ask them to let you and Leon join us.

'No, you don't want to interrupt me in the water!　Come on, let's get out of here!　I don't know if I'm going to be able to stay here, because I might get in the way of you two!

　There's no way! However, if we continued to stay here, we might be found at some point, so we decided to quickly go out into the city as Rion said..............through the back door instead of going through the main gate.
　Thus, we sacrificed Albert and strolled around Gunjo City, enjoying shopping and buying and eating........

'Listen to me, Mr Temma. Your brother is really bad!

　As soon as I got back, Primera caught me and made me listen to her complaining. The anger Primera felt before she ran away seemed to have all fizzled out after she hit Albert, and I can say that I'm lucky that she's only complaining... but now I'm starting to feel like I want to take my anger out on her. To Cain, or Rion, or Amour, or Jeanne, or Aura, or Leni........
　Those six, the moment Primera called out to me, they pushed me out and ran away. And even if they just ran away, the ladies are still observing me while cleaning up, saying they were thanking me for letting them use the mansion or something.............and then Cain and Rion came over too. I wondered what they were going to do, but they brought my grandfather with them and are looking at me while pretending to talk from a seat in the corner. Albert seems to be tired and holed up in his room, and I haven't seen him once since he returned to the mansion.

'Primera, Cain and Leon are on me. Here, drink this and settle down.
Thank you.

　The drink that Amour said Cain and Rion told him to take with him, Primera received it and immediately drank it down. I wondered if I didn't have it, but Amour brought it to me immediately, so I sipped it....

It's the alcohol...!

　I hurriedly looked at Primera and demanded a refill from Amur. It seems that Amur had already prepared it when he brought mine, and before I could stop him, he offered me a refill, and Primera quickly drank the refill as well. Then she demanded more refills.
　If I didn't, I'd be teased by the booze-drunk Primera!　.... and then I thought.

Soo...

　As soon as I took my third drink, I began to sleep.

'Operation successful!'
Amur, Cain, Rion you will come with me.

　I called the three of them and chided them as to whether they had been drugged in some suspicious way, and they confessed that they had been given a cocktail made with liquor that would help them sleep better.

'Anyway, we'll have to inform the Duke of Sangha about the three of you. Well, I'll leave that to Albert. Take Jeanne, Aura and Primera to their rooms and let them sleep.

　Jeanne and Aura sensed the disquieting atmosphere and quickly propped up the Primera between their sides and carried her to her room. Maybe they wouldn't come back for some reason.
　

''Well ... shall we have a word with you?''

""Yes......"

　It was partly because Primera had fallen asleep, but I decided to be very careful because what the three of them had done was a method that could have been taken as a criminal act. By the way, when the conversation with me was over, Albert and Chris came over, called by Grandpa and Leni, and the three of them got another scolding from me. Incidentally, we asked Grandpa and Leni about the cocktail, but they both said they didn't know about it, so we had to overlook it. Instead, I banned alcohol at meals and before bedtime for a time, so I was able to do some damage to Grandpa, if not Leni-san. Well, Grandpa was resisting a lot of things, but I got him to agree that it was a joint responsibility.

　And on the day of departure.

''Baca!''
Baka, baka!
Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Aura, right!　Renitan, left!
"Yes!

　Even though it was just before we left, there was a three-on-three team fight going on. I don't know how many battles we've had in Gunjo City, but it was a scene that neither we nor the people who had come to see us off cared about.

'Thank you for everything, Temma-san,'
Nellie, cover Millie!
No!

No, I'm sorry I've been so protective of you.
There's a gap!
'My ass!

'It was an amazing wedding for sure. I wish you could have been there when I was.
"Lily, Milly, Helle~p!
Secret technique, the shrimp scissors!

Hey, shut up!
" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

Oh, it's as lively as ever, isn't it?

　In the middle of talking to the people who had come to see us off, we were disturbed by the six people who were rampaging around us, so we angrily shut them up a little too hard. Primera, who was watching the scene very close by, opened her mouth to help the six of us, but she couldn't seem to think of a good word to say, so she was halfway there.

''Aside from Amur and Aura, why even Leni-san........''

　I was thinking about how Leni was supposed to educate Amur in the first place.

'Temma I know what you mean I've been curious and questioned you too.

　Chris came over and told me the answer to that question. He said that he was teaching me that it was my wife's role to keep women away from me.

"A wife...
'Well, I guess that means you have that kind of mindset. As for me, I'm more concerned that you seem to be enjoying yourself by using Amur... but it's not like Leni, on the contrary, is inspired by Amur, is it?

　Chris-san's prediction is likely and scary.......but I'm not that worried about Leni-san. Because I heard that Leni-san has a girlfriend in the south, so she can't reside in the royal capital. Well, she may come to the royal capital once in a while to see Amur, but if it's just once in a while (...), she can put up with it.......
　While thinking about that, I finished saying goodbye to the people who came to see me off.......Primera, Oji-san and Soleil-chan, Flute-san, Serna-san and Henri, Marx-san and the others. The only reason why Father and the guild leader didn't come here is because both of them had work to do and couldn't leave, and since they said goodbye beforehand, there was no problem, but I asked them to say hello again from Mrs. Oyaji and Mr. Flute. In the meantime, Amur and the others continued to fight quietly.

'Oi~!　It's time to get going!

Shit!
You missed your last chance!
I am.........Amur, Aura.........

Huh ... we won!
It's a complete victory!
You did it, girl!

　I don't know what reason they were playing, but it seems to have ended in a victory for the Amur side.

''Well then, I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you. But I'll be back, so I'll be looking forward to seeing you again then.

　And so I left Gunjo City, being sent off the same way I was three years ago.