201 Episode 4 Forgiveness for enthusiastic religious people




 
 Cain and the bishop dismounted from the carriage as they parked it in front of the mansion.
 Count Ragnaf, who had been leading the charge, stood in the center, his followers all lined up.

'It is a great pleasure to welcome you, Bishop, this Ragnaf. I hope you will spend the night here, but please make yourself comfortable. Let me show you inside, please.
"Count Ragnaf, I am very pleased to be here today. The Earl of Sylford's frontier has informed me that you are a devoted member of the congregation. I hope to have a leisurely chat with him later.
Yes, of course! Lord Silford came often, too. Take your time.
'It's been a long time, Lord Ragnarff. It's good to see you today.

 The three of them greeted each other with a smile and entered the mansion with Count Ragnaf in the lead. They were ushered in by a squire and once they changed in their room, they were to head to the reception room.
 Cain also changed and prepared to have a pleasant chat in the room he was led to.

To be honest, I don't know if I need to hear that long story again ....... The bishop is here today, so I'll leave it to you on the way .......

 Cain went to the parlor with the squire who had come to call him to his room.

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'Phew. ....... I finally got out of it: .......

 At the meeting and dinner, Count Ragnaf's talk was unstoppable, but when the bishop began to preach, he listened with great admiration.
 When he couldn't keep up with him, Cain pulled up to his room early, citing fatigue from the trip. However, not being able to rest like this, Cain returned to Drintle with transition magic.
 After returning to his office, Cain and Dalmatia went into a meeting with Alec.
 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.

It's hard work, isn't it? I'm going to have to go to the Marineford church country from now on, and I can't come back to Drintle to work ....... I don't know if I can even use transfer magic.''
''Thanks to Brother Alec's presence, we can leave Drintle in charge. Now we'll see what happens with the newly added territory.

 Cain has become a frontier count and has started developing new cities as his territory has increased. He had Lula escort him to inspect each city and summarize it in a report.
 There's a wide variety of things to do, including future policies and the development of the roads to Drintru.
 Alec has also prepared the lubricated funds raised in the booming economy of Drintoll, so he is not in need of funds at the moment. Still, the funds he has on hand are dwindling, but he doesn't think he'll ever run out.

'Well, if we can do what we can with the residents in the city, we'll do it here, so now we have to face the matter of the Marineford Church State.
...... Yes, that's right: ......

 If it was true, he wanted to go there even if he had to fly through the air because Hinata had contacted him. However, it's not easy to meet with Hinata, a saint, and if she's going to be a noble of the Esfort Kingdom, she'll need to apply through the bishop beforehand.
 Especially now, with the big incident of the Pope's assassination, the temple is also in turmoil, there's no guarantee that you can even meet Hinata unless there's something extraordinary.
 It is only a matter of going to Marinford Diocese as the bishop's escort and planning to be present when he has an audience with the saint. The bishop was to arrange for him to meet Hinata individually through his brother, the cardinal.

 After discussing the problems of Drintruding territory, Cain asked Alec to take care of the rest and left the office.
 He walked down the hallway in the mansion and knocked on the door of one of the guest rooms.

''What is it ......?'' Oh, Cain.

 A door was opened and a white-haired, red-eyed Lizabeth appeared from it.
 Lizabeth, whose mansion in the royal capital was not yet ready, was planning to stay at Cain's mansion in the royal capital, but she had moved with transition magic, saying that she was more comfortable in Drintle.
 It's probably a big deal that Dalmatia, who is actually of the same demon race, is there and can ask for help if there is anything.

''Since I'm over here, I thought I'd show my face: ......''
Oh, well. Go to your room.

 It was already midnight, and Cain hesitated to enter the woman's room, but the words 'I'm already engaged, so it's not a problem' made him lose his patience and go into Lizabeth's room.
 There was one cup on the table, and Cain guessed that she was drinking tea alone, from the steam rising from the cup.
 Lizabeth placed the cup in front of Cain, who was sitting across from her, and poured the tea.

'I had one more cup of tea. Drink it slowly.

 Lizabeth also sat down and gracefully picked up her cup and began to drink her tea.

'So what is the matter with you today, my dear? We're supposed to be headed to Marineford, right? Are you home already?
'No, I got to town today, but I had a meeting with Brother Alec, so I magically came back. I just wanted to be done and see Riza's face before I came back.

 Lizabeth averted her gaze and her cheeks were stained at Cain's words.

'The strawberry would be embarrassed if you spoke so suddenly and passionately to me.

 Cain, who had no intention of doing so at all, chuckled while scratching his cheeks.

''Well, I don't think the King's Capital mansion is ready yet, so you can take it easy in the meantime. But still, are you really glad it's not the royal capital's mansion? I'm sure we'll be able to get there with transition magic soon: ......
"It's easier to live in Drintor. If they need anything, they can ask Dalmatia for help and the food is better here.
I don't mind that, but ......

 After that, they continued to exchange small talk, and Cain left the mansion and returned to his room in the city of Sylvester.