Banished Villainess – Under Observation!

Thus, presently, Leddorio strode within the castle halls, carrying within his arms piles of documents so mountainous that he could almost find his strength surrendering to their weight. After all, reforms are not so easy as to be leisurely carried out by a whim. It was followed by varying proposals such as tackling the almost cultural corruption of the sacred church, inclusion of common magic to the curriculums, revision of existing trade agreements, and many others, almost to no end.

But if Leddorio were ever shows any sign of grumbles to this, it will be readily meet with Yello’s rebuke, insisting that the older brother had it way better and that his younger brother carried the heavier burden, being the crown prince and all. His younger brother’s impertinence grew more and more, much to his dismay.

It was also decided that the conference of the Nansonia Archduchy to Prince Leddorio shall be after Prince Yello’s ascension to the throne. As previously mentioned, his principal project would be to build a gateway to the underworld. It will go hand in hand with the reformation of the regional convent towards an establishment that nurtures clergy with potent divine power. The persons who shall be entrusted with the undertaking were Masrat Grace and his wife, Adelaide; which shows how much Chloe’s observation has affected these large reforms.

However, the present King, Flareon, the 8th, is expected to continue his reign for a long time. Until then, the two princes were to do nothing but a pile of simple tasks, for the royal castle’s manpower was not as rich as to push them to someone else.

(Still, isn’t this too much?)

Leddorio, walked the hallways tiptoeing the balance of the documents, his field of vision obstructed by them.

It was Duke Sereknight, who most recently, added documents to his burden. A person was walking next to him which hails from his second wife, Clara’s adoptive house, which is also a relative to the House Moonlight. The recent engagement debacle seems to have pushed the duke further towards the older age, making him committed to retirement, but with domestic affairs of the kingdom becoming so timid that he could scarcely call himself a minister, the senior was not allowed to decrease its human resources any further and was forced to nurture his next successor as he perform his post with his assistance.

In the two’s conversation, Leddorio overheard the Duke referring to Shin as a son who had crossed to the neighbor kingdom. One of Chloe’s wishes was for Shin to be officially adopted by House Moonlight, which was granted to her. This also involves an underlying circumstances of the Corrundum Kingdom, which stems from the identification of Shin, as their 6th prince, Amethyster, who was thought to have died of unknown cause twenty years ago. The verification was done by his highness, Crown Prince Saphir, during the last Advent Festival. The neighbor has plead for the recognition and welcoming of its missing 6th prince, but Shin refused, stating that there’s no point behind the recognition now.

Nevertheless, his mistress, Lady Chloe, conveyed a wish for him to stay at Corrundum Kingdom as a special envoy. To that effect, he cannot go as an attendant but as a nobleman himself, which his mistress intends to remedy by having the duchy welcome him as its own.

This lead to the following argument between the mistress and the servant.

‘Lady, have I served my purpose to you and worthy no longer?’

‘That’s not it, Shin. I need you to do something there for me. Besides, I truly wish to be siblings with you. Do you dislike it?’

With such a response, Shin was reluctantly convinced to have himself adopted by the duchy, and headed to the neighboring country as an envoy. Leddorio could not help but feel suspicion in the intention of Shin, who maintained his relationship with his mistress despite his hatred of the nobilities, which was formed way before the their meeting. He was assaulted with the thought of whether the former butler is likely intending to turn his previous order of fait accompli from a farce to reality. But then, he thought, the two are formally siblings now. Regardless of his motives, the chance of betrothal is nil.

As for the lady’s blood-related older sibling, Leddorio saw his silhoutte in the corridor that overlooks the courtyard.