Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 346: A request from the Yggurle Kingdom’s Prime Mini

Having safely(?) finished making marriage greetings to Sophia’s parents, we stayed in Sophia’s ho.

As soon as we entered the room, Sophia bowed deeply and apologized.

「Takumi-sama I apologize.」

「No, I don’t mind it at all. I think fathers are really like that.」

I knew why Sophia was apologizing. It was about how Dante-san had been interacting with ever since we arrived. Still, I think parents who have daughters would more or less act similar to that. If I ever beco a parent and have a daughter, even I might end up saying 「I will not approve of a man weaker than 」.

「Yeah, it’s not sothing to worry about. A bit……well, he was a bit out there, but Freesia-san was sensible, so isn’t it okay that it balances out?」

「Akane-san, you’re not praising him, are you?」

Sophia was also surprised by this side of Dante-san that she saw for the first ti. To Sophia, Dante-san seed like a strict man to both himself and others, and not a person that would throw a tantrum and sulk because he didn’t want to marry Sophia off.

「No, based on Freesia-san’s attitude, he really had that side to him. Though it was surprising that Freesia-san suddenly beat up Dante-san.」

I agreed with Maria’s opinion. It was surprising that she hit him so hard he fainted.

The Sylphide family’s maid ca to us, who were relaxing, to say that dinner preparations were complete.

「She is not a formal maid. Our family is a Chevalier governing over a small territory and has no money, so we’re employing the old people from a farr family in the neighborhood.」

The maids working in Sophia’s parents room were the elderly who had retired from farming.

「Inco is low because it’s a small territory, yet we are required to employ a fixed number of soldiers, so it had apparently been difficult.」

As we headed to the dining room, Sophia told about the Sylphide family’s financial situation.

The last ti we visited, I did notice that there was not much surplus seen in the mansion, but sure enough, both the exterior and interior of the building was simple…… or bluntly speaking, worn out. Firstly, the size of the mansion was smaller than that of a wealthy farr’s residence.

As they were originally a vested Chevalier, they had been conferred the small territory like harassnt, and the next 50 years were a series of hardships.

Dante-san himself had plowed the fields and constructed waterways in addition to his governnt work. However, unlike Humans, the Elves who had high magic aptitude and use Spirit Magic were able to use wind and water magic in agriculture, so they were able to save sohow during these 50 years.

「Sophia, you also send money, right?」

「Yes, they seem to have cleared the debt with it.」

「Even if we have sweets, all we do is buy sweets, don’t we?」

「No, that’s probably just you, Maria. I buy books.」

「Ehh~ haven’t you only bought three books in the past 3 years?」

「Wha!? Why do you know this, Maria!?」

While Sophia and Maria were having a friendly banter, we arrived at the dining room.

Perhaps because they were on the lower ranks of nobility, nearly half commoners, I’m relieved that the seats reserved for Marnie, Laeva, and Lulu-chan were also at the sa table.

I didn’t want to harbor unpleasant feelings in Sophia’s parents’ ho.

Dante-san and Freesia-san who raised Sophia must not have been averse to other races for Sophia to be like that.

This was unusual for the Elves. The hard reality is that many of the Elves, even the commoners, look down upon the other races.

The slightly depressed Dante-san, the smiling Freesia-san, and the aged Elf was at the head of the table.

「Takumi-kun, I will introduce you. This is the Pri Minister of Yggurle Kingdom, Balza-sama. He appears to have sothing to request of you.」

「Wha!?」

「……haa.」

Sophia was at a loss for words hearing “Pri Minister”, but I sowhat expected it, so I wasn’t as affected. Sure enough, I rember he was among the Sanctuary observation group. Moreover, I could imagine what he wanted to ask. Even though Princess Mimir, who is close with Akane and the girls, was attending the wedding, he was likely discontent about there being no other representative from Yggurle Kingdom.

「Allow to greet you. I am Balza who had been conferred the role of Pri Minister of Yggurle Kingdom. Yet, I am simply an old fogey. As Madam Freesia had stated, King Forselty has a matter he wishes to ask of you, Iruma-dono.」

「?」

The pri minster of a country had co to inform of his king’s request. What a joke……

If possible, I would have liked it if we had such a conversation after dinner. I can’t taste anything like this.

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