Chapter 164 It was an early morning on a summer day when warm heat began to spread across the world under the rising sunlight.
But the early morning air was still cool.
Logan took a deep breath of the cool, refreshing air and walked briskly out of the door.
“It’s a little quieter now.”
Thinking about what happened a few days ago still makes me chuckle.
A grand welcome ceremony. An atmosphere where everyone was happy and cheering.
In that situation, Marquis Patrick McLane’s declaration of the festival inflated the atmosphere several times, and it eventually became a crazy festival that lasted for three days and nights.
Of course, in the meantime, Logan was holed up in his office.
‘Because there was a lot of work to do.’
Just to keep this good atmosphere going.
‘After the war, we have confirmed that things have been properly cleaned up. Now we have to start exploring it in the newly received territory…’
Logan headed to his office, calmly organizing the things he had to do in his mind.
If you understand the contents and plan in advance, it will be easier for the working staff to move after the festival is over.
With that in mind, I arrived at the office.
As soon as Logan opened the door to his office, he encountered an unexpected sight.
“father?”
Even before he was given full authority, his father, who was far from doing paperwork from early in the morning, was in the office before him.
“As expected. They come here right from dawn.”
I knew it?
Logan tilts his head at that subtle choice of words.
My father sighed softly and came closer to me.
“I heard it from my daughter-in-law, Sir Eilen. Even though I said so, in the end, she was only training in the capital. Even after the war was over, there was only training and work… even when everyone else was enjoying the festival.”
“…It was necessary.”
“Yes. It must have been necessary. There will be no one in the capital who can replace you. You cannot be criticized for not neglecting your training.”
Contrary to what he said, there was a deep look of concern in his father’s eyes when he looked at him.
And from the words that followed, Logan could immediately see the reason for those eyes.
“Son. Do you think I or the other vassals are not trustworthy?”
“…yes?”
Suddenly, something said…
“Isn’t it enough for others to do the cleaning up of the battlefield and organizing the newly acquired territory?”
Well, that’s it, but.
“I feel relieved to handle important matters on my own. I have a plan in mind.”
“To me, that sounds like you can’t trust other people.”
“Father. It’s not that…”
“Otherwise, why are you trying to handle everything?”
“…I’m just doing what I have to do. And it was you, Father, who gave me full authority.”
“Yes, that’s right. During the war, when everything was urgent. But now, aren’t there only things left that can be handled by me and Dwayne later?”
The crisis is not over yet.
If you put it off little by little like that, nothing will happen.
No matter who I am, if I do what needs to be done first, won’t it go faster?
etc.
There was a lot I wanted to say, but I couldn’t easily say it out loud.
Because of the worry clearly visible in the red eyes that resemble his own.
“Of course, it’s good to live hard. But it’s a disease to not be able to rest like this even when people around you tell you to rest and say they will do it for you. Do you think there is no one in your family who can take your place? And…”
Yes.
Just before spitting out the sincerity that welled up in my throat.
“So you’re not anxious?”
The worried face that came into view again caught my attention.
“…Not to that extent.”
“I believe you are well aware of the importance you occupy in McLane right now. And it is good for our family that you rest well and be emotionally relaxed. So please rest for now.”
“It’s not that I don’t trust those around me. It’s just…”
“Yes. So, please make sure that the people around you know that you trust them.”
“…yes?”
No, still….
Padric smiled bitterly as he looked at Logan who was embarrassed.
“Starting today, you are prohibited from working or training for a week. Do nothing in your room and rest well. Understood?”
“yes?!”
“If you plan to do anything else within that week, I will consider excluding you from family events for a while.”
“No, something like that…”
What kind of nonsense is this?
Logan is trying to protest something.
It seemed like my father had no intention of giving me that opportunity.
“All of this is because I’m worried about you. Go in and rest. Just go back to your room.”
“Oh father?”
His father forcibly turns his back on him and pushes him out of the door.
There was nothing he couldn’t do if he forced himself to resist, but wasn’t it funny that he fought with his father to get his job done?
While he was saying this, Logan, who had been pushed out the door, looked back at his father with an absurd expression.
“Logan. It’s a week. Just rest for a week. Absolutely! Don’t do anything and just trust me and the other vassals.”
“Huh? Dad, that’s not what I’m saying…”
“Then get some rest, son!”
bang!
The door to the office slams shut as if there is no intention to listen to what Logan says.
Logan could only stand there blankly for a while, looking at the closed door.
* * *
“Keueuung.”
I have a lot of work to do right now.
I never thought such an absurd interruption would come.
Logan lay in bed and thought repeatedly about how to overcome the difficulties that had unintentionally arisen.
“What do you think…”
But he said he was saying it out of concern for himself, and since he couldn’t force it, he couldn’t think of a way to go about it.
I grumbled like that for a long time.
“…Confucius. Are you really suffering because you can’t work right now?”
A voice as if it were absurd was heard.
When I turn my head, I see Rick.
Why did I like the expression on his face as if he was seeing something strange?
Logan was making excuses without realizing it.
“No, it’s not because I’m a workaholic. It’s because I have a lot of work to do.”
“That’s called workaholism.”
“…Hmm. I guess you don’t know about that. If it’s not me…”
“Someone else will do it.”
“….”
“….”
The moment when the eyes of the master and servant fiercely cross in silence.
Logan was convinced.
“What did you hear from your father?”
“Yes. I told you to keep an eye on Confucius.”
“Huh…”
It was so honest that there was nothing to say.
I just looked at him with an absurd expression, but he didn’t back down.
“I’m a little scared, Confucius.”
“what?”
Logan’s eyes widened at the unexpected words.
“Others say the same thing. I envy you because you will be guaranteed a bright future by being the direct servant of the hero Confucius.”
“….”
“Yes. It’s good. There’s no way it wouldn’t be a good situation for Confucius, whom I grew up with since childhood, to become a hero and get a piece of the cake. But at the same time, it was suffocating.”
“What is that…?”
Rick continued speaking, paying no heed to Logan’s puzzled gaze.
“At night, he saves his time sleeping and meditates, and during the day, he only works or practices, so I sometimes think that way. If I get in the way of work or practice, I wonder if Confucius will abandon me.”
“Man, I can’t do that…!”
“Of course I know that’s not the case. It’s just that I thought that because I was timid. But Confucius, could you be honest with me?”
“…what?”
“Do you still have worries that you can’t tell others about? So you feel anxious when you don’t do something? Ever since the day you woke up after falling more than three years ago.”
The sincerity in those shaking brown eyes.
That made Logan’s mouth move without Rick even realizing it.
“…okay.”
“As expected… I see. That’s right. I wonder how hard it must have been for our Confucius. Damn it. The person in charge didn’t even know that… I’m sorry. I cried…” Should I say
thank you for not asking more questions? .
I don’t know what to say, so I just stare.
The guy who wiped away his tears spoke again with red eyes.
“I don’t dare ask you to rely on me. However, my lord, you and others are working hard to help you. Please rest a little. Please put aside your concerns about not being able to speak for a moment. I will do my best to help you. My lord. Just like I said, you can rest for a bit and then work hard again, okay? Confucius…”
How could I say no, looking at this earnest expression?
Logan could only nod with a small sigh and a wry smile.
“…Okay. I understand. I’ll rest.”
“Good idea! Lie down. I’ll tell you as soon as lunch is ready.”
The back of Rick, who immediately turns around.
When I saw that familiar figure, I was overcome by a strange feeling and unexpected words came out.
“Always… thank you.”
A back view that stops. The guy’s head looked towards the floor for a moment, then he looked at the ceiling for a while.
“…See you later.”
He left to visit, leaving only his wet voice behind.
‘okay. ‘Let’s get some rest.’
After sending Rick off, I let out a really long sigh.
After that, my thoughts changed a little.
I’ve been running really hard so far.
Wouldn’t it be okay to have this much leeway?
You can just work harder after that.
With that decision, Logan lay down quietly on the bed.
I was planning on being lazy until it was time to eat.
however.
smart.
“…who?”
– The late Confucius! Please help!
An urgent voice came through the door.
“…I’m on vacation.”
– The lord postponed all other work to me because he was interviewing newly recruited knights! I feel like I’m dying!
“Talk to my father. I’m going to sleep.”
– Confucius!
“No matter what anyone says, I’m going to sleep…”
– No, I’m really in a hurry!
bang!
“Ugh!”
“Dwayne! That waist!”
Two people push in as if breaking the door and fall to the floor.
“What?! Are you crazy?”
Logan shouted in a dazed voice as he looked at the faces of Dwayne and Rugel.
“Ah, this is a real mistake. But I’m really in a hurry! Please allow me to hire more people! The territory has grown, but there’s a huge shortage of administrative staff!”
“So why are you telling me that? To my father…”
“The lord thinks that if you know how to count numbers, you know how to manage the administration! You’re just asking any of the lord’s citizens to use it!”
“No, but why are you telling me that…”
“Dwayne! Me first!”
Before Logan could cut off Dwayne’s complaint, Rugel intervened and shouted.
“Grand Duke. The administrative staff in the main castle is also manpower, but other regions are a bigger problem. There are limits to turning the village chiefs into temporary castle lords. It is not a war anymore, so an official appointment must be made. Requests are flooding in from every castle. there is. How serious a problem is this?…”
Logan holds his head as he looks at the two administrators with urgent expressions.
Boom!
“Son!!”
“…Father?”
“I’m sorry, but we need to discuss the matter of the Knights. .. uh? Why are you here?”
The two administrators who made eye contact with Padric avoided eye contact with awkward smiles.
“…And what about your father?”
Logan glared at his father, squeezing the corners of his eyes that were threatening to twitch. .
“No, I think there’s an urgent matter we need to discuss…”
“I told you to rest no matter what.”
“Hmm. hmm. Of course, you can discuss it with others, but since they are all knights that you will have to lead later… just now… I’m sorry, son.”
Haaaa.
‘Okay. What did you do to my arm?’
Logan let out a long sigh and woke up from his short dream.
“Let’s just have a competition. Collect everything.”
What did he say to Rick?
He could only chuckle at the thought that came to him for a moment.
