Upon hearing my explanation, Doomstone seemed to roughly understand in his own way and nodded. Still, it seemed his head wasn’t bad. It just seemed that he was uneducated and didn't have the prior knowledge necessary to understand. If one didn’t have a head in the first place, one wouldn’t think about the future and worry like Doomstone.

"And you don't have to worry about it anyway, the lords around here will split up and take this territory in the next few years. If it goes as I planned, hu-hu-hu-hu."

For some reason, I couldn't hold back my laughter.

Doomstone trembled for some reason at the sight of my smile. Was it because the sun was setting and it was cold?

Well, the late autumn night air was chilly. It was slowly becoming a season when you could start to see your own breath.

"Shall we go in now?" I emptied the wine glass with a smile.

Doomstone nodded. "Okay, let's do that."

It would be Viscount Carter and Viscount Asilante, who were adjacent to the east and south, respectively, that would take over the territory. Viscount Asilante would become a count in a few years, thanks to Glont ahjussi's contribution. Therefore,...