490 – The sun is hot, the sky is high, and the plants are green – 3
The first father-in-law and mother-in-law who came to visit suddenly passed away without even eating.
“You came all the way to the island, so if you can, why don’t you go to sleep? It’s not as good as my father-in-law’s castle, but you won’t have any inconveniences staying here.”
I was embarrassed because I left sooner than expected. Since she was Mar’s father-in-law who cared for him, I thought she might stay at her mansion for a few days, but I didn’t know she would leave in just a few hours, let alone a few days.
“That’s it. I confirmed that Mar and the grandson are doing well, and if we stay in the mansion, won’t the employees who have to focus on Mar get tired?”
“There are already separate employees dedicated to Marl─”
“And this summer is not the time for mar.”
“…I understand.”
At her firm refusal, she eventually nodded her head. If her father-in-law says something like that, she can’t offer any more advice.
As my father-in-law said, the main character of this summer is Trixie, not Mar. In such a situation, if my father-in-law stays rooted in my mansion, there is a high possibility that the attention and congratulations that will go to Trixie will be diverted. As your father-in-law, you probably want to avoid getting your feelings hurt by the same duke.
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“Then I’ll just leave. Next time, we’ll meet as a family.”
As I stepped back, my father-in-law shook Trixie’s hand.
Trixie also smiled softly at that greeting. Her father-in-law, who had treated Trixie with courtesy up until now, did not even bow her head, but instead shook her hand. This is the equivalent of a declaration by the father-in-law that he will regard Trixie as a ‘son-in-law’s wife’ rather than an ‘elder duke’.
It would be a pleasure for Trixie. Because of her own age, I was secretly concerned about her distorted genealogy, but isn’t that genealogy slowly becoming normal?
“Yes, please feel free to tell me when that time comes.”
Trixie, holding her father-in-law’s hand, made a difficult request with her smiling face.
‘Speak comfortably.’
Her father-in-law’s eyes trembled slightly at Trixie’s words. It must have taken a lot of determination to shake hands like this, but what a brave heart she must have to even be comfortable with her words against Ma Zonggong.
But there is nothing we can do. As she is already practicing speaking informally to Trixie with her father and mother at Tilglehen, it is time for her father-in-law to enter her new world.
So she believes it will work out somehow.
It goes without saying, but wizards are basically a scarce resource.
First of all, there are very few people who can feel and manipulate mana, and among them, only those who are wise enough to understand magic can walk the path of a wizard. Thanks to this, even the United Kingdom of Yuven, which is called a magic powerhouse, possesses magic power of only about 0.1% Of the total population. It is a well-established belief that even this 0.1% Is slightly inflated.
However, if you look at the population ratio, it is small, but if you look at the number of wizards spread across the entire continent, it is not that small.
And the number of organizations formed by those wizards across the continent is countless.
“This is a gift from the White Night Research Society. We sincerely congratulate the marriage of His Excellency Ma Jong-gong, the king of the magic world, and added that we hope that your future path will be filled with light.”
“The Operant Brotherhood sent a large amount of potions. This is a newly developed product by the Principality of Operant, and it is said to be a small courtesy to give to a senior as a horseman.”
“In the name of the Magic Council, artifacts and—”
All those countless organizations were sending gifts.
It’s crazy. The treasure trove is already filled with gifts from acquaintances within the empire and members who have returned to their homeland, but now all kinds of goods are coming in from across the continent.
Yes, I understand. They probably want to send something to the wedding of a senior figure in the industry they respect and a deceased person. If everyone else is sending it and you’re the only one who doesn’t, you might be afraid that you’ll be hated.
But then, wouldn’t it be right to send it to Trixie’s territory? Why are you sending them all to my mansion? Since Trixie is living with me, did you send her to her actual residence?
‘No matter what, it’s right to send it to the Duke’s castle rather than a private residence.’
This lack of consideration. It is said that this mansion was once the residence of a marquis, but the size of the mansion and the duke’s castle, where land is expensive, are bound to be different. Naturally, the latter’s treasure trove will be larger than the former.
Wizards who seek the truth forget even such a simple fact. Lord Ma Jong’s wife is disappointed in you wizards.
“Me, master.”
While I was blankly looking at the gifts coming in, the butler approached me cautiously.
“There is no space to accommodate any more.”
“Already?”
My brows naturally furrowed at the butler’s words. In a situation where it is obvious that there will be a lot of gifts that have not yet crossed the border, it would be difficult if the treasure trove is already saturated.
“The treasure chest is already full, and empty rooms are being used as temporary storage, but even that is not enough.”
‘Ah.’
And I closed my eyes to the confirmation that the mansion itself, not the treasure chest, was full.
A big problem has occurred. If there’s no room left, there’s really no place to put it.
“Put it in the garden, and when it accumulates to a certain extent, move it to another place using teleportation.”
After a short period of thought, I came up with an extravagant method. If these damn wizards send all kinds of packages to my mansion, I will gladly become the Crasius Logistics Center.
Fortunately, there are Count Tilglehen Castle, Count Wiridia Castle, and Duke of Serbet Castle, so the space itself is spacious. Each one is bigger than the mansion, so if we mobilize those three, we will be able to handle the volume without difficulty.
The problem is that there are not enough knights to carry countless gifts without stopping… No, it’s that there aren’t enough wizards.
“The wizard will ask Trixie to borrow it, so don’t worry.”
“Yes, I understand.”
If anything goes wrong, you can just mobilize the magic tower wizards.
I’m not doing it for my own self-interest, but I’m sure they won’t dislike it because they want to safely move the gift they received from the top owner.
In addition, among the gifts in the treasury, there are quite a few gifts sent from the Magic Tower. If you have a conscience, wouldn’t you come running even if you are busy?
‘This is my first time being terrorized with a gift.’
It is a rare thing that you will never experience again in your life.
***
Karl’s second wedding will be held soon. And that too twice.
The first event will be held at the villa of the Catovan Dukes within the Duchy of Servet. I was surprised to hear that they were getting married in a villa that wasn’t even a duke’s castle, but I was able to understand it when they said their daughter-in-law was born in that villa. There is nothing more meaningful than having a new family in the place where you were born.
After that, it is said that the event will take place in the elf residential district within the protected area of the different races. The second daughter-in-law has an elf among her blood relatives, but she has been deeply wounded by humans, so she cannot bear to come to the empire. That’s why she had two weddings.
As the mother of the groom, Carl, I decided to attend both weddings. In fact, if her daughter-in-law’s blood relative was reluctant, she would not have attended the elf residential district wedding, but fortunately, she was able to attend because she said she wanted to see her granddaughter’s son-in-law’s family in person.
I am truly grateful. A person with a deep wound in his heart accepted us as humans. So, even the elf was choosing a gift that he would like…
“Excuse me. I have come by order of the Tower Lord and His Excellency Count Tyglehen.”
“…….”
I was the first to get caught up in my daughter-in-law’s pile of gifts.
“It is a gift from the Lord of the Tower, but since it belongs to her daughter-in-law, it also belongs to her mother-in-law, so if there is anything she needs, she hopes that she can use it to her heart’s content.”
Hearing those words, I looked blankly at the pile of gifts piled up in a corner of the garden.
‘There are many.’
There are too many. In addition to the wizard bowing down to me, other wizards are appearing one by one.
With gifts similar to those piled up in the garden.
“It’s an undeserved gift for an ugly mother-in-law, but please tell her that she’s grateful.”
“Yes. I will definitely tell you.”
I felt dizzy for a moment, but I gave a calm answer.
It may be a little, no, a lot, but it is a gift from my soon-to-be daughter-in-law. I can’t even imagine how much my daughter-in-law’s heart would hurt if I refused this.
So, I have no choice but to accept it regardless of the burden. Isn’t she a child who cares that her age and position are far higher than mine, who is already her mother-in-law? It is too much to burden a child like that.
‘…Ira.’
I almost burst out laughing for a moment. Before I knew it, I had reached the point where I referred to my second daughter-in-law as my child.
After all, people adapt to any environment no matter how unfamiliar it is over time. Or maybe she felt at ease because he treated me like his superior. If she had acted like a duke instead of a daughter-in-law in front of me, she would have never been able to put her mind at ease.
‘Good boy.’
If you think about it, even though she was a child who ruled as a duke for over 100 years, I have never heard of her using her power to go on a rampage.
Of course, everyone may have been cautious in front of the duke, but even taking that into account, he was a quiet child. To the point where she felt far removed from the duke’s authority.
‘Maybe the name Duke was a shackle.’
When I reached the sad conclusion, I smiled bitterly. For a child who lost her family and was only focused on magic, the name Duke must have been a huge shackle. It must have been a wall that prevented someone from approaching him and also prevented him from approaching others.
I hope that from now on, that child will not have to live alone, bound in huge shackles. Even if Carl passes away in the future, the child born between him and Carl will be with him.
“Now, move it quickly. You can’t leave valuable items outside.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Soon he turned around and gave instructions to his attendants. A precious gift from my beautiful daughter-in-law cannot be left out in the sun.
***
A day after the Crasius Logistics Center was put into operation.
“Master.”
“Uh, butler. Why?”
“…Madam told me to stop sending you now because there are not enough seats in the castle.”
“…….”
One of the three axes I trusted collapsed.
‘Damn.’
Now only Wiridia and Servet remain.