Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

As Dante approached the border of Yggurle Kingdom, Darphy was summoned by the Knight Commander for some reason.

「Umm, return home?」

「Yeah, that’s right. I heard that Lord Dante and Madam Freesia are absent. If the lord of a territory is absent for an extended period of time, the people would be uneasy. Chancellor Balza said that you, the heir, were to keep watch for the time being,」

「P-Prime minister Balza did!?」

No wonder Darphy was surprised, to him who was a mere successor to a Chevalier family, the weight of Balza, the name of the an Elven Elder who serves as the country’s prime minister, was far too immense.

Of course, Balza had already caught on to Sophia’s childbirth, and because of this, he knew that Dante and Freesia would have gone to see their grandchild.

Next to Takumi’s house was Princess Mimir’s mansion, and right now, Queen Lumia was staying there long-term. As much information as they wish was coming to them.

They could profit from creating a chance to owe favor from Dante and Freesia, and connect with Takumi through Sophia’s newborn child.

「……very well. Until Father returns, I shall govern the territory.」

「Sir, yes sir.」

As Darphy saluted and left, the Knight Commander looked at him with pity.

The Knight Commander was informed. In the not so far future, Darphy would become the head of the House Sylphide.

Actually, it was through the spirits who overheard Dante screaming from inside the carriage about how he was entrusting the territory over to Darphy that the Royal Palace learned of this.

It seems Wind Spirits were unable to keep secrets.

Incidentally, Darphy was unable to hear the voice of the Spirits. He managed to rebound by being able to see them, but even that was impossible with higher rank Spirits, and there was no chance for him to learn of it.

With Darphy in such a state, there was no way he would have known his parents’ circumstances.

「Could you hand this document to Lord Sylphide at once?」

「To Father? What document is it?」

「What, you will know when you give it. Ahh, you must not look at it.」

「Y-yes sir.」

There was impossible for Darphy to not be curious about the document handed to him by the Knight Commander, but he did not have the courage to peek at the document that the Prime Minister was addressing to his father.

Though not quite convinced, Darphy began his preparations to return to the Sylphide Territory from the Royal Capital and take over.

In summation, his mother Freesia began making preparations to leave for the Sanctuary as soon as she learned of Sophia’s pregnancy. Then upon receiving notice that Sophia had given birth, even his father Dante had made his way to the Sanctuary.

Darphy had some choice thoughts towards his father neglecting the territory for over two months, but he was still better than his mother who had not returned in over half a year, and so suppressed his frustration.

Well, even with the absence of the lord for several months, it did not have a considerable effect on a small territory, so he did not feel the need to rush back.

The farther he got from the capital, the more rural the scenery got outside of the window of his carriage.

Normally he would return home by way of horseback, but for some reason, he was instructed by the Knight Commander to load majority of his belongings from the knights’ dormitories into a carriage as it was likely that he would be staying for an extended period of time.

Darphy hated the Sylphide territory.

He was working hard to become a respected knight of good standing in the Royal Capital, but he had to inherit a small territory in the not-so-distant future.

To Darphy, the Sylphide territory was, put bluntly, at the bottom of Yggurle Kingdom and was simply several small village in the sticks. That’s why he wanted his father Dante to continue being its lord as long as possible.

He was working as a knight to climb the ranks and escape his situation. Even without his antagonistic mindset towards his sister, Darphy had had such a goal. That desire was shattered by unforeseen circumstances, but with regards to rising in the ranks, that would come true later on.

Darphy’s carriage arrived at his mansion in the Sylphide territory.

At the same time, Dante’s carriage had just passed through Yggurle Kingdom’s border and was rushing towards the Sylphide territory, with the Demon Horses being pushed to their limits with less breaks than normal.

The father who single-mindedly wanted to return to his granddaughter’s side, and the son who didn’t want to succeed him were soon about to meet.

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