Chapter 9 The Imperial Duke's Daughter

The capital of Susaitani, the fourth district of Abrana.

This is the commercial district of the aristocratic area. There are all kinds of high-end restaurants and shopping stores on both sides of the street. According to Deya, this is equivalent to the luxury goods street in the previous life.

Although it is an aristocratic area, it is impossible that all the people in the block are aristocrats. Merchants and commoners are the main group.

Many wealthy businessmen would buy properties on the outskirts of the aristocratic areas, and some well-educated civilians would also work in these areas.

Compared with the lower nine districts, the upper five districts can be described as well-organized.

A carriage inlaid with the Cavendish family crest was driving on the road. Camille, the half-elf, was driving the carriage. He leaned back and said to Deya who was sitting in the carriage:
“Lord Deya, I felt someone was watching us since we left the villa, and he followed us all the way to where the Earl was.

When we came out of the Earl's mansion, the gaze disappeared. I deliberately walked around here twice and didn't notice anyone following us anymore."

Deya, who was sitting in the carriage, leaned against the cushion and closed his eyes to rest. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and said, "Your perception is really sharp."

Camille chuckled and shrugged, saying, "As a wanderer, sharpness is a basic ability. I can notice the slightest movement, and being a half-elf also gives me a bonus in this regard.

From this perspective, my father or mother who died somewhere unknown should be a wood elf rather than a high elf. But it doesn’t make any difference, they are all a group of proud and arrogant elves anyway.

Oh, it is more likely that my father is an elf. Those female elves probably look down on human males.

Of course, I am not talking about you, Lord Deya. If you, Lord Deya, come forward, not to mention the female elves, even the queen of the elves will have to kneel before you and suck your dick, haha!"

Camille chattered on and on, he knew that his master Deya was not a serious nobleman.

Deya listened to Camille's alternative flattery and smiled, "Go to Black Swan."

The carriage turned around.

At this time, Deya was thinking that no matter his original self or his later self after traveling through time, he had never offended anyone - except the Witch Cult.

"It seems that those people who were watching me came just for the witch I caught. They didn't directly break into my residence. This means that the people from the witch cult who came here are not strong, so they just observed my movements and the guards around me."

Thinking of this, Deya felt relieved for the time being.

Black Swan is an extremely high-end dessert shop. The desserts here are expensive. Even some small nobles with tight financial circumstances would not come here easily.

The dessert shop is luxuriously decorated and is filled with separate private rooms, providing a private space for nobles or wealthy businessmen who come here to enjoy afternoon tea.

"welcome!"

The good-looking, well-dressed waitress bowed to Deya at the door.

The waitress was stunned when she saw Camille following Deya.

However, when she looked at the family crest on the carriage outside the store and the extremely imposing Deya, the waitress swallowed back what she wanted to say.

It is extremely rare to see a half-elf in the upper five districts.

Seeing the waitress seeming to want to say something but not daring to say it, Camille winked at her with a smile.

After sitting down in the private room that had been booked in advance, Deya casually ordered a pot of Earl Grey tea and a plate of desserts.

Soon, the waitress brought a ceramic teapot, teacups, a sugar bowl and a three-tier dessert stand.

The dessert stand gradually changes from salty food to sweet food from bottom to top. The bottom layer is mostly sandwiches and bread, the middle layer is cream and jam, and the top layer is cakes and fruit tarts.

This is the most typical aristocratic afternoon tea.

Seeing that Deya was about to go on a date, Camille raised his eyebrows and whispered, "Lord Deya, do you want me to step aside?"

In his opinion, Lord Deya was inviting a lover to enjoy afternoon tea.

But just as Camille finished his words, the door of the private room was pushed open, and a young man in formal clothes with a briefcase in his hand walked in.

The man had fine blond hair and a sunny smile, and looked a few years older than Deya.

He took off his hat, asked the waiter to hang it on the hanger, and sat down opposite Deya: "You arrived earlier than me, I thought you would be late."

The person who came was Deya's good friend since childhood, Brot, the son of Viscount Calentine.

Borlot looked at the teapot and three-tiered dessert plate on the table and said, "You have to treat me to afternoon tea. My current salary cannot afford such an expense."

Those who can become hereditary nobles have fiefs within the kingdom, but the fiefs of barons and viscounts are very small.

Some capable nobles were good at business, but those who were not could only make a living by relying on the small piece of land from their own manor.

These barons and viscounts are all members of the parliamentary faction. Precisely because they are weak, they want to limit the royal power to prevent what they have from being swallowed up by the grand dukes and kings.

A noble without a fiefdom cannot be called a noble, and no one will give up the identity of a noble.

Viscount Calentine's fiefdom was not small, and his family had some businesses, so they were not poor.

However, Braut was not the eldest son in the family and had no right to inherit the title. Now that he was independent, he tried his best to rely on himself.

Deya smiled and said to Braut, "It was me who wanted to ask you for help, so of course I'll be the one to pay for the afternoon tea."

Then, he said to Camille behind him, "Go out first and order some coffee and cake by yourself."

Although Deya is the second son of the Cavendish family, the Cavendish family is also one of the top noble families in the kingdom. Every famous earl and duke is very powerful.

If Deya's monthly pocket money is converted into the purchasing power of his previous life, it would be about 200,000 to 300,000 yuan per month. Now that he has become a mage, I think his father will support him more vigorously with the family's wealth.

Camille bowed awkwardly and walked out of the room.

Under the waitress's contemptuous gaze, he asked for the menu.

Looking at the prices on the menu, Camille was secretly shocked. The pot of tea and snacks that Lord Deya ordered just now cost as much as 40 lotti.

You have to know that a working civilian may only earn 70 to 80 lothi a month after working hard.

A casual afternoon tea for these nobles is equivalent to half a month's effort for a commoner.

Camille did not feel any resentment because he was now also a rentier who could enjoy the benefits.

He didn't dare to order something so expensive, but instead followed Deya's request and ordered a cup of coffee and a cake whose name he couldn't understand. Even so, it cost 5 lotti.

When the waitress saw Camille making a purchase, her contemptuous expression faded a lot.

In the private room, Braut shook his head and said, "I didn't expect you to find a half-elf follower."

Deya smiled and said, "As long as they are capable and loyal to me, I don't care about these things...Okay, Blaute, how is the investigation I asked you to help me with?"

Blauto glared at Deya and said, "I haven't even had a sip of tea yet and you're already talking to me about work."

Although he complained, he still took out a document from the briefcase beside him.

"Deya, I heard that you became a wizard? Is that true?

I thought you were going to study finance at Abrams University, and then learn from Uncle Cavendish and work towards becoming the Chancellor of the Exchequer."

Deya nodded and said, "You heard it right. I have indeed become a mage, but I am only an apprentice now."

Braut looked at Deya with an incredible look and said, "I haven't seen you for a while. You have changed so much that I almost didn't recognize you.

I never thought that one day you would let me help you investigate intelligence by using your identity as the son of the director of the Kingdom’s Military Intelligence Department.”

Deya urged him, "You talk too much nonsense. Tell me the results of the investigation."

Braut put the document in his hand on the table and said, "This Lamia Capet you asked me to investigate is really easy to find.

I thought this person might be from Susetani or England, and I searched for him in the intelligence offices of the two countries for nothing.

Finally, I discovered that this person was actually from the Narpo Empire, and his background was not small."

He took a sip of Earl Grey tea and continued, “…Seven years ago, an event occurred in the Narpo Empire that shocked the empire.

The Empire's Grand Duke Capet and his wife were murdered, and their only heir disappeared. Yes, the Lamia Capet you are investigating is the missing daughter of the Duke.

This incident made the emperor of the empire furious. A grand duke was murdered in such a strange way. If the murderer was not found, it would damage the prestige of the empire.

During the Empire's investigation, the Witch Cult suddenly announced that it was responsible for the murder of the Grand Duke of the Empire. With the Witch Cult taking responsibility, the matter was left unresolved within the Empire.

The angry emperor of the empire launched a crackdown on the witch cult in the empire, but for a secret organization like the witch cult, it is estimated that it will not cause any serious damage. "

Deya was spreading jam on his bread and said, "I'm afraid this won't be that simple."

Braut shrugged and said, "Of course it can't be that simple. If a duke of the empire is killed so easily by the Witch Cult, then all the dukes of the entire empire will be in danger.

The ones who took action might be the Witch Cult, but there must be someone who fanned the flames or even betrayed them secretly.

This should be related to the political struggle within the empire. I don’t know the details. After all, this is the business of the Narbo Empire.”

At this point, Braut said excitedly: "Deya, have you found the Duke's daughter?

The Duke of Capet's territory is not small. Although the empire is centralized, several grand dukes also have their own fiefdoms.

Even the emperor of the empire did not dare to deal with such a large fiefdom casually. Instead, he issued an order that if Lamia Capet could be found within ten years, she would inherit the title of Duke.

Before that, there will be no changes in the Duke of Capet's fiefdom.

Do you get me? "

Deya sneered and said, "Since you said so, there is a political struggle within the empire. If Lamia Cape really appeared in the empire, she would be in danger of death.

As long as she dies, the Duke of Capet's territory will truly become ownerless. If Lamia Capet is still alive, she will definitely not dare to show up. "

Having said that, Deya feels that this can also be a way out.

Lamia has a strong claim to the land inside the empire. If she can't make it in Susetani, she can go to the empire and become a duchess... no, the husband of a duchess!
Feelings are not important. I can force her to get married. It's just a certificate.

Is it better to be an earl in the kingdom or a duke in the empire? It's a no-brainer.

It is impossible to rely on teachers to carry out rebellion in Susaytani.

But if you become a duke, it should be no problem to ask the teacher to help you stand on the stage and intimidate the villains.

Deya was ready to make a move and began his fantasy time.

(End of this chapter)