The Bayerlein Duke’s mansion in the royal capital is managed by Lord Alexander. Therefore, Lord Alexander and his wife primarily reside in the royal capital.
Since the Bayerlein Ducal House is a member of the highest council, the Council of Elders, it is customary for the head of the family or a representative to be stationed in the royal capital.
Up until now, Lord Alexander has attended the council meetings as the acting head, but starting next year, my grandfather will be stationed there instead.
Well, you could say it’s a way for him to stay close to me… or rather, to graciously offer his protection to me.
For the time being, I’m planning to live at the Roxfall Knight Barony’s mansion, which also has a residence in the capital.
Now, about the Roxfall Knight Barony’s mansion—it’s located in the northwest part of the noble district. It’s much smaller compared to the Bayerlein Duke’s mansion. And, to my surprise, the neighboring house has been purchased and turned into a station for the temple knights.
The neighboring residence, which belonged to a baronial family, is bigger than ours, which I find amusing.
“Welcome back, Lord Toma ,” said someone as we entered the mansion. From the neighboring house, Lord Dardale came over. Wait a second, why is there a hole in the wall separating the two properties?
“Hohoho,” he laughed it off!
“From now on, the temple will handle the security of this mansion. We express our gratitude to the Roxfall Knight Barony for their cooperation.”
I still remember how he flashed a gentle smile while giving my father a piercing look.
Well, my grandfather said temple knights are good for keeping pests away, so I’ve decided to take it positively.
Anyway, there are already staff members managing the mansion in the capital. The butler, Ryud Bobson, is the son of Johnson, the butler who works at the Ashwood estate. His wife, Lulka, works as a maid.
Until now, these two have been managing the mansion. Moving forward, since I’ll be living here, we’ve hired a coachman named Jack and his wife, Laila, who will work as a maid. They will live and work here full-time.
Additionally, Ben and Charmy, who are to be my guards, will also be living here.
“Master, Madam, Lord Toma , and Lord Ziegwald, welcome home.”
“You must be tired from your long journey.”
Ryud, who has green hair and brown eyes, has an aura similar to Johnson and a face resembling Sala. Lulka, with her brown hair and eyes, was instantly recognizable as Lala’s mother.
“Toma ! I’ve been waiting for you!”
“My lord, madam, greetings.”
Ben and Charmy, who explored dungeons with me, are close to level 200. Quietly, they’ve surpassed the levels of the temple knights.
Even when we explored the 15th floor of the Ashwood Dungeon, the temple knights were more of a hindrance, so they began leveling up independently. As a result, the temple knight squad leader, Susanna Kohlrausch, has raised her level to 190, and the others have also made significant progress.
Still, the reality is that we are ahead in levels. After discussing it, it was decided that Ben and Charmy would become my personal guards.
To be honest, reaching level 200 is rare. My grandfather’s soldiers are of high quality, and there are knights over level 300 in his ranks, but I haven’t seen anyone above level 150 in the royal capital yet.
Perhaps the Royal Knights Order has individuals on par with my father’s level?
Back to the main topic: Captain Susanna has also been reassigned to the royal capital. She was standing behind Lord Dardale earlier.
There are still three days until the entrance exam, so I decided to go sightseeing in the royal capital.
I left the mansion with my mother and Ziegwald in a carriage.
My father can’t ride in a carriage, but I can. This rule applies only to adult men of lower nobility, so it doesn’t apply to me since I am still a minor. However, the carriage that the family of lower nobility can ride in is a box carriage.
Charmy is also in the carriage, but the temple knights and Ben are riding horses as guards.
Since Ben had been training in horseback riding with me, he can ride properly. He really does look like a knight, doesn’t he?
“First, let’s get some clothes made.”
In the royal capital, there are several tailoring shops that cater to nobles.
These are not shops for commoners, so everything is custom-made.
For upper and middle nobility, they call craftsmen to their homes, but lower nobility go to the shop to have their clothes made. This kind of custom is a part of royal capital life, which makes it quite troublesome.
We entered the tailoring shop frequented by the Bayerlein Duke’s family.
There were so many fabrics, it was hard to choose.
“Madam, it suits you very well.”
“I do like this fabric’s color.”
It took over three hours to decide on my mother’s dress…
I never imagined that accompanying a woman to pick clothes would be so painful.
It didn’t take even thirty minutes for my clothes.
“Oh my, Ziegwald, you look cute too.”
Ziegwald was reluctant to be measured for his size, which took a little time, but fabric selection didn’t take long at all.
“I’m hungry, let’s stop somewhere for a meal.”
“That’s a good idea. I wonder if there’s a good restaurant around here?”
I asked Captain Susanna.
“I’ve heard that a restaurant called Rilunfolk Zaido is delicious.”
We headed to Rilunfolk Zaido, but…
“I’m terribly sorry, all of our seats are reserved.”
As expected of such a high-end restaurant.
It can’t be helped with a reservation-only system.
“I didn’t think of that, my apologies.”
“It’s not your fault, Captain Susanna. I suppose this is just the way things are in the city.”
“That’s right, Susanna.”
So, we decided to go to a less formal place that was easier to get into.
“Ah, Baron Jonas! Welcome, it’s a pleasure to have you.”
“Hmm. I was just passing by today. Are there any seats available?”
“Yes, please come right in.”
The well-built Baron Jonas was escorted inside.
From this exchange, it seemed Baron Jonas hadn’t made a reservation, but was easily seated. Since we, with no reservation, were turned away, I understood that this restaurant selects its customers carefully.
“Wha… that waiter!?”
Captain Susanna tried to complain to the restaurant, but I stopped her.
“It’s fine, we’ll never come back to this place again.”
“Ah, I’m terribly sorry for the inconvenience!”
“It’s not your fault, Susanna. Don’t worry about it.”
Although I was in a bad mood, the next place we were led to, a restaurant called Danboro, was open to commoners, and I actually found this better. The food was delicious, and we were able to leave satisfied.
