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After finishing a picnic in the garden I returned to the room, because Albert was fast asleep so I didn't have the heart to wake him up and took him to my room instead.
In the room there is a work and study desk that Franks has prepared for a long time and there are piles of work documents about the cost of the home budget or the results of this family business.
I sat at the table looking at the paper and found one of the most unprofitable efforts here, because the difficult terrain was not optimal, I thought with my knowledge when I became a master.
Because this business includes coal mining as well as iron ore and others, it's a shame if you don't look for the problem, this mining might close down.
I paused for a moment then searched the pile of other papers to find the root of this mining problem,
"Found it !!!" I said excitedly
And it turns out that the root of this mining problem is that it is close to the mountain of monsters, so there are often many accidents there, from monsters arriving.
Then the delivery was difficult because the area was steep and far from a good place to swap like the pier, I also thought of making a plan to create a steam engine that was very famous in my world first.
Because tools like that are what create a new civilization called eknology,
"Alright !!!!, I will make a steam engine, then make a simple train with this steam engine, hopefully this work will not last too long, and to eradicate the monsters I will look for weaknesses but I still don't believe that in this world there are monsters. "I thought to myself,
And even though in Florence's memory there were many incidents of dangerous or cruel monsters.
Then for the next job I have to calculate the income and expenses of this house, holding this very valuable cash book a sign which means you are the mistress of this house.
But compared to feeling like a hostess, I feel more like an office worker, because I really love this job.
Even though I majored in physics and had nothing to do with office management, after finishing tidying up all the work I also replied to the letter from the blrooming family and sent it to the waiter to deliver it.
Finally I can relax after today's exhaustion, I also look out the window, the sky is red, a sign of night.
"Hm ... means what time is it now?" You thought to yourself while looking for the clock in the room.
"Oh yes ....., I forgot there are no clocks here, only morning afternoon and evening maybe next time I have to propose a time clock so that people don't have trouble working and make sure of time" I said to myself, patting my forehead because I forgot. .
Finally, the appointed day arrived, I came to the tea party from Miss Agatha de Monique. She is from the Earl family, and luckily Albert has regained consciousness so I don't have to take her with me.
When I got there, all the female aristocrats turned towards me and immediately whispered whispers with their friends, which even sounded in my ears.
I try to relax and not get carried away with emotions because it's been like this very often before, so I am more used to dealing with cute people like them.
The owner of the house approached me with a friendly greeting and said
"I didn't expect the Duchess to come here because usually you don't want to come to events like this," she said with a friendly smile but her voice was a little mocking.
I smiled briefly because I could respond to his words which were interpreted like this
"wow ... aren't you a lowly commoner? How dare you come here why don't you be inside your big house, and hide like a mouse that the owner of his house doesn't even consider"
Finally I also decided to reply to his words
"Thank you for the invitation, miss, because sooner or later I have to come out to socialize and hang out, because I won't be able to, just stay at home because I've learned noble etiquette and other insights, so I feel quite worthy to come to the party this "in a slightly cocky tone indicating a difference in status now.
"I see, Duchess, then please come inside," she said with a slightly awkward tone, being a little shocked by the tone of my words just now.
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Not long after the event started we sat at a long table decorated with various kinds of flowers and food, also delicious very expensive tea, while talking this and that, which is all about a person or his or her family and also trending topics.
I complained to myself
"This is ... not an association like RT or RW, but rather called ngegosip !!!, HM ... it's also funny to gossip in the style of royalty, if the earth in front of the house becomes too"
I just kept listening to the parrots chattering, until suddenly another nobleman was chirping like this
"Oh yes ... ladies and gentlemen, has not Duchess Florence started running the family business, huh?" he asked to belittle me, because how could a commoner manage to take care of the family finances?
I, who was drinking tea casually, immediately lowered the glass and turned to the mistress who asked earlier,
"Of course, since I am the new Duchess, I should be able to do this kind of work without exception" The ladies there were awkwardly silent because of the caring aura I showed with my arrogant tone of voice.
I deliberately said in such a tone so as not to try to underestimate me because I am now the highest noble and the Duke is the brother of his Majesty the queen, even though I was a commoner you wouldn't be able to mess with me.
And the awkwardness was erased by the pink-haired countess who smiled kindly but was hiding a secret that no crowd could know, and she asked to reduce the tension there,
"I want to ask the Duchess, isn't there a lot of problems in your family's mining right now?"
"Oh, you're right lady, but ever since I started trying to produce steam engines, mining will be easier later."
"I saw the replica of the steam engine that was being tested, I felt that it was really cool Duchess !!! How did you come to think like that?" Asked a young lady who looks innocent in the eyes of adults.
"It was just luck, because I accidentally thought of the tool."
"Can you tell how it works?" Asked the other lady, I guess that she is very interested in this machine.
"So the machine is like this, there is a primitive steam turbine prototype that works using the reaction principle, where this turbine consists of a heat source, a vessel filled with water and a vertical pipe that supports the ball where on the ball there are two steam nozzles" I said trying. describe the object by hand.
"And the process works like this, the heat source will heat the water in the vessel until the water evaporates, then the steam flows through the vertical pipe into the ball. The steam collects in the ball, then through the nozzle it bursts out, because of the burst, the ball becomes spinning, so like that "I said finishing his explanation.
Some of the ladies pretended to understand so nodded their heads, some didn't care, but what I do know is that the lady who asked me really understood what I said, even her eyes sparkled brightly.
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Finally the afternoon arrived and the tea party ended, I walked towards the train until someone greeted me and I returned the greeting, then suddenly he whispered very softly near me
"You must be a soul who came from another world"
"Deg !!! ....."
Suddenly I felt like I was heartbroken and could be knocked down at any time by this lady's words, fortunately I'm good at controlling emotions and facial expressions so I won't be caught easily, I'm sure.
"Hahaha ..... What do you mean Miss Countess? What is a soul from another world?" I said pretending to be stupid.
He smiled crookedly and said again in a whispered tone, "You come from a world called Earth, right? Don't not be Korean."
I was silent for a while and then when I wanted to answer his words he spoke first,
"You can't lie to Duchess because your face was a little pale at my last word, how about we spend some time alone together in secret later?" The bidding
"Okay, of course the day is" I said with a flat face and promised to pass it
"Hufaven restaurant in the capital, private room, morning" he replied quickly and his voice was still heard by me who was still walking, I just replied to his words with a nod.
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