Ran checked her appearance.
The black mourning dress made her face look paler. Ran grabbed the lace veil with her hand.
A web-like veil covered her face half.
'This is how you can't see the expression.'
Standing at the door of the conference room, Ran checked her thoughts for the last time. The meeting would soon begin, and the agenda would be the next Patriarch issue.
'I can do it.'
A confidence to throw away her uncle's from Duchy and become a Patriarch. Ran herself had it.
'Blue flame.'
She was able to get that ring.
'Of course, I'm not 100% sure.'
The spirits here have names.
Just as humans have their own names, spirits have their names and their names are hidden.
This is because it is possible to control the spirit if you know the name.
And she is the original author.
Of course, she knew the name of Blue flame. So, wear aring and call her name.
Then it won't burn yourself.
The owner of the flame.
It also means the patriarch of the Lazian family. It was away that no one could raise objections.
'Well, I might end up with a pedigree problem later, but I'll keep it for a while. It's all about being recognized right now!'
Perhaps everyone will be surprised and turned upsidedown, and if you aim for the gap, you will be able to do something.
Ran thought so and took a deep breath and lightly put herhand on the door knob.
She herself opened the huge door without a sound.
"Sorry for being late."
When Ran greeted lightly, the disciple raised themselves.There are three families who serve the duke as a household butler.
Wild.
Lance.
Illuminati.
All three families were Patriarch.
Even if served, in this era when estate was not as commonas before, only formality remained.
'In other words, the second and third are well placed in the Knights of the Duchy or administrative posts.'
Along with the others in key posts stood Baron Lindbergh, his uncle.
Originally, he should also be a butler of the duke, but he was avoiding the oath of loyalty under the pretext of his uncle.
"We got together early."
Eustaf said so and pulled out the chair. Ran nodded lightly to him under the black veil and sat down.
Then Eustaf sat down, and everyone who gathered sat down.
Then,
Cough*
Baron Lindbergh coughed in vain, drawing attention.
"Why don't we go straight to the agenda? There's only onereason why we're here."
Some frowned in their hearts as he tried to draw the meeting by being the first to speak, even though Eustaf or Ran had yet to speak.
But Eustaf said nothing and nodded.
"That would be good."
Baron Lindbergh bowed his head with a somber face.
"I am very heartbroken that her husband and my littlenephew have left. But the Duke is still alive. I have two nephews left."
He coughed again and said,
"But Eustaf is still an underage, so I think Ran should bePatriarch."
Then Baron Lance frowned and said,
"Ran has inherited the Duke's last name, but she is not of the Duke's blood. But how does she become Patriarch?"
"Uh! It is the Lord's will to enter Ran!"
Baron Lindbergh raised the authority of the former state.Baron Lance tried to say something more, but Ran slightly raised her hand.
The table became quiet. She got up from her seat and spoke slowly.
"I know there are a lot of people who are concerned aboutme being a Patriarch. But it is also true that Eustaf is still a minor."
Ran looked back at Eustaf. His face looked blurry becauseof pale.
"So, I'd like to hold a temporary Patriarch position for just two years until Eustaf reaches adulthood."
A temporary Patriarch.
There was a slight murmur for that new word.
"As soon as Eustaf becomes an adult, I'll hand him the position of Patriarch. And if anyone is complaining aboutmy lineage being a problem."
Ran took a light breath and told Eustaf.
"Can I borrow your ring for a moment?"
A cold silence filled the room.
Eustaf looked at Ran for a moment and slowly took off his necklace and handed it to Ran.
Baron Lindbergh looked at the symbol of Patriarch witheager eyes.
Blue ring.
If you can't put that in, you can't be a true Patriarch. Ran took the ring out of the necklace.
The blue jewel sparkled.
Without hesitation, she tucked the blue ring into her finger.
At that moment, a blue flame suddenly broke out.
"No way!"
"Oh, my God!"
Some flinched and got chilled on their back, and some got up from their seats.
Eustaf also grabbed her by the wrist without realizing it.
'Istarif! Calm down!'
Ran shouted loudly in her heart. The flame that seemed toswallow her slipped back into the ring.
Silence filled the hall.
Ran raised her hand so that everyone could see it, feeling her hands shaking.
Her finger is twinkling with Blue flame. Everyone looked at it with a frightened face.
Eustaf's blue eyes also shook loudly.
Everyone seemed to have stopped breathing.
"Nonsense!"
It was the Baron Lindbergh who screamed.
"What doesn't make sense, uncle?"
Ran answered calmly.
"That ring, that ring, it can't be worn unless it's of blood. You can't use it unless you're a Patriarch."
"That's right. You can't use it unless you're a Patriarch. So,I think Blue flame recognized me as a temporary Patriarch. A man who has successfully handed over the position to thenext Duke."
"Such·····."Lindbergh's voice trembled.
If Ran is a patriarch, she is a woman who shakes without her own power.
So, she can control as much as she wants. You can get your son to marry her. Or you can marry herself because the blood doesn't mix.
However, as long as she became the owner of the ring, Ran gained the authority not to be shaken at will.
'No, not yet.'
Lindbergh bit his lips.
At least a little girl.
If the qualifications are found to be poor due to being pressed for the position of the Patriarch, there is no placeto lean in the end.
Moreover, the duke's debts are piled up.
He doesn't know about that girl, but he was the one who introduced the duchy to a loan shark. Also, she owes himself.
Lindbergh suffered from dry lips and said,
"That's right. You've admitted by Blue flame."
Isn't she supposed to be on his side anyway?
It was just a little way back. Lindbergh regained his composure.
"Is there anyone who disagrees?"
No one raised a disagreement. No, I couldn't believe thesight that happened in front of my eyes.
"Then I'll wrap up the meeting with Ran being the interim leader."
After Lindbergh spoke loudly, everyone breathed out as if they had been released from magic.
Ran also lost strength from her shoulders. She pulled the ring from her finger and handed it back to Eustaf.
"You don't have to call me Duchess. You don't have to give greeting. Cause I'm only temporary."
Ran said so and looked at everyone. Everyone is looking atherself with suspicious faces and strange faces.
Not all three families pledge loyalty to themselves.
'Wilde is definitely on Eustaf's side.'
Baron Lance is so upright that he doesn't deserve to betraythe Duke.
'What's left is ······.'
Ran turned to Count Illuminati.
The count, whose reddish-brown hair looks like a lion, is inhis early 40s. A man of unknown person. That's how she described him in the original.
Count Illuminati, the duke's sidekick, was also a relative of closest succession except for Baron Lindbergh.
However, he is not a person who openly covets power like his uncle.
'I wish you could be the strength of Eustaf.'
Ran smiled at him thinking so, but the count did not respond.
'Hhhhhh, but I'm the original author? I don't know all the basic settings?'
Thinking so, Ran erased her smile.
"Then let's end the meeting. I'll make time for those of youwho want to stay and talk."
Ran closed the meeting by saying so. But everyone didn't move. Everyone has a story they want to tell to Ran.
She sighed and said slowly.
"Then let's meet one by one in the back room."
Eustaf stood up from his seat and said,
"Come with me."
Ran nodded.
The small room at the back of the conference room was designed for intimate conversation, and was simply decorated with soft colors.
Ran sighed, sat on the creamy sofa and offered him a seat.
"Sit down."
Eustaf sat down and crossed his legs. Ran scattered hergaze to him from his legs to his head.
'Male Lead will do it.'
He was much more handsome than I imagined, but he was just like I thought.
I don't know how he can do that.
"How did you do that?"
"Huh?"
"I mean the one with Blue ring."
"Well, I told you. It's just recognized me as a temporaryPatriarch."
At Ran's words, Eustaf's blue eyes narrowed.
"If that's possible, no one would have died wearing bluering."
"Because I'm a Lazian too, I was registered, and... I wasn'tsure."
At Ran's words, Eustaf's movement paused for a moment.
"It's a gamble."
"Gambling to burn to death."
"There seemed to be no other way than that."
By borrowing his uncle's hand, he would certainly behostile to Eustaf. Even if you're not yourself, that's whathappens around you.
Eustaf still seemed suspicious, but soon returned to his expressionless face.
"So, what are you going to do now?"
"We'll have to pay off the debt. Finance matters are themost urgent."
"What about me?"
"Go back to the Academy and finish graduating."
"If I refuse."
"What do you think I'm gonna do without you?"
Ran smiled lightly and said,
"You may leave Lord Ross."
"To Noonim."
"I'm just saying it's okay to keep on eye. Not to do anythingin vain."
Eustaf looked at Ran for a moment. Is this a trick to keepLord Ross away from himself?
It's not easy to get a reliable escort.
'Of course, the Imperial Academy is protected by magic.'
That's why the Duchess has not been able to reach out to him.
"All right."
Eustaf nodded. You can leave Ross here, and you can takesomeone else with you.
"But one thing."
"Huh?"
"Why are you doing this?"
Ran smiled strangely at Eustaf's words.
Because I'm sorry for being so hard on you in the original?I can't say this.
"Because we're family."
The answer is not false, either.
Until Female Lead comes.
Until she comes and falls in love with him and becomes happy.
I was going to do my best to cheer for they.
'And I'm going to look for the second male lead.'
Why did I put Male Lead and Second male lead into harm's way?
A 15-year-old, middle school sophomore grew up with black dyes growing in her mind.
Ran regretted slowly in her mind.
'But first, let's take care of the light.'
It's not until a long time later that Female Lead finds, but Ran decided to drag in advance now.
It was a mine on the ice wall.
Mana Stone.
There is a wizard in this world. Well, as you can see fromthe story of Iveria, the great sage who raised the ice wall, built the gate, and built the house. Wizards are quite common, so all Lords over the count had one or two wizards.
However, there is no wizard in the Duchy of Lazia. The reason was simple.
This was because Iveria, the great wise man, banned the wizard from entering within 10 kilometers of the ice wall.
The old taboo and silent rules were still perfectly handeddown. So, when you say "a wizardless duke," it refers to the duke of Lazia.
However, even the aristocrats without wizards wanted to see the benefits of magic, and what was designed to do so was magic supplies.
There is a rock called Mana Stone, which contains mana. Using it, the wizards designed the magicians to work without continuing to inject mana.
Soon, however, interest in magical items waned. First of all,the purity of the mana stone is not high, so it is because itis consumed a lot, so considering the maintenance cost, it
was better to hire a wizard.
As a result, it was said to have failed, but the faint lighting,which requires little power from the mana stone, lastedquite a long time, and some places used mana stone instead of candles. Only the existence of magic tax worksthat managed to make magical items has continued.
'But the mana stone on the ice wall has a huge number of reserves and a very high purity.'
In short, what has been impossible so far has beenpossible. It was like bringing coal, or oil, to the harmony fuel market.
'Besides, me, the original author, can go one step further.'
The mana stone, which rises to a hexagonal shape just like crystal, is as transparent as ice due to its high purity.
The first ice crystal found by Female Lead is colorless and transparent. However, mines do not have only transparentice crystals.
'Red and blue Mana Stone.'
This mana stone was the reason why the great wise manIveria kept the wizards away from the ice wall.
The mana from this mana stone has a completely different character from the current mana, and it deteriorates themana accumulated by the wizard. In other words, the moment You come into contact with the Mana Stone, the wizard cannot use magic, and if they do, it will become a nuisance.That's why she warned them not to approach the ice wall.
'They can't handle humans.'
In the magical system of Dwarf and Elf, the species living at the western end, it is like a mana stone.
'In other words, we can interact with people of different races.'
instead of candles. Only the existence of magic tax worksthat managed to make magical items has continued.
'But the mana stone on the ice wall has a huge number of reserves and a very high purity.'
In short, what has been impossible so far has beenpossible. It was like bringing coal, or oil, to the harmony fuel market.
'Besides, me, the original author, can go one step further.'
The mana stone, which rises to a hexagonal shape just likecrystal, is as transparent as ice due to its high purity.
The first ice crystal found by Female Lead is colorless andtransparent. However, mines do not have only transparentice crystals.
'Red and blue Mana Stone.'
This mana stone was the reason why the great wise manIveria kept the wizards away from the ice wall.
The mana from this mana stone has a completely different character from the current mana, and it deteriorates themana accumulated by the wizard.
In other words, the moment you come into contact with the Mana Stone, the wizard cannot use magic, and if they do, it will become a nuisance.That's why she warned them not to approach the ice wall.
'They can't handle humans.'
In the magical system of Dwarf and Elf, the species living atthe western end, it is like a mana stone.
'In other words, we can interact with people of different races.'
Ran smiled in her heart. Minerals that could only behandled by the Dwarfs or the elf were traded at aconsiderable price.
'Cause the North can't start a fast-food business anyway.'
The oil industry will be secured, but the relay trade will not be bad.
'But first step is mine, so....'
Thinking of it, Ran sighed.
'Where was it located?'
At that time, Eustaf said, cutting off her thoughts.
"Noonim."
"Huh? Yeah."
"I'm going to get going."
"Academy, you will be graduating, aren't you?"
"Because Noonim is Patriarch now."
"It's temporary."
"May the blue flame bless you."
"Don't!"
Frowning, Ran raised her hand.
"That greeting is too much. Blue flame is yours. Just a normal greeting."
Ran added, Slowly.
"And we are family."
At the words, Eustaf looked straight at her and said,
"I've never thought of you as my family."
Throb.
It's so heart-breaking.
Ran smiled awkwardly and said,"Is that so?"
Eustaf greeted her reaction as if nothing had happened and left the room.
Ran sat down helplessly.
'Not family.'
At this rate, I might be kicked out by Eustaf as soon as he put handed his position as a Patriarch.
But even if that happens.
'Do what you have to do.'
Still, should I save some pocket money...Ran thought so and pulled the string so that the next person could come in.