Chương 332: Chapter 315. Talking to Byron

" So, what is it that you wanted to talk about, Matthew?" Byron, Lady Cindy, Sarah, Anna, Princess Alice and I were all sitting in the office room of the townhouse... Why is Princess Alice here though? Lady Cindy said that Byron was able to speak to me and we all walked into the office together... I didn't pay it any thought until she sat down... Why is she here? I looked at Sarah and Anna, but Sarah just whispered a few words to me." You don't want a repeat of what happened as we were walking back, now do you?"

With what sounded more like a threat than an explanation, I decided to just roll with it." Is whatever you're going to talk about involve Bestia?" It seems Byron also noticed how weird it was that a Foreign Princess had joined us for this talk. I turned to him with a confused expression and told him the truth." No..."" Then why?'" Umm..." Princess Alice must've been searching for a believable excuse.

Not wanting for her to remember her time with us as a "bad" experience, I decided to throw her a bone with a bold-faced lie." Well, the 2nd issue I wanted to talk about was the Business Deal for Roseland Products. Bestia is also looking to make a Partnership with us. With that being said, Princess Alice has tasted products besides the desserts that we gave you guys for the party, so you could defer to her for her opinion as a consumer during that discussion."" fufufu..." Press... Press...

Or in other words, she's here, so she's here guys. Or at least, that's what I thought while taking a breath after that mouthful of bullshitting. I waited for Byron and Lady Cindy's reactions to my words, only to hear a slight happy purring sound and giggling from behind me. I'd imagine that'd be sounds from Princess Alice. Maybe I'm being too nice to her? Just as I was thinking this, Sarah and Anna placed their hands on my hands." You're indulging her a bit too much don't you think, Darling?""

Alle isn't going to run and say that Diablos is a terrible place, My Love. Spoiling her too much could be an issue in and of itself." Both Sarah and Anna both whispered something under their breaths, but I couldn't fully hear them as it was too low and too fast to hear. All I could hear was something about "indulging" and "spoiling", so I think I may have made a wrong move somewhere and now they want me to do that for them tonight? I don't think doing that in such a small house is appropriate though?

Well, small maybe I'm selling it short, but I'd feel weird doing the deed in a home like this." Well, okay. These other dishes do stroke my curiosity though. What's the first thing you wanted to talk about, Matthew?" Lady Cindy seemed to be suspicious with my explanation, maybe I should just have Sarah take out some more ice cream to ease her guard during the talks right now? I mean, I don't think the topics are in any way bad for Zana or the Fracks kids though?

Ah, I should just start with the most pressing matter." Well, my first discussion topic is about the plants and soil around Zana."" Yes, I've been trying to figure out what to do about that, the best thing I could do is gather the farmers and other Agricultural Jobs to find out what to do to start healing the land."" Well, yes about that, I wanted to ask your permission as the Lord of Zana to heal the lands myself, I should be able to get it done in 3 or 4 days, if you'd let me."" Come again?"" WHAT!?"

Byron seemed to not believe his ears and Lady Cindy was full of shock. At this moment, I really did see how they were siblings, they had the same look on their faces after all." To explain, I'll need you to keep what I'm about to tell you a secret, okay?" Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation." If you can actually fix the lands outside of Zana, I'll keep any secret to my dying breath." Byron was all for it, while Lady Cindy seemed laxer about it.

I waited to get her agreement as well." I promise not to tell, so what is it exactly?" Lady Cindy eventually gave in... And if I'm seeing right, it looks like her grey eyes seemed to have a hint of curiosity in them. With her agreement, I opened the conversation with what they needed to know first." My 2nd Job is Summoner."" Huh?"" Okay?" Both of them were confused, Lady Cindy looked disappointed, Byron seemed to think that there must be something else since I spoke about keeping things secret.

With their faces betraying their thoughts, I raised my hand and a green light appeared in the room. Lily stepped out of the light with the elegance you'd expect from a Queen." I-Is that..."" This is Lily, she's the Rose Queen of The Spirit Forest. and she's one of the Summons that decided to Form a Contract with me."" Lily? As in the Spirit Sovereign, Queen Lily!?" Lady Cindy began to grow more and more excited as I explained who Lily was.

Now that I think about it, Didn't Asha's mother, Duchess Clearfield also freak out when she found out that I had Formed a Contract with Lily? Are Spiritkin popular with Demon women? Or is it Noblewomen? Maybe it's just Women in general? As I thought about the popularity of Spiritkin, Byron began to introduce himself along with introducing his sister." Hello, my name is Byron Fracks, I'm most likely going to become a Count of Diablos in a few months. This is my Sister, Cindy.

It's an honor to meet such a legendary Spirit Sovereign like you, Queen Lily. I'm sorry the pomp and circumstance aren't up to standards, we're sort of going through a bit of reconstruction ever since last night."" Yes, I'm quite aware, Future Count, Byron. I must say as we watched the both of you deal with that Evil God... Our sympathies were with you."" We?"" Yes, "we".

As you should know, Spirits can watch the world through our Contractor's eyes, we all wanted to help, but his abilities just weren't a good match up for us. All we could do was sit and hope... We all felt so useless. What was the reason we were even able to seek out our Contractor if we can't even help him? Thoughts like that tended to race through my mind as all I could do was sit and watch and hope for the best... Thankfully, the Gods heard my prayers." Lily started to complain again.

When I originally Summoned her earlier today, she said a lot of the same things to Sarah, Anna and Princess Alice. It all sounded similar to me compared to what she and everyone else had spoken to me about. By "everyone else", of course I mean my Contracted Spirits. I had to spend half an hour after confirming the experiment with Lily, soothing Paula and explaining that everything was okay and that I'd never think of breaking our Contract. She eventually calmed down thankfully." I see, thank you for the prayers.

Gods know, we needed them." Byron responded to Lily's words, and Lady Cindy..." So pretty!"" Huh?" Lady Cindy whispered something under her breath while looking at Lily. Lily was surprised by this, but it looked like she understood that it wasn't an insult." This does happen a lot, doesn't it?"" Yes, I can understand of course. Lily does remind me of the forest around my village after all, she's like a hidden field of flowers you find hidden in the middle of the forest.

Now that I think about it, Didn't Lady Asha's mother react the same way?"" Right, Aunt Pena is a bit... Obsessive with Spirts. Mother told me that when she was assigned her actual Job, she cried for a few days since she wasn't a Summoner."" I get what you mean."" I wonder how Aunt Pena is doing now, Big Sis? Could we visit her before I have to head back to Bestia?"" I don't know, we'll need to see. We're going to be busy after all."

The girls began to have what sounded like a nostalgic conversation about Asha's mother. Meanwhile, Lady Cindy was assaulting Lily with different questions, like a fan meeting their favorite entertainer. Meanwhile, Byron and I were shrugging our shoulders at what was going on. Eventually, the situation calmed down and Byron asked me a question." So, I'm guessing Queen Lily can heal our lands? Is that what you want to do?" I nodded my head to Byron's question."

I checked earlier when we left for the Harvey's home, Lily said she could do it and with my current mana it'll take 3 to 4 days to do it."" But why do you want to do that?" Lady Cindy broke out of her staring at Lily to ask a question. I guess she doesn't think something good could happen at this point. I mean losing both parents... And more importantly how they lost them... I guess I should say something besides the fact that I'd like to help." Well, if I had to say it in a word. It's my responsibility to help.""

Didn't your Wives already explain that you did more than enough last night?" Lady Cindy spoke again. I continued to talk." Yes, but I don't want to do it because of that, I have a responsibility as I'm the current Fief Lord of the Rose Swamps, which includes everything past the Eastern Border of Diablos to the Desert far east of Paradise. I have a responsibility to help the people of Zana, just like I would if there was an issue with Fallenroack, Skion or Trapda... Well as long as I can, I mean.

And in this case, I can do something that will help the people, so that's why I'd like your permission to restore the lands."" But you don't need our permission, you outrank us?"" I don't like that idea. Just doing what I want in Zana would be like doing whatever I want in someone's home... Doesn't sit right with me." Lady Cindy and Byron began to look at each other with strange looks. A strange atmosphere began to fill the room... Did I do something wrong? I waited to see what the siblings would say..."

Hahahaha!"" You.... Psh..... You really aren't suited to being a Noble..."" No, Cin! I think that fits him well... It's selfish in a way, when you think about it!" But they just started to laugh for some reason. I was more confused as ever. Well, at least, Sarah and Anna are smiling at me.