I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 240.2

The Beginning of Everything 2

Oh, speaking of which—!

“Lord Neil, the magic homework this afternoon—”

“Ah, I’ve already finished the academic work on attribute magic. And about magic as well. —Here.”

Then, he made a flame appear on his left hand.

This genius-like ability.

What kind of person is this?

Surely, if Lord Neil becomes the king of this world, he will truly achieve his dreams.

But…

“U-uwaaaa. Priscilla, take it, take it!?”

“Yes, yes. —It’s just a bug.”

“…Phew. Oh, don’t kill it. Make sure to release it outside.”

“Shall I put it back once more?”

“No, it’s fine.”

On the other hand, he dislikes fighting with people and is extremely afraid of hurting them.

Despite being outstanding in the noble academy, he is teased as someone who can’t even kill a bug.

…Honestly, it made me really angry.

To hurt someone as kind as Lord Neil.

At that moment, Lord Neil touched my cheek.

“Don’t make a sad face, smile.”

“…Why are you so kind, Lord Neil?”

“It’s not that. It’s normal. The world is too cruel. Mother often said so.”

“…She was really a good person. She got angry at the butler who did terrible things to slaves. She was very, very righteous.”

“Yes. I want to live as nobly as my mother did.”

Lord Neil’s mother passed away from illness several years ago.

He had been dedicatedly caring for her, without leaving it to us.

His mother was the same. She disliked slaves and wished for equality.

Even so, she bought the children to help them from the poor environment they were in.

Lord Izak was taciturn, but he was kind back then.

But after my mother passed away, things changed.

He became stricter, started getting angry often, and became more obsessed with making money, focusing intensely on the business.

There are even rumors that he’s gotten involved in dangerous activities.

Neil doesn’t approve of this and is trying to investigate in detail what Izak is doing behind the scenes.

Despite being biological father and son, they are constantly at odds with each other.

I can’t do anything.

I can only watch.

“I will always be by your side. That’s all I can do.”

“Haha, that’s more than enough. But you and I are equals. We’re friends.”

“Hehe, that sounds nice.”

After that, I continued to serve the Albert family and Neil as before.

But one day, late at night, when I tried to visit a room for some business, I heard shouting.

“Father, why are you doing such a thing!! Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean you should turn human trafficking into a business! Do you know what mother would think if she were alive!”

“Be quiet, Neil. It can’t be helped. It’s necessary to increase our wealth.”

“Mother is no longer here. We shouldn’t need more money!”

“Be quiet! Money is always needed. You need to understand how the world works!”

It seems that he is becoming a financier for a legal slave trader.

While it is profitable, it also increases the chances of involvement with criminal organizations. The reputation from others will also worsen.

Neil was unhappy. It was the first time he showed such anger.

A few months later, Neil’s fears became reality.

It was revealed that the slave trader Izak was involved with had disappeared with a large sum of money and was also involved in illegal human trafficking in other countries.

As a result, Izak faced huge compensation payments to the country and, of course, was arrested.

Ignorance could not be claimed. Furthermore, he was accused of being the mastermind behind it all, facing heavier charges than the facts.

Neil did everything he could to help, but it was not enough.

Due to the loss of credibility, normal business could not be conducted, and as a result, it became impossible to pay salaries to slaves, maids, or butlers.

One by one, people resigned, and those of us who admired Neil were left in a difficult situation.

“What will you do, Priscilla?”

“I will continue to support Neil as always. Thanks to that, the family is settled. For now… I need to take care of him. He hasn’t been eating properly. He’s been trying so hard to fix things with Izak. What about Nicola?”

Nicola, with her beautiful blue hair, became a maid around the same time as I did.

She is very kind and more capable than I am.

And like me, she was helped by Neil.