Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 47.1

The next day.

After attending classes as usual, it was time for the general martial arts lesson in the afternoon.

“Beryl, you seem a bit down. Is something wrong?”

“Stop talking like I’m always thoughtless.”

“You’re not your usual sharp self. What’s going on?”

I watched the red-haired student from the Baron’s group training with everyone while standing with Al.

The Young Lady was training in a sparring match with the weakest female student (from the Baron’s group) as usual.

“Hey, Al. Can I ask you something?”

“Don’t ask me how to invite that girl.”

“No, that’s not it! Do you think I’m in a position to invite anyone!?”

“No, I don’t think so.”

This guy…!

“So, what’s up?”

“You know there’s a slum in front of the western mines, right?”

“Yeah. That place…”

“Is it famous after all?”

“Of course. No one expected it to turn out like that. It’s quite irregular even among nobles.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. That slum was established not long ago. Maybe about five years?”

“Quite recent. I’m surprised.”

“Yeah. Count Ludelagan said that having the poor in the royal capital made the scenery ugly and forcibly relocated them there.”

“Count Ludelagan… So, he’s the red-haired girl’s father.”

“Hey, don’t refer to Lady Diana like that.”

“Oh, sorry.”

“To be honest, if it had been Count Emblam or Count Kuzelia saying that, it might have been more expected, but no one thought the justice-minded Count Ludelagan would say such a thing. The nobles were very surprised, and so was His Majesty.”

“Really…”

“Count Ludelagan’s argument was very on point, so they collected money from the kingdom’s nobility and forcibly relocated everyone. Now, whenever the poor appear, they are forcibly relocated.”

“…I went there yesterday, and everyone seemed to be living happily.”

“Did you go there at night?”

“Well, I’m a knight princess. I’m working hard because I don’t think I can protect the Young Lady at level 18.”

“Beryl… Well, anyway, everyone in that slum seems to be managing well, but… this is something I personally investigated, so please don’t spread it around.”

“Sure.”

“Actually, there are nobles who have been continuously supporting that place.”

“…No way. Is it the red-haired family?”

“I told you not to use that name. Beryl.”

“Oh… sorry.”

“Yeah, that’s right. I couldn’t believe Count Ludelagan would expel the poor without reason. It turns out he’s been providing food aid there. The poor spread throughout the royal capital had no order and were often dominated by thieves’ guilds and dark guilds. What Count Ludelagan did became a wonderful policy to save the poor in a way. It can also deter thieves’ guilds.”

I see… That’s why the poor looked well.

“Thank you. That clears up my doubts.”

“I’m glad. So, do you have a better opinion of Lady Diana now?”

“No, it’s not that she is amazing, but rather her father is. Well, I understand the situation as the daughter of the Ludelagan family supporting the commoners.”

“Exactly. So, please don’t be too cold to her.”

“Hmm? Al, do you have feelings for her?”

“…”

“Ugh… Al… don’t look at me with such cold eyes…”

“I have a proper fiancée. Don’t spread strange rumors about me.”

“Oh… sorry…”

I see. The Young Lady also has a fiancée, so it’s natural for someone like Al to have one too.

By the way… Is the red-haired one around?

That evening.

Today, I came to the entrance of the mine with Lisa.

As soon as we stepped out from behind a rock, we ran into someone.

“Ah! It’s this older brother and older sister! Older sister!”

The small girl pointing at us in surprise and the wide-eyed person was—no way, it was the red-haired one.

“‘Eh’”

Lisa hid behind me as both Diana and I said the same thing at the same time.

I let my guard down a bit…

“Beryl-kun and Lisa-san…?”

“Hello, Count Ludelagan.”

“Mei-chan? Is it really these older brothers and sisters?”

“That’s right! They went into the mine yesterday and didn’t come back all day!”

“Hm…? What’s going on?”

“Count Ludelagan? What’s this about?”

“Well, Mei-chan saw two people who looked like adventurers entering the mine yesterday, but there were no signs of them coming back, and they didn’t appear today either. She was worried they might be in trouble inside the mine, so I happened to visit and was asked to check on them, so I rushed over.”