Seventh Daughter 4-40 part 3

 

Chapter 4-40 : Dignity Is Important For A Feudal Lord (part 3)

 

The next morning, Mylia went to the reception venue built by the townspeople yesterday. It was located in the vacant land in front of the old church.

Chloe suggested that location because she thought that the existence of the church could give the immigrants peace of mind, and the people who wanted to pray after a long journey would be able to do that right away.

The vacant land was quite large. It was almost the same size as the town square, so it could hold two thousand plus people.

There were hundreds of long benches for the immigrants and about thirty reception desks with two people who could read and write at each desk.

Additionally, dozens of townspeople were patrolling the venue.

All of the people who were helping in the venue were wearing suits with dried lavender flowers in their breast pockets.

「Oh, it’s Mylia-sama!」
「Good morning, Mylia-sama!」
「Lady Mylia, good morning!」(townspeople)

「Good morning, guys!」(Mylia)

The cheerful townspeople greeted Mylia as soon as they saw her. Mylia then greeted them back with a dazzling smile on her face.

「Everyone, we’ll be very busy today, but let’s do our best!」(Mylia)

「「Yes, Ma’am!!」」(townspeople)

After greeting the people at the entrance to the venue, Mylia spotted Chloe who had arrived first, and approached her.

There were twenty large pots lined at the edge of the venue, and there were about fifty female cooks who were happily chatting while stirring the pots. They were cooking a large amount of stew and pot-au-feu.

Chloe was observing them. She thought it would be bad if the immigrants were hungry, so she asked the women who could cook to prepare food for the immigrants.

By the way, Mylia bought those pots from Hamanulle.

「Onee-chan~!」(Mylia)

「Mylia, you finally came.」(Chloe)

「How’s the stew?」(Mylia)

「It’s great! Take a look for yourself.」(Chloe)

「Mmm~ It smells so good~! It’s stuffed with a lot of meat too! Looks delicious!」(Mylia)

Mylia looked inside the pot, checking the food. The steam rising from the pot brought a pleasant smell to her nostrils.

After confirming that the food was perfect, she nodded in satisfaction.

「Mylia-sama, do you want to try some?」(female cook)

「Can I!?」(Mylia)

Seeing Mylia sniffing the stew she was making, a female cook smiled and offered her the stew.

「Fufu. What are you talking about? Of course, you can. You’re the feudal lord.」(female cook)

She took a bowl, filled it with the stew, and handed it to Mylia.

「Here you go. I hope you like it.」(female cook)

「Thank you! *Munch munch* Mmm~!! It’s sooo good! *munch munch*」(Mylia)

Mylia started devouring the stew as soon as she received the bowl. She hadn’t had breakfast yet, so she was quite hungry.

「Slow down, Mylia. You’ll burn your tongue.」(Chloe)

「*Munch munch* Mon’t mowwy, Mone-cham. *Munch munch*」(Mylia)

「Hahh…」(Chloe)

Chloe sighed when she saw her little sister’s unladylike behavior.

「Aaahh~… Thank you, it’s very delicious!」(Mylia)

「I’m glad you like it, Mylia-sama!」(female cook)

The female cook replied to Mylia with a smile as she received the empty bowl.

After that, the beautiful glasses-wearing priestess, Josephine, came out of the church and approached Mylia and Chloe as soon as she spotted them.

「Lady Mylia, Lady Chloe, good morning!」(Josephine)

「Good morning.」(Chloe)

「Good morning, Josephine-san!」(Mylia)

「By the way, do you think we can get some workers from the immigrants? We still need more manpower to build the cathedral.」(Josephine)

「I’m sure many people will be willing to help us build the cathedral. Right, Onee-chan?」(Mylia)

「Yeah. As long as we pay them well, of course.」(Chloe)

The Great Cathedral was a major project costing thousands of gold coins which was equal to about twenty billion yen.

It would definitely open up many job vacancies for the immigrants.

「Ahh~ I can’t wait to see the cathedral when it’s finished. I’m sure it will be the most magnificent building I’ve ever seen!」(Josephine)

Josephine, who had an unusual obsession with architecture, looked so excited.

「I’m looking forward to it too! …By the way, Josephine-san, I feel safe that you’re here with me, but… Do you know where he is?」(Mylia)

「”He”? Do you mean that perverted man?」(Josephine)

「Yeah…」(Mylia)

（I really don’t want to see his face…）

「Don’t worry. Bonnie-san told me to lock that demon-possessed perverted man in a small room in the church.」(Josephine)

「I see. That’s great. It would be bad if he scared the immigrants.」(Mylia)

「Exactly.」(Josephine)

（I don’t want the immigrants to think that we keep a pervert in this town…）

「Oh, right. Mylia, I have something for you. Follow me.」(Chloe)

「Hm?」(Mylia)

Mylia and Josephine looked at each other for a second and followed Chloe to the center of the venue.

Chloe then put her index finger and thumb in her mouth and whistled loudly.

Soon after, Hypnus descended from the sky and landed in front of her.

（Whoa… Onee-chan looks like a tamer who completely controls her familiar…）

「Hypnus, can you take ‘it’ out?」(Chloe)

「Kuu! (Roger that!)」(Hypnus)

As Chloe asked, Hypnus took out a luxurious-looking red chair from his magic bag.

「Mylia, it’s your throne! You should sit in it when the immigrants come.」(Chloe)

「Eeehhh? Should I…?」(Mylia)

「Remember what Parites-sama said about dignity? You need to show them your dignity as the lord of this territory.」(Chloe)

「Ugh… I know, but… It’s embarrassing…」(Mylia)

「I know how you feel, but you should think of it as your duty as a feudal lord. Can you take out some saber-toothed tiger’s fangs and dabola’s feathers from your magic bag?」(Chloe)

「Wh, What for…?」(Mylia)

「To decorate this chair, obviously.」(Chloe)

「Eeehh…? You will make it even more stand out!」(Mylia)

「That’s the plan. I want everyone to notice that you’re a strong witch who can hunt strong monsters as rumored. Most of the immigrants abandoned their hometowns to move here because they heard that you’re a strong Dragon Slayer. That’s why we need to reassure them.」(Chloe)

「Uhh… I’ve got your point. This town is surrounded by monster territory after all, so I need to show them that I have the ability to protect them.」(Mylia)

「That’s right. It would be better if we could show them the bones of the dragons you killed, but you sold them to the queen. The next time you kill a dragon, I think you should keep some of their bones.」(Chloe)

「Alright. I don’t know if I will encounter another dragon, but I really want to try the meat of other dragons. Basilisk meat was delicious, so I bet other dragon meat is delicious too! Next time I kill a dragon, I won’t sell the corpse to the queen!」(Mylia)

「I hope Her Majesty won’t be angry… Anyway, let’s decorate this chair.」(Chloe)

「Okay.」(Mylia)

Mylia took out the bones of the strong monster and the feathers of the dabolas she defeated and then started to decorate the chair together with Chloe and Josephine.

「Un, un! It’s perfect!」(Chloe)

「It looks… bizzareー I mean… unique…」(Josephine)

「Reeeally…?」(Mylia)

（Ugh… It looks like the chair of a barbarian tribe’s leader… Should I really have to sit in it…?）

「Before you take a seat in it, I think you should dress up. You can’t greet your people with your casual clothes. Let’s go to that house. Josephine-san and I will help you dress up.」(Chloe)

「You’re right. Alright then.」(Mylia)

The three of them went to a nearby house and helped Mylia change into the expensive-looking dress she bought from the royal capital. It was a lavender-colored long dress that almost touched her feet.

Chloe also put a diamond-encrusted tiara on Mylia’s head and put light makeup on her.

「Un, un! You look super cute! You look dignified and cute at the same time! Ahh~ You’re truly the most beautiful little sister in the world! Right, Josephine-san?」(Chloe)

「Ahaha… Yes, of course. Lady Mylia, you look amazing!」(Josephine)

「Onee-chan, you’re exaggerating…」(Mylia)

After that, the three of them returned to the venue.

As soon as Mylia took a seat on the chair that didn’t fit with her beautiful appearance, the townspeople in the venue started cheering.

「All hail, Mylia-sama!!」
「Long live Lady Mylia!」
「Glory to Baron Mylia and the three sisters!」(townspeople)

Chloe and Josephine were also applauding happily.

The eldest sister, Bonnie, who had been busy educating the receptionists, also cheered and applauded.

She then approached Mylia and the others with a big smile on her face.

「Fufu. Seems like you’re ready to welcome the immigrants.」(Bonnie)

「Ahaha… I’m kinda nervous though…」(Mylia)

Right after Mylia replied to Bonnie with a bitter smile, the sound of footsteps of thousands of people began to be heard.

 

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