Chapter 111: First Visit to the Viscount’s Daughter
Eastern side of Arend Island, the residence of Viscount Arend.
Leon stood side by side with Father Auden before the courtyard’s barred gate. Father Auden rang the doorbell at the entrance and waited together with Leon.
“Is it really necessary for me to show up personally for this kind of thing?” Leon cast the priest a glance.
He had originally thought that after purchasing those ships, Father Auden would go directly to negotiate with Viscount Arend about leasing the pier. Yet Father Auden had insisted that he come in person.
“You’re not planning to operate that Labyrinth for just a year or two and then stop, are you? If you’re going to act long-term within Viscount Arend’s territory, sooner or later you’ll have to deal with this family. It’s not a bad thing to get acquainted early,” Father Auden said.
Through the gate, Leon observed the mansion and courtyard. The residence was large and imposing, and it did not look old. Presumably, when the previous Viscount Arend purchased this territory, he had truly been wealthy.
However, the courtyard had clearly gone without maintenance for a long time, and weeds overran the garden.
After waiting for quite a while, he saw the mansion door open beyond the courtyard gate. The female attendant hired by Adele stepped out of the house. Upon seeing Father Auden, she immediately showed a guarded expression.
Adele’s attendant had no personal grievance with Father Auden. Her vigilance was purely because Adele had repeatedly instructed her to be wary.