Book 2: Chapter 47
I felt that the Earl himself might have already foreseen the young lady relinquishing the title.
It was the same when he let her crush the human resources centres, and let her do as she pleased when she wanted to take a walk in the city. And even giving her a skill orb outside of the award ceremony—it is disrespectful towards the ways of the noble society.
In other words, the Earl prioritizes the young lady’s growth as a person rather than her position as a noble. Hmm, but it does feel like he is rushing it.
(The Earl might have given up on life on the day when he was attacked last year where I saved him. And he might not live through the next attack. If so, I guess he hopes the young lady will be able to become independent as soon as possible.)
I have never heard that from the man himself, though. And well, he is not the kind of person who would share that.
(Eh, wait a minute… If the Earl died, I would definitely blame myself for “not being able to protect the Earl.” Due to that guilt, I would definitely decide to “stay by the young lady’s side until she grows up.” Yeah, that’s definitely something I would do! Earl, are you already seeing that far into the future?!)
In this world, mere brute force alone does not decide the strong and the weak. Nobles are scary. I’m especially scared of the smart nobles. Who was it goddamnit!? The one who decided to put the Earl in power…!
「Reiji…」
As I was lost deep in my thoughts, the young lady seemed to have been thinking of various things too.