Chapter 275: The Tin Knight and The Enchanting Demon (1)
Giselle’s inauguration ceremony as lord went very smoothly.
Since Giselle had already been handling all the lord’s duties as acting lord, there was no need for a separate handover, and the family’s youngest lady, who could have been the only obstacle, also acknowledged Giselle’s inauguration as lord with a smiling face.
The people and vassals, who felt their lives improving day by day under Giselle’s rule while feeling a bit of anxiety and guilt towards the family’s youngest lady, also inwardly sighed in relief when Adelaide herself said it was fine.
Strictly speaking, Adelaide hadn’t given up on Friedel but rather decided to rule a wider area “including Friedel”, but few people properly understood this part.
The commoners would only understand what position Adelaide had risen to after the new territory development and existing territory absorption merger project led by Maris and other Lion Duke bloodline members began in earnest, but that was still a story that needed time.
“By the way, you’re really a weirdo. What’s the point of continuing to follow us when you have nothing to be dissatisfied about anymore?”
“Hehe…”
At Dorothea’s jab, Adelaide smiled sheepishly.
In fact, as Dorothea said, Adelaide had almost no reason to continue traveling.
No, thinking coldly, staying here instead of moving with the party would have been the right action as a noble.
Whether it was absorbing surrounding territories or redevelopment, Adelaide directly commanding on-site rather than just leaving it to the Lion Duke bloodline members would be more advantageous in terms of securing future influence.
Moreover, there was also the risk that they might embezzle the enormous funds sent from the two Towers while Adelaide was away.