Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

Darphy arrived home and received reports on the territory’s current situation, and after a few days of performing duties as acting lord of the land, Darphy who had been secluded himself in the office, had received word that the Sylphide carriage returned.

Bam!

The office door slammed wide open, Darphy’s father Dante spotted his son and smiled widely.

「Darphy! What a relief! You’ve saved me the effort of having to call you home!」

「Father, please settle down! What is the matter, this isn’t like you.」

Darphy was bewildered by Dante’s strange excited state.

In order to calm down somehow, Dante asked the maid to make him a cup of tea then sat down on the sofa in his office.

「Father, you had been away from the land for far too long. No matter how small the land is, there is work that must be done by its lord.」

「Ah, yeah, sorry Darphy. But Darphy, but this is a good chance for you to learn the ropes of how to do it, isn’t it?」

「Well, I did consider it as a rehearsal.」

「Right, that’s right.」

Dante nodded in satisfaction at Darphy’s response. Then Darphy remembered that there was an envelope from Balza that he was entrusted with.

「Father, come to think of it, I have an item from His Excellency Prime Minister Balza.」

「From Lord Balza?」

How unexpected it was for the Balza, the prime minister of Yggurle Kingdom to make direct contact with House Sylphide which was only of Chevalier peerage.

「Wait, Darphy, I have something I wish to speak of.」

「Father, please settle the matter from the Prime Minister first.」

「Hmph, o-okay.」

Dante seemed to want to talk about something, but was first told to look into the envelope given by Balza, so he assented and opened the envelope.

「Huh, Ohhh! By the Spirits! As to be expected of Prime Minister Balza!」

「F-father, what’s the matter!?」

Darphy was bewildered how, upon opening the envelope and reading whatever letter was close inside, his father was, for some reason, delighted.

「Ah, about that, Prime Minister Balza has done well. He understands how I feel.」

「……your feelings, Father?」

「Yeah, this is also related to what I will talk to you about, Darphy.」

「To me?」

When Dante, who he had always considered to be a taciturn father, smiled, Darphy worried if this really was his father.

「You are aware that Sophia had given birth to a child?」

「Yes.」

「She is a lovely child named Etoile.」

「Yes, I was unaware of her name, however, I do understand that she was the reason for the lack of your presence here in the land for an extended period of time, Father. Incidentally, I do not see Mother.」

It was then that Darphy questioned why he has not seen his mother.

Darphy was at the Royal Capital, so he didn’t know the specifics, but he had heard that shortly after finding out that Sophia was pregnant, his mother Freesia bolted out their home and headed straight for the Sanctuary.

It must have taken him a while because he couldn’t hear the Wind Spirits’ voice, but he must have known that Freesia would come running as soon as she heard it from the Wind Spirits.

Considering the time since he heard Freesia was heading to the Sanctuary, he surmised that she must have not returned for over half a year already. As could be expected, Darphy assumed that she would return with his father this time.

「No, Freesia is in the Sanctuary.」

「Eh!? Mother still hasn’t returned home?」

「Yeah, Freesia is also obsessed with how cute Etoile is. Well, it can’t be helped that Etoile is too cute, but she’s said that she wants to watch Etoile’s growth every day.」

「……huh?」

「Etoile is so cuuute, you know? She has silver hair that none from our line have, but her face is lovely like Sophia’s, and the shape of her ears are like mine.」

「Umm, F-father…」

He understood his mother not wanting to return for a time, but upon witnessing his father suddenly becoming a completely doting fool, Darphy was at a loss.

Dante showed the bewildered Darphy the document that Balza had given him.

「And this!」

「T-this is……」

「A family head change request form. Sign this. Once this is submitted to the House of Lords, I can openly retire. I can show Etoile as much love as I want!」

「Wha!?」

Darphy was at a loss for words. Then he realized something crucial. The one who prepared these documents was Prime Minister Balza. What does this mean? As merely the heir to a Chevalier, this was something that he could not refuse from someone of a much higher standing……

「Look, the document for your resignation from the Knight Order is also included.」

「…………」

The Knight Commander who handed Darphy this envelope also planned this outright. Darphy finally understood the uneasy feeling he had when he was told to bring his luggage with him when he returns home.

Dante patted the dazed Darphy on the shoulder.

「Good luck, you will be fine…… I hope.」

Stating so, Dante left the office.

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