The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 9] by Kotobuki Yasukiyo

Author:Kotobuki Yasukiyo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 7: The Old Guy Checks Out His New Home’s Construction Site

That same day, Zelos went to the official ducal mansion to meet with Delthasis, the current duke.

It didn’t take long for the man’s two wives to start sending him piercing glares. But while it bothered him a little, he decided to try and ignore it for now.

Zelos was fully aware that one careless phrase could easily spark the fires of conflict; that was precisely what made dealing with the rich and powerful such a bother. Nothing good would come of sticking his head into that, he knew.

Right now, Zelos was making full use of his old life’s experience, wearing the same polite mask he’d used in his business dealings.

“Please, do tell us your name.”

“My name? I’m Zelos Merlin. Just a humble mage.”

One wife let out a haughty laugh. “It seems you understand your place. Nevertheless, that is a rather...questionable choice of attire, is it not?”

“It’s just how I prefer to dress.”

For whatever reason, Delthasis’s two wives seemed to be sizing him up. He wanted to cry out for help, but the duke was immersed in rubbing his brow, looking as if he was trying to deal with a headache.

“By the way, Your Grace, may I ask why you’ve called me here today?”

“You may. Do you remember our little discussion about me granting you some land?”

“Ah—I’ve actually been wondering when that would come up again. I was starting to think I’d have to live out of an inn.”

“That almost sounds like something out of that book that’s been popular in town lately: The Borrowe— Ah. I probably shouldn’t say the rest.”

“A...book? Popular in town? How’s that story gotten... Don’t tell me, is it a bestseller or something? Well, leaving that aside, am I correct to think that you’ll be giving me the rights to some land?”

“You’re quick on the uptake. Good. I’m just about to head into town with my wives, so I want to get things settled quickly.”

While Zelos had heard that Delthasis’s two wives didn’t get along with each other well, it didn’t seem that way to him at all.

If anything, the two of them looked like old friends, happily chatting to each other about where they were going.

“You really are quite a capable man, it seems...”

“I’d prefer to set that topic aside. Let’s continue our discussion. Here’s your title for the land; just write your name down here and it’ll formally be yours. Any questions?”

“This was for...a piece of land behind the church, was it? In the old part of town.”

“It might be a bit of a rough area, yes. But I imagine a man of your talents could turn the tables on just about any attacker, hmm?”

“I could. The only difficult part would be holding back enough to not kill them.” Zelos began to flick through the documents Delthasis had given him. “Ooh...and it seems like the house is already being built, is it?”

The papers included blueprints for the new building. Zelos took a closer look to get an idea of how his new home was going to be laid out.

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