“Not everything becomes a Retainer. Many are those without ego, or conversely, those too strong, those fleeting and ephemeral, those who do not mingle with humans—those with whom my master has difficulty communicating often gather.”
Karn said with a small sigh.
“When I’m awake and nearby, they sometimes become Retainers directly as they are, but I’m grateful that Master’s Contracted Spirit and the Spirit Note at Master’s side sort them out for me!”
Ex-Staff said with a smile.
Spirit Note, you’re sorting Spirits for Ex-Staff and Karn? When did you start doing that…? Given that you’re a book, are you good at recording and classifying things?
“Well, for now, I’ll stay quiet for a while, so take your time?”
“Yes, we have no choice but to take our time.”
Karn replied curtly to my words.
If Karn takes his time, Haulon might die from overwork. But I can’t just cancel the contract now. Or rather, I don’t even know how to cancel it.
“I’ll go ask Haulon if there’s anything I can help with.”
I’ll ask about how to cancel it while I’m at it.
I feel like I can do anything with 【Severance】, but I should check how it’s generally done.
I walk through the vast Castle.
The thick stone walls cool down at night, killing the heat of the day. The small, cut windows let in minimal light and maximum wind. The inside is cool and refreshing, but only compared to the scorching heat outside.
There aren’t any windows like I imagine, and I’m surrounded by stone walls, but there’s no sense of confinement because of the high-ceilinged halls that continue on.
The average family’s House doesn’t have ceilings this high or is this wide, so for me, a Japanese person, it feels like being inside an earthen storehouse.
It looks like Haulon’s mansion, but it’s actually a move within the Castle. It’s daytime, so Haulon is in the Castle. That being said, he seems to have a room in the Castle and stays overnight, the Black Prime Minister.
As I get closer to Haulon’s room, there’s more people coming and going. There’s a sense of overwork, overwork, but is he okay?
“Excuse me.”
I call out and enter the room.
Whether for the convenience of people coming and going or for ventilation, the Door to the room isn’t closed. Originally, there are more rooms in this Castle without Doors, but here there’s a thick Door with black iron studs. It’s to close and defend in case of emergency.
Inside the room, there’s a large desk and a side desk with documents placed on it in the back, and four smaller desks in front of it. The desks in front have more documents.
The people who enter and leave the room talk to the people at the desks in front, leave documents, or receive them. Then, the people at the desks in front summarize them to some extent and receive instructions from Haulon.
–I can’t help with systematic office work, you know?
“Jean.”
Haulon looks this way–no, is that Linlin? Her expression is stern and her voice is low.
I see, Haulon is sleeping?
“I thought I could help, but would I just be a hindrance?”
It’s hard to spare time to teach when an unfamiliar person suddenly comes and says they’ll help. It’s only worth the trouble if they’re going to stay for a long time.
But my selling point is that I can ask the Spirits to do civil engineering work in an instant! How about it?
“No. There are several cases involving Spirits that are taking too much time because there aren’t enough people who can be entrusted with them. If I go, other tasks will be delayed. If I can entrust them to you, it will be much easier.”
Linlin fiddles with the overlapping documents with her fingertips and takes out one from the middle.
“Aren’t you taking on too much yourself? Why don’t you delegate to your subordinates?”
I say to Linlin while receiving the offered document.
I’m practically throwing everything to Soleil and the others!
“The delegation has already been done, there’s simply a shortage of manpower. Thanks to the Gods and their Retainer Spirits, we’re getting unexpected yields. We’ve secured sales channels with the cooperation of Soleil-dono, but the scale of the business is becoming unsuitable for the population.”
Linlin makes her difficult Face even more difficult.
Ah, is it that they were supposed to increase it little by little, but they suddenly had a bumper crop? I helped a little with the development for the fruits I wanted them to make, too.
‘Blue Spirit Island’ also started with a few people, but they started by building the Town first, and thanks to Soleil originally working at a Trading Company, he started his own Trading Company as soon as he knew there were things to sell. He even poached people from his former Trading Company.
“It would be fine to narrow down the sales, but negotiations with countries and people I want to keep Face with are difficult. In reality, there are things, so I end up hesitating.”
Linlin says.
“I have no excuse. I thought it was time to do a little unreasonable thing…”
The clerk quietly bows to Linlin.
Ah, it wasn’t Linlin, but this person who negotiated.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect you to be thinking the same thing and making the same decision…”
The second clerk also bows.
Hey.
I feel like an accident has happened where something that was supposed to be doubled has been quadrupled!? Is that the reason you’re so busy!?