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Chapter 184: Letter Has Arrived
Chapter 184: Letter Has Arrived
Chapter 184: Letter Has Arrived
Translated by AmaLynne
After spending some time with the king, Sam wanted to meet with Stella if time allowed. However, since she was apparently out riding a horse, he didn’t want to disturb her and decided to head back home.
“Maybe I should buy some souvenirs for Lise-sama and the others in the town.”
Knowing they were having a girls’ gathering during the day, Sam thought of getting some cookies.
“Samuel.”
“Hmm?”
At that moment, he felt like someone was calling his name. He looked around to find an elderly man staring directly at him.
(—Who is this?)
At the very least, he didn’t recognize the man.
One could tell he was a noble by his attire.
Before Sam could inquire if the man needed something, the man spoke up.
“Is your name Samuel Reinbach?”
“No, you’ve got the wrong person.”
Sam replied clearly.
.
At the same time, he decided to completely sever any involvement with this man.
He gave the elderly man a nod, intending to leave. However, the man didn’t give up easily.
“…… No, you’re—”
“You’ve got the wrong person.”
“I-I’m talking about—”
“You’ve got the wrong person.”
“But you—”
“You’ve got the wrong person.”
Despite not knowing who this old man was, Sam had a bad feeling that this would lead to trouble.
After all, anyone who called him by a ridiculous name like Samuel Reinbach instead of Samuel Scheidt was bound to be up to no good.
Sam was, after all, a member of the Scheidt family, and his only family was the Count Walker household.
Of course, this didn’t include the residents of Reinbach territory or Daphne and Derrick, who were practically family. But even so, he wanted nothing more to do with that family.
(I didn’t expect anyone from such a rural baron’s family to be in the capital. I was a bit careless.)
“Well, now that you understand it’s a case of mistaken identity, I’ll take my leave.”
“W-Wait!”
The old man called out to Sam, but he paid no heed and leaped into the air, using body enhancement magic to make a powerful leap.
Then, he used flight magic to soar through the sky and head back to the Count Walker estate.
Upon deactivating the magic and landing quietly on the ground, he heard a voice from the second floor of the mansion.
“Sam, welcome back.”
“Oh, Lise-sama. I’m back.”
“What did the queen want from you?”
“I’m not entirely sure, but it wasn’t anything major.”
Sam didn’t want to mention that he had been urged to get engaged to Princess Rachel.
Lise would likely find it unpleasant, and he didn’t want to bother her with such matters.
“Lise-sama, how have you been feeling?”
Using flight magic again, Sam flew up to the second floor.
It might have been impolite, but he entered the mansion through the window.
“I’m fine, thank you. Don’t worry too much about me. I’m not that fragile.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I’m happy that you’re concerned.”
Saying this, Lise kissed Sam on the cheek.
“Oh, by the way. You received a letter.”
“For me? From Daphne, perhaps?”
“It seems different. I only looked at the address, but it’s written to Viscount Riedl.”
“Viscount Riedl… I’ve never heard of that name before. Well, I might have, but…”
The name sounded familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.
He felt like he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn’t remember.
“Anyway, why don’t you open it? That way, you’ll find out.”
“Sure. Alright.”
He opened the letter and checked its contents. Sam let out a deep sigh.
“Sigh…”
“What’s wrong?”
“It seems like the Viscount Riedl family is the former fiancée of my former younger brother.”
“Former brother? You mean the Reinbach?”
“Yes, that’s right. However, it seems their engagement was canceled. I heard from Daphne’s letter that it was because a hidden child became the heir, and that led to the dissolution of the engagement.”
“It’s unfortunate, but such stories are not uncommon among nobles.”
“Yes, well, that’s true.”
His former brother, Manion, was the heir of the Baron Reinbach family.
After Sam had left that family, he didn’t know the details of what had happened.
However, he knew that Manion had a half-brother, and it seemed that the other child had become the heir.
(He was the one with absolute confidence that he would become the heir if I left. Well, it doesn’t concern me. I can’t even remember his face.)
He wasn’t particularly interested. For Sam, both Manion and the newly appointed heir were insignificant figures. The real issue was the Viscount Riedl.
“What’s wrong? You seem a bit off, with a furrowed brow and all.”
“Well, it’s just that the Viscount Riedl seems to want to meet me once. With his daughter.”
“Sam, that’s probably…”
“Yeah, I get it. It’s probably something like that. I’m getting tired of these things.”
Although it wasn’t explicitly mentioned, it was clear that he was considering asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage.
Ever since Sam had defeated Albert to become a court wizard, there had been contacts from families who wanted to establish a connection with him through the Count Walker family.
Recently, with four fiancées, they were receiving repeated requests from families hoping for a chance.
Perhaps the old man who had approached Sam earlier was also from a similar category.
“Well, there’s nothing to be done. After all, Sam is a court wizard, and there’s also Princess Stella among your fiancées.”
“Yeah, I guess so. But there’s something that’s been bothering me a bit.”
“What is it?”
“In the letter from the Viscount Riedl, it’s written that his daughter is looking forward to meeting me again. The thing is, I don’t have any memory of meeting her.”
“I see. Isn’t that part of the plan?”
“Yeah, but it’s bothering me. I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s nagging at me.”
It felt like he had forgotten something.
“Oh, Sam, that’s unusual for you. Are you showing such keen interest in a viscount’s daughter?”
“No, it’s not like that! I mean, it’s not about that. But there’s something about it that’s bugging me.”
Perhaps he had known her before becoming his current self.
Sam didn’t remember all of his memories, so there was a possibility that he couldn’t recall her.
If that were the case, he wondered what that girl would think when she saw the person he had become.
It piqued his curiosity just a little bit.