The moment one of the men reached for me, Tanya appeared to protect me. In my eyes, everything happened as though it was in slow-motion.

Do not approach any further.

Before I knew it, there was a knife in Tanyas hands, I wonder when she took it out. That knife was pointed at the mans throat. It remained pointed at a part of the mans neck until a drop of blood came dripping down.

Wh-who the hell are you

Because of the unexpected and sudden state of affairs, the men seemed somewhat surprised. However, it looked like they recovered before long, and the employer started laughing through his nose.

Oh my, didnt you say that its unpleasant to resort to violence, but arent you guys resorting to violence now?

Its because of the attitudes youve displayed. Violence will be met with violence. Thats all there is to it.

No, in reality, thats not what I thought at all In short, it was an excuse I immediately came up with. Tanya, you couldnt endure it any longer, huh. However, because of you, I was saved. You have my gratitude.

Now then, what should I do now. If I were to reveal my social status here, itll be easy to solve this matter. However, I wanted the security forces to capture them if possible. It will be an advantage to show their capacity for the sake of maintenance and public order.

I would like for them to appear so that nothing will hinder them from their job if the same thing happens to other people in the future. In addition, it will enforce the idea that the security forces of our House are there to protect the citizens.

Are you okay~?

With an exquisite timing, grandfather appeared. A new person Moreover, with grandfathers appearance, he seems to be a person with ample strength, and the mood of the men gradually became resigned.

Tsk. Lets go.

When the employer finally made a decision, the two other men went away with him.

Young mistress!! Why did you do such a dangerous thing!

Oh my, oh my, Tanya. Youre not supposed to call me young mistress.

This is not the time to say such things! My insides turned cold. Even if Gazelle-sama wouldnt make an appearance, I could have gone out instead

But you were angry even before I went out here, werent you?

Its because young mistress was in a perilous situation. Its only natural.

With such anger you wouldnt have been able to talk calmly. If someone intimidating like grandfather went out, it doesnt look like any talking will be done Because of that, I thought that the most qualified person to go out would be me.

Nevertheless

In the first place, my main purpose was to be an advocate. The children in this place are also citizens whom I should protect. Since thats the case, I do not mind moving.

When I obstinately said that, although Tanya wasnt completely convinced, she finally became silent.

About what happened here, Ill add it on my agenda when we get back. Not because its personal, but because its some that must be done for the fief. Now then, it is time we head back.

After that, the children who were shivering in fear regained their spirits and gave their appreciation, we said our farewells and began to walk back.

Alice.

Not far away from the main street, grandfather suddenly called my name.

Is there some the matter, grandfather?

Run. Tanya, you understand, dont you.

Of course.

Tanya, who didnt say anything else after that, grabbed my hand and started to move.

Wai Tanya!!

Alice-sama, please dont talk and start running.

Tanya led me towards the exit of the main street, where the branch of the security forces was.

Please help us!

I, who does not understand the situation well, and with a question mark flying above my head, I looked at Tanya with askance.

What seems to be the problem?

Over there, we were attacked by some men and then a person who coincidentally saw us, helped us out But because he is outnumbered, Im worried whether or not hell be fine

Tanya, who usually doesnt have much expression, displayed a dreaded expression as though she was really afraid. Or rather, when you said the man was outnumbered, could it be grandfather

Thats very serious! Well go immediately.

Three people from the security forces appeared and followed after us. Be that as it may, grandfather definitely looks a lot stronger even with the three of them combined At least thats what I think.

Tanya and I follow them. Tanya is necessary to act as their guide, however, I dont separate from them because of the silent pressure I felt coming from my hand. I thought it would be absolutely safe for me to stay in the guardroom by myself.

And so, when we returned to the scene there were about ten men on the ground. For an instant, I thought they were dead, but it seems like they just fainted.

As for grandfather, he was standing in the middle of the unconscious men looking really bored. Or rather, to be able to take care of this many people in such a short time As expected of grandfather.

Y-you are Thank you for your hard work.

A splendid salute. That reminds me, grandfather gave training to all the guards in the fief yesterday morning, so he probably recognizes grandfathers face.

Mmn. Today, I was requested by one of my acquaintance to be these young ladies guard. And then, though I dont really understand it, they suddenly attacked, so I did them in.

I see We are just another person until the end. Certainly, although grandfathers face is familiar to them, the fact that I am currently acting as the fiefs lord proxy and the Dukes daughter is only known to the people part of the Azura Conglomerate Development Department and some of the fiefs government.

Please accept my gratitude for your cooperation. We will take over handling these people.

Well then, I guess I will leave now. As for the young ladies, I will be sending you.

Certainly.

From there onwards, we returned to the Dukes mansion without any other incident. By the way, the people who attack us, as I expected, they were people of that employer. It looks like he only left the place because he wanted to call his other companions. They were immediately apprehended with the charge of human trafficking.

Human trafficking is absolutely prohibited in our fief. This was not something I proposed, it has been a law in our fief since the olden days, so theres no need for deliberation.

In addition, Ryle and Dida got angry the moment I returned home. Grandfather just stay behind and laughed. However, I still intend to go out to town from time to time in the future. It was fun, and more importantly, I harvested a lot of things.

For one thing, the commerce for picture books was started. Afterward, it will be fairy-tale books for children. I will be giving it to the institution as a present. And the proceeds will be used to build a new institution. I decided that even in the future, the profits for the picture book will go to the institution.

Of course, needless to say that my workload has increased. However, I felt a sense of fulfillment more than ever because I have determined my purpose.

The things I am doing has no right or wrong answer. However, I have the power. I can help and protect those small children. No, it is possible for me to help more people.

Since thats the case, all I have to do is believe and move forward. When I consider that, my hesitation was blown away and used my energy for work. Now then, I shall do my very best with work today.

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