When I came back, I was reporting my impressions of the tour to Miss Flair.
"When I walked the streets, I thought... I thought I saw that the streets were very unsafe, just like you said. And the outskirts of town seem to be even worse. A lot of people out of work and orphans. We'll talk about the out-of-work people later, but how many orphanages are there in this town?
It's not like there aren't any orphanages, so the city's population is probably too big to have enough of them .
I see. I'll have to gather the garrison as soon as possible. And I'll check on the orphanage now.
With that, Miss Flare started going through the papers in her room.
Then she finished quickly and answered my questions.
"From what I've found, there aren't any in the city.
Not one?
Are you kidding me? This city is so prosperous and yet there isn't a single orphanage?
"Yes. Not one. The previous custodian destroyed them to cut costs.
That guy again: ......
He's really just an afterthought: .......
If they hadn't destroyed the orphanage, wouldn't this city have been a bit safer?
That guy should have been treated more roughly: .......
All right, I'll build the orphanage.
"Okay. That's right: ......I'll renovate Gotts' house and turn it into an orphanage. I'll ask the maids who work at Gotts' house to work at the orphanage.
Okay. Do you want me to arrange for the renovations?
No, no, you don't have to arrange that. There's a vault in there, I'll just do the creative magic on my own.
Besides, it'll go faster.
Might not be a good idea not to spend the money.
Okay. How do you plan to get the kids from the orphanage?
I'll get some for now. I'll send you when there are more soldiers in the garrison. Oh, and, uh, the only age you can go to an orphanage is 14.
Bell said he was sent out of an orphanage when he was ten years old.
Maybe it wouldn't be a problem to keep her at that age.
I heard you can work in this world from the age of ten, but it's too bad you can't send them out into the world at ten years old.
I understand. I'd like to offer you that job as soon as the garrison is assembled.
Yes, please. I'm going to the Gotts' house now.
I transitioned to the orphanage and gathered the maids at the door.
And I told them what we were going to do.
"Tomorrow, I want to start the orphanage here.
This is an orphanage? Wait a minute! What is going to happen to us! Besides, we don't have the facilities here to start an orphanage here tomorrow!
As soon as I started to explain, the head maid pointed out the problem.
By the way, the head maid has a slave collar.
This seems to be because Gotts, who loves slaves, chose a slave for his head maid who is always with him.
Now, calm down. There's a lot of explaining to do.
Oh, I'm sorry.
At my words, the head maid came back to me and immediately apologized.
It's okay. It's natural to feel uneasy. Okay, let's get to it. First of all, about you guys ......, would you mind taking care of the kids here? Please.
I said that and bowed my head from the beginning of the explanation.
It's easier to explain when you get the consent first.
Well, if he refused, I wouldn't be able to continue explaining: .......
'Oh, raise your head. No nobleman should ever bow to a common man!
No. It doesn't matter if you're a nobleman or not, I'm doing you a favor.
There's nothing I can do but ask you to quit your job as a maid.
I'm really sorry that I'm making a decision to change jobs on my own.
But I can't start the orphanage right away unless you maids do it for me.
He really is an odd man. I can't imagine how much easier it would have been for our Lord if he were like Master Leons: ......
Yeah, it must have been a hell of a job taking care of Gotts.
Thank you for your hard work. Well, he's on trial in the Imperial City right now. ...... So, will he be working at the orphanage?
Yes. I'll work. Taking care of the children is easier than taking care of Master Gotts. Besides, it's part of a maid's job to take care of children.
I asked cautiously, and the head maid said yes, more than I expected.
"We're all good with that, right?
And when the head maid confirmed it to the other maids, they all shook their heads .