Volume 10 Chapter 1 My Life In The South District
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Three days after returning to Estfort, I was in my office, casually stamping documents while sneaking glances at Helga, Layla, Est, and Seema whenever a bit of skin flashed into view.
Buried in the paperwork was a report: Clarette’s ranch on the Ignis Plains was finally complete.
It also noted that the human-use milking facility—for producing premium milk from Minotaur women—was now finished.
*Ohh…* So it’s finally done. Ophelia, whom I protected in the Capital, mentioned Clarette had helped her too… Maybe it’s time for a little stroll to check the place out.
I’d been looking forward to this for a while. They’d had trouble securing young Minotaur girls, so the facility’s opening kept getting delayed. But according to the document, we’d finally hired someone from the Minotaur species.
Garuda Clan Minotaurs were in high demand even in the Capital, and considering they had to be never-pregnant, I could only imagine how hard it was to find candidates.
The staff list included about twenty names—and among them was Lumis, daughter of Ophelia, whom I’d recently rescued.
It seems that young women from the Minotaur species who have not been pregnant are becoming quite rare.
Originally, their species encouraged early marriage, which also increased their rarity.
The age range of the staff is between 13 and 25… wait, 13 is a minor, isn’t it!
This is outrageous.
This is really outrageous!
We cannot let minors work in such a suspicious facility!
I need to conduct an inspection immediately to confirm the facts!
I saw the ages of the staff written in the documents and started to have inappropriate thoughts.
”Helga!! Urgently! We’re going to conduct an inspection! Contact Clarette! Also, sorry, but cancel my later appointments!”
”Huh!? An inspection? Why? Ms. Clarette’s farm was officially permitted by Sir Kent, right?”
Helga, who was struggling with paperwork at her desk, had a surprised look on her face.
”I found a case that requires fact-checking. If we don’t confirm this, we can’t grant permission.”
”Wait!! The farm has already started production of dairy products!? Canceling the permission now would…”
Wait!?
Is Clarette starting to sell milk from minors!?
This is bad!
If this becomes known, it would turn into a huge scandal!
I must stop it quickly!
I stood up from my desk and signaled to my guards, Orga and others.
The guards quickly helped me put on an outer coat and I gave new instructions to Helga.
”Just do it! Contact Clarette! We’re going for an inspection now! Stop all shipments for the time being!”
”Alright, I understand… I will contact Ms. Clarette urgently. I will also prepare the carriage, so please wait a moment.”
When Helga rushed out of the office, I started walking towards the entrance.
On the way, Ines, who heard about the halt on dairy products from Helga, came running to ask me why.
However, since it wasn’t something I could say loudly, I decided to have Ines accompany me for the inspection.
After 30 minutes of riding in the carriage, the plains—once a monster-filled beginner’s hunting ground—had transformed into a vast, fenced-in farm, with dairy cows calmly roaming about.
After the great invasion, the number of monsters in this area had drastically declined.
With the Hunting Ground lock by the Hunter Guild also lifted, the area had changed to one with a low concentration of magic elements, and monsters were rarely seen.
In that area, the farm to raise the dairy cows brought by the refugees from Roland, including Clarette, was completed.
I could see a large cow shed built in the grassland, along with a living quarters for the staff and a special facility for extracting the milk.
In a hurry, I got off the carriage with Ines, and Clarette rushed out in a fluster.
”Oh dear, Sir Kent… Welcome to our place. I hear you’re conducting a sudden inspection this time, and stopping the shipment of dairy products and milk seems a bit harsh, don’t you think?”
Clarette, who came running over, looked unhappy about the halt on shipments that I had ordered.
However, I thought it was unavoidable since we couldn’t sell milk from underage cows.
”The health drink made from Minotaurus milk—named by Sir Kent—and mixed with dairy cow milk has become highly sought after in places like Abyss Vena and nearby cities. If shipments stop and milking is halted, it’ll delay the production of the next batch of premium milk.”
Clarette protested while shaking her long brown hair.
I understood her passion for her premium milk, but I thought it was questionable to use milk from underage cows.
”I don’t want to stop it either, but there’s a minor among the staff this time, right? I thought that went against the labor regulations of the South District Margrave’s country. Am I wrong? I was under the impression there were rules against assigning minors to sexual work… Clarette’s staff includes one, doesn’t it?”
Clarette was left speechless when I confronted her.
”Um, that girl is… um…”
At that moment, a familiar woman appeared from behind.
”It’s been a while, Sir Blackdagger. Thank you for your help in Capital City.”
The woman who appeared was Ophelia, who had been a n*ked slave as a debt repayment at Lucy’s place (the one who use swindle).
She had moved to the South District with my mother-in-law to seek protection from me after the coup.
”Ophelia. I need to inspect the matter with your daughter. It’s prohibited in this country to put minors in sexual jobs. I thought I had given you enough assets, so why is she working at Clarette’s place?”
Ophelia looked surprised, as if she hadn’t expected to be reprimanded by me.
”When asked why, it’s because I come from a family familiar with the secrets of the Minotaur species. Back when I served as a Lord Noble in the east, I supported Clarette while she was in Roland. So when I got here, I invested in her farm through Lady Lila and had my name listed as a co-owner.”
”Oh? So you two knew each other?”
”That’s right. Lady Ophelia invested in Roland’s farm, so my parents were able to find work too.”
Ines stepped between them and was explaining the situation.
According to her, Ophelia originally came from the Roland family and until she married into the Campbell family, she was a holder of premium milk along with Clarette, and she was the biggest investor in Clarette’s farm.
”Really!? But it’s crazy to make your own daughter work like that!”
”No, this time it was Lumis herself who asked to work. She got motivated after hearing that if she could produce premium milk, it would be offered to Lady Blackdagger. It seems she admires Lady Blackdagger deeply for rescuing her from slavery, and she was eager to volunteer.”
Ophelia said that she didn’t intend to force Lumis into this job.
”However, rules are rules, so Lumis can’t do it…”
”…then please convey this to Lumis herself. It just so happens that it is now milking time.”
”That’s right. Please see her first. Besides, the other girls are all working hard to aim for premium milk too. You should at least acknowledge that.”
Clarette was also told that her shipping was on hold, so she was desperately pleading for it to resume.
”O-Okay. If you two say that much, I’ll confirm it directly and then think about how to handle it. Is that alright?”
””Yes.””
The two female Minotaurs looked like they had just achieved something.
”Haa~ Sir Kent is weak to women’s charm. I absolutely think he won’t be able to do anything if he sees her.”
I heard Ines mumble in disbelief from behind.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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