The day after I wandered the territory with Joy, I found myself meeting the Duke and Duchess of Partlan.

The two of them, already seated at the breakfast table, looked tired, as if they had just returned from work.

For people like the duke and duchess to have urgent matters to attend to...

I was curious, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask.

“Hello.” “Good day. The Pathetic Duke. The Weak Duchess.”

Before I could even address them properly, an issue I had to resolve came up.

The Patlan Duke, who once caused his subordinates to faint with just a …