Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter (Light Novel), Volume 8 by Reia

Author:Reia [Reia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2023-01-15T08:00:00+00:00

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“Hm? Are you looking for something, Louis?” A young bureaucrat called to Louis as the young man rifled through old papers in a study within the palace. Not many people frequented this room, which was mainly used to file away documents. There were only two or three other people here besides Louis.

“Pardon? A-ah, yes. There was a mistake in a document I filed, so I was just making sure I didn’t make the same mistake before…”

“You don’t have to look for that yourself, sir. I can do it for you.”

“No need. It’s not imperative right now. It’s just personally bothering me.”

“Oh? Well then, if you’ll excuse me.”

“Of course.”

Louis waited until the bureaucrat left and then resumed his search. He was skimming through every file related to the military’s budget. If he didn’t find the information he was looking for in a particular document, he’d put it back in the folder and pick up the next stack. He was devoting every free moment he had to this search in addition to doing most of Romello’s work.

The men who were plotting to kill the Rimmel dukes were wearing Tasmerian army uniforms. If Nort had somehow bought these new, then there had to be a paper trail somewhere. And if there was, then that could lead him back to who was involved.

Of course, if they were wearing military uniforms that were used, there would be no record of that, and the trail would be harder to follow. New uniforms were needed in times of war, but since there was no fighting at the moment, it would probably be difficult for someone to get their hands on thirty brand new ones.

And if the buyer hadn’t used the proper channels, there might not be a paper trail either. It was quite possible the enemy had used a different route to obtain the uniforms.

Louis suddenly paused, smiling to himself. In his hands sat an invoice for thirty military uniforms, dated before the dukes came to Rimmel. He took the document from the pile and left the room. He lost all track of time while he worked, and he didn’t get back to the mansion until late that night.

Louis walked down the hallway and decided to stop by the library so that he could get some additional documents before returning to his room. This library wasn’t as big as the one at the mansion back in the duchy, but it was still quite large, boasting many books and documents.

He walked inside and started to search for the book he was after.

And then he spotted someone on the floor.

“Mother? Mother!” he yelled. Aurelia had collapsed on the floor. He rushed over to her and picked her up in his arms. She was so light, much lighter than he remembered, and it filled him with fear.

“What is it…? What’s all the commotion?” She regained consciousness as he held her, frowning at the noise.

“Commotion… Mother, you were lying on the floor, unconscious!”

“It’s nothing to raise your voice about. It’s not a big matter.

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