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Chapter 107: The Master and Magnolia Talk ②

Translated by AmaLynne

When Magnolia pushed him to make her granddaughter Sam’s partner, Jonathan made it clear.

「―――I want Sam to be my son.」

Jonathan wants to keep Sam on hand not because of his ability, but simply because he likes him.

The mansion has brightened since he arrived.

Things happen in a hurry, but it is nostalgic, as if it were when he had his eldest daughter.

He also wants to protect her from the clutches of the nobility.

「To Alicia-sama or Erika-sama? But I thought both had fiancées?」

At Magnolia’s point, Jonathan shook his head with a bitter look on his face.

「The one with Alicia’s is just a man wooing her. I haven’t been able to say no clearly because we’ve known each other for a long time at the house, but I’m not going to let her get married if she doesn’t want to. As for Erika, yes, she certainly wants me to marry her into a house where we have a long history of friendship, but it’s not set in stone yet.」

Count Walker has other close family members besides the Dukes Ignaz.

Günther is not the only childhood friend of the sisters.

Jonathan has no intention of forcing his daughters into a marriage they do not want. Even if it was Sam, he would not change his mind.

Likewise, he did not want Sam to have an unwanted marriage.

「At the moment, I have no intention of forcing Sam and my daughters to marry.」

The Count did not dare mention Lise’s name.

From a parental point of view, he knows that Lise loves Sam.

However, they cannot rush their daughter, who has once suffered a painful marriage, nor can they destroy their current relationship.

It has only been a month since Sam lost his beloved Ur.

「I see. Then, why don’t we adopt Sam-dono as the Count’s son, and make him related to the Magnolia Clan?」

「Your family and my family?」

「I don’t belong to any faction, because treatments should be equal.」

「I appreciate your thoughtfulness.」

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「However, if you will allow Samuel-dono to be my granddaughter’s son-in-law, I will join the royalist faction.」

「Are you serious?」

「I’m serious.」

「Why are you so keen on Sam?」

Jonathan was surprised to see such a forceful side to the normally calm Magnolia.

「I am genuinely concerned about my granddaughter. Many people in my house wish to make a match. However, some want to marry a court wizard, or worse, to use me and my granddaughter as a cure-all. I do not want my granddaughter to marry such a person.」

「I understand your feelings.」

「Besides, my granddaughter is a good girl, but she is also a very naughty girl. So, I just had a gut feeling that Samuel-dono would be the right man for her.」

Jonathan cannot guess all of Magnolia’s feelings, whether simply as a grandmother thinking of her grandchildren, or whether she has some other intention in mind.

But he could not just reply on the spot.

Not wanting to force Sam, who is as cute as a son, into a marriage he doesn’t want.

He did not even know what kind of person Murasaki Magnolia was.

「―――I would like to respect Sam’s wishes.」

After much thought, this was about the only answer that came out.

He was also trying to be indirect in his refusal, but Magnolia understood Jonathan’s feelings and smiled.

「If you like, my granddaughter can be a concubine. The count’s daughter became his legal wife, and my granddaughter his concubine. I guess that’s one way to be.」

「I will be honest with you. Sam is in love with someone.」

「Yes, I know that Samuel-dono adores Ulrike-dono. But he is still young and should move on. You may think I am meddling too much, but he needs a partner for the rest of his life. There was a time when I was so absorbed in magic that I thought I would never get married, but then I met my husband and we became happy. I want my grandchildren and Samuel-dono to be happy not only as wizards but also as human beings.」

Magnolia seems to be getting a lot of information.

Sam is not hiding it, nor does he want to hide it, but he still adores Ur.

But the fact that Magnolia, with whom he had no contact until today, knows about these feelings suggests that she must have also investigated Sam beforehand.

「I will let Sam know what Magnolia-dono thinks.」

「Thank you. Also, there is something else I would like you to be aware of.」

「What is it?」

「I have information that some of the families are planning to entangle Samuel-dono to get to him as quickly as possible.」

「Entanglement, that is, with women. That’s another troublesome matter.」

They are probably from the aristocratic faction.

There are no small number of other houses that want to bring in the blood of wizards.

「Samuel is still young. I don’t think he is as lascivious with women as Albert is, but you never know what will happen with a man or a woman. I do not wish him to be taken advantage of, so please be careful.」

「Thank you very much for your advice.」

Thus, after finishing his story about Sam, Jonathan saw Magnolia off with his family on his way home.

Of course, Sam was there, too.

Magnolia told Sam that she would contact him later, and after making him look annoyed, she left with a beaming smile on her face.