Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement Vol. 2

“My apologies, Your Majesty. I’m not entirely looking my best,” Alexis said.

“It matters not, my boy.” Teeming with bliss, the king declared, “Alexis von Bozes, I hereby grant you the title of viscount!”

“It would be my pleasure to accept.” The young viscount, inconvenienced by bandages, awkwardly bowed his head.

“You are Count Bozes’ firstborn, yes? After inheriting your father’s title, you may retain your viscount status and pass it on to your second child.”

Alexis shook his head. “I have no intention of doing so.”

“What...?”

“Theodore, my younger brother, can have my father’s title. I shall take the viscount status for myself. After all, it isn’t just something I inherited! It’s a title I was given by the king himself! It’s the beginning of a new, honorable noble lineage, and I would be a fool to let it pass by me! Besides...”

“Yes?”

“By the time my father retires, I will have ascended and become a count myself.”

The king shook with laughter, and Count Bozes couldn’t help but smile. Once the king had calmed down enough, he gave Sabine some sort of signal. In response, she prepared to take the next dagger.

You know what? I’ll celebrate with a little treat, Mitsuha thought.

“Sabine, you already gave me mine. You should let your sister have a turn!”

“Ah, you’re right!” Sabine looked at her siblings sitting behind the king, and beckoned her dear sister, the second princess.

Totally blanking on her name, by the way.

After some momentary confusion, the second princess stood up. Realizing he would get his reward from a girl in her late teens, Alexis went from looking dignified to terribly flustered.

Yep! He loves it! Sabine’s cute and all, but healthy young men prefer girls their own age.

Suddenly, the first princess—the one in her mid-twenties—stopped the second princess in her tracks. Ignoring her confused younger sister, she took the dagger with a sour expression, and handed it to Alexis without even making eye contact.

Umm, what’s going on here? I have no idea, but Alexis, you should stop looking so disappointed. Do you have a death wish?!