Age of arrogance novel (machine translated with some grammatical edits)

Chapter 37

Thinking of the people in the territory who would be gorging on corn from now on, wondering if this was the first time they've seen corn, or who would have shed tears of joy when they saw their children's bellies filled with potatoes , Asha could happily accept the fate where even her whole body was torn apart. With such an overwhelming heart, she crossed the front yard of the castle and headed to the stockade workshop, when she made eye contact with Giles, who was giving instructions to a servant.

"Ah, Viscount Rappelt."

"Count Pervaz."

Thinking that they had been come to a mutual understanding since their first meeting, Asha just nodded and tried to pass by, but Giles seemed determined to start an argument whenever he got the chance, so he made a malicious remark.

"If you live in the castle, you must be very busy, so where are you rushing so early in the morning without an aide?"

"We are checking every day to see if the supplies and budget provided by His Highness Carlisle are being operated properly."

"Aha! Now that I think about it, I guess the people of Pervaz have never seen or heard of that much money. You need to keep an eye on everyone to make sure they don't embezzle anything."

Asha's brow twitched.

"No one would embezzle public funds!....."

"So, when do you think the residents of Pervaz will become human?"

Giles, as if he had never expected an answer in the first place, cut off the conversation and uttered even more insults. Asha gasped as if someone had suddenly squeezed her neck.

'Like a human.....'

'What do the Pervaz territory residents look like in Giles' eyes right now?'

Even though Asha was glaring at him with clenched teeth, Giles said everything he wanted to say.

"I just took a quick look around, but it really made me frown. Is there anyone who is dressed properly, is there anyone who has washed properly? So there are rumours that they lived along with barbarians......"

"......"

"I agreed to the budget for Pervaz because I thought that the place where His Majesty Carlisle is staying should not be in a pathetic state, but .......ha~......."

Many words were implied behind the sigh. She didn't necessarily want to guess its meaning, though.

"I am grateful to His Highness."

"You should feel grateful. His Majesty made my Lord get married to you and he has to get married again after the three years, so you should feel sorry. Then I'll be taking leave now."

With those stinging words, Giles turned his back on her and left. He did not treat her as the owner of the castle he was staying in, nor as his master's wife. Still, she couldn't argue with anything he said.

'If he reduces the amount of support because he feels bad because of me..........'

All decisions are made by Carlisle, but Giles is the one who can influence Carlisle's decisions. All documents sent to Carlisle pass through the hands of Lionel and Giles. Now that she knows that, she couldn't answer Giles like she wanted to. She felt that it was unfair for her to hear him degrade her people based on their appearance.

'You know full well that, this marriage wasn't what I wanted. Is that something you should blame me for? I'm just the scapegoat for you to blame as you can't go and blame the Emperor.'