Chapter 98
"Before agreeing, I would like to hear the advantages and disadvantages of such a status," Saeko said.
- Of course. - Varka nodded. - I think we can start with what may be a disadvantage for some. By becoming an honorary knight, you essentially declare that you are closely connected to Mondstadt and that's all, after that there are purely bonuses, you, like any other knight, will be able to visit places inaccessible to civilians, and you will also have all the privileges due to a knight, with the exception of a salary and naturally this will not limit you in any way.
- It's not a problem for us, I was planning to fully support Mondstadt anyway. - I shrugged. Besides, I didn't see anything offensive in the fact that I, a princess, was given a title in another country. Although if it weren't Mondstadt, I'm not sure I would have agreed.
- Great, and are you Miss Busujima?
- I... Please let me think until tomorrow.
- I understand, in that case we will discuss the tasks that you took in the adventurers' guild, these tasks are paid for by us, so I decided that it would be better to give you the money personally. Especially since you significantly overfulfilled the task, - said Varka, and rising from the table, he put 2 small chests from his eye of god on the coffee table.
- There are 2.5 million mora in each of these. - When he opened the lids, 25 tightly packed mora bags became visible in each of the chests.
"That's quite a large sum," I said, slightly surprised, accepting my share of the reward.
- And well deserved. - Varka said, and then looked at Saeko, who was in no hurry to take the money. - Miss Busujima?
- Um, I have nowhere to put them, - the girl said, slightly embarrassed.
"If you want, I can put them in my inventory for now," I suggested.
- Yes, please.
After waiting for me to take the remaining money and return to the table, Varka spoke again.
- So, since we've sorted that out, it's time to bring Eola up to speed.
Initially, when we arrived, I thought that considering that Saeko and I had already had dinner, a feast at the meeting was unnecessary, but the discussion of the entire situation, as well as the task set for Eola, strangely enough, dragged on until the night.
It was somewhat surprising that Eola was even informed about events that could happen in the future, and the girl really appreciated such trust. Especially when it came to the possible future betrayal of her uncle, which gave her a chance to try to fix everything. After all, even at the moment, clearing the Lawrence name is a difficult task, and if another betrayal follows, it will be easier to leave the country of the winds forever.
And the next morning at breakfast, I started a conversation on an important topic with Saeko.
"I want to go to Liyue today to meet my parents, do you want to come with me?" I asked, cutting off a piece of maple syrup-drenched pancake.
- No. - the girl shook her head. - I need to get used to Mondstadt first, and I need to give the master an answer about the title.
- I see. Well, in that case, I'll leave you the key to the house.
- No need, I already have money, so I can easily rent a house for myself.
"Are you sure?" I asked, slightly worried.
- Yes, it will be better for both of us.
- What are you getting at? - I frowned.
- The fact is that we are clearly interested in each other sexually, but we both know that the relationship between us is doomed to failure.
- I don't see this as an obstacle to friendship.
- Me too, but still I should find my home in this world and the sooner the better.
- As you wish, - I shook my head. - Do you want help finding a house?
- Well, it would really help me if you kept the money while we were looking for someone to rent a house from. I don't really want to show it off.
"Okay," I nodded.
Having finished breakfast, we first headed to Jeanne, after all, given the recent events, it is possible that she will be able to suggest who we can contact regarding renting a property.
- Well, you definitely made the right choice when you approached me, - answered Jean, sitting on the couch next to Lisa. Honestly, considering how she spends almost all her free time in the company of a sexy witch, it makes you wonder if they really are just friends.
- You may not know, but as a rule, it is the deputy master who decides real estate issues, and this is our Jeanne, so she probably knows more than anyone about where you can rent or buy a house, - Lisa shared with us.
- It's certainly convenient, but it makes you wonder if the deputy master has too many responsibilities. You should find assistants to whom you could delegate some of the responsibilities.
"But I have to…" Jeanne began to say, clearly one of her eternal excuses, but I stopped her.
- Jean, do you know the difference between hard work and workaholism?
- … no. – the girl grimaced almost imperceptibly.
- Well, it's not for me to tell you how to live, but let me give you the definitions of these concepts, and then you can decide for yourself what's closer to you.
- Hard work is a positive personality trait that is expressed in the desire to work, the desire to work, to achieve results and to succeed in one's professional activities. A hard-working person is motivated, diligent and moves towards achieving their goals, but at the same time is able to maintain a balance between work and personal life.
- And workaholism is a pathological desire to work, which leads to overwork, ignoring other areas of life and disruption of psychological balance. Workaholics, as a rule, experience excessive anxiety about work, are constantly busy and cannot find time for other aspects of life
- I'll remember. - The girl nodded seriously, and then grinned. - However, with how much I've been resting lately, they'll soon start suspecting me of laziness.
- Ha-ha-ha. - Lisa laughed loudly, - rather, after a week of your absence, they will, on the contrary, be convinced that you do too much.
- Actually, you shouldn't laugh at something like this, in my country there were very common cases of people dying from overwork.
- If I'm not mistaken, in Japan about a hundred people die every year from overwork and you even have a separate term for it.
- Yes, we call it "karoshi", we even had a prime minister who died from something like this, who in 20 months of holding the post had only 3 days off and worked 12 hours a day.
"It's... terrible," muttered Jean. "Even with the high danger of adventurers' work, significantly fewer of them die in a year in Mondstadt."
- That's why you can't underestimate overwork. The body, like any other mechanism, is subject to wear and tear, and if you don't take preventative measures in the form of rest, it will break down.