Cyrabelle had long planned to send Lena back to the Main World. Until now, she simply had no one to replace her. Green had saved her life and shown he had the strength for the role. Appointing him would protect Lena while giving Green a chance to rise.
Green was both surprised and delighted by Cyrabelle's decision. Becoming a count's adjutant was a position countless lower nobles dreamed of!
In the Lorenzo Kingdom, nobles theoretically belonged to a single class. In practice, they were divided into two tiers: great nobles and lower nobles.
Dukes, marquises, and counts received their titles directly from the King and held lands and legal armies. Viscounts, barons, and lords occupied a more awkward position. Most had earned their titles through military service. They had once been knights serving the King or great nobles, and despite their new titles, they still depended on those patrons.
For lower nobles such as viscounts and barons, becoming an adjutant or secretary to a member of the royal family or a great noble was a shortcut to advancement. Their patrons' connections and resources could give them a bigger stage on which to prove themselves.
For Green, that meant using Wood Slater's identity to gain real access to the ruling class of the Lorenzo Kingdom, instead of remaining stuck in a backwater city like Landon City.
And though Cyrabelle had her flaws, she took good care of her subordinates—especially one who had unexpectedly saved her life.
"Yes, Count!"
Green bowed his head in assent. His face remained as blank as ever, his eyes as lifeless as a dead fish's, but inwardly he was delighted.
Of course, that did not necessarily mean Cyrabelle trusted him.
Cyrabelle suspected Wood Slater might be a pawn placed by Princess Mulesina, while she herself was a