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The Reincarnated Thirty-Something Woman’s Otherworldly Reform Life

[Let's Learn About the Azenda Domain]

Translated by: ME

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「Here I goooo!!」

Magnolia struck a pose like she was raising her hands, then trotted over and pyon! leaped onto a large tree in the garden, clinging to it, and began to climb while saying "heave-ho, heave-ho."

Dean was watching from below, anxious, but when the young lady he was looking after said, "Come on~," he made up his mind and followed her.

Two children were climbing a tree in the garden.

From the side, it was a heartwarming and peaceful scene, but...

「Wai-, Lady Magnolia!? If Lord Claude or Plum finds us, we'll be scolded!!」

Although she was the daughter of a poor baron family, Lily was a proper young lady, so she peeled her eyes wide, never expecting her mistress, a marquess's daughter, to start climbing a tree.

In the office, Servas and Claude were watching the loud frolicking and laughter outside the window perfectly clearly.

「Magnolia is climbing a tree, to such a high place...!! It would be terrible if she got seriously injured!!」

Servas, the master of this mansion and the lord of this land, was in a panic and looked ready to smash through the window to go save (?) his granddaughter.

However. He was grabbed firmly by the neck by his capable steward and forced to sit down, then had additional documents slammed down in front of him with a thud.

「She is fine. Now, Lord Servas, please sign here.」

No sooner had he said that than piles of documents loomed over Servas with a zuzuzui sound.

「But, Sebastian! With Magnolia's legs like whitebait [shirauo], if she jumps from a branch, she'll break a bone...!」

Claude opened his mouth in exasperation.

...That wasn't a line one would expect from the man who put his brother and him through demon-like training.

Let alone compared to his father, any human would have arms and legs like whitebait.

In the first place, wasn't that metaphor usually "fingers like whitebait"?

「...She's fine. Magnolia's legs are surprisingly thick, you know.」

Not just her legs, but her stomach and arms were chubby.

The young lady, currently in the midst of a toddler body type, wasn't fat, but very squishy.

It was fortunate that she seemed to have been getting proper nutrition even at her parents' home where her treatment wasn't good, and she hadn't looked emaciated in the slightest since the first time he saw her.

「Uuu... My body hurtsh...」

In the afternoon, when Dean returned to his studies, Magnolia came to the office and slumped over a small desk.

Consciously, it had been decades; physically, four years since birth. She had climbed a tree for the first time, but she must have used muscles she didn't normally use, as she was already suffering from muscle pain.

Playing with a small boy was a change of pace, but it was quite exhausting.

「....... Didn't you say the inside was older than Brother? Do older women in other worlds climb trees too?」

At Claude's exasperated tone, Magnolia sprang up and raised her eyebrows sharply in protest.

「Older woman [toshima]!? Shaying that to a woman, Big Bwother Claude is the worsht!! Thirties isn't an older woman! Pleashe apologize to all the people in their thirties across the whole world and all other worlds!!」

「In this world, a woman in her thirties is past her prime.」

「Grrr! Beshides, I'm not that different fwom Father, you know! And wight now, I'm a cute little girl!」

Claude and Magnolia were arguing in the office, which had been cleared of people.

Although they were uncle and niece, Servas thought it made sense for her to call him Big Brother; they really seemed like siblings.

Thinking back, Claude was a child who never talked back to Gerald, his brother ten years his senior.

Magnolia, despite being a young child, had an air of composure.

Was it the difference between a real child, even a mature one, and an adult pretending to be a child?

Claude, for his part, didn't look like he was guiding a small child so much as teasing and messing with her.

(So, I feel like he can let his guard down and banter without hesitation. I'll leave it unsaid.)

Seeing the exchange between his son-in-law, whose standard equipment should be a sullen face but who apparently had a surprisingly cute side, and his granddaughter who was cute beyond measure, he relaxed his cheeks.

Since it was decided she would live there, Magnolia was able to gain the knowledge about the territory she had earnestly hoped for.

The other day, her secret of "memories and knowledge of a previous life," which had been exposed quite early on... although they were skeptical about its truth, she was questioned thoroughly, and it was proven that she certainly possessed advanced knowledge.

She tried to immerse herself in the library to gain knowledge as usual, but since there was no telling what she would do if they took their eyes off her, or where she would roll off to in some unexpected direction, Claude decided to explain things to her while he worked.

Perhaps out of consideration for her guardians, who were busy with paperwork and knight training, she seemed to intend to gain primary knowledge from documents and books in the same room.

Servas watched her reading them intently with a look of wonder, and Claude with a look of interest.

Originally a country exposed to invasions from other nations, the land was surrounded by high castle walls as if to show that tension.

Since becoming a territory of the Ascald Kingdom in the interior of the continent, it was the only territory facing the sea and possessing a port.

(I wonder how interactions with other countries are handled... If utilized well, it could be a considerable advantage.)

A land blessed with nature, with many forests and lakes. It could be said that they remained almost untouched.

...You could call it scenic, or say it has magnificent nature, but you could also call it the boonies.

Not that the countryside is bad, but development for the sake of the people isn't bad either, she thought.

「...What are the key indushtries or businesses?」

「Agriculture. Also, since we have a port, shipbuilding. Related to that, woodworking and metalworking.」

「Hmm hmm... Do you know the population dishtribution or population by age?」

「I know roughly, but there are no proper statistics. I believe about eighty percent of the populace are originally from the Azenda Principality.」

「I shee.」

(I won't really know the details unless I see it for myself... but even if I say inspection, what can a child do?)

Besides, just because she saw it didn't mean she had administrative skills.

She could probably only vaguely incorporate things within the range of what she read in textbooks, heard in modern society, or saw on TV.

She wrote "Port," "Business," "Walls and Fortresses," "Knights," "Populace," and "Disease/Disaster" on wooden tags, and in the blank space below, she wrote down things she heard, thought of, or read in a flowing manner.

「...What are you doing?」

Claude peeked in with great interest.

「This? It's a variant of the KJ method... or the card classification comparison method.」

Originally, you would write down ideas one by one on a piece of paper that is easy to attach and detach, like a sticky note.

Once you have a certain amount, you classify, summarize, or group similar or related things to organize or narrow down ideas.

It is a method to overlook and grasp the whole picture like that. However.

「It's useful for organizing and adding to thoughts. But shinsh there isn't much paper, I wite it down whenever I think of it. Even though it's bashed on it, it's quite different fwom the owiginal way, sho it's a variant.」

「Hmm.」

Claude murmured that and stared at the whole arrangement for a while, but then he seemed to scrutinize the wooden tags one by one.

After a while, Claude went to knight practice, and Servas had a visitor, so she moved to the library with the wooden tags.

「...Do you know where the knights live?」

「Since the Gilmore Knights are currently protecting the border, it seems the fortress near the castle walls serves as a dormitory. It seems they can live in town if they wish, but the dormitory is far more economical, so it seems many use it.」

Lily answered while pushing a wagon.

Everything except the sea was surrounded by castle walls. They were protected, but she wondered what happened with the maintenance costs, which would likely be enormous.

「The people of Azenda seem to have a strong feeling of having been protected by the walls since ancient times, so it's a custom from long ago to voluntarily repair any cracks or damage. For things they can't cover or repairs on the inside, it seems the knights fix them if they are simple?」

「Even though they are knights?」

At Magnolia's question, Lily smiled wryly.

「...Well, the Grand Master is Lord Servas, after all. The Gilmore Knights are strict in combat, but usually, it seems many of them have a temperament that doesn't worry too much about small details.」

...In that case, the walls and fortresses were reasonably maintained and effectively utilized...

「Compared to the rulers of other countries until now, it is said that they stand by the customs and values of Azenda without denying them. Just as Lord Servas and the others care for the people, the people likely yearn for the lords as well.」

「I shee...」

(If you say that, as a newcomer who hasn't been here long, I hesitate to interfere needlessly. It seems I need to confirm a few more things.)

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Note: The KJ Method (or Affinity Diagram) is a brainstorming and problem-solving technique developed by Japanese anthropologist Jiro Kawakita, used to organize a large volume of ideas or data into logical groups, revealing patterns, themes, and priorities, often using sticky notes on a wall for silent, visual grouping and analysis. It helps teams move from chaotic information to structured insights, identifies core issues, and facilitates consensus-based decision-making by ranking prioritized clusters.

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