Secret Side Business Reincarnation: Former Yakuza Expands Territory for Family, But What?

Ryu’s mother, Cecil, began the lesson by seating her three sons in the chairs of the study.

“Alright, Tauro and Jiro will continue with yesterday’s assignment, and since Ryu can already read and write, we’ll skip that and teach him simple numbers.”

“Yes, ma’am!”

The three brothers energetically responded.

Of course, Ryu could not only recognize numbers but also perform calculations.

In fact, in his previous life, he was an underground moneylender, so he was faster with financial calculations than anyone else.

Cecil, Ryu’s mother, intended to teach him the basics using Rigo fruits to help him memorize numbers. However, he could not only count but also effortlessly answer addition problems, which surprised his older brothers as well.

“Farza was right; Ryu might be a prodigy…!”

“Amazing, Ryu!”

“He’s a genius!”

The brothers joined together, wholeheartedly celebrating Ryu’s intelligence.

There was no jealousy or envy; all that could be seen were the gentle figures of his ever-caring brothers.

“…Hmm. Then, what should I teach him…? Alright, let’s learn about history.”

“History!?”

Ryu, who had been over the moon from being praised by his family, had his mood completely change upon hearing the word “history.”

It was a subject he struggled with in his previous life.

In particular, foreign terms in world history never stuck in his head.

Furthermore, his knowledge from his previous life had no relevance here.

This was truly something he had to learn from scratch.

He must have made a displeased face, as his mother Cecil noticed and said,

“It seems there are still things I can properly teach you after all.”

She said with a mischievous smile.

From then on, Ryu was intensely focused on learning the history of the Crestoria Kingdom and the history of the Landmark Knight House, which serves there.

To summarize what he learned, the Landmark House is, strictly speaking, a support force granted a portion of the territory by the Viscount of Sugoera, to whom they serve.

Therefore, they have an obligation to come to the aid of the Viscount of Sugoera, their close ally, in times of crisis.

The Landmark House’s rise to prominence apparently began with Ryu’s grandfather, Kamiiza Landmark, who distinguished himself as a foot soldier in the Sugoera Viscount’s army during the previous great war and was rewarded with land for his accomplishments.

Now, his son and Ryu’s father, Father, has taken over and is working hard as the second generation.

Although Grandfather Kamiiza is still in good health, he and his wife Kei are living a leisurely and comfortable retirement in a separate residence.

Although they are in their retirement, both of them are still in their 40s, youthful and energetic, and often help Father and Cecil.

It seems that the reason they retired was simply that neither of them liked being invited to aristocratic parties.

Ryu couldn’t help but think that his father must have struggled with the responsibilities that were pushed onto him.

Ryu, who loved physical activity, was well-suited for sword training, but he acutely felt the difference in skill between him and his brothers.

Ryu had been hunting beasts in the forest from an early age, but handling a sword was entirely different.

Could this be the difference between having skills and not?

The eldest son, Tauro, is an excellent knight with skills in sword, spear, axe, shield, staff, and mace, making him highly proficient in various weapons.

The second son, Jiro, has the “Monk Warrior” skill, making him proficient in sword, spear, mace, martial arts, and healing abilities, another excellent profession.

As long as these two are around, the Landmark family will surely be secure.

Ryu felt that all he needed to do was to support these two, but he still had a long way to go.

No, there must be something he could contribute.

He thought he would take some time to find that role, but it turned out to be surprisingly easy to discover.

It was managing money.

Ryu had known for a while that the Landmark family’s finances were in a tight spot.

His father, the current head of the household, was managing the finances, but like his grandfather before him, the accounting was done haphazardly, following a tradition of rough estimations.

The family’s practice of lending money to the villagers as a side business… no, it wasn’t that, but although they had some IOUs, they hadn’t kept proper records, and the collection relied on their memory.

Ryu thought that if this continued, the Landmark family would go bankrupt financially, so he decided to work with the butler, Sebastian, to properly review the account books.

At first, Ryu’s father, Farza, was skeptical, but he had no choice but to accept once Ryu and Sebastian persuaded him with logical arguments.