Moore, the manager of the restaurant, would be serving us today. He said he felt indebted to grandfather, who had taken a liking to him and looked up to him when he was once just a waiter.
“I am ashamed to say that I could not read or write well when I was young. Thanks to my grandfather who gave me the opportunity to learn, I was able to become educated. He loved to train people. He said he enjoyed seeing people change until they get better, even if it was not for the purpose of using them as his subordinates. I think he was a person who loved people.” (Alexei)
Hobbies and human resource development.
How wonderfully meaningful, grandfather.
” Grandfather was a wonderful man. I now understand a little more why even now your subordinates still look up to grandfather.” (Ekaterina)
“I’m glad you said that… If grandfather had been able to meet you, he would have been very pleased. You are a free-thinker, and grandfather was the same. You come up with things that no one else can think of, and you put them into action. If he had heard your opinion, he would have laughed with pleasure as if he had understood. I can almost hear his voice doing so.” (Alexei)
Hmmm…I’d like to see the dandy in that portrait in the mansion laughing with delight.
By the way, I remember that grandfather made his schoolmates fall in love with him when he was a student. He might have had some great ideas and skills in that area…I don’t think that’s what my brother is referring to, though.
“I always thought that grandfather was a lot like Big Brother.” (Ekaterina)
“Your Excellency is also very similar to Lord Sergei. I see the same natural ability to be outstanding among others, the same keen intellect and willingness to work hard.” (Moore)
Moore-san, you have a keen eye for observation! As expected of a manager at a top restaurant.
“And your voice is very similar to his. Lord Sergei also had a good, deep voice.” (Moore)
“… I see. I am not sure myself.” (Alexei)
Although he said that, Alexei looked a little happy when he said it. He was like his grandmother and father in appearance, so he probably didn’t expect to see any resemblance to his grandfather. His voice must have gradually changed to what it was now, so it would have been hard for his subordinates in the office to recognize and point out that he sounded like his grandfather.
It’s hard to recognize your own voice, isn’t it? But I guess Big Brother’s wonderful voice indeed came from his grandfather. Good job on the gene!
After that, my grandfather was the main topic of conversation, and I listened to the stories that Moore shared while serving us. These were episodes from the youth of my grandfather and the people he knew at that time.
His confidant, Novak, entered the Viscount Novak family, a branch of the Duke of Yurinova, not purely because of grandfather’s intention but because at that time, the Viscount’s daughter had a crush on him. In this room, he had dinner with grandfather (who sneakily arranged everything), and the Viscount’s daughter, but Novak did not realize his intention at all.
When His Majesty, the Emperor, was still a student and had not yet been appointed as the Crown Prince, grandfather helped him win over the current Empress. My grandfather, who was the Foreign Minister at that time, intentionally invited the two here oftentimes to meet with dignitaries from other countries.
Grandfather.
You’re a celebrity matchmaker!
