Chapter 69

Chapter 69

“Unbelievable.”

Elanie said, looking at the fish fluttering with entranced eyes.

Then, she held my hand tightly.

“Amazing! That’s amazing.”

Even though all I did was shout, she gazed at me with dazzling eyes and said, “Thank you so much. Thanks to Miss Laria, I was able to catch a large fish.”

I was able to catch Medor, thanks to Elanie. Even if I simply avoided him now, it was obvious that whenever Duke Icard grew his power in the future, he would keep me in check. When you hit someone, you cut out the weakest part first.

Besides, I felt more exposed now than necessary. Unlike in the South, I was a little bit famous for remaining as a quiet little mastermind in the back, so for my own safety, I had to cut off the wings from the beginning.

Since he was charged with the intent of murdering the royal family, it would probably be difficult for him to be released from the investigation soon.

Without Medor, Duke Orlando had no choice but to lose his strength.

Medor was the Duke’s right hand, who successfully performed numerous tasks and interfered with the Duke of Icard. So, now, the countless obstacles had been blocked.

‘Now that I have cut off the right arm of the enemy, a flower path will open up for Duke Icard…’

I was roughly satisfied, and Elanie said proudly.

“Well, we’ll get to see each other again later.”

Yes, we will… I was the current wife of the Princess’ future husband.

‘It sounds a bit silly to say this, but…’

“Because you are the wife of Prince Icard and no one else.”

I muttered inwardly, watching Elanie stepping away.

‘Yes, that’s right. But, anyway, the Princess’ true love is Seymour, which is still far away…’

I glanced across the lake and tilted my head.

I knew Seymour had been staring at us from earlier. It was natural to stare at such a provocative scene with the young Lady of Icard, the Imperial Princess, and assassins dragged by the Imperial knights.

So, I thought his eyes would be on Elanie now.

The fateful first meeting was interrupted by me, but in the end, it was going to be okay, I felt it at a glance!

“….”

It didn’t seem like it? Seymour’s green eyes were fixed on me as if I had no interest in the radiant appearance of Elanie. As soon as my eyes met his, he spoke silently, moving his lips, like mimicking.

“Are. You. All. Right?”

Then, he pretended to cough. Perhaps, he cared about how I coughed next to Elanie.

‘Oh, now Seymour is more concerned about the death of me, his business partner.’

After all, just looking at it from a distance, his interest in the Princess couldn’t beat his love for money.

‘What…’

I thought while looking at Elanie’s back, holding a large fish and turning around proudly.

‘Let’s not think deeply. I’m not even the author. A relationship that will work out, will work out, somehow.’

I wasn’t so attentive that I cared about the love of people who ate better and lived better than me. So, it was right to just leave it like this and finish it.

No more conversation.

‘However… Do you really have any regrets about letting her go like this?’

I stared at the ruby ​​necklace in my hand. The workmanship was high-quality, and the state of the jewels was top-notch. As a medium that connects the main characters, it was perfectly beautiful…

‘I guess I can’t.’

I just couldn’t let it go. If I didn’t call her back now, I would regret it for a long time whenever I saw the necklace. So, after hesitating for a while, I grabbed the necklace and shouted cautiously.

“Princess!”

Elanie, who was returning under the escort of imperial elite soldiers, looked back.

“I’m really sorry, but this necklace…”

The necklace was too pretty to just send it like this. Looking at Elanie’s gorgeous face, I asked earnestly.

“…Where did you buy it?”

I thought I should buy Evan’s birthday present at that store.

* * *

Due to the slightly revised schedule, I arrived at Duke Icard’s residence a little later than expected. Although I sent a letter in advance to inform them that the arrival would be delayed, it was difficult to tell the exact time.

By the time I arrived at Duke Icard’s mansion, it was already dark. The road from the gate to the mansion was so long that when we arrived at the mansion, stars were rising.

No, but the stars… Are they supposed to explode?

“Wh-what is this?”

As soon as I got off the wagon, I opened my mouth to see the firecrackers shooting high in the sky of the mansion. No, it wasn’t even a fireworks festival, but rainbow-colored fireworks exploded in a row.

‘Goodness…!’

I exclaimed as I looked up at the colorful night sky.

‘Icard Duke’s budget is exploding!’

Firecrackers were quite expensive here, and it was like gold coins spreading in the sky every minute.

‘Hold one… Come to think of it, it’s Evan’s birthday tomorrow.’

Naturally, I thought it was a huge event on the eve of his birthday, though I was startled by the letters that suddenly appeared in the night sky.

[ Congratulations on your return, Laria. ]

‘How much money for each letter that scatters at that moment…’

If you had given me that money, I would have been able to fill Baron Lavonis’ mansion with furniture of the highest quality, but that was disappointing…

And, only after that regret came the surprise.

“Good job on returning safely.”

“Welcome.”

Both Evan and Duke Icard spoke in the same expressionless and blunt tone.

Morand, the butler, smiled softly and said, “Both wanted to welcome Miss Laria, so we prepared a simple event like this.”

‘A simple event? It’s like you’ve put all the furniture of my mansion on the air…’

“It was a little small because I didn’t have time. I can’t help it even if you’re sad.” Duke Icard said while coughing.

“I was wasting my time with Evan due to trivial problems…”

“Wasting your time?” Morande said quickly.

“‘Congratulations on the return of Lady Laria,’ ‘Welcome back Laria,’ ‘Congratulations on your return, Laria,’ ‘We’re happy that Laria is back.’ It took quite a long time for you to choose a phrase among the options.”

“If I had known she would arrive sooner than I thought, I would have just done all three.”

Evan muttered as if harboring mixed emotions. If all three had been done, the entire Baron’s mansion would have burned, that was fortunate.

“But, I couldn’t tell the exact time of my arrival because I had to change my schedule…”

“Of course, we also prepared a welcome greeting if you arrived during the day. An orchestra and choir were scheduled to perform.”

So, if I had arrived during the day, the Duke’s budget was going to disappear due to the vibrations in the air…

“Then, what will happen to those people?”

“The payment has already been made…”

‘Oh my, It’s already gone…!’

“If you have any music you want to listen to, you can personally watch the performance at your convenience.”

That meant that many people’s feet were now tied to the Duke’s residence.

The first thing I thought was that I should send them away as soon as possible because there was no song I wanted to listen to. However, the thought that ‘I can’t afford to do that’ followed the good thoughts.

I couldn’t forget that all I was was a possessor with a greedy spirit.

‘I should definitely save the cards you can use. Nothing should be wasted.’

The name I made up, I should have named it Baron ‘Screwd,’ not Baron Lavonis, but it was a pity.

“By any chance, if I had arrived during the day, these firecrackers… ”

“I would have let you see this on the night you wanted.”

In the end, both day and night welcome had been prepared.

With a moved face, I clasped hands and looked at Evan and the Duke of Icard. “No, it’s too much of a welcome for me. I don’t even know how to say thank you.”

It was because there was a lot of anticipation for compliments on their faces.

“It’s so touching and nice. Of course, I prefer good things that I can own for a long time rather than good things that disappear after seeing them once…”

As both of them were silent, my words continued to expand.

“Well, so, again, I know the grace of Duke Icard is really as wide as the sea and as high as the mountains…”

“Were you distracted?”

Duke Icard continued bluntly. “There were no trees in the firecracker, but why did it look like a mountain?”

“Ahahahahahaha!”

Contempt crossed Evan’s face, and wonder crossed mine.

I folded my eyes as much as possible and smiled, and put my hands together to make it like a mountain.

“Distracted? Oh my, how do you think that!”

Duke Icard crossed his arms and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

“As expected.”

He murmured lowly.

“With Laria’s return, the atmosphere of the mansion is definitely different.”

Evan nodded his head without saying a word.

And so, I went back to Duke Icard’s residence.

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