CH 16

“Then I’ll be back.”

Richard, who was tasked, quietly left the mansion.

Before anyone knew it, the hands of the clock were diligently pointing to 3 a.m.

“It’s already this late.”

When Eden opened the window, the familiar dawn air came in.

‘I guess you’re still doing it.’

At the end of his gaze was a brightly lit kitchen.

“…… of course thats none of my business.”

With that said, he didn’t know how to leave the window for a long time.

The tip of his nose was cold in the early morning air.

Do you use the heater as time goes by?

‘She’s supposed to go to bed early because she’s a kid, but why does she keep bothering me….’

Normally, he would have thought about it and refined his revenge plan, but why? Please read this novel at Bwithy0u Translation wordpress. Do not copy or repost

Eden couldn’t get deep into his thoughts today.

“Richard, he’s talking nonsense.”

Contrary to his heartless words, his legs were already leaving the office.

There was no one around.

Nevertheless, he was stabbed for no reason and made an excuse himself.

“I’m just going to take a walk for a while.”

The place where he walked was in the direction of the kitchen, which he usually didn’t go to.

Clattering.

Crunching, crunching, crunching!

As he approached the kitchen, Eden felt a movement.

I expected you not sleeping yet, but…….

When he checked it himself, Eden’s mind became complicated.

‘What should I say to her?’

I can’t sleep because it’s too loud, so go back to your room with a fluffy, comfortable bed right now?

Or because there’s still firewood left, don’t be sniffling and unnecessarily caught a cold but use them to your heart content?

“Sigh.”

I didn’t like either of them anyway.

The faster steps than before stopped in front of the kitchen.

“…….”

Let’s go in first.

He grabbed the doorknob because he knew that this would not answer.

However, the person who opened the door and encountered it was not who I thought.Please read this novel at Bwithy0u Translation wordpress. Do not copy or repost

“Tory Mook?”

“……S, sir?”

Surprised, Tori dropped the cure he had in his hand.

Rolling.

A round cure hit Eden’s shoe nose while rolling across the two men.

“Did the disease recur?”

“No, just because the little lady came to run an errand to get the fruit of the churup, and she allowed me to eat as much as I wanted…….”

Every time Tori spoke, the cure fell down from his bulging cheeks.

There was a moment of silence between the two men.

“…….”

“Hey, this is…….”

“I don’t think you have time to fool around.”

“I’ll be back soon!”

Leaving behind his disappointment, Tori hurried out of the kitchen.

‘Why are you giving away what you worked hard to make?’

She was also an incomprehensible human baby.

Eden, left alone, looked around the kitchen.

The person he was looking for was nowhere to be seen.

“Did you go to bed in the meantime?”

I thought I’d be more comfortable there.

The fire was out in the furnace, but the heat was still in the pot.

I think it was there just now.

He suddenly found the fruit of the churrup on the floor.

“Is it over here?”

Eden moved slowly along the traces made by the child.

What he finally found was an angelic child sleeping soundly.

“……You’re working hard on useless things.”

Maybe the child fell asleep while making a cure, as the ladle was tightly held in her cute hand. Please read this novel at Bwithy0u Translation wordpress. Do not copy or repost

Red juice was everywhere on the plump peach-colored cheeks.

“You’re clumsy.”

He inadvertently reached out and wiped the stuff off the child’s cheeks.

It never occurred to him that it was dirty.

“Uung…..,cwount”

“…….”

For a moment, Eden stiffened because he thought the child was awake.

“I’m going to give it to the cwount.….”

You’re going to give me?

What is it?

Only then did I see a cure wrapped in stick-type coated paper along with a crooked writing on the head of a child who was mumbling in her sleep.

Neither the spelling nor the drawn strokes were perfect, and it was a mess.

Still, Eden didn’t hate the letter.

“Who’s going to eat this weird stuff?”

Strangely, he couldn’t control the movement of the corners of his mouth.

He fiddled with a stick-type treatment with his name on it for a long time and secretly packed it in his pocket.

* * *

This was my plan for this morning until last night.

“I’m going to give the Cwount the Churu medicine that I worked hard on all day.”

Luna had ambitious plans, so she opened her eyes from the early morning.

But what is this?

When I woke up, the Churu medicine I worked hard to make last night was gone.

“What? Whaaaat?”

I think it’s on the shelf on top.

There was no Churu cure that should have been in place, but instead her shoulder was covered with a male coat that she didn’t know the owner of.

“Where did it go? What’s thwis?”

Luna took off the thick winter coat that covered her entire body and looked around.

There was no way to know whose name it was because it was not labelled like a school uniform.

If you’re someone who can cover me up with this, I’m sure…….

‘Is it Richard?’

It was just a guess.

‘Of course its not a cwount.’

She buried her face in the coat thinking it was ridiculous.

Sniff.

For some reason, there was a familiar body odor.

Thanks to it, she slept warmly, but that was not the point.

The problem was that her ambitious work, which she had created to ingratiate herself with Eden, disappeared!

“What I made yesterday was really delicious……. I was going to seduce you one more time to do business!” Please read this novel at Bwithy0u Translation wordpress. Do not copy or repost

The more she thought about it, the more she sighed.

If I knew this would happen, I would have made a few more.

I regretted a little last night’s work that I didn’t make enough.

However, I couldn’t just stay like this, so I started searching through the messy kitchen.

‘Where the hell did you disappear to? My lovely training kit, which will turn a nasty lion into a gentle dog-cat!’

It was also a cash cow for my future.

If Eden ends all revenge and there is no reason to stay in the Eden Empire anymore, ……because he might no longer need me.’

No wonder my mouth is bitter.

‘Then you can say that you’re going to abandon me, right?’

It was necessary to prepare independence funds in case such a day would come.

I have to make a fortune with it and buy a house to live with the orphanage family.’

Of course, it was a matter of making it again, but I could make it around next week to get the special ingredients used to make the taste of the churu again.

‘I have to convince him within this week to have the exclusive right to the cure before the Duke of Riano.’

Thinking about it like that, my mind became impatient and the hands I was busier.

“Did Tori eat it all?”

Come to think of it, I remembered that Tori, who got me an additional fruit last night, said it was okay to eat acorn-flavored medicine to my heart’s content.

‘I need to ask Tori.’

I immediately pulled a rope with an acorn-shaped pendant. It was used to call Tori directly.

It wasn’t long before he came to the kitchen.

“I’ve come, my lady. The letter you entrusted last night was well delivered to your friend at the orphanage.”

“Did you already deliver the letter to Nyoah?”

I couldn’t hide my surprise.

I expected it to be faster than sending carrier pigeon because Tori has such agile feet, but I didn’t expect him to have already gone before dawn.

I felt great about him again.

“Yes. Your friend told you not to forget to wait because he will prepare and send a reply soon.”

“Thank you, Tyori.”

“This is the work Im supposed to do. By the way, did you call me early in the morning to ask about this?”

I realized later that I had forgotten the point.

“Oh, that’s rwight, Tyori. Are you prweparing for hibernation?”

“Huh? Why did you say all of a sudden…….”

“I was wondering if you twook a long-looking one instead of a round-shaped cure yesterday.”

Due to the squirrel’s instinct, I thought he might have taken several and even taken what I had to give to Eden.

“No! Your Excellency came in the middle, so this Tori could only eat two round-shaped things.” Please read this novel at Bwithy0u Translation wordpress. Do not copy or repost

“The cwount came and drop by?”

“Yes. This Tori didn’t touch the long-looking thing, I swear.”

The eyes opened wide by itself.

Eden came and went to the kitchen, when?

When I fell asleep?

…… No, what more?

Unanswered questions filled my mind.

“Ask your Excellency. You may know the whereabouts of the cure.”

“I’ll be back, Tyori!”

Maybe this coat too?

I grabbed the coat that had been covered on my shoulder all night and hurried to Eden’s office.

Knock, knock, knock knock.

As soon as I knocked, the door opened without a reply.

Honestly, I was a little surprised to see Eden who opened the door himself.

“How dwid you knwow it was me?”

“Because I can hear the knock from a low place.”

He stood aside and pointed inward.

“Will you come in?”

“Yes, excwuse me.”

Not knowing when he would change his mind again, I rushed into the office.

Still, I was glad to see the sofa because I’ve been there a few times.

Past me looking around the office, which is invariably neatly arranged, he went to his private desk and sat down.

“Did you come because you wanted to tell me something?”

Oh. I was actually thinking about how to say it, but I was grateful that you gave me the start first.

“Did you eat the Churu by any chwance?””

“What’s Churu?”

“It’s the name of the cure I mwade.”

“…….”

He flinched

He cleared his throat, visibly agitated.

“Co-cough…!”

“?”

Why are you doing that all of a sudden?

Luna tilted her head in wonder.

Suddenly Eden glanced at her, pouring tea into a teacup.

“Why are you asking me that?”

“Tori said the cwount came to the kitchen last night.”

“……I’ve never seen or eaten anything like that.”

“Well, it was in a long-looking medicine.”

“I don’t know what it is.”

He picked up the newspaper with a straight face. I stuck out my head to see his face hidden behind the newspaper, but I couldn’t see his face because it was an iron defense. Please read this novel at Bwithy0u Translation wordpress. Do not copy or repost

“Really?”

“Really.”

“…….”

“…….”

There was an awkward silence.

I looked at him, pretending to be reading the newspaper, inhaling the teacup, and carefully took off my lips.

“But you know, cwount.”

“Why?”

“You’re rweading the newspaper upswide down.”

3 chapter update to compensate for the time I’ve been gone.

I need to send my laptop servicing so chapter 17 will be delayed.

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