Chapter 87: The Villainess

Chapter 87: The Villainess

As I rode my horse, a pleasant scent filled the air, emanating from brightly blooming flowers in the wide plain.

It reminded me of Shael, or more precisely, Shael's unfortunate tendency to trample on pretty flowers.

"I’m hungry..." Shael exclaimed from behind, prompting a request to rest.

Dismounting my horse, and helped Shael get down as well.

Shael fixed her dress and walked through the field of wild flowers. Although her actions weren't intentional this time, it also held true that she was carelessly trampling on the beautiful flowers.

Considering this bad habit persisted even in the Holy Land, I felt the need to address it promptly.

"Why are you stepping on a flower?" I questioned.Gett your favorite novels at no/v/e/lbin(.)com

"I didn’t step on it, there was a flower where I put my foot." Shael confidently replied.

Well, she always had a unique way with her words.

Suppressing a laugh, I continued, "Even if it wasn’t now, didn’t you trample the flowers whenever you saw them?"

Shael nodded confidently, unbothered by my criticism.

Therefore, I tried to convince her, "Look at the flowers blooming everywhere. How pretty are they? Not only do they look good, but they also smell good."

"Is that so?" Shael questioned my words, and it occurred to me that perhaps even flowers seemed disgusting to someone with such unique taste.

Fortunately, that wasn't the case.

Shael's dissatisfaction stemmed from a different issue, as she voiced, "I don’t think you’ve ever complimented me like that before."

"Compliment?" I was taken aback.

Shael, who had been talking about flowers, shifted the conversation to an unexpected direction.

It took me a moment to grasp her line of thought.

‘Is it a problem for me to say that the flowers were pretty?'

After a brief internal confirmation, I realized the severity of the situation.

We had been expressing affection for each other, and I couldn't control Shael's jealousy over trivial matters. Yet, it was also a heartwarming realization that her love for me had grown.

"Why are you silent?" Shael's stern voice brought me back to the present.

Before I could respond, she added, "I’ve been with you for a long time, and I didn’t receive any of such compliments. Yet you saw the flowers for the first time today and immediately called them beautiful. Why is there such a double standard?"

"No...it’s just flowers. I absolutely have no other intention." It was a reflexive excuse, but it didn't take long for me to realize what Shael really wanted to hear.

As she waited for my words, I finally mustered an appropriate response, "You are very pretty."

"That’s more like it." Shael responded, a hint of satisfaction in her demeanor.

"It just...I didn’t think it was important to mention such an obvious fact." I added, attempting to maintain a playful tone.

Shael, who had been glancing at me, nodded her head as if she had achieved her goal. Afterward, she naturally took my magic pouch and started eating dessert.

I felt the occasional chirping of birds all around us. So I crushed a cookie, and spread it around little by little.

In addition, I shouldn’t increase my enemies from the start. Even though she was living alone in a boutique, the owner had the blood of a ducal family. Considering the soon-to-be social gatherings and imperial festivals, it was important to build a close relationship with the Duke Prell.

For now, I needed to apologize for Shael’s rudeness, “I’m sorry for being rude. There was no intent to belittle.”

“Oh, you are quite polite...unfortunately you met the wrong mate.” The owner, who had said that, turned around, as if she unwilling to sell us anything.

Thump!

“You may leave!” Said the owner as she hit the wooden desk beside her. Then she left the place.

She must’ve used quite the strong force, as the desk cracked with a single hit!

I could understand why she was running a boutique by herself. Personality-wise, she was eccentric, and her temper was quite inappropriate for her age.

‘So the rumors were right.’

Still, I didn’t want to give up.

Shael was the first to commit the rudeness, so she should be the one to apologize. So, I tried to talk to Shael first.

But before I could do that, I heard was Shael’s voice, “Shall we go somewhere else?”

“...?”

I thought she would spit out a series of complaints about the owner. But Shael didn’t complain; she suggested going somewhere else.

Suddenly I noticed something interesting, and I immediately understood the situation, “Are you scared?”

“...no...no way!.” Shael stammered.

Anyway, it seemed right.

Shael was feeling scared!

Honestly, it was quite funny.

But on second thought, it was quite natural. Shael was not used to such treatment. She was someone who grew up with all the convenience in the world, so she was truly bad at dealing with such situations.

It the same in the past, when I first talked back at her, she couldn’t do anything.

“Let’s go.” Seeing her current state made me laugh.

‘Is this the same Shael, the renowned villainess?’

I didn’t know. In front of my eyes, there was only a cute princess.

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