Published at 3rd of October 2019 06:17:14 AM
As he welcome us, my uncle say, “They will complete the maintenance in two weeks . You can stay but don’t mess around!”
After dinner I went to the room assigned to me . From the terrace, I could view the moon . When I opened the glass door and went out to the terrace, I heard a voice calling, and I look around .
“Oh, Miss Elana?”
“…………”
She was wearing night-clothes with a shawl over her shoulder, and the night wind is swaying her hair .
Her skin looks paler under the moonlight .
It’s like she’s just out of the bath with her slightly rosy cheeks and lips .
No no, I shouldn’t witness this .
It’s a real temptation .
But it’s a sight to behold .
“La… Lana is good . ”
“Eh?”
What?
“You can call me Lana! …W-we are a couple, right? We need getting closer… or else the Drutonil family might suspect us… you don’t want to get exposed, right?”
“…………”
I barely think about the situation a while ago .
But this is not what I had in mind… eh, what??
Will I die tomorrow?
Did I already use up my lifetime worth of luck? Is that okay?
“It’s… an honor . Then, please call me Fran . ”
“D-don’t be silly! I’m serious… O-oh… Thank you…”
“?”
Thank you?
Did she say thanks for being called “Lana”?
“…………”
Are you even care about me once?
If you are not honest, you and I are in this together .
This is clearer for you to understand, right?
Even so, it won’t help if my mood goes up without bounds .
If I don’t pay attention, I will be left stunned with mouth wide open .
“Let’s talk a little seriously . Right now, no one will overhear anything . ”
“Eh? Eh? What?”
“Lana, what do you want to do in the future? I don’t think it’s impossible if you want to go back to 「Arsegios」 . ”
“About the rumors that you are bullying Miss Rifana . If they ask Miss Rifana for confirmation and find out you didn’t do it, you can go back . You should be able to live like a Duke’s daughter again . There is no need to rush to settle in this country . ”
“………………”
I stared fixedly at her .
I’ve always wanted to stare at her, but she’s lightly dressed .
If I don’t speak and finish the conversation quickly and let her get back inside, she might catch a cold .
“If you want…”
“I won’t go home . ”
“………… . What?”
“Um… After receiving such a humiliation, to go back to that life and living with what kind of face . …more than that, I have something to ask you!”
“Me?”
For some reason it doesn’t seem to come out nicely, Lana points me at me .
What?
Did you get mad because I suddenly called you 「Lana」?
Aren’t you the one who brings it up?
Eh, I’m sorry?
“Ano, that pen, soap, dry- dragon gem tool that dries your hair, are you truly making it all yourself?! Alfred-sama… and everyone… boasting that they made it?! And Rifana believes it…”
“They would say that . In front of the girl they like, it’s their nature to want to show their strong point . But pens and soap are consumables . If they were told to make it again, it would be impossible for them without me . Haha, it’s their problem!”
“…Well then… Really…”
“?”
Lana began to think and mutters something .
I can’t hear clearly from here, but I can overhear words like, “Isn’t this guy just a mob character?”, “And the full character name hasn’t come out yet?” and “Perhaps this is an opportunity for me? ”
I guess it must have been quite shocking for her to be banished .
Or are you tired from your first trip?
She should go to bed early .
“Lana, let’s sleep early . Tomorrow I want you to help to make hair clips . ”
“En! I understand! Leave it to me!”
I’m anxious .
We greet each other “Goodnight . ” before we went back to our respective room .
When I shut the glass door, sitting down on the floor, I can feel the room’s warmth and the heat on my face .
“Lana…”
Covering his mouth .
…What an unexpected woman .
I don’t know how to process this feeling…
“Lana . ”
My cheeks feel flushed .
I am covering my face with my hands .
This is terrible .
I can’t stop my face from burning .
How cute . This is impossible .
“…Let’s do our best . ”
I will do my best tomorrow . En .
I think our distance has shrunk a little .
***
Just a little old story–
When I was 14, I made my debut in society as the crown prince’s 「friend」 with other sons from Duke and Marquis household .
In my case, the prince didn’t direct any attention to me . I’m just a shadow of their dazzling social standing and personality .
The prince and other 「friend」 already giving orders where is my right place .
From their point of view, it would have been “Just a little bit . ”
As expected, some of them were annoying when they were asked to leave .
I don’t think I’m suitable to be the prince’s 「friend」 .
And you can’t call the remaining guys subtle and appropriate .
Everybody… including the prince didn’t like to study, and I don’t think that’s good .
They despise the law .
Because they believe in the absolute 「law」 of the royal family .
However, the 「law」 governed by the father is 「wisdom」 written by many wise kings who have supported the country .
Why do you think the authority of the present king is right?
Needless to say, I don’t think the current king is an idiot .
But the current prince and his 「friends」 are idiots .
I was kind of disappointed in my life when I saw them like that .
I wonder will they live like that their whole life?
Like my father, it is a suitable piece that can be relied on to preserve the wisdom of the wise old kings .
It can be discarded in times of emergency .
My 14 years old society debut is disappointing .
That day, at the same moment as I land my gaze at Elana Rousfet Forsyth, I feel despair .
She came to the venue escorted by the prince, and she was the most refreshing, beautiful, and adorable girl compared to anyone else .
I was immediately captivated, and at the same time, you won’t be able to reach it forever… When his gaze followed his hand, he hangs his head in shame and sneers .
While looking at her, I would have turned down the engagement talk in various ways until I’m old enough .
But you never know what will happen in life–
“2 copper coins . ”
“It’s reasonable . ”
“…………”
Then my uncle gave me 2 copper coins .
When I received it, I gave it to Lana .
She looked at in and tilted her head in confusion .
Oh dear-?
“No way, you know the value of money, right? Miss~?”
“N-no? Please… tell me . ”
“Seriously?”
“W-well, tell me! Eufranc! I will need it in the future!”
“En . ”
A week has passed since I came to this country .
Lana is making hair clips .
I produced soap and started to trade them .
For the time being, the wholesaler is my uncle .
My uncle and aunt are supposed to go to noble’s social gathering nearby, and they were planning to leak the soap and hair clip there .
From there, the noble would be the target market .
If the attention is spreading among the nobles, we can try to lower the quality and sell it to the commoner .
Whether we will be back to 「Arsegios」 or not, we still require money to survive .
I don’t know what’s going to happen, but Lana isn’t going home . It’s necessary to sit down and talk seriously about how we are going to live in the future .
First, now I had to figure out the price of the hair clip that I sold to my uncle .
“Hahh… I’ll explain it . This is the lowest value . Copper coin . 1 copper coin . There is no lower value than this . The size is the smallest, but the circulation is the largest . Okay?”
“O-ok…”
“Next, silver coin . You can exchange 100 copper coins for 1 silver coin . And 100 silver coins can be exchanged for 1 gold coin . In other words…”
“Wow! …Scrunchie is so cheap?!”
“Yup . …Scrunchie?”
“Hn! Well, uhh . Look! It’s the product name, product name! We should have a product name!”
“Hmm, I see? It’s easy to remember, and the name sounds like something that will be popular with the girl . ”
“Right!”
Product name… I evidently didn’t think about it .
If I’m going to trade it, the name of the product will become necessary .
Hmm, Lana has a surprisingly good business talent, doesn’t she?
“Then, I’ll have you name the soap . You can’t differentiate the soap from others . ”
“Eek! …okay . But can’t you color the soap? …So you can differentiate it further . ”
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“Color? Product name… I didn’t think about it . Color… I never thought of adding the color . Lana, do you think it’s a good idea? No, I think you have a good business talent . ”
“Eh? Is that so? …Eto, why don’t you add a scent too? W-what is it?”
“Scented? What does that mean?”
“W-well… it’s settled then! Uhh… something like a perfume?”
…What is it mean?
Perfume should have a particular smell, right?
If anything, I feel like women care about that…
But the commoner woman can’t get their hands on expensive perfume .
At most, they applied cheap hair oil on their hair?
Do you want me to make it and mix them with essential oils?
It’s hard to make the trial product right now .
But it’s worth trying .
Let’s try doing it step by step .
“Right . Let’s try developing the prototype another time . Sounds interesting . ”
“! …are you going to make it?”
“En, it’s a clever idea… I want something like this . I don’t have any ideas, so it’s helpful for me . ”
“…So you are like a 「creator」 . ”
“Perhaps . So tell me if you have anything else you want . Maybe I can make it for you . ”
“…Un . I’ll count on you . ”
A genius that stimulates you?
And another week has passed .
I produced essential oil for the trial product that Lana was saying and trying to develop a new soap using nuts and grass sap to color it .
The hairclip called scrunchie already popular among the nobles in neighboring vicinity . The personal request also started coming in .
“If it’s like this… it would be easier if there’s a sewing machine~ . ”
“Sewing machine?”
“Ah, eto… you see… it’s a machine that helps you sew automatically? Well, I guess you can just push the fabrics to sew… or something like that?”
What, “something like that? ”
A tool that sews automatically… I wonder if I’m able to make that kind of dragon gem tool?
“Hmm… can I make it palm-sized?”
“Eh?”
For now, it took me 3 days to make it .
“Yup . ”
“Did you make it?!”
“Eh? Didn’t you need it?”
“No… but thank you… I don’t think you would really make it . ”
“… Normally, the Duke’s daughter wouldn’t sew, would she? I thought you were complaining…”
“Eh…”
Also, her facial expression doesn’t look stunned at all?
Don’t tell me she’s done needlework before?
No way?
Isn’t she a Duke’s daughter? Surely?
“It’s still a prototype . Give it a try . If you don’t feel comfortable, I’ll improve it . ”
“E-en . Thank you . ”
“It’s okay . Because you are doing your best and the scrunchie order is not interrupted so we can deliver it . ”
“R-right! I’m doing this much… While you take care of our life necessities…”
“I see…”
Not this again .
This uncomfortable fluff .
A strong-willed and prideful young lady who was arrogant didn’t listen to others, high-handed and selfish… being docile and modest .
Willing to work and doing needlework happily… this feels out of place .
Does breaking off an engagement is something that changes people so much?
“Oi! Eufranc! Miss Elana! I bear good news!”
“! Welcome home, Carleigh nii-san . What is the good news?”
“The ranch maintenance is over! Ah, former ranch… And I’ve repaired the stables because you have Lucy!”
“…………”
I take a look at Lana’s face .
Well, there’s Lucy… you can’t ignore repairing her stable .
However, if it looks like this…
“What will you do? Do you want to see it right away?”
“It takes almost a whole day in the carriage from here, isn’t it? Let’s do it tomorrow . ”
“Y-yes, I agree . Eh, eh… tomorrow? It’s been so long . ”
“Yeah . However, the old furniture like a table, chair, and bed already prepared . It’s kinda hard, and we don’t have any more money or time… Also, Eufranc is making various things, I think for only two people you could get settled quickly . ”
“It’s okay, that’s enough . By the way, the bed…”
“Obviously it’s one!”
“…………! ”
I know it would be like this!
“Hahaha . From tomorrow you married couple will live in a new house… well, even if it looks like going to crumble I know you can make it better! But I’m feeling sorry for the newlywed’s house… I’ll give you a housewarming gift… I’ll send an assortment of meal ingredients for a while . ”
“Arigatou~ I’m pleased and it’s helpful . ”
“Hn, leave it to me!”
“…………”
Silence .
Um, I’d like to talk about something .
First, marriage… there’s emergency measure for a couple that has to be taken .
She won’t have the faintest interest in me .
I don’t want to be hated for being thoughtless…
“Don’t worry . I won’t do anything…”
“! …eh, um, en?!”
“Yes?”
“E-en!”
…What is that?
I’m unsure, but did you feel relieved?
“Well, if this is about the bed, I can make a new one?”
“…R-right? You’re good at that!”
“Hm . The new bed can be prepared in a day or two, maybe . ”
First of all, tomorrow .
I’ll make it as soon as we arrive at the new home .
However, the journey takes about a day, and we likely will arrive in the evening or night .
In that case, I can sleep on the floor for one night?
“…………”
Will the day where we can sleep together, come?