It's Overwhelmingly Convenient That the Female Lead Has Darkened - Chapter 92

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A blackened female lead is overwhelmingly convenient.
#92
Daisy and Chester stood in the abandoned Garden.
The abandoned Garden was now so well-maintained it felt embarrassing to still call it abandoned.
Gale Vendermain… what kind of gardener did he hire, anyway?
Daisy gazed at the spring blossoms swaying gently, genuinely curious about the gardener’s identity.
“…….”
“…….”
Chester, standing across from her, said nothing.
He merely stared at her with a face that seemed unusually tense today.
But Daisy wasn’t frightened of him in the slightest.
Because…….
Whoosh.
The moment Daisy raised her clenched fist halfway, Chester flinched and instinctively brought his guard up.
“…….”
“…….”
Daisy spoke to Chester, who had awkwardly lowered his arms again.
“Five seconds.”
Chester momentarily didn’t understand what she meant, but it quickly dawned on him that she meant “speak within five seconds or I’m leaving”—and he nearly jumped out of his skin.
“What?! No, wait……!”
“Five.”
“Why’d you suddenly do this……!”
“Four.”
“I’m just not mentally prepared……!”
“Three.”
“I, I mean…….”
“Two, one.”
Daisy turned without hesitation.
“Wait, fine! Damn it!”
Chester rushed after her, spun her around, and thrust something into her hands.
It was a small, round silver jar.
“……What is this?”
At Daisy’s skeptical question, Chester chewed his lip for a moment before speaking in a voice so quiet it was barely audible.
“……Pain Relief Ointment.”
“What?”
“Apply it where you have muscle soreness… it’s an ointment with… pain-relief properties.”
Daisy still didn’t understand.
“So what is this, exactly.”
“Just take it, will you!”
Unable to hold back any longer, Chester burst out—but the moment his eyes met her small, determined fists, he immediately looked away.
Embarrassed by his own cowardice, he scratched the back of his head awkwardly as he spoke.
“Look… you’re taking Lord Branholt’s class, right. I know because I’ve sat in on it. He makes you do Slash thousands of times.”
Only then did Daisy clearly understand why Chester had sought her out.
So he’d heard she was taking Lord Branholt’s classes and brought this in case she developed muscle soreness.
Chester Sablehart himself.
Daisy glanced up at the sky.
The sun was clearly in the east.
“Did you hit your head?”
“What are you suddenly talking about?”
“If you have a fever or something, tell me. I’m leaving right now.”
I don’t want to catch anything.
Chester stared at her for a moment as she spoke so bluntly.
Yet he still held out the ointment stubbornly.
“Damn it, my head’s fine and I don’t have a fever. So just take it already.”
The tips of Chester’s fingers were slightly flushed.
“…….”
Daisy accepted the ointment with a bewildered expression.
“I’m leaving then.”
The instant she took the jar, Chester turned and left the Garden.
He didn’t even look back.
If anyone had seen only this scene, they could have been certain that Chester truly disliked Daisy.
……
Daisy, watching his retreating figure, suddenly lowered her head to examine the jar of ointment in her hand.
A wisp of suspicion mingled with something far larger—confusion—swirled through her mind.
Chester had no reason whatsoever to do something like this for her.
After all, he disliked Daisy, and just last time hadn’t he struck her down in front of everyone until she lost consciousness?
If anything, it would make sense if he sought revenge on her instead……
Wait. Is this ointment actually one that causes intense pain or itching?
……
Daisy narrowed her eyes and scooped out a small amount of the pungent-smelling ointment, dabbing it lightly on her forearm.
To her astonishment, the muscle soreness vanished at once.
……
After a moment of silence, Daisy scooped out a generous amount and applied it to every muscle where pain had flared.
And shortly after.
“This is incredible.”
Daisy marveled, flexing her now-limber arms and legs this way and that.
She’d been wondering how she’d manage to harvest medicinal herbs at the lake today, but in this condition, she felt she could gather not just ten but twenty without breaking a sweat.
So Chester had brought her legitimate Pain Relief Ointment after all.
And remarkably good quality at that.
“What on earth is going on……?”
Daisy murmured, watching the direction in which Chester had vanished.
The fierce spring sun continued to pour down from the east.
* * *
“All first-years heading to Gradiandale Temple, this way!”
“Mount Kalas is over here! Come along, quickly now!”
The calls of senior volunteers echoed from the Academy entrance.
Floating in empty air, glowing symbols marked the Field Study destinations, their arrows flashing brightly.
At the end of the arrows stood temporary Warp Portals.
Whoosh!
Groups of students standing on the magic circles vanished one after another.
“Mine’s this way.”
Monica checked the arrow’s direction and spoke.
“See you when it’s over!”
“Sure.”
Monica smiled, accustomed to Daisy’s brusque reply, and suddenly thrust something forward.
It was a small slip of paper.
“This.”
“What is it?”
“Useful information.”
Daisy unfolded the creased paper.
It was a map with a large lake drawn on it.
Around the lake’s perimeter, small red X marks were scattered.
“What is this?”
“I heard about the Herbalism Assignment. This is a Medicinal Herb Map—I’ve marked where the herbs you need to harvest are located.”
Amazing, something like this existed?
Daisy’s eyes widened.
With this, she wouldn’t have to waste time wandering aimlessly around that vast lakeshore—she could harvest all the herbs and still have plenty of time to rest.
Without hesitation, Daisy reached into her pocket and pulled out a coin purse filled with gold.
“How much?”
“It’s a gift.”
“Right, so how much… what?”
Daisy raised her head, doubting her own ears.
“A gift, I said.”
“Why?”
“Does a gift need a reason?”
……
At Monica’s question, Daisy found herself at a loss for words.
Well, it wasn’t that a reason was strictly necessary……
Daisy gazed down at the map in her hands.
First the ointment, and now a Medicinal Herb Map—she felt genuinely bewildered.
What’s going on?
“Mount Kalas! If you don’t hurry, I’m closing the Warp Portal!”
“Oh, I really need to get going now. See you after!”
“Wait, hold on——!”
Before Daisy could finish speaking, Monica swept her hand through the air in a broad wave and headed toward a spot marked by a mountain shape spewing lava.
And in Monica’s hand was…….
“……Is that a Bathing Basket?”
The mesh basket that drained water perfectly held towels, shampoo, body wash, shower towels, and lotion packed neatly inside—there was no doubt it was a Bathing Basket.
Straud Burnum answered Daisy’s murmur.
“Yes, quite so.”
“You again.”
Daisy replied without surprise.
The peddler’s inventory was evolving by the day.
“Why in the world did you bring a Bathing Basket to school?”
“It’s a merchant’s duty to distribute items necessary for Field Study locations.”
……
He’d actually sold them.
Truly the business acumen of a future black market kingpin.
Daisy found herself nodding anew when curiosity suddenly struck her.
“So what did you sell to the kids going to other locations?”
“I’m selling them now.”
Straud pulled something out as if he’d been waiting and called out.
“Potion of Faith—amplifies the probability of wish fulfillment when praying at the Gradiandale statue!”
Daisy laughed as if in disbelief.
“Ha, who would actually——”
“H-how much is that?!”
“Just 10 gold!”
“Me! Give me one!”
“Me too!”
“Mine first!”
“Everyone line up! Get in line!”
……
Straud had made 120 gold in an instant.
Having sold exactly twelve, Straud now held up an empty box to show there were no more.
The gathered freshmen scattered, disappointed.
Even Daisy felt the sting of missing out.
It seemed like he could have sold more…….
“The key is selling small quantities at high prices.”
Having caught Daisy’s expression, Straud stuffed the empty box into his bag and answered.
“This kid……”
He’ll make an excellent merchant someday.
While Daisy marveled, Straud suddenly seemed to remember something and pulled an item from his bag.
It was one of the potions he’d just sold.
“One’s left over.”
“I’m heading to Nella Lake.”
“It’s called a Potion of Faith, but it’s really just a Luck Potion that boosts fortune ever so slightly.”
“I’ve seen Luck Potions sell for 10 silver.”
……
So what’s the problem?
Daisy giggled at Straud’s expression, which carried that very implication.
Markup of ten times over—truly outstanding salesmanship.
“Fine, I’ll buy one too.”
Daisy rummaged through her coin purse as she spoke.
Since she’d received favors from this peddler before, she figured she could afford to be swindled this once.
“That’s 10 gold, right?”
But Straud didn’t answer.
Instead, he simply thrust the potion toward her.
When Daisy accepted it without thinking, Straud turned away without hesitation.
“Hey, the money!”
“Not necessary.”
With that reply, Straud Burnum walked briskly toward the shimmering emblem of sword and shield.
It was the Warp Portal leading to Valtera, the free city.
Daisy recalled everything she’d received since this morning.
The ointment, the Medicinal Herb Map, and even a Luck Potion.
“What kind of day is this, exactly……?”
Above the bewildered Daisy’s head, a mermaid-tail emblem shimmered alongside an arrow.
* * *
Splash!
Damn it all—so that’s what this day was about.
Sinking into the black water where she couldn’t see a hand in front of her face, Daisy thought bitterly.
‘Hell, some Luck Potion that turned out to be!’

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