It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 57
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That evening, I arrived in front of the North Magtower and straightened my shoulders confidently.
On one side of my chest was a small 【Collaborative Architect】 badge with no less than four stars attached to it.
Of course, my confidence and the murmuring around me were separate matters.
“That person is Lady Serenthia, right?”
“That’s right. She came because of this design competition. Hmm….”
“Is she really impressive enough to push out Baron Porfena? Or is it because she’s Her Highness the Grand Princess….”
“Shh, quiet. She’s looking this way.”
Certainly, public opinion about me wasn’t good.
I could understand the reason.
‘They must think I unfairly pushed out Baron Porfena.’
Because they hadn’t directly seen the design competition presentation.
‘Until the building is completed, I’m still one move short.’
The atmosphere was even worse when I entered the North Magtower.
The North Magtower was the world of mages.
Although the Duke and Grand Princess’s power had influence, it was nominally extraterritorial.
Of course, the tower master was Valen, the Duke’s younger brother.
But ‘handsome lunatic’ Valen didn’t pay much attention to tower operations. He was also busy working hard on other reconstruction projects.
So, the one acting like a tiger in the absent tiger’s den was Deputy Tower Master Shein.
And he….
I sat across from Shein and lifted my chin.
“You’re saying the military barracks construction can’t proceed according to this blueprint?”
“Yes, that’s correct, Your Highness. Unfortunately, while the idea is good, it seems to lack practicality. The mage engineers analyzed the blueprint with puzzled expressions. It’s truly an idealistic blueprint, but not realistic.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, moreover, the reaction from the soldiers who will use those barracks isn’t good.”
“The soldiers’ influence would be strong.”
In the North, military power was valued most, and their opinions were heard without reservation.
So, Shein’s words weren’t wrong.
But I looked at Shein and rested my chin on my hand.
‘You don’t know me well, but I know you, Shein.’
He and I had often met for Northern reconstruction even before my regression.
And he had tormented me terribly.
“Hey, are you that great? If you’re so great, do all of this.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Actually, I know your older brother really well. But Max said something. When he’s stressed, he can use you as a punching bag to vent his anger.”
That expression as he grinned, lifted my chin, and slapped my cheek. Workplace bullying continued along with him.
It was fair to say that this bastard was responsible for eighty percent of my overwork.
“Hmm, so within the 【North Magtower】, this blueprint cannot be properly implemented.”
“Unfortunately, that’s correct.”
“Then wouldn’t it be fine if I showed everyone that it’s a feasible idea?”
Shein grinned and answered.
“Could you prove it within a day, Your Highness? Right now the soldiers are saying that excluding Baron Porfena was unfair, suspecting it’s a parachute appointment…. Ahem.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes, they’re making quite an uproar about it. The situation is rather urgent.”
He gestured with his chin and grinned.
I also gritted my teeth and smiled sweetly.
“It’s entirely possible.”
***
After returning to my room, I slumped my shoulders and thought.
“I’m screwed.”
I had confidently bluffed.
Naturally saying I could show ‘very accurately and honestly everything’ even to the soldiers who doubted my design abilities.
But there was a huge problem with this.
“How exactly do I show that ‘this blueprint is feasible’?”
The problem?
Looking at how things were going, even if I brought a model to show them, that bastard Shein would say ‘But this is just a model, isn’t it?’
One might think I could just crush them with my authority as Grand Princess.
But I didn’t want the atmosphere in the Duke’s Castle to worsen.
‘Is there a way to visibly show the soldiers ‘I respect you all. I’m not a parachute appointment!’?’
Do another presentation? But this is a bit ambiguous.
As I pondered, I decided to find a way to screw over Shein and a method to convince the soldiers about my design.
‘Right, there’s not completely no way after all.’
Besides, I have a whole day!
I yawned and stretched, then decided to take a walk around Kairozen Castle.
‘Where the hell did Squirrel go?’
…Did he go to the sanctuary?
‘Right, well. This time let me try with 100% pure my own strength!’
After carefully taking notes of what I saw during my walk, the place I headed to was in front of the Duke’s Castle fortress.
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Meanwhile, in front of the half-collapsed fortress of the Duke’s Castle.
Valen narrowed his eyes as he reviewed the documents brought by the city planning officer.
In the Kairozen Domain, there was much to do besides constructing the 【Memorial Tower】.
Rebuilding the collapsed fortress was also one of those tasks.
Valen was spinning around, making final confirmations on the materials to go into the fortress.
“I’ve completed reviewing the 【Quantity Calculation Sheet】.”
“I see.”
That’s right. The title of the document in his hand was the fortress’s 【Quantity Calculation Sheet】.
A 【Quantity Calculation Sheet】 was a plan calculating the quantity of materials to go into any building.
As the final decision-maker, he needed to properly understand these quantities. But….
“Wow, shit. This is too difficult? I feel like my head is spinning. Should I just give up on everything?”
“Y-you can’t do that….”
“Where’s the expert?”
“Unfortunately, he died in battle during the war….”
“Haah….”
Secretary Hasel’s eyes were dim, and Valen honestly didn’t know much about 【Quantity Calculation Sheets】.
During the long period he participated in the demon war, he had only used meteor magic to beat down demons!
How would he know whether 18 or 20 pieces of material were needed for window frames?
“Should I stamp this or not. What about the expert invited from the capital?”
“Yes, we’ve requested an expert, but they said it would take about a week.”
“What about older brother?”
“He’s probably doing more important work….”
“True, this is my responsibility. Still, I’ll die in the meantime. If I study a bit first….”
Hasel pointed out dryly.
“Can you really learn it through short-term study?”
“That’s true.”
“It would probably be faster to just wait for the expert.”
Just as he was clutching the documents and fiddling with his hair, a woman quietly appeared beside him.
“Lord Valen, hello?”
“Ah, sister-in-law?”
The corners of Valen’s eyes curved gently. Serenthia spoke cheerfully.
“Your expression has collapsed like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Did something bad happen by any chance?”
“Yes. I don’t know what a tower is, but it feels like something has collapsed—my heart?”
“What’s the matter that’s making you like this? Should I help you out a bit?”
***
Bang!
Valen struck the debris of a nearby building with his hand and laughed languidly in circles.
“Well, look at these bastards, will you?”
Serenthia calmly informed him of the results of her document review.
“The 【Quantity Calculation Sheet】 here is a complete mess. They left out some of the brick count going into the fortress. This isn’t even the current unit price either.”
“Ha.”
Serenthia handed back the 【Quantity Calculation Sheet】 covered in red pen marks and smiled brightly.
“To put it simply, Lord Valen, you were just about to get ripped off.”
Serenthia’s calculations were so clear that even he, who didn’t understand them well, could easily comprehend them.
The market prices for raw materials were also correct as she had stated.
Valen raised one corner of his mouth in a grin and whispered.
“To think you’d donate your talents for free like this—I’m grateful to my sister-in-law.”
“Hm? I didn’t help you for free though.”
Serenthia’s eyes sparkled clearly.
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