(Risking My Life) Proposing to Miss Hazel - Chapter 16

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Chapter 16

Grandma Lisa immediately snorted with disdain.

“Felix? That boy has never once come to see me.”

“Oh, really?”

“He’d only come to me if he had unrequited love for some woman, but he was too busy raising you. After you grew up, he was too busy drinking.”

“That’s… true…”

Unicorn Felix had no interest whatsoever in romance because he was busy feeding me, and scoundrel Felix probably had no women who would accept him.

That’s what I had thought until now…

But the testimony from Grandma Lisa’s mouth was shocking.

“There were plenty of women who said they’d be happy to support Felix even if he was a scoundrel, but Felix wouldn’t even spare them a glance.”

“Really?”

“Yes, half the young women in this village probably had their compatibility read with Felix. There were even maidens who came from Cromwell Castle to check their compatibility.”

“…Good heavens. They’re all out of their minds. It’s not like you can live off someone’s face.”

“You can live off it.”

“…”

“Handsome men are precious.”

Grandma Lisa nodded resolutely. Unable to agree with that statement, I replied seriously.

“To me, a sincere man like a potato is more precious.”

“Tsk, Felix has completely ruined the child.”

“That’s true.”

“Since you’re here, sit down. As payment for the errand, I’ll do a fortune reading to see if you can meet the potato-like man you so desire.”

“Really?”

Free fortune telling is always welcome.

I quickly sat down and my eyes lit up. Even if the fortune was wrong, I wanted to hear that a potato for me was reserved in my life.

Grandma Lisa poured a transparent liquid over the crystal ball. Purple smoke began to curl up from beneath the crystal ball.

I’d heard that the future could be seen through that smoke, but honestly, I didn’t believe it.

The corners of her mouth curled up wickedly. Hehehe, the laughter of an evil witch from fairy tales echoed under the tent.

“Oh my, Felix is going to be busy from now on.”

“…What?”

Suddenly Felix?

Grandma Lisa giggled for a long while with her eyes fixed on the crystal ball, as if reading an interesting novel.

I asked the grandmother cautiously.

“Grandma, can’t I have fun too?”

“Oh my, it’s been so long since I had a proper fortune that I lost track of time. First, you, Hazel.”

“Yes.”

“Your luck with men will explode this year.”

“…!”

“Marriage proposals will flood in like a tide.”

“…”

Pfft, that can’t be right.

The more I heard the fortune, the more my head tilted in confusion.

Having explosive luck with men would be tiresome, but realistically, it’s impossible. Even combining Ruden Village and Cromwell Castle, there are probably only five men worth counting who might propose to me.

But Grandma Lisa rattled off unrealistically hopeful fortunes.

“Let’s see, potatoes coming to propose to you… one, two, three, four… Oh my, I see them lined up.”

“Really?”

“Yes, but none of them are your match.”

“…I see.”

I figured as much.

“Your match is…”

I held my breath and waited for Grandma Lisa’s words.

She furrowed her brows and peered into the crystal ball for a long time, then tilted her head in confusion.

“I don’t know?”

What? Why are you suddenly saying that after speaking so well?

“Do I have to pay to find out what comes next?”

“What kind of scammer fortune teller do you take me for? I may look like this, but I have 50 years of experience as a fortune teller, and this is the first time I’ve encountered such a case.”

“Can’t you tell me anything?”

When I asked with the desperation of grasping at straws, the grandmother finally gave an answer after much anguish.

“I don’t know about anything else.”

“Yes.”

“But he’s definitely handsome.”

“Whaaaat?!”

Why on earth?

‘It’s okay. Most of Grandma Lisa’s fortunes are wrong anyway.’

After hearing the shocking fortune, I walked to Tereteri General Store. I didn’t forget to stay alert in case I encountered a handsome man on the way.

Then suddenly, I remembered meeting the village’s only unmarried handsome man yesterday. My brain was finally starting to function normally.

The swaying ceiling, the approaching black wall, and the soft sensation I felt against my face.

“Uh…? Oh, oh oh?!”

My face heated up instantly.

I was so embarrassed I couldn’t lift my head.

I thought I had quietly returned home on Felix’s back.

I thought I had reconciled with him and ended the day well…!

But something like this had happened before that.

‘I must be crazy.’

It was the first time in my life I wanted to turn back time.

If I couldn’t turn back time, I wanted to erase the memories at least. My memory, Rupert’s memory, and Baron’s memory too—all of them.

‘I hope I never have to face Baron again.’

I covered my face and ran at full speed. Fortunately, the general store was close.

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“Hazel, you’re late? Was your stomach really that bad?”

When I arrived at the general store, Felix, who was cleaning purification water bottles, greeted me with a sly voice.

He seemed quite amused that the roles of diligent Hazel and scoundrel Felix had been reversed.

The sun was already high in the sky.

I rattled off the reasons for my tardiness.

“I went to Monica’s house to take medicine and ran an errand for her. Grandma Lisa’s knees are bothering her.”

Felix leisurely raised an eyebrow.

“Hmm. Since you met Grandma Lisa, did you get your fortune read too?”

“How did you know? She offered to do it for free.”

“If it’s free, you have to do it. What did she say? Can you marry a potato?”

Today’s Felix was more fortune teller-like than an actual fortune teller. I shook off the goosebumps that suddenly rose and shook my head.

“She said I’d marry a handsome man?”

“…Oh no.”

I expected Felix to scoff and dismiss it, but his sly expression suddenly turned seriously grim.

He remained frozen as if lost in deep thought, then quietly moved his lips.

“No, actually that’s good. Grandma Lisa’s fortunes can’t be trusted.”

“You also support my marriage to a sincere potato-like man, right Felix?”

“Let’s go with that. Though a golden potato or diamond potato would be better than just a potato.”

“There’s no such potato in this world.”

“There might be. Didn’t Grandma Lisa say anything else?”

“…Yeah.”

Actually, she did.

Grandma Lisa grabbed me as she was heading out to her tent and warned me sternly.

‘Hazel, and keep a close eye on that Felix bastard. That guy’s behavior is very suspicious.’

Regardless of whether I could trust Grandma Lisa’s fortune-telling, I agreed with her words.

Felix these days was suspicious beyond what words could describe.

“Felix, are you really not going to drink anymore?”

“Yeah. One drunkard in the household is enough.”

“Are you talking about me?”

“You know it well.”

“What are you going to do if you don’t drink?”

“Labor. I’m going to live the life of a diligent worker.”

“Just being diligent won’t let you buy a house in the Village Center.”

“Oh, you’re smart?”

Felix chuckled and poured purification water into bottles. His portioning skills were so fast and precise, like measured with a ruler, that there was no room for me to help.

“Felix, isn’t there anything for me to do?”

“I’ve already done everything for today.”

“What about tomorrow’s work?”

“I’ll do everything tomorrow too.”

“…”

This was strange, too strange.

Felix stacked the portioned purification water bottles neatly on a small cart instead of the display shelf. He glanced at me and then spoke up nervously.

“Don’t worry. I’m going to sell these at proper prices.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. The day when Golden Sundries Shop will be piled with gold coins isn’t far away.”

“You’re always good with words.”

When I snorted, Felix gave me a sideways glare and patted my head.

“I’m going to fetch more purification water, so watch the shop for me.”

“Take your time.”

After Felix left, I slowly looked around the shop.

Products were neatly arranged in rows on the shelves.

The floor and window frames were spotlessly clean without a speck of dust.

The glass windows were so shiny that the glass beads looked transparent.

There really was nothing for me to do.

But then-.

“…Huh?”

The glass window that Baron had broken was cleanly repaired.

“That’s strange, when did he fix it?”

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