(Risking My Life) Proposing to Miss Hazel - Chapter 51

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Chapter 51

 

A deep sigh escaped at the absurd rumor.

 

Yes, that’s right. I had been with that fairy-like man all morning.

 

But that was all there was to it.

 

“Girls, your stares are burdensome. Could you tone down that gleam in your eyes?”

 

“You should try being married too. Nothing’s more thrilling than other people’s romance.”

 

“Exactly. It would be a disaster if we had our own love affairs.”

 

That’s true enough.

 

“Anyway, it’s not what you’re imagining. He’s a guest from Benu.”

 

And someone so high-ranking that you couldn’t even imagine.

 

Even if he were my type, he’s someone I wouldn’t dare to covet.

 

“Hmm~.”

 

“I see~ Benu’s nice.”

 

Despite my firm answer, my friends didn’t seem convinced.

 

I spoke again as if driving in a nail.

 

“And you know my type is rough potatoes.”

 

“Tastes usually change as you get older.”

 

“You don’t even glance at the rough potatoes hovering around you these days.”

 

“Those are just potatoes. Not rough potatoes.”

 

“They’re different?”

 

“They’re different.”

 

Girls, how can you call that an argument?

 

Potatoes are scattered everywhere like spawning salmon roe, but rough potatoes are as precious as pearls in oysters.

 

At my resolute attitude, my friends pouted in disappointment. Seeing their gleaming eyes dim, they seemed to have finally given up.

 

“Tsk, I got excited thinking our Hazel was a capable woman juggling handsome men in both hands.”

 

“Exactly. Having two husbands doubles the annoyance, but having two handsome men is a blessing.”

 

Sara and Maribel nodded with weary expressions.

 

Unable to understand what they meant, I just stood there blankly.

 

“Anyway, now that you’ve confirmed it, please leave.”

 

I want to have some more intimate time with my eleven money pouches.

 

“Fine, we’re going, going.”

 

“The light green dress is pretty. I knew it would suit you.”

 

Listening to my friends’ voices fading away, I plunged both hands deep into the money pouches.

 

Clink clink, dozens of silver coins wrapped around my fingers.

 

Peace and stability came to my heart.

 

I don’t need handsome men or rough potatoes.

 

Right now, money is the best.

 

***

 

“If I had known today would be the last day of my life, I would have been more filial to my mother.”

 

“Right. I’d want clam cream soup and crispy baked bread for my last meal, but that’s probably impossible.”

 

“Most likely. We’re on a mountain.”

 

“To be precise, we’re inside a cave.”

 

Inside the dim cave lit by faint torchlight.

 

Luke and Elvin clung together like one body, trembling as they followed Felix.

 

They were fortunate to be behind Mr. Felix; if he had been behind them, they would have wet themselves long ago.

 

Unlike the employees who trembled in fear of wild beasts attacking them at any moment, Benu’s mayor remained calm as always.

 

Even when they discovered underground ruins at the end of the cave.

 

As if he had expected traces of the Ancient 7 Families to remain here, he examined the ruins with a composed face.

 

Luke and Elvin gazed at the magnificent ruins in awe, then whispered while looking at Lucas’s back.

 

“Wasn’t the Aden Family also descendants of the Ancient 7 Families?”

 

“Not direct descendants, but collateral. The direct lines all died out.”

 

“Ah, that’s right. But who would have thought they built such a city inside a cave? People from the old days were really amazing.”

 

“Back then they could use magic freely. I’ve seen other ruins in the northeastern region, but this place seems bigger.”

 

“If this underground city connects to Benu as Mr. Felix said…”

 

“It would take half a day from Benu to Luden. Even taking it easy, it would be done in a day.”

 

“Oh, amazing. Good for the people of Luden. Good for us too.”

 

Luke was purely optimistic, but Elvin couldn’t rejoice hastily.

 

He muttered while stroking his chin.

 

“Will Lord Cromwell just sit still?”

 

Luke nodded as if it made sense.

 

“True, he wouldn’t be a noble if he just watched his source of income get cut off.”

 

“He might forcibly block the path or dispatch troops. A mere trading caravan like ours can’t oppose a lord.”

 

“That’s true, but…”

 

Both their gazes rested on the fairy-like man’s profile.

 

“That person can do it.”

 

“If he sets his mind to it, easily.”

 

However, Lucas Aden, contrary to his generous and somewhat lethargic image, was a cold and calculating person.

 

The employees of Bashar Merchant Guild knew this aspect better than anyone.

 

Kaiden Bassar’s catchphrase was ‘The problem is convincing the mayor.’

 

Lucas Aden operated on one principle.

 

Does it benefit ‘Benu’? That was everything.

 

“Would the mayor take Luden’s side even at the risk of conflict with Lord Cromwell?”

 

At Elvin’s sharp question, Luke couldn’t answer easily.

 

The rational answer was closer to ‘no,’ but his intuition kept urging him toward ‘yes.’

 

“Perhaps.”

 

“…”

 

“What do you think?”

 

“I feel the same way.”

 

“The reason?”

 

“You know.”

 

“Yes, that’s the only thing.”

 

Miss Hazel of Golden Goods.

 

Lucas Aden when dealing with her was not the mayor of Benu they knew.

 

They recalled Lucas’s appearance when he was with Hazel and simultaneously let out sighs.

 

To think Lucas Aden’s eyes could sparkle so brightly. His lake-blue eyes glittered like jewels.

 

‘It was enjoyable. Miss Hazel.’

 

Lucas Aden, who had been sharp in both expression and speech from chronic fatigue, was not there.

 

There was only a fox wagging its tail, wanting to look good to the woman who caught his fancy.

 

The moment Luke and Elvin arrived at the general store, they instinctively knew.

 

That their romantic enterprise had failed.

 

Miserably at that.

 

There was no possibility of recovery.

 

Who could covet a woman that Benu’s mayor had set his sights on?

 

Luke swallowed a complicated sigh and casually asked Elvin.

 

“We’ll still give the gift though, right?”

 

Elvin answered with a dejected voice.

 

“If we make it back alive from here.”

 

Luke, who had been walking silently for a while, looked down at the ground and muttered sadly.

 

“These insoles are really comfortable. I should buy more.”

 

***

 

“Have a safe trip! We’ll see you again soon!”

 

“I’ll bring the items you inquired about next time I come.”

 

“Yes, thank you! Travel safely!”

 

I smiled brightly as I saw off the Mayor of Benu and the employees of the Bashar Merchant Guild.

 

Since the road wasn’t completely finished, they would return to Benu via Cromwell Castle this time, but they said they would try using the new road next time. It seemed the conversation with Felix had ended positively.

 

Felix, raising his already high nose bridge even higher, asked with a confident tone.

 

“I told you to just trust your brother, didn’t I?”

 

I gave him a thumbs up and obediently praised him.

 

The closer something is to a beast, the more it needs clear rewards for good behavior.

 

“Felix, you really are an amazing person, aren’t you?”

 

“That’s just how I am!”

 

“You didn’t even bite anyone. You did very well.”

 

“I don’t bite people anymore.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Probably.”

 

Good, let’s try not to change that mindset if possible.

 

When we returned to the shop, there were countless gift boxes piled up in front of the entrance.

 

Judging by the different wrapping papers, they all seemed to be bought from different places, but they all looked like luxury items.

 

As I looked at the boxes with a bewildered expression, Felix came with a broom and dustpan and started sweeping the boxes into it.

 

“Felix, what are you doing?”

 

“I need to clean up the trash.”

 

“Those don’t look like trash.”

 

“If it burns, it’s all trash.”

 

This brother is talking nonsense again.

 

All the items in the gift boxes were products from Benu.

 

There were only items and not a single card, so I couldn’t even figure out who had sent the gifts.

 

Perfume with elaborate flower-shaped lid craftsmanship, soaps in various colors and shapes like jewels, socks and handkerchiefs with delicate lace, lipstick in fresh colors like summer apricots, and so on.

 

Every single item was eye-catching merchandise.

 

I tilted my head and asked Felix.

 

“Could these all be sample products? Are they asking me to try them and then stock them?”

 

“Yeah, it would be good to think of it that way.”

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