Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 22

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Episode 22

Hotsen blinked his eyes and then immediately scrunched up his face.

“Ha. Don’t tell me they threw out more than a whole pot?”

Today, his assistant had cooked the food because he got injured, so it was understandable. Hotsen’s assistant was even worse at cooking than he was.

But the assistant shook his head.

“That’s all there is.”

“What? Didn’t you make stew for dinner tonight?”

Hotsen had tasted his stew before. It was terrible. He felt sorry for the servants who had to eat it. He had even considered asking the head chef to hire a new assistant.

But no leftovers? That couldn’t be possible.

“What kind of trick did you pull!”

“What trick?”

“Be honest, there’s no way the servants ate all of your food.”

“That’s harsh. But I accept it.”

“Tell me the truth. What did you do?”

Hotsen grabbed the assistant’s forearm and interrogated him.

Then the assistant led him into the kitchen. The kitchen was filled with a delicious aroma he’d never smelled before, and the assistant handed Hotsen a bowl of stew he had saved.

“Please try it.”

It looked like ordinary stew, but inside were dumplings made from whole wheat dough.

“What is this?”

“Just try it first.”

“It’s too big?”

“You need to split it in half.”

Hmm, Hotsen looked at his assistant with suspicious eyes, then split the dumpling in half with his spoon.

“What, what is this?!”

The contents spilled out from the thinly torn dough. A delicious aroma wafted from the colorfully minced ingredients.

“It’s minced vegetables and meat.”

“Vegetables and meat?”

He couldn’t tell when they were all clumped together, but looking closely, he could see carrots, onions, and meat. These were ingredients that were always in the kitchen. When he scooped up a spoonful, the stew broth naturally came with it.

He put it in his mouth.

“Wow!”

Hotsen’s eyes widened.

It was clearly made with the most common ingredients, but it was a taste he’d never experienced before.

Next, he tried the stew broth. The stew was similar to what his assistant usually made, but something was different.

“How did you make this?!”

Especially this nameless thing with minced ingredients inside the dough.

At Hotsen’s question, the assistant grinned.

“Delicious, right?”

It was delicious enough to hurt his pride.

Delicious enough to immediately understand why there were no leftovers today.

“I asked how you made it!”

“Hehe. I made the stew the usual way.”

“It tastes completely different from usual? What you made was terrible.”

“Hey. That’s harsh. I’m officially the head chef’s assistant.”

“Hurry up and tell me.”

When Hotsen pressed him, the assistant shrugged his shoulders.

“Actually, a new maid made it.”

“A new maid? That’s strange. There was no news about hiring a new maid.”

Hiring new people at Bloodmere only happened twice a year.

The maids hired last month had already finished their training long ago.

“I thought it was strange too, but she was with May, so I figured she was a maid transferred from somewhere else.”

“Where is that maid now!”

But where she came from or whether she was new didn’t matter.

He had to bring her to the kitchen first.

For the sake of quality meals in the future!

***

I met Geti on my way back from dropping off my dirty clothes at the laundry room. Geti scolded me for making her search for so long and came into the room I had chosen with me.

“You’re really going to use this place?”

“Yeah, this will be my room from now on. Is it okay to use it?”

“Are you serious? You’re going to use this place?”

“Yeah.”

Geti was carrying warm food in her hands.

She set down the tray with a dumbfounded expression and looked around the room.

“But… this place was definitely filthy. There were spiders hanging from every web, so the girls gave up cleaning it.”

“No wonder there were so many spiders and webs.”

If it weren’t for Junel, I would have killed all the spiders with my own hands.

“Don’t tell me you cleaned this whole place?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s impossible.”

She covered her mouth with her hand. She must have been really surprised.

“Why are you so surprised? Didn’t you tell me to clean it before using it?”

“No, but there are so many rooms in this building, why this one? Just on the first floor alone, there are plenty of clean rooms.”

That was true, but they would have been too much for me to use as my room. They were larger than the apartment our mother-in-law had provided for us in the past.

“I’m comfortable here. Actually, this place is more than enough for me too.”

I only chose this place because you told me to pick one. This was also too spacious for me to use alone. At least I got used to it by cleaning, I suppose.

“I heard you… like fancy things?”

“Did you investigate my background?”

“No, Shopkeeper Karl gave me a few hints.”

If the shopkeeper said that, he must have investigated my background.

Of course, it was true.

Before I possessed her, Hallara was a seductress who lived a lavish life.

She was like empty candy, but to other commoners living in the village, she would have seemed extravagant and arrogant.

“I’ve changed. After meeting Prince Docheop.”

“I really don’t want to hear that.”

This?

“Don’t go around disliking the prince. You’ll regret it later.”

Docheop is someone with skills that surpass even the first duke. He just hasn’t awakened yet!

“How could I dare dislike the young master?”

“Then?”

“I just hate imagining you and the young master together. Among us maids, the young masters are… how should I put it, symbolic figures?”

Geti looked into the air and clasped her hands together.

I could guess what she was thinking, but now I was the one who didn’t want to hear it.

“As long as you don’t dislike him, that’s fine.”

“Hey!”

“Wow, dinner at 10 o’clock.”

I smoothly passed by her and examined the food she brought. It was a different quality from the maids’ meals. I sat down as if it was my first time eating and enjoyed the food. I secretly shared some meat with Junel too.

“You eat too, Geti.”

“I’m going to eat at the main building dining hall. I’m exhausted from looking for you.”

Geti grumbled as she prepared to leave. I waved my hand at her.

“You must be hungry. Go quickly.”

“I’ll show you around the manor tomorrow morning, so wake up early.”

“Okay.”

Geti left the room with that tired expression.

By the way, it seems Geti also knows the annex dining hall food tastes bad. Seeing how she’s going all the way to the main building.

[This is tasty too, but that pouch you made earlier was much more delicious.]

Junel put down the meat he was eating and shook his head.

“That’s called dumplings. The skin was rough because it was whole wheat flour, but it tasted good, right?”

Since there was no flour, I substituted the skin with whole wheat flour used for making whole wheat bread.

[It wasn’t just good, it was professional level! It was the best food I’ve eaten in 100 years.]

“Thanks for the high praise. I’ll make it often from now on.”

[I’m so happy! I really did well following you!]

Korean food is indeed the best.

Western food like what’s set before me is good too, but there aren’t many varieties so you get tired of it quickly.

On the other hand, Korean food has diverse types and flavors so you don’t get tired of it, and it tastes good too.

“What is this! It looks like bread but tastes incredibly good!”

“This is the first time stew has felt this delicious. But this isn’t the same stew from earlier, right?”

“Of course not! The taste is completely different. This one is totally rich broth.”

Remembering how the maids and servants were delighted eating the dumpling stew earlier, a smile spread across my lips.

I just added new seasoning to the existing stew. I couldn’t throw away the food that was already there.

Rather, with the dumplings added to the stew, a unique and delicious dumpling soup was born that even made my eyes light up.

“I must have a merchant’s temperament. It feels so good when people are happy, you know?”

I even thought maybe I should have gotten a job as a maid instead.

[You can keep cooking! It would be a sin to waste that skill.]

“Would that really be okay?”

[Of course. Since you’re going to save this family in the future, it doesn’t matter what you do!]

Well, it’s not like I’m planning to squander this family’s wealth.

“It’s all about making a living!”

Hehe, I hugged Junel and laughed.

Junel also seemed to be in a good mood as he purred and snuggled into me.

***

At the same time, in the main manor.

Francesca, who had finished a simple breakfast alone in her room, looked out the window and sighed once more.

Karl, who entered at that moment, poured tea into her empty teacup and reported.

“The soldier who left with Master Helbeorn has just returned.”

She quickly turned her head at the news she had been waiting for. Her eyes were dark underneath, as if she hadn’t slept the night before.

“What about Helbeorn? The letter?”

“The young master said it might take some time to persuade Lord Nilson.”

Helbeorn persuading someone?

She wasn’t sure if he could persuade anyone logically, but at least they had bought a few days.

“At least it’s fortunate that Helbeorn is helping.”

“But if the eldest young master finds out, he might send another soldier.”

“Keep watch on Nikolai.”

“I’ve already assigned someone.”

“Thank you, Karl. Now you’re finally acting like a proper head butler.”

At the words of gratitude, Karl bit his lips tightly. He felt like tears would burst out. How long had it been since he received praise? Ever since this incident broke out, he had only received scolding.

“I will continue to work hard and risk my life for the family. Ack. Sob.”

Francesca handed Karl her handkerchief and asked.

“What about that child?”

“Ah, Miss Hallara. I suppose we should call her young madam now.”

“We should. Even though that child is a commoner, she officially entered as Docheop’s wife. We should treat her well enough not to be embarrassed in front of the servants.”

Francesca was the one who brought Hallara, saying it was fine even if Hallara didn’t want to. Having brought her, she had no intention of pushing her around and nagging her.

“Who is that child’s assigned maid?”

“It’s Geti. She hasn’t been in the main building long, but she handles work efficiently, so I assigned her to the young madam.”

“I see. If she’s new to the main building, that child might have some difficulties.”

Geti was one of the few maids who moved up from the annex to the main building, and while she was efficient, she was also ambitious. She would probably not look favorably upon Hallara entering the family despite being a commoner.

But Francesca couldn’t step in to educate the maid. Francesca hadn’t brought Hallara because she liked her either. If she hadn’t gotten pregnant in the first place, if she hadn’t met Docheop, this trouble wouldn’t have happened.

How she would manage here was Hallara’s responsibility.

***

She told me to wake up early in the morning, but Geti appeared at 7 o’clock.

Since I didn’t have a smartphone, I asked Junel to wake me up instead of an alarm, but I woke up much earlier than Junel.

“Here, this is as far as the main building goes.”

So until lunchtime, I toured various parts of the manor with Geti.

The place where I was staying was called the annex, and the place where the Bloodmere family members stayed was called the main building.

The main building was truly an endless maze.

Moreover, Geti gave me an uncomfortable dress in the morning, making it difficult to move around. Maid clothes are much more comfortable and have better mobility, so why did they make clothes like this?

Besides, this was too grand to call a dress and too fancy to call a one-piece.

An awkwardly uncomfortable pretty outfit – wearing it and walking around made me want to say “let’s stop this sightseeing” right up to my throat.

[Tsk, those foolish descendants of Bloodmere. To have stuck famous swords in a warehouse.]

[Oh my, Hallara! There’s a special forging recipe from the renowned swordsmanship family here! Let’s take this!]

I couldn’t stop because Junel kept discovering treasures hidden throughout the family grounds.

‘I should collect them when no one’s watching.’

There were as many neglected jackpot items as there were unused rooms.

Before leaving the family, as business capital… ahem.

Rather, these were necessary items for Docheop’s awakening.

Docheop was the protagonist anyway.

For the family not to be destroyed, his power was desperately needed.

Even combining the power of the Duke, Nikolai, and Helbeorn couldn’t prevent the family’s destruction.

“You!”

While touring the manor with sparkling eyes at Junel’s premium information.

Geti stopped abruptly and stared at me intently.

“Not ‘you,’ it’s Hallara.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“How petty.”

Whenever I think of your name, I think of black bean sauce flavored ramen and get hungry.

When I pouted my lips to show I was sulking, Geti suddenly threw out a question.

“Where was the 18th room?”

The 18th room… that’s the room next to the sword recipe!

“That room that was once used as a study. There were many old books piled up that no one reads anymore.”

Rooms 18 through 21 all had books piled up in them.

“…Then what about room 32?”

“That was Master Helbeorn’s wardrobe.”

I remember it as the psycho’s room that I would absolutely never go to.

I will absolutely never go near that area.

“…Right.”

Geti muttered quietly.

“Well, you’d hardly be human if you couldn’t memorize that much, right?”

“Give me some praise.”

“It was worth teaching you. If you hadn’t known, I was planning to make you go around one more time.”

Phew, thank goodness.

Thanks to Junel’s information, I avoided going through hell.

If she had told me to go around again, I would have run away.

“What are you doing this afternoon?”

I desperately wanted to do something easy in the afternoon.

“There’s no particular schedule, yet.”

“So you’re telling me to rest?”

“That’s right.”

I stared at Geti with eyes full of suspicion.

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