Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 87
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Chapter 87
“Red pepper powder?”
“By red pepper powder, you mean finely ground red peppers that go into that kimchi?”
Francesca asked. I nodded.
“Here, this is my gift to you.”
Docheop held out a box as if telling me to check it.
Red powder piled high in the box.
Cough cough!
The spiciness made me cough involuntarily.
As I covered my mouth because of it, I heard loud laughter from somewhere.
“Puhaha!”
The gazes of Docheop, Francesca, and myself all turned. Nikolai, who had been sitting quietly by himself, had burst into laughter.
For a moment I thought he was coughing. But seeing how the corners of his mouth were turned up, apparently not.
“Halara Seheb.”
He called me.
“Nikolai, now call Hallara by Bloodmere.”
Francesca immediately corrected him. I expected him to be annoyed, but for some reason he nodded.
“Mm, that’s right too. Bloodmere. To receive that name, you must have the worth to match it. Here.”
I wondered what he was going to say when he suddenly took out a box and held it out in front of me.
“It’s an excessive gift, but don’t feel too burdened. I’m giving you compensation for catching that traitor last time.”
It was a gift box with a red ribbon.
I received it in bewilderment, but I wondered what he meant.
“Compensation?”
“I said I’d buy you anything if you caught the traitor. Did you already forget?”
“I didn’t ask you to buy me anything. I asked you to grant me a favor.”
Nikolai’s eyes widened.
“It’s the same thing. This is more expensive than any favor.”
At the mention of it being expensive, I accepted it for now.
Before I knew it, Francesca had also stuck close to my side. When I opened the box lid, unlike before, Francesca let out a gasp.
“Ah…”
“Is this gold?”
Inside was a bracelet that sparkled brilliantly, apparently made of pure gold.
And it was a bracelet with an incredibly heavy design.
“Nikolai, did you perhaps mistake the gift?”
“Mistake? What do you mean?”
“Did you perhaps give Hallara a gift meant for me by mistake…”
Francesca asked with bewilderment. She said exactly what I wanted to say. Even for Francesca, it was a puzzling design.
“I didn’t prepare anything for Mother.”
“Really? You might as well give it to me instead…”
How am I supposed to wear something like this?
She spoke as if swallowing her words. Even if gifted to her, Francesca probably would have put it in a jewelry box and never worn it.
I was also uncertain. Whether Nikolai had deliberately bought me such a tacky-designed accessory or not. But seeing his confident attitude, it really seemed to be a gift meant for me.
“That kid has never given a gift to a woman before. Just pretend to accept it graciously.”
Francesca whispered quietly in my ear. Nikolai may look decent, but apparently lacks tact or sense.
“Thank you, Young Master.”
I expressed my gratitude to Nikolai. I hadn’t particularly wanted gold, but after all, gold was never a bad thing to have.
‘Besides, since it’s a bracelet, it’s convenient to wear around.’
I even thought that if my arm had been just a little thicker, I could have gotten more gold.
“Now let’s look at Docheop’s gift, shall we? Oh my, so this is that red pepper powder I’ve only heard about.”
Francesca changed the subject.
“I’ve only seen it seasoned, this is my first time seeing it like this. Cough! The spicy aroma is incredible.”
When she coughed, Docheop offered her a handkerchief.
“…Thank you, Docheop. For you to offer me a handkerchief. You’ve become much more considerate.”
“No, Mother.”
“Huh?”
Nikolai watched this scene with a dumbfounded gaze.
Anyway, the condition of the red pepper powder is amazing. He must have remembered when I talked with Michelle about the coarseness of red pepper powder last time.
“Did you make this from what’s in the Annex Food Storehouse?”
“No. I swept up everything from the market.”
“From Kalrwai Market?”
“I brought everything they had.”
He pointed outside the window with his hand. Not far away, I could see something like a cargo wagon.
“Don’t tell me all of that is red pepper powder?”
“Did you think I’d give you just this much as a gift?”
That means yes. That mountain-like pile is all red pepper powder.
“You ground all that large amount this finely?”
The red pepper powder was even finer than beach sand.
This is possible in this world without grinders?
“With this, I can make gochujang without any problem!”
The thought of mixing rice with gochujang flashed through my mind, and I clung to his arm excitedly.
“What’s that? Is that also something like kimchi?”
“No. Gochujang is a seasoning paste made with fine red pepper powder, and with it you can make really various and delicious dishes!”
“My goodness. Docheop. How did you think to give such a gift?”
Even Francesca clapped her hands in joy.
“I made it together with Moldorf, who has the biggest build in the family.”
Moldorf – that giant-like knight captain?
Docheop shifted his gaze to me.
“Pretty useful muscles, right?”
And he puffed out his flat chest.
‘Could it be that he’s doing this because he thought I disliked it when I said something about his body getting bigger earlier?’
Laughter burst out at the sight of his chest muscles protruding through his shirt.
I also thought it was a waste of manpower that all he did with his awakening-enlarged body was make red pepper powder, but whatever.
“I noticed it from when you turned potatoes into dough in an instant.”
Good things are good things.
But apparently only we thought it was good.
Bang!
“What exactly are you all doing right now?”
Nikolai ruins the mood again.
“Are you really going crazy over one cheap, crudely spicy vegetable right now?”
Cheap? That’s rude to red peppers, the cornerstone of Korean cuisine.
His crumpled gaze turned toward the gold bracelet.
“Mother, you’ve really become strange lately.”
“What? Why are you suddenly picking on me?”
“Weren’t you the noble person who never smiled even at all those gold and silver treasures and war trophies? But lately you cry and laugh at the most trivial things. Where did the noble Mother go?”
His sharply honed tone was directed at Francesca. I don’t know why the sparks suddenly flew to her.
“I never had any interest in showing excitement over jewels and such things. And this is different. It could be something needed for business.”
A chill seemed to descend over her complexion as well.
“So that sort of thing was your taste?”
“Can’t you watch your mouth? When Docheop went to such trouble to make and bring this!”
“Docheop, Docheop! Just how long are you going to keep coddling that bastard!?”
Now Nikolai was spitting out words without filtering them through his brain. At this rate, there was really going to be trouble.
“What are you talking about? Compared to what I’ve done for you and Helbeorn all this time, what I’ve done for Docheop is…”
Francesca’s words trailed off. She buried her face in her palms.
“Wait a moment. Please stop.”
I approached to try and shut that mouth of terror, but Nikolai’s eyes were already half-rolled back. I was contemplating whether I should grab a handful of chili powder and stuff it into his mouth.
“Don’t tell me you gave us what you couldn’t give to that bastard… Mmph!”
The mouth that had been running freely finally shut.
“Mmph mmph!”
His lips were stuck together as if glued with adhesive. Docheop, who had somehow approached my side, blocked the view so others couldn’t see. Seeing him holding his sword, it seemed he had used an awakening skill.
It was a skill I had seen in the original work too. I didn’t expect it would work on Nikolai, who was 8-star level.
‘Whatever the case, nice job.’
I gave Docheop a thumbs up.
He looked at me and smiled slightly, then wrapped his arm around Francesca’s shoulders.
“Let’s end today’s meal here.”
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Nikolai’s sealed mouth remained stuck for quite a while even after the meal ended, only coming unstuck after a full hour had passed.
“Damn it!”
He knew well enough that he had said things he shouldn’t have said in front of his mother.
But the fact that his golden bracelet had been outmatched by that chili powder thing or whatever it was hurt his pride…
“Ugh!”
He clutched his head. The hair he had carefully tied today became a mess.
He opened the window and took a deep breath of the cold air.
The heat seemed to subside a little, but he wasn’t given time to regret.
A splendid carriage was entering through the castle gate.
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