The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121

“Huh? Isn’t that Wendy’s voice? It looks like the kids from Sears Marquis Territory have arrived!”

At Alpheus’s words, I opened my eyes wide.

“What? Who else came from our marquis territory?”

“Yeah. Langsi, Philip, and Masa came early because of party preparations, and I told the rest they could come on the dawn warp if they wanted to. We can’t impose that much on the marquis manor.”

It seems like we’re already imposing quite enough…

But Wendy’s booming shouts continued.

“Grand Duke Nogen is here!”

…What?

My pupils began shaking tremendously again.

“He came personally to celebrate Young Lady Brisa’s birthday!”

Then Marquis Naisar, greatly flustered, shouted.

“Really? Grand Duke Nogen? Bring him in immediately!”

Hilberry came in awkwardly through the crowd of people.

‘Ah…’

He was dressed in very comfortable indoor clothes. Not at all his usual dignified attire.

“My, what brings you here without any notice? Ah, you couldn’t have contacted us, could you, with the southern warp in this state! But to come as soon as it’s restored… The western region’s information network is truly remarkable.”

Former Marquis Naisar continued excitedly, welcoming this unexpectedly distinguished guest.

“It’s really been so long, Your Grace. I’m truly delighted to meet like this for such a happy occasion as Young Lady Sears’ birthday.”

“I, I think so too. Y-yes. It really is a happy occasion.”

Hilberry was carrying a large bag, and seeing it, Marquis Naisar made an even bigger fuss.

“My goodness, indeed, I heard that the Sears marquis house solved the western ‘contamination,’ and you’ve brought such a big gift too!”

Hilberry looked very bewildered having his bag pointed out in front of everyone.

‘He obviously came looking for Leopold and got swept up in this. He came to quietly ask me questions, but the atmosphere must be beyond imagination.’

Since I was also in a situation beyond imagination, I understood his panic.

“Th-this is… A-anyway, happy birthday, Miss Brisa.”

Hilberry forced a smile and came toward me.

Of course, the moment I saw Hilberry’s large bag, something occurred to me and I quickly ran out.

“Thank you, Your Grace! Then excuse me!”

And before Hilberry could say anything, I opened the bag and checked its contents.

“Ha…”

My legs gave out and I sat down, then muttered filled with joy.

“Really… this was exactly what I needed… Really, truly, thank you…”

At those words, Hilberry sighed with relief. He looked around cautiously with eyes that said ‘this guy figured it out.’

Meanwhile, Alpheus approached with curious eyes.

“What is it? What is it? What amazing gift did His Grace give you? Huh?”

“That’s right! I’m curious too! To think that Brisa, who’s always so indifferent, would be this happy!”

It was a sudden crisis.

If everyone checked the bag’s contents here, I would become Leopold’s stalker acknowledged by Hilberry.

Strength returned to my legs and I jumped up, shouting.

“No! It’s a secret between His Grace and me! Don’t look!”

“B-Brisa?”

At my desperate defense, Hilberry finally knelt down.

“Thank you… Really thank you, Miss Brisa… How can I ever repay this kindness…”

Then Former Marquis Naisar’s wife poked Former Marquis Naisar in the ribs.

“Dear, when someone solves a territory’s crisis, you should do at least that much! Even the Grand Duke of Nogen is kneeling like that, so what are you doing?”

Then Former Marquis Naisar also knelt beside me.

“Th-the south will truly never forget Miss Brisa’s kindness!”

When her father knelt, Cheria, who had been reading the mood, immediately prostrated herself.

“We are truly grateful for the kindness you’ve shown the Naisar marquis house!”

While the maids cried saying ‘The Princess should have seen this…’, I stood there dazed, holding the bag containing Leopold’s clothes and laughing helplessly.

“Wow, Alpheus.”

There was only one thing I could say.

“This birthday morning is packed with things I never expected. I guarantee I won’t forget today until I’m in my coffin.”

“Right?”

Alpheus kept releasing balloons into the air and shouted energetically.

“Brisa’s surprise birthday party is a huge success!”

I no longer had the energy to say what I would forbid, so I just nodded.

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As it turned out, Alpheus was right.

After spending the birthday morning so noisily, we were completely scattered.

First, we had to inspect the greenhouse installation site, and we also had to select strawberry seedlings to send to Sears Marquis Territory.

“Could you give some decent strawberry seedlings to Sears? It’s winter, but we want to try greenhouse cultivation too.”

“But if you’re transplanting outdoor strawberries, the roots will be damaged!”

“We’ll figure it out, so just give us a lot for now.”

Since the Potato Team was here anyway, I had them learn how to build greenhouses and take seedlings with them.

“Young lady, if you lay plastic leaves on the bottom like this, they reflect sunlight and make it warmer!”

The farmers had already discovered new methods. It was worth leaving it to the experienced ones.

And there was another important matter.

“Really… is it true that Marquis Sears broke the curse?”

“Huh? Yeah.”

“How exactly?”

“Um… well, somehow… I beat up a monster quite a bit. The sleep curse didn’t work on me.”

Word spread that Alpheus was the one who broke the sleep curse.

Since the ancient curse was a secret, we just said it was some unknown monster’s curse.

I didn’t tell Alpheus that I had told them about the demon’s true name that was inside Delmia.

‘For now, since I don’t know much about this matter either, let me discuss it with Leopold first before telling him.’

So Maximus and Alpheus consulted with half-truths.

“Ah, so now it seems His Highness the Crown Prince has cursed the four houses… and you and Brisa can break them?”

“It’s not certain… It’s just a hypothesis. Besides, that must be kept secret. It’s a royal confidential matter. So it would be better to leave Brisa out of all this.”

I also agreed with Maximus’s opinion and quickly made it clear.

“I don’t want to be recognized for that kind of ability. I’d rather live looking at strawberries and potatoes than cursed monsters. Anyway, no one knows what happened in the forest, so announce it all as your doing.”

So Alpheus didn’t really have a choice.

But Alpheus was genuinely happy about having ‘the ability to break curses.’

“I can be helpful to people!”

Since he said this while personally building a greenhouse in the cucumber field, it felt really sincere.

“If something like this happens, I’ll run to help anytime.”

He was truly a genuine protagonist.

And beside him was a cunning friend desperately using his brain.

“Once things are settled, go up to the capital immediately. I’ll introduce you to His Majesty the Emperor at an official occasion. You should be recognized not only for the compensation for the northern civil war, but also for your contribution to resolving the mysterious chaos in the south. Say that it seems to be an ability called <Taming>.”

That way, Alpheus’s position as Marquis Sears would become solid, and we could also greatly spite the Crown Prince’s side that had been targeting me to get <Taming> in their grasp.

“Then Your Highness, is the ‘contamination’ appearing in the empire now also related to the royal family?”

At my question, Maximus shook his head.

“‘Contamination’ is like a monster wave. The cause is unknown, and it’s been around for a very long time. It’s not for nothing that the north’s <Purification> is considered a major ability.”

In other words, just like monster waves suddenly appear, contamination was increasing for unknown reasons.

‘But in the original story, contamination wasn’t spreading this fast…’

I bit my lower lip and fell into thought beside the cucumber field.

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