The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 30

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Chapter 30

 

“I’m scared, I’m scared… When Mother gets like that, it’s so frightening.”

 

In the past, on nights when Mother was consumed by madness, I would cry in the maid’s arms.

 

The maid would comfort me and say this.

 

“Young Lady, we just need to do well. If we do well, the Princess will come back to us. She’s such a wise person. It’s because we haven’t been serving her as well as we did at the Riente Royal Palace. If we try harder, it will be fine.”

 

So I tried my best. I did everything I could to become the perfect daughter for Mother.

 

But nothing changed. Mother’s madness only grew worse day by day.

 

Even so, there was only one thing I could do this time as well.

 

‘…Let’s do my best.’

 

As always.

 

‘Let me try to do well for now. Everyone’s happy that they lived thanks to me.’

 

If I do better, at least when the dark mage secretly contacts them, they won’t hand me over like Uncle did.

 

“If the criminals of Sebon dare to harm the bloodline of Sears, Nogen will never stand by as the head of the First Five Families.”

 

It was true that I felt a little good when I heard those words.

 

Still, it was somewhat miserable. So I pretended even more that nothing was wrong. As if I wasn’t scared of such things at all.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Young Lady, Young Lady!”

 

One of the Jezel Street shop children held something out to me.

 

“Can you exchange this for wheat too? It’s completely useless though…”

 

My eyes widened as I checked what was in the child’s hand.

 

This was exactly what I wanted. Seeds that people had left behind, saying ‘we don’t really need to eat these.’

 

Something I was certain would be among them.

 

“It’s not useless.”

 

I said with joy.

 

“This is exactly what I was looking for.”

 

It was a crop that would be perfect to plant right now in the potato field that was more than half empty since we started harvesting potatoes.

 

I was also planning to plant them in the newly acquired Baron Territory. Not for short-term survival like now, but for long-term food supply.

 

* * *

 

Baron Hawin’s Estate.

 

“Mother!”

 

Dahlia screamed loudly.

 

“Are you really crazy like their mother? You’re giving up Jezel Street?”

 

Baroness Hawin grinned wickedly.

 

“Would I do such a thing? Dahlia, calm down.”

 

“What? But we already signed everything and came back…”

 

“We can get through this temporarily.”

 

As if she had never begged in front of Brisa, Baroness Hawin lifted her chin spitefully.

 

Dahlia’s eyes sparkled.

 

“Mother, then do you have some method?”

 

“I suppose we can’t leave that arrogant little brat alone.”

 

Baroness Hawin snorted.

 

“Since things have come to this, I’m going to get rid of her.”

 

“What?”

 

Dahlia’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

“Is that possible?”

 

“I have a method in mind.”

 

Baroness Hawin spoke leisurely.

 

“The dead tell no tales. We just need to frame those bastards who kidnapped your father. They’re criminals anyway.”

 

Baroness Hawin stroked Dahlia’s hair. Then she whispered soothingly.

 

“I’ll handle most of it myself, but it seems you’ll need to help me. We need someone her age to keep her properly detained.”

 

Dahlia’s eyes sparkled.

 

“Anything, Mother.”

 

The mother and daughter joined forces once again.

 

“It’s all for our family, after all.”

 

* * *

 

That night at midnight.

 

I headed toward Erollamo Hill with Philip in tow. It was the place where the kidnappers had told Baroness Hawin to ‘secretly bring five sacks of wheat.’

 

Erollamo Hill was the border between Jezel Street and Count Joachim Territory. In other words, it was a place full of monsters that couldn’t be easily accessed right now.

 

The largest zelkova tree mentioned was now visible just ten steps from Sears Marquis Territory.

 

“The hill isn’t very high.”

 

Philip narrowed his eyes and said.

 

“If it’s monsters living on a hill this size, we could eliminate them all and move freely.”

 

“Well, that’s true.”

 

I nodded.

 

“But Baron Hawin’s Territory doesn’t have a knight order this capable, so it would have been impossible.”

 

Count Joachim Territory, adjacent to Jezel Street, completely encompassed the river. Just like Erenta.

 

While marang fish couldn’t be caught there, it was a river where many large freshwater fish lived. Moreover, it had the widest plains in the Central Region. It meant they could survive for about three months without struggling like us or Baron Hawin’s Estate.

 

‘Especially since the season isn’t winter.’

 

“You know, you know Ruman from Count Joachim Family, right? I’ll probably get engaged to him if nothing special happens.”

 

It wasn’t for nothing that Dahlia had boasted about marriage talks between her and the Count Joachim family.

 

“Ah, Ruman Joachim. I thought he was the most detestable among the Central Region nobles.”

 

It wasn’t for nothing that I had cursed that family for being inhumane.

 

Even though engagement talks were going back and forth, they knew full well that Baron Hawin’s Territory would be in trouble, yet they didn’t extend even the slightest helping hand.

 

‘They must have thought there was no need to trade with Baron Hawin’s Territory and overcome difficulties together.’

 

If they had mobilized all of the Count family’s Knight Order, they could have eliminated the monsters on the hill.

 

In a way, it was a rational decision.

 

Well, the Count Joachim family acting based on thorough cost-benefit calculations wasn’t necessarily bad for us.

 

“Anyway, we’re almost there.”

 

I said calmly.

 

“You children will carry the five sacks of wheat.”

 

Baroness Hawin had said that earlier.

 

“Your uncle was betrayed by the territory residents and ended up like this, so who can the Baron Estate trust? Especially when it comes to wheat… there must be many people willing to steal it even if they have to sell their souls right now.”

 

It wasn’t wrong. Even as she said those words, Baroness Hawin and Dahlia were staring intently at the sandwich I had left unfinished.

 

I slowly nodded my head.

 

“I understand.”

 

Then I called for a maid.

 

“I’m full. Just give it to some stray dogs.”

 

It was quite an atrocity.

 

Anyway, Baroness Hawin said with a stiffly hardened face.

 

“Now, you just need to come down below this hill. Since I can’t trust your knight, you must accompany them personally, and since they might bring other people who could harm the Baron, only one person should carry…”

 

I said I understood everything and sent them away.

 

That was the morning’s business, and after reclaiming Jezel Street, I was busy giving various instructions.

 

‘Hah…’

 

I had obtained Jezel Street and the Beron Region for five sacks of wheat.

 

Originally, I was the one who was supposed to be sold for wheat.

 

Even though it’s now a future that no longer exists, I had never once forgotten about that incident.

 

“Young Lady.”

 

After arriving below the hill, Philip, who had carried the five sacks of wheat by himself, said.

 

“Should I put them down here?”

 

“Well, should we? We can just leave it behind.”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Brisa!”

 

Dahlia came running from the darkness.

 

“Brisa, you came!”

 

“Yeah. Now that I’m here, let’s go.”

 

“No, not yet. Please move the wheat under that zelkova tree.”

 

Dahlia stared directly at Philip.

 

Among Dahlia, Philip, and me, Philip was of course the only one who could carry the five sacks of wheat.

 

“You shouldn’t go.”

 

Dahlia gripped my arm tightly.

 

“Mother said children shouldn’t go up the hill because it’s dangerous. She said monsters could come down even to the entrance. You’re the same age as me.”

 

“Well, fine.”

 

I nodded once and then spoke to Philip.

 

“Go ahead.”

 

“Then I’ll be back quickly.”

 

Philip bowed his head to me once and entered the hill entrance where the zelkova tree was.

 

Dahlia held my arm tightly until Philip’s figure disappeared.

 

And so only the two of us remained at the bottom of the hill.

 

“Why don’t you let go now?”

 

When I spoke indifferently, Dahlia shrugged her shoulders.

 

“No, I’m too scared.”

 

That’s when it happened. Someone from behind covered my eyes and mouth.

 

“Mmph!”

 

As Dahlia let go of my arm, someone lifted my body up with a thud. It was undoubtedly one of Baron Hawin’s people who had been waiting nearby.

 

“Phew.”

 

While I struggled with my arms and legs without being able to scream, I heard Dahlia’s voice from below.

 

“Let’s hurry and leave before that knight comes back.”

 

“Ah, we’re not killing her now?”

 

“Not now.”

 

Dahlia spoke primly.

 

“To reclaim Jezel Street and Beron, we need the acting lord’s signature. We need to hurry and meet Father to make the contract.”

 

It was fortunate that I had a gag so I didn’t need to pretend to scream.

 

‘That’s right, Dahlia.’

 

I thought while halfheartedly struggling with my feet.

 

‘That was the reason I couldn’t kill your father on the spot.’

 

Because territories must be exchanged through legal documents.

 

In the distance, I could hear Philip whistling as he returned from the zelkova tree. At the same time, the mysterious assailant who kidnapped me and Dahlia headed down a different path, muffling their footsteps.

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