The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76

Brisa raised her eyebrows and added calmly.

“Don’t worry. I won’t misunderstand anything. You’re a good person.”

Leopold bit his lower lip.

What would happen if he said your expression is so calm that it makes me sad?

Then Brisa might put on an even colder mask and spout cynical words.

Why are you always so wise with me?

Why do you… why on earth do you give the most perfect comfort in the world with the coldest expression of anyone?

“So I’d appreciate it if you didn’t spread rumors publicly that this broken engagement is because of you or whatever.”

Leopold, who had been thinking exactly that, felt a pang of guilt.

“I just want everything to pass by quietly. One Alpheus making a fuss about past events is enough.”

At that moment, he was at a loss for words. Brisa had started tying the end of her hair with the golden ribbon she had been fidgeting with.

Her small hands skillfully tied the ribbon at the end of her thickly braided hair. But he couldn’t take his eyes off those nonchalant movements.

Because that golden ribbon was the one Brisa often put around Wolf-dog’s neck.

“Oh, our Wolf-dog is so pretty. With my ribbon on, you look just like my puppy, don’t you?”

Though he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, she must have fiddled with the ribbon around his neck with just such cute hand movements.

Strangely, the back of his neck seemed to grow warm.

“Anyway, let’s not talk about that anymore, Leopold.”

Brisa said indifferently, ending the topic.

“I’m too busy dealing with the summer wheat competition to keep going back and forth about past events.”

At those words, Leopold returned to reality.

Actually, Leopold wasn’t very interested in the summer wheat competition.

Even if Brisa lost, it would be fine. Things would get a bit troublesome in various ways, but the Marquis Sears title wouldn’t immediately pass to Dahlia.

And most importantly… that marquis title wasn’t even Brisa’s to begin with.

‘Honestly speaking, even if Brisa wins this summer wheat competition, strictly speaking, it would just be protecting Alpheus.’

From Brisa’s perspective, she could gain fame and recognition, but that was all. So watching from the sidelines was indeed frustrating.

“Oh, you were actually concerned about that competition? I thought you had forgotten about planting wheat.”

Recalling once again the fact that Dahlia’s wheat was growing rapidly, Leopold calmly advised.

“If you want to win somehow, I can call Silvia for you. She’s probably thought a lot about getting rid of me for a long time, so she’ll definitely be helpful to you. Since it’s the same cousin assassination method.”

Then Brisa shrugged her shoulders.

“Thanks for the recommendation, but it’s not necessary. I’m going to sow today. I called Alpheus too. He’ll come today.”

Finally?

But she was already 3 weeks behind Dahlia…

“Do you want to watch too?”

Brisa asked with a completely nonchalant expression.

Leopold found himself nodding without realizing it.

“Well, sure.”

Brisa put on her bonnet and walked out briskly.

It had been almost three weeks since she had shown herself in the field.

As soon as she arrived at the field, she expected the farmers to appear with restless expressions, but instead the farmers were relaxed.

“Did you hear? The wheat in that field over there has already grown this tall.”

“Here, it comes up to this guy’s waist.”

“Isn’t the growth rate too fast? They must have selected only the large seeds to plant.”

Leopold wondered if they should be talking about it so excitedly.

Brisa shrugged her shoulders.

“They probably thought that wheat with lots of grain and tall height is unconditionally good.”

Isn’t that kind of wheat unconditionally good?

This was something Leopold had never known.

“Well then, let’s sow today. Pull out all the green manure beans… Use these wheat seeds. Oh, there’s Alpheus coming!”

The farmers cheered at the sight of Alpheus walking leisurely from afar. They knew that with him around, work would be finished in an instant.

“Um, Brisa?”

Leopold couldn’t hold back and asked.

“Why did you plant beans in the first place?”

“To supply nitrogen to land that’s already tired from crops growing… Oh, there’s no word for nitrogen here? Anyway, to make that land lively again, it’s good to plant legumes in between.”

Brisa explained calmly.

“That’s why we planted clover, which is a legume, in our Sears Marquis Territory after harvesting potatoes. That way the next fall crops grow well. Interesting, right?”

“Sorry, but it’ll take some time for me to perfectly understand what you’re saying.”

It meant he didn’t understand any of it.

Brisa nodded.

“I thought so. Just let it pass. The reason we planted clover in our territory was not only to serve as cattle feed and hay, but also to make the land healthier.”

“If you’re telling me to let it pass, why are you explaining again?”

“This was just for showing off.”

Meanwhile, Alpheus arrived.

Alpheus ran over and lifted Brisa up, saying,

“My sister! Bri, I got it! I’ll stop! Our Brisa, have you been well? Hm? You weren’t upset in a foreign place with only strangers, were you? Hm hm? Why didn’t you contact me? If you missed me, you should have contacted me anytime!”

“Don’t contact me whenever you miss me. Your daily letters are bothersome.”

Brisa answered sulkily.

Even so, she didn’t shake off Alpheus’s hands.

Leopold instantly noticed. That Brisa was happy to see Alpheus.

“Come on, come pull out the beans and plant wheat. We’re going to sow today. You can plant them a bit densely. I selected only small seeds. Show me that you work better than those ants.”

The corners of Brisa’s mouth, speaking bluntly, were slightly raised.

Leopold unconsciously took a step back, lowered his eyebrows, and chuckled. Then he prayed inwardly.

Please, please let Alpheus be a good person.

“Mother, you can’t…”

May Brisa never make such an expression again.

Leopold quietly watched the siblings.

It was still impossible to judge Alpheus.

‘Anyone can pretend to be nice. Especially pretending to genuinely care for one’s younger sister in front of others—anyone can do that.’

Brisa seemed to be evaluating Alpheus in the same way.

After all, she hadn’t told him about the fact that Sebon’s dark mage was targeting her.

‘…She must trust me more.’

Not trusting Leopold personally, but trusting the sense of responsibility of the Western Region’s heir.

In fact, he had sent many information agents to the far side of the continent. He planned to tell Brisa immediately after finding out anything.

But Brisa had never once brought up the related topic to him since then.

There must be an intention behind it, but Harrison also didn’t say why he was calling.

She would naturally be anxious, but she wasn’t relying on him. Brisa had never once depended on anyone.

‘If Alpheus Sears truly, genuinely cares for Brisa… he would probably be heartbroken to know this fact.’

The situation where his ten-year-younger sister, who teaches him and helps with territory management, doesn’t tell her elder brother even while receiving death threats.

But Leopold didn’t trust Alpheus either. So he had no intention of giving him a hint.

Meanwhile, Alpheus, who had spun Brisa around several times, stood in front of Leopold.

“It’s been a while, Young Duke. Has our Brisa been well? Hand…”

That was when it happened.

Without realizing it, Leopold stuck out his hand with a snap.

Even with the back of his hand facing up, so that unless one was a complete idiot, they couldn’t mistake it for a handshake.

“…comfortable to meet as… child…”

Alpheus, who was continuing his words, slowly blinked. Leopold did the same.

He quickly lowered his hand again.

The first person to train him was Brisa. But Brisa only trained him and didn’t repeat it afterward.

The person who made him do ‘hand’, ‘lie down’, ‘jump’, etc. all week long, saying it was fascinating, was none other than Alpheus.

So before he knew it, reflexively…

Leopold coughed awkwardly in embarrassment.

“Uhahahaha! Handshake, handshake! It’s a handshake, right? Right!”

Fortunately, Alpheus mistook it for a handshake.

“I thought you were a wolf-dog! Uhahahahaha! My goodness. How could I think of overlapping a wolf-dog with the Young Duke? I’m really sorr… Argh! Got it! I won’t apologize, I’ll just say I regret that my humor attempt to lighten the mood failed!”

Alpheus, who had displayed sharp intuition only to be stepped on by Brisa’s foot, made a fuss.

Leopold thought to himself.

When he let his guard down, everything would go according to that man’s will.

Moreover, hadn’t he presented the sharp hypothesis last time that people could transform into monsters?

‘I really can’t let my guard down.’

He was an extremely dangerous individual.

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