The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 93

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Chapter 93

“Harrison, you can guide us, right? We’re all unfamiliar with the Southern Region.”

“Wait a minute!”

Then Alpheus shouted in surprise.

“Hold on. We? You’re coming too? Brisa, why on earth are you going to such a dangerous place?”

I answered coldly.

“Of course I have to come along. You said you’d protect me. What if I stay here alone and get kidnapped by a Dark Mage? Wouldn’t I be safer staying right next to you, the war hero?”

“Ah, wait.”

Alpheus shook his head as if confused.

“I need to think about that. I need time to decide.”

“Then decide while we’re traveling.”

I suggested nonchalantly.

“Warp doesn’t work in the Southern Region. Since you’ll be riding horses, you can think all you want during that time.”

“Does… that make sense?”

“No, it doesn’t. I just said that to shut you up right now.”

Then Harrison let out a deep sigh.

“Actually, I think the reason Warp doesn’t work is probably because of Little Sister. The magical field is very unstable due to the energy emanating from the forest.”

If that was true, it meant the Magic Tower’s Warp Magic Users were being sacrificed innocently.

“How cruel, Harrison. Thanks to your family’s secret, the Magic Tower Slaves are groaning in pain under the Magic Tower Master even today.”

I clicked my tongue.

“Anyway, let’s leave first thing tomorrow morning. Obviously I can’t ride horses, so I’ll take a carriage.”

From the few clues I gathered from the conversation, it seemed the Southern Region was also suffering from serious food shortages…

‘If I go see for myself, I might be able to solve it. If only I can get the materials in the Southern Region.’

The more food distributed in the Empire, the better. Even if it wasn’t our land.

‘Our territory is small. If goods don’t circulate, we lose out too.’

Then Harrison jumped up.

“Anyway, let’s think about everything while traveling. The road to the Southern Region is quite long!”

He seemed afraid we might change our minds.

“Sit down. It’s almost midnight.”

I said with a sigh.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, you know?”

Harrison boldly retorted.

“I don’t know.”

Then suddenly I felt breathless again. The words I had carelessly uttered were also from my previous life’s language.

‘Oh, what should I do?’

My heart started pounding again.

‘Should I say it’s… a foreign language? But Leopold would know there’s no such foreign language?’

But fortunately, Harrison made a stupid expression and asked.

“Sorry Brisa, but even though I’m good at magic, my Academy grades were in the lower ranks. Please consider us poor students and don’t use such difficult words.”

Alpheus quickly chimed in as well.

“I didn’t even attend the Academy. Actually, I often can’t understand half of half of half of what you say, Brisa.”

It seemed like both of them thought it was some kind of refined expression they didn’t know.

When I couldn’t answer, Alpheus glanced around nervously and added.

“Actually, half of half… Sorry for lying, Brisa.”

That wasn’t what was important. I was concerned about Leopold.

‘Leopold must have immediately noticed that I was talking nonsense, right?’

But Leopold seemed not to have heard what I said, as he was anxiously glancing at his clock.

Meanwhile, Alpheus looked at Harrison and muttered thoughtfully again.

“I wonder what it must feel like to ask someone to kill your beloved little sister… I really hope it gets resolved peacefully, just like my hypothesis…”

I shrugged my shoulders and replied.

“Right. I hope it ends peacefully with just fainting at most.”

Then Leopold, who had been quietly keeping his position, asked me.

“Even if I try to stop you, you’ll still go, won’t you?”

“Is there any particular reason I shouldn’t go?”

“Honestly, it seems reckless.”

Leopold shrugged his shoulders.

“Is it really necessary to get involved in the Southern Region’s serious affairs just because you and the Marquis didn’t make stupid faces when looking at Harrison?”

“Of course not.”

I spoke honestly.

“But I’m not in my right mind right now, and Alpheus is a protagonist syndrome patient.”

Since I wasn’t in my right mind, I was basically going based on trust in the original story.

‘Leopold could probably stop me though.’

As I was thinking of a counterargument, he spoke quickly.

“Well, if you absolutely must get involved… I’d recommend taking a look at that young lady’s eyes once.”

“…Eyes?”

“Yes. Lady Naisar’s eyes.”

It was an enigmatic statement.

“Look at her eyes once, and try asking her to calm down.”

Then he suddenly stood up.

“Well then, I’ll be going.”

It was before I could even ponder his unexpected advice.

“Taking a carriage all the way to the Southern Region… I can’t even imagine how long that will take.”

Leopold raised his eyebrows and said.

“So I can’t even say when we’ll see each other again.”

It was a simple farewell.

I nodded reluctantly.

“Well then, Marquis, please take care on your trip. Harrison, Brisa, let’s meet again around springtime if we get the chance.”

After leaving a casual farewell, he turned around.

We all stared blankly at his noble retreating figure.

‘…So suddenly?’

Of course, it wasn’t strange.

It was a rational, neat, and clean farewell. Even at the Academy, Leopold would always get up without hesitation once business was finished, no matter where he was.

But somehow…

‘The feeling is a bit…’

The door closed, and silence fell for a moment.

Everyone was surprised because Leopold had suddenly stormed out of his seat.

“Uh, hm?”

Harrison tilted his head.

“Did I make some mistake? The feeling doesn’t seem good.”

“…Right.”

I hesitated, then stood up abruptly.

“I’ll go see him off.”

However, when I opened the reception room door, Leopold was already gone.

“Ah, the Young Duke?”

The maid also spoke as if bewildered.

“He was running incredibly fast. He was so quick I couldn’t even offer to lend him a carriage.”

“He ran away?”

Right. He had said he had business to attend to.

I thought he might have canceled it himself and come, so I didn’t ask…

Even though I knew I couldn’t catch up to Leopold with my pace, I went down the stairs and left the mansion.

I looked around, but Leopold was nowhere to be seen.

‘He didn’t borrow a carriage? Then does that mean he walked all the way to the warp?’

It’s quite a long distance to walk.

I thought for a moment, then spoke to the maid.

“I need to take a carriage to the warp.”

“What? At this hour of the night?”

“Yeah. I’ll just go to the warp and come back.”

The coachman who had been sleeping came out hurriedly.

I deliberately ordered the coachman to go slowly. I wanted to thoroughly search the road to find Leopold.

‘It’s dark… so I can’t see very well…’

Still, remembering Leopold’s stern expression when he stood up abruptly, I couldn’t give up and return home.

It seemed like something was definitely wrong.

Come to think of it, he had definitely said he had something to tell me too.

With all these various incidents happening continuously, both he and I had forgotten.

‘Something… while Harrison was talking, his expression was really subtle.’

I wanted to quickly catch him and ask ‘Are you okay?’

But there was no sign of anyone on the dark road.

‘What? Did he take a shortcut?’

I was letting out a deep sigh and sticking my head out the window, looking around.

“…Huh?”

I saw a familiar silhouette near the warp.

I kicked open the carriage door and rushed out, shouting.

“Woof!”

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