This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 68

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Chapter 68

 

Kyle pouted and sat back down in his seat.

 

“I was sitting next to you anyway. But if I had known I could sit on Nuna’s lap too, I would have stayed standing.”

 

Since Baron was being stubborn, he returned to his original seat, but he seemed a bit disappointed, so I patted Kyle’s head.

 

“How mature of you, Kyle.”

 

At that, the disappointment on Kyle’s face disappeared instantly. Kyle shrugged his shoulders and held his nose high as if he had never been disappointed.

 

“Of course. I’m the older brother. I was just trying to make room because Baron didn’t want to sit.”

 

Baron pouted.

 

“You were coveting Nuna’s lap, but you sure talk smoothly.”

 

“Baron, you can’t talk like that.”

 

I scolded Baron while seating him on my lap.

 

“Let’s speak nicely. Okay?”

 

“…Yes, nicely.”

 

Baron blushed but leaned his back against me slightly. He seemed very pleased to be sitting on my lap, so I hugged the child tighter and gave him a light kiss on the back of his head.

 

“Speaking nicely makes a person more wonderful.”

 

At the same time, Baron burst into laughter. He seemed very happy.

 

“Hehe. I understand, Nuna.”

 

Kyle, who was watching from the side, looked sullen.

 

“Ha, are you that happy?”

 

Instead of answering, Baron just swayed his feet gently. I couldn’t help but smile at the child’s happy expression.

 

We had only been sitting like that for a short while when the sound of conversation from over there gradually grew closer.

 

Cosette and Potter, Kimarise and Raven were returning, carrying the luggage and some materials that couldn’t be moved when the conveyor belt broke down at the end.

 

As soon as they saw us, Cosette waved her hand, and Potter standing next to her both had very bright expressions. It seemed they had properly reconciled, which was fortunate.

 

Soon Raven told us about the situation at the pond.

 

“The large container-like thing remains, but we’ve moved all the household goods and clay with this.”

 

And we told Potter and Cosette what Carter was doing.

 

“Carter is roasting a pig?”

 

At Potter’s question, Cosette clapped her hands happily.

 

“Oh, it’s fortunate that Carter is moving well. I was hoping we could have dinner together anyway.”

 

Potter also rolled up his sleeves with a pleased face.

 

“Cosette is right. But this isn’t the time for that. I roast pig better, so I should hurry and help.”

 

He asked us to wait a little longer and headed to the back of the building.

 

A little later, Carter came out and started a bonfire on one side and began moving tables and chairs.

 

Meanwhile, Cosette, who had quickly washed and changed clothes, lit a lamp and gathered a basket.

 

“There are delicious wild leafy vegetables around here that taste good with meat. I’ll go get some.”

 

‘Wild leafy vegetables?’

 

It seemed like she was talking about edible plants, and my tired mind from working immediately perked up.

 

It was a rare barbecue, and wouldn’t it be better if there were vegetables to go with it?

 

“I’ll help gather them too.”

 

“Oh, then me too.”

 

“Me too.”

 

When I stepped forward, Baron and Kyle followed and stood up.

 

“It’s right in front here, very close. You should know about herbs.”

 

Cosette, who smiled softly at how cute Baron and Kyle were, looked around the nearby bushes and said.

 

“This is sorrel.”

 

Sorrel was unfamiliar to me.

 

Cosette, who explained it was an herb characterized by its lemon scent, moved her steps little by little and pointed to several grasses.

 

“This is wild chives, wild scallions, and wild garlic. Oh, this is stinging nettle, so be careful not to touch it because it stings.”

 

The chives, scallions, and wild garlic looked similar to what I knew.

 

I also began picking leafy vegetables by the light of the lamp Cosette held. Although it was getting dark, there were many edible wild plants, so gathering wasn’t difficult.

 

“This is thyme and fennel.”

 

At the explanation that they were bitter and refreshing, perfect to eat with meat, I quickly gathered thyme and fennel and put them in the basket.

 

Since there were four of us, it didn’t take long to pick enough to eat.

 

Around that time, stars appeared densely in the night sky, and the well-roasted pork came out at just the right time.

 

Potter, who came out carrying a large chunk of pork, cut it into pieces for us to eat easily and distributed them while smiling warmly.

 

“There’s nothing fancy prepared, but please eat plenty.”

 

Haha, he looks Western but talks like a Korean.

 

“Wow, it’s delicious.”

 

Kyle, who tasted the pork, exclaimed greatly.

 

Indeed, the pork roasted in the kiln had a deep smoky flavor and tasted good.

 

“How long has it been since we had barbecue? And the texture is really good. Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.”

 

At my words, Raven also nodded and smiled brightly.

 

“I agree. The juices are alive and the texture breaks down smoothly.”

 

Kimarise added another comment.

 

“It’s like smelling the deep forest scent. And the more you chew, the deeper the flavor becomes. What should I call this taste?”

 

I cut the meat into small pieces and put them in Baron’s mouth while saying.

 

“Umami. It’s even more delicious because the flavor comes alive when eaten with herbs.”

 

Baron, who now naturally accepted it as if he was used to it, nodded.

 

“Nuna is right.”

 

At the stream of compliments, Potter and Carter kept grinning.

 

“I told you they could eat until one of them died and the other wouldn’t notice.”

 

“I never imagined the guests would become our benefactors. How fortunate that we had meat at just the right time.”

 

In the gently relaxed atmosphere, we enjoyed the barbecue while having light conversation.

 

And when the meal was almost over, Cosette thanked us once more.

 

“Thank you so much. Now that we have the materials, I’ll make as much Crooke as you need. And about the price.”

 

When I heard the price needed to receive the Crooke, I was really surprised.

 

“No, will that be enough? That’s the price of one blue crab.”

 

Of course, blue crabs in this world aren’t exactly cheap. They can’t catch many because of the Sea Slimes.

 

But isn’t Crooke rarer? They definitely said it was a secret container used only in the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Meridon.

 

But Cosette laughed as if it was nothing.

 

“Thanks to you, we can make it. Also, if you hadn’t helped us like this today, all the Crooke materials we worked hard to obtain would have been ruined.”

 

Cosette looked at Potter, who was constantly cutting meat and putting it on his plate beside her, and smiled happily.

 

“Plus, I was able to understand my husband better and reconcile with him.”

 

Potter nodded readily.

 

“My wife is right.”

 

Then he wrote us a delivery contract without us even asking.

 

The content stated that he would make as much Crooke as needed, anytime and any amount, receiving only minimal labor costs, which made my heart pound the more I read it.

 

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“What? Is that true?”

 

The next morning, the Vice-Captain jumped up after receiving a report from his knight.

 

“Yes, I saw it clearly.”

 

The Vice-Captain recalled when he encountered Potter at the pond yesterday. There was definitely some woman standing quietly with children on one side of that group.

 

He left her alone because she was being quiet, but who would have thought she dug such a trap taking advantage of the confusion.

 

“No wonder there was suddenly an obstacle on land that had been fine to travel on, something seemed strange.”

 

He was hit directly by the rake rod and was out of his mind, and then an emergency assembly order came down, so there was no time to examine the situation.

 

Also, for the time being, there would be no time to move separately due to Gate-related work, so it wouldn’t be easy to find and punish them.

 

He recalled the monsters he had pursued with the knights yesterday.

 

All the monsters were found dead. The investigators who examined the scene concluded that the monsters had fought each other. The reason was that the fatal wounds didn’t appear to be inflicted by humans.

 

However, there was a report that the monster they couldn’t find until the end resembled a turtle in appearance, unlike the other ones that looked like foxes.

 

‘If it were somewhere, there would definitely be chaos, but it’s been quiet.’

 

Recalling this, the Vice-Captain reached his own conclusion.

 

‘The turtle-like monster must have killed all the fox-like monsters. If they fought each other, the turtle-like one wouldn’t be unharmed either.’

 

There was a high possibility that the turtle-like monster had also suffered fatal injuries or died.

 

If it was dead, he’d report it, and if it was fatally wounded, he’d just capture it and claim the credit.

 

In the unlikely event it was perfectly alive, he could just throw a few subordinates as bait and return to report.

 

‘I should use searching for that thing as an excuse to go to the pond once more.’

 

The Vice-Captain recalled the resource extraction site he had encountered yesterday.

 

There were definitely quite a lot of materials piled up on one side. They might have intended to move them, but considering the distance to the workshop, it would be a small amount at best. It absolutely couldn’t be moved in a short period.

 

‘Let’s completely destroy it today. I’ll make it look like it got damaged while tracking monster traces.’

 

If he did that, Potter would know his place and cower even more.

 

‘After that, I need to find that insolent woman and teach her a lesson.’

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