This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76

Raven slammed his exclusive sword down on the ground.

“Ha, there’s such a thing as rank among spirits. We’re both high-ranking spirits, yet the task we’re given is merely making a rattan vine daybed.”

“Ah, what am I supposed to say.”

The current situation started when Hailey began purchasing vine baskets one by one from the market.

She selected her own spot and dried the peppers she had bought. However, she failed to manage the humidity properly, and half of the peppers developed mold.

Upset by this, Hailey cried for exactly 10 minutes and made a resolution. She would buy vine baskets to properly dry the peppers.

She resolved to greatly increase the number of baskets in the future, as well-ventilated containers would be needed to dry various plants and seafood.

But there was a limit to the amount of peppers that could fit in the baskets.

‘It would be nice if there was something bigger.’

Baron, who heard her sighing and muttering to herself, immediately gave orders to Raven and Kimarise, saying he wouldn’t let Nuna cry over such things anymore.

He ordered them to create a large daybed that would function like the baskets.

The scenario was that someone had sent a prototype hoping to sell rattan craft daybeds for resting areas, but it was deemed unmarketable as it couldn’t support the weight of multiple people, so it was discarded outside the house.

Afterwards, Raven and Kimarise searched through all kinds of books to learn how to make baskets from rattan vines. And today, they had finally gathered all the necessary materials.

So they waited for night when Kyle would fall asleep before starting to make the daybed.

“I think it would be better to order a covert subjugation of the gates up there.”

“Camen and Salamander are handling all the gates anyway.”

Even while speaking, Kimarise didn’t neglect trimming the vines. His eyes even crinkled with pleasure.

“Thinking about how happy Hailey will be when she finds out she can use the completed daybed makes this quite worthwhile.”

“….”

Raven, narrowing his eyes, was at a loss for words.

He was about to scold Kimarise for lacking empathy when he looked around at his clones sitting in a circle.

Kimarise’s clones were moving their exclusive swords in perfect unison like thoroughly trained knights, peeling the bark off the rattan vines. But they all had their lips slightly curved upward.

“That’s one thing for you, but why are those emotionless clones smiling so happily?”

Kimarise giggled at Raven’s reproach.

“Why are you acting like this? You know everything already, so why act surprised?”

Only then did Raven realize the state of Kimarise and his clones and sighed.

Kimarise hummed a tune that came naturally and comforted Raven.

“Spirits have plenty of time, so isn’t it nice to think about how happy Hailey will be?”

“Nice….”

…my ass. You guys have lost your minds from being synchronized with your master’s emotions.

Just as he was about to deny and scold them, he involuntarily imagined Hailey’s bright smile.

‘Well, she does smile a lot.’

She was living in a house that was falling apart, yet she smiled often, seemingly happy about something. It wasn’t because Raven was helping her—she had been smiling frequently from the first time he saw her.

Ordinary people in such living conditions would be frustrated, struggling, and depressed. They couldn’t even imagine raising a child when it was hard enough to feed themselves.

‘The more I see, the more unique she is.’

At the same time, he recalled the smile of someone he could no longer see.

Even knowing that irreversible disaster was coming to her personally, she said she would prevent something even worse. She said it was fate, but at least she was glad Bloden wasn’t like her.

The woman who gave an absolute command to live as the Emperor’s familiar as long as the Ilpain imperial family endured, then burned away her own life force.

‘Though the degree of seriousness is different, in many ways they’re… similar.’

The previous Emperor. Lienda. Bloden’s mother.

Raven loved her enough to die in her place, so even when Lienda gave him a mission of unknown duration, he answered that he would accept it.

Even after the previous Emperor’s death, Raven never forgot Lienda for a single day. Though he didn’t show it, whenever he thought of her—someone he missed but could never see—his heart ached with deep longing.

‘Wait. Haven’t I been feeling less of that lately?’

Raven suddenly realized that while he’d been here watching Hailey, thinking of Lienda hadn’t been painful.

“What are you thinking about so deeply?”

Raven’s contemplation was broken by Kimarise’s sudden voice.

“Sigh. Such is my fate.”

Raven sighed deeply, picked up the exclusive sword he had thrown down, and began trimming the rattan vines again.

Scrape scrape.

For a moment, only the sound of peeling vine bark filled the space.

Then suddenly Kimarise stood up and opened the front door. Bloden entered with Ignis’s bright light.

All the spirits who had been sitting stood up and bowed respectfully to Bloden.

“Welcome, Your Majesty.”

One of the spirits, following Kimarise’s instruction, quickly brought over a plush single sofa.

As soon as Bloden sat on the sofa, he looked upstairs and asked.

“Is there no risk of the little one finding out while working like this?”

Raven smiled broadly.

He had cast magic at the entrance to Kyle’s room to block noise. Even if Kyle woke up for any reason and tried to come out, he wouldn’t be able to open the door immediately.

“Yes, please give your orders comfortably.”

Then Bloden ran his hand through his hair once.

“Ha, how do I stop Nuna?”

“Pardon? Stop her?”

“That’s what I mean.”

Bloden crossed his arms and told them about what happened today.

“If we had just missed the timing, it would have passed by with only good intentions.”

Bloden stopped mid-sentence, rubbed his brow, and sighed.

“Ben had to say something unnecessary. Haa.”

Raven, who had been listening, nodded.

“So Hailey saw the academy admission announcement.”

“Right. Actually, Nuna seemed to have no idea about the Imperial Academy admission procedures.”

This was exactly why Baron hadn’t reacted excessively when Hailey said she would send him to the academy.

The academy announces the number of new student slots at designated locations six months before admission.

After that, they accept admission applications along with partial tuition fees, then collect the remaining tuition in full on the day of admission only from accepted students.

“Hmm. Even so, wouldn’t it be difficult to save up the admission fee by then? Though she’s earning relatively well, her livelihood isn’t fully established. Plus, that much money is needed again every semester.”

“Right. So I pointed that out, and do you know what she said with complete confidence?”

Bloden directed his gaze toward the floor with a look that seemed chillingly unimpressed, and sighed once more.

“She said you’re very smart and could get a full scholarship. Something about me having heaven-sent intelligence? Really. It’s so absurd.”

Taking advantage of this moment, Raven glanced at Kimarise and moved his lips silently.

‘Hey, are you mentally synchronized with His Majesty right now?’

Kimarise, who met his eyes at the same time and understood the silent question, shook his head slightly.

“Even if I can’t get a scholarship, she says it’s fine. She’ll earn and prepare as much as possible by then.”

Raven pondered for a moment before reacting.

Bloden’s atmosphere while describing the current situation was somewhat cynical. In other words, it seemed appropriate for Raven to say something like ‘a woman of unknown status is acting presumptuously.’

‘But who am I?’

His palace life, appearing in human form and disguising his identity, had already exceeded 20 years. During that time, he had experienced all types of noble speech patterns.

‘Also, seeing how His Majesty has been living well in that small house until now….’

Cynicism didn’t fit.

Raven carefully observed Bloden’s complexion.

Twitch.

In that instant, Bloden’s lips curved up before coming back down.

‘Ah!’

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