This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79

As it happened, he had been discussing and worrying about this matter with his wife since yesterday.

At that moment, Nelloa held out the letter she had been carrying to Baron Aer.

“And give this to the Regent. If you have anything to say, Baron, write it down and bundle it together to send.”

“Ah, I see. Thank you.”

Baron Aer immediately abandoned all thoughts of charging Nelloa for costs.

This letter was guaranteed to reach Anna.

As Nelloa said, if he included his own letter expressing his desire to show loyalty again, it would naturally reconnect him with the Regent.

Now his thought process had completely changed.

‘What the hell, I’ll just gather some vagrants, give them some drinking money, and have them bring more back.’

Thinking about it again, the problem arose because those idiots mistakenly kidnapped a child who had parents.

Therefore, Baron Aer resolved.

This time, he would thoroughly verify the child’s connections before kidnapping, educate them properly, then secretly sell them off.

Then there would be no problems at all.

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Today’s low tide was close to lunchtime. The weather, water color, and waves were all calm and good. So I went out for sea foraging while secretly expecting a bountiful harvest.

But the moment I finished sea foraging, a long sigh escaped me naturally.

“Welcome back, Nuna.”

When I arrived home, Baron came out to greet me, then looked at my expression and asked.

“But why do you look like that?”

“Ah. Because of this.”

I lifted up the bucket to show him.

“It seems like today’s catch is a bit small.”

“Yeah. Today’s luck with sea creatures wasn’t great. I couldn’t see them well.”

After putting the sea snails in the tank, I soon changed my thinking and dusted off my hands.

“It’s okay. There are days like this. Originally, sea foraging means catching only what the sea gives you.”

Today was just an unlucky day.

“Baron, let’s have lunch.”

I ate with Baron while thinking about what I needed to do today and tomorrow.

‘Especially, there’s something very important.’

After finishing the meal, I sat Baron down at the table and put a pen in his right hand.

“A pen? Why all of a sudden?”

“Remember when I said you had good handwriting before?”

“I did.”

“If I said I wanted to see your writing, would you show me?”

“That wouldn’t be difficult.”

“You could do it right now, right?”

Baron nodded innocently. I smiled brightly and held out the document I had prepared.

“Good, then here, I think it would be nice if you signed next to your name to show me.”

Baron looked at the document placed in front of him, then looked at me.

“Uh… Nuna. You want me to certify that here?”

“If writing is difficult, they said you could dip your finger in ink and stamp it.”

“No, that’s not what I mean.”

I understood why Baron stopped mid-sentence and made a sour expression.

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「Imperial Academy (Snorril Domain) Admission Application」

Application Number :

I hereby wish to enroll in this school

and pledge to faithfully fulfill

my studies, discipline, and responsibilities.

Name : Baron Eldit

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What I handed him was an Academy admission consent form.

It just needed the signature of a parent or the student themselves.

I recalled the events of the past few days.

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After hearing information from Ben, I immediately went to the government office on that date to check the admission announcement and procedures.

The start was to fill out an admission application available at the government office and Academy, and submit it along with 10% of the admission fee.

The 10% admission fee was more expensive than I thought. But it wasn’t an amount I couldn’t pay immediately.

The problem was the remaining 90% of the admission fee, the tuition that might have to be paid regularly afterward, and the content that had to be written on some documents.

I first worked hard calculating the tuition fees.

As a result, I decided to do sea foraging for every tide for the next 6 months, as long as conditions allowed.

Working twice a day would be tough, but if I did that, I could maintain not only Baron’s admission fee but also our livelihood. It would be good if Baron received a scholarship and tuition was waived, but even if not, I felt I could manage to some extent.

After finishing the tuition calculation, I now went to find Ben to seek advice.

Since he had told me about the admission application season, I thought he would be well-informed.

At my request for help, Ben was delighted and called his wife Susan.

“My wife knows this better.”

Susan immediately sat me down at a nearby outdoor cafe, then happily told me the information needed for admission.

While listening with continuous gratitude, I was surprised by an unexpected fact. When I wondered how she knew so well, it turned out her son Peter was already attending the Imperial Academy.

At first, I thought Peter might be a scholarship student, or perhaps comfortable due to existing assets. Academy admission fees and tuition were definitely not trivial.

But as we talked about various things, I realized my thoughts were completely mistaken.

In the world before my possession, I knew there were street stalls that occupied good locations and raked in money. They looked shabby on the outside and didn’t even pay taxes because they had no transaction records, but actually had very good sales and overflowing wealth.

There was such a place in this world too, and that street stall was exactly Ben’s.

‘Wow… Ajusshi Ben was amazing after all.’

Near the end of our conversation, Ben and Susan urged me.

“I know your current circumstances aren’t favorable, but deciding to send your smart brother to a proper school is really a good decision.”

If I had decided to send Baron to the Academy, I should definitely make him graduate.

“Having an Imperial Academy diploma makes finding a job much easier. If you’re lucky, friendships with nobles can continue, so the quality of work you can do is different from the start.”

“That child Baron is clever, so if he graduates well, he could reach quite a high position.”

“Thank you so much.”

I sincerely thanked Ben and Susan and headed home.

On the way back, I also recalled what Ben had said when Peter was kidnapped.

‘By the way, this place is quite a prime spot, you know? If I keep leaving my position empty, someone else will take it.’

‘How about you take this spot instead, Miss?’

‘If you bring a sturdy adult man and stay together for a few days, they won’t be able to touch it, and it’ll naturally become an exclusive spot. That’s how I did it at first.’

Now that I properly understood the meaning of those words, Ben seemed even more amazing.

‘That resolve to close down back then was far more tremendous than I had expected.’

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That’s when it happened.

“Nuna? What are you thinking about so deeply?”

Now I noticed Baron was staring intently at me.

“Oh, Ajusshi Ben asked me to make sure you graduate since he’s decided to send you to the Imperial Academy anyway. He says the level of job opportunities is different.”

“Hmm.”

Baron had an indifferent expression, but he switched the pen to his left hand.

“Huh? You’re left-handed?”

“Yeah.”

“Usually you seem right-handed, but it’s surprising that you use your left hand for writing.”

“Does it look weird?”

I immediately shook my head.

“No. It’s just surprising, but it doesn’t look weird. I’ve seen people who only use their left hand for kitchen knives.”

“I see. So I just need to sign, right?”

Baron looked at my name that I had written and smiled brightly.

“Nuna, your handwriting is round and cute and pretty.”

Soon the tip of the pen Baron held touched the paper.

Scratch, scratch.

It felt like the pen tip was scraping against the grain of the paper, making it seem like I could actually hear the sound.

Baron Eldit.

‘He said his handwriting was good too.’

Crooked and uneven, it’s really childlike handwriting.

Baron finished signing with a rather serious expression, pressing the pen tip firmly, then immediately grinned and held up the admission application triumphantly.

“I’m done, Nuna.”

Drip.

“Eek, Baron! You need to let the ink dry before lifting it.”

Since the ink drops that weren’t dry yet started flowing down, I was startled and put the application down.

After that, I dried all the ink by fanning it with my hand and checked the name again.

Baron Eldit.

There were vertical lines where ink had pooled heavily on the ‘Ba’ and ‘Di’ characters, but fortunately it didn’t interfere with identification.

After confirming the ink was completely dry, I gathered up the stack of documents.

“Good, well done.”

“My handwriting is good, right?”

I grinned and patted Baron’s head.

“Yeah, very fine penmanship. Now go play.”

“Hehe. Where are you going?”

“I’m going to Raven’s house.”

Baron immediately stood up.

“I want to go too.”

“Suit yourself.”

We headed straight to Raven’s house.

But before entering through the front gate, my gaze unconsciously went to one side.

‘Huh? What’s that?’

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