I Didn't Really Want to Do Farming! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 39
The fairy spoke firmly. Of course, Kai had never cursed anyone.
Just as Kai was about to protest his innocence,
“Don’t you dare insult Stella. I can call her names if I want, but nobody else can. It makes me upset.”
The earth fairy, no bigger than a peanut, pouted arrogantly before vanishing instantly. Both the people living here and even mole-like fairies were utterly strange.
Kai felt that if he stayed any longer, he might become strange himself, so he grabbed the reins and pulled Ben along. All he could think was that he needed to leave before Princess Stella returned.
But Stella’s running was faster than expected, and Ben’s stubbornness grew stronger by the day.
“Just wait a moment!”
Princess Stella, breathless from running, abruptly thrust the pouch she’d been holding toward Kai.
Seeing the princess panting as if she might die from having run such a short distance made Kai frown in irritation, pity, and some inexplicable discomfort.
“Take it. It’s your payment for your trouble.”
Payment for me, the Emperor? He never imagined he’d receive payment for merely placing seeds into holes—not even hard labor like swinging a pickaxe.
Kai opened the pouch halfheartedly, then his eyes widened in astonishment. Inside were shimmering orange carrots, packed to the brim.
Stella couldn’t help but smile when she saw the man who had just been ready to leave standing still, peering into the pouch.
He was a big fellow with a strong sweet tooth and an endearing honesty about his instincts. She’d assumed he was older, but judging by his behavior, he seemed younger than her.
‘Well, he’s just a low-ranking knight—probably not even twenty. He must’ve suffered a lot to look so worn out. Poor thing.’
Convinced of her own conclusion, Stella began looking at Kai with the affection of an older sister.
“Keep enduring it. One day, you’ll be able to laugh about it. So hang in there until the very end.”
Reflecting on her own life, Stella offered him sincere encouragement.
“Huh?”
Without saying anything else, Stella pressed one of her treasured silver coins—a keepsake she’d been saving—into Kai’s hand.
Having grown up alone, she’d always wished for a younger sibling. Right now, she felt exactly like an older sister giving pocket money to her little brother. It warmed her heart.
“Stay strong.”
Realizing belatedly that what Stella had given him was merely a coin, Kai couldn’t decide whether to laugh or get angry, and reluctantly replied,
“Ahh… Yes. Thank you.”
Kai had scolded Ben for recklessly dashing off here, only to end up planting seeds, receiving a lecture, and even getting pocket money—an utterly absurd situation.
Yet, he didn’t feel bad about it. Though she clearly didn’t know who he really was, it had been a long time since anyone besides Harmann had treated him so casually and warmly.
“You might think it’s too much, but keep it. You never know what might happen.”
It was amusing that she called a single silver coin an “excessive amount.”
Kai concealed his wry amusement behind a stern expression and stared at Stella blankly, searching for an appropriate reply—when Princess Stella continued,
“Don’t get too excited. It’s really nothing.”
The princess seemed thoroughly mistaken about something. Unable to find the right words, Kai finally accepted the pouch of carrots and the single silver coin, then returned to the palace. Strange things always happened whenever he got involved with that woman.
[This is the timeline separator]Back in his room, Kai tossed the pouch Stella had given him onto his desk, then instinctively glanced around without realizing it.
He wondered if the earth fairy had followed him again, as she had last time. But everything around him was deathly quiet.
“Why didn’t you follow me?”
Her voice alone had once driven him mad with annoyance, but after seeing the fairy in person, things had changed. Not spotting her anywhere nearby, Kai pulled out some documents he’d stored in his drawer.
It was the paper Ark had stepped on. Though it was originally a mining transaction document, it held no real meaning now—the tiny, distinct footprints of the earth fairy were clearly imprinted upon it.
Kai stared blankly at the yellowed paper marked with crooked little footprints, then placed it back into the drawer. Nothing else was inside except that single sheet.
Since childhood, he’d always loved small creatures—animals and insects.
Though they’d crumble if squeezed too tightly in one hand, the feeling of holding them safely in his palm and protecting them was overwhelming and indescribably precious.
The small bear plush his mother had handmade for him still remained carefully stored in his treasure box.
Whenever he missed her unbearably, he’d take it out. From being handled so often, its nose had grown shiny, and its ears and tail were flattened and balding from wear.
That the Emperor—who so ruthlessly severed enemies’ heads—cherished nothing more than a simple bear plush would surely invite mockery if anyone knew, but there was nothing he could do about it.
He kept it locked away in his treasure box, worried the colors might fade in sunlight, dust might settle on it, or someone might ruin it. Harmann was the only one who knew this secret.
Occasionally, the old servant even used it as leverage whenever Kai acted recklessly.
“Shall I let the entire nation know that His Imperial Majesty’s most prized possession is a teddy bear?”
Kai knew Harmann would never actually reveal it, but for the old steward’s peace of mind and simple happiness, he always pretended to lose.
“Let me see all the pocket money.”
Kai plunged his hand into the pouch, fiddled with the coin, let out a light sigh, then tossed it into the drawer containing the footprint-marked document.
Clatter-rattle.
Inside the drawer holding only that single sheet of paper, the silver coin rolled until it hit the side and lay flat.
Just as Kai was about to close the drawer with disinterest, he suddenly froze, then slowly turned his head back toward it.
He picked up the gleaming coin and held it under the lamplight for a closer look.
“Why is this here…?”
Even Kai, the Emperor himself, had only ever read about this coin in history books.
Though he’d need to consult the royal mage to confirm, the image of the Tree of Life on the reverse—bearing seven distinct fruits—strongly suggested it was genuine.
Legend said it was minted by order of Weimar Edelgard, the first Emperor of the Credion Empire, who commanded the Archmage Edat to imbue each coin with magic, granting its bearer immense fortune and power.
Only a thousand coins—silver and gold combined—were ever produced, making them priceless. Countless rumors claimed those who possessed them unexpectedly gained wealth, recovered their health, or found true love.
Of course, Kai didn’t believe those tales. Only the wealthy could afford such coins, and their riches and influence were theirs to begin with—not gifts from enchanted currency.
Yet people blindly clung to these fanciful stories, resorting to any means necessary to acquire more coins.
Eventually, Emperor Weimar issued an imperial decree forcing their repurchase, then hid all thousand coins in an unknown location to prevent further chaos.
She was merely a princess sent as a hostage from a weak nation—abandoned by her own father without support or affection.
Kai’s eyes narrowed as he gazed at the coin glinting under the lamplight.
He disliked disruptions to his otherwise peaceful routine—complicated, bothersome events unfolding against his will. Clearly, the hundredth piece he’d recently placed had been wrong.
He needed to investigate this thoroughly.
[This is the timeline separator]Milla returned to Verdura past midnight after finishing her report. It troubled her slightly that she’d been too late to greet Her Highness before bed.
The next morning, Milla arrived earlier than usual at Princess Stella’s room, knocking several times—but heard no response from inside. After waiting quietly outside for a moment, she carefully opened the door.
“Your Highness, are you awa—”
She stepped in naturally to greet her, but the bed was empty. The sheets were rumpled, as if Stella had left in a hurry.
“Your Highness?”
Milla scanned the room once more, then stepped onto the balcony to look outside. Stella wasn’t in the garden either.
“Where could she have gone?”
As Milla scrutinized every corner of the vast garden, she spotted someone and frowned slightly. It was Brin, watering plants in the garden.
“Why is Brin here at this hour?”
Daren and Brin had recently been going to the market early each morning to sell carrots—meaning they should already be setting up their stall by now.
“No way!”
A chill ran up Milla’s spine, starting from her back and creeping toward her neck.
Please, let it not be that. Repeating to herself that Princess Stella couldn’t possibly be that reckless, Milla descended calmly downstairs.
On her way down, she bumped into Lian, gave a hurried greeting, and quickly disappeared into the kitchen. Something felt wrong.
Stepping outside the palace, she was greeted by the crisp, fresh scent unique to early mornings. Taking a deep breath, Milla strode purposefully toward Brin, who was watering a field not far away.
Brin, humming a tune, suddenly felt a chill and snapped her head up.
“M-M-Milla! Good morning.”
Brin offered an awkward smile and bowed stiffly.
“Where is Her Highness?”
She didn’t waste time asking pointless questions like, “Why are you here at this hour?”
Brin looked up at Milla’s blunt question with a terrified expression, bit her lower lip nervously, and lowered her head.
“Well, actually…”
“Did she go to Conpanyo?”
Brin squeezed her eyes shut and nodded.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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