Rishi was listening to Eldy’s nagging.

“Sister-in-law, business investment is not something anyone can do. I know you’re savvy. You’ve become wealthy thanks to the discovery of Merthium. But it’s not good to make aggressive investments like that. Do you know how many people around me thoughtlessly invested and ended up with nothing but debt?”

“…”

“Sister-in-law, you’ve only recently come out of Witley Ga. Get to know the world a bit more before you start. Until then, save up wisely. Or start with smaller investments.”

“Eldy, are you more talkative than I thought?”

“I don’t talk too much now, do I? Buying up all the abandoned land, if there’s no talk there, it’s meaningless.”

“I also have some thoughts…”

“Iris!”

At that moment, Britney’s shout interrupted Rishi’s words.

Rishi turned her head and saw Britney hanging on the window of the guest room.

Britney was waving her hand as if she had met the most welcoming person in the world.

“I’ll come down now. Just wait a moment.”

There’s no courtesy to wait, but I decided to wait and stopped walking. Then Eldy said,

“You look like you’re thinking bad thoughts.”

Whether it’s a special ability or not, Eldy sometimes seemed to read Rishi’s inner thoughts.

Rishi gently smiled at Eldy.

“You’d be surprised to know how bad my thoughts are, Eldy.”

Britney came out of the reception building and ran towards us.

Even while running, Britney seemed to care about Eldy’s gaze, running pretty. With golden hair flowing, Britney looked like a doll moving.

Eventually, Britney, who stopped in front of Rishi, breathed out while speaking prettily.

“Ha, ha. Iris. I missed you. Oh, there’s also Green Count.”

Now that Britney seemed to notice Eldy, she held her dress and slightly bent her knees, greeting.

Eldy only nodded in response to the greeting, but Britney, without any unpleasant sign, smiled brightly and put her arm around Rishi’s arm.

“Iris. Where did you leave Count Green and go on a date?”

“Count Green went to meet His Holiness the Pope.”

“Oh, I see. I was about to say something like you did with Sijong last time… Ah, no. I’m sorry. Never mind. I shouldn’t say it when Count Green is around.”

Britney tapped her mouth cutely with her fingers as if she had just noticed Eldy and greeted Rishi with a cheerful punch.

“Iris. Is Countess Green going on a date with Count Green?”

“Countess Green went to meet His Holiness the Pope.”

“Oh, I see. I thought you were going to say something like last time with Sijong… Ah, no. No. Sorry. I shouldn’t say it when Count Green is around.”

Britney, who was flustered because she didn’t expect Rishi to come out like this, soon pulled herself together and said.
“Because you seduced both our Sijong, Dwafrang Jereun, at the same time, they ended up dueling to win your heart, causing a commotion. Because of that, Dwafrang got seriously hurt… and Jereun quit his job, saying it’s too painful to see you.”

Of course, such an incident did happen.

However, it wasn’t Rishi who caused it; it was a particularly pretty maid in the kitchen who caused the incident.

But since Eldy couldn’t find out about it, Britney blurted out whatever came to her mind.

“Father keeps worrying a lot that you keep behaving among men… I also…”

Britney knew that Rishi would explain and had prepared her response.

But Rishi didn’t explain.

“Don’t worry. Now, you and I have no relationship, right?”

“W-Well, that’s true, but…”

Muttering, Britney sneaked a glance at Eldy’s expression.

With hearing such talk, wouldn’t the way Eldy looks at Rishi change?

However, Eldy seemed completely uninterested, staring at the eagle perched on a tree.

When Eldy made a gesture, the eagle soared into the sky.

When Rishi walked, Eldy followed suit. Britney, who was there, behaved as if she didn’t exist.

Ignored Britney’s insides boiled, but she quickly caught up with Rishi.

“But where are you two going?”

“Stable.”

“Stable? Oh.”

Britney had a good idea. So, she put on a dark expression and walked beside Rishi.

When they finally arrived at the stable, Britney slumped down.

“Ha! Sorry, Iris!”

Rishi and Eldy stopped walking and turned to look at Britney.

“Apparently… I, I can’t go into the stable.”

Speaking in a voice filled with fear as if she had a trauma, Britney glanced at Eldy.

Someone should ask why she’s acting like this by now.

“Well then.”

But no one asked for the reason. There was no one reaching out to help the seated Britney.

Although Britney’s face was heated, she couldn’t stop now.

Alone, getting up and sitting back down would look ridiculous. She only thought about tarnishing Rishi’s image in the Green family.

Britney followed Eldy and Rishi into the stable.

The stable where dozens of horses lived had a strong smell.

“It smells like a pigsty…”

Britney said with a trembling voice.

Rishi and Eldy were examining a particularly large black horse.

“I remember that incident. There was a pigsty near our stable. Because of what you did back then, I’m still scared of pigsties and stables…”