“That’s, not really… It’s just a company secret?”
I didn’t create it, and the only thing in the middle of the Choco Pie is marshmallow, but laying the groundwork was important.
‘Come to think of it, selling dessert doesn’t sound like a bad idea.’
I thought about the desserts I had tasted at the cafes on the wealthy streets.
Each one had a vague and coarse flavor, hard to compare with the snacks or cakes of my world.
‘Somehow the scope of the business seems to have expanded a lot.’
“The ratio can be adjusted exactly as you desire.”
It was hard to sell just one item when their eyes shined like that.
‘I do need the money.’
The reason I decided to sell makgeolli was entirely for the princes.
Louis and Evan will awaken next year, gaining immense magical power.
However, sudden awakening came with its risks.
‘Using magic without any knowledge is dangerous.’
That includes dragon magic.
Even in the original story, there were times when they couldn’t handle the overflowing magic and caused accidents, even nearly going berserk.
‘I need to do something before that happens.’
The most surefire way is to get them on the magical tower’s list.
The tower is the only place properly equipped to stabilize magic.
And if they become disciples of the tower master, they can build a strong foundation in magic from the basics.
However.
‘Sending a kid to grad school is the same thing!’
The magical tower was a terrifying place that intensely trained novice magicians with latent potential.
Although many great magicians were born there, most had pretty bad attitudes.
‘If they turn dark, who will take responsibility?’
I considered the Imperial Academy as well, but it seemed likely to be the same.
The last resort was to equip the ducal mansion with the same facilities as the magical tower and hire personal tutors for the princes.
‘…This will cost a fortune.’
The reason the magical tower’s facilities were perfect for magicians was that the tower itself was essentially a gigantic magic stone.
Like the very expensive thing around my neck, building a facility on par with the magical tower would obviously cost an immense amount of money.
‘By modern standards, it’s like giving my kids their own lab and personal professors so they don’t struggle in college?’
I absolutely plan to raise my children in luxury.
That was the dominant thought.
‘I am their nanny, after all.’
I can’t just sit idle knowing the future, and I couldn’t just leave everything to Kashar.
‘So, it’s better if I do it?’
It would be weird if I came this far and didn’t leave a mark.
The princess was kind, and the conditions were favorable to me.
But for some reason, an unsettling premonition loomed.
“I can prepare the contract right away!”
As Frizia waved her index finger in the air, the pen started inking by itself.
The pen flew to the paper and quickly wrote down all the necessary clauses for the contract.
“Tada! How is it?”
The contract fluttered and stopped right in front of me.
Behind the contract was Frizia’s face, and she was smiling brightly.
But her overly bright smile was rather scary.
‘Her eyes are…’
Frizia’s eyes were ablaze with an unidentifiable madness.
‘She seems like a friendly lunatic.’
Well, being an academy professor at a young age and also being shrouded in veils wasn’t exactly common.
It might have been weirder if she was normal, but the uneasy feeling wouldn’t go away.
“Um, Frizia? Besides the business deal, I have another request to make.”
“Tell me anything!”
Frizia grabbed both my hands and shouted.
It was a bit overwhelming, but I couldn’t deny her willingness to help.
“I have two requests. One is to find an interior designer.”
“Interior?”
“Yes. I’m planning to redesign the castle. Kashar has left it up to me, but I want expert advice.”
“Aha.”
Frizia nodded as if she understood.
Then, a grim chuckle flowed from her.
“…Hehe, just leave it to me. Just leave it.”
“Ah, haha. I look forward to working with you.”
‘Why is he smiling like that?’
It was an extremely ominous smile.
Unable to find the words, I awkwardly returned the smile.
“So, what about the other one?”
“Pardon?”
“You said there were two requests, didn’t you?”
At the naive question, my heart sank to the floor.
I had indeed said so myself.
Yet I found it hard to speak.
‘What should I say?’
How about someone like Kashar?
Are you considering getting a lover?
Just thinking about the examples made my heart sting.
‘Why is that? I promised to introduce Kashar to a good person.’
I tried to console myself, but even that felt ridiculous.
From the beginning.
‘Kashar doesn’t like me.’
At first, I didn’t care.
In this world, there is more than one handsome man. And handsome men tend to gather around other handsome men, so I had planned to find true love while playing the role of a fake lover beside him.
However.
‘If Kashar finds real love, he and I will—’
We would break up, as per the terms I’d set.
The pretext of being a fake lover no longer held.
‘…I’ll ask next time.’
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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