“Viscount Gart has arrived.”

“Hello, Your Grace. I heard that the trade negotiations were successfully concluded. I came to inquire about when we might expect Elabro’s goods.”

Upon Viscount Gart’s greeting, a grin appeared on Kite’s face.

“Welcome, Viscount. As you can see, the documents for Elabro have just been organized. I’ve instructed them to be sent out this afternoon. The goods should arrive within the next two to three days.”

“Thank you for the prompt handling. I’ll take my leave then.”

As Viscount Gart awkwardly chuckled and attempted to leave, Kite tilted his head quizzically.

“Did you really come here out of curiosity?”

“Yes. That, and I was also curious about how you’ve been…”

As the Viscount mumbled, trailing off, Kite nodded gently and spoke softly.

“I appreciate your concern in various ways. I thought you might have misunderstood and come barging in again, as before.”

“No, not at all. Well then, I’ll excuse myself.”

As the Viscount hurriedly left, Ruela followed him, watching their group exit through the entrance.

“That was really close.”

Hazen sighed in relief, sitting on the stairs.

“After hunting, we shouldn’t let our guard down.”

Kite loosened his cravat while speaking.

“Did you wash up?”

At Hazen’s question, Kite nodded.
“No, I heard hoofbeats while heading inside to wash up. I came out because of that. My face and hair are roughly arranged, so I need to go upstairs and wash.”

“How did you happen to bring the documents with you?”

“The aide was bringing them down, and I intercepted them midway. They were talking about trade goods or something from downstairs.”

“Anyway, Emma went through a lot. If it weren’t for these, we wouldn’t have been able to hide that we went monster hunting.”

In response to Hazen’s praise, Emma grumbled as she gathered the meat for ham that she had spread out.

“I brought them up to dry in the shade outside. Then Tien came in, shouting that Viscount Gart or someone like that is coming. But inside, there was a strange smell vibrating, so I thought it wouldn’t do and used Meg and me to fix our hair. Now we roughly know the situation, too.”

As Emma and Meg went outside, the servants began opening all the windows of the mansion.

Kite and Hazen went back upstairs, and Ruela went to the garden to finish the interrupted task.

“Oh? They’ve grown already?”

Tien, surprised, spoke with her astonished voice.

The herbs planted earlier had already grown about a hand’s length. Checking the skill window, it was mentioned that seeds planted by a beginner gardener take about 3-4 hours to grow.
In other words, as the level increases, herbs grow faster. Understanding this, Ruela started planting herbs as seeds in every empty space in the garden bed to accumulate herbalist skill points.

“Tien, you have to water them thoroughly.”

After Ruela scattered the seeds, Tien watered them with the watering can she received as a quest reward.

“Do these grow faster if you water seeds from other plants?”

“No, only the seeds I planted. Tien’s watering can has the ability to continuously provide water, that’s all.”

Tien nodded with an understanding expression and watered the plants again.

After working for a while, Ruela’s gardening level rose to intermediate, and she received a seed pouch set as a reward.

Ruela quickly opened the bundle.

Inside, there were herb seeds that increased attack stats such as strength, agility, intelligence, and seeds that could inflict harmful debuffs on monsters.

She promptly scattered the received seeds all over the garden bed.

“Is, is this okay?”

Tien asked with a worried expression.

Even though the garden was divided into sections for flowers and trees, it had become a chaotic mess as Ruela freely scattered seeds everywhere.

“Besides us, there might be someone else interested in the garden.”

Tien laughed at Ruela’s response.
“It was unnecessary worry. Come to think of it, until yesterday, we had no interest in doing this ourselves.”

After scattering all the seeds from her bag, Ruela checked the time.

Since her specialized gardening skill had reached intermediate level, she could harvest herbs in 2 to 3 hours depending on the type.

Ruela and Tien went inside together.

As Lord Gart came and went, they planned to explore the northeast area they hadn’t seen before while feeling at ease.

“Is everything finished in the garden?”

Kite asked while checking the equipment that Sijong had prepared.

“Yes. I learned a new specialized skill in gardening and planted a lot of seeds. Now that I can grow herbs in the garden, I don’t need to roam outside to gather potion ingredients.”

Hazen reflected on Ruela’s words.

“That’s a welcoming sound. Every time the ingredients run out when making potions, I had to go to the mountains to gather them, which was uncomfortable.”

“I also thought about enduring it every time I brewed potions.”

Raphael also expressed his joy as if truly relieved.

“One of the reasons for total annihilation during raids is the habit of saving potions. Now that the ingredients are easier to obtain, never skimp on them. Got it?”