Chapter 5-38 : Epilogue Ⅲ (part 1)

 

「Honestly, I’m glad that we didn’t need to do anything to deal with Baronet Kirk.」(Iris)

「Yeah. It’s all thanks to Prince Ferik. Dealing with an evil noble like him is troublesome after all.」(Kate)

「Y, yeah… You’re right…」(Sarasa)

I’m happy that the problem we faced this time could be resolved peacefully.

I’m grateful to Prince Ferik, but still… I can’t bring myself to think that he’s a wonderful person…

He’s the type of person you don’t want to get too close to after all.

「Oh, right. Speaking of Prince Ferik, we heard a strange rumor about him when we came to South Strugg to take Madison-san and his men home.」(Iris)

「Ah, now that you mention it. I still don’t think it’s true though. It’s just a rumor after all.」(Kate)

Kate reacted to Iris-san’s words with a wry smile when she suddenly remembered a rumor about Prince Ferik.

「A strange rumor about Prince Ferik?」(Sarasa)

Has someone found out about his bald head?

No. Kate-san denied it, saying that it wasn’t true, so it was not about his bald head for sure.

Besides, if he uses the Hair Growth Agent, he should no longer have a bald spot on his head.

「To be exact, a strange rumor about Prince Ferik and you.」(Iris)

「Me? What do you mean? Can you tell me about it?」(Sarasa)

「When we arrived at South Strugg we heard from the people there that you and Prince Ferik will get married.」(Iris)

「「Huuuh!?」」(Sarasa & Lorea)

My and Lorea-chan’s voices overlap.

Not just me. She was surprised too.

Who in the world spread that rumor? How…!?

Me? And Prince Ferik?

No way… Nooo freaking way!!

「The rumor is not actually saying that Prince Ferik will marry Sarasa Feed, but it says that Prince Ferik will marry a young, talented alchemist in this region, and the only person who fits those criteria is no one else but you, Store Owner-dono.」(Iris)

「Well… It’s probably true that I’m the only young alchemist in this region, but…」(Sarasa)

「Sa, Sarasa-san… I’ve seen him and I think he’s a good-looking man, but… I never thought he was your type… Did something happen when you were alone with Prince Ferik in the drawing room?」(Lorea)

「Nothing! Nothing happened, I swear! He was eating your cookies while I was just silently watching him until Baronet Kirk came!」(Sarasa)

「Reeeally…?」(Lorea)

「I swear we’ve done nothing! Trust me!」(Sarasa)

I panickedly shook my head and waved my hands when Lorea-chan looked at me with doubtful eyes.

「Fufu. I’m just kidding. I believe in you.」(Lorea)

「Geez…」(Sarasa)

I stroked my chest and let out a sigh of relief.

「Honestly, I’m kinda happy to be rumored as a talented, young alchemist, but there’s no way I’ll marry that bald, sly prince!」(Sarasa)

If I marry someone like him and live under the same roof as him, I don’t think I could keep my mental stability for long.

It would be a hundred times better to marry Iris-san than him.

At least I won’t be mentally exhausted living together with Iris-san.

「Don’t worry, Store Owner-dono. While we were still at South Strugg, we denied that rumor and told the people there that it wasn’t true.」(Iris)

「Thank you! I hope it won’t spread anymore. I didn’t know what to do if that troublesome rumor reached the royal capital…」(Sarasa)

There’s absolutely no way I will marry Prince Ferik, even if I were born as a daughter of a duke or something.

I don’t need a prince on a white horse.

I breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Iris-san, but Iris-san smiled and nodded vigorously at me.

「Un! No problem!」(Iris)

Hmm… Suspicious… Is she hiding something from me?

While I was wondering, Kate-san glanced at Iris-san and sighed.

「Hey, Iris. You didn’t tell her everything.」(Kate)

I knew it!

I glared at Iris-san and pouted.

Seeing my pouty face, Iris-san scratched her cheek with her index finger and smiled apologetically at me.

「Ahaha… I’m sorry. It’s true that I denied the rumor saying Prince Ferik will marry a young, talented alchemist, but I told the people there that I would be the one marrying that young, talented alchemist!」(Iris)

「…You told… what?」(Sarasa)

Certainly, we talked about that many times, but our marriage hasn’t been decided yet.

「Don’t worry, Store Owner-san, we haven’t issued your and Iris’ marriage certificate yet.」(Kate)

「Haven’t!? Does that mean you will eventually issue it!?」(Sarasa)

「Well, we planned to issue it in case you messed up. For example, you couldn’t control your emotion and ended up hurting Baronet Kirk.」(Kate)

「You said you won’t kill him, but thinking that you are quite a temperamental person, we thought there would be a chance you would hurt him.」(Iris)

「That’s… Ugh…」(Sarasa)

I wanted to deny them, but then I remembered when I was about to kick Baronet Kirk and his private soldiers’ asses the last time they came to my store.

Fortunately for me and… for them, I guess, Prince Ferik showed up from the drawing-room, so I didn’t do it.

The future would be completely different if Prince Ferik didn’t show up and I ended up harming Baronet Kirk.

Now that I think about it, Prince Ferik really did a great job.

The timing for him to show up was just too perfect.

Did he peek from the keyhole of the door connecting the shop area and the drawing room and wait for the right time to show up like a hero?

I wonder…

 

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  1. Imagine blad dude peeking through keyhole, his bodyguard in shadow watching him, a shiny head, kneel down looking through keyhole like a pervert lol

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