My Contract Husband Resembles the Male Protagonist - Chapter 36
“All of this is mine now.”
“…..!”
The Lord’s eyes widened in surprise.
“What I bought was the entire garden behind the lord’s castle, according to this old map.”
I circled an area on the map with my finger.
“Everything marked as the garden here belongs to me.”
“That is…!”
“Right?”
“That’s correct. Yes, it is. I’ve recovered from my illness; what can’t I give it you?”
The Lord, unable to refute my smiling face, acknowledged my claim.
“And give me the wasteland too. I know how to restore the land to its original state.”
“Very well. I will give you as much as you’d like, Miss.”
I received a firm commitment from the lord.
The land of Grunwald was not only here but was also sprinkled with the remains of monsters’ bodies in various places, hindering life from thriving.
Monsters have toxins in their bones that devastate the land.
This was a clever ploy by Kiedland, who had learned the method from Hexagon, to slowly steal Grunwald.
And later, it became the land used for Hexagon’s herb garden.
‘In the original story, this was where Hexagon secretly cultivated herbs.’
As I pondered the name Kiedland, I realized where I had heard it.
It was the name of the family that Hexagon used to secretly buy land in other domains and cultivate herbs, away from the Emperor’s eyes.
Kiedland was merely an extra villains in the original story.
“Call a priest to bless the small saplings. They can be very small. Just planting those will purify the land quickly.”
It was the only way to dispel the magic.
“Thank you, truly thank you, Miss Anne.”
“But arranging for a priest might be costly… Now that we’ve regained the mines, it should be okay, but I know their schedules are hard to arrange.”
Yurta’s concern was valid.
Priests rarely leave the temple unless ordered from above, and it usually takes a long time to arrange an appointment.
“It’s okay. I know a priest.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I’ll talk to them. Can you provide the funds?”
“Of course! Anything to revive this land!”
The Lord was enthusiastic.
I indeed knew a priest.
‘He’s a little corrupt, though.’
“We even made our vows of love in front of him.”
Dale’s eyes widened at my response, as if questioning whether he was really okay.
I whispered,
“It’s fine, his sanctity was real. But Dale, do you have time today?”
“I have some places to go…”
“Oh, really? I was hoping we could go together if you had time. Never mind then.”
I decided to let busy Dale go.
“I don’t have to go.”
“You just said you had things to do?”
“I do, but nothing is more important than fulfilling our contract with you, Miss Enya.”
His reassuring words warmed my heart.
“Then, shall we go on an outing together?”
Listening to me, Dale blushed after pondering for a long time.
“By any chance, Is this a date?”
* * *
“If the investigators are out, they’ll be in Grunwald soon, so I’d like to get away from them.”
I led Dale to the marketplace we had visited last time.
“Dale? Why are you so quiet?”
“…No reason.”
“Do you dislike it here?”
“I like it. As long as I’m with you, Miss Enya.”
But he seemed a bit down, or was I mistaken?
“Over here. This way.”
I showed a rose-shaped emblem and entered a shop.
“A guest of Lady Rozanna, I see.”
“I’ve come to collect an item.”
“Please wait a moment.”
A man who seemed to be the owner brought a pile of boxes.
Click.
The boxes were filled with currency – a total of 3.7 million crobats, the full payment Lady Rozanna was making for a necklace.
Observing the boxes, Dale snapped his fingers.
“It seems like more than 3.7 million crobats.”
“That’s correct.”
Growing herbs alone doesn’t help; they need to be sold to make money.
“It’s actually 5 million crobats.”
