A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 22

Translator: Darling | Editor: Coming soon…

“Wahh, to think that I’ll be able to get so many !!”

A young man with orange-brown hair exclaimed. He was holding potato stems with 5 potatoes on them.

Selesina saw that and instinctively exclaimed that it was amazing! 

She made an effort……….to encouragingly walk over to him. 

“Amazing. As expected of a man’s strength.”

“Lady Selesina!”

“I got three…………”

Selesina showed him the potatoes he harvested.

“Can I have your name?”

“Ye, yes! I’m, um……….Reo.”

He was happy to be called by his name, he seemed like a bright, friendly guy. He could be the person who would generally set the mood.

“Mr. Reo isn’t it. I’m planning to cook the potatoes now, will you help me?”

Of course…………!”

He instantly nodded yes to Selesina’s request and looked at her with an expression that was asking ‘what should I do?’.

“Let’s wash the potatoes first. Hisui will prepare the utensils to cook the potatoes by then.”

“That’s right, we can cook them if we don’t wash them……..! I’ll immediately call Eric and Roger to come and wash them with me.”

“I’ll prepare the utensils immediately.”

Reo called out to the 2 men and went to the well with the potatoes.

There were 3 young men in this village and 2 older men, Gatz and Anton.

Hisui who was waiting by Selesina went to prepare the utensils that he had asked Gatz for.

The potatoes that everyone harvested together; she definitely wanted to taste them. Just like the time with the honey, she planned to eat them with everyone first and then sell them or store them.

‘When you think of potatoes it’s surely those 2 things right! Ahhh, I want to quickly eat it….’

Selesina couldn’t wait, she called out to Toi and went after Hisui.

Her heart beat loudly when she met him for the first time.

But Meria didn’t think that it was due to love.

However, her heart felt strange only when she met Soratek. When she saw him, her eyes would follow him and she would notice him without exception.

‘—Ahh, looks like I’ve fallen for Lord Soratek.’

“But Lord Soratek is together with Lady Selesina.”

He had a fiancé already, moreover, he was the crown prince of the country.

Honestly, she should give up on Soratek. However, there was no way that Meria could forget about Soratek.

She wanted to meet him more.

She wanted to dance with him.

She wanted to drink tea with him.

She wanted to laugh by his side.

Her desire continued to grow.

“Lord Soratek and Lady Selesina don’t spend much time together, isn’t it?”

The minimum limit seemed to be the evening party.

She hadn’t seen Selesina at tea parties either. When Meria asked the girl she was friends with, she was told that Selesina doesn’t venture out too much.

Since she didn’t have any blessings, she felt embarrassed to go out. Meria’s friend laughed as she told her.

That’s why Meria thought shallowly; that maybe she had a chance with Soratek.

“I possess the blessings of the God of Fertility Frey. I could certainly help in making this country fruitful………”

There were lots of people who received blessings from the spirits but only a few received blessings from a God. This was a point that could help her win over Selesina and possibly give her the power to stand beside Soratek.

Meria silently inhaled deeply and told herself that it would be alright. Soratek would certainly choose her who had the blessings from a God, she told herself.

“………….Ah, the carriage has stopped.”

—-Right now, Meria was riding in a carriage going to her destination.

“Lady Meria, we’ve reached the ‘village’ of the 7th district.”

“Thank you.”

The escort knight opened the door to the carriage, she took his hand and alighted elegantly. Going out was dangerous so women always went with an escort.

The man lowered his head and pointed in the direction of the village.

“This way.”

That’s right, this was Selesina’s village.

“Apparently, Lady Selesina really wanted to borrow some land from her father and manage it. She won’t even go to evening parties and she doesn’t even meet Lord Soratek much……….”

Meria was really curious as to why Selesina was doing this.

There were 2 purposes for today.

The first one was to ask whether Selesina loved Soratek. If she didn’t then Meria wanted to whole-heartedly approach Soratek.

The other purpose was the Great tree.

When Meria entered the village with her escort, she could hear lively voices coming from the center of the village. Looks like all the villagers were up to something.

“……what are they doing there?”

“Ummm, there is something inside the oil………..sliced potato?”

“I’ve not heard of a dish like that.”

She met her escort’s eyes when she saw the strange scene spread before her.

Selesina was dressed like a villager and she was at the center. Even if she was wearing something like that, you couldn’t hide that beauty.

There was the great tree a little away from her.

“That……….. the great tree sprouted, it grew leaves as well……..”

She met her escort’s eyes in shock. She said that it was impossible. It was said that only people who were blessed would be able to grow the great tree.

Meria thought the same. She didn’t have any blessings…….so how did she…….? Meria’s mind was spinning.

If the great tree can grow even if you don’t have any blessings that it wasn’t so surprising that Soratek chose Selesina.

Meria unconsciously bit her lips.

“…….I’ll greet Lady Selesina.”

“Yes. I’ll wait at the back.”

Meria nodded at the escort Knight and went towards the center of the village and called out to Selesina.

“Lady Selesina, hope you’re well.”

“…….Lady Meria? Hope you’re doing well too.”

Selesina blinked her eyes surprised to see Meria suddenly appear before her. 

She never expected her to come to a place like this.

Meria asked the surprised Selesina something that she was curious about.

“Ummm, what are you doing?”

‘Ahh…….this is……we harvested potatoes for the first time so we’re cooking them.

It’s called ‘Potato chips’ and ‘Potato butter’.”

Selesina explained to her that both of them were delicious so Meria extended her hand out and took one to try.

She bit into it and found the crunchy texture to be extremely appetizing. She instinctively felt like she wanted more.

Selesina seemed to know that already as she gave her some potato chips with a smile on her face.

“Thank you Lady Selesina! It’s delicious. I heard that Lady Selesina was entrusted with some land……………and I became interested.”

“Is that so. Thank you for your concern. Thanks to everyone’s help we’re doing well.”

“Yes, I was surprised. The food is delicious………and the great tree also grew….”

Meria walked to the great tree and narrowed her eyes as she exclaimed that it was amazing.

The people that possess the blessings of God certainly desire to grow a great tree. They always dream of growing the best Great Tree in the entire world.

“Lady Selesina, can I also grow a great tree together with you?”

“……….Eh?”

Selesina spoke out unconsciously due to Meria’s unexpected request.