Because He Has a Time Limit, He Becomes the Villain's Son-in-law

KDMBW, DMMP - Chapter 48

...Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain's Daughter-in-law - Chapter 48...

...Translator and Editor: Skye and the Prophet...

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Chapter 48's

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Life in the villa was satisfying. Without Duke Icard and Evan, no one would check it out, and it was very convenient.

Whenever she was in her room, Laria could see the Olta Forest at a glance, and even the scenery was puzzling.

Olta forests are broadleaved in the southwestern part of the continent. Deep within the forest, which was beyond the reach of humans, only mysterious vegetation lived, keeping the air in the area pure and clean.

“Although treatment in the villa is a random choice, I cannot deny that the air here is good.”

Serena too, after spending a few days here, said she liked the villa.

“I think Olta Forest is amazing. So many people here say that they will eventually return to their hometown even if they go to another country.”

There are five regions in the Olta forest, two of which are Hanua and Borotna.

The two estates were located neither too close nor very far from each other. Among them, Hanua is the furthest from the Capital and still adheres to the traditional lifestyle.

There was a reason why Seymour, the male lead, bought Hanua's land, which was not very famous. In fact, iron ore would be found, which would be like a jackpot in the distant future, but he didn't know it until then.

It could be said that thanks to the male lead buff. Despite this, Seymour bought Hanua's estate for another reason.

“I've taken care of everything you asked of the guild members..” said Serena, taking out a paper bag.

“I bought this because I was curious.”

"Thank you…?"

Tilting my head, I received a paper bag. There's a good smell.

"May I invite Lisa to eat with me?"

“Yes, I also prefer it that way.”

The relationship between Lisa and Serena is rather subtle.

Lisa seemed wary of him, as well as having a burning feeling with a strange sense of competition. Serena, by contrast, is pretty cool, though she still gets into fights with Lisa a lot.

"Hey, Serena."

"What?"

"Isn't your relationship with Lisa bad?"

"It's not like our relationship is bad ..."

Serena, with her red hair up, continued nonchalantly.

“Actually, I'm not so interested in Lisa. Of course, sometimes he sucks, even though I forget him straight away.”

"Thank you?"

"I'm not even interested enough in people ..."

Hearing his words, I immediately fell silent.

I know Serena has a strange relationship with all the Duke's men, although it's amazing to think about what's happened since we came to Borotna.

Before we left, the servants who could not follow Borotna wept bitterly, while the servants who followed me in Borotna experienced their own war of tension.

“Serena, still, in my opinion dating a lot of men is a little..”.

"I'm not dating."

He replied firmly, "I just got to know them."

“….”

And, to make sure of his point, he then concluded.

“You should get to know them first before deciding whether you should date them or not. So, if you are not sure, you will be able to find new people.”

It is strangely difficult to dispute it.

"Oh. Okay, well.That's your personal freedom to say or do anything. Nothing I can say.”

"That's what I mean."

Just then, Serena approached me with her shining eyes.

"Don't you need to find out what kind of man suits you?"

"Huh? I'm not interested. Anyway, I don't want to cheat.”

“Stay alone... I am still young, and I have not been interested in men.”.

"I understand, but one day, you need to find someone for yourself."

Serena, who seemed to take the matter very lightly, continued seriously,

“What kind of person does Laria really like? You will know if you don't like someone. However, you have to gain a lot of experience to choose the right person. For example…"

He smiled with his eyes, peering into the paper bag he gave me.

“You should try this Madeleine to find out if you really like it or vice versa.”

Inside the envelope was a madeleine, which was very much related to what I was going to do this time.

“It is not about knowing madeleine but knowing the taste of Laria, who likes madeleine.”

"Hm."

“So, Miss Laria, let's find out more about that. I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just telling you to explore. This is not a normal marriage between you and Evan, and you should have broken up, anyway.”.

Even if she said so, I don't plan to be with a man other than Evan, even if I have planned to ruin our marriage.

Serena's values are slightly different from mine, probably because she often sees nobles leading up to political marriages, enjoying secret meetings with others.

"It's okay, let's eat."

Closing the conversation, she handed the madeleine into a paper bag she had brought me. Madeleine sold in Hanua is very unusual.

Lisa called, and the three of us had tea together. The taste is certainly different from the taste of Madeleines elsewhere. Even Lisa's eyes became bigger, and she asked Serena where she bought them.

'As expected of the male lead buff ...'

I'm sure a lot of money will come in.

“Sweet and tasty.”

I muttered to myself, eating another madeleine.

"Evan will come to the banquet, so I will buy him too."

Thinking of Evan's pouting expression, complaining that he wasn't a child but emptying a bag of Madeleine alone, made me laugh first.

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Hanua's plantations have long been neglected.

This was because master Hanua was so incompetent, and of course, addicted to gambling. So, when they heard that Hanua had been sold to another owner, the people in the region were not surprised.

However, it is somewhat sad to see the hand changing based on the Morcow River, which flows in the middle of Hanua. It is said that the right side of the Morcow River was bought by a Baron named Kyle Dart Lavonis, and the left side of the Morcow River was bought by a baron named Seymour Gold Letucia.

“So, we... live in a different region now?”

Due to the different owners, the people in the region called them Kyle-Hanua and Seymour-Hanua for comfort. However, soon after, everyone realized that their lives had not changed much.

Kyle and Seymour both live in the Capital and are not involved in land affairs because they have their own agents, so many policies are applied the same as before, including the most significant, tax issues.

But, not long after, Seymour Gold Letucia went down.

Originally, the mansion where the ruler of Hanua lived was in Seymour-Hanua—side Seymour—so Seymour lived in the mansion itself.

Then, he said something very strange one day,

"I'll buy all Hanua flour."

Just last year, there was a good wheat harvest, so every house was piled with wheat. Therefore, Seymour bought all the wheat they stored at the market price.

With that sudden order, everyone was confused, not understanding the reason for the new landowner's strange behavior. Tourists began to flock to Hanua, which was geographically remote and unknown to the outside world.

Therefore Hanua, who was not famous for the tourists who came, all the inhabitants of the region were shocked.

No matter if it was summer, this situation was unprecedented …

In addition, all the tourists rushed to the bakery in Hanua to look for the madeleine.

“I came here to eat madeleine from Hanua!”

"…What?"

Suddenly, outsiders came in and looked for madeleine, and the bakery quickly ran out of flour.

Due to the ever-increasing demand, bakery owners end up having to pay three or four times the price they sold to Seymour, in order to buy it again. Nonetheless, they were interested in buying back from him as his profits continued.

Even now, the Hanua people, especially the bakery owners, still did not understand what was going on and were confused every day.

Clearly, there was a person in Kyle-Hanua who benefited together in this mess…

And, that's none other than me.