Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapters 19. News

"Arthur, did I hear you were close to a woman?"

Arthur, who was enjoying dinner with his parents at the dinner table, was immediately shocked to hear his father's question, and his hands were glued to the air with a spoon in hand.

"Arthur's being close to women??" his mother asked half hysterically. Her husband's question invites hope. Finally, her long wait to have a daughter-in-law would materialize soon.

"Yes, wife. Our son is close to Elona Locke, Edward's daughter. The friend I used to tell you about." explained Ron to Nania, his wife.

"That means he's from a good family, right?" ask Nania. Ron Eckart nodded.

"It turns out, Arthur who every day goes somewhere, is to meet Elona Locke."

"Geez! My son is so romantic! I didn't think you could do that, son!" said his mother was moved. Arthur clicked his tongue.

"Tsk! What the hell are you guys?! Elona and I are just friends! Since he helped me once, it's my turn to help him, that's all!"

"It's okay, kid! Because of friends it could be. hehehe..."

Arthur looked amused at his mother who seemed eager to hold a grandchild quickly. After all, it was completely unthinkable for Arthur to see Elona more than a friend.

Me and Elona?

Arthur thought about it. Never in his heart to be able to be more than friends with the girl. Arthur is happy to be friends with Elona because only this time he met a broad-minded girl whose conversation is not only about clothes and jewelry.

For the first time, Arthur meets someone who thinks about the fate of the crowd and tries to change it. For the first time, Arthur was also happy when he saw someone smiling and laughing, and also sad when the person was troubled.

And from all those thoughts, there was a warm feeling flowing in his chest. A warm feeling that makes him daydream about someone and smile to himself in front of the dining table.

"Hey, why are you smiling so yourself?"

"Eh?!" Arthur immediately woke up from his daydream. Quickly he bribed a spoonful of food in front of him. "I don't smile to myself!"

Whatisthis? Why am I even thinking about Elona?

"Well, but unfortunately, my wife, Elona Locke, has a fiance."

Prangs!

A spoon accidentally fell out of Arthur's hand. The young man looked quickly at his father.

"Elona... engaged?"

"I don't think you know that yet."

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Already for the past week, Locke's residence in Armelin City was preoccupied with new activities. Elona was getting ready early in the morning and packing.

The girl wore a long cloth tunic and skirt to below the knees, as well as short boots made of leather. But before putting on her shoes, Elona pulled the scales from behind the dresser.

It had been a week since she was busy working on the land at Armelin, Elona never again measured her weight. With all the calories burned while peppering with the soil, it should have reduced its weight drastically by now.

Last it was 67.5 then now...

The needle of the scales board moved quickly as Elona stood on it. After a few seconds, the needle stops at a single number.

63 kilograms.

Yess!!

63 kilograms. That means Elona's body has successfully entered the normal weight category according to body mass index measurements. Although it is still at the lower threshold of the normal category, it is okay. At least there's progress.

Elona pinched the remaining fat in her stomach. It was not in vain that he pacified the ground in the scorching heat of the day. Especially during Elona farming, he applied the usual portion of food menu instead of the portion of the diet, because the calories burned when plowing the land was also a lot.

Up to 55 kg. Don't have to be like a Barbie doll...

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Elona arrived at the former quarry he was working on together with the citizens. There is still one and a half hectares left that have not been ploughed and chalked. Seven days had passed, and there was still one more acre that had yet to be worked on. Elona's estimate missed.

The girl thought half an acre could be done in a day, with 10 hours of work. So it should be within 8 days, 15 hectares successfully worked perfectly.

But Elona is wrong, because there are obstacles that fall in the middle of work, such as sometimes workers find hard land that must be done with more energy, and sometimes workers find, or the rain that comes continuously all day until work is forced to postpone until the rain stops.

Today, all workers can only pray that no more obstacles will come upon them.

Elona gave instructions for a moment before the work began. The girl also helped out with the pout in her hands. His hands were smooth to the abrasions of having worked so hard for a week. His palms to form calluses because they are under pressure from the pacul that he uses.

But the girl kept on poking and did not care about her own condition. Until lunch time arrived, he also did not rest for lunch like the others. His mind was only focused on the remaining hectares of untapped land and had to be worked on as soon as possible.

"Hey, let's take a break" Art said to Elona, who was still working. The young man brought a bottle of drink to Elona.

Elona took the bottle from Art's hand, "Thank you."

"Come, eat first, you'll be starving."

"Can't, Art. If this is not done immediately during a sunny day, I am afraid that heavy rain will fall again like yesterday. Our work will be delayed again."

"You're exhausted! Let's get some rest!" Art tries to snatch the pacul in Elona's hands, but the girl brushes him off.

"No way!"

"No!"

The pacul struggle took place between the hands of Art and Elona. But a third hand suddenly appeared to hold the pacul. The hands were much more muscular and hairy than the hands of the two of them.

"Let me and the others continue. Miss Elona just rest." a heavy voice sounded. Elona turned her head.

"Uncle Stan!!"

Elona was shocked when the muscular, strapping old man who rejected her at the town hall yesterday was now in front of her and offering to help. And the old man did not come alone. He brought about 60 more people to come help.

"Uncle instead..."

"Your stubbornness just now, I remember my daughter at home" Stan said, continuing Elona's work.

"I also remember your father. If he wants something, it has to be done. A very persistent person. I can't possibly let her daughter work this rough. The gods will definitely scold me."

Stan then turned to the other 60 people who had just arrived, and shouted, "Hey you guys! Let's help the one over there!"

The men instantly received orders and took the hoes and rakes available. Then work the remaining land. Some of them even brought cows to help plow.

"Oh yes, why can I forget that plowing the ground can use cows!" Elona patted her forehead many times.

"Alright, come!" Art held Elona's arm and took her to the edge of the land, where the other workers rested. Some were chatting while eating and drinking, some were just lying down enjoying the wind that blew.

Art asked Elona to sit there and the young man brought a sandwich that had been prepared by the servants.

"Thank you" said Elona, accepting the sandwich. Then Elona bit him.

"Together." sahut Art. "If you get sick, will anyone get angry?"

"angry? Wh who? My sister? Ryndall has promised not to say anything I've done in detail here" Elona said.

"Not your sister. There are others, right, who would be angry if you were sick?" ask Art. But rather than asking, his tone sounded more like fishing.

But unfortunately, Elona was insensitive to capture the meaning of his question.

"Sister Iris?"

"No!"

"Who the hell do you mean?"

"Your engagement Vandyke! Who else is it?!" Art until grunted annoyed. He did not expect that the girl in front of him was truly an insensitive person at all.

"Louis? Why should he be angry?" Elona asked back.

"Which man wants his girlfriend to be sick? If I were him, I obviously wouldn't!" Art was half screaming.

Elona scrunched her forehead. "Love? Is the news not here yet?"

"What news?"

"I've ended my engagement to her."

"What?!!"

"You think the whole kingdom already knows that?" Elona asked confusedly.

Noble is not his status like an official in Indonesia? If the official's son breaks up with his girlfriend, the news will go viral on social media...

O**h yes, my goodness, I forgot. Where is there sosmed?! All I know about the breakup of the engagement is that it's just my family and Vandyke's family. Even if rumors spread, at most only around the capital. I completely forgot!

"Sorry, I forgot there's no google here."

"Huh? Goo... what?"

"It's nothing. The point is, I broke up with Louis long before I came to Armelin" Elona said briefly as she bribed her sandwich again.

For some reason that Arthur himself did not know the cause, a smile on his lips when he heard the statement. "really? Thank goodness."

"Huh? Thank goodness? Why?"

Arthur's reflexes covered his mouth with one hand. "No! You should finish your meal!"

"Hmmm..." The clueless Elona just continued her lunch.

It turns out that many do not know the news of the breakup of my engagement, yes...

Can't be allowed. I'm afraid the effect will be the same at the end of the story, if I will be hanged to death if I continue to have a relationship with Louis.

"Sister Ryndall" Elona approached her sister's secretary after finishing her lunch.

The young man moved from his seat, "Yes, Miss?"

"Please contact Stefan and the newspapers in the capital."

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