Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapter 56. Dreamtime

Louis was stunned to listen to the emotion-filled Elona recalling her previous behavior towards the girl. He can't say anything anymore. And Louis admits that it is true what Elona said, if he treated his former fiance very badly.

Louis sighed for a moment and exhaled slowly. "good. I accept. I was wrong. So, do me as you please now. I will atone for all my sins."

Elona was a little surprised and did not expect that her former fiance would receive with a spacious chest. The girl flicked her hair and turned around.

"That's it. I've had enough time to play with you. I busy. Right work, I'll collect the results a month later."

Elona goes to the factory, leaving Louis, who is busy plowing the land alone.

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"To make tempeh, first peel soybeans from the skin as usual, then boil until tender. After that, put the soft soybeans thin and evenly spread on the side of the leaves of the fragrant. Then, cover with another waru leaf with its mold facing down. Tied, then let stand for 24 hours. Up here, does anyone not understand?"

"We understand, Miss."

Elona smiled happily to hear it, when the workers he modeled making tempe with waru leaves in the factory. Once the tempe is ready, the girl plans to make soy sauce also in the future, perhaps a few months after the tempe is marketed. And that way, complete the four most basic soy products that he knew. The rest just stay modified like white tofu, yellow tofu, silk tofu, tempe bongkrek and such.

Elona stepped out of the factory in search of fresh air. Now he is getting used to the smell of tofu that is smelled in the factory area, although it still often comes out to breathe clean air.

"Elona,"

From a distance, Art called out. The man who had lately filled the heart of the girl came and approached her. Then suddenly, he pulled out a white rose from behind his back and gave the flower to Elona.

"Thank you..." Elona could only bow and blush in shame. And that made Art put both hands in his pants pocket and pinch his own thighs so anxious.

"Oh, have you taught the workers how to make tempeh?" ask Art. Elona nodded.

"Yes, just now."

"After that, is there another new recipe?"

"There, it's called soy sauce. Sort of sauce for flavoring. But, I will make it still later." said Elona cheerfully.

Art smiled hearing that. It was always nice for her to see Elona telling her about her activities while smiling. All this time the girls he knew were always just talking about clothes and jewelry. But with Elona, Art can talk about the sweetness of hard work to help people.

And this is the kind of wife he is looking for. Which is not only beautiful, but also has insight into how to welfare the people. That is what Art believes deserves to be a companion for him later he was appointed as a duke.

What his father and mother did to match him with the beautiful girls was actually not wrong, but at that time they had not met Elona. Art was also astonished, why all this time, he had never known about the existence of this girl before him. He was also confused where Elona got all the knowledge he had so far.

To be honest Art also felt, that not only he who kept a secret, but gadia that too. And the man was really curious, who was Tara mentioned by Elona in his dream in the past.

"So, after that ketchup, it's all done?" tanya Art continued the conversation.

"Yes, for the basic recipes of the food is finished. Soy milk, tofu, tempeh, soy sauce. At least, that's the only four that I know how to do, hehe." replied Elona.

"Everything will be stable in a month?" ask the man again.

"Yes, I guess so." Elona nodded her head.

"Elona..." Art called out the girl's name softly and deeply, just like in the cave yesterday. The man stroked the girl's cheeks with his hands, making her surprised and blushing red.

"Yes, Art...?" art's soft voice reminded Elona of what happened in Goa.

"Is there something you're hiding from me?" ask the man suddenly. Elona's eyes widened instantly, and she became nervous.

"W-what do you mean? I-i..."

"When you have it's okay too. But... do you want to share it with me?" ask Art back.

Elona looked down her head. He was not sure that this man before him would just believe what he was going to say.

"That's.. actually.. that's..."

"Shm. If it's not ready now, it doesn't need to be said now" said Art.

"But-"

"I also have a secret that I've been hiding from you all along" Art interrupted Elona's words.

The girl also scrunched her forehead. "Do you have a secret?"

Art nodded his head. The man stroked Elona's hair and tidied the strands that came out of the ear slings.

"Another month. If all your dealings with these fields and soybean mills have stabilized, do you want, if we share each other's secrets?"

Elona nodded slowly. "All right..."

And I'm gonna propose to you right then and there, Art thought.

*****

Art was eager to kiss Elona's lips once again. Circulating his gaze around, just in case no one would focus on what he would do after this. He was afraid that maybe there was Stefan who came suddenly like that time.

But it was not Stefan that he saw, but a former fiancee of Elona named Louis Vandyke who looked from a distance.

"Why is he here?!" art said while grunting in annoyance. Spontaneous moments of romance with Elona dissolved and replaced with anger.

Elona is shocked by Art's anger and searches for the source. His eyes were also fixed on Louis who was busy working the land in silence alone.

"Oh, that, so yesterday it was." The girl told Art everything about what the reason for her ex-fiancee to come here was and why she was in the field now.

"Then, you just let him, did you?!" tanya Art did not think.

"Well, how else. Besides, I got a chance to pay back all his treatment to me first, hihi!"

Art still shows a stale face. He agreed that Elona wanted to prank her ex. But he also did not want Louis around Elona.

Seeing the man next to her sulking, Elona grabbed his arm. "Don't pout that way,"

"Who's pouting?!" sahut Art, who was clearly the opposite of his current actions.

"That's, so angry...."

Elona laughed amusedly at Art who turned out to have a high prestige nature. The girl also breathed.

"Don't be angry, after all, I won't go back to her" the girl said, making Art turn to her face.

"Why? Could it be, if later the opposite happened?" ask the man. Elona shook her head.

"will not. Anyway.." the girl looked Art in the eye. His face was red.

"... there's you."

Art immediately looked at the words of Elona just now. A second later, droplets of blood flowed from within both of his nostrils.

"Yeah! Art, your nose is bleeding!" Elona hurriedly gave her handkerchief to the man.

Art received the handkerchief, then he crouched down and covered his face with his hands, making Elona even more worried.

"Art, are you sick? What's up?"

The man glanced at Elona, while still covering his nose with a handkerchief. Art looked at the girl with an inexhaustible look.

"I'm enough to seduce you, not the other way around. If you seduce me, here's the result, it's too dangerous..."

"Eh?!"

*****

One month later.

"Elona, I've done it all" Louis said.

A month went by so fast. Louis's work was not at all seen by Elona during this period. At this time, Louis himself approached the girl. Elona even almost forgot the existence of his ex when not approached like this.

"Oh, okay. Let me check" said Elona. They both went to the area that Louis worked on. Everything is neatly tilled and has been chalked, ready to plant new plants next month when limestone lime has seeped into the soil.

"good job. Great for you too." Elona praised the man, making him smile. A moment later, the girl wanted to return to the factory area but was detained by Louis.

"That's it?"

Elona scrunched her forehead. "What else do you want?"

"I worked hard this month without any guidance at all. Are you going to do the same to one of your people? Don't you think that's fair?" Louis said his defense.

Elona thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "Alright. What do you want?"

Louis was so happy to hear that. "Then, tomorrow, one day, I want us to take a walk in your town."

Elona was surprised to hear it, and immediately refused. "No, thank you. I'm busy!"

"Please, Elona. Just one day. I'd like to get to know you better, but you let me work alone for a month, and I rarely see you because of that. My goal was not achieved. Please, I won't ask for more! After that, I won't bother you anymore!"

Louis gave a series of reasons why his request should be accepted. And Elona looked at him with a dislike.

"That's none of my business. Never mind, I'm busy. Since your job of plowing the land is done, I'll give you a new job at the factory, even if you want. Otherwise, it's also okay, you can leave at any time."

The girl left just like that, and left Louis speechless in disappointment.

*****

At night, before going to bed, Elona looked in the mirror. He looked at his face that was no longer full. It's been over a year that he's been living in this body. During that same year, he struggled to manage his body and awaken the City of Armelin.

Elona smiled, remembering all the achievements. The epilogue point of the webtoon when he was hanged to death was already far missed. Elona does not expect, he managed to worship the fate of the antagonist in the Heart Story webtoon. And he's not alone, a lot of people have helped him. Stefan, Iris, Mai, Ryndall, and Art. The girl subconsciously smiled to herself as she remembered the latter's name.

What secret is it, Art wants to tell me? 'Another month' that time, it should be now-now, right? I'm getting impatient...

But Art was not seen even in the fields. Tumben once, where'd he go?

Elona decided to go to sleep, and the girl closed her eyes. And he also dreamed.

*****

Elona suddenly felt herself awake. He was on the edge of a lake, which was familiar to him, behind his mansion in Armelin. But there was a mirror that was from head to toe.

Elona came to the mirror. To his surprise, he saw that it was not the body of Elona Locke in the webtoon, but herself named Tara.

His thin body and face that was so thin due to lack of food, made him reminisce about his misfortune that had happened on earth.

This... me? Why am I Tara again? Is this a dream?

Tara blinked her eyes in disbelief. He spreads his gaze around. The environment is indeed the edge of the lake, but there are different. Like being in another dimension. What he stepped on was not a grass, but a vast expanse of light.

"Tara,"

Someone called him from behind. Tara was so alert and immediately turned her head. Seen there, a figure that he was very familiar with, whose body he had possessed for the past year.

"Elona...?" Tara said the name, trying to make sure. Although he had struggled to manage Elona's body for a year, but in front of him was the figure of Elona Locke who was still fat. Exactly the body he possessed when the beginning of Tara into this fantasy world.

The fat Elona Locke smiled, then approached Tara.

"Tara, we can finally meet ya, even under these circumstances."

"You..."

"Yes, I'm Elona Locke. And we are now in your dreams. Greetings, yes."

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...\=\= original writing by @author.ryby \=\=...

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((Ryby: just a warning to not be surprised. Since this has entered the final stage of conflict, from tomorrow onwards, my writing will be very gregetan and your emotions will be very up and down. So, hang on, read it, until it's over. Thanks very much. 🤗))