Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapter 72. Cameos

“What else are you doing here?”

Kiara threw a sharp question at Elona who had just entered the room. There were two iron chairs in the room, one on the visitor's side, and another on the inmate's side. Two soldiers stood in the corner of the room, each opposite the other side.

Elona came in and sat in one of the chairs. The girl looked at Kiara, then sighed.

“Sit. Instead of standing still like that, pegel later.” said Elona.

For a long time he did not speak informally with slang words typical of Indonesia on someone. Since living in this fantasy world, the ethics lessons of the nobility require him to always talk formally and with standard sentences. Even raw sentences are also spoken by non-noble citizens. The last time Elona spoke so informally was when she met Geri for the last time, that was also the time on earth.

Kiara sat in her chair with a feeling of alertness. Elona looked at him casually.

“I used to live in Jakarta. You?”

“Bandung.” replied Kiara briefly.

“My name is Tara, you?” ask Elona again.

“My name is Wulan..” Kiara's tone of voice begins to weaken and relax.

“Udah repeat how many times read webtoon Heart Story?”

“How many times have you?” Kiara asked back before answering.

“I twice.” replied Elona. Hearing that, Kiara looked at Elona mockingly.

“I can't count my fingers! I keep rereading it! I won!” kiara was full of victory.

“Area before coming here?” asked Elona again while looking at Kiara with a slack.

“16 years. You?” this time Kiara asked.

“My 20 years! I'm still older than you! Hahahaha!” Elona laughed sneeringly, which was greeted with a tongue-tie by Kiara, “Tch!”

After her laughter, unanticipated by Kiara, Elona lowered her head and said,

“Because I'm older, I have to apologize first. I'm sorry for ignoring what you said about Louis. I'm so sorry to let him get injured like that. I'm sorry.”

Kiara was flabbergasted to see Elona bow her head before her. The wall in his heart collapsed instantly.

“I'm sorry too. I was too rash to blow up Kak Tara's soybean factory like that.” he said while lowering his eyes.

Elona smiled as Kiara showed her respect by calling her ‘Kak Tara’.

“By the way, 16 years know about biogas from tofu waste?” ask Elona.

“My father used to have a tofu factory in Sumedang area. I was often invited there as a child, so I understand little.”

Elona clearly showed shock on her face. Then, the girl thought for quite a while, before finally asking again, “You want to be free from here?”

“Yes, Brother!” kiara without thinking.

“Hmm okay that way. I'll drop my charges, but there's a condition!” say Elona again. Kiara scrunched her forehead.

“What are the terms?”

“Hehehe, wait tomorrow yes!” Elona laughing.

Kiara looked at Elona in horror. “Kok like I smell a sneaky plan yes here?”

Kiara's horror is met with Elona's sly gaze.

*****

Elona walked out of the prison building meeting room with a carefree feeling, leaving Kiara alone. When he wanted to return to his cell room, a guard soldier prevented him.

“There is a visitor again.” said the bodyguard.

Kiara scrunched her forehead. “Who?”

The door of the meeting room opened, and someone Kiara longed for was present there. Louis Vandyke's.

Louis walked into the room. The look in her eyes at Kiara felt piercing. Kiara could only face him timidly.

“Hai.” greet Louis briefly. Kiara just lowered her head without answering.

Louis sighed seeing the frightened Kiara face him like that. The man began his conversation carefully.

“So... You are from another world?”

“... yes.” replied Kiara weakly.

“I am a character in the story you read that?” ask Louis again. Kiara simply nodded her head without daring to look at the young man.

“We become a couple?” ask the man again.

“Iya...”.

“We.... love each other?”

“We became lovers?” this time, Louis asked while linking his fingers to Kiara's hand holding the bars.

“Iya, Louis... We are very happy there..”.

“We're married?”

“Iya...”.

“Have a child?”

“The story ends at our wedding... there is no sequel...”.

“Hmm..” Louis smiled gently. “Between me and the characters in that story, which one do you love more?”

"You...! I really love you sincerely!" Kiara exclaimed among her sobs.

“So... would you like, if we repeat everything again from the beginning?” louis asked with a smile as he wiped away the tears that ran down Kiara's cheeks.

The girl nodded her head, “Iya, I want..”.

“Then, smile. You're prettier when you smile.”

In her sobs, Kiara smiled while holding Louis' hand tightly as if she would not let go again.

*****

A few days later, in the conference hall of the palace.

“Further trial of conviction of defendant Lady Kiara Perez, for blasting Lady ELona Locke's soybean factory, will begin!”

The atmosphere of the congregation was again crowded, although not as crowded as during the first session. Elona, Louis, Arthur, and Kiara's family were present.

Kiara entered the room wearing the same plain black dress that Elona had seen when she met in prison. Then he stood on the central podium, directly facing the king and the court council.

“At the request of the victim, Lady Elona Locke, the charges against the accused Lady Kiara Perez have been dropped! And Lady Kiara Perez will be released on parole after signing a contract with Lady Elona Locke.”

The audience's voice rumbled in the room. His Majesty King Valcke continued, “With this case the soybean factory blasting trial has been closed!”

Ending with a hammer knock three times, the audience exited the conference hall.

After signing the letter of agreement in front of the court councillors and His Majesty the King, Kiara was the last person to exit the hall. And as soon as she stepped out of the room, Elona was present in the corridor to greet her. Next to Elona is Louis and Arthur, and his parents.

“Kiara…! Pardon Mama yes, dear.” Penny Perez slammed towards Kiara and hugged her tightly.

“Already Ma, I'm fine. I was wrong, and Mama was right to come and testify.” Kiara answered her mother with a smile.

His father was next to him and said, “Our daughter is an adult, yes.”

Kiara smiled as she heard it.

Kiara sees Elona behind her mother's back. The girl approached Elona. But, halfway through, Kiara watched Arthur closely. Slowly, Kiara approached Elona with a strange smile, then pulled Elona slightly away from Louis and Arthur.

“Oohh, it's appropriate that Kak Tara can leave Louis, already got instead yes,” whispered Kiara in Elona's ear. “I didn't expect Kak Tara to know that character!”

“Oh yes, I forgot to ask yesterday, have you ever seen the character of Arthur in the story?”

“Lho, Brother Tara does not know, about the Arthur?” ask Kiara back.

Elona shook her head in displeasure. “Ngga, I don't remember.”

“She was cameo. Appears in the thirties chapter. He's an important figure. Naturally, if you do not want, because the role only appears once.”

Elona looked away, remembering every detail that happened on her favorite webtoon. His eyes widened as soon as he remembered it.

“Oh! Oho! I remember!”

“Nah, right! Great Kak Tara can find the character cameo!”

The two of them laughed at each other, making Arthur and Louis who were standing not far from them feel confused.

After returning from the palace, Arthur, who was in a cabin with Elona while riding a horse-drawn carriage, approached the girl so that she could sit on a bench with him.

“What's up?” elona asked as soon as she saw the young man smiling to himself.

Arthur pulled something out of his pants pocket. A box that the young man should have left to the girl first.

“I don't want to be just a girlfriend. We're fiancees, yes!”

*****

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

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((Ryby: epilogue tomorrow yes. get ready. At 3 am. 😂))