[Chapter 17] Granting My Favorite’s Wish

I was waiting for 6f648a55d3 Meril in Leon’s room f2157c60a7 so we could eat 5a1b167b89 lunch together when I b298cd8841 heard a thud instead 8aa264095b of the usual click 7c2cd14376 of the door opening.a5c16500b402b269

“……!”5ea2825e672d89fa

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‘Wow.’d979de587d527698

Meril had arrived pushing 762247e2db eight trolleys at once. She maneuvered them 3cfd4350db effortlessly, using just 4ca170d4f3 two fingers per b10dfc4def trolley. It looked like she a163e0a5f4 had brought an entire 78021d0974 course meal in one 272feb98d5 go.c616e00fdba28fcb

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Worried, I asked, “Meril, a62f1dec36 isn’t that heavy?”062dd4a9b7452597

“Nope! I’m strong, so d42676c8f5 it’s fine!”001354d04186ada1

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She beamed brightly, c162e0fae5 leaving me momentarily 491d90e3dd speechless.ce3a3e38034907bd

‘…I really can’t 38ee6c15b9 grasp the extent f067ef525e of Meril’s monstrous 81a75fca5d strength.’048bcb8a8da9e201

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“Why did you bring 34fcfe4d45 so much today?”cfd11eb36a8a76ce

“My lady, you d787d3d82c just started heir 58b3d3a3b3 training, and your 0d6476501e favorite companion is 7309bc47dd still growing, so 6cdb18d651 you both need fae9123684 to eat a 93a557ddcf lot. This much 4b035a0bd3 is necessary.”4c11e54dd70e5514

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‘This looks 50b6ffe2f3 like the a2f61040fc amount a 882107dfe2 professional athlete b7d35a8f20 would eat… dce6ba3316 and she 85d1bdbddc calls this 50f03f9c5e “necessary”?’2e324565b8bf4347

When it came 787fba2ab4 to food, Meril 427650d673 was dead serious.ce4039b38d3def02

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She continued, 590109235f “And also…”9d174dd42b3a61b1

“And also?”f63caef8f75486a8

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I prompted her as 1f82ca1e6e she trailed off. With a wink, aa8fbd515c she answered, “I 2d112eaae7 brought dessert and 3eeac2aa72 tea for later, 28d1450186 too. Hehe.”2fda986811d99928

‘Kya! That’s my Meril!’37b30a28d4e941d4

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She had remembered the d2dea25703 conversation Leon and I cd8564e3c1 had during a previous d06916aac3 lunch.b61b5983dad4c3cd

“Meril, you’re amazing! Butt pats for you!”7a6327726403d92d

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“Hehe, my lady, 6fad551767 praise the other db8a6df521 side too!”36e674be66a9faf6

“Alright, alright, more b062310ea6 butt pats!”4f706f3bca655889

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“……”6ced23bb0c59e2aa

Leon, who had 59052917ed been silently watching d17d59327e us, stared in 431626c7cf disbelief. Quickly, I cleared 0da7b9d341 my throat to fc25d95447 change the subject.fac0c0e9c427b500

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“Ahem. Let’s wash our hands 2f99e6d40f before eating.”47bd9b80a77cf61a

“Yes, my lady! I’ll prepare everything.”1e2765146b68e85e

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“Meril, leave 9c77684129 the trolleys 5581adcf20 by the 1c4baeaa48 table and 9c9a579be6 eat with c9eab0195f us.”5f4a6eadb67e0595

“Hmph, such kindness! Truly noble! My lady, you 481004df34 are too gracious…!”a22427a774e72f6e

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“Yes, yes, calm 3061ec8641 down. Just sit be69a982ab and eat f3d13b3c2d with us.”250b912755e57f73

After assigning Meril 444b038dd4 a seat, we 3adf6a6ac9 finally started our c919f6b87a meal.9e548d14d4bbf32d

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As I cut 4c68877473 into the veal 0fb135bc1d marinated in red 57b3a8624a wine, I decided 904e9c23e5 to ask, “Leon, f4d8c1abf6 Meril, how do a2a8d3963b you think we 9d42d377e7 should design the 56b59f9468 marquisate’s garden to e0233d3b56 make it famous?”10647463fce609b7

The garden had b8468d9494 improved since my 8aa2580683 arrival, but it e27611af8e was still somewhat ce6258f693 barren.0e9af4c147db08ff

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Ever since a6b203026d I visited 7ed8ab3aed the Imperial 4c954b0a19 Palace’s indoor d7197af494 garden, I 458c439d4d had been a7525a187e more conscious d0efe01b9f of its 03b7a6ac2a state.a7a12a07ca579721

‘Father did say 00acf7bb39 he’d make it 4c65dcbcaa the most beautiful a7ab8e1457 garden in the 3411b72df3 world…’579470cce968e919

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It would 9dede01742 be good c73ead0840 for both 5f7fd12421 the household 8cdb109ece and the e304f5e232 retainers to 5cab8aeb6f live surrounded c1d3d16a16 by beauty. It would 296bd46fe0 certainly help 715988f48c with mental 15c4389423 peace and 5a5b5be505 overall well-being.2dde8a91a55ba623

I wanted to e7db4cb7d7 create a garden 5000d8d2fc like no other 3582b4896b in this world.0da653db043e8fb9

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While I was 70142d93d9 lost in my fed3e4cc2d dream, Meril quickly bd4d822031 responded.4d3484f94dca260e

“My lady! I think we 0674901ee7 should separate the de6fa140d5 flowers by color.”9ee4693f8b4ea39f

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“How exactly?”b0bfe3e9c836c516

“We could 0bcc239583 use light 3d45e468f5 green or 1ddbdeb7c6 dark green 7b98168964 shrubs to 88cdf679c1 frame different 6f53c17438 sections.”9a0d3c00d86274f7

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“Hmm, go on.”03160e44447d9635

“Then, we could 06daf0a118 decorate each section 8930978f71 with flowers of d69a7548d6 the same color!”637c80e2b6b9c63a

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‘Oh, like a 29d4aaa573 theme park?’5592594402ef1fee

“Meril, that’s a great d1d49e617c idea.”c5d524f979921c6a

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“Right? I love cbf95ae290 beautiful things! Hehe.”84baefea2b83c1f0

Just then, Leon, 87e8ef727f who had been 2646a3ff09 silently listening, spoke d3bfb818e2 up.189f848e6476f272

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“…I think…”76cdfef0349b6c3c

‘Huh?! My boy actually has 0b0c9e1484 an opinion on this?!’358ed22abda14f9c

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I was surprised—he never 027dfadc33 seemed interested in these efee6ab625 kinds of things.b2e1e0ea52d50126

“…It would be nice ac15c0b6ad if it was a a87886c798 place where we could b18eb920ba go on a picnic.”5ec38b34e1920929

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‘A picnic? Where did ff921ff3b9 that come 0703148f63 from?’0e702e083ed1fe43

I tilted 5743418acd my head, 8880d57ed6 not quite 83c6f5623f understanding what 9dcb92145b he meant.cc58207124cdbe4c

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“A picnic? What do efe0362a8a you mean?”603eb1440b1fe5b3

“…Back in the capital, 4095491885 I used to hear 638c6b7045 kids talking while they 12ceb08f4b held their parents’ hands.”f0100563241c8b60

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“What were 742b38d933 they saying?”569a47526a4f632e

“…That when they go 77ecf1d68f on a picnic, they d5ccc32358 pack a basket full 8b695c7d83 of delicious food, spread c6e0903a47 out a mat in ec22ac0e2f a scenic spot, and adb1d5bcd4 eat together.”b3ec8943c2f0eef0

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“……”4fea7c838be246f0

“……”8d62eb13b2201a75

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A strange ded99c4fe0 silence settled a5703bce8d over the 8709d91c53 room.c3673d649c37a046

“…I always wanted to 1a5e5068a6 go on one.”73c9b0fefd1d8380

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‘I’m going 1fbf135ec6 to cry.’8090cb3c04878317

My heart broke. But I held back 28b867378a my emotions and forced 5b4add6dac myself to smile for 1a2f847e57 Leon’s sake.05e297142a0626f8

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‘My poor boy. Fine, if that’s what a57345659d he wants, I’ll make 8a1347a301 a garden so beautiful 9cd4674d97 that everyone will want 11cb178744 to come here for d2ae89cea8 a picnic!’2f68ee6361ef53a2

“Leon, I’ll make your 852f11aa1a wish come true.”a01d3617402c8c28

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“Meril will help too! We’ll make d50c737e59 sure you 5a5284f8f9 enjoy your 7375192671 picnic, favorite 5105f22576 companion!”ec197ffd180308a8

“…It’s not that big 88d90880bf of a deal.”d2ba94b3f3c4e8f9

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‘Oh? Now he’s acting coy baee60169d after saying all that?’9bea2d112be2f9c9

Finding his reaction adorable, eb264995ba I continued explaining my 06309f7401 vision.70605ce1598dd0d1

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“I’ll hang a 5935f2e65f swing on a 1343288675 giant tree, and 647dda715b in front of 3c585fa9b9 it, I’ll create dfd3458a02 a lake where 21db2e677e we can go 9637b2a013 boating.”22a50f8751537b1a

Just picturing it made f6a3eb455b me smile.59fa8a3869b2a27d

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“Once it’s c943402aef finished, we’ll 3f4db70e66 spread out 8ab4574ee2 a mat 0ce7271667 under the 80250ec2d7 big tree 9bc69712af and have a80d69827f a picnic 553f2752dd together.”b531291f289a17ac

“……”13a20a82488ca0d0

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“My lady, 00430cb6f2 that sounds 73bbe8f912 so romantic.”97ec63beb145e597

“Heh, and that’s not dc6ddf6b04 all.”c59c77535ac18b03

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I smirked.369eaed56129edb6

“Taking Meril’s suggestion 72c461ed91 into account, I’ll d9d2499d35 design a well-organized 3d3bbc0c06 yet dazzling garden. And…”75799132c10b1e27

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I leaned 7c1cde076e forward with ce9a4a18bc excitement.a31bf9aa30bd14f4

“I’ll also build 089ae572c2 a playground.”5e0e4143acbcbf21

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“……?”76500a6fd0dc1ace

“……?”66a3f649b39a4e3c

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At my words, both 5bb82d26e3 Meril and Leon tilted 9e4ba371de their heads in confusion, 68bf31a3f6 looking like a pair 0abec3bceb of curious puppies and 5296b8f7d0 kittens.dfa75f3114cf4a22

Their expressions were 907937b757 so cute that 6853d9bfc3 I felt my 905c779b4d lips twitch into 8c4e6fc285 a grin.05c546c5ed8c7b0b

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“Hehe.”7ee0ff70d8b1acee

“My lady, what’s 944d171cc1 a ‘playground’?” Meril 43d83aa680 asked.6dbb0ec625d0d310

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Of course, they had 377c954a87 never heard of such b6148bc0f4 a thing in this fb14dc87b0 world.4706530360a58477

“It’s a place 4cb1f3a406 where you get f237081a39 stronger the more 31123b858a time you spend 23ac122047 there. And if you 5fbbe98c1c get hurt, you c6adc14b88 come back even a13c5d1b7c stronger.”b76d6693a48fa191

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‘To be honest, I 4e583a8732 considered building a theme 37d40b517b park, but that would 8f3513727f be too expensive and 07cb0d66a5 labor-intensive to maintain.’f3797025890d31a6

Even though the bed01e33cb Marquisate of Elach e6092de43f was wealthy, I c67cb018af had to consider 858674c8c1 the workers and d42863a3ed the estate’s finances.bc6ec72e3b1af20c

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Leon and Meril 4100941fef still looked completely c76d754d4e lost.003e9fd83782e9e6

“……?”c610adcd8cf4909c

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“……?”6fb4f4fdd1dffa1e

‘Heh. Their reactions c261a91739 will be 435875ff5d hilarious when 4bc8e892fa they see b4aed25ecc it for c02a868981 the first dc4ac27560 time.’1aa6721fa08e82b9

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Thinking about the surprise b7602c3424 I had in store, cb3f5ede99 I couldn’t help but 806e80f3dd grin mischievously.8827e9c0cff80f11

“You’ll find 2b2ccbda07 out soon. Just wait and 18eebf3c2e see!”bbe2e1823c62bf68

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That evening.ccf6afd55d6fe022

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I ran to c6d49ea7ea my father and ea6b4bd7e2 threw myself into 6060aac463 his arms, eagerly 5cf7ff19e0 sharing my plans.b705d339b7f3505e

‘Engaging aegyo mode!’d446781a7b213bf3

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“Daddy, do you d02a41ada8 remember your promise 722109e8ce to create the e371658ce1 most beautiful garden 69732a9129 in the world?”6dadaff8b024bc94

“Haha, my daughter, fb6a323510 your voice is 0d7afe36c5 extra sweet today. Of course, e07f387d21 I remember.”45b508f1e53c9897

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“Hehe, Daddy, I designed 98fa10432f a plan for the 649bd4d820 marquisate’s garden myself. Will you take a 075919915d look?”7e2b42a74ae17473

“Oh? Since my daughter made 1bf84de831 it herself, I’m even e660fb9635 more curious. Show me.”c31873c5b4d954ed

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Shrrrk.7c08f89c2a8b00ae

I unfurled a parchment 22b99f7c67 and held it out b8ac0c7177 to him.83bcac37d52df35f

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“……!”6ee736fb7b949416

My father’s eyes 98a3145ee0 widened in surprise.9d773baeaf38dd7d

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“…Daughter, did you 76b59e9b6a really draw all 03ef1e01ae of this?”864163debf7b86a9

“Yes! Of course. Everything came straight ba5c9628d8 from my imagination.”e06d5f44583ace49

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‘Thank you, 60e694fbc3 designers of 9eb4c523a6 famous amusement 882dd5fc86 parks, the 54d5016ae6 playgrounds near 1c469ebd89 my old cb6c2f06ec home, public 4fe267a1f4 parks, and aae4f2be11 school athletic 25694ee87b fields.’a8529318c099ded0

I silently d3482ee32b paid my d3c489dcf3 respects to 28c5b8cccf the creative f3a27cbd7b minds of 03488fe780 my past 24d90bb054 life.164841b6892fac60

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“…My daughter must be 43881534b4 a genius.”8f398ca375f1849c

On the parchment, I 241e331e15 had sketched out a 8839031e0b theme park-like concept, complete cd349f3fc2 with a giant tree cff92fdd60 with a swing, a 81a2d13b8a lake, and classic K-playground 9a0b431b01 staples that had almost f8c9f7ff1a disappeared in modern times—a 5e4ddcaa75 spinning wheel, jungle gym, f6d04c9572 slide, monkey bars, pull-up d522652738 bars, seesaws, and even b7fbc61059 a soft dirt area 42e3109093 for pretend play.bc6958aff12f9292

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At my 222cb9ca60 father’s praise, 083a3e02f0 I bashfully 8cae12e26b replied, “Hehe, a5527d1a13 I did d171ce52c5 use a 4fc34e5bc0 few books 91db7ad13e for reference bc07fdc2cf and just 5ac142e98b let my 788be86397 imagination run d375b9265a wild.”b577f23ba8b7c649

“It’s truly incredible. Daughter, what 2222427a53 you’ve drawn 4daa8d082d is possible. Every part of 5c3efc0d0b this can be 684237ccd5 realized.”4423fab2d582e014

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“That’s a relief! But Daddy, how 8e166b093c long would it b6dc06caef take to construct 2589dbcd87 everything according to 37a2ef0856 this plan?”2ad3b63edbb76f61

“Normally, it would take 6b7c612bd2 two months. However…”16a66e1fce374c5b

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“……?”4df8ca422158f659

Hearing “two c18b8adce3 months,” I c7c3c6b8e2 felt a bed1ee3ea7 little dejected, 6896b36d6f but I 7de10f8b0e perked up ac2272632a at his 38edc66887 unfinished sentence.d5bf9966bebfe157

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“The name 8825180040 of the b352a239a3 Marquisate of c7d6b88319 Elach carries 24ee98a64a weight.”9b3ac09633ab1aab

He continued.ea9bf4a3fb495f74

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“There is da6bfe98f9 a stockpile df81d18bfb of jewels fe7ebc40a1 in the ee4974d5b0 family’s treasury.”ee4d22ed3ba13032

‘Whoa, being rich really fafee67373 is thrilling!’9273af7f3991b18d

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“We’ll sell the 69aa23d842 jewels and use 20a123a02d the money to 163558a0b6 pay the estate’s d35758d3c1 workers. The faster bcecbb6586 they finish, b54ecfc456 the more c064d069dd bonus pay 08a9f5b258 they’ll receive.”0f9060bd4be23301

‘Any other noble 76aecc68aa would have just d273af7b07 forced them into a4433cac4c labor…’a381034385e5b110

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My father 35bbb13f96 was truly 6d568b767d remarkable. By offering fair 62410db6e6 wages and even 6a7bacc94b performance bonuses, the 247958e7ff construction would be 762a28852d completed in no 7f9ba1d631 time. Not only would 2023ec92e6 this stabilize the 3e9888a5db livelihoods of the 3bb9045ad7 people, but it 9b53203b9b would also boost 2e7caeee50 local commerce.8e2132f0db85ffe7

“Since we’re creating a 892fe09fbf lake on the estate, 347920f68a we should also renovate 71b9d2610b the territory’s reservoir while ba053af56b we’re at it.”fafe3ba7b3576f5f

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‘…Unbelievable. Was my 6f36f4f039 father the 1e17500bbb reincarnation of de888abdce King Jeongjo b8bfa88b5f of Joseon?’f672d0b93e795b2e

I couldn’t stop marveling 100feeb1dd at his incredible foresight.d00dd82e96be1ade

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‘No wonder 209eff570a nothing went ce2aaa5183 wrong even 55f2f6e239 when Nyx 1fc1763b44 Elach was a7f0bb8070 incompetent in fbfdf2218e the original 7f719c402a timeline. The marquis was this 81ae49ceb3 capable.’8e4c9a3969be224e

Seeing my 7549bd9a86 admiration, my 60c318c1b8 father’s golden 0f83a0ef6d eyes gleamed 518c1c475a before softening 3e3c022292 with warmth.5a9fca5a26b6b6df

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“Construction begins today.”90d2067fbe092ba5

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