[Chapter 17] Granting My Favorite’s Wish

I was 239acaacbb waiting for 644b1932ae Meril in d4311cef0d Leon’s room ef2fd43929 so we 7b4a349294 could eat dd733eda19 lunch together ab6cf6b9c5 when I 3598b5f0f5 heard a ee6eb5d72c thud instead f4623fb976 of the 7138679b73 usual click 3acdb96581 of the ac2761dc0a door opening.92ed0f313791e491

“……!”4490e2a30fe1ec89

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‘Wow.’5aa4006c4ed64157

Meril had arrived pushing ac25581661 eight trolleys at once. She maneuvered them effortlessly, bfed420946 using just two fingers f7b4224b4e per trolley. It looked like 0d0ee832d6 she had brought c7a3570a43 an entire course 40fee69bc0 meal in one 4d27b5a3d5 go.d97185e2e5252dfc

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Worried, I asked, “Meril, 61875c3fba isn’t that heavy?”f38b25f6b747e1d0

“Nope! I’m strong, so e399f7e03a it’s fine!”33a53d2d99370cfa

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She beamed brightly, f9085afa1a leaving me momentarily a8c9c65a9a speechless.09da368751c5c4d4

‘…I really can’t grasp 77addde304 the extent of Meril’s 7a9d6ddd66 monstrous strength.’869ad71326f68904

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“Why did you bring 80256f954c so much today?”19f48a08caf41a7f

“My lady, 2d284779b1 you just 9d6e99fb8d started heir 5635fe1f7c training, and 1b6a7540d3 your favorite eef1f4cbd3 companion is d1e50904ae still growing, 83fc3e8ffe so you 7057513640 both need e692d1448f to eat b4e10afac9 a lot. This much is 6a80c303c2 necessary.”208a6e351896cfe4

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‘This looks 268ca5914a like the 1130022bd7 amount a a1369f2e30 professional athlete 68cf80233a would eat… 378020d8fe and she 6110d94cc6 calls this b5f5516a31 “necessary”?’fe440fa60ad05812

When it 28e410c442 came to 6a9670b4ed food, Meril 26237e6a8c was dead 9f9747aab5 serious.ad8289ca3bf4a2c0

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She continued, 4683539e59 “And also…”e80e8ffac69eabdb

“And also?”2caebd7404cec752

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I prompted 25ab7eef36 her as 1b5946b887 she trailed 3ba84b8dcc off. With a wink, she 1f1a56b863 answered, “I brought dessert 9bb8fc21ff and tea for later, 5fc7e1c837 too. Hehe.”130dd38a47085dae

‘Kya! That’s my Meril!’dff55782099b568d

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She had 0d34f41046 remembered the 39053f7477 conversation Leon 12b00671b6 and I 303561e922 had during 21832ade91 a previous a58d663cfc lunch.3425a73c116d81da

“Meril, you’re amazing! Butt pats for 292c6aae88 you!”253a6088a09db44f

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“Hehe, my lady, 3f0577f057 praise the other ec588cb21e side too!”e000fb91e800c49e

“Alright, alright, more butt f522604412 pats!”e23e0370c6a5dff4

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“……”dc5858058bab55c4

Leon, who had been 749fb002e0 silently watching us, stared 90ddd46879 in disbelief. Quickly, I cleared 30aaf3977a my throat to db85d46127 change the subject.52297420a096c834

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“Ahem. Let’s wash our 589d0484ad hands before eating.”962efac0d13efd08

“Yes, my lady! I’ll prepare everything.”c4145747f75c5b82

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“Meril, leave the trolleys da84e08242 by the table and 5d15803bd5 eat with us.”9c61ed648da71efa

“Hmph, such kindness! Truly noble! My lady, 553c37ddfb you are 04423b369a too gracious…!”08f89befdd9c77ec

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“Yes, yes, a0a2ef3814 calm down. Just sit and 6f600b5eed eat with us.”aa635b391179d796

After assigning a540b9b909 Meril a aa5d1cf459 seat, we 07f1c9a7f0 finally started f58aad6b50 our meal.ee60e8b60bef4798

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As I cut into e9b12ce351 the veal marinated in 23d282c89b red wine, I decided 7b0ce7e9f1 to ask, “Leon, Meril, fbea35c339 how do you think ec93db7053 we should design the 7de16b0ff8 marquisate’s garden to make ab52592644 it famous?”23cbc519b8320da9

The garden had improved 96401ded4e since my arrival, but 48b020019f it was still somewhat def09659d7 barren.2ca6e2775c735b76

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Ever since I visited 419d7f0d4c the Imperial Palace’s indoor 58aea5f7a9 garden, I had been db8f207203 more conscious of its 3166fcf79c state.7727e1215d196910

‘Father did 43c862b844 say he’d e82cdc437a make it 4aacd4aedc the most f9d4b2c32c beautiful garden 82d79c8632 in the a7e7281024 world…’98cb5610edd6f6c1

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It would be ab3f67a569 good for both 1da22a6aa7 the household and 5b16a25f92 the retainers to d54678e5f4 live surrounded by 17540b1880 beauty. It would certainly help 30d4a1dcc9 with mental peace and fa506d96ea overall well-being.2ff99c65e3dd0c5e

I wanted to create 9320a705eb a garden like no a675177d4c other in this world.b89f01fe77baf2e5

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While I was lost 63060ba652 in my dream, Meril 4f8ae9264d quickly responded.ac957761edfc8025

“My lady! I think 4b3d589c3e we should c427508fc6 separate the b7c455cb28 flowers by 3a9bf313c0 color.”faf919da0f847699

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“How exactly?”77cc5b66ee791b14

“We could use 4a4ddc1184 light green or 868b0c6e8a dark green shrubs faf48b060e to frame different dc4b55f000 sections.”90b4791c043993e1

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“Hmm, go on.”3e14f71aaccd086e

“Then, we 1e07bef9d0 could decorate b4663d121e each section 2af96f1580 with flowers fb5b671c20 of the 6551ff6f95 same color!”7eeda759ebf2b513

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‘Oh, like a theme 508153041b park?’681873aa51e0770f

“Meril, that’s a 351ba77bef great idea.”e505ea37dc28da87

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“Right? I love b686e3d515 beautiful things! Hehe.”b8b1fce6d89401bd

Just then, c51450aebe Leon, who 29d84e4a64 had been 3446348069 silently listening, 68258bed18 spoke up.d75f21346bdde388

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“…I think…”a1bd9a955f444142

‘Huh?! My boy actually has 5e21e4996e an opinion on this?!’739eadb12987ee70

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I was surprised—he 1c5cda7b6d never seemed interested a70323dadc in these kinds 9b77bd1dd5 of things.10913ada6d784294

“…It would be nice 4e80c95b77 if it was a 8bb10ed159 place where we could ad4156c7b7 go on a picnic.”a938dbfdc0a1745a

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‘A picnic? Where did that c4c13cf435 come from?’6b3ab7c46e342c4f

I tilted my 43dfe344e7 head, not quite 30764537bb understanding what he b657178895 meant.81ea4c15644aa99d

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“A picnic? What do you mean?”bee19adf9e2a5e4d

“…Back in the 661609c0ce capital, I used 6723e37921 to hear kids a9da691481 talking while they 67014af904 held their parents’ d196046921 hands.”4d5fa7e654f27402

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“What were 319b56bedf they saying?”3c4861a097ad8cae

“…That when they 02bbfc17eb go on a 113b12964f picnic, they pack 5d274dab5c a basket full 27425f6ade of delicious food, 705c679c92 spread out a 8bae539f3e mat in a 6de0b8873d scenic spot, and cebc884dd3 eat together.”30dc4f726774042a

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“……”b270e0740c04f4fb

“……”577359e5bf4a3300

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A strange silence c8a646f059 settled over the 1c8e9ce870 room.adb09186e933b913

“…I always 13084ce1b6 wanted to cdabd591c5 go on 4baff1a745 one.”5887462a0fa061a6

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‘I’m going to cry.’e2102b863c96bdab

My heart broke. But I held 294c39c5c3 back my emotions ffc28d0b7a and forced myself 2176e08e23 to smile for 1571b3183a Leon’s sake.1bfcbd03e491759d

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‘My poor boy. Fine, if that’s 91d03c6bb9 what he wants, abe888d43c I’ll make a c07ead5272 garden so beautiful 6de94c6257 that everyone will d4bb48ec9d want to come 564d4b1a5a here for a 7bb40d59d5 picnic!’d386b13ed570f4af

“Leon, I’ll make your ddc6c2fd1e wish come true.”bef508cf41cce542

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“Meril will help 25a726556e too! We’ll make sure you 54f4be64de enjoy your picnic, favorite 0bdb43f5b8 companion!”eab96bc9acb3f0dc

“…It’s not that b91f887c68 big of a 8e7b2cb5fe deal.”176f938026b139a6

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‘Oh? Now he’s b084644795 acting coy 66e094ad2c after saying 4379b4e14d all that?’5e19c1a7930ab31e

Finding his reaction 0fdf34b278 adorable, I continued 4a236f6b94 explaining my vision.2cffb4b93c19d91a

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“I’ll hang d090a2efa0 a swing e1c4ca8082 on a f4088429af giant tree, 4f71d29883 and in 20eef7bc1f front of 91df3580a4 it, I’ll 298b9808c6 create a 55d69dcc83 lake where 15bd2661d2 we can 78cd4cd846 go boating.”aebc70ac73e25890

Just picturing it 420978287e made me smile.75324127e07ae162

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“Once it’s finished, a21a8abeba we’ll spread out 1b6b390b5b a mat under 240e34723c the big tree dea60c0e28 and have a 9da3edfe30 picnic together.”21ce2561aadd29f0

“……”17f4e58adac3ec2b

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“My lady, that c844772eb1 sounds so romantic.”a5ca0f9746392e65

“Heh, and that’s dcf9bf0d6e not all.”a7f919dd2582d772

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I smirked.ac41e4e415a9d2e6

“Taking Meril’s 06e413d4c1 suggestion into 4ff834807b account, I’ll 7e007e3166 design a 00ab48ea30 well-organized yet 81c334535a dazzling garden. And…”e3e38c20cf9f054e

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I leaned forward 1a3757211a with excitement.ccff16b402aa7dfb

“I’ll also build a dc003575cf playground.”414673d3c4305eb7

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“……?”ac0c132bb763963d

“……?”db8dc36dc403259e

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At my 28b12bbc10 words, both 12a37a5141 Meril and 0332653343 Leon tilted 076ce44dee their heads c4b7be341b in confusion, 9d004e8be4 looking like d5fa095586 a pair b500de96b5 of curious c71a9803e4 puppies and b23360153d kittens.b4a1748907bb02a2

Their expressions were so 383cbe81e5 cute that I felt 7b2c0b8895 my lips twitch into f06937860c a grin.3f72b4f0d51990da

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“Hehe.”d7dcb98d6cca1b86

“My lady, 43a1a4f6c8 what’s a 012df707b3 ‘playground’?” Meril cef004219a asked.09d25276f5f12d2f

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Of course, they had 589c1d943d never heard of such f3fbb19f3a a thing in this 4fd153903e world.f4b97ec66d557179

“It’s a place where a162fd1a19 you get stronger the 4dfcd631f1 more time you spend 0e10e817dc there. And if 590cd73f25 you get 54dbd9d5cf hurt, you fecd183f05 come back 8391a3a1cd even stronger.”37d61c7f400f23d5

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‘To be honest, I 92744cee52 considered building a theme 301bb937c9 park, but that would 300ee72525 be too expensive and 789474bb17 labor-intensive to maintain.’f24a88efd7595103

Even though the Marquisate 8d5b25bffa of Elach was wealthy, e4ff78bf85 I had to consider d3456bc8ad the workers and the 3ead9c51cd estate’s finances.d8c5757190149ccb

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Leon and Meril 6ad32e87ca still looked completely 8de6277538 lost.a912e9d7256079b9

“……?”e9e58c7837e421b8

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“……?”7f0a90cadf24aa90

‘Heh. Their reactions 618cae3adb will be daeb79b00a hilarious when f97a78ad98 they see 2a063972bf it for cfa1873121 the first c5bff6cb2d time.’19b6d36254527c04

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Thinking about the 75a23945d6 surprise I had 0acd14152e in store, I 960efb84f4 couldn’t help but 5510165af0 grin mischievously.764a95526af6ccde

“You’ll find out soon. Just wait and 85e2ff15d1 see!”0cd91fad9477f846

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That evening.144d87fe124a1e33

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I ran to 8439f43c2f my father and dff380247f threw myself into 04a6b00abb his arms, eagerly 09bf13bd5e sharing my plans.7f518b103e59312c

‘Engaging aegyo mode!’f1a15b29ae6f5d29

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“Daddy, do you remember 2633f3ccaa your promise to create c0e3c14a26 the most beautiful garden 32d7fc6f6d in the world?”61ed9795ef05571d

“Haha, my d5cd5827f3 daughter, your b3c3ff8dc8 voice is e7acafe929 extra sweet e310977a40 today. Of course, I 2d48ec0f80 remember.”7be63731068110f1

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“Hehe, Daddy, I 91196ae18a designed a plan c609dc1537 for the marquisate’s ab3773ce68 garden myself. Will you take a e45d411e53 look?”27f56d7c4f899399

“Oh? Since my 0e3d4a8ff3 daughter made 8152c51e18 it herself, 232884b351 I’m even ef1de6894c more curious. Show me.”3dc664939510c7a5

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Shrrrk.d5ad0630605b0d97

I unfurled a parchment a0e8773d32 and held it out 48ee57250a to him.f2b0beeefb6cbc9b

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“……!”9ce58799fe97d545

My father’s 2d8e2065b4 eyes widened bb6e018980 in surprise.58a1250bb85c8514

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“…Daughter, did you b14ef3fb01 really draw all e8cef7c1e6 of this?”28ec408b04d175cc

“Yes! Of course. Everything came 11a0f3109e straight from 124f696b7d my imagination.”0ee7468138fb1f79

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‘Thank you, designers of 5b36c627dc famous amusement parks, the 451be5ffea playgrounds near my old 4276ce8d40 home, public parks, and b99ce534d1 school athletic fields.’313f8248531e9454

I silently paid my 18e9a7bd5b respects to the creative eacbeaa877 minds of my past d6212ecc47 life.6ea1a0910da47e99

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“…My daughter must be 1d6c8b19a5 a genius.”caa9b89c0f1986d0

On the parchment, d9bc6845fe I had sketched ae50c96f4a out a theme 57d0f35ea8 park-like concept, complete 26c1172eb5 with a giant 5dde4a594e tree with a 71152308ab swing, a lake, 0b4629bd98 and classic K-playground cd02648ec2 staples that had 55f9d947c3 almost disappeared in fb8e28293f modern times—a spinning 5dbf731c95 wheel, jungle gym, bb9725fe98 slide, monkey bars, d11c057756 pull-up bars, seesaws, 4c737e24be and even a 659466b9fe soft dirt area 238dff5b07 for pretend play.792c12595fac1f8b

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At my father’s praise, b35d040a14 I bashfully replied, “Hehe, e81c803aa6 I did use a f04643d8b8 few books for reference f18a89b34b and just let my c8ae5a915b imagination run wild.”ac8635e16cf18198

“It’s truly incredible. Daughter, what you’ve 2397be7771 drawn is possible. Every part of e62df60d88 this can be 73fc10f54b realized.”154df3bb3629ebb0

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“That’s a relief! But Daddy, how af17783594 long would it 4304f3ded2 take to construct a961d3b58e everything according to bb766ef9ab this plan?”580fb0da8543747a

“Normally, it would aff3f525f3 take two months. However…”6e367112faa17890

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“……?”fde6c6203da5e371

Hearing “two months,” 298a3c6938 I felt a c576063802 little dejected, but bf92e64d50 I perked up 328c50c983 at his unfinished e32218c207 sentence.70484347d533d523

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“The name 204efe3411 of the c69437cc1d Marquisate of 50b5464a3b Elach carries fbe600e81e weight.”854bb00978b26d9e

He continued.f7beae3d114be678

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“There is a 7ef0d71b9e stockpile of jewels 711314c1be in the family’s 8b14518bfa treasury.”0c401b6e7128ba60

‘Whoa, being rich really 38ac512344 is thrilling!’d63ff04251afc21e

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“We’ll sell 2e05f5fb82 the jewels 356909d339 and use 6a3339c197 the money a6aa0c5784 to pay 7931eb354b the estate’s 0e52765bf1 workers. The faster they finish, dd5075ec7f the more bonus pay 9559ecfdda they’ll receive.”af8547eaabafd645

‘Any other noble 72cf045dcf would have just cd5000220f forced them into 60c9e39f72 labor…’4b271c42735c8683

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My father e1af3d84d7 was truly 43f75430c7 remarkable. By offering fair fbe37d2d53 wages and even 594ee7b0ae performance bonuses, the a9c852f03d construction would be c88d0e7886 completed in no 1f3ee73646 time. Not only would 6652b231df this stabilize the b8b41098bb livelihoods of the 3709998f49 people, but it 44d813a6d4 would also boost 1da2441f10 local commerce.a6289f9e74fc7346

“Since we’re creating 4b5bbfd112 a lake on facf693283 the estate, we 1d427802e0 should also renovate eaab223779 the territory’s reservoir ad313ff818 while we’re at ae3a8cd910 it.”99873c62ff125264

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‘…Unbelievable. Was my father 2a062bf3d7 the reincarnation of ce8748ffb5 King Jeongjo of 5cc1f06ab5 Joseon?’ab08c83e7f6c9576

I couldn’t 0fa6b25de9 stop marveling 4a6d7ff39f at his 5a2a6b9f83 incredible foresight.de6ec319155ae0f2

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‘No wonder nothing went a57cea686a wrong even when Nyx 04ddd08be2 Elach was incompetent in ec71d9d527 the original timeline. The marquis aad66e71be was this 801fc66004 capable.’92eeb026d55392b9

Seeing my a5101d1a13 admiration, my dad26f473e father’s golden 022fabf035 eyes gleamed e956780afb before softening 0ecf90915f with warmth.05fdd6a86659261a

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“Construction begins today.”e7de6185669bb29b

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