Chapter 376
Beana, During That Time
Blue Land, a city that was south of the Egelia Kingdom .
This fortress city was ruled by Duke Blue, and it was the first city that Jin had visited on his own accord .
And it was there that he had met the red-haired girl, Beana . She was also a Magi Craftsman, and Jin had spent a lot of time on the outskirts of Blue Land, helping with her business .
In the end, Earl Guarana’s hara.s.sment had repelled Jin, and he had left the place .
After that, Jin had visited again, along with Reinhart . Then Earl Kuzuma and Beana had gone with him to Asunto, that capital of Egelia . And it was there that they partic.i.p.ated in the golem party .
It was also then that Earl Kuzuma asked Beana to marry him . And Beana had accepted .
“No, you must not raise the hem of your skirt like that . ”
“Yeeees . ”
“Your answer should be short and clear!”
“…Yes . ”
Beana was currently taking etiquette lessons .
In the kingdom of Egelia, the most powerful n.o.bles of each region were able to partic.i.p.ate in government .
It was normal for them to spend three months of every year in order to fulfill their role .
And so Earl Kuzuma was supposed to spend April to June in the capital . However, due to the country-wide conflict that occurred in April, the capital was not functioning, which meant he would really just be serving from May until June .
On the other hand, Earl Guarana was not important enough to be able to partic.i.p.ate in government .
“That is wrong! When drinking tea, you must hold the saucer with your left hand . ”
“…Yes . ”
“Ahhhhhh, do not grab the cup . You must pinch it!”
“…Yes . ”
The person who was scolding Beana was Malloum, the head maid . She was in her late thirties and had served the Earl’s house since Kuzuma was very young .
She was usually quite calm but turned rather vicious when teaching Beana .
“Do not make so much noise when putting down the cup!”
“…Yes . ”
Beana didn’t complain as she was being taught .
“…Ah, I am tired . ”
At night, Beana returned to her room and threw herself onto the bed .
“Sister . Are you alright?”
A worried voice came from the next room . It was her younger brother, Raldo .
“Yes, I’m fine . Just a little tired . You two must be tired too . ”
“We’re fine . ”
Ever since selling the popcorn machine to Earl Guarana, the commoners had pleaded for them to make more . And so Beana made a popcorn machine under Earl Kuzuma’s sponsorship .
And it was up to Beana’s younger brother and sister, Nana and Raldo, to sell the popcorn .
“We sold out today as well . ”
As it was publically known that they were backed by Earl Kuzuma, the two of them were able to manage in spite of their age .
After all, making popcorn was easy as long as you had the machine, so it was just about selling it and managing the profits .
As the table they used to sell it was too heavy for them to carry, maids, butlers or soldiers were sent every day to help them .
Thanks to that, they were able to sell quite a lot every day .
In fact, they made less in a day than what was paid to the servants who accompanied them, but this was fine, as it was more or less a service that Earl Kuzuma provided for the people .
“It’s only been five days, but we now have regular customers and it is quite fun . ”
“I see . That is good . ”
Jin had once sold popcorn with them . Large crowds had gathered around, and they had also sold lighters and water heaters as well . It was all a nostalgic memory to her now .
“…And it’s only been four months . ”
She had met Jin again one month later and had been invited to his base and house, which was Kunlun island .
“Jin . What are you doing now?”
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“No! Your steps should be lighter . Your foot should only glide slightly above the floor . Or else you will step on the other person’s foot . ”
“Yes . ”
“Good, that is better . Now, your face . Do not look at your feet, you must look at their chest . ”
“Yes . ”
Today it was dance lessons . Beana was quite athletic, and so she took to this much faster than the etiquette lessons .
The lesson that day lasted for one hour .
“You must clean more quietly! You are raising dust!”
When the dancing lessons were finished, it was cleaning .
“You must be able to clean even if you are a n.o.ble . Or else it will ruin both your reputations . ”
If they did not have butlers or maids, the wife must take care of the husband . And so a wife must be able to do the housework at a high level . Or so Malloum said .
However, Beana was on the impatient side, and she enjoyed this part of her education the least .
“Yes, now flip that over! …Ah, that is no good at all . Don’t be so forceful . …Look what you did to the shape . ”
When the cleaning was finished, it was time to cook . Beana was currently making an omelet . It was a complex dish .
The ones that turned out bad were eaten by the servants(providing they were actually in an edible state) .
She woke up at 6 and had lessons until 8 in the night .
As young as Beana was, she was exhausted .
She was allowed to take a bath when the day was over, but even that was part of her lessons .
“You may have to bathe with other n.o.blewomen . You must cover yourself with a towel and remember to not stay in the water for too long . And be careful not to splash water on others . ”
“Yes…”
“Do not move around in the water . You must not allow it to splash when you step inside . ”
“Yes…”
She wanted to bathe to relax her tired body, but Beana only became more tired .
“Ahh, I’m so tired…”
Beana felt that it would not be long until she got lessons on how to sleep .
And of course, this became a reality .
“Listen to me . You may not go to bed before your husband . Wait for him to go inside and then say ‘excuse me,’ before entering . ”
“…”
Beana was about ready to explode once these instructions started to come .
Still, she kept silent that day and went to her room .
In her room, there was a letter from the Earl on her table .
Earl Kuzuma would write to her from the capital like this once a week .
‘To my dear Beana .
I hope you are well . I am currently very busy with reevaluating the kingdom’s annual spending .
Things are rather bad due to the recent Golem Party incident and the Unifier incident . ’
…He started by talking about his days and what was happening in the capital .
‘I know that you must also be busy with your lessons, but I will return in July, so please wait for me .
I cannot wait to see you again . It’s what keeps me going through my busy schedule .
Please take care of your health .
From Asunto, with love . Lewis Wurtz Kuzuma . ’
“…Huhhh . ”
There was a box next to Beana’s pillow that was full of these letters .
She would read them whenever things were hard or when she felt sad or bad . And they would make her feel better .
But of course, it made her the happiest to read new letters .
“…I will do my best tomorrow as well . ”
Beana told herself as she went to sleep .