My Dear Husband, Let's Keep It Business-Like! ~Countess Anastasia, Raised in The Downtown, Won't Give Up Her Way~ - Episode 87

“……Is it just me, or is there some energy in the town??”

After about half a month, the territory seems to have more open shops for some reason, and it gives off a sense of liveliness.

The magic carriage we were riding in bore the family crest of the count’s house, so naturally, the people recognized it as the lord’s carriage. Before we knew it, the people who had gathered along the roadside welcomed us with cheers.

It seems that the territory’s spirits are still in great shape, as they surround the carriage in droves.

“Ana!”

“Welcome back, Ana!”

“This is… amazing.”

“That’s true!”

To be welcomed so warmly by both humans and spirits, we are truly fortunate.

We exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh.

“I’m homeーーー!”

When they arrived at the count’s mansion in the territory, the estate’s servants, led by Milkus, welcomed them.

“Welcome back, Eugene-sama, madam. Thank you for your hard work on the long journey.”

“Ah, I just got home.”

Marcus was still smiling as always, and although he probably wanted to rush over to Dahlia standing behind him, he didn’t show a hint of that feeling.

Dahlia, too, is holding my luggage and standing up straight. Hmm, both of them are professionals.

This is something I really need to take seriously and learn from…

When Dahlia came to the territory before, she was staring at Marcus intently, so in a way, she might be more at ease now.

After all, it is important to confirm each other’s feelings.

As I nodded in agreement in my mind and followed Marcus into the mansion, Marie quietly came up behind me and whispered.

“Madam, madam. In the carriage chat, I got ‘Dahlia & Marcus: The Beginning and The Aftermath’!”

Seriously! I want to hear it!

As soon as you enter the room, it’s tea time.

“Madam, are you serious about that?”

I was enjoying a chat time in my room in the territory with Marie and Dahlia for the first time in a while, but for some reason, the conversation gradually started to turn towards me.

Marie said, “The Count and Countess have been so close lately, it’s admirable!” So, I confessed that I actually don’t know if my husband really likes me, and this is what happened.

“But, but, I’ve never been told that he loves me or anything like that…”

“「Haven’t you been told!?」”

“As everyone knows, we had an arranged marriage… Recently, I’ve been happy thinking that my husband might finally be recognizing me.”

“Well, no matter how you look at it, you’re totally smitten, aren’t you…?”

“Excuse me for saying so, but I thought you were just being a bit slow and indecisive. I never imagined a grown adult would go this far…”

Marie and Dahlia are whispering about something.

I understand what both of you are trying to say. I am aware that my husband has been very sweet to me lately, and I know that he is taking good care of me.

But, it’s because everyone doesn’t know!

I’m being messed with, you know!

You hardly see it even in popular entertainment novels anymore.

“I have no intention of loving you, don’t get the wrong idea!”

That guy. If he told me from the start, “Don’t get the wrong idea,” then of course I’ll be cautious.

The other person is a noble, after all. They were raised in a sheltered environment. But they don’t seem like the type to be very skilled.

After Marie and Dahlia returned to their respective jobs, I also gathered my resolve and stood up.

Yeah, let’s go to my husband. I’ll properly express my feelings.

I wander around the mansion looking for my husband, but it’s always at times like this that I can’t find him.

I wondered if it was outside, so I went out through the front door, and there were many spirits floating around.

“Hey, has anyone seen my husband?”

“Eugene was over there.”

“Rescue!”

A carriage? A stable? Hehe, cute.

Recently, our trio of spirits has been chattering away and relentlessly teasing, so the fluffy spirits in our territory seem kind of cute.

Oh, of course, our kids are cute too!

While being healed by the spirits, I head towards the stable with light steps.

As soon as I turned the corner, I saw my husband, but he was seriously talking to someone I didn’t know.

Somehow, there was an atmosphere that made me feel like I shouldn’t interrupt, so I waited around the corner without saying anything, and I could faintly hear their voices.

“Ah, right. If we have children… I don’t know, but… it’s a shame…”

“Understood. Young and healthy… As a mother… Convenient… because it’s golden. Just that alone… has value…”

Thump… my heart makes an unpleasant sound.

It seemed that the gentlemen were approaching while talking, and I could increasingly hear the content of their conversation clearly.

“If a child is born, we definitely want to take them in, but the mother can choose either way. It’s fine if she wants to keep the child in the Count’s household, and if she decides to return the child, we will provide adequate financial compensation.”

“In any case, having children is the top priority, right?”

“At first, I never thought it would come to this, but well, this is what they call fate. I do hope they can raise their child well.”

Could this possibly be… about me?

I almost collapsed right there on the spot, but I mustered up my determination and wobbled back to the Furafura residence.

So, in other words, are you saying that since I’m just right for having an heir, we should just go ahead and become a real couple? Final answer?

Healthy and young? Blonde hair?

When I returned to my room and collapsed onto the bed, my golden hair fell over my face, and I felt an intense irritation.

Ah, I can kind of understand how Christina felt when she said that…

In a moment of feeling down, I accidentally found myself empathizing with Christina, and then my husband’s words came back to me.

“I like it. That golden hair of yours, Ana.”

I wonder if he’ll say it? My husband did something like that to me…

Yeah, but I heard it…

In the first place, what my husband said isn’t wrong for a noble. If I’m not being kicked out, then I guess it’s fine?

I mean, I’m so shocked… After all is said and done, I really thought my husband loved me…

Whoa, this is embarrassing!

This kind of misunderstanding is seriously unbearable!!

After rolling around on the bed and writhing in agony for a while.

Wanting to cool my head a bit, I suddenly recall the scene of the street I just walked through.

By the way, the town seemed a bit different, didn’t it?

I want to go see it.

I dyed my golden hair brown, dressed like a town girl, and went out alone to the city. For some reason, it felt like something I really needed to do right now.

Everyone, I’m sorry! I won’t do anything dangerous!

As I confessed in my heart, I dove into my closet.