I Only Raised Men for Revenge - Chapter 16

“Ugh, seriously. Seriously. This was my chance, this was it…!”

“Don’t worry. We have a lot of future ahead of us, right? Well, thanks to this, you’ve blown most of the marquis family’s money that you were so proud of… so you might have less money than me now, but still, cheer up!”

Sesenia patted Elzer’s shoulder.

Elzer, who was trembling, couldn’t even shake off Sesenia’s hand. Sesenia, looking at Elzer with a rather pitiful expression, chuckled.

“Ah. And thank you.”

“What? Thank you for going bankrupt, something like that? Are you toying with me right now?”

“No, in my past life, I couldn’t promote it well, so the price didn’t go up as much as I thought. But this time, thanks to you spreading rumors everywhere, I’m already expecting much more profit than in the past. So, thank you.”

“Hey!”

“Then, I’ll be on my way. I have some clients to meet. Well, I hope you handle the cotton well.”

Sesenia walked to the door, then turned around and waved her hand.

“Don’t forget to close my door when you leave. And don’t stay in there too long. If you stay in your sister’s room for too long, people will get suspicious, so rummage around moderately and leave~”

“You think I’m a thief! That damned bitch, that, that… that damned!!”

Elzer’s scream could be heard from behind. Rather, that sound made her chest feel clear.

‘Feels so good.’

Sesenia, who came outside, hardened her expression.

There’s no guarantee that everything will flow like this.

‘I can’t do the same as in the past. Elzer will definitely turn everything into her own. This Hepria cotton was lucky to get through.’

Next time, there might not be such luck. Either way, it’s not easy to beat Elzer, who has the marquis family behind her. The marquis family might have taken a big hit from this incident, but there was still a big difference between having the marquis family’s name and not having it.

In the past, Sesenia had been secretly working on things. Elzer, who entered society after the Hepria cotton incident in the past, doesn’t know about all the businesses Sesenia did. She just knows that she bought this and that and succeeded.

‘What should I do now?’

Until spring comes, there are no major events in the empire. That’s something both Elzer and Sesenia know. Then Elzer will try to bring in past events to make up for her losses.

Because she will lose the marquis’s trust because of this incident.

‘Elzer will definitely try to bring in things from the more distant future. But I won’t be easily taken in.’

Whatever it is, I can prepare for everything. She’s not the only one who knows the future.

And what makes Sesenia inevitably advantageous is that she’s already done it. There’s quite a difference between knowing the future and doing it yourself. Doing business ultimately means having a broader perspective. She was pushed back by Elzer in terms of high society, but she knew more about the various events in the empire than anyone else.

‘That was a big help to me.’

Meanwhile, Lizbeth was smiling excitedly like a child.

“Lady. That was so satisfying. This time, the promotion was so good that we’ll get a much higher price than before, right? Let’s go to my brother quickly.”

Sesenia, Lizbeth, and Elzer were the only ones in that room. And Sesenia felt a strange feeling looking at Lizbeth. Lizbeth didn’t think it was strange even though she heard everything Sesenia said.

‘I just left Lizbeth there in case.’

If it were someone other than Lizbeth, they would have thought the words Sesenia and Elzer said were strange. It was as if the two of them were saying that everything would turn out this way. And that wasn’t the only strange thing.

What Lizbeth was saying now was also strange.

Lizbeth had been strange since last time. When Sesenia first came to this time and regained consciousness, Lizbeth said something like that. ‘Regression.’ While ordinary people don’t usually use the word regression, Lizbeth slipped that word out as if she were trying to check on Sesenia.

Sesenia, who had just passed it by because she was out of her mind at the time, suddenly felt strange. Intermittently, Lizbeth gave off a similar feeling to Elzer.

The thought that she might have returned in time as well.

“Lizbeth.”

“Yes?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

Sesenia, who was about to ask, quickly shook her head.

That can’t be. If even Lizbeth returned in time. That would mean that everyone who died returned in time. Sesenia forcibly erased the thoughts that came to her mind and hurried away.

The two arrived at the Iar Merchant Guild in the marquis family’s carriage. The Iar Merchant Guild, which outwardly sells cute props. But the items they sell are very different from what they look like.

“Rohan.”

“Master.”

Teddy was there where I thought Rohan would be. Teddy, whose bangs were long enough to poke his eyes because he hadn’t cut his hair, flinched slightly when he saw Sesenia.

“Teddy. You were here?”

“Yes, Rohan brought me.”

“You’ve become prettier while I haven’t seen you.”

“Am I pretty?”

Teddy stared at me quietly. The golden eyes that could be seen through the long hair looked particularly moist.

“Yes. You said you were doing well without running away. So, you’re pretty.”

“How can I run away when you’re here, Master.”

“Yes. Don’t run away. I’ll take good care of you.”

“Yes. Please don’t abandon me and take care of me.”

“Yes, yes. I heard you’ve been reading a lot of books these days.”

“Yes, I’ve read all the books you sent me, Master.”

He was like tracing paper. He was completely different from the Teddy that Sesenia knew before she died in the past. At that time, Teddy was said to be in his raw state. But now Teddy was like a puppy.

His face brightened slightly every time he looked at Sesenia, and it was so pretty to see him awkwardly raise the corners of his mouth because he wasn’t used to smiling.

“Good job.”

“Um… when this is over, you’re not going to abandon me, are you? I’ll beat other things hard too, so please don’t abandon me.”

The way he acted sharp to Sesenia at first, the way he trembled while forcibly speaking informally like a hedgehog, was probably the Teddy that other people had seen in the past, the Teddy that had been heard in rumors.

“Yes. There’s another thing to do next.”

“Please give me anything to do.”

“Yes.”

“Oh, you’re here.”

At that time. The sound of someone running down from the upper floor was heard, and Rohan appeared in succession. He, who had completely shed his knightly appearance, was wearing slightly comfortable clothes like a merchant and was holding a ledger in his arms.

“How’s it going? As expected, all of Elzer’s cotton is a mess.”

“Yes. First of all, we’re breaking through the clients. Thanks to Elzer’s promotion, the number of people looking for it is rapidly increasing.”

“If the story that my sister’s cotton is a mess is heard, more people will flock to it.”

“I’ll try to sell it over a period of time as much as possible.”

“Yes. But I think we need to move some things.”

Rohan tilted his head at my sudden words.

“All the things now?”

“Yes. I just think something’s going to happen. Rather than thinking about selling it at a high price, sell it quickly first. And sell the firewood with a special agreement that the seller will keep silent about buying the cotton for about a week.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Rohan nodded with a slightly uneasy expression.

“And after all the cotton is moved, increase the security in the cotton warehouse.”

“An empty warehouse?”

“Yes.”

Only then did Rohan nod as if he understood, but Teddy and Lizbeth just tilted their heads.

“Then please pack up the cotton here. I have somewhere to go.”

“Somewhere to go? I understand. It’s not a dangerous place, is it?”

“Don’t worry. I don’t go to dangerous places anymore. Ah, I might go much later.”

“Lady!”

Sesenia, who was clapping her hands, teased Rohan playfully.

“Don’t worry. Not this time.”

“Ha… really… I think the lady from when she was young worried me less. Recently, the lady…”

“Stop nagging. Lizbeth, let’s go.”

Lizbeth hesitated and nodded awkwardly.

“Teddy, come with me with the things. I need a porter.”

“Yes!”

“Rohan, take good care of the store. Finish what I did well.”

“Why only me?”

“Because you nag too much.”

Rohan twitched his mouth as he watched Sesenia open the store door and leave, but the three ignored it and quickly went outside. Meanwhile, Teddy went to the store warehouse, slung two bags of cotton over his shoulders, and came outside.

“Teddy is a very reliable worker.”

“Please don’t abandon me.”

“I told you I wouldn’t abandon you. Why are you saying that?”

“I’m just worried. You sometimes look empty, Lady. You smile and are always energetic, but sometimes I can’t see anything in your eyes. So, I’m scared. I’m afraid you’ll leave without saying a word.”

Why do those words, that there’s nothing in her eyes, that she’s empty, weigh so heavily on my heart?

Does he know something? In fact, she was someone who shouldn’t exist in this world. Because she was already dead. Did he feel those things instinctively? Or is he just saying that because his place isn’t clear? Tens of thousands of questions came to mind, but Sesenia tried to erase those thoughts.

“Don’t worry. That won’t happen.”

“…Yes. But why aren’t you wearing the ring?”

“Huh?”

“The ring that can control me.”

“Ah… that. I just don’t feel like it.”

It felt like she was really trying to control me with that, and I felt disgusted as a human being, so I put it away deep in the drawer. But I didn’t know he would find it.

“That’s what connects us.”

“Do you think so?”

“Yes. Even if you don’t like it, Lady, I think so. So please wear it next time.”

“Okay.”

Yes. Instead of wearing that ring next time, I should take off that necklace around Teddy’s neck first. Thinking such thoughts, Sesenia got into the marquis family’s carriage.

“Lady. Where shall I take you?”

“To the orphanage.”

“The orphanage? Which orphanage?”

“Where was it? It was a very shabby orphanage. Lizbeth, do you know the shabbiest orphanage in the empire?”

It was a question I asked in case, because Lizbeth’s mother, Celine, who was also her nanny, often went to orphanages. Sesenia had also vaguely heard of an orphanage in the past.

There is a very small and shabby orphanage with only five orphans. And that orphanage is talked about more splendidly than ever.

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