‘Why does Daniel’s face look like that again?’
As Frey watched Daniel read her future, she came up with her own answer.
‘Did he see my future being intimate with another man again?’
It was good news for Frey that she, after divorcing Daniel, was having fun with a burly man.
Having time to flirt with a man must mean that she was successfully avenging her mother’s enemies.
However, from the look on his face, Daniel didn’t seem to like it very much.
‘Was seeing the Grand Duchess playing with other men damaging to his reputation?’
Even if they split cleanly, people would remember Frey Obelir as Frey Prause.
If a woman who became independent after divorce tarnished the honor and integrity that Grand Duke Prause had worked hard to maintain, it would bother him.
It was understandable that men who weren’t interested in romance like Daniel found this behavior repulsive.
“Hmm… Grand Duke?”
“Please speak.”
“I don’t know what future you saw, but if you don’t like it, I’ll change it. The future depends on what you see now.”
“…”
Daniel pondered her words silently.
[“Daniel, didn’t I keep all the other promises I made to you? The north is prosperous now.”]
[“That I know.”]
Based on the conversation he and Frey had in the future, it seemed that Frey had succeeded in everything she suggested.
Creating a direct gate to the capital and growing the commercial base of the north.
‘Since she lost Lady Roselia, she must be trying to bring down the Duke of Gelon somehow.’
The princess’s goal of revenge had not changed.
If that was the case, Daniel had to be vigilant in dealing with her current self.
‘I don’t know what the princess did to prevent me from leaving her.’
His future clingy self seemed pathetic.
He seemed to have no pride or honor to protect.
Such an unfortunate situation might have occurred if he had entered into the marriage contract defenseless, but it was different now that he peeked into the future.
‘I should be prepared.’
Daniel was confident that he wouldn’t allow Frey to enter his life by resorting to convenient tricks.
All I had to do was take advantage of what she would give to the North.
In return, Frey would gain economic power, revenge, and Prause’s protection, making it a fair deal.
“Princess Frey, I’ll say it again, I…”
“Your personal life seems more chaotic than it appears. You don’t even know who the mothers of your illegitimate children are, and you have no intention of settling down with a woman?”
Daniel was oddly embarrassed by the disgrace he had created but nodded.
“That’s right. Nothing will change after marriage.”
“That means…. You agree to the marriage?”
“A deal with a deadline.”
“Oh, a deal, not a marriage. I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Then I’ll see you at the wedding.”
Daniel spoke plainly, as if he was just arranging dinner.
Frey teasingly added as he turned away.
“Oh, and don’t worry about me. You’ll need a justification for our divorce anyway, so feel free to indulge in promiscuity.”
“…”
Daniel quietly rolled his bright purple eyes to the side as if he was embarrassed.
Frey looked at him and laughed inwardly.
It was quite enjoyable to embarrass the inexperienced man.
* * *
I walked past him and celebrated silently in my mind.
‘I knew you’d like the terms of the contract.’
The final boon must have been allowing him to see her future after leaving the Grand Duke’s family.
I didn’t intend to withdraw my right to absolute obedience, but I felt like I had made further progress with his consent.
Could you say her conscience was hurt less?
Prause was Prause, and Daniel wouldn’t go back on his word or play shallow tricks.
‘Now let’s focus on preparing for life in the North.’
Thanks to my previous life of trashing mines, I knew a business item that would hit the jackpot.
I looked at the magic scrolls intermittently adorning the walls of the imperial palace.
‘Unlike other fantasy worlds, it was impossible to enchant most things in this world.’
Except for one: the ‘scrolls’ created by the Mage Tower at high prices could retain magic or divine power for a long time.
The Mage Tower belonged to the queen’s family, the Duke of Gelon.
Therefore, if I make an item to replace the ‘scrolls’ and sell it cheaply, I can get revenge and collect money at the same time.
‘As for money… I should also sell these as well.’
I used to spend my parents’ money to relieve stress through shopping, so I had a lot of things like dresses and jewelry.
It would be a good idea to dispose of them and set aside some emergency funds.
Oh, and of course, I should write a letter to Evelyn Vliette.
“Emma, please prepare some stationery.”
“Princess Frey, are you writing another…?”
Emma looked at me like I was Satan.
Rumors had spread in the social circles that Evelyn Vliette had fallen ill because of my letters.
But I didn’t feel sorry at all.
At least I didn’t go to her bed and throw her a white chrysanthemum.
“Yes, I’m going to write a letter to Lady Vliette. I just happened to meet the Grand Duke, and he mentioned that he considered the marriage a positive thing.”
“Really, Princess?”
Emma handed me the stationery with surprise in her eyes.
I added in a warm voice.
“You can tell your friends that the Grand Duke is earnestly preparing for the wedding. Everyone would ask you, thinking you are my exclusive maid.”
“Princess Frey…”
Emma seemed glad that I was thinking of her.
I said this in the hope that rumors would spread that the Grand Duke had decided to accept me, but Emma’s reaction surprised me.
“Emma, does staring at me like that mean you want to work even harder?”
I groaned and opened the closet door.
There were an embarrassing amount of dresses and jewelry organized in the closet.
As I looked through them, Emma voiced her concern.
“Princess Frey. I think it’s impossible to bring all these clothes to the North…”
She seemed worried that I would order all these shiny clothes to be packed up and loaded into the carriage.
But I didn’t have that intention.
It’s true, taking all these dresses would be crazy.
I chose ten comfortable, fashionable dresses and instructed Emma.
“Take these ten and dispose of the rest.”
Emma’s eyes widened at the word ‘dispose’ that came out of my mouth.
“Dispose?”
“Are you close to any of the maids? Sell the dresses through them to designers, without the Queen’s knowledge.”
“But won’t the dresses stand out…”
“Use the magic bags you see over there. They were made using a scroll, so dozens of dresses can easily fit in one bag.”
Needless to say, the dresses I handpicked and ordered were of the highest quality.
The queen didn’t give a damn about my extravagance.
It would have been a good thing for her if I continued to be extravagant and tarnished my image.
For that reason, the fabric of my dresses was of the highest quality, and I could buy a house even if I sold only the decorative accessories.
Of course, it will not be easy to dispose of all these dresses within a day, no matter how cheap they were sold for.
“Give me twenty gold coins for each dress. If you manage to sell them for a higher price, you can keep the additional profit.”
“…!”
Emma’s eyes changed when she heard that.
‘They say a maid’s monthly salary is about one gold coin.’
Considering that it cost about fifty gold coins to make a princess’s dress, this opportunity would bring in significant earnings for Emma and her colleagues.
I’m sure Emma was proud to be my maid.
If she carefully sold the dress for a long time, I will be able to make a lot more.
However, since I needed money now, I had to accept this loss.
‘Because I already sold the expensive dresses that took my breath away.’
As a rule of thumb, cash was the best way to prepare for risks.
Of course, I had no intention of generously giving away things that could be useful in the future.
“Instead, put the jewels in my magic bag. Everything over there will go in.”
“Princess, are you sure…?”
Seeing Emma so amazed at the situation where I gave something made me feel both sorry and thankful towards her.
I stared out the window for no reason and bluntly spat out.
“You could go to the Queen’s palace, but what’s so good about standing in the wrong line for the princess and doing more work?”
“But the dress is worth—”
“Go ahead. It is better to write letters alone.”
“Yes.”
I roughly finished the letter to Evelyn.
Even if I did it carefully, the young lady would tear it apart.
Tomorrow, rumors about ‘the Grand Duke agreed to marry the princess’ would spread through Emma and the maids, so it would be even more painful.
‘Once I fly away to the north, I’ll be able to see Tahar and Her Majesty in a hurry.’
Daniel Prause’s had given his consent, and the wedding was highly anticipated.
Soon, she would be able to meet the transcendent children in the North.
‘It was a brave boy with red hair and a twin brother with blonde hair. They must be cute.’
Imagining the chubby cheeks of the children, I felt relieved.
I also need money to buy toys for the kids and feed them tasty and nutritious snacks.
If I become close to the children and gain their trust, then even if the grand duke goes wrong, the children will not turn black and the world will not be destroyed.
‘Because no matter what happens to Daniel, the children will come to me asking for help.’
Daniel keeping the children until they reached adulthood was the best way to prevent destruction.
But things could go wrong, so I need to be close enough that they can trust me and tell me to help them.
“…”
No matter what happens, I have to prepare in advance so that I can protect the children.
This way, the children would be happy, she would be happy, and the world would be at peace.
I scribbled on the rest of the stationery what I needed to do to adapt to life in the North.
[1. Strengthen divine power]
[2. Gather useful information]
[3. Target Lady Lina and Baron Holt]
‘I dont think Lina Holt is going to like me.’
Holt had never personally harmed her because Lina didn’t mingle in the social circle a lot.
But rumors about me couldn’t be good.
If you only heard about me through rumors, my image would be very bad.
‘Of course, it’s better seeing me in person.’
I pondered over how to win her trust and soon got the answer.
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