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“Nice to meet you again.”

The Avengers gathered again, no, our territory’s artisan special forces.

For Duke Bluewell’s request, I had to summon the craftsmen once again.

I feel like I want to just make it and send it away, but if I do that, something big will happen.

‘Lord Rupert, are you insulting the Bluewell family?’

When the heroine, who always said everything she had to say even in front of the Third Prince, asked me about the quality of the book, I had no answer.

‘It looks really pretty, though.’

If I had been possessed without knowing about the ‘youngest son of the royal family’, I might have been mesmerized by the sight.

Her blue hair and sky-blue eyes that sparkled like the sea were definitely an unrealistic beauty that could not be seen on Earth.

‘Rupert, you still have an eye for a woman’s appearance.’

It was an appearance that suggested the possibility that Rupert, the original owner of this body, had been managed by a fishery.

“So I only have to make one volume this time?”

The craftsmen who heard that the Duke of Bluewell asked them to make a fairy tale book thought that they only had to make one book.

The craftsmen’s expressions look sad. In fact, the last job I did was relatively well paid for the effort, so it was probably a good thing that I called them.

After coming and listening to the story, I realized that it would have been a waste to only have to make one volume.

“No. I’m planning to make separate books to give to the craftsman, and this time I’m planning to make about 100 easy books.”

The expressions of the people gathered changed at my words.

“Master, are you talking about 100 volumes? That’s really… .”

It was definitely surprising. Last time there were only 10 volumes, but not two or three times that, but suddenly ten times more, to 100 volumes.

But now that I’ve decided to do it, I’ll have to get rid of all the annoying things from now on.

‘I’m sure there will be another uproar after giving the book to the Duke family.’

If it’s a duchy, the number of nobles interacting with it will be on a different level from the lords of local fiefdoms like us.

Then, the number of visits from nobles and merchants that we experienced this time may increase several times.

Rather than ruining my comfortable life in another world, I’d rather solve it by making a large quantity and distributing it while I’m at it.

“However, the quality of the 100 volumes produced separately this time will be significantly lowered.”

It wasn’t just about the quality of the ingredients.

I also had to compromise on the quality of the pictures.

‘Do I have to draw a different Cinderella in all 100 volumes? ‘Even if I’m prepared to stay up all night for a month, it might not be enough.’

Not only that, the last time I made a book, I was so excited that I used only the highest quality materials.

In fact, there is no need to use that level of material in a children’s book, so I plan to stop at an appropriate level this time.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we’ll use cheap materials.

It feels unfortunate that children who read children’s books cannot be given a book just for themselves, but it is something that must be compromised with reality.

Still, isn’t it better to have many happy children than to have a few very happy children? I rationalized it like this.

***

“Still, I found good quality sheepskin! If only the quality was this good!”

“If it is not hemp paper, it is also stone paper mixed with stone powder, which does not smudge and is durable.”

“In fact, even if it is not silk thread, a thread made of wool will suffice.”

Perhaps because we had experience making a book once before, the craftsmen gathered together, discussed, and proceeded smoothly without any instructions from me.

In the process, there were many things that improved. For children to see, the hemp paper was too sharp and could cut them, so we improved that.

I even applied candle to the cover leather to give it a waterproof coating that I hadn’t paid attention to last time.

Last time, I gave Ada a newly made Cinderella storybook made of the highest quality material, and she kept it around until mealtime and spilled water on it.

‘Angdo!!!’

I never thought Ada could make that kind of expression.

It was a necessary task, considering that I had suffered for a while because Ada was crying with the same facial expression as in Munch’s painting The Scream.

“I’m still satisfied with this.”

Since it was a job I had done once, the sample was completed in no time, even though I had to make some modifications. Now, all I had to do was go to the magic tower, print the book, and make another 100 volumes.

When I saw the butler carrying the manuscript of the Cinderella supply edition containing my hard work to the Magic Tower, I felt a little relieved.

Now all that remained was the handwork for the youngest lady of the Bluewell family. Since I couldn’t make this into a mass-produced copy, I couldn’t rest, so I sat down at my desk again, picked up a pen, and checked the photos.

‘Is this blue hair and light blue eyes a characteristic of the Bluewell family?’

The photo of Evelyn Bluewell that I received at the request of the dukedom looked exactly like a young Amelia.

I had to recreate Cinderella based on the original photo, but the finished picture ended up being like this.

‘This is totally Amelia Bluewell.’

It was similar to the appearance of the female protagonist, Amelia.

I hate to say this, but perhaps because I like the original model, it was the most realistic illustration I’ve drawn so far.

“Please draw Ada blue too!”

Ada, who was looking at the picture I drew, suddenly became pouty and grumbled. It is clear that a good model is essential for a good picture.

‘You can’t have blue hair. ‘You’re cute because you’re blonde.’

I looked closely at the drawing while stroking the head of Ada, who was whining that I should draw her with blue hair too.

Isn’t this causing some misunderstanding? It was because of concerns.

I was worried that if people misunderstood that Rupert was falling in love with Amelia and offering her a painting like in the original, things would get messy for no reason.

‘If I just hand over the storybook anyway, we’ll never meet again.’

Although I was a little concerned about the Imperial Academy, where the events in the play unfold and take place. Anyway, there will be a lot of Third Princes and other male characters around.

Thinking that I wouldn’t encounter anything, I was relieved and finished drawing Cinderella.

***

“I like you the most!”

What about me, Evelyn said? The Duke of Bluewell’s aggrieved expression was no longer in the sisters’ field of vision.

It was the Duke who sent a large reward to the Somerset family in gratitude for making the book, but that was not really important to Evelyn.

The only thing that matters to Evelyn is that her sister, who personally obtained this storybook for her, is the best.

“Would you like my sister to read a storybook?”

“Yes!”

Has it taken about a week since I ordered the book?

‘When will the book arrive?’

‘What happens after our cutie sleeps for ten nights?’

‘I’ve slept all ten nights now!’

When I was told it would take about 10 days, I closed and opened my eyes 10 times and kept asking when the book would come because 10 nights had passed.

The book that finally arrived was definitely pretty enough for young children to fall in love with it at first sight.

The prince and Cinderella are depicted on the cover of the book.

To read it to Evelyn, I opened the cover and turned one page, and beautiful colorful pictures appeared.

“This is… .”

“Uh! It’s my sister.”

The main character, Cinderella, appears from the first page.

Amelia was surprised to see Cinderella with the blue hair and light blue eyes that are the hallmarks of the Bluewell family.

There have been many artists who have drawn portraits of him, but this was the first time he had seen a painting like this.

“What is this picture?! Could it be that you are the second son of the Earl of Somerset?”

The Duke of Bluewell, who had been glancing at the sisters’ fuss, became furious when he saw the painting.

I’m worried that there are already a lot of bastards approaching my daughter, but this time, they’re drawing pictures of my daughter.

He went on a rampage, saying that he must have fallen in love with Amelia again.

-All right. Then, after making it, I will send it to the family. Nice to meet you. Youngae.

Ignoring the Duke, Amelia recalled her first meeting with Rupert.

A man so cold that it’s hard to believe he created a warm and emotional children’s book.

‘Were you just nervous?’

You drew a picture using yourself as a model and sent it to me.

When I thought about Rupert being shy, I thought that sharp face was also quite cute.

***

“Master, if you leave it to us!”

“What are you talking about? Our top is the best in Borus… ”

“We… ”

Alain, the Somerset family’s butler, suddenly realized that the mansion’s drawing room had not been empty lately.

After the head of the family, the Earl of Somerset, was defrauded and the fortunes of the family declined, the nobles he interacted with stopped visiting, and the only people who came to this drawing room were debt collectors.

Alain turned his head and looked at Rupert, sitting at the head of the living room sofa, leisurely drinking tea.

‘The master has changed.’

It was Alain who had been taking care of Rupert from the moment he was born.

Rupert was originally a kind-hearted person and loved his family, but to put it bluntly, he had a personality that could never be called bold.

‘Rather, he was closer to the timid side.’

In particular, after the death of the Countess of Somerset, the mistress of the family, Rupert used to stay in his room and do nothing but draw.

After a falling horse accident, he lost consciousness and after waking up, he acted as if he had changed.

He said he was having trouble remembering things and asked for basic information, but then he tried to figure out the family’s financial situation.

She even sold the family books to create a children’s book for her younger sister, Ada.

And now, he has created an arena of competition that gives merchants the right to sell the books he has created.

“Quiet! Be quiet. The right to sell books on behalf of others will be given to the person with the highest sales price.”

Rupert leads the mood without any hesitation despite the cries of seasoned merchants who have gone through many hardships.

Although Rupert’s changed appearance feels unfamiliar, it also seemed like a ray of hope for the Somerset family, which would have been gradually declining.

‘Ma’am, did you help me?’

Alain suddenly remembered the Countess of Somerset, who had died from illness.

The Countess gave her last will, saying that she would take good care of Rupert and Ada, who was still a baby.

For a while, I felt bad because I felt like I couldn’t keep my will, but I felt like everything would be okay now.