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Harnier is looking down at me with both hands on her waist.

The ax eyes are very sharp. So much so that I was drenched in cold sweat.

“K. le. count. person? What time is it now?”

“…It’s 2 PM.”

“Then what should I do?”

After suppressing a groan and a groan, I tried my best to answer.

“Lunch… Yes. I have to eat it.”

“Yes. Shall we go eat quickly?”

I reluctantly got up from my seat and started walking with my arms held by Harnier, who was still glaring at me.

It would be enough to just roll up my arms like this, but… I made such a big mistake in the past that I can’t shake it off.

‘Ha… why did something like that happen?’

Pathetic guy. I can’t help but sigh.

Even thinking about it now, I can only sigh.

‘As soon as I saw that status window, I felt something strong.’

If I recall a little, I definitely met Harnier and I at Flora’s birthday party. After that, as I listened to the incomprehensible story, I thought about slowly removing my arm.

But of course.

Isn’t that what a window looks like?

▶Certain conditions may cause ??? to reoccur!◀

▶Status Abnormality: Stage 4 of old fatigue occurs.◀

▶Status abnormality: Level 4 sleep deprivation occurs.◀

▶Status Abnormality: Level 5 depletion─◀

▶Abnormal condition: Level 5 decrease in body temperature─◀

…

…

▶The eyes close due to various abnormalities.◀

▶I can’t resist. You are forced to sleep. If exposed to danger, you may die.◀

A sudden abnormality occurs due to something that suddenly occurs without any reason. Just like that, I collapsed.

I realized it the next day.

When I opened my eyes, I once again saw something familiar… no, something large that could be mistaken for the ceiling.

Without thinking, I lifted my upper body like that.

-Mulkyung.

“What is this?”

What I thought was the ceiling was a warm, soft, and bouncy object with a unique texture. After checking it out by burying my head in and out, I couldn’t help but feel it.

I thought it was interesting, so I touched it a few more times…

That was a huge mistake.

“Ka, Karsein…?”

“uh.”

As I was fiddling with the strange texture, a real ceiling suddenly appeared and light shined through, and Harnier, who was crouching down, looked at me with puzzled eyes.

It was a strangely familiar composition.

The way I look up at her, the way she looks down at me.

It’s her thighs that are resting on her head.

What was covering the ceiling was a large lump of flesh that I didn’t notice because it was curled up on the desk.

It was only then that I realized something was wrong.

What happens after that… it’s obvious.

“…”

“Hey, that’s… I didn’t do that on purpose, right? Since there was no light coming in, I thought it was the ceiling─”

-Wow!

huh. okay.

This time too, there was a bright red handprint.

So it’s like this.

Because I made such a big mistake, my fiancee held me tight.

…Ugh.

‘I think something like this has happened before.’

As I scratched my head and thought about that time, I remembered that I was beaten by Ji-eun without fail.

-Mi, Minhyuk is you…

-uh? Hey, Seo Ji-eun. I didn’t do that on purpose? Really, really!

Mmmmm. After that, there were very red handprints on my body.

…The funny thing is, without even thinking, I thought it was the ceiling and felt a squishy feeling while moving my upper body, and it turned out that it was Ji-eun’s breasts.

what the. Since I was lying face down, I thought it was the ceiling, so I got up and never thought I would see the disaster twice.

‘no. ‘Isn’t that the only thing similar?’

This incident itself is not much different from Ji-eun’s time.

-How is that okay? That’s not okay at all! But how can you look like that…

Just like Harnier, the author was like that too. He hugged my face and said the same thing.

You have to say that it hurts when it hurts.

When things are hard, you have to express that it’s hard.

I think I said it would never be okay if it was okay.

Also, thinking about it now, I feel very sorry, but was there ever a time when Jieun took me in and put me to sleep when she suddenly collapsed?

and…

“…”

“What are you thinking? Surely, if you’re only doing it to skip meals, you’ll never notice? Do you remember when you suddenly collapsed?”

Just like back then. For a few days, I kept my eyes wide open and took care of my health.

After I collapsed, I have no memories of that time.

Only she knows what happened and what problem happened to me. Just like the author.

Harnier said. He said he brought me here whimpering after I suddenly collapsed. Ji-eun also grabbed me as if she was surprised that I suddenly fell, but I didn’t get up, so she brought me to her room.

Strangely enough, there was no sense of overlap between Ji-eun and Harnier.

I had to wonder if it was possible, but…

“Harnier. Do you know what the national anthem is?”

“Yes?”

hmm. After seeing that reaction, I was convinced that it was not true.

‘okay. That can’t be possible. No matter how you look at it, Harnier is from here.’

He must be living his life diligently.

“K. le. count. In?”

She narrows her eyes at me, who is thinking about something else. If this continues, I’ll be nagging you even more.

“It’s not like that. Let’s go eat.”

***

– Rattling. Rattling.

Meal time no different from any other time. This time, when the sound of dishes always resonated with my movements, another sound of dishes accompanies it.

-Talk.

Right before my eyes, a pea was thrust into my silverware.

“…”

“Hmm, hmm. Since you collapsed like that, you should eat more nutritious foods, right?”

Right. Given the sudden collapse, it is not unreasonable to think that there may be a problem with nutrition.

So you should eat more. It is right to consume more nutrients.

But…

No matter how you look at this…

‘Are you a picky eater?’

But then you pass me the peas, pretending to care about me with excuses that aren’t excuses.

“Why are you smiling all of a sudden? Is there something on my face?”

“No. It’s nothing.”

cute.

I feel this every time, but Harnier has this side.

Even if you look meticulous, you are clumsy and miss things one by one.

Why don’t you just turn a blind eye and pretend you didn’t see anything like this?

‘Rather… now is the time to move on.’

▶Episode VIII. A third agent is on the way.◀

▶Go to the western part of the Empire, Count Lilpeten’s House, and meet the Count.◀

Since it was buried on Flora’s birthday, in order to proceed with the next episode, it is urgent to meet Count Lilpeten and persuade him to become an agent.

“The meal is over, so let’s get up.”

“Are you going to work already? Let’s eat some dessert and rest a little more.”

Harnier narrows his eyes again and tries to measure the break time.

“Please don’t look at me like that. I’m not going to work.”

“Yes?”

“The next plan is to reveal to them exactly how their farming methods were wrong. That means I have to use the entire field, not just plant a few dozen crops with my own hands.”

“…You are saying that you will secure manpower from outside the territory. Because the residents still have deep distrust toward you, they will not cooperate in resolving the problems in Chattren.”

“That’s right.”

As she is a smart woman, she quickly realized my intention.

“But there will be a lot of opposition from residents… is that okay? It’s obvious that they don’t like the idea of outsiders coming into their land.”

“Well, I have the cards to deal with that. The residents of Shatren also continue to conduct transactions outside the country through expedient means.”

“Disobeying the lord’s instructions. I’m planning to argue with that.”

“Yes. If you point out that they bought more high-quality fertilizers or that they procured food ingredients from external sources, they will have nothing to say.”

Actually, there is one more thing.

There’s no need to say that much.

“Anyway, for that reason, I’ll go out for a bit.”

Since we had just finished eating, I thought it would be perfect timing.

however.

“Wait a minute.”

Harnier suddenly got up, grabbed my arm, and crossed his arms.

“If that’s the case, I’ll go with you. Who knows if you might suddenly fall down while walking? Heung.”

“…No, that was just a coincidence─”

“What do you say?”

Harnier’s voice stretches.

Soon, her gaze was sharp and like lightning.

“After falling down like that. what? What to say? Do you really think it was a coincidence?”

“Of course it was a coincidence…”

Harnier pressed his index finger to my lips to block my speech.

“I heard everything from Camilla, right? I heard you didn’t even eat your meals properly!”

…ah.

Camilla. At times like this, betrayal.

“Don’t you only satisfy your hunger by eating a small amount of rice or barely eating a few pieces of beef jerky? I heard that there were many times when I didn’t sleep well and just lay down while working. Camilla even sent me a letter because of that!”

But is it really a coincidence?

Wasn’t the reason I fell down at that time because I was so focused on work without knowing that I was hurting my body?

I had to listen to Harnier’s nagging again.

So, what was the conclusion?

“Absolutely not. Unless you go with me, I won’t allow it.”

He said he wouldn’t allow it unless he followed along.

Because the destination is the West. He explained that it would be more difficult if you, an imperial citizen, came to visit, but that was actually poison.

“There’s probably no one in the West who doesn’t know the top of Plesia, right?”

The Plesia Merchant Marine was originally a merchant that had been in constant communication with Pollux.

After I realized that Harnier was probably the most welcome imperial in the West, my arms became less relaxed.

no. Even if it’s not that.

“You don’t want to leave your fiancé here and go alone, causing our relationship to be questioned, right? Marquis Theresia is turning on the light like that! Are you going to leave me alone like this?”

…He himself creates all kinds of reasons.

At this point, there is no other way than to go together.

“…Okay. Let’s go together.”

Only then did Harnier’s sharp eyes turn soft again.

“But. I can’t do it right now.”

“Yes?”

▶Mana was used to strengthen hearing.◀

-Chuck, chuck, chuck.

“It looks like a prior agreement was made.”

As Harnier tilted his head again and expressed doubt again, the guests arrived immediately.

“I can’t take it anymore!”

“Are you still a lord?”

▶Residents’ dissatisfaction reached 80%.◀

▶This is a number that you must proceed with even if you have to leave.◀

▶The Clue and Prove event will be held compulsorily.◀

***

Well, I thought it was about time.

You may have forgotten it because it is overshadowed by Flora’s birthday, which is the most important episode of week 3, but I am still working on the symposium.

Since I had raised their level of dissatisfaction with the lockdown this week, it was normal for them to come visit me at least once.

and.

“It must have been great to have fun at the birthday party?”

“We are working day after day in the scorching sun to save this land, but you are saying it is okay because you are a noble?!”

“And yet they forcibly restrict farming methods, but if this happens, we will be in the red again! What are we supposed to eat for a living?”

As expected. I trip over my birthday party.

After a lot of playing and coming, the territory was ruined in the meantime.

How do we plan to repair this, and what is the meaning of the restrictions placed on us?

All kinds of questions come up.

In the form of a Clue and Prove event.

And the main question is.

“At least provide evidence that the farming method is correct. Shouldn’t you explain properly what is different from our farming method?”

▶The topic that needs to be proven has been decided.◀

[ You must provide a rationale to overturn the existing farming method and use the farming method created by the player. ]

This is it.

‘There is actually only one way to destroy this.’

All I have to do is prove it at the Clue and Prove event provided by the system.

This trigger activates approximately 3 days after Flora’s birthday.

We must tell them directly what was wrong with that farming method and what problems there were.

A whopping 3 days.

This may seem like a short time, but it is actually shorter.

Assuming that the return time, sleeping time, trading time, and time going to class are all eaten up, the free time is cut in half.

Thanks to this short period of time, many people have experienced bad endings as they were unable to destroy this in the game and were stripped of their status as lords of Chatrene.

However, I have already prepared for even that.

■Owned Items■

◆Data scroll ver. One

[Magic scroll that allows you to save and carry data. When used, it can be expanded to create direct tables, graphs, etc. ]

▶Use the item!◀

“Data scroll…?”

“The names of various fields are written.”

“It seems like each area is divided in detail by number?”

Large tables and graphs appear and are organized like an Excel program.

Residents are not that surprised, perhaps because they have already encountered the data scroll itself.

but,

“What is this…?”

“pH…?”

okay. After all, this might be unfamiliar.

For people of this era, this is knowledge that would not even be discussed, let alone established.

“That is the indicator that separates my normal field from your wrong field.”