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Burgess seemed to have accepted quests to help pick medicinal herbs often since then.

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I wondered if he was that much into Puddin-chan, but it turns out that there was more to it than that.

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It seems that a nobleman from the fortress city of Kilket is trying to marry Pudding-chan. "I heard that a nobleman from the fortress city of Kilket wants to marry Pudding as his 26th wife. He's famous for using all kinds of dirty tricks to get the girl he has his eye on as his wife. So I'm there to make sure he gets the attention he deserves.

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That was the story.

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Puddin' wants to continue his father's herb farm. She can't be the 26th wife of a nobleman. It has to be someone who can be her son-in-law and run the herb farm with her. That means me!

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With that, he left to pick medicinal herbs again today.

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Wait for me!　Puddin-chan!

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But still.

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There really seemed to be more medicinal herbs than we could pick.

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It is said that if too much time has passed since they became available for harvesting, their medicinal properties will weaken...

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Considering the time of year, it seemed that the time limit was approaching.

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It would be a waste to let that mountain of medicinal herbs become useless..."

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And me.

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I came up with a little business idea.

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→→→→→

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A few days later in the evening.

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I was with Arcana, the owner of a herb farm, and her daughter, Pudding. We were having dinner at their house.

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For what?

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For business, of course.

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Are you sure you want to do this?

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We had already talked about it.

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It was going to go pretty much as planned.

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Yeah. If it fails, so be it. I'll only lose a little money.

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Then, I look forward to working with you.

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Arkana bowed deeply to me saying so.

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This is what I heard from the two of them at that time...

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Arkana and her family's herb farm was left by her late husband, who was the village head of the previous generation.

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That's why it's so vast.

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It is the size of a whole hill in the back and cannot be managed by two women.

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So, for the past few years, most of the trees have been left untouched and growing wild.

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And when it came time to harvest, there were still many that had not been fully harvested, and most of them had been ruined.

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To begin with. These days, cheaper recovery drugs are available than medicinal herbs, and not many peddlers come to this village anymore.... Even if we pick a lot of medicinal herbs like in the past, there is no one to sell them to," he said.

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He said.

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Yak Village, a village where medicinal herbs are cultivated.

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The name of the village is now a thing of the past.

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It was like that even before Arkana's husband's death.

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He said that he could not make a living only as a herb farmer.

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Before his death, the husband tried to open an inn, but he ran it at a loss.

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Finally, he got into debt.

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It seems that the borrower was a nobleman named Radiak from the fortified city of Kilket.

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The husband had nothing to do with it and died of illness five years ago.

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The remaining two closed the inn business.

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The remaining two closed the inn business, and while making a living as a small herb farmer, they were gradually paying back their debts.

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Then, just as they were about to pay back their debts, they suddenly heard about an additional debt they had never heard of.

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They were about to pay back the debt when suddenly they were told about an additional debt they had never heard of.

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Thirty thousand mana. If you can't pay it by tomorrow's deadline, the amount will be increased to 300,000 mana. If you don't like it, you must give up your daughter as the 26th wife of Master Radiak.

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The nobleman's messenger left after saying that.

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It was an absurd demand, but I was at a loss as I found an IOU with my husband's thumbprint on it.

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There was one merchant who appeared dashingly, bought medicinal herbs worth 30,000 mana, and left.

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Me!

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Yes. It was like the knight in the story.'

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Before I knew what it was.

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I happened to be the savior of two people, apparently.

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But then, three months later.

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An IOU for 50,000 mana appeared. If you don't pay it by the day after tomorrow, I will take your daughter as Lady Radiak's 26th wife."

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A messenger brings such a message.

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It was this messenger that Burgess witnessed.

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He was about to make up his mind that this time was the one.

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The next day, there was a merchant who appeared and bought 50,000 mana worth of medicinal herbs, and even helped him pick them.

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Was it me?

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Yes. It was like the hero in the story."

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Before I knew what was going on.

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I had saved two people's lives twice.

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I'm not sure what to expect. And you even made this proposal to me..."

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Arcana bowed deeply again.

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Don't worry about it," Arcana said. I'm just doing my business.

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I'm just doing my business," he said, trying to look cool.

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The first time I saw her, her eyes were in heart marks.

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Hmmm..., this can't be right....

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Please stay with us."

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I shook off the two people who said, "Please stay the night.

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Before it was too late, I returned to the guild's common room where I was sleeping.

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If I stayed the night, something bad might happen.

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A girl as old as my daughter...and before marriage....

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It was not a good idea.

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If you're going to do it... after you're properly married!"

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Her face contorted slackly.

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The adventurers who were also sleeping in the guild common room looked at me weirdly.

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Hah..., no, no, no..."

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I had a slight response from the wife-seeker.

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I was starting to feel a little stupid.

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First of all, I had to succeed in a certain business I proposed to them....

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And a few days later.

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A few days later, a request I had made was posted on the guild's quest board.

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