The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 67
Chapter 67
After Yunette’s meeting, Crown Prince Enoch stopped elsewhere and checked what was written in a report. He also met with an elderly nobleman who came to the parlor and counseled him about the territory’s affairs.
After having a late meal, he sparred to help with his digestion.
The second meal was a simple sandwich at an uncertain time, whether it was lunch or dinner. Even then, he was receiving a report and barely eating.
And that was how the day ended.
It was past midnight, and Crown Prince Enoch had to work again.
He had started interpreting ancient magic books.
Books that were written with a different perspective from the current magic system of the empire.
They talked about not only the power of blessing that descended upon the Primrose duchy, but also the magic that descended among the empire’s minorities.
[They have the ability to naturally be liked by others. When they manifest that power even more…]
According to the book, it seemed that there was someone who could be loved by everyone.
Of course, it was nothing more than unofficial history, so it wasn’t reliable.
‘I should look for a more practical book.’
Crown Prince Enoch closed the book without hesitation and opened another one.
As usual, it was just going to be a summer night dedicated to achieving something.
Since he hadn’t fallen asleep yet, was this uncertain time yesterday or today? If he didn’t greet the next day, would he still be living in the past these days when he hardly sleeps?
While having these unexpectedly poor thoughts, he suddenly recalled the item Yuria had given him.
“I don’t think I’m the only one who can’t sleep well, and I have to check if it has commercial value, so don’t forget to use it.”
Yes, even before they parted ways, Yuria asked him to use it.
‘It’s right for someone who can’t sleep well to try it out.’
He was accepted as a tester.
He was enveloped in bad memories as he lay in bed, so he couldn’t fall asleep.
He wouldn’t have liked to be told to lie down in bed and sleep to get some rest, but… It was all right since she said to use the room spray before going to bed.
He opened the bedroom door briefly to extinguish the mana lights in the hallway and ran into his escort knight.
“Y-your Highness…? Are you going to sleep right now?
“Is there any problem?”
“No, none!”
He could serve in the crown prince’s palace because of his usual boldness, so it was quite surprising to see him stuttering like this. It was uncharacteristic of a knight.
“Seeing that it’s not even 2 a.m. and you’re turning off the lights, from now on, are you…”
“Well, it’s only for today.”
“Sorry?”
“I’m just listening to the head of Yunette.”
He gave a simple answer, holding the room spray in his hand. There were carefully written instructions and precautions for various situations.
Letter after letter, Yuria’s handwriting was written with care.
‘Even though it’s a prototype, she doesn’t do anything half-heartedly. This isn’t being sold to people, there was no need to go this far.’
But he didn’t think she was foolish or inflexible.
Thinking it was just like her to do this, Enoch sprayed his pillow with the room spray as it was written in the instruction manual.
“Oh.”
It was a little different from the deodorant Yuria had previously introduced. If the deodorant was rather light, focusing on refreshing the mind, this fragrance had quite a presence. Or perhaps it was simply because it was a fragrance he liked.
The crown prince tried to guess the fragrance in the room spray.
“There is a strong lavender scent, but… it’s quite different.”
He had heard that others felt comfortable with the scent of lavender. However, it was a little different from the scent he was now smelling. It was quite smokey. And a little pungent?
It was a scent that some people would like, and others wouldn’t, and it was just the crown prince’s taste. A scent that touched a person heavily.
‘This makes me feel more comfortable.’
Yuria did not stop her research and development even though the cosmetics store had quite a successful opening.
As a result, she thought of creating a fragrance that would help people sleep.
‘She said it was her dream. Maybe that’s why she’s working so hard…’
Overall, he felt a sense of stability rising and wrapping gently around his body.
It wouldn’t have been easy. Wasn’t it a normal scent?
He didn’t realize it but when he thought of how concentrated Yuria must have been as she made it, the corners of his mouth relaxed.
‘She’s serious about everything. She’s a very consistent person.’
Thinking about Yuria, he closed his eyes and buried himself in the bed.
It was an amazing scent.
He just used the room spray, but it felt like his bedroom was a different space.
The bedding was no different from usual, so why did it feel so different?
“It won’t be very effective on my sleep, but I guess I should just lie down like this for a while.”
He thought that he should tell Yuria how he felt using the room spray…
He should tell her that liked the scent better than he thought, and that it worked better than he thought.
What kind of expression would she make if he said that?
It was more helpful than the tea or food his aides gave him…
“…”
But contrary to his expectation, when he closed his eyes for a moment, he couldn’t open them again.
Choosing what to say to Yuria, his breathing became even, and he fell asleep.
With a more relaxed face than ever.
***
The day dawned.
“…”
Crown Prince Enoch opened his eyes and blinked at the bright ceiling.
There was such a bright light coming into the room that the pattern of the ceiling could be seen.
‘I was just going to close my eyes for a moment…’
He didn’t even know when he had fallen asleep. He was just thinking about what to say to Yuria. His body had relaxed at some point.
Feeling puzzled, he swept his hair back.
“Your Highness, your morning schedule… Huh?”
The attendant was astonished to see him showing clear signs that he had been asleep.
It was rude behavior, but Crown Prince Enoch didn’t blame him. He only nodded his head at the ensuing apology.
He too didn’t think he could fall asleep on a summer night like this. The attendant was extremely surprised.
Then, a rumor must have circulated instantly, as Vivian quickly came to have breakfast with him in his room.
“Brother, I heard you fell asleep early yesterday?”
“Yes.”
“What change of heart did you have? Hm?”
“It’s not something to make such a fuss about.”
“No, you always slept like you passed out from being awake for a long time. But yesterday, you slept in earnest, even going to the hallway to turn off the lights!”
Crown Prince Enoch chose his words for a moment. Then, he spoke with a tone as casual as possible.
“I used a product I received from Lady Primrose. It’s called room spray, it’s a new product for Yunette that I was testing.”
“Did Lady Primrose give it to you because it would help you sleep?”
Vivian’s expression grew strange.
“I… I said in passing that we both hated the summer. Carelessly.”
“…”
“So I mentioned that it’s hard to fall asleep on days like these… Of course, I didn’t tell her the details. Nevertheless, the lady did not ask in detail and moved on.”
Vivian continued in a sunken voice.
Crown Prince Enoch stared quietly at Vivian, who was sinking in her seat.
She felt sad for her brother. He kept falling into a downward spiral whenever he had the smallest chance to remember what happened that day.
“I… I’m sorry I couldn’t help you. Even though we both went through the same thing, you were the only one struggling. I can’t even empathize with the pain.”
Even though she was too young to remember, she said she was sorry for not being able to share her brother’s pain.
Even if she grumbled at times, why didn’t she know how to think about herself?
She was an exorbitantly thoughtful child. Vivian.
“Why should you feel sorry?”
“But…”
“I always think that it’s a relief you don’t remember.”
That was why, even more so, Vivian did not need to have such painful memories.
“And it’s not because our mother and brother died, it’s just that I have a lot of things to worry about these days.”
It was a lie.
Crown Prince Enoch’s insomnia had always intensified during the hot season, and it was especially bad these days.
He said that to comfort his sister, but Vivian knew him too well for it to work.
And it was the same for him. Enoch knew that Vivian did not believe him.
There was a moment of silence.
Vivian didn’t bother to point out his contradictory words and changed the topic.
“But… I’m glad you have someone that would give you something like this.”
As if trying to change the heavy atmosphere, Vivian soon smelled the scent of the room spray in a cheerful manner, saying that she wanted to try it herself.
“What is room spray, and does it work that well? It’s not a mixture of poisons, is it?”
“If she developed a poison that not even I can notice, Lady Primrose is now the best poison maker in the Empire.”
The crown prince sprayed the room spray into the air, letting her smell it.
Seeing the fine particles flying around, Vivian closed her eyes softly.
Then, she smirked and opened her eyes.
“This smells just like you, doesn’t it?”
“What?”
“It also suits you well. It’s like she made it using only fragrances that my brother likes?”
“That’s impossible. Though Lady Primrose gave it to me, she didn’t make it for me.”
Yuria handed it to him while saying it was just a newly made product.
As if it wasn’t for him at all. She even asked him to test it.
“She must have researched fragrances that people generally like and dislike… My tastes aren’t that unusual.”
To correct the misunderstanding, Crown Prince Enoch revealed the conversation they had at that time.
But Vivian denied it once again.
“No.”
“Huh?”
“Did she say she made the spray for herself? That’s empty talk.”
The more Vivian continued speaking, the more Crown Prince Enoch’s eyes turned blank.
“We had this conversation before; Lady Primrose is the type of person who falls asleep as soon as she lies down.”
“…”
“The room spray; she made it for you, Brother.”
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