The Male Lead I Raised Is Obsessed With Me

A boat to travel in the Greene River was built 10 years later.

In the original story, the female lead travelled with that boat from the South to the North in less than a week.

‘Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to meet both Luc in the North and the sub male lead in the South.’

Then, she got caught red handed with the male lead, and a rivalry fight occurred between the male lead and sub male lead.

Anyway, the important thing now was that a boat that could travel on the Greene River was built, and the boat was incredibly expensive.

‘It belonged to the Emperor in the original story, but now there was no ownership.’

It’s time to find the person who made the ‘Greene Arc’, a boat that travels up and down the Greene River.

“Butler, why don’t we try making a boat?”

“Are you trying to build a boat that travels up and down the Greene River?”

“Yes.”

At my answer, Treon smiled helplessly.

“I thought it would come to this, as expected of madam.”

“Do I seem that way?”

“You have a strong will to push forward as if nothing is impossible in this world. And you possess the full ability to make that happen.”

I was embarrassed that he seemed to think so highly of me.

“But, I don’t think you are going to start building this boat from scratch. What is your goal this time?”

I grinned and told him my target.

“Have you heard of the Zhaod Merchant?”

The lunatic who stabbed her uncle and went to prison, the unsung genius who created the Greene Arc.

It’s time to meet Milcy Plata.

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A few days have passed since I started investigating the Zhaod Merchant.

“This is amazing! Was this investigation all done by the organisation members?”

“Yes! Is this much enough, madam?”

Bircher looked at me with twinkling eyes.

“Yup! I didn’t expect much, but this is great.”

“How could you say you didn’t expect much!”

“Still, a location is a location.”

The whereabouts of the Zhaod Merchant was located in the South.

After months of investing money and growing the secret organisation, it was now fairly well established in the North, but I thought it would be impossible to get any information about the South.

“But, there is still room for some improvement.”

“It can’t be helped. The members of the organisation have never been there yet.”

Observing my face, Bircher spoke.

“But madam, the members are working hard! Can you not disband it? I don’t want to go back slaughtering monsters again.”

“What are you saying crudely in front of the lady?”

Despite Treon’s rebuke, Bircher pleaded.

“Madam, are you really going to dismiss us?”

Apparently, the fact that the secret organisation was disbanded overnight by the predecessors was a major trauma for Bircher.

“I have no intention of getting rid of it in the future, so you don’t have to worry.”

Considering that other families’ informants have been around for at least 10 years, even up to hundreds of years, Bircher’s ability to gather this much information in a few months was already amazing.

There were still a few flaws, but time would solve them.

“First thing first, it’s about the Zhaod Merchant.”

When I opened my mouth, Bircher and Treon, who had been bickering among themselves, focused on me like dogs that heard their master’s call.

“I think I should go to the South myself. It’s a little too much to simply send a letter.”

“You can make us do it……Wouldn’t it be hard if madam goes there by yourself?”

I nodded my head at Bircher’s question.

“It’s better to discuss things clearly. It’s rather good now. It’s much faster to leave from the Capital than from the North.”

“You’ll need to find a place to stay in the South.”

“Right, do you have anything in mind?”

And a few days later, an unexpected guest came to visit me.

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“Ha, I heard you were planning to go to the South!”

At Duke Summerhield’s words, I didn’t even need to ask how he knew.

Rather, it would have been more odd if Duke Summerhield had not noticed.

“Yes. There is a guild that I’m interested in.”

“Ah, I heard of it. Did you say it was the Zhaod Merchant Guild? I heard it belongs to Viscount Zhaod in the South.”

“That’s right. It must be a pretty famous guild if you know it.”

“No way. I just looked into it since you were interested in it these days. Why would I even care about what kind of guild a braggart like Viscount Zhaod runs?”

If so, that was a relief.

If Duker Summerhield had been interested in them, it would have become troublesome between us.

“So, why don’t you come to our family’s estate this time? I will formally invite you. It will be much easier for you to work.”

Certainly, it would be easier for me to operate if I was invited by Duke Summerhield.

In the South, the Valfruga Duchy was not a known place for the people, and it would have been much easier to meet the Southern nobles if we used the status of being a guest of the duke.

“Sure.”

At my consent, Duke Summerhield burst into laughter.

“Good, good! Very good! There is someone I wanted to introduce you to, so it would be perfect for you to meet them there!”

“To me? Who is it?”

Was it a noble particularly influential in the South?

Duke Summerhield grinned at my question.

“My son.”

“……”

Come to think of it, Duke Summerhield had once offered me to become his daughter-in-law before.

I had completely forgotten about it for a while after I refused.

“I offered you to become my daughter-in-law. You might like him once you meet him.”

“But I already have a husband.”

“I know, I know. That’s why you rejected my offer last time. But seeing you participate in the grand five meeting, I became greedy again.”

I couldn’t understand where the greed came from.

At the Grand Five meeting, all I could think of was my trembling performance.

“Your will! Your spirit that strives to protect your husband even with a body that couldn’t even wield a sword properly!”

“……”

“I thought that someone honest and forward was definitely the right person for our family.”

Duke Summerhield, who noticed me smiling awkwardly without saying anything, winked at me as if trying to relieve the tension.

“I’m joking.”

It didn’t sound like a joke at all.

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Petal was a faithful vassal who assisted Duke Summerhield for a long time.

After seeing Duke Summerhield leaving the Duke’s mansion with a smile, Petal asked bluntly.

“Looking at your smile, it seems that Duchess Valfruga has accepted your invitation.”

“Indeed. Isn’t this great? I don’t know why that kid, Felia, is interested in a small merchant like the Zhaod, but thanks to that, I was able to invite her all the way to the South. My wife will be happy to hear this.”

“Personally, I don’t understand why Duke is so interested in that girl……”

When he first heard about the Count Martech incident, not only did he show curiosity, but even acknowledged her from the moment he visited her himself.

“Isn’t it because she’s such an amazing kid?”

“How so? Sure, she is quite cute and smart, but……isn’t she just an ordinary girl?”

“You still say that even though the first thing she asked me was whether I wanted to overthrow Count Martech?”

“But there hasn’t been anything special since then.”

“If you really think so, then you are truly the most foolish person in the world. Look at that sight.”

Duke Summerhield looked out the window.

The sight showed the appearance of the imperial people chanting the name of Duke Valfruga.

“Do you remember what the Duke of Valfruga was like a year ago?”

“……They were in a lot of debt.”

“Correct. But in less than a year, she cleared all of their debts, won the territory war, and now even made the imperial people chant the Duke of Valfruga’s name. Isn’t that amazing?”

“Well……It is surprising. In fact, it’s pretty incredible. But please allow me to ask you a question that I want you to be honest about!”

“Hey, you sure have a lot of things you’re really curious about today.”

Duke Summerhield responded in an annoyed tone, but Petal was persistent.

“Do you really plan on making the Duchess of Valfruga your daughter-in-law if she divorces the Duke? Was that a joke?”

“I’m serious.”

“Oh my god.”

Seeing Petal’s shock, Duke Summerhield chuckled.

“I’m serious, but it will never happen, so don’t worry.”

“How can you be so sure!”

“Because the child I saw wouldn’t go as far as to abandon the Valfruga Duchy, whom she cherished. That’s why I’m the greedy person here.”

‘And I don’t think the Duke of Valfruga would let her go either.’

Duke Summerhield recalled the red eyes that had been relentlessly following Felia.

Those were eyes that will never let anyone covet what belongs to them.

Come to think of it, the reason why the territory war broke the other day was because of the duchess.

Other nobles had speculated that the interests of the territory was the influence behind it.

Duke Summerhield had thought so too.

It was said that Duchess Valfruga had received a death threat, but it was rare that such a case would lead to a territory war.

However, Duke Summerhield, who had met Duke Valfruga in person, was convinced.

Whatever the cause had been, the war was for his wife.

He was still young, but crazy enough to go to war for his wife.

‘Well, I don’t have to worry about that kid anyway, since I just need to maintain a good relationship with Felia.”

Later, Duke Summerhield would only know.

At that time, his greatest luck was that Duke Valfruga had known early on what the couple’s initiative was.

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“Madam, look at that! There are plenty of grains!”

At Bella’s words, I looked out of the carriage.

Golden grain swayed across the endless plains.

Trees planted on the streets were filled with all kinds of fruits, and various flowers showed off their appearances.

‘There is a saying that no beggars would die of starvation in the South……’

I felt like I would be full even from just picking and eating the fruits from the trees.

Maybe that’s why everyone mostly had a relaxed expression.

‘Certainly, the first Duke of Valfruga should have gone to the South.’

He shouldn’t have gone to the North for the sake of loyalty.

In the end, the place was abandoned and ruined.

As I watched the people passing by on the streets, I felt tempted by the Duke’s invitation again.

Perhaps thanks to the overall warm weather, the clothes of the people were different from those in the North in many ways.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen this kind of exposure.’

Unlike the Northerners clothes, which were made of thick fabric and leathers which were fastened fitly to their necks, the Southerners used thin fabrics.

Unlike me, who had seen all sorts of clothes in Korea before being transmigrated, Bella kept opening her mouth from gasping in shock, as if it was her first time seeing such a sight.

It was a different landscape in many ways from that of Valfruga, which suffered from the harsh winter.

When we arrived at the Summerfield Duchy, we were greeted by the knights who inspected us.

When I got out of the carriage, this time an elegant lady looked at me with twinkling eyes.