CH 119

After the discussion was over, I only realized that the time had been longer than I thought.

Benji was a good kid, but I wondered if the shy prince was okay.

As I opened the door of the living room with frequent steps, I could see the back of the two boys, who were talking seriously head-to-head.

Sir Rune, who was standing near them, noticed me first.

“Are you done with your business, My Lady?”

“Yes.”

The two boys, who were so passionate about something that they didn’t even notice my presence, seemed like they had become closer while I was away.

“It seems like the business here isn’t finished.”

I approached the two boys, then lowered my body and asked.

“What are you doing?”

Benji, who finally turned his head at my question, blinked his eyes.

“Sister Marianne.”

“Young Lady Marianne.”

The prince, who turned his head at the same time as Benji, reached out for the thing he had been looking at.

He glanced at Benji, then leaned his head toward me and whispered.

“From what I know, the budget used for me in the duchy is from the palace.”

“Well, I think so.”

“How much of the amount that I can use?”

The thing he showed me was a product catalog.

The products of familiar shapes were presented with their prices.

Benji next to us swiftly joined the conversation and explained more about the products.

“If you take a look at this, the products imported from the East Continent recently are not bad in quality.”

“But, Adel is from this empire, so I think it will work better with products of this empire.”

I realized the shovel on the forefront page had a very similar shape to the shovel Orion presented to me.

Because it was a custom-made shovel, the price was quite high.

Below that, various farming tools such as rakes used in the garden and scissors necessary for pruning were also included.

[The New Products that Hit the Empire in the Year XX]

I could see a long sickle that Orion also admired under the bold text.

[It slices well! It cuts well! Perfect for your lower back exercise!]

What’s with these promotional lines?

Why is this promoted like this?

As I looked at the catalog absentmindedly because it got me aghast, the prince looked up at me and talked seriously again.

“If you look at the back page, there are a lot of good products amongst the newly released flower pots, Young Lady.”

“. . .”

While I was speechless, Rany nagged at Benji with hidden affection.

“I told you, right? When you sell a product, it is important to not only show the catalog but also the product the customer wants. First, you have to analyze the price and the purpose of the product the customer wants.”

“Understood.”

Benji blinked his innocent eyes and nodded.

The prince, who also looked at them, approached me and pointed at the lowest part of the catalog.

“I heard there is something that is moveable in the middle of the pot pedestal, Young Lady.”

He was serious.

I slightly turned my head while Benji was being scolded by Rany.

His face looked like he wanted to explain more about the products.

Looking at the two began to talk again in a whisper, I studied the situation with a complicated face.

I only hoped he could make a friend at his age.

That was mostly the reason I brought the prince along to Rany’s merchant guild.

I thought the prince would get along with the innocent and calm Benji, so I introduced them on purpose.

But in fact, the prince was busy shopping here.

As I glanced at Sir Rune, he shrugged.

As if saying that this had nothing to do with him.

“Anyway, why did you also include the sickle in the catalog? Last time you said farming tools that are not used in the garden like sickle and rake don’t need to be put on the catalog.”

“It sells well nowadays.”

It was a neat answer.

I gave up asking about the reason for the sickle to sell so well that it was even included in the catalog, and left the guild with the prince.

As we returned with the carriage, there was a nutritional supplement that helped with plant growth in the prince’s arms.

Well, I’m a bit glad that he forgets what happened earlier.

My heart was complicated.

Perhaps because he started to grow his first plant, the prince was completely engrossed in that thing.

According to Dana, he was so devoted to the small pot that even the other maids and servants were fascinated by it.

The prince slowly nodded off, perhaps because this was his first outing since he came to the duchy, and I talked in a low voice to Sir Rune.

“How was the atmosphere between the two? Do you think Benji and His Highness could be good friends?”

“One of them has the talent to be the very excellent merchant, and one of them has the talent to be a very excellent customer.”

“. . .”

“His Highness especially has an impulsive buying attitude.”

I stared quietly at Sir Rune.

Did he really mean what he just said now?

I saw his eyes glow playfully.

I had been thinking about this since the last time, but this person likely really enjoyed teasing me.

“Just like what Orion said, His Highness can’t stay in the duchy for a long time.”

“I suppose he can’t.”

“When the crown prince rises to the throne, everything will change.”

He nodded to me.

The eyelids of the prince who kept nodding off were now closed.

I guessed thanks to the comfortable interior of the carriage that didn’t rattle, he already slept peacefully.