Chapter 221.2: (Margo’s POV) TA・N・SA……N?!

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Keigo, who had been on the run because Heinrich was chasing after him, finally returned to Resta. We heard that more than 50 people were chasing after Keigo and the others so we were very worried but it seemed they were somehow alright now.

Seeing Keigo all safe and sound, I felt relieved from deep inside of my heart. And then, on that very day, all members of Blue Brigade had a grand party to celebrate Keigo’s return.

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Heinrich was captured and ended up getting exiled from Resta. However… One day, I went to Keigo’s house to pick up my order of fire daggers and to check up on him as well. To my surprise, I saw Heinrich’s repulsive face at Keigo’s place. 

“Just what are you thinking?! You damn idiot!!”

The moment I saw Heinrich, I completely lost my temper. However, Keigo made a gesture asking me to calm down. I took a deep breath and tried to compose myself somehow.

“Well, you’re certainly his biggest victim but still…”

If Keigo was fine with it then I guess it would be alright to leave this guy in his hand….

On that day, Keigo invited me for a drink but Heinrich would also be there. I still couldn’t bring myself to drink together with Heinrich so in the end, I opted out from the drinking party and returned home.

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I heard that Heinrich was leaving Keigo’s house. It seemed Heinrich was planning on going to Tairant. Deep inside of me, I actually felt relieved he was finally leaving. 

Also, there was another surprising thing. That Keigo expressed his desire to open a shop in the city. Of course I fully supported his decision. In fact, since Keigo had gotten married to Yurina, I think it’d be better for Keigo to live in the city rather than staying outside where they would be in danger of being ambushed by monsters. However, if I brought that up myself, I’d be meddling myself too much into their life. Hence why I actually had been waiting for him to bring that up himself. 

Seeing Keigo together with Yurina, I kept on witnessing how great the power of having a spouse was like. I understood it well since the amount of influence I received after being married to Isabelle and Sarasa was simply immeasurable, you know?

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And so, after this and that, the day where Keigo’s general store was finished finally came. The name of his general store was “Wolf Cub’s Apron”. 

How do I say it… The appearance of this shop really suits Keigo’s taste. It’s very Keigo-ish.

I also found it wonderful that Yurina and Ash were both incorporated in the design of the store’s adorable signboard. This shop would certainly become popular. 

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Keigo hired Maya and Chatra as apprentice merchants. We were gathering at Keigo’s place for their welcome party. 

When I arrived at Keigo’s house, I saw an unfamiliar girl. Apparently, the girl had fainted in front of Keigo’s shop so he picked her up and had been taking care of her ever since then. How very typical of Keigo to do all that.

But that’s not important. The problem is this thing in front of me. This bubbly and foamy product…

The moment I took a sip of it, I was hit with the biggest shock in my life.

BLUP BLUP BLUP….. DUARRRR!!!

A yellow-green lightning was roaring within my head. Being with Keigo, thunder in various colors like blue, red kept on roaring within my head. I could never get bored being with him. 

“Keigo!! I have something to discuss! Would you be willing to sell one bottle of this to me for 20 gold each?!”

“Huuuuh?? My dear, are you trying to hog all the profit for yourself? Keigo!! I will give you 30 gold coins per bottle!!!”

“Fufufu….. Keigo Okuda. You see, we have connections with the aristocrats. I can confidently promise you I will be able to bring you a hefty amount of money that will blow such loose change into smithereen….So let’s start our discussion….”

It seemed I wasn’t the only one who had yellow-green lightning roaring inside my head. I had countless rivals. 

However, I won’t back down here! I can claim myself as a merchant if I give up now!!

From there on, I was facing Sarasa and Bavarian-sama. My usual mild temperament was thrown to the wind and a desperate war of words unfolded between us all.

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T/N: It’s nice to see Margo can stand on his ground even after marrying Sarasa!~ We all thought Sarasa will be very overbearing but it turns out their relationship is still pretty healthy. Margo can still go up against her without being afraid of the repercussions!~