The Arranged Suitor Was the Kidnapper

Sienna looked at Rodit, puzzled.

Rodit, who rarely lost his temper, revealed his dog-like ears and growled.

“With my excellent vision, I saw everything. You were about 2 seconds late.”

“How rude!”

A previously unnoticeable knight accompanying Sienna stepped forward.

“What kind of being are you?”

“Why, a plain dog!”

A dog being can discern even the movement of an insect’s legs due to its incredible vision. The knight accompanying Sienna was startled.

“You can’t even control your partial transformation…”

“It’s not that I can’t, I did it on purpose!”

The knights began bickering loudly.

Every customer in the store turned to look at them.

Laria, who just wanted to shop in peace, rubbed her forehead. She asked the shop owner, who seemed unsure of what to do:

“Do you have any more blue horned coral in stock?”

“Well… I think it’ll be available in about three months. It’s not the harvesting season yet.”

Laria had been willing to compromise, but three months was too long.

As it seemed Laria wasn’t willing to yield, Sienna, purely out of curiosity, asked:

“What are you using the blue horned coral for?”

Blue horned coral was used as a mid-tier potion ingredient. And there weren’t many sorcerers who could handle such potions.

Sienna insinuated that Laria might not know how to make a potion and might not need the coral.

“I’m using it to make a potion.”

A crack appeared on the previously smooth face of Sienna.

“You can… make a potion?”

Given that Solike praised her, Laria’s skills were no joke.

As Laria nodded, Sienna narrowed her eyes, doubting her sincerity.

“What should we do? I really need it too.”

“So do I. What should we do?”

Sienna probably hoped Laria would give in first, but Laria pretended not to understand and responded in kind.

Having interacted with her a few times, Laria felt she had a grasp of Sienna’s character.

Externally, Sienna never directly voiced her desires. She would beat around the bush, indirectly trying to sway the other person to her will.

At gatherings of the fox clan, although she seldom engaged directly in conversations, it was always Sienna who controlled the narrative.

“There’s only one ingredient and two people who need it… I guess the store owner should decide.”

Unable to ask Laria to give in directly, Sienna passed the decision to the store owner.

“Who will you sell it to?”

“Me? Well…”

The store owner looked taken aback, realizing that no matter what he chose, he’d upset one of them.

“Don’t feel pressured. Whoever you choose, I’ll respect it.”

While looking around the store, Sienna said with a smile:

“There aren’t many shops near the Sorcery Office that sell such good ingredients… I might recommend it to my colleagues.”

Sienna subtly revealed information, hinting that she belonged to the Sorcery Office and had colleagues she could introduce to the store.

‘Is she really going this far?’

Thinking about alternative ingredients, Laria raised her hand.

“I’ll give it up.”

“Miss!!”

Rodit, who had been fiercely arguing with Sienna’s knight, shouted.

“Why are you giving up so easily! You touched it first!”

“… Uh.”

“She’s obviously beating around the bush because she doesn’t want to ask you directly!”

Rodit bluntly exposed Sienna’s

How could Sienna’s true feelings be revealed in detail like this?

After all, Rodit doesn’t even notice.

As Laria stared at him, Rodit, who had been out of his mind for a moment and shouted, just rolled his eyes.

Sienna could no longer control her expression and stiffened, glaring at Rodit.

“The lady’s escort has a really loud voice…”

Are you telling me to shut him up?

Laria decided to pretend not to notice anything like this.

“A loud voice is a sign that you are healthy.”

“Right! I’m really healthy!”

Sienna’s face darkened to the point where it couldn’t get any worse.

If she were to take the horned coral as it was, wouldn’t everyone see her as if she had taken it unfairly?

But she didn’t want to give the horned coral to Laria either.

For Sienna, who cared about her external reputation, it was a conflicting situation.

The foolish escort knight was no help at all. As soon as she returned home, Sienna thought she should replace him and looked down.

“I didn’t mean that the young lady should give up. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.”

“What misunderstanding? If you really mean it…”

Rodit said aloud to himself.

Seeing Sienna’s way of arguing struck like that, it was truly a dramatic scene.

Unlike the angry Rodit, Laria didn’t think Sienna was that malicious.

‘Is it because of the money after all?’

Laria received several times the usual down payment when she accepted Sienna’s request. Thinking of the money she received, Laria’s heart became peaceful.

It seemed okay even if Sienna cursed at her.

‘I have now become a slave to money…’

She’ll tell Sienna that monitoring Laria Rohan is too hard, so she should ask for more money.

Earning money while lying down must be something like this.

Laria, who naturally smiled, picked up the horned coral and handed it to Sienna.

“Please take the horned coral, young lady. I can use other ingredients.”

“My lady is too generous,” Rodit sighed heavily as if he couldn’t help it.

Sienna clenched her fist slightly.

However, with many eyes watching, she didn’t follow through.

Sienna, holding the horned coral, rolled her eyes and looked apologetic.

“Can I accept this? Since the young lady has conceded, I’d like to reciprocate.”

It seemed she wanted to wrap it up warmly, considering the surrounding eyes.

‘It’s funny to get something in return for something I didn’t buy.’

Laria waved her hand, smiling.

“Then, if something like this happens again, please concede to me.”

The onlooking customers praised Laria.

“She has a kind heart.”

“Which family’s young lady is she…”

Rodit proudly promoted her as the young lady of the Rohan family.

“The Rohan family? I’ve heard of it.”

“Is it the one soon to be engaged to the Grand Duke?”

When the customers began to murmur, Laria quickly covered Rodit’s mouth and pulled him.

“You be quiet.”

“Normally, you have to spread good news far and wide.”

“If you keep doing that, are you going to be left behind?”

Only then did Rodit shut his mouth.

Laria, feeling the uncomfortable gaze of people, began to quickly pack her basket.

‘I have to make a potion for Solike…’

The potion containing the space transportation spell was tricky to make. It would take quite a while, so Laria thought she should start collecting the ingredients first.

“…”

Sienna, who had been biting the inside of her lip, sneaked a peek at Laria’s basket.

What is she trying to make?

She couldn’t even guess.

Watching Laria, Sienna slowly filled her basket.

Turning her back to pay, Laria paused when she saw Sienna’s basket.

“A potion to turn hair golden?”

At the words that flowed from Laria’s mouth, Sienna was startled.

How did she know just by looking at the ingredients?

There are more than one or two types of potions.

“Hmm, you might fail?”

Sienna almost frowned at the unexpected dig but managed to remain composed.

It was a golden opportunity to tease Laria.

“How can you say that…”

“You need to add gentle grass instead of volcanic grass.”

“What?” Sienna asked, momentarily forgetting to pretend to be pitiful.

“There’s a recipe using volcanic grass, but the color turns muddy, resulting in a dirty blonde.”

It was her first time hearing about gentle grass.

Is she trying to scam me? But Laria winked.

“Well, I’ll be going now.”

After paying, Laria left the store, leaving Sienna behind.

“Hah, she thinks I’ll be fooled?”

Sienna put a bunch of volcanic grass into her basket.

She will definitely make a perfect potion with volcanic grass.

Sienna, grumbling internally, remembered the mercenary she had hired last time.

When will he report back?

It would be great if he found out Laria Rohan’s weakness.

So that she can never set foot here again.

Sienna had no idea. Soon she would meet the long-awaited mercenary.