My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 86

Episode 86

Mung Mungi alternated his gaze between Duke Saboia and Claude. “R-really?”

Without even answering, a teleportation magic circle was drawn under both of their feet.

“Our destination is Odette Territory.” 

Both Duke Saboia and Claude chanted simultaneously.

Yeah, I’ll probably die if we get there within thirty minutes. 

I’m going to find my granddaughter, but it might end up being a family disaster.

Mung Mungi resigned himself to the thought, but he was still excited about seeing Ishael. 

He seemed to have caught a bit of the overexcitement disease as well.

“Hmm, but my heart seems to be beating strangely?” 

Mung Mungi tilted his head curiously. 

It felt ominous, but he dismissed it as a childish misunderstanding.

* * *

The news that Ishael had captured some members of <Red Castle> naturally spread to Marriott as well.

Inside the hidden secret base of <Red Castle>.

The members who had been close to Ann and Hans came to Marriott in a state of agitation.

Until then, Marriott had simply been calmly trimming the flowers on the table.

The name of the flower he was trimming was Viola, a young flower with lovely purple color and vibrant golden hues.

“We must kill that woman.”

“She’ll be an obstacle to your final goal, Marriott.”

Even with their continued arguments, Marriott remained silent as he gently touched the petals.

“She’s hindering my final goal, huh?”

One of the members, who met Marriott’s gaze head-on, flinched.

“T-that’s right… Marriott! It’s really dangerous.”

But Marriott simply smiled with a somewhat ambiguous laugh.

“…Dangerous, huh?”

“Yes!”

“No, it’s not dangerous.”

“……What?”

Anyone could see that it was a dangerous situation. 

Ishael had continuously threatened their position. 

Whether it was intentional or not, her actions were a significant hindrance to <Red Castle>.

But Marriott had acquired some rather new information. 

He could recognize Diana under certain conditions.

That’s why.

He was the first one to confirm that Ishael was Diana.

Marriott rubbed his chin and smirked.

“If Ishael is Diana, there’s no need to restrain her.”

The members of <Red Castle> looked at Marriott with confusion at his expression.

“What?”

“What do you mean…”

They may be members of <Red Castle> now, but they were once a ragtag group. 

Until they met Marriott and gained a new lease on life, they were just insignificant commoners.

Marriott had been a pivot that granted them the power of black magic.

He was the one who turned them, who were nothing, into members of <Red Castle> with the power of black magic.

So, they couldn’t dare to challenge his opinion.

When everyone just looked silently at Marriott, he gently whispered while caressing the Viola flower, “Don’t be surprised. After all, Diana and I are destined to meet.” 

On <Red Castle>’s desk, a round sphere was placed, fully revealing the Empire’s terrain.

“Let’s say…”

He slowly raised his hand towards the north on the map.

“It’s like destiny.”

The members of <Red Castle>, who still didn’t know anything, blinked in confusion.

As if recalling his previous words, he muttered to himself again.

“We will meet soon.”

At that moment, a subtle excitement seemed to be consuming him.

A languid smile appeared on Marriott’s lips.

“I need some time to think.”

“……Sure, okay?”

“Everyone, leave.”

Though it was a simple command, its impact was immense.

In less than a few minutes, everyone left the mansion and dispersed to their respective places.

Left alone, Marriott gently touched the Viola flower as he pondered.

“If, by any chance, Ishael is the ‘real’ Diana…”

Marriott sat still alone for quite some time.

A peculiar smile lingered on his mask-like face.

Marriott opened a drawer under the table.

In the farthest corner of the drawer lay a stone he had put inside many years ago.

Its surface was rough and it looked like an ordinary stone.

However, this stone and Diana would fulfill his goal.

Perhaps due to the long yearning, his eyes were filled with intense obsession.

* * *

Thirty real minutes had passed.

Saboia Duke, Claude, and Mung Mungi finally arrived at the Odette Territory.

Of course, due to excessive teleportation, they were not in perfect condition.

Blood was flowing from their arms and legs.

But they were still smiling happily.

“Our granddaughter is truly remarkable.”

“She made it to the territory on her own strength.”

“Yes, that’s right! That’s true!”

But their pride turned into a strange agony when they saw the Odette cottage.

“This is where our granddaughter resides?”

There wasn’t even a caretaker for the cottage.

Whether it was Dylan or the Grand Duke, it seemed to have been cleared of weeds, but that was all.

Wild vines were growing haphazardly around the shabby cottage, making it look miserable. 

Tears welled up in his eyes.

“To live in such a place…”

“It’s merely three stories at best. There are no extravagant jewels or expensive dresses.”

“Does a house like this have a dressing room?”

“Of course not. It’s so shabby…”

As if his heart was overflowing with emotions, Claude opened the door of the cottage.

The door opened as if it had been unlocked from the beginning.

“Without even a locking spell…”

Duke Saboia added another complaint.

“What if wicked people come and bother her!”

Just as he had that thought, Claude sat on the floor, hesitating.

“Why is there no sign of her?”

“Has she left?”

“It seems she noticed and abandoned you already.”

Claude wailed.

“That’s not the problem!”

“Then…”

Claude, who had been looking down at the floor of the cottage, had teary eyes.

“There’s dust here too.”

Mung Mungi thought to himself with a sense of loss.

“That’s not dust, it’s just dust particles.”

They were everywhere he went.

To prevent them from falling into despair, Mung Mungi muttered softly, “Hmm, I wonder if Ishael liked this place a lot?”

“…Are you talking about this cottage?”

“Yeah!”

Mung Mungi chuckled and emphasized again, “The house we used to live in was much smaller than this! It was a single-story with only four rooms!”

“Hyek.”

“That, that horrible…!”

“It must be a lie. Call it a lie!”

“…?”

Well, those people are nobles among nobles.

Seeing a cottage like this or a newlywed town, it was clear they would be overwhelmed.

Duke Saboia and Claude began digging the ground again.

“Why would our child…?”

“Why didn’t I tell her beforehand that she lived in such a place?”

“Why is there nothing here too?”

“Did she leave?”

They lost their way.

Claude’s legs seemed to give out, and he couldn’t even lift his head, sobbing.

It was enough to make him lose strength.

He had been bursting with joy, brought gifts, and came carrying them, only for the owner to be gone.

But to Mung Mungi’s eyes, they still looked like young children.

Except they were bigger, he looked at the two men who were still childish in front of Diana and raised his hand.

“You fools! Just look around!”

“…?”

“We should investigate where Ishael went!”

They opened their eyes as if surprised.

Very different from usual, they looked incredibly foolish.

Not at all trustworthy!

“Therefore, the great Ishael search operation will be commanded by me, Mung Mungi!”

They couldn’t believe the foolish brother and grandfather!

* * *

As Mung Mungi said, Duke Saboia arrived at the busiest market in the Odette Territory and his eyes turned red again.

“To think of such a peaceful territory…!”

“It would still be lacking even if the most precious thing in the world is given.”

As they spoke a word each, some of the Odette residents who were looking around the market gave them puzzled looks.

Whether to say it or not, they ran around diligently looking for traces of Ishael.

But at that moment, the voices of the people reached their ears.

“Would Lady Odette bring us great grace?”

“Of course! I heard she is an amazing magician.”

“I’m looking forward to it. Once the real mine is developed, we can settle here and live well.”

Duke Saboia felt like his mouth would split from hearing the praises for Ishael Odette.

And Claude suddenly intervened in between them and said, “She is indeed an amazing magician. Odet Odette is a god.”

“Huh? Why all of a sudden?”

Duke Saboia approached Claude as if opposing him.

“A god, you say? Well, you’re right. How smart, strong, and lovely she is!”

No, it wasn’t opposition.

Mung Mungi was shaking his head inside.

Don’t burst into action.

I should take the lead!

Mung Mungi turned to the puzzled Odette residents and asked, “But, you know, where is Lady Odette right now? Do you know?”