Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 326: Urla Lavender’s Ambition
After finishing their conversation, Rest was shown to the guest room of the mansion.
He had been strongly encouraged to stay the night and postpone the Diamond Bear hunt until tomorrow.
Once Rest disappeared into the guest room… Urla and Margrave Lavender lowered their voices and began to talk.
“Was this acceptable, my lady?”
“Mm, no problem.”
Margrave Lavender spoke to Urla in a polite tone.
Urla nodded, satisfied with the question.
“Good. I commend you.”
“Such gracious words. I’m honored you are pleased.”
The Margrave bowed his head deeply to Urla.
Though their conversation seemed like a reversal of roles between master and servant, this was their true relationship.
“Ah, I suppose I can drop the disguise now.”
The Margrave raised his hand to his face, and in the next moment, his appearance changed.
What appeared was a man in a butler’s uniform—the same butler who had guided Rest.
Though Rest could never have known, this butler was actually a member of the covert unit under Margrave Lavender.
Having mastered transformation magic, he had been posing as Urla’s grandfather.
“Now we owe a favor from Count Clover. It’ll be hard for him to refuse any request from you now, my lady.”
“Mm.”
“If we gain approval from Marquis Rosemary and, for the final push, His Majesty the King, then Count Clover will have no choice but to accept the marriage. And truly, neither of them have any reason to refuse. They may find our sudden change of heart puzzling, but in the end, they’ll agree.”
What the butler said was likely accurate.
Margrave Lavender’s family had distanced themselves from the king’s cooperative faction and supported war against the Empire.
Their existence had long been a thorn in the king’s side.
If, hypothetically, Urla were to marry Rest, that problem could be solved.
Rest was under the protection of Marquis Rosemary and belonged to the moderate faction.
While it would be undesirable for Rest to be absorbed into the Lavender family, it would be very favorable for Urla to marry into the Clover family.
In effect, this would be equivalent to absorbing the entire Lavender family into the moderate faction.
“If there’s a problem… it’s that too much power is concentrating in the Clover family. If Rest Clover were to rebel against the Kingdom of Iwood, it could spell its downfall.”
Both officially and unofficially, Rest had several fiancées and romantic interests:
- Viola and Primula from the Rosemary family,
- Yuri from the Catreya family,
- Celestine from the Crocus Duke house.
And if Urla of the Lavender family were to join, he would be related to a majority of the kingdom’s major noble houses.
Depending on how Rest chose to act… he could even surpass the royal family in influence.
“If evil were to take root in his heart, he could become an even greater threat than the Geisel Empire…”
“It’s fine.”
Urla immediately cut off the butler’s concerns.
“It’s fine. He’ll be alright.”
“But at least allow for someone to keep an eye on him—”
“No need. I’ll watch him.”
Urla’s eyes glowed with all seven colors.
“I’ll watch him… always, always watching. So, it’s okay.”
“…I see.”
Seeing Urla so resolute, the butler backed down.
Though he oversaw the servants of the Lavender household, that didn’t give him the right to oppose his master’s will.
If Urla declared it so, he had no choice but to accept it.
“If you say so, my lady, I shall entrust it to you.”
“Mm… besides, it’s necessary for this kingdom.”
“Necessary… you mean Rest-sama is?”
“A storm is coming. From the north and east. That’s why we must unite around Rest. It’s important.”
“……”
Urla possessed a special power called the “Fairy Eyes,” which allowed her to see distant places—and sometimes, even the future.
Perhaps something only she could see foretold that Rest would become entangled in a great storm.
“Understood… By the way, for dinner…”
“Cuisine from the East. Rest will want that.”
“Ah, yes, he did enjoy that red bean sweet. Eastern food must suit his taste.”
“Serve ramen too. He’ll be pleased.”
“Ah yes, that noodle soup dish. I’ll inform the chef to add it to the menu.”
“Thanks.”
That night, the Lavender Margrave’s household served traditional dishes from the East.
Whether they had been passed down from reincarnated souls or this world simply had similar culture, no one could say—but for Rest, it was a nostalgic taste of Japanese cuisine, and he was deeply moved, nearly to tears.