Chapter 2 Cutting Ties With A Bullying Childhood Friend
"Ha...? Leave? What do you mean..."
One day, as usual, I was in the workshop making medicine.
My fiancée, Dokuonna, came and suddenly said,
"Didn't you hear? I've decided to marry him, Orokan-sama~♡"
Standing next to Dokuonna was a tall, slender man with a disdainful look on his face.
But he was dressed quite nicely... Could he be a noble?
...And come to think of it, Dokuonna was wearing a dress now, too.
"That's right. I am Baron Orokan von Votslak."
This Baron Orokan looked at me and chuckled arrogantly.
From his condescending gaze and attitude, it was clear he looked down on me as a commoner.
...Yeah, sure, nobles might be better than commoners, but it's annoying.
"Dokuonna became my partner."
"Huh? Partner... as in, noble?"
"That's right. It's such a waste for a dirty commoner brat like you to have someone as beautiful as Dokuonna!"
Dirty commoner brat... Is he talking about me?
What a way to speak.
Dokuonna is sticking close to a man who suddenly claimed to be a noble.
"Aww, Baron-sama~♡ Am I beautiful~? I'm so happy♡"
From how close they are, it doesn't seem like she's being forced or ordered.
It's more like she's looking at him with passionate eyes, as if he's someone she loves...
But... she's never looked at me like that...
I feel an indescribable sense of defeat.
No... That's not the important part.
"I-If you marry this person... then what will happen to this shop? And what about me? What's going to happen now?
Then, Baron smirked as if he was mocking me and said,
"It's already decided. You'll leave this shop."
"What!? You mean I have to leave!?"
"Yes, that's right. This workshop was left by my wife's father. Naturally, it belongs to me as her partner. Everything here belongs to me."
"Don't... don't mess with me! Are you saying I have to give up the tools in this workshop, the recipes left by my master, and even the regular customers!?"
"That's exactly right. You're slow to understand, aren't you, you sluggard?"
What... what sluggard? Don't mess with me!
From my fiancée to the memories with my master in this shop, the inherited techniques, and the customers who treat me kindly...
So, it means everything will be taken away by this noble from the side!
"Well, but you know, Leaf, I'm not a monster. I'll do you a favor."
Dokuonna...
Yeah, that's right, we're childhood friends...
"You can work as our manservant under me if you want."
"........................Huh?"
"If you get kicked out of this house like this, you'll have no job, right? So work under me like a servant. If you do, I'll let you use daddy's workshop."
...A servant?
A servant...?!
Why, how... could she make such a terrible suggestion?
We're childhood friends, aren't we?
We've been studying pharmacology together under the same person, managing the store your fathers left together.
And yet... such treatment.
This is outrageous... Damn it!!!!
"Are you kidding me?"
"Huh? Become a servant?"
"Don't mess with me!"
Without thinking, I raised my voice. The emotions boiling inside me couldn't be contained any longer and burst out.
This... was anger. Yes, I was angry. At this woman, Dokuonna.
"You think I'll work for you as a servant? You've treated me like one all along!"
"Wait... what's gotten into you?"
"Shut up! I've had enough! I'm leaving!"
"What are you saying!?"
Ignoring Dokuonna's surprise, I snapped back.
"Wait, hold on! Why are you acting like this? I said I'd hire you to work with Orokan-sama."
"I can't work with someone as awful as you!"
"What do you mean 'awful'? That's mean! Take it back!"
"No way! You've trampled on my feelings!"
I'm standing at the door of the workshop with nothing in my hands.
"Help yourself to everything in this workshop. Use the pots, herbs, and tools however you want!"
"Wait a second! How am I supposed to use all this stuff? I don't know anything about it! What do I do?"
"I don't care! Figure it out yourself! Enjoy being with that awful guy over there!"
Ignoring Dokuonna, I open the door with nothing in my hands.
"Hey! Wait, Leaf! Come back!"
I ignore Dokuonna and run down the night road.
Who cares about going back? I don't want to see that guy's face ever again!
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