How the Villainous Consort Avoids His Death Ending - Chapter 44.2
When I pressed Tristan, whose reaction felt strangely uncertain, his well shaped lips moved slightly.
“I put it close by. You do not need to worry about such things.”
“Is that so? I did not see it.”
I vaguely remembered seeing Constantine’s cabin drawn near the admiral’s quarters. But I was sure I had not seen my cabin anywhere.
“Excuse me, Your Highness?”
“Yes.”
“I do have a cabin of my own, correct? No matter how much I think about it, I am sure I did not see it.”
“…”
“Your Highness?”
“…”
“Tristan?”
“…”
Tristan stayed silent like someone protesting through silence. He still could not meet my eyes, and finally I understood.
It seemed my personal cabin truly did not exist. Had it been pushed aside again because of cost?
I was so bewildered that I could not even respond, and Tristan looked at me instead with a shameless expression.
“You are the Grand Consort. What problem is there in the Grand Consort sharing a cabin with the Grand Duke?”
Even in the Grand Ducal residence, we use separate quarters. If we lacked money, you could simply say so honestly.
“Yes, well. If we prepare a personal cabin, that much cargo space will be reduced. It is fine, I am fine.”
It was not fine. I had been looking forward to finally having my own room. My shoulders dropped as I slumped in disappointment.
Constantine, who was staring at us with his round eyes, patted my leg with his chubby hand as if to comfort me.
“Come play in my cabin often, Grandp.”
“Yes…”
I held the child and answered sadly. I could not understand why, when the ship had grown so large, I still had to live in Tristan’s admiral’s quarters like a guest.
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After many twists and turns, we were finally able to secure a proper fleet.
It would still take several months before construction was completed. But the day when we would have ships capable of cutting through rough waves and crossing the ocean was not far away.
Before planning our next route, we decided to first dispose of the ship that had become too difficult to use due to the recent incident. I hoped we could sell it second hand, but the world was not generous. Instead, we had to pay the shipyard for dismantling it.
I shook my head and took the invoice.
“We will be able to sell the other ships, will we not. It will be difficult if we lose money every time we dispose of one.”
“It is better not to expect too much. If dismantling costs are required, there is nothing we can do. The fact that they lasted this long is already close to a miracle.”
Tristan said briefly.
I glanced sideways at his profile. He was trying to comfort me like nothing was wrong, but deep inside he seemed dispirited. The corner of his mouth looked slightly lowered. The expression was cute on his usually calm and indifferent face, and I unconsciously smiled a little.
After leaving the shipyard, we walked for a while under the sea breeze before Tristan spoke.
“We cannot simply wait, so it would be better to continue trading with the remaining ships to the Northern Continent. Shall we look around the marketplace together. Are you thinking of glassware again this time.”
“Well… No, wait, Your Highness. In fact, there is something I wish to say first.”
I stopped walking and looked up at him. Then after hesitating for a moment, I spoke with difficulty.
“Um, that… What do you think about oceanic long distance trade.”
One of Tristan’s eyebrows rose slightly. A faint vertical crease appeared between his neatly shaped brows.
“Long distance, meaning what destination do you have in mind.”
I hesitated again. It was a proposal I had been preparing for a long time, but when I tried to say it, the words caught in my throat.
“I am thinking of the Eastern Continent. The Sar Empire.”
Tristan’s expression stiffened instantly. His eyes cooled.
“That route is impossible with current sailing technology. You know that well.”
It was the reaction I expected. With the current common sense, anyone would say the same.
But that was only according to the present. The situation would certainly change in the future. The problem was that I could not explain that truthfully.
I shook my head silently.
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