The Banished Villainess’ Husband

“…………””

Lana and I looked at each other.

……Well, you know.

In a way, we’ve been abandoned by our country. 

“R-right. I always wanted to have a dog.”

What?!

“Ah, y-yeah. I’m also….”

“Really?!”

“Y-yeah, I kind of like it.”

Actually, I neither like it nor dislike it. 

But I’m going to raise one.

I have no idea how to take care of them.

“Let’s get a dog!”

“Ugh… okay. You can pick the dog you want.”

“Yay!”

……It was so dazzling, I thought I’d fizzle up.

“Thank you! The kennel is over here!”

Waz gleefully leads Lana toward the kennel.

W-wait a minute. 

The kennel is about the size of my work shed?!

“……Do I need to build a kennel too?”

I think I could build a small one if I had some wood, but I’m not sure about a large one like that. 

Besides, I’m used to herbivorous creatures because of Lucy… what do dogs eat?

When I looked at the fence, I saw cows and goats happily munching on grass. 

“!”

One of the sheep approached me. 

Its round beady eyes sparkled as it stared at me. 

…What the hell. 

“…………”

“…………”

Sparkle dazzle… what are you expecting?

Why?

Eh? What is it?

“…………”

“……Uh.”

What’s with the ‘please take me home’ look…!

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No way. 

We have plenty of budgets, but this wasn’t part of the plan. 

I wasn’t even planning on getting two goats. 

“…………”

“Fran~!”

I looked up in surprise. 

Lana was standing there waving at me from the kennel. 

Our cow and goats are roped to the fence. Ignoring the sheep, I head for the kennel. 

What the hell was that sheep doing there?

“Nee, I’ll choose this pup.”

“They look cute, right?”

I said that… what a cutie! 

The ears are big, and the eyes are as sparkly as that sheep ~!

It has a flat nose and a short tail… is this a dog?

Is it some kind of dog-like creature?

“Mbeee~.”

“?!”

“Huh?”

The sheep from earlier is right behind us. 

It was watching us from inside the fence. 

“Oh, it’s you! You want to be kept by these fellows, huh?”

“Mbee~.”

“Eh, w-wait a minute. That’s not part of the plan.”

“They’re raised almost the same like cows and goats. You can trim their wool once every three months!”

“No, I can’t—”

“Mbeee~.”

They’re so insistent! 

“Why do these sheep insist on being kept?”

“It seems like their personality doesn’t fit in with the rest of the pack, so they’re being isolated. Niisan, can you take this sheep? I’ll give it to you half price.”

““E-ehhh?!””

“I will also give you a pair of shearing scissors and a yarn spinning machine if you don’t mind using the old ones!”

“Wait, hold on. What are you up to?”

If I recall, a sheep costs fifty silver coins. 

Half that price. 

Plus, shearing scissors and a yarn spinning machine? 

There must be something behind it, right?

“Eh, I got caught? Listen, Niisan, I heard that recently you’ve learned how to make good bread, right? It’s the talk of the town right now.”

“You mean the wheat bread?”

“Yeah, that’s it! Can you tell me how to make it?”

““…………””

They’ve been pushing their services like crazy, pressuring us to get a puppy… all this is for the wheat bread’s recipe.

But I already sold the recipe to Regulus. 

Not sure what Regulus is doing with the recipe, but I’m sure he won’t do anything bad with it. 

The original price was expensive, after all. 

“The recipe belonged to Lana, she should decide.”

“Um, I’m sorry, Waz. Due to my contract with Regulus-san, I can’t teach it for free. We are going to launch a store specializing in wheat bread, please wait until then.”

“I see… I wanted to give Kaasan and Tousan something to eat.”

““Ahh….””

We are caught in a tight spot and don’t know how to proceed. 

How could we say no?

“I might not be able to each you know to make it, but I can share what I’ve made with you.”

“Really?!”

How adorable! 

“I’ll be back next week.”

“Okay! Wait, no! I will deliver the animals tomorrow. Can I have them by tomorrow?”

“Okay, roger that. I’ll make a bunch.”

“Yayy! Do you have any questions about the animals?”

“Umm… does this mean we’re buying the sheep?”

“Why not? Franc could make an automatic yarn spinner, dyeing, or waving machine.”

“I could, but…. wait, that would be interesting, wouldn’t it?”

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I see. 

That was a good idea. 

Isn’t Lana a real genius?

“Are you going to buy the sheep?”

“Eh, why not?”

“Awesome! You did it!”

Waz stroked the sheep’s cheek. 

The sheep happily bleated. 

Isn’t it a bit much to have so many animals all at once?

“Right, about this dog….”

“The dog already weaned! Do you want to bring them home today? Or should I take them with the cattle tomorrow?”

“Um, I guess so. I don’t know if I can handle them all at once. Let’s take this one home first.”

“I doubt it….”

“Ahahah.”

Lana, it’s no laughing matter. 

Taking care of animals is a lot of work. 

Even for Lucy, we have to feed her and change her water every day. 

“Maybe we should just make a pasture for them.”

“Pasture?”

“Make a pasture. In three months, you can bring this pup home. I’ll train them to be a sheepdog! Then you can let the dog do the herding and bring them back to the barn!”

“How much does the training cost?”

“Ahaha, I’ll do it for free if you take this pup.”

“…………”

Lana and I looked at each other. 

That’s a lot less work for us, and the cattle can eat freely, right?

Didn’t he say that goats’ milk tastes different depending on what they’re fed?

“The female goats—”

“Only female goats should be kept separate and fed in a feeder. Let them graze outside during the day. It will make a big difference!”

“Hmm.”

So that’s how it is. 

I was planning to buy some hay anyway. 

“That’s about all. If there’s anything else I’m curious about, I’ll ask you later.”

“Mhm! You can ask me anytime!”

And that’s how we added a cow, two goats, a sheep, and a dog to our family.

We accidentally bought things that we hadn’t planned on or were pressured into buying. 

We were at Kurou-san’s house. 

Since Lana will start a wheat bakery with Regulus, she had a meeting about it. 

Since I was free, I waited in the carriage with the puppy. 

Speaking of which, I lift the puppy. 

“You’re a female—”

“Hing.”

I gently set her down on the floor. 

It didn’t really matter, though. 

“What should I call you?”

“Kaing!”

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I rubbed my fingers across her belly and gave her some attention. 

She scratched and bit me rather mercilessly. 

Waz said when they’re about six months old, their teeth are changing, and they will chew everywhere. Isn’t that a little too relentless?

I’ve got a little blood on me. 

“I need to ask Kurou-san to build a doghouse.”

We could do that later, but we need a name for the puppy. 

I will have to talk to Lana for a name list. 

To be honest, Lana has better naming sense than I do. 

“Shushu.”

“Kaing!”

It reminded me of something. 

The first time Lana named the hair ties.

…It was the first name Lana gave to something I made. 

“It’s good, isn’t it? Shushu.”

“Kaing!”

“You like it?”

“Kaing!”

She may or may not understand it. 

Anyway, she tries to bite me on my nose. 

When I put her down on the floor, she starts scurrying around. 

Did she want to pee?

When I took her down from the carriage, she did her business next to a tree. 

This is Kurou-san’s garden, isn’t this dangerous?

I guess it’s fine if he doesn’t find out about it?

“Ack!”

She’s not only peeing but pooping too. 

What am I supposed to do with this?

“What can I do? Let’s bury it secretly at the ground. It would be good for fertilizer. Hahaha.”

Fertilizer….

“What are you doing?”

“Lana? Uh, nothing….”

I was found. 

Without saying a word, I buried Shushu’s mess with some leaves. 

“Franc?”

“Actually….”

I gave up and vomited.

Lana looked perplexed. 

But the next moment she looked excited. 

Does this give her any idea?

“Fran! I just remembered about the fertilizer maker!”

“Ha?”

“Didn’t those people say they could collect filth and turn it into fertilizer? Can you make a dragon stone tools that automatically turns filth into fertilizer?”

“You mean a fertilizer machine?”

Fertilizer maker.

They collect people’s filth and process it to make fertilizer. 

Since this nation is lush and green, to begin with, they can expect to double their harvest if they fertilize their crops. 

Not only us and Lucy, but tomorrow there will be more cow, goats, and sheep.

If something could turn filth into fertilizer, we wouldn’t have to buy fertilizer, and the fields would flourish. 

The harvest will increase… oh, I get it now! 

Good idea! Lana is a genius!

“I can probably make it with a small dragon stone.”

“Yippie! Hey, hey! Calm down, this place is huge. You’ll get lost!”

“Ah, Lana. What do you think about naming her, Shushu?”

“That’s a cute name! I agree!”

Thank God she liked the name. 

I felt relieved, but then I tilted my head in confusion. 

“Lana, what are you doing here?”

“Crap! I left the recipe in the carriage! I’ll be right back.”

“Do you need help?”

“No, I’m fine!”

Lana rushed into the carriage and brought a stack of papers.

How could she forget the most important thing?

“Hey, Fran, about the farm cafe….”

“Hm? The one you were talking about before?”

“I bought coffee bean seeds and tea seeds. Can I grow them in the fields?”

“You’ve already bought them, what’s with the question? It’s not even a question but confirmation.”

“Ehehe!”

She laughed and ran off.

Shushu, who had been given to me, started to squirm. She leaned on my chest and slowly got drowsy. 

Before lending my chest to lean on to Lana, Shushu will get to lean on me first. 

“Farm cafe….”

You are planning to take roots in this nation, aren’t you?

No, considering her story, it might be inevitable. 

Not that I doubt her. If she says she does, then I guess she does. 

But I can’t help but worry. 

I wonder what Lana’s father would think about her establishing roots in this country.

Aside from a letter requesting a waiver of inheritance rights, I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister stating Lana’s intentions without mentioning her previous life. 

Honestly, I think it’s about time that the prince sent one or two assassins after me. 

I thought to myself, I need to have more time alone. 

I don’t want to get Lana involved. 

To my surprise, nothing of the sort came at all. 

“Could it be Alfred spared me? No way.”

That’s impossible. 

That guy was like a bundle of pride. 

His pride is probably as high as Lana’s from when she was a student before her memory returned.

It’s hard to imagine that he would not take any action against a traitor in a place out of sight from other nobles.

I’m prepared for it, but nothing came. 

It’s creepy. 

This is important. 

『I’ll feed you some delicious sweets!』

This is weird, but I’ve made a new promise to Lana. 

I have to make a fertilizer machine. 

We got Shushu and tomorrow, the cattle will arrive. 

I wanna see Lana’s dream come true. 

So, Alfred. 

I’m no longer willing to sacrifice my life. 

If you try to kill me, I’ll turn the tables.

No hard feelings.