Isn't Being A Wicked Woman Much Better?

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"The Marchioness of Baslein."

As soon as I answered the question of who I would choose as a chaperone, Isidor began to cough, and I was startled.

"What's happening?"

"She..."

His well-formed lips softened for a moment.

"She is my aunt. It surprised me a bit because she's someone who cared a lot for me and took care of me for a long time."

"What?!"

This time I lost composure and dropped the tea cup I had in my hand.

She wasn't just a relative; she was a special aunt to Isidor.

Although I had the Marchioness of Baslein in mind as a companion, I hadn't had time to investigate her ancestry in detail.

The reason I chose her was for various motives.

Indeed, the Marchioness of Baslein was the lady chosen as a companion by Mia Binoche, who was the Flower of the Year in the original story.

She had a great reputation among noble ladies for her outstanding personality, and she was described as someone who made a name for herself as a flower in a small society.

And on her debutante day, Mia is attacked by monsters along with Madame Baslein, her chaperone, in the carriage heading to the Imperial Palace.

The development after that is obvious. Mia heals the gravely injured marchioness with divine power.

It's probably natural for her husband, the Marquess of Baslein, to support the benefactor of his wife, Mia Binoche.

"The novel will reach the part where the marchioness is gravely injured and healed..."

Anyway, the reason I chose her was because I wanted to confirm a certain hypothesis.

I wondered if the phenomenon of 'rifts' was deliberately created for Mia to play an active role.

Originally, I thought the rifts were a phenomenon caused by the weakening of the barrier, but after the incense ceremony, I was thinking about the rifts from a new perspective.

Now that I've preempted Mrs. Baslein, Mia will have no choice but to choose another option, and I wondered what the context would be after that.

If my assumption is correct, I could prevent Mrs. Baslein from getting hurt.

And besides.

I could confirm the hypothesis.

"Princess Deborah. May I ask why you chose my aunt as a chaperone among so many prestigious ladies?"

"I just... wanted to make a deal with the Marquess of Baslein, so I chose the wife of the marquess as a chaperone."

I coveted the trade route that the Marquess of Baslein possessed.

Situated on the southern coast, the Marquess of Baslein bordered the geographically nearest port to the Principality of Ferdin, the origin of coffee beans.

Traders from Ferdin, who are currently dealing with Armand, are entering the Azutea Empire through the land route along the Bornas Strait.

However, if you use the port of the Marquess of Baslein, you can cross the strait by the shortest route to reach the Principality of Ferdin.

In the end, she was chosen as a companion to secure the coffee trade route, which is the main element of Armand.

Eat pheasants and eat eggs. Grab the river crab and hit the ditch.