I Try To Enjoy My Life But This Woman Keep Calling Me Villain-Chapter 198: Show The Guests Around (2)

"Gwyn! Long time no see!"

I smile at her and say.

"Catharina! It has been a long time. How are you?"

She walks toward me with a smile on her face.

"I’m doing great. How about you? How is your vacation?"

"I’m doing great, Cat. As for our vacation... It is great and profitable."

"Profitable, aye? Let me guess, you are doing some adventuring job or some mercenary job. Which one is it?"

After hearing her words, my companion laughs a little. Silva covers her mouth and says.

"He decided to be an adventurer, Catharina. He cannot stop long enough without getting bored out of his mind. So he decided to join an adventurer guild."

Catharina shakes her head with the same smile on her face.

"That’s just like him. A man who cannot stay still for more than five minutes."

Silva nods in agreement, and even Hilda joins this conversation.

"Yup. However, lately, he can stay more than five minutes if he is doing something."

"Oh? What is that?"

"Bathing. He likes to take a bath. Even when we are in the Verlagan Kingdom, a desert kingdom, he likes to take a bath and swim on the lake and river."

"Ah, swimming. It has been a while since I took a swim. The river and lake in this kingdom are too cold for us to take a swim."

Silva nods her head in agreement and says.

"You are right. We are lucky that we visited the Luzia Kingdom. They have the best hot bath in the world."

Hilda puffs her chest and says.

"Yup! We have the best hot bath in the world."

While the three of them are talking to each other, Vida gets near me and says,

"Gwyn, who is she?"

I look at her and say.

"Ah, let me introduce you to her."

I let Vida and Catharina meet each other. I push Vida forward and say.

"Catharina, let me introduce you to Princess Vida Verlagan. She is the little sister of the King of Verlagan Kingdom."

I then look at Vida before saying.

"Vida, this is Catharina von Xenotra, the heiress to the Xenotra Barony and the business partner to our family."

The two of them greet each other.

"It is nice to meet you, Princess."

"It is nice to meet you as well, Heiress Xenotra."

Catharina smiles at Princess Vida and says.

"Please call me Catharina, Your Highness. A friend of Gwyn is also a friend of mine."

"Then, as a friend, please call me Vida. Discard that princess stuff. We are not in a meeting, after all."

The two of them shake hands. Well, that is going well.

"Anyway, Catharina. Can I ask where Veronica and Jonathan are?"

"Hmmm?"

She looks at me and says,

"Ah, the two of them are doing some shopping. While in here, Jonathan wants to restock his potions and other medicine."

"Huh? Why? The last time I saw him buying our potions, he bought more than enough for it to last for four months."

"Because he is opening a new business. He borrowed money from his father to let him buy a bunch of new ships for him to trade to the Northern Continent. He also rents a group of magicians to make the journey faster. He then sells all your potions to the Northern Continent people."

"I see."

Vida walks forward and says.

"Wait. I know that it is a way for merchants, but exploiting Gwyn and his family is not good."

Catharina smiles and says.

"Don’t worry. Jonathan and I know this. Because of this, we made a deal with Lord Cunningham. He sells us at a cheaper price, and we will sell his potions to the Northern Continent. We will give Lord Cunningham some of our profit. With this, we are profiting and have a tighter relationship. We did not want to upset our supplier, after all. That is bad for business."

Vida nods her head in respect and smiles at Catharina.

"That is good. It looks like you are truly a good person, Catharina!"

"Thank you. However, I cannot take the credit because it is common sense, after all."

"Bah. If it is common sense, it should be more common, but nope!"

I chuckle a little and look at Catharina.

"Anyway, do you want to come with us?"

"Where to?"

"I want to take my guests around the city and then take them to my private garden. The place where I plant all the medical plants we use to make our potions and medicine."

"Really? You want to show me the mysterious garden, huh? Are you sure?"

"It is fine. Only people that follow a certain step and have a certain clearance can find this place. I will make sure of it."

"Ah, magic, got it. Well, I want to come, but we need to wait for Jonathan and Veronica. They should be back in about a minute or two."

I nod and look at my companion.

"What do you guys think? Do you want to rest for a minute or two? Or should we go?"

Vida looks at me and says,

"I think we should wait. The more the merrier, right?"

I smile at her and say.

"Yup."

I look at Catharina and say.

"It looks like we will wait."

"Great! You can visit the nearby food stall. They are selling a great grilled sausage."

I nod and decide to visit the food stall she pointed at. I walk toward the food owner, and I can see him widen his eyes.

"Oh, my! Young master! Welcome! What can I do for you, young master?"

"Can I get six grilled sausages, please?"

"Of course, young master!"

"How much?"

"Ah! You don’t need to pay, young master! Your presence in my stall is already a blessing for me!"

"No, can’t do. Tell me how much?"

It took me almost a minute to convince him to let me pay. I’m grateful that they are thinking highly of me, but I like to pay for my food, thank you very much. I will take their kindness every now and then, but I will not take it every day. I have money, and I don’t mind spending them.

While waiting for our food and Catharina’s companion, I look at Catharina and say.

"How is the situation in the kingdom?"

"Hmmm? Lord Cunnigham did not tell you anything?"

"He did, but only the situation in the South, not in the North."

"Ah, I see. Well, the North is stable. However, there is a strange movement in the east. Because of this, some of the army was put on the eastern frontline."

"From the Twin Kingdoms?"

"Yup. They are massing their armies on their western border."

"Our border."

"Yes. The king asked their kings about this, and they only said that there were monsters moving from their western border. However, we have yet to encounter a monster wave that needs them to amass that many soldiers."

"Are they joining hands? That is the only conclusion I can think of."

"I did not know. However, the rumor of them joining hands gets louder and louder. It might be true. However, it was just a rumor as there is no official announcement."

Right. If this is the truth, the Twin Kingdoms will announce it as they were once one kingdom that separated from a civil war. If they join hands, the Great Kingdom’s previous name will appear again.

The Hadonay Kingdom is a powerhouse that never once gets conquered by an external force. Sadly, it only applies to external forces and not internal forces. Civil war is the only thing that manages to break this great kingdom into two. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

If those two kingdoms join hands and can choose who will be their leader, the Hadonay Kingdom will rise again, and another powerhouse will appear on this continent.

With the Gokuya Empire on the brink of destruction, Hadonay Kingdom will be one of the greatest kingdoms in the entire continent.

Speaking of Gokuya Empire

"What about the Gokuya empire? My father said that there is no movement directed to us by them."

"Ah, Gokuya Empire, huh? They are divided into three factions. The first faction is the one still loyal to their emperor out of fear as he is controlling a large number of monsters. The second faction is the Noble-Merchants faction, where the leader is a rich noble. The third faction is the Vortigern Duchy. The leader of the faction is Eleanor Vortigern, the daughter of the late Charles Vortigern. She manages to defeat a lot of monsters coming to her territory using summoned creatures. She can summon a lot of golems that do not need to eat and have endless stamina to fight in her stead. She uses the summoned creatures to her advantage and manages to retake her family territory and lead her people into prosperity."

Good. She uses my gift fully. I did not regret giving her that thing.

"Anyway, here comes Jonathan and Veronica."

I snap from my thoughts and see Jonathan and Veronica walk toward us.