This Heroine's Friend Has the Power of Botany

Chapter 159

What Awaits

Regarding this matter, it’s safe to say that Nara’s luck was really good. She spoke with such confidence, but in reality, she still felt that something wasn’t quite right. However, the fact that Ellie didn’t defend herself, didn’t explain anything, and let things remain as Nara said, suggested that Ellie also didn’t want to reveal her true identity to everyone in the village.

And because there were no other options left, Nara had to confront Ellie herself. If Ellie received the invitation, it meant that she was still important to the Setter family. So, if Ellie was willing to ask for Nara to go with her, the matter would be resolved without any problems. But if not...Nara would have to find another way to get there.

Nara felt that if she didn’t have a role in this matter, from now on, she would just be an insignificant person, with no chance to climb up and change her status ever again!

Ellie raised her eyebrows slightly, a small smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. Even though she knew that Nara had come to her to plead for this, Ellie didn’t expect Nara’s words to be quite so pleasing to her this time.

At least Nara didn’t come speaking in fancy words again. Instead, Nara chose to speak straightforwardly and had a clever plan in place, which made the conversation easier.

"So, you’re saying that if I don’t take you with me, you’ll tell everyone that I won’t be in the village, right?" Hearing Ellie say this, Nara laughed with satisfaction.

"Oh, I wouldn’t go that far, because Ellie will definitely take her dear friend along, right? Hehe."

They looked at each other for a moment, and in the end, it was Ellie who conceded first. Ah...or it could be said that she just pretended to give in, because, in fact, the person who wanted Nara to join this party the most was Ellie herself.

She had been waiting for Nara since morning, thinking that Nara would know that the invitation letter was her. But she didn’t expect Nara to choose to walk into the forest first. In that forest, there were many valuable things that could allow Nara to join the party. If Ellie hadn’t interfered, maybe it wouldn’t have come to her hands; the beautiful lady would have been able to enter the party already.

It seemed that Ellie would have to spend more time exploring this mountain from now on. The speed of the spores wasn’t slow, but they still couldn’t use their full speed to explore every nook and cranny. For instance, entering the cliffside. Due to not paying attention to that area, it was easy to miss the inspection point. When Nara walked inside, the magic mechanism activated, revealing that there were valuable items hidden behind that rock.

From now on, Ellie would have to make these spores work harder. Even if she had to decompose the rocks to see what’s inside, she might have to do it!

"Alright, let’s say you win this time," Ellie concluded at the end, and Nara almost jumped for joy, if not for the fear that Ellie might change her mind.

"Mmm, thank you so much, Ellie. I will never forget your kindness in helping this friend." Of course, if I can become the true lady of the Setter family, I will treat a sister-in-law like you well in return!

Naturally, the last sentence wasn’t spoken out loud. Otherwise, Ellie might have lost her composure at this heroine’s thoughts. The genuine demeanor and sparkling eyes were enough for Ellie to know what the other was thinking. If she had added any more jokes, Ellie might have laughed until she cried.

Who would have thought that this Nara would still not give up? Starting with failing to court Professor Lucien, she switched to pursuing other professors. She was even willing to go to church for it. When she couldn’t win over Wint, she tried to stick closer to him, attempting to sow discord between him and his fiancée. It was heard that if Aria hadn’t clarified the misunderstanding and unwillingly defended Wint, the other party might have faced severe punishment. Right now, she even had the idea to approach Eldest Young Lord Owen, whom she had never met, simply because she could no longer pursue Aman!

With such a heroine like this, it’s no wonder why she had so many men following her. It’s because Nara craved love so intensely! Her goal had been clear from the beginning—to approach powerful men. Confident in her appearance, she intended to use it to her advantage.

Of course, Ellie didn’t judge whether this mindset was right or wrong. If Nara could achieve her goals through her own abilities, it must be acknowledged that she indeed had genuine skills.

When Nara left, a hidden figure emerged. He had overheard their conversation since he moved closer upon seeing Nara arrive. Initially, he thought she might cause trouble for Lady Ellie, whom he was tasked to protect, so he moved closer to intervene if necessary. He never expected to hear Lady Ellie agreeing to Nara attending the debut event of their Eldest Young Lord Owen.

"My lady, about inviting that woman to the party..."

"Mmm, yes...it must be troubling, right?"

"Uh, well..." The man in the shadow hesitated slightly. The lady’s orders were absolute, as the head of the family and eldest young lord had commanded from the beginning. His duty was to protect the lady and follow her orders. Whatever the consequences of this decision, the Setter family would take responsibility.

Even so, the fact that Ellie wanted to allow an outsider to join the debut party for the eldest young lord was somewhat beyond his decision-making authority.

"I won’t make you worry any further. Please deliver this letter to Lord Aman. He will understand why Nara must attend the event."

Ellie handed over the prepared letter. The man in the shadow took it and then disappeared once more. Since Lady Ellie had spoken to this extent, what reason did he have to worry anymore? Besides, if it was a decision made by this young lady...he believed that the family head and the eldest young lord would not criticize it.

"Alright...whoever wants to use whom should be a matter for later..." The petite girl smiled.

Thinking about the upcoming party, just thinking about it made her feel much more relaxed. If it weren’t for what she knew, letting Nara meddle in the party might not have been the right thing to do. Even though it risked the villagers finding out, so what if they did? She could still find an excuse to brush off those annoyances. Or if things got too chaotic, she could just let the Setter family do what they’ve always wanted to do. With just a word from her, the Setter family’s people would be ready to assemble hundreds to guard her house!

However, what would happen afterward, using Nara as a "bait," wouldn’t be a bad idea. Since she was so eager to volunteer, let her do as she pleased...

Due to the spores Ellie had released around Set City, it turned out that not only were there well-intentioned people coming to Set City, but there were also those planning to ruin the party.

From what Ellie had heard, someone wanted to target the "scholarship student" who the Setter family was paying attention to. They planned to sneak into the event and shoot "that thing" at the "scholarship student" to create chaos. Ellie didn’t know what "that thing" was. All she saw was a small jar well-protected, containing a clear, sparkling orange liquid that looked more beautiful than poison. However, Ellie didn’t think that someone intending to disrupt the event would want to shoot something good at someone. This meant that the sparkling orange liquid must be something malevolent.

Ellie tried to have the spores examine the properties of the orange liquid, but surprisingly, they couldn’t analyze it. She was still confused about what it actually was. While she could have warned Aman in advance to stop this action, Ellie was more interested in discovering what the liquid was and what it could do.

Therefore, since "Nara" volunteered to test the orange liquid as a scholarship student, Ellie didn’t hinder her firm decision. She allowed Nara to experiment and reveal what it truly was. This way, she and the Setter family could properly prepare for it afterwards.

The mastermind behind this situation was another matter that deeply intrigued Ellie. She had tried to track who the planner had contacted, but unfortunately, the person was very cautious. Since arriving in Set City, he hadn’t contacted any outsiders, speaking only with 1 of his subordinates. If it weren’t for this, Ellie might not have known that someone was plotting to harm her at such a grand event.

Since she didn’t know who was behind this, Nara had to be her stand-in for now. The target of the attack was "the number one institute’s scholarship student." If that person only knew this much of information, Ellie could roughly guess that it might be someone from another kingdom, but she couldn’t be sure. Besides the people at the institution, others might not know that the person was her.

The complexity of this matter made Ellie want to invite Nara to participate from the start. The plan was for Nara to be the sole "scholarship student," while Ellie would appear as the escort of Eldest Young Lord Owen, without revealing her true identity. Beneath the elegant mask of the event, who could guess her status...?

Moreover, that scholarship student would naturally be closer to the Second Young Lord Aman than to Eldest Young Lord Owen. Therefore, whichever "scholarship student" was close to the second young lord would become the target instead!

After Nara learned that she had the opportunity to attend this grand party, everyone in the village soon found out that both of them had received the invitation. The villagers were very excited and rushed to see if the village’s beauty, Nara, could potentially become the lover of someone from a prominent family in the future.

As usual, no one thought that Ellie would be the one sought after by the Setter family. Nara’s adorable face far outshone Ellie’s, who had only recently started looking a bit better due to having regular meals and not having to work as hard as before. Still, her cuteness couldn’t compare to half of Nara’s.

The only villager who came to help Ellie dress was Aunt Lana. Uncle Jay-ar was out hunting, so he didn’t know that Ellie had also received an invitation. Otherwise, he might have rushed to offer some help. When Aunt Lana arrived, Ellie asked her to help with her hair, and Aunt Lana also volunteered to do her makeup, knowing that even though it was a masquerade ball at first, the masks would come off eventually.

The gentle touch of a woman made all the difference. With Aunt Lana’s assistance, Ellie looked slightly more elegant, reaching an acceptable level, even if she wasn’t exceptionally cute.

Kind-hearted Aunt Lana rummaged through her best skirts, hoping to dress Ellie in the finest clothes. However, Ellie declined, saying that she had a dress given by her mother, so she didn’t need Lana’s. Aunt Lana understood, knowing that Ellie’s mother likely had better dresses. After all, when Ellie’s father was still around, their family’s status wasn’t too bad.

Finally, the time arrived. Ellie emerged from the house wearing a full brown cloak, concealing a luxurious and elegant light green dress underneath. Despite Ellie’s made-up face causing quite a stir among the villagers, many of men who were seeing the petite girl dressed up for the first time and were struck by her appearance, they still couldn’t take their eyes off the charming and adorable Nara standing beside her.

Even so, what truly didn’t surprise Ellie, and even made her smile, was the outfit Nara chose to wear!

As mentioned earlier, there was an event in the novel where the heroine was invited to a royal banquet as the companion of a prince. The heroine chose to dress in her favorite village attire, and Ellie had hoped that the heroine would try to replicate that scene from the novel. And indeed, she did!

The shabby old dress that Nara wore would be a standout at such a lavish event. It wasn’t surprising that Nara thought the same way as before. Ellie, having anticipated this, could only smile to herself.

Who would have thought that Nara wanted to make it clear that she was the "scholarship student"! It seemed the heroine had thought it through and decided that dressing this way would attract a lot of attention.

Well...how could it not attract attention, when even the cook’s and maid’s uniforms of the Setter family were more luxurious than that!

"Nara dear, are you really going to wear this outfit? You’re getting a chance to attend such a grand event. I have plenty of nicer, cuter outfits. Would you like to try one?"

"Exactly. I have some too. No, wait! Didn’t Nara have good outfits before? I saw you buying a lot of new clothes at the market last year. They should be better than this dress."

Many people who saw Ellie dressed in her new cloak, while not extravagant, could tell it was newly bought from the market. So, they wanted Nara to change her mind, at least to avoid embarrassing herself in front of others.

"Thank you all for your concern, but it’s alright. Nara wants everyone to know that I am someone who comes from the countryside but refuses to give up. From now on, Nara will be strong and essential to the kingdom, to Set City!"

Nara spoke confidently, delivering the same inspiring lines that had once captivated a reader like Ellie. But upon hearing them again, Ellie couldn’t help but grimace.

Someone who practically begged to attend the event once, how could she be so proud now? Oh well...everything Nara did only helped her appearance as the "bait." Therefore, Ellie had no reason to stop her...

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