Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Upon returning to the villa, Passo immediately started taking cuttings of friendly flowers.　This flower looks like a rose, but it is made up of several small flowers, which are similar to hydrangea. Passo did not know whether cuttings would be effective or not, but since it looked like a rose, he had an intuitive feeling that it would grow if he grew it in the same way as a rose.

She had been a flower lover since she was a child and enjoyed growing flowers in the garden of the mansion. Among them, her favorite was roses, which she carefully tended every year, steadily increasing the number and variety of roses. Passo's dream was to make the house full of roses. At the moment, they are only blooming quietly in a part of the garden along with other flowers, but he has an ambition in his heart to eventually make a name for himself as a rose-growing expert among the aristocracy.

How wonderful it would be if this garden were filled with flowers of all seasons, with a few roses among them. ....... Then we could always invite the wives of the nobles to our mansion with a big smile on our faces. I'm sure they would love the sight. Soon the nobles will start talking about it. And they will come here in droves. If all goes well, the queen may even come to the mansion. .......

The image of himself in the center of the ladies of the aristocracy is drawn in Passo's mind. The Queen, with a look of deep emotion on her face, said, "It's a wonderful garden, isn't it? I wish the garden of the Grand Duke's Palace would be like this. ....... She is muttering such words. Shall I help you in any way I can? Such an exchange with the queen is going on in Passo's head. And then he finds himself serving near the queen: ....... Then I can get rid of this poor life. I can wear more beautiful dresses and eat as much delicious food as I want....... Her heart is pounding.

At that moment, a "flower of friendship" caught her eye.

The more she looks at it, the more it looks like a rose. And this fragrance ....... How wonderful it would be if this flower, like the rose, bloomed all over the garden. I am sure it would go well with the noble fragrance of the rose. If we grow a lot of roses and these flowers, we can make a lot of money by making and selling their perfumes.

"No, no, no!"

Thinking about it, Passo mutters to himself without saying a word to anyone. Then, with a wry smile on his face, he continues.

"The perfume of the flower of friendship will be made by Mr. Fantastic, won't it? But it will be my role to make the ...... prototype. If I make more of it ....... Besides, she knows what she's doing. ....... If the perfume sells well, I'm sure she'll do me some favors.

She snapped her hands together in front of her face and reached for the friendly flower in front of her.

She carefully observed the flower, handling it gently so that it would not break. Then she cut a reasonable stem from among them, trimmed off the leaves and planted it in the soil of the garden. The flowers bloomed toward the sky because of the relatively strong stems. When Passo saw them, he shouted in relief.

Well, they are blooming without being broken. It would be great if it would grow... ...... but it's a bad start..."

She drew water from a nearby well and fed it to the flowers.

The "friendship flower" she put in the garden did not wither even after three days. On the contrary, the little flower was giving off a fragrance. Even Passo could not hide his surprise.

"Could it be that they have already taken root ......?　If so, it's a terribly vigorous flower. ......"

She cut a few more stems from the friendly flowers she kept in her room and planted them in the garden. Then she watered them.

I wonder if all these flowers will take root. I would be happy if they did. ......"

Thinking about this, Passo looks up with a start.

"That's right!　I almost forgot!　I need to transfer the fragrance to the costume Mistress gave me!　As I recall ...... you promised to deliver it to me in a week. I can't do this."

Passo called the maid to take care of the flowers in the garden and hurried back inside the house.

A week later, Passo visited the Duchess Fantasic in high spirits. The carriage was loaded with the clothes that she had given him, with the scent of friendly flowers transferred to them, and at the same time she had a potted friendly flower in her hand.

"Well, how nice!"

Mrs. Fantasic had a big smile on her face as she inspected the costumes entrusted to her. All the costumes were filled with a wonderful fragrance that wafted in the air around them. With these costumes and fragrances, she was sure that she would be the talk of the town at the next ball. The scene of that moment was clearly visible in the Duchess's mind.

"You know, ...... ma'am ......"

A reserved voice pulls her back from her fantasy world to reality. She looks over and sees Passo slowly placing a paper package on the table. She peels it off slowly. From inside, she sees a small flower, similar to a rose, planted in a pot.

"Where is this ......?"

They are the flowers of friendship.

"Well, this is the ......."

"Like that, sir."

Passo carefully presented the potted plant to Mrs. Passo, as if he were handling a precious object.

"I took some cuttings as you do with roses, and they seem to have taken root. ......

"Well, ......."

Mrs. Yamanouchi opens her mouth and makes a surprised gesture while holding her hand exaggeratedly. Passo glances at her and continues his story.

"Here you go, Mrs. Passo.

"May I?"

"Yes. I'm not sure how well it will grow yet. ......"

Mrs. Holland nodded in satisfaction, took the potted plant in her hand and pulled it close to her face.

"...... is it still not very fragrant?"

"Yes. These little flowers are gathered together to form the flower of friendship. ......"

As Mrs. Paso listened, she put the potted plant back on the table and gently pushed it toward Passo.

"Mrs. ......?"

"I'll have to ask you to take care of the scents for a while yet."

"Ha ......."

"I know exactly how you feel. I will take the flowers of friendship when they have grown properly.

"How do you like that? ......"

"I'll be counting on you."

Mrs. Passo stood up quickly and quietly approached Passo. He took her hands in his and nodded slowly.

After leaving Mrs. Passo, Passo was stopped at the entrance of the house.

"Mrs. Lillein!"

When he turned around, he found Sury, the butler of the Fantasic family, standing there. He bowed reverently and approached me.

"I'm sorry, sir. Your wife has asked me to make a request of you to Mr. Lil Rain.

"Is that you, sir?"

"Your Ladyship has requested that all of the utensils to be used at the upcoming ball be infused with that fragrance."

All the tools?

Yes. I humbly request that you take them back to the carriage. No, I'm ready.

Passo is puzzled by the sudden request, but tells them that he understands. Then, behind him, men carrying boxes of various sizes walked toward Passo's carriage.

And this is from your wife. I hope it suits your taste."

In Sooley's hand was a small, almost baggy bag of money. He handed it to Passo, bowed again, and left.

On the way back to the hotel, Passo opened the bag that Sury had handed him earlier. It was filled with gold the size of a pea. The moment she saw it, her eyes widened.

Passo looked out the window to catch her breath. But the excitement that was welling up made her breathing even more erratic. .......