Grand Duke, Please Stop Obsessing Over Your Wife! - Chapter 68

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68.

Alriksen and the representatives from each village all faced the Duke’s questions with the same feelings.

“Babies! Babies are cute. Puppies are cute too, and kittens are cute, and baby birds are cute-“

“Those are all animals. There’s a lack of diversity. Think more.”

The Duke was a demanding opponent.

“-Small hammers are cute too.”

“Why is that cute? In what way do you think it’s cute?”

The Duke cut off things that weren’t worth being cute by his standards with a single stroke, and people had to think of other cute things.

I don’t know how much time passed.

After enduring the relentless barrage of questions like dodging a sword. Alriksen wiped his sweating forehead.

“That was tough, wasn’t it? What kind of illness has he caught now, causing such a fuss. You worked hard.”

Isaiah approached with a handkerchief and patted his shoulder.

Alriksen, who was receiving the handkerchief, was startled to see the Duke’s shadow that had suddenly approached close to his side.

The Duke still had a dissatisfied attitude despite the countless questions.

“To call such things cute. As expected, Annelize Solariccen is the cutest. It’s unfair to be grouped under the same word. The level is different.”

After hearing Annelize’s words “only find me cute,” the Duke pondered why she said such a thing.

The result of his pondering was this.

‘That’s a valid point. Annelize is the cutest after all. She’s refusing to be treated the same as other inferior cuteness.’

Alriksen cleared his throat at the Duke’s appeal for his beloved wife.

‘The Duke really. He looks stern but he’s actually quite the romanticist.’

“Of course, to the Duke, the Duchess would be the cutest.”

The Duke firmly raised his head.

“It’s not just to me. That’s a truth of this world. Like how the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.”

“Of course! Absolutely.”

Alriksen laughed while breaking out in cold sweat.

“It’s because it’s his first time. Please understand as a senior in life, village chief.”

Isaiah whispered with a fed-up expression.

The Duke didn’t care.

“Isn’t there something other than the word cute? Like a stronger expression.”

“Well. Most cute? Really cute? Supremely cute? What else could there be.”

“Isn’t that cumbersome. Find a word that can express it more simply.”

Alriksen thought hard and thought again.

When he missed his rabbit-like children who would be waiting for him in the village… While Alriksen was pondering, Isaiah saved him with a single remark.

“It seems there’s no suitable word, so why don’t you just create one?”

“Create one?”

“Create an appropriate word and then announce it for everyone to use from now on. Since the North is your territory anyway, everyone will use it.”

“Hmm… That makes sense. I’ll think about it.”

While the Duke went to consider Isaiah’s suggestion.

The village chiefs could finally return to their villages.

* * *

“Sister. I heard you collapsed. Are you okay?”

“Yeah. I guess I was lacking sleep. I feel better after sleeping a bit.”

Anna Rose glanced sideways at the dozen or so maids attending to Annelize near the bed.

“But you’ve gotten more maids since I last saw you?”

While the fourteenth maid was brushing her hair, the third maid handed her a cup of water.

As she sat up, the eighteenth maid was ready and draped a gown over her as if she had been waiting.

Annelize answered indifferently.

“The Duke ordered them to follow me around for a while. So I won’t collapse again.”

“Hehe…”

Anna Rose laughed with an amused expression.

“The Duke really likes you, sister.”

“It’s not that he likes me. He just finds me cute.”

“Same thing.”

“It’s completely different.”

When Annelize raised her hand, the maids all looked up in unison and responded.

“Yes, madam. What do you need?”

“I have something to discuss with my sister briefly. Could you all step out for a moment?”

“But…”

“The master told us to always watch over you…”

The maids murmured.

“Don’t worry. I’m not alone. If something happens to me, she’ll help.”

Only after reassuring them that they wouldn’t be held responsible if anything happened could she send the maids out.

Finally, only the two of them remained in the room.

Before opening her mouth, Annelize let out a sigh.

It was an expression of reluctant admission.

“Fine. Anna Rose. I’ll admit it. I don’t like it when the Duke finds someone other than me cute.”

“I knew it!”

Anna Rose raised her hands to clap. Before her palms could meet, Annelize grabbed her sister’s wrists.

“Don’t celebrate yet. But that’s all it is. It’s not like I like the Duke or anything. It’s natural to feel regretful when someone who gave you infinite attention disappears.”

“Okay. I understand.”

Annelize pretended not to see Anna Rose rolling her eyes.

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“Alriksen? What brings you here? Is there something the village needs?”

Annelize, who was walking down the corridor, greeted Alriksen when she saw him.

Alriksen was sweating as if he had been in a sauna.

He smiled with a pale face.

“It’s wonderful that the master loves you, madam. I support the harmony between you two. Cough!”

Alriksen hurriedly left after leaving behind incomprehensible words.

Through the window, horses, carriages, and carts could be seen hurriedly leaving the Duke’s Castle.

“I wonder what the Duke is up to again?”

She was going up the stairs to ask him about it.

The sound of footsteps quickly coming down from above grew closer.

“Sister! The Crown Prince has awakened!”

Anna Rose came running while delivering the news.

‘Finally!’

Crown Prince Iskassian had awakened.

“Where is he? Is he feeling alright?”

“Yeah. He’s currently changing clothes in his room.”

Annelize prepared a place in the reception room to greet him.

Shortly after, Iskassian walked to the room. He was neatly dressed.

He greeted Annelize.

“I heard a general explanation from your sister. I’m grateful for the hospitality you’ve shown me. Duchess.”

“I’m glad to see you in good health. Above all, I didn’t do much. It’s all thanks to my sister.”

She subtly promoted Anna Rose.

“Ah, that’s right. I heard that Miss Anna Rose saved my life.”

Iskassian’s blue gaze rested on Anna Rose with warmth.

She shyly lowered her head.

“I only did what I should have done. I’m glad I could be of help.”

It was quite ladylike speech. Acting demure in front of the man she likes. Annelize held back the laughter that was trying to escape.

Anna Rose left with an extremely refined young lady-like appearance even when leaving the room.

Annelize guided Iskassian to the table where teacups were placed.

“The Duke is currently attending to his prior schedule. I’ll explain the general situation while you wait.”

Annelize answered the Third Prince’s questions wholeheartedly.

“I see. So Ramiere Kukseo…”

Bitterness crossed Iskassian’s face.

“The Duchess has also endured many hardships. I know well what the Crown Prince and Kukseo are like.”

Of course he would. He must have lived his entire life experiencing Kukseo’s assassination attempts.

“Then what are the future plans? Should I go to the Kingdom Conference and let everyone know that I’m alive?”

“That’s right. The goal is to go there, expose the conspiracy between the Crown Prince and Kukseo, and have the Crown Prince deposed.”

Annelize added with a smile.

“Then His Majesty would be satisfied as well. Your Highness the Third Prince would obtain the position you rightfully deserve.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

Iskassian waved his hands with a puzzled expression.

“The next Emperor’s throne! I don’t need such power. I don’t particularly want anything, I just want to live simply. I’m someone far removed from ambition.”

Really? This was surprising.

But surely the Third Prince she had seen in her previous life wanted to become Emperor.

‘So he originally didn’t want to become Emperor. Something must have happened to change his mind.’

‘…Don’t tell me he suddenly decided he wanted to become Emperor because of Anna Rose?’

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