I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 121

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 121

This was like she was forcibly giving his lips a palm kiss!

At the sudden thought, Marine lowered her hand and covered her burning ears with her hands.

Stop! Get away, unnecessary thoughts!

I have no thoughts. I’m not thinking.

“What? You haven’t nodded yet, so why are you taking your hand away? If I say that again—”

“Today is the only day we can go to the Imperial Palace Library. Tomorrow is the library’s day off, and the day after that we’re leaving for the Western Region.”

Marine rattled off her words like a machine gun to block his words.

He clenched his jaw with a dissatisfied look but nodded slightly.

Then he suddenly extended his hand.

Marine looked at his large hand with a puzzled expression, then looked up at him.

“Why?”

“You’re asking me for a favor, aren’t you?”

“Yes.”

“A deal.”

“Holding hands is a deal?”

What kind of strange logic is this?

“You said you’re busy, didn’t you?”

He caught Marine’s hand and interlocked their fingers, then opened the office door and went out.

Marine was dragged along with her hand caught in his, secretly having to press her chest because of her constantly pounding heart.

* * *

The Imperial Palace Library was located separately in the Separate Palace. It was a temple-like building with thick pillars on both sides supporting a square ceiling.

Since noble women strived to build artistic cultivation instead of learning letters, it wasn’t easy to see women in the Imperial Palace Library.

After arriving at the main gate of the Imperial Palace Library and getting off the diamond carriage, people’s gazes were drawn to them.

This is why she didn’t want to ride the diamond carriage, but after riding it, it was so comfortable that she had now reached the level where she could pretend not to notice people’s stares.

She had finally come to this place.

Marine gazed at the Imperial Palace Library with pained eyes.

She bit her lips tightly at the pain that pierced her heart.

She didn’t know how many times she had hesitated about whether to come here since arriving in the capital. However, as the day of departure approached, her heart led her to this place.

She no longer wanted to live trapped in the past, carrying trauma.

She had to come here and directly face her lingering attachment and say goodbye.

“Let’s go in.”

“…Yes.”

After passing through the thick pillars and opening the white door to enter, someone who appeared to be a librarian stood up from the desk.

The white-haired librarian with a bent back examined the Duke’s closed eyes and cane, then immediately deduced his identity.

“Welcome, Your Grace.”

The Duke received the greeting with a slight nod.

“Um, can we just go in?”

Marine asked the librarian instead of the Duke.

“Your Grace doesn’t need to provide separate identification, but the Lady needs to—”

“She’s my fiancée.”

The Duke interrupted the librarian’s words.

“Ah, then please come in.”

The librarian personally opened the inner door of the library.

Marine pretended to be a loving lover by placing her hand on the Duke’s arm and entered the library.

Then she stood quietly at the entrance and slowly looked around the library with sad eyes.

The library was completely empty with no one there, but the scent of books welcomed her.

The spacious interior and ceiling-high bookshelves were packed with books. Here and there, she could see sofas where one could sit and read books. Sunlight poured in through the large windows.

However, even with a rough glance, it seemed like there were more books in the Duke’s Castle library.

It’s just an ordinary library.

Marine lowered her head with a bitter expression.

A few years ago, from the moment it was decided that she would leave for the capital for her debutante ball, she had wanted to come here so badly.

She was so anxious that she urged Father and Brother to quickly go to the capital, leaving behind Mother who was sick. How pathetic.

When she closed her eyes, the memories of that day flashed through her mind like a panorama.

* * *

Marine paced back and forth in front of the manor’s main gate with an anxious face, unable to stay still.

The maid standing beside her showed Marine the rabbit she was holding to comfort her.

“Miss, would you like to hold the rabbit?”

“No. The rabbit has grown up now, so it should know how to be apart from Sister. Rabbit, Sister will go and come back well, so take good care of the house.”

The snow-white rabbit had pink heart-shaped spots on its forehead.

The rabbit blinked its pink eyes cutely as if it understood her words.

“Oh my. Even if you look at me so cutely, Sister can’t take you.”

Marine turned her gaze away from the rabbit and looked at the carriage again with anxious eyes.

Viscount Schwentz, who was watching from the side, burst into hearty laughter.

“Our treasure. The carriage won’t be ready just because you’re so anxious.”

“No, Father. I’m not being anxious.”

Marine glanced at the coachman who was working on the carriage wheels and quickly shook her head.

“I’m sorry, Miss. I checked everything yesterday, but suddenly this…”

“No, no. I can wait. Take your time, take your time.”

“Yes, cute younger sibling. Even if you don’t rush us, we’ll leave soon, so have a little patience.”

Brother Marion approached and grabbed both her cheeks and pressed them.

Marine, whose lips had protruded into a duck shape, slapped Marion’s hands away and escaped.

“Brother. I’m about to have my debutante ball. How long are you going to treat me like a baby?”

“Even when you’re forty, you’ll be a baby in my eyes.”

Marion’s light green eyes shone affectionately.

“That’s right, that’s right. Our treasure is always a baby.”

“Sigh, no one’s on my side.”

Marine shook her head back and forth.

“Your ally is here.”

Roanna, wearing a warm cape, came out with a bright smile.

“Mom!”

Marine ran to Mom and hugged her.

“I told you not to come out.”

Viscount Schwentz looked at Roanna with a worried expression.

“How can I not come out when all my family members are leaving?”

“Mother, please go inside. It’s cold.”

Marion, who had approached at some point, was also worried about Roanna when it happened.

“Viscount, everything is ready.”

The coachman approached and bowed.

“Yes, good work. Let’s depart now. We’ll leave first. Don’t overdo it and come slowly. Understood?”

Viscount Schwentz gently patted Roanna’s hand.

“I will. Take care. Marion, Marine. Be careful.”

“Yes, Mother.”

“Yes, Mom!”

Why is it suddenly raining?

Marine looked up from her book at the sound of heavy rain drumming against the carriage.

Looking ahead, Father and Marion were fast asleep.

They were sleeping so soundly that they didn’t seem to hear the noisy raindrops.

Marine lowered her gaze back to her book.

It was a novel about the Empire’s strongest knight defeating demon beasts in an adventure tale, and it was so thrilling that she simply couldn’t put it down.

The Empire’s strongest knight…

Perhaps the author wrote this novel while thinking of the Western Duke?

Vines protects.

The people living in the Western Region believed those words like a god.

What does the Western Duke look like?

She had never encountered him even once because he was always busy protecting the Western Region. She had only heard stories occasionally during tea time with the young ladies, though those interactions had long since ceased.

They said he was so handsome that his face seemed to glow? But that he was incredibly cold.

Even so, the young ladies were all excited about him.

Could I see him once?

Marine chuckled and shook her head. There would be no occasion in her lifetime to meet such a busy person.

That’s when it happened.

Neighhhhhh!

Suddenly the horses cried out wildly.

Thud thud thud.

The carriage, slipping on the rainwater, rolled down the slope.

It all happened in an instant.

Father, who had awakened, quickly assessed the situation and held her head tightly in his arms. As she was thrown around with Father, something hot wet her face.

When she lifted her trembling eyelids, red blood had pooled on her eyelids and was dripping down.

Father.

Marine was too scared to look up.

“It’s okay, my treasure. It’s okay…”

It was the moment Father held her body even tighter.

Crash!

From the tremendous pressure, Marine hit her head against the carriage door.

In her blurring vision, she could see Father’s hand.

Father’s caring hand trying desperately to reach her. Marine also reached out her hand toward Father.

Please. Please. Let me reach Father. Please save Father.

Father, Brother. I’m sorry. Because I said we should hurry to the capital. I’m sorry.

Marine lost consciousness.

* * *

At the sudden feeling of warm pressure, Marine opened her eyes in surprise.

The Duke was holding her tightly.

Her vision was blurry, perhaps because she had been crying without realizing it.

“…Why?”

“You don’t have a handkerchief again today.”

Deep concern could be felt in the Duke’s voice.

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