I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 130

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 130

Reia asked with a forced smile, as if trying to shake off her sadness.

“By the way, you said you had something to tell me?”

“It’s nothing major, but I wanted to ask you about medicinal herbs.”

“Yes. Please go ahead.”

“Do you happen to know about Mandelesong?”

“Lady Schwentz really is close friends with Modriana, I see.”

Reia answered with a voice tinged with laughter.

Marine couldn’t bring herself to deny it, so she awkwardly averted her gaze.

“Modriana loved that flower.”

“Ah, I didn’t know that.”

So that’s why the Female Protagonist was able to easily develop medicine to cure the Duke’s illness.

“Mandelesong is a medicinal herb commonly used among common folk.”

“But I heard it’s a poisonous herb?”

Reia lowered the corners of her eyes and smiled kindly.

“If you eat too much, it causes severe stomachaches. It’s fine if you only eat small amounts.”

Marine unconsciously nodded.

Had she eaten too much trying to see results?

“Then is there perhaps a way to eat Mandelesong without getting a stomachache?”

“Well, I don’t know how to combine Mandelesong with other medicinal herbs. Instead, I have medicine that can quickly calm stomachaches. Would you like some?”

“No, it’s fine. I was just curious if there was a way to get the effects of Mandelesong without the stomachache.”

“Hmm, Modriana loved that flower so much that she might have known.”

Reia said with a regretful expression.

“I see.”

“If you need stomachache medicine, please let me know anytime.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Marine nodded and stood up from her seat.

After opening the Administrative Office door and leaving, she looked toward the direction of the Duke’s Office.

There were no longer any black curtain barriers in the corridor. Sunlight poured in directly from the window side, making the entire corridor bright.

If only the Duke’s suffering could soon be liberated and his life could be this bright.

Marine made a vow while looking at the Duke’s Office visible in the distance.

I will definitely cure the Duke’s eyes.

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From that day on, Marine diligently studied by poring over medicinal herb books.

She particularly focused on poisonous herbs, herbs that stop stomachaches, and herbs that cure stomachaches.

“Lady Marine, hello.”

“Lady Reia.”

As she was walking after leaving the library, she encountered Reia.

It had been five days since she arrived.

When Marine had questions while reading medicinal herb books, she would consult with her, and they had started calling each other by name in a friendly manner.

Reia carefully looked around before approaching.

“Is something wrong?”

“Well… His Grace is refusing the examination. Since you’re his fiancée, Lady Marine, could I ask you to persuade him instead?”

Marine’s eyes widened as she looked at Reia.

“He won’t receive an examination?”

“No.”

Reia nodded with a troubled expression.

“Ah, Gerald originally dislikes contact with others… I’m sorry.”

“It’s not something you need to apologize for, Lady Marine. And I don’t need to touch his body, he just needs to open his eyes, but he absolutely won’t show them to me. We can’t keep wasting time like this. I have to leave soon.”

Although Reia wasn’t the Female Protagonist, she had learned from the same master.

Her knowledge of medicinal herbs must be excellent too, yet he won’t even receive an examination.

“I’ll try to persuade him.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Reia greeted her with a relieved expression.

Since the topic came up, Marine headed straight to the Duke’s Office.

“Come in.”

Marine quickly approached his desk, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and asked interrogatively.

“Gerald. Why won’t you receive the examination? You just need to open your eyes and show them. Don’t tell me you’re scared agai-“

Gerald leaned back in his chair and stopped her words with a leisurely tone.

“As if. I’m not a coward.”

Marine realized her mistake and hurriedly spoke to him again in a respectful manner.

“Then why won’t you receive the examination? Please try opening your eyes.”

“I don’t want to.”

“Why?”

“Why are you forcing me? Didn’t you receive an education about not forcing people to do things they don’t want to do?”

Marine secretly glared at the Duke while pouting her lips.

Tch. What a difficult Duke.

“Still, you need to have an examination to find a treatment. Lady Reia might be able to cure you.”

“I hear you’ve been studying medicinal herbs in the library lately?”

The Duke changed the subject with a question.

“How do you know that too?”

“Do you think there’s anything I don’t know in the Duke’s Castle?”

“No.”

There probably isn’t. Since he’s the Male Protagonist who knows everything.

Marine grumbled internally while turning around.

“Where are you going?”

“To study again.”

“I told you it’s unnecessary.”

“Yes, yes.”

Marine answered halfheartedly and left the office.

Since she failed to persuade the Duke, she would study medicinal herbs even harder to feed him Mandelesong without poison.

“I can do it!”

Marine shouted into the air.

“What exactly can you do?”

Gerald answered her words alone while turning his gaze to the window.

She, who had been busy from the start, had become even busier lately.

She pushed off report reading to Oliver, and except for when she came to put him to sleep, she barely showed her face.

Making him miss her.

When she read books to him, he tried not to fall asleep on purpose, but he continued to sleep soundly.

“Kay, why are women so difficult?”

“…I don’t know either.”

A troubled answer came from beyond the curtain.

Well, Kay was always busy protecting him, so he had no time to meet women separately.

“Kay. Should I give you a vacation?”

“No. I’m fine.”

Kay was an even worse workaholic than himself.

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Returning to her room, Marine read the poisonous plants book she had borrowed from the library.

She had started reading it thinking that another poisonous herb might be needed when neutralizing poison.

As she turned the page, a flower with white buds appeared.

The flower with large petals and long stamens in the center was similar to a lily. Its name here was Lillis.

If Lillis was consumed incorrectly, it could cause vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. If symptoms continued, it could even cause death.

“To think such a pretty flower is a poisonous herb.”

Indeed, the world of poisonous herbs was endless.

“Miss.”

While Marine was absorbed in the book, Yulia had entered and was standing beside her.

“Hm? What is it, Yulia?”

“A letter has arrived from the Baroness.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Marine put down the book and received the letter.

Seeing that she was sending a letter while returning to the Duke’s Castle, the journey back didn’t seem difficult. That was truly fortunate.

Marine leaned against the head of the bed and opened the letter envelope. She felt something hard inside, and when she looked, there was a small red jewel.

Why did Mom send jewelry?

She set the jewel aside and took out the letter first. There were two letters.

As expected, it was written that she was coming back safely under the escort of the knights the Duke had assigned. The Duke, who had unexpectedly thoughtful aspects, was even protecting her mother.

At the good news, Marine opened the other letter and froze like stone.

[We have the Baroness. If you want to meet the Baroness, come to the Sairan Desert Entrance in 12 days. You must say you’re going out to meet your mother so the Duke doesn’t notice, come alone, and bring only one maid. Use the Diamond Carriage you always ride, and the coachman must be a man wearing a black scarf around his neck. If the Duke happens to notice, your mother will not remain alive. There are many of my eyes in the Duke’s Castle. I enclose a video stone.]

After reading the threatening letter, Marine stopped breathing.

The kidnapper was threatening very politely. That made it even more chilling. Her fingertips trembled and tears welled up.

When she looked down to the side, she saw the red jewel.

So this is the video stone.

I mustn’t cry. I mustn’t be caught by anyone.

Marine tried to comfort herself while struggling to hold onto her consciousness that was about to fade.

This blackmailer’s target wasn’t her mother, but herself.

Probably because of the Duke. The contract was over, but the broken engagement hadn’t been made official yet.

She wanted to run to the Duke immediately and ask for help, but her mother’s life was at stake.

Above all, she had to handle this carefully.

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