I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 154

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine watched the 3rd Prince from behind the Duke and bit her lip.

 

The 3rd Prince was dying from poison, but he was someone who wanted to live more than anyone.

 

She had simply pushed his back, telling him to try living.

 

“Your Highness.”

 

Marine, who had been watching the confrontation between the two men, stepped out from behind Gerald.

 

“Marine.”

 

The Duke blocked her path again, standing in front of her protectively.

 

Marine looked up at the Duke and shook her head slightly.

 

He hesitated, then stepped aside.

 

The 3rd Prince’s eyes sparkled.

 

“Sweetie, come over here to this side—”

 

Marine slowly shook her head.

 

“No, Your Highness. You’re mistaken right now.”

 

“…What?”

 

“I’m not the one who saved you.”

 

The 3rd Prince’s eyes widened greatly.

 

“The one who saved Your Highness wasn’t me, but yourself.”

 

“…”

 

“You wanted to live, didn’t you? You didn’t want to die from some measly poison. You just wanted someone to tell you to live. That was all my role was. Your Highness chose to live on your own.”

 

“Marine…”

 

The 3rd Prince called her name for the first time.

 

Marine smiled slightly and nodded.

 

“Yes. I’m not Your Highness’s Sweetie, but Marine. The person I love is the Western Duke. Since you’ve chosen to live, don’t waste time here like this and move forward. I’ll sincerely cheer you on.”

 

Gerald, who had been listening to her words from the side, had his lips curve up slightly. The woman he loved really spoke so clearly and decisively.

 

Tan, who had somehow shaken off the Knights’ hands, lowered his head toward the floor.

 

The thick line drawn by his bodyguard looked painfully sharp, as if stabbing his eyes.

 

That line seemed to show the distance between her and himself right before his eyes, making his chest ache.

 

A line that could never be crossed.

 

Tan smiled helplessly while roughly running his hand through his hair and lifted his head.

 

“Ha… You got me good. Marine, if you say it like that, I can’t hold onto you. If you had just said you didn’t want to be involved with a guy like me anymore, I would have tried to never let go even if it killed me.”

 

Tan looked at her with sad eyes.

 

She was a woman who could see through even parts of himself he didn’t know.

 

He wanted to grab her wrist right now and pull her toward him, but her words were right.

 

As she said, he had chosen to survive. And by killing the Second Prince, he had also chosen the path to becoming Crown Prince.

 

That path would become a treacherous road of thorns.

 

In such a situation, returning to the palace with a woman he couldn’t even protect would be pathetic.

 

The darkness in his vision that had been clouded by his obsession with her was forcibly stripped away and became bright. Thanks to that desirable woman.

 

Tan smiled prettily with his eyes and spoke affectionately.

 

“Right. You’re correct. But what I said before is still valid.”

 

“Yes?”

 

Marine looked at him with a puzzled expression.

 

“I’ll accept you anytime if you break off your engagement. Oh, even if you divorce.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

When Marine stared at him with wide eyes, Tan turned his gaze toward the bodyguard who was glaring at him murderously and deliberately burst into even brighter laughter.

 

This was also a warning directed at that Western Duke who was only good at fighting brutishly.

 

Why hadn’t he noticed sooner? That that bastard was the Western Duke.

 

No matter how crazy he was about women, who could have dared to imagine that he would directly infiltrate the Imperial Palace of the Sanders Empire, which was no different from an enemy nation?

 

Except for that crazy bastard who actually did such a thing.

 

When he lowered his gaze, he could see the line the Western Duke had drawn again.

 

As long as this line existed, he would never be able to cross this place.

 

“Marine, be happy.”

 

“Yes, you too, Your Highness.”

 

For the first time, she gave him a brilliant smile.

 

 

 

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Marine was pushing back her sticky hair when her eyes met directly with the Duke’s.

 

“Marine.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“There’s a waterfall nearby. Shall we wash up there and rest a bit before departing?”

 

“Would it be alright in this forest?”

 

Though she wanted to eagerly accept his proposal, Marine cautiously watched his expression.

 

During their crossing of the desert, rough sand had gotten between her clothes, making her whole body itchy, but she couldn’t bring herself to suggest resting.

 

Because she knew what this place meant to him.

 

“Did you know?”

 

The Duke asked with a surprised expression.

 

“Yes. This is the forest where those Demon Flowers were, right?”

 

“That’s right. But I’ve dealt with all the Demon Flowers, so you can rest assured.”

 

“Still, I was worried it might be difficult for you, Gerald…”

 

“I forgot everything after meeting you. I even drank the flower tea.”

 

When Marine nodded with difficulty, the Duke gently took her hand and led her.

 

“Shall we go then?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Though there were no more Demon Flowers, other demon beasts could appear, so the two decided to take turns washing nearby.

 

“You absolutely must not look back.”

 

“I absolutely won’t look.”

 

He repeated her words in an amused voice.

 

Marine entered the refreshingly cascading waterfall while still wearing her clothes.

 

No matter that the Duke was turning his back behind the bushes, she didn’t have the courage to take off all her clothes and wash while he was nearby.

 

Though she was still wearing her clothes, it was refreshing as the sand was washed away by the strong stream of water.

 

Marine came out of the waterfall after washing pleasantly.

 

She approached the Duke while wringing out the water from her yellow shirt.

 

The Duke was sitting with his back turned behind the bushes as promised.

 

“Gerald. It’s your turn, Gerald.”

 

“Alright.”

 

The Duke answered and started to turn around, then froze in place.

 

“Gerald?”

 

“…You, haah.”

 

Gerald closed his eyes and began unbuttoning his black shirt one by one.

 

Marine’s light green eyes shook as if hit by an earthquake.

 

No, what is he doing right now?

 

Marine didn’t know where to look and glanced around in all directions.

 

“Wear this.”

 

He took off his black shirt and held it out in front of her.

 

“What?”

 

Marine looked at the shirt held out in front of her.

 

She had just washed, and he wanted her to put on sandy clothes?

 

“I just wash-”

 

“Marine, please.”

 

He covered one eye with his hand and spoke in a pleading voice.

 

Marine had no choice but to take the black shirt he offered, then looked at her own clothes and was startled.

 

Her yellow shirt was soaked with water, making everything underneath visible.

 

“Kyaa!”

 

Marine quickly covered herself with his shirt and glared at the Duke for no particular reason.

 

The Duke, who had opened his eyes wide at her scream, looked wronged when he saw her expression.

 

“I took off my shirt, didn’t I?”

 

The Duke appealed that he had done his best to help her.

 

“I don’t care.”

 

Marine turned around sharply, put on his shirt, and went to sit in the bushes where he had been sitting.

 

“Go wash up.”

 

Gerald chuckled at Marine’s sulky tone as she spoke without looking back at him.

 

Her earlobes were red, showing she was very embarrassed.

 

Though he thought his own heart was about to fall out.

 

Gerald looked at her back with darkened eyes and spoke.

 

“If anything happens, scream.”

 

“I know.”

 

The Duke entered the waterfall still wearing his pants.

 

Meanwhile, Marine watched the Duke through the bushes.

 

As expected, he was also washing while clothed.

 

But were there fish down there? He kept his head down for quite a while.

 

After assessing the Duke’s condition, Marine quickly took off his shirt, then removed her own shirt and wrung out the water.

 

She shook off the moisture, put on her clothes, and went toward the sunlight, spreading both arms wide.

 

Dry quickly.

 

“Marine? What are you doing?”

 

“Oh, you’re already done washing?”

 

Marine looked flustered and quickly hunched over.

 

Her shirt wasn’t completely dry yet, and his shirt happened to be in a spot that had fallen.

 

“Here.”

 

Reading her mind, he brought his shirt and held it out.

 

Marine quickly put her arms through his shirt and rapidly buttoned it up.

 

Then she stood up with her head down. Still embarrassed, she kept her gaze on his feet and stood there fidgeting.

 

“Marine, won’t you look at me?”

 

“I should.”

 

She said that, but she was still embarrassed. Marine fidgeted with her fingers and rubbed her shoes against the ground.

 

“Aren’t you hungry? I was thinking of catching some birds.”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, her stomach growled. Since all she had eaten on the way was hard jerky, hunger was setting in.

 

“Oh, I have fire!”

 

Marine showed the bracelet on her forearm and looked up, then her lips parted in surprise.

 

The Duke had become Gerald.

 

It sounded strange to say, but his transformation had finally been undone.

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