I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 169

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Marine?”

 

Gerald called out to Marine, noticing something strange about her expression.

 

Marine felt her nose tingle for no reason, so she rushed into his arms and hid her face.

 

“I won’t ask why. I like it when you come to me like this.”

 

Gerald held her tighter and whispered in her ear.

 

“Yes.”

 

Marine buried her face in his chest and smiled happily.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

“I finished it!”

 

Marine wiped away the sweat dripping down and looked at her creation with proud eyes.

 

“Well done, Lady Marine.”

 

“I couldn’t have done it without Surenne!”

 

“Lady Marine, would you consider becoming my apprentice? You have exceptional skills.”

 

Marine burst into bright laughter at Surenne’s generous praise.

 

“Thank you for saying that.”

 

“This young lady is slipping away like this. You’re going straight to that handsome Alchemist, aren’t you?”

 

“Yes.”

 

After saying goodbye to Surenne, Marine headed straight to Zeromian’s Laboratory.

 

When she knocked on the laboratory door, Zeromian welcomed her warmly.

 

“Lady Marine.”

 

Marine smiled as she looked at the eggplant in his hand.

 

“Are you researching eggplants these days?”

 

“Yes, that’s right. Carrots were quite interesting, but eggplants are fun too.”

 

Zeromian put the small eggplant into his robe and pulled something out from his Desk Drawer to hand to her. It was her bracelet.

 

“Is the Repair all finished?”

 

During the return to the Duke’s Castle, the Jewelry no longer produced fire. So she had left it with Zeromian for Repair.

 

“Yes. This time, an even stronger fire will come out.”

 

“Thank you. As I’ve said before, your bracelet has truly saved my life many times.”

 

At her endless gratitude, the corners of Zeromian’s mouth twitched.

 

“I don’t think you came here just to thank me?”

 

Marine handed Zeromian an object wrapped in a handkerchief.

 

“You caught me. Could you possibly make something that connects each other with this?”

 

“Connects each other?”

 

Zeromian repeated her words with a face that said what nonsense was this.

 

“Since you’re like a Mage who can make anything, I thought maybe I was thinking wrong-”

 

As Marine looked at Zeromian’s expression and started to wrap the object back in the handkerchief, he grabbed it.

 

“Lady Marine, you succeeded.”

 

“What?”

 

Zeromian pushed up his glasses and stretched his lips.

 

“You made me want to create it. Give me some time.”

 

“Yes, thank you!”

 

Marine bowed her head deeply in gratitude.

 

 

 

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Zeromian glared with displeasure at Gerald, who had been standing there blankly since earlier.

 

“What? What is it?”

 

“Is work going well?”

 

“What work?”

 

“How would I know. You’re always doing something.”

 

Zeromian took off his glasses with an expression of being annoyed to death and wiped them roughly.

 

“If you have something to say, say it quickly and get lost. I’m busy.”

 

“Can you also make fireworks?”

 

“Why that?”

 

“I need it.”

 

Zeromian clicked his tongue inwardly, having a good guess about it.

 

A couple coming to ask him for favors one after another. What is this? This time-delayed attack? Are they rubbing salt in the wound?

 

“By when?”

 

“Can you put shapes into fireworks too?”

 

“Sigh. Just write it down and get lost.”

 

To quickly get rid of the eyesore, Zeromian threw paper and a quill pen at Gerald.

 

Gerald caught them instantly with his hand and began writing carefully, one letter at a time.

 

Zeromian shook his head and turned his gaze to the Desk. Then he saw the object Marine had just left behind.

 

Suddenly, he heard Surenne’s shouted words echoing in his head.

 

Really, this love nonsense.

 

 

 

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After a long time, the Diamond Carriage exited through the Duke’s Castle Main Gate.

 

“Where are we going that it’s still a secret?”

 

Marine looked at Gerald with a curious face.

 

He had even dismissed all the Maids and insisted they go alone. Even when she asked about the destination, he wouldn’t tell her at all.

 

“You’ll know when we get there.”

 

“Is it like a secret place? I really love those kinds of places! Like, a Treehouse and such.”

 

“A Treehouse?”

 

He responded with an expression that said tell me more.

 

“When I was little, I loved Tree Climbing, so Father built me a small Cabin on a Tree. After I grew up somewhat, Mom banned Tree Climbing so I couldn’t go there.”

 

“You climbed trees?”

 

At the thought of Marine, even smaller and younger than now, climbing trees, a smile quietly formed on his lips. Just imagining it was adorable.

 

“Yes. I’m good at it!”

 

Marine straightened her shoulders proudly.

 

“I believe you.”

 

When he spoke leisurely, Marine suddenly looked guilty and hesitantly confessed.

 

“Actually, I don’t think I’m good at it now. A few years ago, Children were crying because of a scarf caught in a Tree, so I helped them.”

 

“Admirable.”

 

It was just the kind of thing Marine, who cared for Children, would do.

 

“When I was climbing up, I climbed well using old memories, but when I tried to come down, it was so scary. My body froze and it was really dangerous.”

 

“Marine, Tree Climbing is banned from now on.”

 

Gerald warned solemnly.

 

“Oh my, please listen to the end of the story. So I kept screaming for help and my voice became completely hoarse.”

 

“Your voice would be pretty even when hoarse.”

 

What a talent, saying romantic things in such a blunt tone.

 

Marine’s eyes curved into crescents.

 

“Why?”

 

“They say it’s not good for people to change too quickly either.”

 

“I’ve never changed though.”

 

When he spoke strangely, Marine shook her head back and forth and continued speaking.

 

“Oh my, anyway, so I was hanging from the tree until late in the evening, when some knight came and rescued me.”

 

“I should thank him.”

 

Gerald decided he would definitely find that knight and thank him, even if it was from several years ago.

 

“I wanted to thank him too, but he just said curtly that he was just passing by. He kicked the tree base and made me fall – I really thought my heart would burst.”

 

The more Marine spoke, the more Gerald’s back grew cold.

 

Why did this feel so familiar?

 

Marine was someone who told stories very vividly, but didn’t it really feel like he had been there himself?

 

Gerald clenched his sweating hands tightly without showing it.

 

The moment he heard about kicking the tree base, past events flashed by quickly.

 

Could it be that woman with the strange voice was Marine?

 

At the time, the woman had her face completely covered.

 

His annoyed attitude back then. The past when he pretended not to notice even though she was sitting collapsed on the floor and went his own way came flooding back.

 

‘…!’

 

He would absolutely, absolutely never say that person was him.

 

“Ahem. He must have had urgent business.”

 

“Well, that could have been the case, but- you know those types of people? The kind who help but can’t receive praise. Oh my, he was a bit like that. His way of speaking was curt too. That’s right, just like Gerald’s way of speaking-”

 

“It wasn’t me.”

 

Gerald hurriedly cut off her words with a stiff face.

 

Marine’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

Oops. That was too fast.

 

Just as Gerald was about to make another excuse, she burst into laughter.

 

“Pfft. Of course not. How could I have met Gerald in such a place? But why are you sweating so much?”

 

Marine asked with a puzzled expression.

 

“It’s hot inside the carriage.”

 

“It’s not hot though.”

 

When Marine tilted her head, Gerald simply closed his eyes and pretended not to know.

 

If he continued talking with Marine like this, she would figure it all out. He had to prevent that from happening.

 

“It seems like it’ll take time, so I’ll get some sleep.”

 

“Yes, please do.”

 

After some time passed and he calmed his mind, Gerald opened his eyes slightly and admired Marine as she read her book.

 

To think he first met Marine several years ago.

 

Each day spent with her was so happy that the passing time always felt too precious.

 

If back then, instead of quickly leaving after rescuing Marine, he had received her thanks and started an exchange, they would have had more time together.

 

The past time couldn’t be helped, but his past self had been quite pathetic.

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