I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 17

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 17

They said she had slapped the Landlord Couple’s cheeks hard. To think that thin woman had the strength to hit someone.

It was unexpected. She had always acted like a frightened rabbit in front of him.

Though she feared him, she still said everything she needed to say, which showed she definitely had a brave side.

“I’ll help you sleep.”

Temporary’s words suddenly came to mind.

When was the last time he had slept?

He couldn’t even remember.

Even though his body was superior to others and his Senses were exceptional, he was still human.

A human who couldn’t survive without sleep.

Ever since he went blind, he couldn’t fall asleep at all, struggling to control his rampaging Senses.

When he reached his limit after enduring like this, he would collapse.

After waking up half a day later, it would be another continuous cycle of pain.

Was there any meaning in enduring like this?

He had asked himself before.

Should he just die?

Would that make things easier?

The conclusion was that he couldn’t.

If he died without an heir, the Ducal House would quickly crumble due to the Emperor and Opposition Faction.

Should he have tried marriage if he knew it would come to this?

Due to his overly sensitive Senses, he had given up early on the idea of living intimately with someone.

When he got older, he planned to pass the succession to one of his Sister’s children.

However, his Sister only had one son. Since the Empire didn’t recognize women as Family Head, she needed to have one more boy to succeed him.

Gerald smiled bitterly.

What would come first – him going insane from the pain?

Or his Sister having another son?

* * *

Marine held two books that looked as boring as possible in her arms and browsed through other books.

As she moved between bookshelves scanning titles, her steps stopped in front of a bookshelf where natural science books were gathered.

She wasn’t the Female Protagonist who could identify any Medicinal Herb just by looking at grass on the roadside.

Being extremely ordinary (excluding having memories from her past life), all she could do was remember the novel’s content as much as possible.

Fortunately, she knew the name of the Medicinal Herb that would cure the Duke’s eyes, but she didn’t know what it looked like.

She pulled out a Book titled Herbology and flipped through it page by page.

Whoever made this Book was truly amazing. The Book was well organized with the names, pictures, and effects of Medicinal Herbs.

“Mandelesong, Mandelesong.”

Marine quickly scanned through the Medicinal Herbs with her eyes while repeating the name of the Medicinal Herb she had seen in the novel.

“Why Mandelesong?”

“I need-“

Zero had approached at some point and was looking up at her with a curious face.

Marine quickly closed the Book and hid it behind her back.

“Why do you need it? That common weed.”

“Common weed?”

Marine’s eyes widened.

“Yes. It’s not in that Book. I didn’t include Mandelesong because it’s not a Medicinal Herb.”

“By any chance, are you the author of this Book, Zero?”

Marine was startled and looked at the Book cover again. The author’s name just said ‘0’.

“That’s my signature.”

“You’re really amazing!”

“I am pretty amazing.”

Zero lifted his chin proudly.

Oh, how cute.

Marine looked down at Zero with fond eyes, then quickly shook her head.

This person is an adult man. Get a grip.

“But Zero, isn’t Mandelesong a Medicinal Herb?”

“No. That’s just common grass you can see on the roadside.”

Marine tried hard to suppress her lips from twitching. Maybe she could find it easily without much effort.

“What does that common grass look like?”

“Wait a moment.”

Zero struggled to pull out a thick Book from the bookshelf behind her.

When she tried to help because it looked heavy, he blocked her with his hand.

“Here, this one.”

Zero opened the Book at once and showed her a picture of Mandelesong.

“This was Mandelesong?”

“Yes.”

Marine opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at the picture.

The picture Zero showed her was similar to the dandelion she had seen in her past life.

The flower was small and yellow, with a long stem and leaves clustered at the roots spreading sideways.

It was a flower commonly seen on roadsides, but she hadn’t known its name.

“So this was Mandelesong. By any chance, isn’t this Mandelesong used as a Medicinal Herb at all?”

“Other than the flower’s scent being refreshing like mint, it doesn’t really have any particular effects.”

“Ah…”

Marine couldn’t hide her disappointment and trailed off.

As expected, no one except the Female Protagonist knew about Mandelesong’s effects. Since even the Female Protagonist would learn about it much later, she was the only one who knew for now.

Zero put the Book back with a proud expression after sharing his knowledge.

Marine unconsciously read the Book title and her pupils shook.

“Nature’s Poison?”

Her voice barely came out as if her throat was being strangled when she read the Book title aloud.

“Mandelesong has poisonous components, so it was included in this Book. Though it only causes stomachaches.”

Zero chattered innocently like a real child.

Marine, who had received the final confirmation, unconsciously swayed.

“Ah…”

Poison. Poison.

Using poison on the Duke was on a completely different level from lying.

“Are you alright?”

When her face turned pale, Zero asked worriedly.

“I’m fine. I should get going now.”

“Come play again.”

Zero waved his arms vigorously as he said goodbye.

“Yes.”

She also waved back and turned around.

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Marine walked down the corridor with a troubled expression, her steps heavy.

In the novel, it said that when Mandelesong was made into an extract and fed to Duke, his eyes were healed.

So she had thought to find that medicinal herb and use a very small amount to help reduce Duke’s pain.

Since she wasn’t the Female Protagonist, she couldn’t play the role of completely healing him.

She had thought she could at least repay the kindness she received from Duke with this.

But that medicinal herb was a flower as common as dandelions, and it was poisonous.

Even if it was a weak poison that only caused stomach aches, poison was still poison. No matter how little, if she fed Duke something containing poison, it would be straight to the execution platform.

“As expected, the Female Protagonist is different.”

To neutralize that poison and make Duke’s eyes see again.

Though she felt sorry for the suffering Duke, she absolutely couldn’t stand before the execution platform.

“If I wait just a little, the Female Protagonist will come.”

Marine squeezed her eyes shut.

* * *

“Duke says he won’t receive reports today.”

“Is he sleeping?”

Oliver smiled bitterly and shook his head silently.

Marine clasped her hands tightly in sympathy. Duke was suffering again today.

“Since today is your first day after moving, please leave work early.”

“Thank you for your consideration. May I read the book I borrowed from the library in advance?”

“Please do.”

Marine greeted Oliver and left the administrative office.

Since the sun hadn’t set yet, bright sunlight was pouring through the corridor windows. On the opposite side, the windows were covered with black curtains, making it deep and dark like a sheer cliff.

Marine stopped right in front of the line where the corridor was divided like day and night.

“It’s like a warning not to cross over here.”

Marine, who had muttered to herself, glanced around.

It’s human psychology to want to try what you’re told not to do.

Marine quietly stepped into the dark corridor like a cat. A long, endlessly dark corridor spread out before her eyes.

“I’m sorry…”

If only it weren’t for the poison component, she would have somehow helped him with Mandelesong.

Just as she was about to turn around while clutching the borrowed book tightly, the office door suddenly burst open.

Startled, Marine jumped and stood toward the bright side of the corridor.

Oliver looked around and quickly approached her when he spotted her.

“Miss Marine. You haven’t left yet.”

Like a child caught doing something bad, Marine blushed.

“I was just about to leave…”

“Duke is coming in now.”

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