I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 186

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Your Highness, it seems you have urgent business.”

 

Alexpert glanced back and bowed respectfully to his mentor.

 

“Then I shall take my leave.”

 

“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”

 

Alexpert walked toward the attendant who was rushing toward him.

 

The attendant approached right in front of him, panting heavily.

 

“What on earth is so urgent that you’re in such a hurry?”

 

“Huff, huff, Your Highness. A letter from the Count’s Daughter has arrived.”

 

The attendant respectfully held out the letter with both hands.

 

Alexpert quickly composed his excited expression and received the pale pink envelope.

 

Even the envelope seemed lovely, resembling her.

 

“Aren’t you going to open it?”

 

The attendant looked up with a curious expression.

 

His Highness would always be restless whenever it was time for a letter from his fiancée, the Count’s Daughter. But now that he had received the letter, he wasn’t opening it.

 

“I’ll open it when I get to my quarters.”

 

Perhaps because it was a letter from the lover he wanted to cherish preciously, he wanted to savor reading it word by word.

 

“Yes…”

 

The attendant answered weakly.

 

He had rushed here wanting to deliver it to His Highness as quickly as possible, but now that he said he would read it in his quarters, he felt awkward wondering if he had done something unnecessary.

 

“You did well.”

 

When Alexpert praised him as if reading his mind, the attendant’s mood lifted and he smiled brightly.

 

“Not at all.”

 

Alexpert headed to his quarters, holding the letter preciously in his hand, worried it might get crumpled.

 

Why were the Western Region and the capital so far apart? He wanted to exchange letters every single day, but it took far too long for them to travel back and forth.

 

Why did his own palace feel so far away today of all days?

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Crown Prince.”

 

Alexpert, who had been walking diligently toward his palace, stopped abruptly in place.

 

The Emperor was walking from the long corridor on the left.

 

“I greet His Majesty the Emperor.”

 

The attendant hurriedly bowed his head.

 

“I greet His Majesty the Emperor.”

 

Alexpert also politely greeted his father and raised his head.

 

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

 

Meeting the Emperor’s displeased gaze, Alexpert slightly lowered his head to avoid the Emperor’s eyes.

 

A bitter smile briefly lingered on his lips before quickly disappearing.

 

Not once, not even once had he ever received his father’s warm gaze, yet he was disappointed again.

 

Every time he met that piercing gaze directed at him, an empty wind blew through his chest.

 

“I was returning to my quarters.”

 

“Is there a reason to go to the palace in such haste? Do you have some important appointment?”

 

The Emperor’s voice, fully revealing his wariness, was sharply honed.

 

“No. I was simply hurrying because I wanted to wash quickly after finishing sparring.”

 

The Emperor looked down at the Crown Prince who had lowered his head to avoid his eyes and clicked his tongue audibly.

 

“Tsk tsk.”

 

There wasn’t a single thing about him that was pleasing. To think this fellow would inherit the next throne. The 7th Imperial Consort needed to give birth to a prince soon.

 

Then the Emperor’s searching gaze fell upon the envelope in the Crown Prince’s hand.

 

“What is that?”

 

Looking at the pale pink envelope, it was clearly from a woman.

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

The Crown Prince covered the letter he was holding with his other hand.

 

“Ha- Are you perhaps exchanging letters with some other lady?”

 

“No.”

 

The Crown Prince hurriedly shook his head.

 

“Tsk tsk, you’re a man after all. You must have hidden the fact that you have another woman from the Count’s Daughter well?”

 

As the Emperor’s sarcasm went too far, Alexpert confessed the truth with a stern face.

 

“It’s a letter from Lady Adria.”

 

“Really? Let me see it.”

 

Alexpert’s head, which had been consistently lowered, slowly rose and met the Emperor’s gaze.

 

“Your Majesty…”

 

“What, you don’t want to?”

 

The Emperor’s golden eyes glittered like a snake that had caught its prey.

 

Alexpert gritted his teeth. This was why he didn’t want to reveal who the letter was from.

 

He must never show any sign of liking anything in front of the Emperor.

 

Because at some point, those things would disappear.

 

“Your Majesty, it is a letter from my fiancée. I apologize.”

 

Alexpert bent his waist and pleaded earnestly.

 

He had no pride. Though he was the Empire’s only Crown Prince, before the Emperor he was lower than anyone else.

 

“Pathetic fool. You don’t even know how to hide your own heart.”

 

Alexpert gritted his teeth and silently endured the Emperor’s reproach.

 

“You’d better hold onto your fiancée tightly. That will be the only thing you do well.”

 

The Emperor patted his shoulder and passed by.

 

Alexpert clenched his other hand that wasn’t holding the letter into a tight fist.

 

 

 

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A quiet open field at the Duke’s Castle.

 

Important figures of the Ducal House had gathered in one place at what was currently being used as Marine and Garnet’s training ground.

 

Marine adjusted the large pink ribbon around Bunny Bunny’s neck and looked around at the people with a nervous expression.

 

“Ta-da! Let me introduce my pet rabbit!”

 

Some had interested faces, while others were frozen stiff.

 

“Marine, is… is that rab-rabbit really the same rabbit from back then?”

 

Roanna asked carefully with a face mixed with fear and bewilderment.

 

“Yes, Mom. It’s that rabbit. You used to love it so much back then. Can you see this? This pink heart.”

 

Marine made Bunny Bunny lower its head and showed the pink heart-shaped spot.

 

“Oh my…”

 

Roanna couldn’t continue speaking and covered her mouth.

 

That’s right. Of course it was a hundred times bigger than before, but Marine’s pet rabbit had also had a spot like that.

 

But how did it grow so big?

 

Did it only grow bigger?

 

From what she heard, it was called a demon beast.

 

Roanna felt dizzy and pressed her forehead. Yulia, who was standing beside her, quickly supported her.

 

“Marine, I’m sorry dear. I need to rest a bit.”

 

Marine nodded with a worried expression.

 

“Yes. Please go inside and rest quickly.”

 

It was something even ordinary people would find hard to accept. She was already such a delicate person, so it was understandable that she’d be shocked.

 

Besides herself, Roanna seemed to be the only one who remembered the rabbit’s previous form, so she had wanted to show her, but perhaps she had been too hasty.

 

Roanna, who was walking with Yulia’s support, turned back to look at Marine with a faint smile.

 

“Marine, I think it’s wonderful that you were able to meet that child again.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Marine smiled brightly at Roanna, who had read her heart and comforted her.

 

After Roanna left, Marine turned her gaze to the others with a tense expression.

 

Everyone’s attention was completely captivated by Bunny Bunny.

 

“It really is a demon beast.”

 

Zeromian adjusted his glasses, his eyes gleaming as if he had discovered interesting research material.

 

“Oh ho. It really is Bunny Bunny.”

 

Butler Sebastian flexed his arm muscles, as if reminiscing about the old days.

 

“Wow! It’s Bunny Bunny!”

 

Surenne grinned widely with an exclamation of admiration.

 

Marine let out a deep sigh at the three people’s reactions, which were exactly as she had expected.

 

They already had solid knowledge about the demon beast Bunny Bunny, so she couldn’t deceive them like she had the villagers.

 

“It’s not Bunny Bunny, it’s a giant rabbit.”

 

Though Gerald, who held the power, seemed to think differently.

 

As Marine looked up at Gerald, inwardly admiring his shamelessness, Peridot’s voice was heard.

 

“Sister, I want to get close to the rabbit.”

 

Peridot stomped his feet and looked up at Dia, whose hand he was holding. Garnet was in training, and Rubiana hadn’t come because she said it was scary.

 

Dia looked down at Peridot with a troubled expression, then looked at Marine.

 

Marine gave Dia an awkward smile.

 

She believed the rabbit wouldn’t harm Peridot, but she couldn’t force others to share that belief.

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