I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 208

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 208

 

“Isn’t that right? Duke Smith Jin Patayan.”

 

At Gerald’s declaration, Smith’s face hardened stiffly.

 

Oliver, who had been listening to the conversation from behind, could be heard gasping in surprise.

 

Marine watched him with confused eyes.

 

Duke Smith Jin Patayan?

 

“Since when did you know?”

 

“I suspected it from when the Southern Duke was desperately searching to kill my brother.”

 

“….”

 

He couldn’t hide his shaken expression and stared at Gerald silently.

 

“The position of Family Head of House Patayan was inherited by ‘Smith,’ the elder of the twins. But why would the elder brother persistently search for his twin younger brother for years?”

 

Marine slightly opened her mouth and looked at Smith—no, Smith—standing before her.

 

“Then, you’re saying the current Duke is impersonating his elder brother?”

 

“That’s right. The two looked so identical that you couldn’t tell who was who.”

 

Smith smiled bitterly at hearing his real name called after so long and recalled his past stained with wounds.

 

* * *

 

His drunk younger brother Smithe staggered into the office.

 

“Elder Brother!”

 

Smith took off his glasses and looked up at his drunk younger brother.

 

“Smithe. Why did you drink so much?”

 

“Elder Brother! Elder Brother!”

 

When his usually blunt younger brother kept calling him, Smith chuckled.

 

“Why are you calling me? Elder Brother isn’t going anywhere.”

 

“…Why aren’t you going?”

 

Smithe, who had been hanging his head low, mumbled.

 

“What did you say?”

 

His words weren’t clear due to his low whisper.

 

“Why don’t you just go away somewhere….”

 

“You’re drunk. Go inside and sleep.”

 

Smithe slowly raised his head, his deep navy blue eyes flashing.

 

“Elder Brother. I’m going to try being you.”

 

“….”

 

Smith looked at his younger brother who looked exactly like him with a puzzled expression.

 

“We were born on the same day, but it’s so unfair that I’m pushed out of the ducal position just because I was born 1 minute later than you, isn’t it?”

 

Smith looked at Smithe with a hardened expression.

 

He knew that his brother harbored resentment about not inheriting the ducal position.

 

However, this was the first time he had expressed it so directly.

 

“…It was Father’s decision. Now go and rest.”

 

Smith issued an order to leave to his drunk younger sibling and lowered his head to continue reading the report.

 

“Elder Brother, Smith. Tsk tsk. That’s why I told you not to just read books but to look around the world.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

The moment Smith raised his head, a dagger flew swiftly toward him.

 

Clang!

 

Bodyguard Low, who had been in stealth, appeared like lightning and deflected the dagger.

 

“Duke, it’s dangerous. Please step back.”

 

“As expected, the Duke’s position is enviable. I don’t have anything like that.”

 

Smithe straightened his body and pointed at Low with his chin.

 

His face, which they thought was drunk, was perfectly clear.

 

“Smithe…”

 

Smithe shook his head and smiled.

 

“No, I’m Smith now. Elder Brother will die today as Smithe.”

 

The corner of Smithe’s mouth, who looked exactly like him, rose with satisfaction.

 

At that moment, the door opened and masked men poured in.

 

“Your Grace! Please escape quickly!”

 

Low blocked each of the men’s swords one by one.

 

Smith quickly used the Head of House Ring to open another door in the office and entered. It was a secret passage that only the Family Head could open.

 

Bang bang!

 

The secret passage door shook as if it would break.

 

“Chase him! Kill him and bring the Head of House Ring!”

 

Smith looked at the shaking door with bewildered eyes.

 

“Open this door quickly!”

 

Smith entered deeper into the passage, deliberately turning away from his younger sibling’s tearing voice.

 

* * *

 

“To think this person is the real Southern Duke…”

 

Marine muttered as if she still couldn’t believe it.

 

So that’s why he said ‘current’ Southern Duke earlier.

 

My goodness. This content wasn’t in the original! Of course, the original had been greatly twisted and no longer contained important information.

 

“Did Gerald know about this?”

 

“I only suspected it. I learned it was true today.”

 

“Then what do we do now? We need to go rescue Priana, but then the real Southern Duke could be in danger.”

 

“Duke, please help us.”

 

Smith spoke with a desperate voice and bowed his head deeply toward Gerald.

 

Gerald quietly watched him.

 

“Please raise your head.”

 

When Smith showed a hardened expression, Gerald spoke in an indifferent tone.

 

“How long do you plan to keep avoiding this?”

 

“….”

 

Smith’s navy blue eyes wavered.

 

“If you go to rescue your fiancée right now, I’ll provide you with Knights. Seeing my Knights, they’ll have no choice but to let her go. However, you’ll have to keep running and hiding again.”

 

Smith moved his lips hesitantly before speaking with difficulty.

 

“If I don’t avoid this, will you help me?”

 

“Of course.”

 

Smith looked at the Duke with an expression of disbelief.

 

His Younger Sibling, born on the same day with the same face, had stolen his name.

 

But why would the Western Duke, a complete stranger, say he would help him?

 

“…Why?”

 

“Didn’t you ask me to?”

 

The Duke spoke with a calm expression as if asking something obvious.

 

Smith looked at the Duke with a bewildered face. He had asked, but he didn’t expect him to agree so easily.

 

“I’ll rescue the Lady, so go to the Southern Region right now. I’ll send my Knights with you. Go and reclaim the Southern Region.”

 

“I can’t do that. After confirming Priana’s safety—”

 

“Then it will be too late. Don’t you know that?”

 

Gerald coldly cut off his words.

 

Smith clenched his molars tightly.

 

He also knew that now was the opportunity.

 

But was it right to leave without even seeing Priana, who must be suffering because of him? Thinking of Priana made his heart ache.

 

“You must decide.”

 

Smith’s face reddened. He felt as if his weakness had been exposed to him.

 

“But the Southern Region is under my Younger Sibling’s influence—”

 

“Tsk.”

 

Gerald clicked his tongue in displeasure and cut off his words again.

 

“Who is the Southern Duke right now?”

 

Only then did Smith look at the Western Duke with dazed eyes as if he had been struck on the back of the head.

 

“The Southern Duke is ‘Smith’. The current Duke has foolishly inherited the ducal position while pretending to be you. You just need to return to your rightful place instead of your Younger Sibling who’s pretending to be you.”

 

Marine was inwardly impressed by Gerald’s words.

 

Wow, that’s right. When the real Smith returns to his original position, whose approval does he need?

 

“I understand.”

 

Smith clenched his fists tightly and spoke with a face full of firm determination.

 

“Depart immediately. The fake is probably excited about his plan to draw you in right now, so it’s the perfect opportunity to exploit his weakness.”

 

Smith nodded with a hardened expression, but his feet wouldn’t move easily.

 

“Please make sure to save Priana—”

 

That was when it happened.

 

“Come in.”

 

Gerald cut off his words and gave a command.

 

Then the door immediately opened and a sweat-soaked Elmis entered.

 

“Elmis!”

 

Marine was startled and approached Elmis.

 

“I have returned.”

 

“Are you alright?”

 

“I am fine. The carriage went into the Outskirts Building of the Capital. Lady Priana is imprisoned there.”

 

Smith held his breath with a pale face.

 

He wanted to run to his lover immediately, but as the Western Duke said, he had to go to the Southern Region as quickly as possible.

 

Although much of the Southern Region would have been seized by his Younger Sibling, there were also forces that could only be moved by the Family House ring.

 

The Southern Knight Order.

 

If he could move them, he would be able to seize control of the Southern Region.

 

Smith looked at the Western Duke and bowed his head once more to request.

 

“Please save Priana.”

 

“Of course.”

 

Smith turned his gaze to Marine.

 

“Please explain to Priana. Please tell her that I will return and ask for forgiveness.”

 

“Yes. I will.”

 

“Oliver.”

 

At Gerald’s call, Oliver, who had been quietly watching the situation from behind, stepped forward.

 

“Your Grace the Southern Duke, let us go.”

 

“Let’s go.”

 

After the two left, only Gerald, Marine, and Elmis remained in the Office.

 

“Marine, I want to step forward myself, but-”

 

“Gerald, this is something you shouldn’t-”

 

Both stopped mid-sentence as they spoke simultaneously. They were both thinking the same thing.

 

“You speak first.”

 

Gerald’s lips softened gently as he yielded to her.

 

“If you go directly, it could become a fight between the Southern Region and Western Region.”

 

“I agree.”

 

He nodded while looking at the wise Marine with satisfaction.

 

“Since I’m also a Western Region person now, if I go, it could also give them something to criticize.”

 

Gerald listened to her words with an interested gaze.

 

“So let’s completely overturn the situation. Make it so it won’t be a fight between the Southern Region and Western Region.”

 

“How?”

 

“By putting forward a new person who is neither Western Region nor Southern Region.”

 

Gerald gestured to her as if telling her to continue.

 

“Let’s request help from His Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

“The Crown Prince?”

 

Gerald asked back with a slightly surprised voice as if he hadn’t thought of that.

 

“He’s someone the Southern Region can’t easily touch.”

 

Marine smiled confidently.

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