I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 213

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 213

“Those who wish to die may approach!”

He swiftly lifted Dia who stood behind him, and ran toward the carriage with Oliver.

“Marine, Dia. Hold on tight.”

After helping Marine and Dia into the carriage, Elmis and Oliver climbed up as well. Yubis grabbed onto the iron bars and hung on.

Henders leaped onto the horse pulling the carriage and gripped the reins.

Confirming that they had moved in perfect coordination, Gerald hung onto the back of the carriage and commanded Henders.

“From now on, return to the Duke’s Estate at full speed.”

“Yes!”

The sword-wielding nobles hesitated and slowly approached around the carriage.

In response, Gerald coldly raised the corner of his mouth and unleashed a fierce aura.

The stones that had fallen to the floor spun round and round, encircling the carriage.

The nobles retreated far away from the menacing force of the stones that seemed ready to fly at any moment.

Then the Emperor shouted at the Imperial Guard with a furious face.

“What are you doing! Capture them!”

At the Emperor’s roar, Captain James bowed his head with a stern expression.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, it is dangerous.”

“What?”

The Emperor glared at him with eyes full of irritation.

“If the Western Duke draws his sword, no one here will survive. Our priority is to protect Your Majesty the Emperor. Leave the attack to the nobles.”

The nobles too, if they valued their lives, would not draw swords against the Western Duke.

James swallowed his bitter words.

In the end, everyone could only stand there and watch the departing carriage.

* * *

The Emperor’s Office.

The Emperor angrily picked up a vase from his desk and threw it.

Crash!

The shattered pottery scattered across the floor, and water-soaked flower petals spread everywhere.

The Emperor’s golden eyes gleamed as he watched the scene. The Western Duke should have fallen so grotesquely.

With the Western Duke’s escape, the hunting festival came to an anticlimactic end.

Nothing had gone right.

The witness to accuse the Western Duke’s fiancée. The evidence that Bunny Bunny was a demon beast.

Everything had been perfect. He had planned all of this from the moment he first heard the report about the Western Duke’s fiancée.

Since all the nobles had witnessed it, he believed he could finally bring the Western Duke to his knees by branding his fiancée as a witch.

But the Western Duke had dared to lie before him, the Emperor, and boldly escaped.

Did the Western Duke truly not know how to bow?

The nobles were just as pathetic. Not a single one stood in the Western Duke’s way.

Bang!

“Useless fools!”

The Emperor slammed his desk and breathed roughly.

The Chief Attendant, who had been quietly watching the Emperor’s tantrum, approached with concern.

“Your Majesty, are you alright?”

“Do I look alright right now? I threw the Western Duke and his fiancée as bait, so why can’t anyone take the bite!”

“Everyone saw what happened today. The rumors will spread like wildfire, and the Western Duke will also be pressured by public opinion to give up his fiancée. So please, calm yourself, Your Majesty.”

At the Chief Attendant’s soothing words, the Emperor suppressed his anger and looked at him.

“Do you truly believe that will happen?”

“Of course, Your Majesty. It just requires time.”

“Good. I’ll wait and see. Indeed, I can only trust the Chief Attendant.”

The Emperor smiled with satisfaction and leaned back leisurely, closing his eyes.

When the Emperor opened his eyes again, he frowned at the office with the broken vase.

“Why is the vase broken?”

“…It was my oversight. My hand slipped. I’ll clean it up right away.”

“Tsk tsk. Chief Attendant, how pathetic.”

“I apologize.”

The Chief Attendant’s eyes darkened as he bowed.

The Emperor’s episodes were becoming more frequent.

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Duke’s Office.

Gerald looked out the window with an indifferent expression. A vast crowd surrounded the Duke’s Estate.

They were soldiers from the Imperial Palace. The soldiers stood with their backs to the Duke’s Estate, holding long spears.

Oliver, who had been standing behind the Duke, began his report with a tense expression.

“There are three hundred soldiers blocking the Duke’s Estate. It seems they’ve trapped us to prevent our return to the Western Region. They’re also preventing the servants from going outside.”

The Duke’s broad back didn’t move an inch.

“Butler, what’s the servants’ reaction?”

“There was brief unrest about not being able to leave, but they’re fine now. We have enough food and water. It’s just…”

Canolam Butler hesitated as if he couldn’t bring himself to continue.

Only then did the Duke, who had been looking out the window, turn around.

Canolam Butler and Oliver felt chills at the Duke’s expressionless face, as if he wore a mask.

Oliver spoke up in place of his father.

“Rumors about Lady Marine are spreading quickly.”

The Duke’s gray eyes, filled with anger, darkened.

“Don’t let anyone speak carelessly.”

At the Duke’s warning, Canolam Butler quickly bowed.

“Yes. Understood.”

“It will be a battle of time.”

Oliver nodded slightly as if agreeing with this.

“May I ask what you plan to do going forward?”

“The Emperor dared to choose Marine as his prey. I will only protect her.”

Each word the Duke uttered was as cold as ice.

Oliver also clenched his jaw. He too felt anger rising when he recalled those events, so it was remarkable that the Duke had endured until now.

“From now on, Vines will completely withdraw from all matters related to Western trade. And spread the story throughout the marketplace that Bunny Bunny was originally a rabbit and helped Marine. We’ll cover rumors with rumors.”

“Yes.”

Oliver answered heavily with trembling eyes.

Vines withdrawing from Western trade was not a simple matter.

Even though the Western Duchy conducted large-scale cleanups for Western trade, demon beasts still occasionally appeared, so if the West completely withdrew from that work?

At the very least, countless nobles and merchants involved in Western trade would collapse, and at worst, the Empire’s national power would be endangered.

Did the Emperor truly know what he had touched?

It was then, as cold sweat naturally flowed at the dark clouds that would descend upon the Empire.

“Come in.”

Oliver quickly turned around and opened the office door, revealing Dia standing there with a hesitant expression.

“We’ll take our leave.”

Oliver and Butler Canolam bowed to the Duke.

After the two left, Dia entered with a dark expression.

“What about Teacher Marine?”

“She’s with the rabbit.”

“Is she alright?”

Gerald silently shook his head.

Throughout the journey to the Duke’s estate, Marine had petted Bunny Bunny and couldn’t stop crying. Having to watch that scene, he felt as if his insides were burning like he had swallowed fire.

If only he could stop her tears, he wanted to immediately storm the Imperial Palace and eliminate the Emperor.

However, knowing that wouldn’t stop Marine’s tears, he was desperately holding back.

“I saw the soldiers surrounding the Duke’s estate. …What exactly does His Majesty the Emperor want?”

Dia clenched both hands tightly and spoke with difficulty.

“He probably wants to take Marine hostage and confine her, then demand my submission.”

“Haa.”

A sigh that Dia had been desperately holding back finally burst from her lowered head.

Everything was confusing.

The Crown Prince was a good person, and she had gradually come to love him.

But now she couldn’t tell if her choice was right.

Slowly raising her head, Dia opened her mouth with a determined expression.

“I won’t marry His Highness the Crown Prince. So let’s quickly leave for the Western Region.”

Gerald looked at Dia with a silent gaze.

He could see her sad face struggling to swallow her tears and her trembling hands barely clasped together.

He felt sorry for his nephew who had lost her parents early and grown up too quickly.

“This is not something to decide easily.”

“It wasn’t an easy decision. If I marry His Highness the Crown Prince, the Western Region will continue to be entangled with Your Majesty.”

Gerald spoke honestly while meeting Dia’s determined eyes.

“Dia. I want your happiness.”

Dia’s eyes widened as she looked at the Duke.

“You already know how difficult it is to let go of someone you love, since you’ve experienced it yourself.”

At his calm yet affectionate tone, misty tears welled up in Dia’s eyes.

“I, I am…”

Her throat was choked up, making it hard for her to speak.

“I’ll handle it, so just give me a little more time.”

“Yes. Thank you…”

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