I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 232

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke

Side Story Episode 2

Side Story 2: The Duke Has Changed!

In front of Zeromian’s Laboratory.

He listened quietly, but as expected, there was no one inside.

Gerald, who had entered Zeromian’s Laboratory, swept his surroundings with an annoyed gaze.

Since the laboratory’s owner wasn’t here, he had no choice but to find the medicine himself.

He had been consistently taking the medicine that Zeromian had recently developed.

He was conducting biological experiments on himself, hoping that the child to be born in the future wouldn’t feel the same pain as him.

But today, his medicine had run out completely, so he had to come directly to Zeromian’s Laboratory.

On the desk, along with many stacks of documents, there was a Red Medicine Bottle and a Blue Medicine Bottle.

Gerald picked up the Blue Medicine Bottle without hesitation. Since it was the same as what Zeromian usually gave him, he drank it without any suspicion.

The moment he set the medicine bottle down on the desk, his eye level suddenly began to drop lower and lower.

“…What the hell?”

Looking down, both his hands and body were getting smaller.

“Damn it.”

Even his voice came out thin and childlike.

“I’m going to kill him.”

He tried grinding his teeth, but unlike usual, there was no at all.

Gerald grabbed his sliding pants at the waist and stomped his feet.

That bastard, just wait until he comes!

But even after an hour passed, Zeromian didn’t come.

Gerald, frowning, had no choice but to rummage through Zeromian’s wardrobe and change into the clothes he wore when he transformed into a young child.

“Damn it, damn it. I’m really going to kill him.”

He kicked the laboratory door forcefully, but the large door opened very gently. It made him even more furious.

Since his Five Senses had been dulled from taking the medicine Zeromian had developed for a while, Gerald held his breath and looked around with each step he took.

Even if it meant death, he didn’t want to meet anyone. Fortunately, Kay was away on a mission.

However, he had to tell Oliver the truth. To make him get the medicine from Zeromian as quickly as possible.

Gerald, who threw open Oliver’s Office door, made direct eye contact with Oliver’s brown eyes.

Oliver curved his eyes and asked him kindly.

“Who are you?”

Gerald frowned deeply and glared at Oliver silently with a sharp gaze.

At this, Oliver tilted his head and stood up from his seat.

“I feel like I’ve seen that face somewhere before. Do we know each other?”

“Oliver.”

The low bass tone that used to rumble in his throat came out as a very cute voice.

He had only called his name, but Oliver’s brown eyes trembled.

“No, no way?”

“Yes.”

“Duke?”

“Yes. Go find Zero quickly. Bring me the medicine to return to normal right away!”

“I heard that Zeromian will only return this evening after obtaining important research materials.”

“Damn it.”

Gerald roughly swept his front hair back.

Oliver pressed his lips tightly together. A Duke doing such a cute hair sweep with that adorable voice.

Ah, I should get a Recording Orb from Zeromian.

“Where’s Marine?”

“She should be in Madam’s office right now.”

“Tell Marine that I’ll also be away until this evening. And that my transformation is absolutely secret. And that hat over there.”

“Yes, here it is.”

Oliver handed him the wide-brimmed hat that was hanging on the wall as decoration.

“I’ll be in my office, so don’t let anyone come. Especially Marine.”

“Yes.”

Gerald vigorously threw open the door again, but it only opened halfway.

“Damn it.”

Oliver covered his mouth with both hands to prevent any laughter from escaping as he eavesdropped on his Lord’s cute(?) tantrum.

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Gerald walked while pressing his body against the wall as much as possible and surveying his surroundings.

If his Five Senses were developed, he would have been able to easily hear the sounds of people approaching.

This appearance absolutely could not be discovered by anyone.

He covered half his face with the large hat and quickened his pace, but his small body made his steps slow.

That’s when it happened.

“Oh my, who are you?”

Gerald stopped dead at the familiar voice coming from behind.

At this very moment, the voice of the person he least wanted to be discovered by was coming from behind him.

Gerald’s small shoulders hunched up.

“Child?”

He covered his face as much as possible with the hat and slowly turned around. Through the gap inside the hat, he could see Marine’s pretty and lovely face.

“Are you lost?”

Gerald quickly shook his head.

He didn’t want to let Marine hear his changed voice. He absolutely hated the idea of receiving her affection.

“Where are your parents?”

He shook his head again.

“You don’t know where they are? Then shall I help you find them?”

Marine smiled warmly and extended her hand.

Normally he would have eagerly grasped her hand, but now he didn’t want to hold Marine’s hand with his own hand that was smaller than hers.

“I’m the mistress of this castle. You don’t need to be so afraid.”

Gerald slowly nodded his head.

As if he would be afraid of Marine.

Marine looked worriedly at the child who was completely hunched over.

The child avoided questions about his parents and looked at her touch as if it were frightening.

Could this be a child who was being abused by adults?

Marine spoke again in the gentlest voice possible.

“Um, do you know where you’re going? If you keep going that way, it’s His Grace the Duke’s room, and there’s a rather scary person in that room.”

The child’s shoulders trembled slightly.

“Of course, he’s not really a scary person. He’s an incredibly good person, but he’s just a little blunt. So would you like to follow me? I’ll guide you.”

The child glanced at the Duke’s office, then dropped his shoulders and nodded.

“Then shall we wait while eating something delicious until your parents come?”

When Marine carefully extended her hand once more, the child dropped his shoulders further and took her hand.

The child’s small hand was soft but cold.

Marine firmly grasped the child’s hand and headed toward the garden.

Children should be running around and playing!

The garden table was filled with snacks that children would love.

“Would you like to try this?”

Marine picked up a macaron and handed it to the child.

The child weakly took it and ate it in small bites.

The child wearing the hat pulled down low only showed his lips, and the sight of his red lips moving was so cute.

“What’s your name?”

The child hesitated and then shook his head.

Was it a secret?

Marine wondered how she could open the child’s heart.

Since the child seemed uncomfortable with her gaze, she deliberately kept her eyes on distant places.

Then suddenly, she saw a maid with a round belly from pregnancy passing by.

Her gaze lingered long on the round, swollen belly.

She was envious.

Pregnancy wasn’t as easy as she had thought it would be.

“Don’t worry.”

Surprised by the child’s cute voice, she turned her head to see the child with his head deeply bowed as if embarrassed.

To have her inner thoughts discovered by a child.

Marine decided to use this as an opportunity for them to open their hearts to each other.

“Was it obvious?”

The child slowly nodded.

“I want to quickly become the mother of a cute child like you too.”

The child’s earlobes turned red.

Then when a strong wind blew, the large hat the child was wearing flew backward.

The child’s face showed surprise as he hurriedly tried to pick up his hat, but Marine’s hand was faster.

“Here you go.”

The child avoided her gaze as he took the large hat and pulled it down low again.

However, Marine had already seen the child’s cute face completely.

The child’s prominent nose and gray eyes, along with a face that would clearly be handsome when he grew up, gave her a sense of déjà vu as if she had seen him somewhere before.

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