I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 243

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke

Side Story 2 Episode 1

Side Story 1 Bunny Bunny

Dense Forest.

Hop hop. The rabbit ran as fast as possible toward the habitat where its family lived. It had gone to the stream to drink water and discovered humans there.

Humans were terrifying creatures. There was a reason why Grandmother Rabbit, who had lived the longest, said ‘avoid humans at all costs when you see them.’

When it was still a young rabbit, it had watched humans capture Mom and Father right before its eyes.

After that, it could never see Mom and Father again.

It couldn’t lose family again.

‘Humans are coming! Run!!!’

As soon as it arrived at the habitat where the rabbit colony stayed, it shouted loudly.

But was it already too late? It could see its younger sibling struggling with its ears caught in a human’s hand.

‘Waaaah-‘

Younger Sibling burst into sad tears.

Seeing this, the rabbit couldn’t contain its anger and quickly ran toward the human.

‘Put my younger sibling down!’

It climbed onto the human’s foot and bounced up and down, but the rabbit also got its ears caught by the human.

“This little guy is cute. It even knows how to act charming on my foot. I should sell you as a pet.”

‘Let go, human! Let go!’

Then, it saw Younger Sibling caught in the human’s other hand, panting in fear and going limp as if giving up on everything.

No. I have to save Younger Sibling. Mom and Father were both taken by humans. I can’t let Younger Sibling be taken too.

The rabbit swayed its body back and forth to create momentum, then bit the human’s hand firmly with its teeth.

“Ahhh.”

The human dropped the rabbits from his hands.

The rabbit stood blocking in front of Younger Sibling to buy time for it to escape. And it signaled with its eyes for Younger Sibling to run away quickly.

The human pressed down on his bleeding hand and glared at the rabbit.

The rabbit glared back at the human just the same. I am the bravest rabbit in the colony.

‘You think I’d be scared of a mere human?!’

“You little thing! How dare you bite me? I’ll catch you and strip off all your fur!”

The human reached out with his large hand to catch the rabbit again.

The rabbit pushed Younger Sibling away forcefully.

‘Don’t worry about me and run away quickly.’

Then it dodged the man’s hand this way and that to buy time.

“Damn! This little thing, why is it so fast! Should I just catch a different one?”

The human tried to catch the rabbit but then looked around the surroundings.

Younger Sibling was still wandering around nearby, worried about the rabbit.

So the rabbit voluntarily approached under the human’s feet.

The human instantly snatched the rabbit’s ears.

“You little rascal! Got you!”

The Human grabbed the rabbit’s ears and shook them violently, as if displeased with the rabbit that had made a fool of him.

His ears hurt so much they felt like they would fall off, and his vision spun round and round.

The Human soon stuffed the rabbit into a net.

Through the gaps in the net, he could see his Younger Sibling keep looking back.

‘I’m a brave rabbit! So don’t worry and run away quickly!’

When the rabbit shouted from inside the net, he finally saw his Younger Sibling turn around and run away quickly.

Relieved, the rabbit let all the strength drain from his body and closed his eyes.

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Did his Younger Sibling escape safely? Did everyone move to a new Habitat safely?

The rabbit kept his eyes closed, missing his Younger Sibling and the other Rabbit Colony.

No matter what the humans chattered about, he wouldn’t open his eyes or eat any Herbal Paste. He endured each day hoping the humans would just abandon him.

During this time, the Human who had first caught the rabbit handed him over to someone else, and afterwards the rabbit passed through countless humans.

“Father! It’s so pretty! The pink spots look just like hearts.”

“I knew our treasure would like it.”

“But why is it so skinny?”

“It won’t eat. They said it was too skinny to eat and were going to kill it, so I brought it home out of pity.”

“You did well.”

The rabbit suddenly felt a gentle touch on his forehead.

“Rabbit. Why won’t you eat?”

The hand stroking his forehead was softer than other humans’, but the rabbit didn’t trust humans. This Human Girl would probably hand me over to someone else soon too.

Though his sleeping place had changed to somewhere cozy, the rabbit who didn’t trust humans wouldn’t open his eyes.

Many days passed like this. Now, even if he wanted to open his eyes, he didn’t have the strength to do so.

Ah, am I going to die like this?

“Rabbit. If you keep not eating anything, you’ll die. I’ll apologize first for forcing you to eat. But you have to eat.”

He felt the Human Girl forcibly opening his mouth. Soon he tasted something sweet and rich going down his throat.

It was similar to Mom’s Milk that he had drunk as a Baby. The rabbit unknowingly gulped down the Milk eagerly.

“Our rabbit is eating well. Good boy.”

His ears perked up as if responding to the girl’s voice.

The Human Girl’s voice was different from other humans. It was clearer and pleasant enough that he wanted to keep listening to her speak.

‘…!’

I’m thinking a human’s voice sounds pleasant!

I’m a brave rabbit! I will never compromise with humans.

But since I can’t die, I decided to eat just this once, acknowledging the Human Girl’s sincerity.

“Rabbit. Should I read you a Book?”

Actually, the rabbit hadn’t slept properly since being caught by humans.

He always kept his eyes closed, but couldn’t fall asleep due to anxiety and fear that the humans might kill him at any moment.

But when the Human Girl told him stories continuously, he unknowingly fell into deep sleep.

What on earth is that human?

Rabbit began to grow curious about the human girl.

Soon, when the humans weren’t around, she cautiously opened her eyes to assess her surroundings.

The Human Girl’s Home was spacious and always smelled wonderful.

What was this thing called a ‘book’ that the human girl talked about?

The human girl often spoke about it, and afterward, listening to the human girl’s gentle voice made her drowsy.

She was curious about what a ‘book’ was. So whenever the human girl left her habitat, she would look around trying to find it, but since she didn’t know what it looked like, she couldn’t find it.

“Rabbit! You opened your eyes?”

Oh no! Was she too absorbed in looking for the ‘book’? Rabbit hurriedly closed her eyes.

She could feel the human girl slowly approaching. But she smelled like the forest.

“I brought flowers to give to the rabbit.”

At the fresh, green scent, Rabbit sniffed and unconsciously opened her eyes again. And she made direct eye contact with the human girl.

“Our rabbit’s eyes are pink. So pretty.”

The human girl’s eyes staring intently at Rabbit were exactly the same color as the herbal paste that Rabbit loved most.

‘Human, you’re pretty.’

“Hm? What did you say?”

The human girl looked at Rabbit and smiled brightly.

Seeing that reminded her of Younger Sibling, who was weak and always had to be protected.

This human girl was clearly smaller and thinner than other humans, so it seemed like she needed protection too.

‘Alright, human. Since you saved me, I’ll protect you too. I’m a brave rabbit.’

“Rabbit, shall we get along well from now on? Will you think of me as your sister? Try calling me sister, sister.”

The human girl pointed to herself with her finger while repeating the same words.

‘Is the human girl’s name ‘Sister’? Then should I call her Sister?’

Rabbit looked up at the human girl and tilted her head.

Then the human girl clapped her hands in delight.

“Our rabbit is so cute. Sister is so happy!”

The human girl smiled brightly.

‘Yes. Smiling is good. Human, keep smiling like that always from now on. I, the brave rabbit, will protect you.’

Rabbit looked at the human girl and made a promise to herself.

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