I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 27

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 27

Tears that had formed around her eyes rolled down her cheeks.

“The Duke is human too. These things can happen to anyone… Ugh, how embarrassing! So embarrassing!”

Marine sniffled as she wiped away her tears.

She had lived her entire life as a Noble Lady until she realized she had been reincarnated. For someone like her, feeling ashamed of this situation was an unavoidable instinct.

As she sniffled, her eyes caught sight of the basket full of Dandelion Blossoms.

Marine weakly raised her finger to point at the dandelions.

“Those, those wicked flowers…”

Her finger, drained of energy, dropped back onto the bed with a thud.

What good would it do to blame those flowers? It was all her own foolish fault.

Instead of devouring them all at once, she should have experimented by eating them little by little.

Knock knock.

Just then, a knocking sound came along with Yulia’s voice.

“Marine. It’s Yulia.”

“Come in.”

At the sound of the door opening, Marine weakly propped herself up halfway.

Yulia entered pulling a trolley.

“Marine, I heard you’re feeling unwell?”

“How did you know about that, Yulia?”

Marine’s eyes widened as she stared at Yulia.

Yulia pointed to a medicine bottle on the trolley.

“The Aide told me to take care of you. Are you in a lot of pain?”

“Oliver did? Oliver knows about this too?”

Marine buried her face in the bed, her head spinning weakly.

Ah, so this is what humiliation feels like?

“Marine, are you alright?!”

Yulia approached the bed in alarm.

“Oh, my body is fine. It’s just somewhere else that’s a bit…”

As her face turned red with embarrassment, she felt a hot fever rising to her head.

“Marine, your face is red. You seem to have a fever. The medicine I brought is supposed to be for stomach aches.”

Yulia held up the medicine bottle from the trolley. Oliver knew exactly what was wrong with her.

Her tears, which had stopped, burst forth again.

“Ah… I already took that medicine… *sob*”

“Marine, don’t cry. You must be in a lot of pain.”

Startled, Yulia looked at her with worried eyes.

“No. It doesn’t hurt. This is my heart hurting… *sob*”

Marine shook her head while wiping her tears. Her body didn’t hurt at all anymore. She just wanted to die from embarrassment.

“Oh, these are Dandelion Blossoms! Perfect. Marine, may I use some of these?”

“Yes. You can take them all!”

She couldn’t stand the sight of the dandelions right now.

“Just a little will do. Wait a moment.”

Yulia grabbed a handful of Dandelion Blossoms and quickly left the room.

Marine glared at the medicine bottle on the trolley while sniffling.

That awful Duke. Spreading rumors about her stomach troubles throughout the entire castle.

Even if he’s the Male Protagonist, should his mouth be as light as a feather?

“Betrayal…”

Who was it that caused my stomach troubles? I was trying to repay a favor.

Marine resented the absent Duke while trying somehow to overcome her shame.

Knock knock. Soon another knocking sound was heard.

“Marine.”

“Come in.”

Marine, who had propped herself up halfway again, looked at the tray Yulia had brought.

Along with white cloth, Yulia had brought a plate containing crushed green mushy grass that was unrecognizable, and noticing Marine’s puzzled look, she smiled brightly.

“I learned this when I was young. When you have a fever, if you make dandelions into a paste and apply it, the fever goes down.”

“Really?”

It seemed there really was a dandelion folk remedy like she had mentioned to Zero as an excuse.

“Please lie down.”

“Okay.”

As she closed her eyes and lay on the bed, cool cloth soon touched her forehead and eyes. Along with the fragrant scent of dandelions, she could feel her hot head gradually cooling down.

“It seems to be working.”

“Right? I used to do this for my younger sibling often when we were little.”

Yulia spoke in an excited voice, pleased that she could help.

“You have a younger sibling?”

“Yes. We’re twins and they work at the castle like me.”

“I see. Thank you for taking care of me, Yulia.”

“Hehe. It’s nothing. I’m happy I could help you, Marine.”

Yulia smiled shyly.

“Yes. Really a big help… That’s it!”

Marine suddenly sat up in bed, and the cloth and paste slid down her face.

“Marine!”

Startled, Yulia’s eyes widened as she stared at Marine’s face.

“Yulia! You’ve been such a huge help! Thank you! Really, thank you!”

Marine grabbed Yulia’s hands and smiled brightly.

She could never feed dandelions to the Duke. Even though it only caused stomach troubles, dandelions were weeds listed in the poisonous plants book.

No matter how much she experimented, the risk was too great for someone like her who knew nothing about medicinal herbs.

But what if she applied it instead of feeding it to him?

She didn’t know how effective it would be, but even the slightest effect would be fine.

“I shouldn’t expect too much.”

Making his eyes completely visible would be something for the Female Protagonist to do with her Sacred Art of Herbalism.

Marine nodded with a determined expression as she muttered to herself.

Yulia, who had been watching her behavior closely, made eye contact with Marine.

Marine, whose face was completely green from the paste that had dripped down, smiled happily with her white teeth showing.

Yulia looked at her with worried eyes and smiled back awkwardly.

Ah, is this why the Aide told me not to take my eyes off her for even a moment until tomorrow?

Marine’s condition was strangely different from usual.

Yulia decided to stay up all night by Marine’s side, just as the Aide had ordered.

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“Come in.”

Marine looked down at the trolley she had prepared in advance.

On the trolley were a plate containing dandelion paste, cloth so thin it was almost transparent, and a fairy tale book and candle.

After opening the office door, she carefully pushed the trolley inside.

“…You’re alive.”

Flinch. Her shoulders trembled slightly.

The shame she had buried last night tried to rear its head again.

But Marine decided to go out completely shameless.

She made her light green eyes sparkle as she feigned ignorance and asked back.

“Why? Did something happen?”

If she had only lived as a Noble Lady, she might never have been able to come here again, but she wasn’t such a delicate Noble Lady who would die from shame.

“Nothing happened.”

She could see his head nod slightly.

He seemed pleased with her answer.

Marine approached the Duke more confidently, pulling the trolley.

“Today, before reading the fairy tale book, I have one favor to ask of Your Grace.”

“A favor?”

“Yes.”

“What reason do I have to grant it?”

Tch. Nothing ever goes easily with him.

Marine forced a smile to her lips. They say you can’t spit on a smiling face.

Of course, he couldn’t see anyway.

“I think it would be helpful to Duke Your Grace.”

“Asking me for a favor would help me?”

“Yes.”

“What if I refuse?”

Ah, seriously.

Her expression crumpled, but she pulled her facial muscles back into a gentle smile.

“You won’t.”

“So what if I do refuse?”

This man is persistent.

Marine abandoned her nice face and pouted her lips.

“If you refuse, I’ll grant whatever Duke Your Grace wants.”

“Good.”

Wow. Even when someone genuinely wants to help, why is he so difficult?

Marine pushed the trolley closer to him as she spoke.

“Then excuse me for a moment. I’ll need to get close to Duke Your Grace and touch your body…”

“What?”

The Duke cut off her words mid-sentence.

Marine, who had stopped pushing the trolley abruptly, asked back with a flustered face.

“Yes?”

“What did you just say?”

The Duke’s voice dropped deeply.

As the Duke’s consistently indifferent attitude changed, Marine rolled her eyes with a tense expression.

“What did I say wrong?”

“Say exactly what you said before.”

Marine carefully stammered through what she had just said.

“Then, excuse me for a moment. I’ll need to get close to Duke Your Grace and touch your body…”

“Are you announcing that you’re going to pounce on my body now? This is a new approach.”

The Duke pulled up one corner of his mouth and fingered his collar with his long fingers.

“Whaaaat?”

Her face turned bright red as she caught on to the Duke’s implication.

What is that Duke saying right now?

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