I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 4

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 4

It was like lying under the warm spring sun, feeling cozy and comfortable. The refreshing sensation was like being in the middle of nature, listening to the babbling of a brook and birds chirping.

It was a strange experience she had never felt in her entire life.

It was different from singing.

The content of the book she read seemed to stick in his ears perfectly. It wasn’t boring at all. Her vague presence was instantly imprinted through her voice alone.

As she had said, he thought she was exactly the person the Duke needed.

“Miss Marine, shall we go together?

“Yes.”

Marine nodded and diligently followed behind Olive. Whether it was because of his long legs or his urgency, he walked very fast.

The corridor was long and endless. Since it was a five-story castle, she felt she would get lost if she lost sight of him.

As she earnestly followed behind Olive, the surroundings gradually grew darker.

The sun couldn’t have set already.

Marine slowly slowed her pace and looked around. All the corridor windows were covered with black curtains.

It felt like being sucked into a pitch-black cave, so Marine unconsciously stopped in her tracks.

When there was no sound of footsteps following behind, Olive turned around.

Marine swallowed and anxiously scanned the darkened surroundings with uneasy eyes.

When she looked forward again, Olive smiled bitterly and said.

“The Duke is sensitive to light.”

“Yes…”

“If you end up serving the Duke closely in the future, I’ll tell you various things you need to be careful about.”

“Yes! I understand.”

Marine deliberately answered more energetically.

She didn’t know yet whether she would be able to serve the Duke closely or not. However, it was also important to make a good impression on Olive, who might become her direct superior.

“Then, shall we go again?”

“Yes.”

Even while earnestly following him, Marine unconsciously hugged the book she had just read like a talisman.

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Olive caught his breath in front of the office door and looked back.

He saw Marine breathing heavily from hurrying to follow. At the same time, he noticed the book she was holding preciously in her arms.

“That, it would be better to leave it here for a moment.”

“Yes? Yes.”

She looked surprised and put the book down next to the office.

As Olive stood quietly in front of the office door, a voice flowed out from inside.

“Come in.”

Olive sent a glance to Marine standing behind him, telling her to wait for a moment.

Then he lit a candle placed against the wall and opened the office door while holding the candlestick.

The office, with its windows completely covered by black curtains without any gaps, was dark as a black well even though it was early afternoon.

“Duke.”

“What is it?”

Duke Gerald’s low, deep voice was full of boredom.

“I’m trying to hire someone, but it seems like a matter that requires your permission, so I came to see you.”

“Since when did I have to worry about every single servant?”

When he blamed him in an indifferent tone, Olive bowed his head even deeper.

“You won’t need to worry about it in the future either. It’s just that this person is somewhat special. I think you should keep them by your side.”

“By my side?”

Gerald’s voice sank low as he asked back as if it were absurd.

“Yes. I think this person is absolutely necessary for the Duke.”

Olive spoke resolutely with a confident tone.

“A doctor? I think I’ve met all the doctors in the Empire.”

Gerald’s voice carried a faint but noticeable interest.

Olive squeezed his eyes shut. For over a year, they had invited all the skilled doctors. However, none of them could cure the Duke’s eyes.

Feeling like he had given him false hope, Olive bowed deeply.

“Not a doctor. I’m sorry.”

“…”

At Gerald’s silence, Olive desperately added.

“Not a doctor, but someone who will be helpful to the Duke. Please, just once, please meet them just once.”

Although the Duke couldn’t see him, he would surely sense his desperation.

“…Bring them.”

After a long while, heavy permission fell from Gerald’s lips.

“Yes. Thank you.”

Olive quickly went back outside.

“Miss Marine. Please come in.”

“Y-yes.”

Extremely nervous, she unconsciously answered twice.

Marine followed behind Olive and entered inside.

The office was stuffy with old dust, as if it hadn’t been ventilated for a long time. Moreover, with black curtains hung at every window, not a single ray of light came in.

Only the dim light spreading from the candlestick placed on the floor illuminated the inside of the office. The deep inner part of the office where the light didn’t reach was still pitch black.

The Duke was there.

In that cave-like pitch-black place, a massive shadow without even the slightest movement emanated an tremendous presence.

Ah, is this the dignity of the protagonist?

Marine unconsciously gulped. She wanted to run away.

“Miss Marine.”

“Y-yes?”

Her frightened voice went up an octave.

“Here.”

Olive was already standing with an armful of documents and handed her several sheets.

“Please, like in the reception room.”

“Yes…”

Marine took the documents with trembling hands.

The white was paper, and the black was text.

The letters floated around on the paper. Her eyes chased the floating letters. Cold sweat trickled down her back.

I can do it. No, I can’t. No, I have to.

“Miss Marine?”

Olive called her with a confused expression.

Marine unconsciously squeezed her eyes shut.

Right. How could I deceive the Duke? Let me say I can’t do it even now.

However, just as she was about to open her mouth, the image of Roanna lying in bed with a pale complexion came to mind.

No. I have to do it!

Marine’s eyes snapped open. Her trembling body relaxed and the letters on the documents began to appear properly.

She took a deep breath once and then slowly read through the documents.

“This is an urgent report about the silver mine discovered in Nairon Territory.

As a result of deploying miners for exploration and analysis for one year, the mineral appears to be a low-grade mineral with an opaque white color, not silver.

Furthermore, tunnel monsters frequently appear in the mine, making the miners reluctant to enter.

According to the Mine Experts, it would be better to choose abandonment rather than risk any further danger.

This is an urgent report, so please issue your orders as soon as possible.”

Marine’s eyes sparkled as she read through the urgent report with interest.

This Silver Mine discovered in Nairon Territory is dealt with quite significantly around the middle of the novel.

Eventually, the female protagonist visits this Abandoned Mine to gather medicinal herbs, crafts a necklace from minerals she finds there. And this jewelry becomes fashionable in High Society.

This mine, destined to be abandoned, was actually an Opal mine, not a Silver Mine.

Opal was a gem that had never been discovered in the Empire. So its price would skyrocket beyond description.

“What a waste….”

Why didn’t I think of this sooner? If I secretly went there and mined just a few minerals, I’d make a fortune.

“What is?”

“Eek, what?”

Marine looked up at the massive duke standing before her with a startled expression.

The presence she had forgotten while frantically reading the report was now standing in front of her.

He was so tall that she had to pull her head back as far as possible to see his face. Was he just tall? He was also big in build.

The duke’s smooth jawline, tilted at an angle, caught her eye. Looking up a bit more, she could see the duke’s overall face, his eyes covered with a black silk-like band.

Though his eyes were covered, he had a sculptural high nose bridge, and below that, gracefully shaped full red lips.

As expected of the male protagonist. He was handsome enough to shine even in dark places.

“I asked what was a waste.”

It seemed he had heard her muttered words.

Marine’s vision went dark.

I need to answer quickly.

Her heart was pounding.

What if she said that this was a world inside a book, so she knew the future, and that’s why it was a waste to abandon this mine?

She might immediately be dragged somewhere and burned as a witch. Or be kicked out as a crazy woman.

Think quickly.

“Th, that is….”

Marine trembled as she racked her brain. She felt like a bite-sized rabbit standing before a massive tiger.

“Olive.”

“Yes.”

Olive, who had been standing nearby, answered with a tense voice.

“Was I known for having a long patience?”

Subtle irritation seeped through the duke’s languid voice.

“No, you are not.”

Olive looked at Marine with pitying eyes.

“I see.”

“….”

Marine racked her brain frantically, steam practically rising from her head.

“You seem to have trouble understanding words.”

At the duke’s ice-cold tone, Marine opened her mouth with a trembling voice.

“Mo, monsters.”

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