I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 54

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 54

Yoreri noticed the Duke’s fiancée keeping her head down, and recalled the eye color he had observed when he first saw her. They were clean eyes of a pale green color like fresh sprouts.

Yoreri pointed to one bag with a confident expression.

“This is a peridot ring mined from the Northern Mine, and it looks exactly like your fiancée’s eye color.”

Yoreri carefully took out the ring with his white-gloved hands and held it out.

Marine overcame her embarrassment and raised her head to look at the ring.

It was a ring with a teardrop-shaped green peridot surrounded by transparent diamonds set closely around it.

“Wow, it’s beautiful.”

The delicate craftsmanship made the jewelry emit an enchanting light.

“This is a piece I crafted myself. Hahaha.”

“Do you like it?”

“Yes.”

She wasn’t sure if she should accept something like this, but it really was a beautiful ring.

“If I may, how about this one?”

Yoreri took out a blue gemstone ring from another bag with sparkling eyes.

“This is a ring made with aquamarine. It’s a ring that seems like it would have a refreshing fragrance. As soon as I heard your fiancée’s name, this ring came to mind.”

Marine stared blankly at the blue sparkling gemstone ring while thinking of someone dear to her.

Mother had loved aquamarine gems. That’s why the jewelry Father gave Mother most often was aquamarine. Her own name was also taken from that gem’s name.

“It’s beautiful.”

When her expression darkened, Yoreri looked at her with a flustered expression.

“Do you perhaps not like it?”

“No. I was just reminded of the past for a moment.”

When Yoreri looked at her with an anxious face, Marine hurriedly added.

“My father used to give this gem to my mother often as gifts. I was reminded of that for a moment. Both of them are so beautiful.”

“I’ll buy both. You have matching sets that go with those rings, right?”

“Of course. There are perfect sets prepared with necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.”

Marine hurriedly turned her gaze to the Duke and whispered.

“I’ll only wear them once anyway…”

“Consider this a bonus.”

“I’ll gratefully accept them.”

Marine quickly changed her attitude and readily accepted.

With these jewelry pieces, she could leave the Duke’s Castle right away.

“Yoreri. Leave all the jewelry you brought as well.”

“Whaaaat? Th-thank you!”

Yoreri looked bewildered and then gave thanks as if he was about to shed tears.

“Those two are enough for me.”

Marine whispered in the Duke’s ear with a fed-up expression.

“You can sell the other jewelry, but don’t sell those two engagement rings.”

Oops. Does this man really have mind reading abilities?

Marine, whose inner thoughts were read, answered carefully.

“I will.”

“As I thought, you were planning to sell them.”

A crooked smile appeared on his lips.

Ah, I was caught.

“It’s a misunderstanding. I was planning to pass them down through generations in the family.”

Marine jumped up as if asking what he was talking about.

At times like this, she had to insist no matter what.

“I’m sure you would.”

Meanwhile, Yoreri came over with the aquamarine ring and peridot ring placed in dark red velvet boxes.

“Here, I’ll give you the engagement ring first.”

“Just the aquamarine one.”

“Yes.”

Yoreri gently placed the aquamarine ring box on the Duke’s outstretched hand.

“Why?”

Marine looked at him with a curious expression.

“Let’s use this ring for the party. It would be meaningful to wear a ring that your parents loved.”

Marine stared at him blankly, not knowing what expression to make.

It wasn’t even a real engagement.

Marine’s nose tingled and she quickly turned her gaze away.

As heavy silence was about to settle, the Duke turned his body as if looking at her.

He took the ring out of the box and gently felt the shape of the ring.

Since he couldn’t see, he seemed to be gauging the shape with his hands.

Soon the Duke extended his large hand to Marine.

“Marine.”

“…Yes.”

Tension rose to her throat. Marine carefully placed her hand on his outstretched hand with an awkward expression.

He slowly slipped the ring onto her ring finger. Even though it wasn’t real, her heart pounded non-stop.

“Keu.”

“Hup.”

Sebastian and Yoreri covered their mouths at their solemn appearance.

The ring fit her finger perfectly.

Marine carefully touched the ring as the Duke had done.

The ring received due to a fake engagement was blindingly beautiful. And it was heavy.

Because of the situation of it being a fake engagement, that weight felt even heavier.

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Zeromian, who was heading to the Duke’s office, stopped abruptly in his tracks.

Surenne, the Duke’s Castle blacksmith, and Sebastian were coming toward him.

“Hey, handsome alchemist! You look good today too!”

Surenne, whose voice was completely hoarse and rough, raised her hand high and greeted him cheerfully.

Dark purple eyes. Light purple short hair. A height of 185 centimeters, which was tall for a woman.

Her facial features were strong, so at first glance she looked like a handsome man, but looking closely, she was quite a beauty.

Surenne was wearing pants and a sleeveless shirt that revealed her solid arm muscles.

“Blacksmith. Aren’t you cold?”

Zeromian adjusted his glasses and glanced at her outfit.

“The blacksmith shop has to be hot, you know. Did you deliver that cane I made last time to the Duke properly?”

“Thanks to you, I finished it on time. Thank you.”

Without Surenne, he wouldn’t have been able to make it in such a short time.

It was a cane made by drawing blueprints for a normal cane to have a blade that could spring out and explaining it to her all night long.

“Surenne, it’s Duke, you know.”

Sebastian, who had been listening to their conversation from the side, nagged and interrupted.

“Muscular Butler, that’s too long. The Duke doesn’t say anything either. I’m not from this Empire.”

“Surenne, don’t you call other people by nicknames and speak at length? And you’ve been living here for over 5 years.”

Sebastian pressed his wrinkled forehead as if he had a headache.

“That’s a nickname! Your Grace has no affection. And even after living here for 5 years, it’s true that I’m not a person of this Empire, right?”

“No, why do you only pronounce ‘person’ like that? You pronounce everything else well.”

“It’s fun.”

When Surenne winked at the Butler and giggled, Zeromian, who was listening beside them, also laughed out loud along with her.

“But you rarely call both the handsome alchemist and me at the same time. Handsome alchemist, do you know why?”

“We’ll find out when we go.”

Soon the three arrived in front of the Office, and immediately the Duke’s voice was heard.

“Come in.”

As soon as Zeromian entered, he manipulated his Bracelet to brightly illuminate the Room.

“Handsome alchemist. Make me one of those too.”

Surenne looked at the Bracelet with covetous eyes.

“Duke, why did you call us?”

Zeromian pretended not to hear Surenne’s words and asked Gerald.

Gerald turned his head to Surenne without answering.

“Surenne.”

“Yes, Duke. How have you been?”

Surenne bowed her head in greeting. In her own way, she was being as polite as possible.

The place where he first met her, who had been a Sanders Empire citizen, was War Oasis. War Oasis, with a large Lake in the middle of the Desert, was quite a large commercial district.

She was there in Male Disguise, selling Swords she had made herself. At the time, she was closer to a rough mercenary than a blacksmith.

“Can you also make a Carriage?”

Gerald brought up the problem he had been pondering for a while.

Since Marine couldn’t ride in a Carriage, they could ride Horses together, but he couldn’t see.

Of course, not being able to see ahead was no problem for riding a Horse. However, it would look suspicious to others.

For Dia’s debutante, a Carriage was essential when heading to the Capital.

“A Carriage?”

“A Carriage?”

Zeromian, who was listening from the side, looked at Gerald with an expression asking what nonsense he was talking about.

“Yes.”

“I could make one if I tried, but something like that would be made better elsewhere than by a blacksmith like me.”

“I want a Carriage that doesn’t seem like a Carriage.”

“What are you talking about?”

Zeromian frowned and interrupted.

“The interior shouldn’t shake, and even when inside, it would be good if it wasn’t blocked on all sides like being outside. Like a Glass Carriage.”

Surenne rested her chin on her hand and listened thoughtfully.

“A Glass Carriage… I could make it, but no matter how sturdy I make it, it would shatter if scratched by wood or Stone.”

“What if it were made of Diamond instead of glass?”

All three looked at Gerald with stunned expressions.

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