I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 70

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 70

‘What should I call you?’

“Well, I want to be Peridot’s tutor, but I’d like to hear Peridot’s opinion. Would it be okay if I became Peridot’s tutor?”

‘I’d like that.’

“Then would you call me Teacher Marine from now on?”

Peridot moved a little closer to Marine. Then he put both hands together on his chest and carefully opened his mouth.

‘Yes, Teacher Marine. But Teacher, could you tell our Sister Dia something for me?’

“I will. What do you want to say to Sister Dia?”

Peridot stared up at Dia intently, then moved his mouth in large, exaggerated shapes as if he really wanted to convey his feelings.

‘I’m sorry for not opening the door when Sister called that day. I had no choice because of a promise I made with Mom. Please tell Sister I’m sorry. I wanted to say it quickly, but I couldn’t speak so I couldn’t. Please tell her I’m sorry.’

Dia’s earnest gaze was focused on Marine. Garnet also looked restless, wanting to hear what Peridot was saying.

“Peridot says he’s sorry for not opening the door when Sister called that day. He says he had no choice because of a promise he made with Mom. He wants me to tell Sister he’s sorry. He says he wanted to say it quickly, but he couldn’t speak so he couldn’t. He asks me to tell you he’s sorry.”

Marine’s voice trembled slightly as she relayed the message.

She didn’t know what day it was or what had happened. But thinking that this young child had been suffering in silence with guilt all this time made her heart ache.

“Peridot….”

Dia couldn’t continue speaking and covered her mouth as tears streamed down her face.

“Sister.”

Garnet, startled by this sight, hurried over to Dia.

She couldn’t understand everything Peridot was saying either, but she couldn’t help being surprised when the always-calm Dia burst into tears.

‘Sister, I’m sorry.’

“He says ‘Sister, I’m sorry.'”

“No, Peridot. You did well. You did so well. You don’t need to be sorry to Sister. Okay?”

Dia hugged Peridot’s thin frame tightly.

Peridot’s eyes welled up with tears as he was held in Dia’s arms.

‘Are you forgiving me?’

“He’s asking ‘Are you forgiving me?'”

At Marine’s words, Dia’s heart crumbled with sadness.

“Forgiveness? I’m so proud that you kept your promise to Mother, Peridot. So Peridot, we’re all okay. Understand?”

Only then did Peridot burst into tears in her arms.

Garnet, watching this scene, also seemed to be tearing up as she turned her head and bit her lips tightly.

After crying for a long time, Peridot breathed heavily with an exhausted face.

“Peridot. Should we go up on the bed and rest a bit?”

At Marine’s question, Peridot nodded weakly. His eyes were tired and sleepy from crying so much, but he didn’t close them.

Marine picked up a fairy tale book and approached the child.

Peridot, lying on the bed, looked up at her with a curious expression.

“Peridot. Since today is the first day of lessons, Teacher will read you a fairy tale book. How about it?”

‘I’d like that.’

“Young Ladies, would you also sit on that sofa and listen together?”

“Yes. Garnet, sit down.”

Dia sat on the long sofa first, then called to Garnet who was standing awkwardly to one side.

“Why should I?”

“Then are you going to leave Peridot alone?”

“…Fine.”

Marine confirmed that the sisters were sitting on the sofa and began to slowly read the fairy tale book.

“Long, long ago, there lived sisters who got along well. They laughed together, cried together, and got angry together like twins. Then one day, the eldest sister said: I’m going to marry the handsome Prince from the neighboring country. The younger sister replied: Sister, you’ve never seen the Prince. How do you know he’s handsome? The sister said: Since he’s the Prince of the neighboring country, of course he must be handsome.”

Marine smiled and continued reading the fairy tale book.

As she read the fairy tale book in a gentle voice, Marine hoped that her nephews could fall into deep sleep without any nightmares.

“…After endless adventures, the sister finally met the Prince. The younger sister was with her. The Prince was indeed a very handsome man, just as the sister had expected. The Prince extended his hand with a warm gaze to the younger sister beside the elder sister.”

Wait, why is the story suddenly taking a dramatic turn?

Marine opened her eyes wide and skimmed through the rest of the story.

It was a long fairy tale book, so she had only read the beginning before bringing it, but the rest of the story didn’t seem like it would be very helpful for a child’s emotional development.

Marine quietly closed the fairy tale book.

She looked away from the fairy tale book and gazed steadily at Peridot lying on the bed.

Fortunately, Peridot was sleeping deeply, breathing peacefully.

Marine carefully tucked the blanket around Peridot and got up from her seat.

When she turned around, Dia and Garnet were also sleeping peacefully, leaning against each other.

Marine smiled and brought blankets to gently cover both of them.

She noticed Dia and Garnet’s rough skin. The sisters had suffered a lot because of their younger brother who couldn’t sleep.

She wasn’t sure if she had gained mysterious abilities from recalling her previous life, but there was one thing she had realized while putting the Duke to sleep.

When she read fairy tale books and thought about wanting the Duke to sleep deeply, the Duke would sleep more deeply.

She had now evolved into a true human sleeping pill!

This time, when reading the fairy tale book, she wished that not only Peridot but also the sisters could fall asleep. That’s why she had deliberately recommended the comfortable-looking sofa to the sisters.

She would have liked to tell them all to lie down on the bed together, but that would have been a bit strange.

“Sister Garnet… Huh?”

Rubiana opened the door and came in, first startled to see everyone asleep, then doubly startled to see Marine covering Dia with a blanket.

“Shh.”

Marine put her index finger to her lips and gestured for them to go outside.

Rubiana nodded vigorously and carefully backed away.

After carefully closing the door, Marine took Rubiana’s hand and walked down the corridor.

Then she turned to look at Rubiana, who was staring intently at her profile, and asked gently.

“Ruby, why are you looking at me like that?”

“Teacher Marine.”

“Yes?”

When Rubiana gestured as if asking her to lower herself a bit, Marine bent her waist slightly.

The girl looked around briefly, then put her hands together and whispered in her ear.

“Are you a mage, Teacher?”

“No. Mages don’t exist.”

A smile naturally formed on her lips at the young girl’s imagination.

In this world, demon beasts existed but mages didn’t. Instead, there were alchemists who made various things.

Ah, there are no elves or dragons either. What a shame.

“Then how did you put everyone to sleep?”

Rubiana asked with an innocent expression.

“Why do you think I put them all to sleep?”

Marine looked at Rubiana with affectionate eyes.

Normally, wouldn’t people think the three of them just happened to fall asleep together?

“Peridot hasn’t been able to sleep lately, and the sisters couldn’t sleep either. For all three to fall asleep at the same time is like magic.”

The imaginative young girl’s eyes sparkled.

“Peridot fell asleep because I read him a fairy tale book, and the sisters must have been very tired.”

“You read a fairy tale book to Peridot?”

“Yes.”

“Mom used to do that too….”

Rubiana’s bright face became shadowed.

Marine gently wrapped her arm around the child’s small shoulders.

“Ruby, shall Teacher read you a fairy tale book?”

“You’ll read to me too? But I’m not as young as Peridot.”

Rubiana’s cheeks turned bright red as she twisted her body shyly in embarrassment.

“I like fairy tale books too. Should we go to Ruby’s room?”

“Yes!”

Since there was no need to put Rubiana to sleep, she hoped the child’s day would be happy listening to fun stories.

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