I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 77

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 77

Thud. Thud.

The child was exhausted. There was no strength at all in Peridot’s hands as he hit the Duke.

The Duke knelt on one knee and carefully embraced the child.

“I’m sorry for coming.”

“I hate Mom. She didn’t keep her promise. I hate Mom. She said pinky promises must always be kept.”

Peridot sobbed pitifully with hiccups.

“Peridot. Sister… your mom kept her promise.”

“She said if I stayed quiet and waited without saying anything, she would come. But she didn’t come.”

“Your mom told me in a letter about the promise she made when you were born, to protect you for life. And she kept that promise. So don’t hate your mom, hate me instead. You can hate me anytime.”

“Waaah. I miss Mom. Mom.”

Watching the Duke awkwardly comfort the child, Dia cried silently.

Marine secretly wiped away tears as she looked at the Duke’s face that seemed to long for his sister.

* * *

Garnet gathered the carrots to one side of her plate and covered them with celery.

Rubiana, who had been watching this, let out a sigh.

“Sister Garnet. Eat your carrots too. Peridot is watching.”

“Oh my? Just call me sister, call me sister.”

“Really? Then from now on, call me sister.”

“What?”

Garnet suddenly grabbed one side of Rubiana’s neatly braided hair and pulled it.

“Hng, Sister Dia. Sister Garnet is bullying me.”

Rubiana tattled to Dia who was eating quietly, when Peridot, who had been tearing off small pieces of bread, put down his bread with a determined expression.

“I want to go to the Duke.”

At Peridot’s voice, both Garnet and Rubiana froze simultaneously.

“Peridot…”

Garnet stared blankly at Peridot with an expression of disbelief.

“Peridot! Are you okay now? Peridot is talking! Sister Dia! Sister Garnet! Peridot is talking!”

Rubiana jumped up from her chair and bounced around.

Dia looked down at Peridot with calm eyes.

“Why do you want to go to Duke?”

“…Just because.”

Peridot avoided Dia’s gaze and answered after a long while.

“Alright, I understand. Let’s ask Teacher Marine.”

“Yes!”

When Marine’s name came up, Peridot nodded his head enthusiastically with a pleased expression.

Garnet and Rubiana exchanged glances with puzzled faces.

Peridot had finally spoken, but Dia’s reaction was strangely unsurprising.

At her siblings’ questioning looks, Dia said with a composed face.

“I already heard yesterday.”

“Why didn’t you tell us?”

Garnet asked with a curious expression.

“You were sleeping. I thought Peridot would tell you first today.”

At Dia’s explanation, Garnet and Rubiana nodded with bewildered faces.

It was good news that Peridot was speaking again.

“But Sister. Why is Peridot going to that person?”

Garnet, who belatedly remembered what Peridot had said while caught up in joy, asked irritably.

“Sister Garnet. I already answered that earlier.”

When Peridot spoke as if asking how she didn’t know, Garnet felt somewhat wronged.

“R-right. But still don’t go there. Don’t get close to that person.”

Peridot stared at her with round eyes, then sighed with an “ahem.”

“Why, what.”

Garnet questioned Peridot with an even more wronged feeling.

“Garnet. Let’s eat.”

Dia gently suggested.

Garnet pouted her lips and pushed the carrots on her plate further to one side.

Dia pretended not to see and opened her mouth.

“And from today, I’d like you to stop wearing mourning dress.”

“Why?”

Garnet’s head shot up.

“You’ve been wearing it too long. Now we need to move forward.”

When family suffered a loss, it was normal to wear mourning dress for about a week. However, they had been wearing mourning dress for months already.

Dia looked down at the top of Peridot’s head as he chewed his bread again.

While honoring their parents was important, it was more important to help the remaining child escape from grief quickly.

Garnet quietly watched Dia looking at Peridot before answering.

“Alright, Sister.”

Rubiana also nodded slightly.

* * *

As soon as Marine opened the door, she found Dia and Peridot standing in front of it.

“Oh my, good morning. You two.”

“Good morning, Teacher Marine.”

Dia bowed her head in greeting. Her black hair flowed down smoothly, covering her face. What beautiful hair she has.

“Good morning, Teacher.”

Peridot, who had been holding Dia’s hand, let go and bowed deeply.

Oh, how cute.

Marine patted Peridot’s head and looked at Dia.

“But what brings you here so early in the morning?”

“Peridot said he wants to go see Duke. Could I ask you to take care of Peridot?”

“Peridot, why do you want to meet Duke?”

Peridot glanced at Dia and came closer to Marine. He cupped his hands around his mouth and stood on his tiptoes, so Marine bent down herself.

“I want to apologize to the Duke for hitting him yesterday. And… he looks similar.”

“To whom?”

Marine also cupped her hands around her mouth and whispered to Peridot’s ear.

“…To Mom.”

Marine straightened up and patted Peridot’s head once more.

Dia seemed curious about their whispered conversation but didn’t ask.

Marine firmly grasped Peridot’s hand.

“I’ll take him.”

“Thank you. For yesterday’s matter, and for today too.”

Dia bowed politely again.

“Not at all. It’s the path I take every day anyway. You look very tired though. I’ll keep Peridot with me all day today, so rest well.”

“Ah… you don’t have to go that far.”

“I want to do it. I enjoy being with Peridot.”

“I like it too. Sister, rest today. I’ll play well with Teacher.”

Peridot, who had been listening to the conversation from the side, spoke maturely.

Finding his appearance endearing, Marine ruffled Peridot’s hair again.

Dia bent down and met Peridot’s eyes.

“Alright. I’ll do as Peridot said. You must stay quietly in Duke’s room.”

“Okay.”

Peridot smiled brightly and nodded his head vigorously.

“Please take care of him.”

“Of course, Lady.”

“And please just call me Dia.”

“Oh my, would that be alright?”

“Yes, Teacher.”

“I will then. Dia.”

The two women looked at each other and smiled.

* * *

Holding hands with Peridot, they headed to the Duke’s office, where Oliver was already standing in front of the office door.

“Oliver.”

Oliver’s eyes lit up with interest when he spotted Peridot who had come with Marine.

“Good morning. Miss. And Young Master.”

“Good morning.”

“Good morning.”

When Peridot repeated Marine’s words exactly, Oliver’s eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing his startled face, Peridot giggled.

Oliver perfectly concealed his surprised expression and held out a report to Marine.

“This is today’s report for you to read.”

“Yes.”

Marine, who received the report, looked at the office door.

She should have heard the invitation to enter long ago, but it was strangely quiet.

“Is he not in?”

“He is.”

“…Come in.”

Just then, the Duke’s voice was heard.

Oliver skillfully lit the candle and started to open the door, then hesitated.

When he didn’t enter and stood at the doorway, Marine also peered inside through the open door and widened her eyes in surprise.

The inside of the office was bright.

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