I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 99

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 99

“What are you thinking about?”

“Huh? What am I thinking about? I’m not thinking about anything. Really, I wasn’t thinking about anything at all.”

Marine jumped back and moved away from the door.

“Hmm… I’m sure you were imagining something strange.”

“Could you please stop reading my mind?”

Marine covered her head with both hands and moved even further away.

This is terrible – the Duke keeps trying to read my thoughts.

How did he know when there’s such a big door blocking us? What kind of ability user is he!

“I won’t come over, so rest.”

“That’s why I told you not to read my thoughts- mmph.”

Marine quickly covered her mischievous lips.

What on earth are you doing, lips!

“Were you imagining me coming over?”

His low voice was full of laughter.

“No.”

“But you were?”

“Gerald, I’m tired so I’ll be going now. Dash dash dash.”

“Dash dash dash?”

“…”

Marine covered her lips with her hand and held on.

When she didn’t answer, the door finally became quiet.

Marine threw herself onto the bed and kicked at the blankets wildly.

It’s my own body, so why is it so unhelpful!

“You said you were resting, but are you exercising?”

“…”

What kind of ability user has such sharp hearing too.

Marine carefully tucked her legs under the blankets while making creaking sounds.

Let’s just stay quiet as a mouse.

Knock knock.

Just then, there was a knocking sound from the proper door, not the connecting door.

“Come in.”

Elmis entered.

“Shall I prepare your bath water?”

“Yes, please. What about Yulia?”

“She moved to the servants’ quarters. She stubbornly insisted she was fine, so I scolded her sternly.”

Marine looked at Elmis.

If she spoke sternly with those cold eyes, our poor girl must have been completely deflated.

Still, it would have been terrible if she worked with an injured body and her wounds reopened.

“Yes, you did well. Thank you.”

“Yes.”

Elmis bowed at a right angle and went outside.

“Sigh, I’m tired.”

“I told you to rest.”

“…”

How long is that Duke going to keep talking to me like that?

Marine quietly ignored him.

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The capital was warmer than the Western Region even in winter.

Marine headed to the garden for afternoon tea time with Dia.

As she approached the garden, a fragrant flower scent wafted over. The wind blew gently, and the sky was clear and blue.

Ah, this is nice. If only this person wasn’t here!

Marine whirled around.

“Stop following me.”

“Five steps.”

The Duke spoke with a calm expression.

“Yes, I understand. But this is the Duke’s estate. Even if assassins come, there are knights stationed everywhere.”

“It’s safest when I’m by your side.”

Marine looked up at the Duke with an incredulous expression.

It wasn’t like he was following her around to prevent her from getting lost – the Duke wanted to trail after her wherever she went.

“Your Grace.”

Oliver, another person who had been trailing behind the Duke, called out to him.

“What?”

“I have something urgent to discuss with you.”

“Say it here.”

“There are too many listening ears here.”

Oliver spoke pointedly while wearing his usual gentle smile.

“Stop tormenting Oliver and go quickly.”

“I’ll just escort you to the garden.”

“Fine.”

Since the Duke took a step back, she had to take a step back too.

Dia, who had been watching the situation from the side, followed along while trying not to laugh.

The garden, full of winter flowers in bloom, was beautiful and well-maintained.

“Even though it’s winter, it’s full of flowers.”

On the tea table was an elegant light blue teacup set and a three-tiered tray with colorful desserts piled high on plated dishes.

“There’s too much.”

Dia’s eyes widened slightly.

“Marine is too thin.”

Marine shook her head back and forth with an expression that said she knew the Duke would say that.

“Please go now.”

“Eat it all.”

“Yes yes, I’ll try my best.”

The Duke’s brow furrowed with dissatisfaction at Marine’s halfhearted answer, but he didn’t say anything more and turned around.

Marine and Dia sat down and watched the Duke walk away with Oliver.

Elmis, who had been following like air – present but unnoticed – poured tea for the two of them and stepped back.

Soon after the Duke disappeared, Dia burst into clear laughter that she had been holding back.

Marine tilted her head, not knowing what was so funny.

“Why?”

“His Grace really seems to love you, Teacher.”

“What?! Oh, th-that’s right…”

Marine was startled and then trailed off awkwardly.

Her heart dropped to the floor with a thud. The strength drained from her fingers too.

Why had she forgotten?

Every action the Duke took to care for her was just acting to make it look like they had fallen in love to others.

Yet she had blushed alone and felt her heart racing. How truly foolish.

An empty wind blew as if a hole had been pierced through her chest. It felt like something precious had been stolen right before her eyes.

Why, why am I feeling this way? I shouldn’t be feeling like this.

“Teacher, are you alright?”

When Marine’s expression darkened, Dia cautiously watched her reaction.

Marine quickly smiled and nodded her head.

“Yes, sorry. I was just lost in thought for a moment.”

“When I see His Grace and Teacher together, it reminds me of my parents. It’s similar to how Mother treated Father.”

“I see.”

Marine picked up her teacup to hide her bitter smile.

“I wanted to meet someone like that too.”

Dia continued with a bitter expression.

“You will meet them. No, you’ll definitely be able to meet them.”

Marine put down her teacup and spoke hurriedly. She knew what kind of person Dia would fall in love with.

“I’ve given up.”

“What? Why?”

Marine looked at Dia with a flustered gaze.

This can’t be happening. Is the novel’s content changing again?

Dia, meeting her eyes, opened her mouth with a calm expression.

“There are no female knights in the Empire yet, but Garnet wants to become a knight and is working hard at it now.”

“That’s right.”

“After my parents passed away, I wanted to become the Family Head. I wanted to protect my siblings with my own hands. Not stealing the position of Family Head that Peridot should rightfully have, but just until Peridot comes of age, I wanted to be the Family Head only until then.”

“Ah…”

There were no female knights or female family heads in the Empire. She could understand better than anyone why Dia, who had suddenly lost her parents, would have such thoughts.

Because she was the same.

When Father and Brother left at the same time, the household was ruined, but the noble title still existed. However, for them who had no distant relatives, there was no one to inherit the Schwentz title.

Unless Mother adopted a son, or she herself married and passed it down to her son.

“But it’s not allowed.”

Dia added weakly.

Marine quietly took her hand and gently comforted her.

Dia smiled faintly as if to say it was okay and continued speaking.

“So rather than meeting someone I love, I want to meet a man who can change that.”

“Dia…”

Marine stared at Dia with wide eyes, her face showing disbelief.

Currently, the only person who could change that law was the Emperor. And the Emperor had many concubines.

Dia smiled as if telling her not to worry.

“I’d pass on an old man too. I want to marry the Crown Prince.”

Dia’s deep green eyes sparkled.

Huh? Was Dia this ambitious of a character?

Marine stared blankly, unable to say anything.

“If I can’t do it, I want to create a world where future generations can.”

Marine opened and closed her mouth in surprise, then just shut it.

In fact, the person Dia would fall in love with was none other than the Crown Prince.

In the novel, Dia even makes a marriage promise with the Crown Prince.

But there was this kind of backstory?

I thought they just happened to fall in love, but there were such circumstances.

“Was I too honest?”

Dia cautiously watched her reaction.

Dia, who was about to make her debut, still seemed like a young girl to her, but she was already an adult with big plans.

Marine gently shook her head.

“No. Thank you for being honest with me.”

“I knew Teacher Marine would understand.”

“Thank you for thinking that way.”

“I’m grateful too.”

As the two women looked at each other and smiled, Elmis, who had been standing still like a wall, suddenly approached them.

When Marine looked up at her, Elmis pointed toward the bushes with her eyes.

Marine took out the dagger the Butler had given her from inside her dress onto the table. She had been carrying it since the last incident.

“…”

Dia also sensed the unusual atmosphere and bit her pink lips tightly. She knew from Marine that Elmis was a maid who did security work.

“The tea has gotten cold, Miss.”

Elmis poured tea for her.

“Thank you.”

It must mean to act normally.

Marine deliberately spoke brightly to Dia.

“Dia, when shall we go to that dessert shop you mentioned before?”

The quick-witted Dia also hid her trembling hands in her dress and tried to speak naturally.

“Anytime is fine. The strawberry cake is especially delicious. Do you like strawberry cake too, Teacher Marine?”

“Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like strawberry cake? Ho ho ho.”

The laughter came out awkwardly, but given the situation, she decided to let it pass.

While glancing sideways at Elmis silently approaching the bushes, she picked up a pink macaron with her hand. In her other hand, she gripped the dagger tightly.

When Elmis reached the bushes and swung her sword horizontally, a man with half his face covered jumped out.

“Wait, wait. I, I’m the Crown Prince!”

Why is the Crown Prince suddenly coming out from here?

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