Let’s Tame The Crazy Heroine - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

Indeed, the Duke’s heartbeat was very fast. His heart pounded intensely as if it would burst through his ribs.

Rene looked up at the Duke in bewilderment.

“Even at this very moment, facing Lady Sauver, I feel like my heart might explode.”

Suddenly, the favorability rating floating above the Duke’s head flickered, and even the remaining 5% was shaved off.

Now the Duke’s favorability had become 0%.

Rene panicked and hastily pulled her hand free from the Duke’s grasp.

Then the Duke looked at Rene with regret and added with a gentle smile.

“I’m not asking for an answer right now.”

“No, Your Grace, I…”

I shouldn’t accept this confession.

The Duke was the male lead. No matter how much his favorability was at 0%, a male lead couldn’t end up with an extra character.

For such a male lead to confess to an extra character?

This was an act that greatly violated the original story.

If I made a mistake and the world destruction gauge went up…

Rene glanced at the gauge remaining until world destruction.

[70% until world destruction]

Fortunately, since the IF side stories had versions where she ended up with the Crown Prince or Shamal instead of the Duke, it had only risen slightly, but it would be dangerous if it rose any further.

“I have no feelings for Your Grace.”

As Rene tried to firmly reject him, sadness crossed the Duke’s face.

“I’m well aware that Lady Sauver has no feelings for me. But I cannot control my feelings toward you.”

It was quite a romantic statement.

If only the Duke weren’t the male lead, I might have been moved.

Rene pulled herself together and shook her head.

“Your Grace must be mistaking respect or some other emotion toward me for love.”

“No. I’m not foolish enough to not know my own feelings.”

The Duke answered firmly.

Rene was troubled.

If only the Duke had been mistaken, I could have smoothed things over nicely.

But the Duke was certain of his feelings.

This was troublesome.

“Your Grace, even if that’s the case, I don’t love you.”

“I know. I have no intention of forcing my feelings on Lady Sauver. However, I hope you’ll give me a chance.”

A chance? What kind of chance?

“I will do my utmost to win Lady Sauver’s heart. So please don’t refuse even my efforts. That’s the only request I have for you.”

In other words, he would try to win me over, so I should watch and see.

Rene barely swallowed the sigh that was about to escape from her headache.

At that moment, Kaisis felt Rene’s troubled emotions completely.

Their hearts were connected, after all.

From then on, the Duke continued to try to change Rene’s heart with romantic words.

Rene remained lukewarm in her responses each time, but…

Who knows?

Rene’s heart might be swayed by such passionate courtship.

Kaisis watched the two people walking on the deck for a long time before leaving.

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After finishing my conversation with the Duke and returning to my assigned room, I looked around the room and sat down on the stool placed in front of the bed.

The Duke’s sudden confession was very bewildering to me.

I would have to avoid the Duke somehow.

I sighed and rubbed my face.

After this night passed, it would be farewell with Kaisis too.

I didn’t want to part without knowing the reason.

But for some reason, Kaisis was reluctant to tell me the reason.

After thinking it over, I went to his room to talk with Kaisis a bit more.

“Kai, are you inside?”

When I knocked on the door, Kaisis opened it and came out shortly after.

“Let’s talk.”

As I carefully grabbed Kaisis’s sleeve, some nobles suddenly passed by behind me.

“I never knew Lady Lockwood was such a funny person.”

“You’re absolutely right.”

What? Louis Sauver is funny?

I turned around in confusion to look at the nobles.

But they had already gone far away.

I hurriedly opened the system window and confirmed that the world destruction gauge had risen.

[72% until world destruction]

Aaah! Damn it! What did Louis Sauver do this time!

I turned around urgently, and I could hear Kaisis following behind me.

From what the nobles said, there was a drinking party going on in the Grand Salon.

I hurried toward the Grand Salon.

And there…

“What happens when a cow climbs a hill? You get goosebumps.”

I found Louis Sauver making a drunken scene.

With his cheeks flushed red, no less.

Making such dad jokes.

It was so unfunny that I unconsciously made a serious face, but I could see the surrounding nobles bursting into laughter.

No way, is that really that funny?

While I was bewildered, Louis Sauver got excited and started spouting dad jokes left and right.

“What happens when sesame dies? Freckles.”

“Hahaha!”

“Ah, Lady Lockwood! You’re really funny!”

“My stomach hurts so much I’m going crazy!”

The nobles praised Louis Sauver endlessly, saying he had both beauty and humor.

I couldn’t understand it.

No, what’s so funny about those dad jokes…

I was looking at Louis Sauver in disbelief when he spotted me and started approaching with staggering steps.

“Here’s my friend, Rene Sauver. She’s really kind, sweet, pretty, and smart. Everyone should treat Rene well even when I’m not around!”

Louis Sauver, please.

I couldn’t stand watching Louis Sauver’s drunken behavior any longer, so I decided to take him back to his room.

When I tried to take Louis Sauver away, the nobles showed their disappointment.

But I couldn’t leave the drunkard alone any longer.

There was no telling when he might cause trouble and make the world destruction gauge rise again.

I supported Louis Sauver and headed to his assigned room.

The parts where I touched Louis Sauver felt hot and stinging. It seemed to be because of the dark magic’s aura.

But right now, I was the only one who could support Louis Sauver.

I couldn’t leave it to Kaisis either.

Louis Sauver complained of discomfort and took off his shoes and accessories one by one, dropping them on the floor.

Thanks to that, Kaisis, who was following behind us, had to pick them up one by one like Hansel and Gretel.

“Rene, I’m sorry for getting so drunk. I was only going to drink a little, but it’s been so long since I drank, and it tasted so good…”

Louis Sauver made excuses earnestly with slurred pronunciation.

I glanced back.

Fortunately, Kaisis was far away and didn’t seem to be able to hear our conversation.

“I kept drinking and this is what happened, phew…”

Louis’s breath reeked terribly of alcohol.

“Even without me, you have to live well, Rene, okay? I need to hurry back to South Korea, so now I’ll just try to win over Shamal or whatever his name is… The Duke seems hopeless, and I just don’t like that Crown Prince bastard…!”

Louis suddenly raised his voice so loud that my eardrums nearly burst.

I was patting Louis reassuringly while saying I understood, when suddenly a system window appeared before my eyes.

[Follow the IF side story (Shamal ver.)! If you see the happy ending with Shamal, the possessor (Gye Deok-ho) will be given the privilege of returning to the original world.]

I looked at the system window in surprise.

So now the Duke and Crown Prince won’t affect the world destruction gauge anymore? Their affection levels will disappear too?

As I thought that.

[Correct.]

A window appeared.

While I was staring blankly at the system window, Louis carefully removed my hand, saying it was too hot and driving him crazy.

“I’ll go by myself, phew…”

Louis began walking unsteadily by himself, and I grabbed his arm because he looked precarious, but let go immediately due to the burning pain.

“I’m going in to sleep. You sleep too…!”

Louis waved his hand enthusiastically at me and went into his room.

I watched Kaisis put the shoes and accessories he had been collecting all this time into Louis’s room, then carefully closed the door.

When I turned to look at Kaisis, he coldly turned away. Then he went straight into his own room.

I drooped my eyebrows sadly.

We didn’t get to talk at all.

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