The Duke Dad I Chose Can’t (Really) See Well - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

 

“No one will die.”

 

“Ha. What kind of…”

 

That was the moment.

 

Bang-!

 

With a fierce roar, the wall of the stable corridor crumbled.

 

The Marquis quickly retreated with a groan, but debris from the wall had already swept past his legs.

 

“What is this all of a sudden…!”

 

It was the moment the Marquis frowned at the pain he felt.

 

“Oops, I made a mistake. It seems I haven’t fully recovered from my cold yet.”

 

The Marquis’s face hardened.

 

A familiar voice.

 

Caron, the Duke’s representative and butler, the mad dog, was looking this way with an innocent smile.

 

No, it wasn’t just because of Caron’s appearance.

 

“I’m the one who can’t see, so why are you breaking other places? It’s already a pile of trash.”

 

A voice heard from right behind.

 

The Duke, who had entered nobly despite having his eyes covered, swept his gaze around the surroundings.

 

“Caron.”

 

“Yes. From an extremely objective third party’s perspective, the Marquis is currently holding a small egg in his hand. And in front of him, Young Master Ashirion is pointing a gun at the Marquis, and behind him is my small, cute, adorable, and even brave successor, Miss Hanisha.”

 

Caron, with his hand on his chest, explained the current situation in a respectful tone.

 

“What a mess.”

 

The Duke, who had simply named the situation, looked directly toward where Marquis Medena was and spoke.

 

“What kind of mess this is… I’d like you to explain, Marquis?”

 

The Marquis was flustered.

 

Caron was one thing, but it was extremely rare for the Duke to step forward personally.

 

Indeed, he was someone who didn’t even catch the culprit who had ruined his own eyes, so this wasn’t carelessness but conviction.

 

“That is…”

 

Ashirion came into the view of the Marquis, who was flustered and just opening and closing his mouth. More precisely, the gun barrel aimed at him.

 

‘This is it.’

 

“P-please save me, Your Grace. Ash is trying to kill me!”

 

“He tried to kill you?”

 

“Yes! I was just examining the animals beforehand before showing them at tomorrow’s Council of Elders meeting… but Ash suddenly came in with that child and pointed a gun at me.”

 

The Marquis spoke while trembling as if terrified.

 

“Not only that, but he even drew the animals Your Grace was most looking forward to to his side…!”

 

He pointed with his hand at his hunting dogs at Hanisha’s feet.

 

“You must expel that child. Seeing that she has brainwashed not only the beasts but even our poor Ash, she must be extraordinarily evil!”

 

“That’s not true, Your Grace.”

 

As soon as he said that, Ashirion refuted.

 

“It wasn’t an attack, just growling. And the gun was given to me by the Marquis, telling me to attack Hanisha…!”

 

When Ashirion stepped forward, the Marquis made a frightened sound, “Hiiik!” The hunting dogs began growling at the excessive action.

 

“There! Do you hear that? Why would my beasts try to attack me!”

 

The Marquis’s voice grew louder as if to say ‘see that.’

 

“Your Grace, animal training is an ability that even His Imperial Majesty greatly praised. There’s no way that young child could reproduce our unique ability, developed over years of dedication, all by herself!”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Yes. She must have been instigated by someone.”

 

“Hmm… Certainly, the Marquis was quite enthusiastic about that work.”

 

The Marquis inwardly cheered at the Duke’s affirmation.

 

‘Now it’s done.’

 

The Duke had come at an unfortunate time, but the timing was good.

 

Because the impudent Ashirion had pointed a gun barrel at him.

 

Of course, since he had mentioned brainwashing, tomorrow’s Council of Elders meeting would have to be postponed, but that was fine.

 

Not only had he escaped the Duke’s suspicion, but he had also pinned all the blame on Hanisha.

 

Now that child would be expelled as is, and would wander the snowy plains and be attacked and killed by some unknown monster.

 

Only then would Ashirion realize.

 

That his rebellion had killed a life.

 

After that, he would become even more obedient than now.

 

Thinking that way, killing the hunting dogs didn’t seem so wasteful. If only Ashirion came into his hands, he could create even more powerful ones.

 

“Instigated by someone…”

 

The Duke, who seemed to be thinking, said “Good” and began to speak.

 

“Then would you mind taking a hit for me? I was slightly curious about it.”

 

“…Excuse me?”

 

“Just like the Marquis, I want to receive some favor from His Imperial Majesty too. I did make a gun that’s safe for humans to be shot with, but I had no subject to experiment on.”

 

“B-but why me…”

 

“Why, you ask. No matter how well made, I can’t use a prototype on the children. I am their father, after all.”

 

The Duke chuckled as if asking why he would question something so obvious.

 

‘This can’t be.’

 

He had definitely heard the blacksmiths’ boastful conversation. That this item would mark an epoch in Stukkyia’s future.

 

So he had secretly taken one while the blacksmiths were away. It was to prevent any possible danger. He had also checked the loaded bullets.

 

‘But an experiment?’

 

The safety hasn’t been confirmed yet?

 

You’re going to use such a dangerous thing on me?

 

The Marquis’s face began to turn pale.

 

With him behind, the Duke quietly extended his hand.

 

It was toward where Ashirion was.

 

“Gun, give it here.”

 

“B-but Your Grace…”

 

Ashirion hesitated. However, the Duke flicked his hand as if he wouldn’t say it twice. Ashirion placed the gun in his hand with a tense face.

 

Click.

 

The Duke, who was spinning the cylinder as if spinning a roulette, belatedly said “Ah” and continued.

 

“Should I apologize in advance?”

 

At the same time, click, a sharp sound was heard.

 

The sound of the hammer being pulled back and a bullet being loaded.

 

“As you can see, my eyes are like this, so I don’t know where I’ll shoot either. Please understand.”

 

The direction of the gun barrel was precisely at the Marquis’s forehead.

 

‘Really? He’s really going to shoot?’

 

No. He wouldn’t dare kill someone who receives His Imperial Majesty’s favor. No matter how much of a scoundrel Paterre Stukkyia was…!

 

However, the moment the Duke’s index finger slowly touched the trigger.

 

“Hiiik!”

 

The Marquis let out a terrified scream and prostrated himself on the floor.

 

The Marquis trembled and waited for the pain that would follow.

 

‘…Huh?’

 

But he felt nothing.

 

Really nothing at all.

 

The Marquis, who had been groping his head, slowly raised it. The egg he had been holding in his hand was already broken, but the inside was completely empty.

 

‘What? What is this? Why is the inside empty… No, more than that, why am I alive?’

 

The Duke’s index finger had pulled the trigger all the way.

 

The broken egg, the empty interior, the gun that didn’t fire.

 

Only then did he think something was strange. It was the moment the Marquis was blinking blankly.

 

The Duke, who had put away the gun, lightly shook his wrist as if shaking off annoying moisture from his hand.

 

Click, the cylinder opened with a crisp sound.

 

Paterre Stukkyia tilted his wrist downward as it was.

 

However, nothing fell out.

 

The cylinder was completely empty.

 

Something was wrong. The moment that thought flashed through like lightning, our eyes met with Hanisha’s.

 

Hanisha mouthed the words. Ma, Mar, quis, sir….

 

‘The Marquis isn’t the only one who can steal.’

 

Ah.

 

Could it be… she deliberately led to this situation?

 

‘So Paterre Stukkyia could see this situation?’

 

The Marquis’s face turned pale.

 

* * *

 

A few days ago.

 

That is, when we were busy caring for the newborn bird.

 

When the gatekeeper Marsu suddenly started growling while looking toward the door, Max tilted his head.

 

“Why is it acting like that? Is there something outside….”

 

“Shh.”

 

I quietly raised my index finger.

 

“It’s probably someone the Marquis sent.”

 

“…!”

 

Ashirion was as good as the Marquis’s lifeline. Of course he would have planted eyes in unseen places.

 

Ashirion’s face turned pale.

 

“This is terrible. The Marquis won’t let this slide. If he kills the bird like this….”

 

“No, he won’t.”

 

“Wh, why not?”

 

“Because this bird is Ashirion’s weakness. He’ll try to get his hands on it instead.”

 

“…!”

 

“And we can use that.”

 

The three of us shared glances in silence, then shortly after, resumed talking as if nothing had happened.

 

I was the one who started first.

 

“Oh! The gatekeeper Marsu looks distressed! It must have smelled Max’s foot odor!”

 

“Oh no! I forgot to wash my feet today! Look at my absent-mindedness!”

 

“Before you lose your mind any more here, I’ll go soothe it with some cool air!”

 

With exaggerated speech, I left the spot taking the gatekeeper Marsu with me.

 

The place I headed to was the Blacksmith.

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