The Military Doctor Excels at Being a Contracted Duchess - Chapter 4

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【Chapter 4】

At that time, he didn’t have the mental capacity to properly look after his second nephew’s condition.

At this point, he was right in the middle of political warfare.

The king was incompetent, and the queen was consumed by madness.

As industrialization accelerated, the times changed day by day, and as Grand Duke, he had to know, understand, and choose everything.

Days that continued without a moment to breathe.

He thought he had told the butler to look into some suitable hospital because Genevieve’s nagging was annoying.

“Um, Your Excellency. I stake my life on saying this. Still, the second young master is still young, so that wouldn’t be right…”

Recalling the old man who had spoken with difficulty while squeezing his eyes shut, he added the butler, Willen, to his ‘list of people to keep.’

“I will not send him to the hospital.”

“Yes, you thought well… What did you say?”

“I said I will not send him. He’s still a child, yet already talking about a psychiatric hospital. Are you speaking with a sound mind?”

“!”

Right after the second son went to the psychiatric hospital, the first one began going astray like mad.

Victor had not forgotten how the boy, who had inherited Bayern blood thickly and was always calm, screamed like a monster and spat out venomous resentment.

‘I cannot repeat the same thing.’

This time he would live differently.

Everything he had said to Abel in that final moment was sincere.

If he had to go to war again, he would go staking Bayern’s honor, but…

It would be better not to go in the first place.

“Yes, you’re the head of the family after all. If you decide that way, I have no choice.”

Genevieve grumbled while tucking her long hair behind her ear.

As the meal was ending in such silence.

Genevieve asked him a question again.

This time her tone was much softer than before.

“So when are you going up this time?”

“I wonder.”

“Aren’t you busy with capital affairs? I can’t even remember when I last went to the capital residence. I’ve always been too busy taking care of the children and tending to the household.”

Watching Genevieve subtly elevate her own contributions with indifference, he slowly shook his head.

“I will be away briefly, but after that I don’t plan to go up.”

“What?”

“My vacation will be extended.”

That was right. His coming down to the estate was nominally a ‘vacation.’

Beneath that lay hidden the complex circumstances involving the mad queen, but others didn’t need to know that much.

But it was truly amusing.

When it seemed he wouldn’t be leaving for long, Genevieve’s expression showed a subtle crack.

Leaving behind his aunt who quickly smiled like flipping her palm and whispered ‘Yes, it’s time you rested,’ Victor picked up his napkin.

It’s been so long since you’ve looked after your family, Victor von Bayern.

He smiled bitterly to himself.

That his aunt’s movements were suspicious was something he had been thinking about.

He stayed at the capital residence while his aunt remained at the estate, so he simply didn’t have time to point out or question everything.

‘No, to be precise, it was a lower priority matter.’

And he always had higher priority matters.

Lower priorities remained lower priorities.

Victor von Bayern was always busy.

During the previous king’s reign, it was because he handled intelligence work, and during the current king’s reign, it was to understand the rapidly changing world situation.

In this way, he had clear reasons to turn away from household matters.

Moreover, if he drove out his aunt, who would raise the two slightly mad little ones who weren’t even ten years old yet?

Turning his gaze to the marigolds decorating the table, he thought of someone with eyes that color.

Abel.

The most rational and solid person he knew.

Wasn’t this the person who, when a mentally deranged soldier came running with foam at his mouth, didn’t even flinch but quickly struck the back of his neck?

Recalling that indifferent and clear face, he added ‘if I can find him’ to his plan.

“I plan to marry soon, so please know that.”

“What? Who are you marrying?”

“You don’t need to worry about it. Shouldn’t you rest a bit now too, Aunt?”

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[Seeking Contract Grand Duchess]

Guaranteed Benefits:

Minimum contract period of 3 years

Full provision of room, board, and travel expenses

Absolute protection of the House of the Grand Duke during normal duties

Salary negotiable

Application Requirements:

Female, 25 years or older, under 30

Internal medicine specialist

Minimum education: Royal Saint Elban Medical University graduate

Valedictorian preferred

Special Notes:

There are two nephews.

Must oversee the children’s health as their personal physician.

※ Military medical officer background welcome

Ebel had opened today’s newspaper and froze in place.

After a flash of light, she had thought she would surely die, but today marked three days since she realized she had returned to the past.

Whether it was because she had experienced so many absurd things on the battlefield, or whether it should be called fortune.

In any case, she had accepted this miracle without much difficulty.

‘If I had returned to right after enrollment, I would have resented God.’

Thankfully, it was the point right after graduation when she had just opened a small clinic in a small town.

Before work.

Having brewed a cup of coffee and sat at the small table, her amber eyes lingered on the bizarre advertisement that occupied the front page of the daily paper.

“Could it be…”

It might be delusions of grandeur, but Ebel couldn’t shake the thought that this strange advertisement seemed like a means to find her.

Specifically mentioning ‘internal medicine specialist,’ and ‘military medical officer background’ too.

Who else besides her could meet all these conditions?

At this point in time.

‘If the Grand Duke also returned to the past.’

It was truly an absurd assumption.

Ebel shook her head but then fell into thought again.

Well, it could be possible. The two of them died together in that place.

The reason for her hesitation was the content specifying ‘female.’

‘Did he notice I was a woman?’

She thought she had fooled him perfectly.

Of course, at this point, the Richter-Frantz War hadn’t happened. So it wasn’t a violation of military law either.

Pacing anxiously around the kitchen, she read the advertisement carefully again.

‘Absolute protection of the House of the Grand Duke during normal duties.’

She didn’t know why the Grand Duke was seeking her as a ‘contract Grand Duchess,’ but honestly, it was a tempting condition.

Moreover… if he already knew she was a woman, the other officers might have noticed long ago too.

Yet the fact that she hadn’t suffered any sexual harassment might have been thanks to Victor von Bayern’s protection.

There had been subtle things like giving her an extra piece of bread, or quietly appearing to watch when she was mingling with other officers.

‘Should I trust and go? If it’s a contract anyway, there’s no burden about a position that doesn’t suit my station. Honestly, there’s not much hope staying here anyway.’

Tap, tap tap.

The fingers that had been busily tapping on the advertisement soon stopped.

If, really if he had also returned… it might be proof that she hadn’t gone insane.

Ebel still heard cannon fire in her ears. The groans of dying people replayed whenever she closed her eyes.

So she didn’t dismiss the assumption that she had turned around, that is, that she was so irreparably broken that she was seeing hallucinations.

Scientifically, going back to the past couldn’t possibly make sense.

‘I’ll know once I meet him.’

Before that, I need to deal with that bastard who’s persistently pounding on the door.

“My beloved little sister, if you don’t open up, I’m going to piss right here!”

What a piece of work.

Sighing, Ebel opened the door.

At that moment, the smell of alcohol rushed in as a man with a face identical to hers collapsed forward.

“My proud little sister! Little sister who stole your brother’s name and ran away!”

“If you need money, take it and get lost. Shut your mouth.”

“How do you know so well! As expected, you’re the only one who understands this brother’s heart. Only you.”

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