The Military Doctor Excels at Being a Contracted Duchess - Chapter 50

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【Chapter 50】

Victor steps out first from the open door.

A cloak flowed gracefully from his shoulders over his soft black formal attire.

On his chest, a medal symbolizing his ducal status was neatly fastened, and above it, a red sash crossed his chest in vivid contrast to his formal wear.

Though he was impeccably dressed, the presence of his well-built chest muscles couldn’t be hidden in the flowing silhouette, making the unmarried young ladies sigh.

“To think such a man is her husband… How fortunate she is.”

“But from what I heard, he really is an amazing person. He even saved a child!”

“Right. And I heard he also practices medicine? He’s a doctor. How did a noble lady become a doctor?”

“That can’t be a lie, can it?”

“Yes, the medicine works so well. I heard Mrs. Ritz chattering with my mother about it. Mrs. Ritz talks so much, you know.”

Breaking through the whispers, Victor leisurely walked forward and stood before the officiant.

The officiant was none other than Colonel Eberstain.

Whether considering age or friendship, he was the most suitable person.

“Your Grace. My heartfelt congratulations.”

“Thank you for officiating, Colonel.”

“It’s an honor for my family. To live to see Your Grace getting married…”

The grinning Colonel looked truly delighted.

Though he was trying to act composed because of his wife watching with sharp eyes, honestly, his shoulders were practically dancing with joy.

The happiness radiating from his boar-like large frame was enough to make even Victor smile slightly.

“Please build a happy family.”

“I’ll do my utmost.”

At first, he had chosen her simply because she was the most suitable person.

There was no one more appropriate than Ebel to achieve what he desired.

But as time passed, Victor realized something had gone wrong.

Was it from the moment he began treating her as his ‘wife’? Or was it from when he saw Ebel rushing to Damian through thunder and lightning?

Perhaps it was due to the accumulation of nights spent watching her sleeping face.

Though the beginning was vague, the result was clear, and Victor was gradually coming to accept it.

‘Ebel is no longer a subordinate.’

She could no longer be handled like a chess piece.

‘Strategically speaking, things have already gone awry several times.’

Nevertheless, he decided not to stop keeping her in his heart.

For Victor, who had calculated and controlled everything, this was a first.

An exception he would simply watch over without grasping in his hands or manipulating like a chess piece.

‘I still don’t know the name of this emotion.’

Somewhere between camaraderie and a somewhat special affection.

Does an emotion with this weight and this outline even have a name?

In the past, the fact that he didn’t know something was quite irritating, but cunningly enough, not knowing about Ebel felt welcome.

It meant there was still more to learn about her.

“Now, the bride! She will make her entrance!”

Just then, Matthias, who had been standing at the entrance, shouted loudly. People craned their necks in response.

Among them, there were far more people who hadn’t seen Ebel than those who had. So naturally they were curious.

“…!”

And shortly after.

The guests all held their breath at once.

No, it had stopped.

Under the warm sunlight, a woman who seemed to hold all the light within herself appeared.

Bright golden hair and honey-sweet colored eyes.

The graceful Grand Duchess had an aura that overwhelmed everyone present with her mere existence.

“Indeed… just as the rumors said.”

“I heard her origins are unknown.”

“Does that matter? Don’t you know how much House Eberstain cherishes Her Grace the Grand Duchess? Watch your tongue.”

Ebel walking with her flowing dress hem fluttering looked like some goddess from Griks, a polytheistic nation.

The young male nobles, who had never seen such a beauty in their lives, sighed in regret but had to acknowledge it.

The two of them suited each other so perfectly.

Gazes mixed with admiration, longing, and slight envy poured down.

Ebel soon smiled brightly and looked at Victor standing ahead.

As if nothing was wrong.

As if this moment today was nothing short of perfect.

‘Oh my.’

But the reality was this.

‘What a little troublemaker.’

Something had been wriggling inside the bouquet since earlier.

But she was in a hurry to go out for the ceremony, and no one would turn a bouquet upside down and shake it when the flowers would obviously be damaged.

For various reasons, Ebel couldn’t check what was inside.

But what do you know.

Under this beautiful sunlight, wouldn’t a furry leg stick out prominently?

It wasn’t small either—a large spider that someone had obviously gone to great trouble to catch and put in there was looking at her with its eight eyes.

From what Ebel could tell, the spider seemed quite flustered too.

‘Of course it would be. It was living peacefully in the forest and then got captured and brought here.’

How startled it must have been too.

They couldn’t have caught this during the day, so they must have snuck out at night, but from the spider’s perspective, it was a sudden kidnapping.

Ebel glanced at the plump spider and clicked her tongue inwardly.

The spider, with thread wrapped around its waist, was tied to the bouquet’s stem.

It could potentially pop out and stick to her body if she wasn’t careful, but perhaps because it was also startled, it remained docile for now.

Spiders weren’t particularly scary to her, but if this popped out, the young ladies and noble wives would be shocked out of their wits, so Ebel kept the spider pressed as close to her body as possible.

‘At least it’s not a dead mouse, so it’s rather cute.’

A child is still a child, after all.

With all sorts of terrible things overflowing in the world, the most frightening threat was merely a spider.

“Lady.”

“Victor.”

Standing before Victor, Ebel curved her eyes and smiled radiantly.

Usually in such situations, the groom should at least blush at the earlobes, but Victor was different.

‘An expression she doesn’t usually make. A bouquet pressed close to her body. Somewhat tense shoulders.’

Raising his eyebrows, he approached closely and bent his upper body.

It was natural for the ladies to squeal “Kyaa!” at the affectionate sight of the newlywed couple whispering to each other.

Taking advantage of this, Victor quietly asked.

“Is there some problem?”

“There’s a slight issue with the bouquet. I don’t think I can throw it.”

“I’ll naturally take it from you.”

After glancing at the bouquet to confirm, he smiled charmingly and took her hand. Then he received the bouquet and handed it to the officiant.

Since it was a puzzling matter, Colonel Eberstain also quickly checked the bouquet, and after making eye contact with the large spider, he calmly placed it on the altar as if nothing had happened.

A veteran who had been through countless battlefields wouldn’t scream at something like that.

The Colonel soon opened his mouth peacefully with an undisturbed voice.

“Today, this occasion.”

His low, firm voice resonated through the garden decorated as an outdoor ceremony venue.

“Is a place where Bayern speaks of the future and solidifies the bond between House Eberstain and Bayern.”

The Colonel looked at the two people alternately with affectionate eyes.

“Duke Victor von Bayern.”

When the Colonel called his name, Victor looked at him without a trace of disorder.

“Do you swear to take this woman as your spouse, to share joy and happiness together, and not to abandon each other even when trials come?”

“I swear.”

Victor placed his hand over his left chest.

Watching him, all of Bayern’s retainers simultaneously placed their hands over their left chests as well.

“Ebel Eberstain.”

Now it was Ebel’s turn.

She quietly looked at the Colonel.

She was truly grateful that the Colonel was officiating, thinking this to herself.

“Do you swear to accept this man as your spouse, to share happiness and joy together, and never abandon each other even when trials come?”

“I swear.”

Ebel’s voice was clear.

Though these kinds of vows were said to be difficult to keep for long, Ebel was extremely confident.

After all, she had done this before.

Throughout the contract period, she would remain loyal to him, to Bayern.

She would have to try her absolute best, even beyond her best.

In order to change the inner part of Victor’s life.

“Very well. I hereby declare that these two have become husband and wife before the witnesses gathered here.”

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