You Said I Was a Persecuted, Terminally Ill Grand Duchess? - Chapter 62

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Chapter 62

 

In front of the townhouse of tremendous grandeur.

 

I could see servants lined up in a row, bowing their heads.

 

Though not quite as grand as the Ducal Castle, it was a scale that showed Celeste’s influence within the Empire.

 

At the very front of that formation, none other than Kal stood with a gentle smile.

 

“Huh?! Kal was definitely at the Ducal Castle…”

 

What, what is this. Clone technique? Teleportation?

 

Seeing my eyes widen as if they might pop out, a middle-aged man who looked exactly like Kal chuckled lightly and offered a greeting.

 

“I greet Your Grace the Duke and Your Grace the Duchess. I am Fil, the butler of the Townhouse. The butler Kal from the Ducal Castle that Your Grace mentioned is my twin brother.”

 

“Oh my. No wonder! You look so much alike!”

 

I see!

 

So the twin brothers had one at the Ducal Castle and one at the Townhouse.

 

I could somehow feel their tremendous loyalty to Celeste.

 

Lady Diana got out of the carriage that arrived next and soon shared a light embrace with Fil with a pleased smile.

 

“Fil, have you been well.”

 

“It is an incomparable honor to see you again, Madam.”

 

“Kal asked me to send his regards as well.”

 

“Haha. As you can see, I am doing very well. I trust Kal is too.”

 

“Ugh, have we finally arrived?”

 

Ternox, Katarina, and the Gana-da Maid Squad girls along with other servants.

 

As the entire party got out of the carriages, the front of the Townhouse became quite bustling.

 

“All the servants of the Townhouse have been eagerly awaiting this day. We will do our utmost to ensure not a single inconvenience during your stay, Your Grace.”

 

“Mm.”

 

The Duke himself seemed indifferent, his face still cold as ever.

 

All the luggage from the carriages was also unloaded, and everyone moved inside the mansion following Fil’s guidance.

 

Taking advantage of that moment, Katarina, who had been standing in the back, quickly approached and clung to me.

 

“Rina! I thought I’d die from missing you!”

 

The sparkling beauty acted cute and rubbed her cheek against my head.

 

‘She’s still so pretty…’

 

Though I was pleased, her recent statement was a bit absurd.

 

“We saw each other this morning. We even ate together.”

 

We had only taken separate carriages, but otherwise we’d been together the whole time, yet Katarina seemed to think differently.

 

“That’s different! I was so bored I thought I’d die during half a day in a carriage without you!”

 

I whispered quietly in Katarina’s ear, worried the Duke walking ahead might hear.

 

“Ahem… Actually, I felt the same way. Honestly, it was so awkward I just slept the whole time.”

 

“Oh my!”

 

That seemed to please her greatly, as Katarina now wrapped her arm around my shoulder.

 

I was becoming an armrest for the tall her, but honestly, I didn’t feel too bad about it either.

 

“Let’s unpack and go shopping. There’s a boutique I frequent near here.”

 

“Shopping? Ah, Katarina, you were mainly at the Townhouse rather than the territory, right?”

 

“Yes! Honestly, the capital feels more like my hometown than the territory, you could say? I, Katarina Hugo, am confident that I know Albern better than anyone, so just trust me and follow!”

 

“Wow. How reassuring!”

 

“Hehe!”

 

Clap clap clap, I was applauding along with Katarina’s rhythm.

 

When a listless voice grated on my nerves from behind.

 

“Oh my. So young, so young. Aren’t you two tired from riding in carriages all day?”

 

It was Ternox, naturally.

 

Since he was serious about his human aide act, he had declared he would travel directly by carriage rather than teleportation magic.

 

And he regretted that choice within half a day…

 

As if to prove this, he looked half-dead and was massaging his entire body.

 

“Oh, my! Lord Ternox. Just how much of a difference are you talking about between us?”

 

Katarina covered her mouth with one hand in surprise.

 

‘Well, about 580 years or so?’

 

When I gave Ternox a wicked smile, his eyes narrowed.

 

“Well, compared to Lady Katarina, I have an aged body.”

 

“You’re exaggerating too much!”

 

“But it’s true.”

 

Katarina’s face was strangely flushed as she responded to Nox’s words.

 

Probably because she had once misunderstood him as my affair partner.

 

Currently, Katarina knew Ternox as the Duke’s aide and a guard knight that Jenos had secretly assigned to me.

 

She had repeatedly apologized for having strange misunderstandings, and it seemed to still be an embarrassing dark history for her.

 

“Stop teasing and go see Jenos instead. You’re supposed to be his aide, after all.”

 

“Yes, yes, Your Highness. Then this sickly old man will take his leave.”

 

Ha! Really funny.

 

Ternox seemed to have no interest in the Townhouse tour, as he smoothly slipped away from the group and disappeared somewhere.

 

‘Since he said he knew the first Duke, he naturally knows the layout of this place, right?’

 

Well, honestly, the only place I’ll mainly stay is my room anyway.

 

Following the guidance of the assigned servants, our group scattered in different directions.

 

“Then I’ll go rest now. Dear, you worked hard too.”

 

“Not at all, Lady Diana. You must be tired from the journey, right? Please get some good rest.”

 

“Lady Rina! I’ll just change clothes and come to your room! You can’t fall asleep!”

 

“Mmm…”

 

I kind of want to just rest a bit though…

 

She’s so excited, goodness.

 

Still, since we’ve come all the way to the capital, it wouldn’t be bad to enjoy some proper sightseeing.

 

Katarina is a count’s daughter who loves dressing up, so she’ll probably come out all dolled up today too.

 

In the meantime, I’ll rest a bit in my room.

 

“Your Highness, shall I escort you to your room?”

 

“Please do.”

 

As I followed Fil’s guidance and started walking.

 

Step, step, step.

 

Thud, thud, thud.

 

…At the strangely overlapping footstep sounds, I quickly turned around.

 

“Why are you following me?”

 

We were together the entire week or so of traveling by carriage, wasn’t that enough?

 

Don’t tell me he’s planning to follow me even here?

 

But the Duke looked even more bewildered instead.

 

“…You seem to keep forgetting, but we’re married. Isn’t it natural for us to use the same room?”

 

That conveniently useful excuse made its reappearance at times like this.

 

Hmph. I snorted and shrugged my shoulders.

 

“Don’t we only sleep together when it’s bedtime?”

 

“Wh-what… You say things that would cause misunderstandings if others heard.”

 

“…?”

 

What is this guy talking about?

 

As the Duke’s face reddened, my face also grew hot in response.

 

‘Excuse me! Your point of embarrassment is weird!’

 

“Fine, whatever.”

 

Jenos didn’t continue speaking and just walked forward with heavy steps.

 

Since it actually worked out well, I didn’t bother adding any comments either.

 

“Ahem…”

 

Perhaps the childish argument was entertaining to him.

 

I could hear Fil trying to suppress his laughter as he walked ahead of me… but I deliberately ignored it.

 

“Then, I hope you have a comfortable time.”

 

We soon arrived at the bedroom, and Fil, whose expression of suppressed laughter looked exactly like Kal’s, quickly made his escape.

 

‘Ugh. I need to rest for a bit first.’

 

Strangely, this was incredibly mentally exhausting!

 

When I opened the door, I saw a bedroom that was spacious and luxurious enough to rival even the Ducal Castle.

 

I immediately threw open the curtains draped around the bed, ready to just collapse onto it.

 

But then…

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

The bizarre scene that unfolded before my eyes made even the Duke, who had been peering over my shoulder, freeze in place.

 

“What is all this…?”

 

On top of the large bed that appeared to be king-sized.

 

Bright red rose petals were scattered in a heart shape over the cream-colored luxury silk bedding.

 

Even more, on the side table next to it, there was a bottle of wine in an ice bucket with two wine glasses and…

 

We support the eternal love of

 

His Grace the Duke and Her Grace the Duchess♥

 

-From all the servants of the Townhouse-

 

…it said.

 

There was even a custom-made whipped cream cake with the message written in chocolate!

 

No wonder. I was wondering why the curtains were drawn so dark in broad daylight!

 

My face heated up so much that I couldn’t even think of turning to look at the Duke.

 

It seemed the Duke was in the same state, as only the sound of flustered clearing of his throat echoed hollowly through the air.

 

“…Ahem, hmm.”

 

“Mm…”

 

Ha, as if things weren’t awkward enough already.

 

They’re practically performing a ritual to make us even more uncomfortable!

 

Suddenly, being alone together in this room felt incredibly embarrassing.

 

‘Should I just run away?’

 

Staying here is too uncomfortable!

 

Just as I was about to rush out of the room to escape the awkwardness.

 

“…Rene.”

 

The Duke suddenly called out to stop me.

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