Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103

“Malcolm isn’t a genius, he’s an idiot. An idiot.”

About ten minutes later, Garulus, who had been pouting, stomped his feet and left his seat.

Garulus, who didn’t understand at all, asked the same question to Anna, who had been holding her stomach and bursting into laughter, but Anna also escaped from her seat, saying she suddenly remembered something urgent.

Not only those two, but several other people he met afterwards all mumbled and beat around the bush or subtly changed the subject. Garulus pouted, thinking that everyone was acting strange today.

“Just how exactly are babies made!”

As Garulus wandered the corridor with a sullen face, he spotted Kermanomon in the distance. Judging by his outdoor clothes, it seemed he was about to go out somewhere. Garulus hurriedly ran with quick steps, afraid he might miss him.

“Kerman, Kerman!”

“What’s wrong?”

“I have a question. I got curious while doing my vacation homework, but no one will give me a proper answer.”

“Didn’t Mellis help you?”

“Yeah. But my big brother is a smart tiger who knows everything, so you can tell me the answer, right?”

Garulus, who was suspicious that he too might avoid the question, circled around him with narrowed eyes. Puzzled by the child’s attitude, he picked up the child with one hand and asked.

“Sure. I’ll answer everything. What are you curious about?”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

At his confident answer, Garulus quickly asked, afraid he might miss the chance.

“How are babies made?”

“…Ah.”

Finally understanding the whole situation, he let out a small sigh. Garulus, not caring about his reaction, showed him the sketchbook where he had written his notes so far.

“From what Malcolm told me, I understood that when male and female reproductive cells meet, they grow and become a baby, but I don’t understand how they can meet.”

“…”

Asking him to describe the process of reproductive cells meeting. What kind of troublesome question was this? Kermanomon, who had been pondering with furrowed brows, slowly opened his mouth.

“When a man and woman… hold hands and kiss in bed… a baby is made.”

“A kiss? You mean they kiss?”

He agonized, his lips twitching as he watched Garulus seriously writing down notes.

“…Yes. That’s right.”

Of course, there were various other processes after that, but it wasn’t exactly wrong, was it? Garulus, who had finally obtained a satisfactory answer, jumped down from his arms with a proud smile.

“What! It’s nothing special, so why did everyone hide it like that? As expected, Kerman knows everything. Thanks to you, I think I can finish my homework well! Thank you!”

As a reward, Garulus hugged his shin and gave his knee a peck, then left with light steps.

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She came to her senses belatedly and jumped up from her seat in shock.

“Ga, Garulus! What are you saying! Why would I do such a thing with the Grand Duke!”

“Mellis, even so, surely not in front of the Young Master…!”

“This is really the worst. Both of you are disqualified as guardians.”

“Ugh…”

As the contempt and disdain from the three people poured down on her, Mellis’s face heated up as if it would burst at any moment.

“No! I really never did anything like that!”

Just as Mellis, half on the verge of tears, was waving her hands frantically in denial, the other main character, Kermanomon, entered the room.

“What are you all doing gathered here?”

“G-Grand Duke!”

At the appearance of her savior, Mellis hurriedly ran to his side and told him about the unpleasant incident that had just occurred. Kermanomon’s eyebrows twitched greatly upon hearing her words.

Far away, Garulus was concentrating on naming the baby with his tongue sticking out, regardless of what the adults were doing beside him, and the faithful and respectful gaze that had always been directed toward him had completely disappeared.

After pondering for a moment, Kermanomon pressed his mouth firmly with his clenched fist and muttered.

“…It’s not exactly wrong though.”

At the intense reaction that burst forth from his subordinates, Kermanomon’s face turned bright red and he rarely raised his voice to shout.

“It’s not like that. Everyone, please listen to what I’m saying until the end!”

Kermanomon cleared his throat unnecessarily and tried to remain calm as he explained yesterday’s events.

“…That’s how it happened. A baby, I can’t believe it. Of all people, you’re the ones making me out to be a scoundrel.”

“Then, about Mellis being pregnant…?”

At Anna’s question, Kermanomon, who had been firmly shaking his head, paused for a moment and looked at Mellis.

“…You’re not, right?”

“Of course not! We never did anything like that in the first place, what are you even saying, Grand Duke…”

“…I was just asking to be sure.”

At that moment, Garulus, who had been listening to his story, suddenly stood up as if he couldn’t agree with those words.

“What do you mean by that? Last night I saw you two holding hands and kissing in my bed after putting me to sleep! But now you’re saying there’s no baby. Don’t tell me you lied to me?”

“That’s…”

“Yesterday you definitely did it once on the cheek, and three times on the lips…!”

“Aah! Young Master!”

As Garulus began flailing his arms and legs while shouting, Mellis, who couldn’t stand it anymore, hurriedly took the child and left the scene. The remaining Kermanomon received the heavy gazes directed at him in full.

Thinking calmly about it, there seemed to be more than one or two things to explain. Running a hand through his hair, he opened his mouth with a quiet sigh.

“…If I said no, would you at least pretend to believe me?”

“Was waiting until Young Master fell asleep so difficult for you? No, more than that… I had some suspicions, but how could you hide something like this from me? When did you deceive me by saying I was your closest aide, your most trustworthy person?”

“I’m shocked that the rumors about you two dating were actually true… How could it be Mellis and the Grand Duke!”

Unlike the two who seemed quite shocked, Noel calmly left the scene as if he had expected it. Soon Mellis, having entrusted the child to Noel, returned with an awkward expression.

She seemed more settled than before, as if the negotiation with Garulus had been resolved well. Hesitating and reading the room, she quietly hid behind Kermanomon to avoid the situation.

In the end, Kermanomon had no choice but to briefly confess what had happened so far.

At his words, Malcolm frowned and was startled for a moment, but soon returned to his usual calm demeanor and spoke.

“But why did you keep it secret from us as well?”

“Because there was no particular need to inform you.”

“Of course I understand Your Grace’s feelings of wanting to be considerate of Lady Mellis, but realistically, it would be better to make your relationship public. The exchange meeting is just around the corner, so it would be perfect if Lady Mellis attended as your partner.”

An exchange meeting partner? At this story she was hearing for the first time, Mellis looked at Kermanomon with surprised rabbit eyes. Feeling her gaze, Kermanomon reproached Malcolm.

“Why bring up such unnecessary talk? The exchange meeting isn’t necessarily an occasion that requires a partner, it doesn’t matter.”

“…You two may not know this, but rumors that you’re dating have been spreading widely throughout the Ducal Residence for a long time. Of course, not everyone believed those rumors. Anyway, rumors spread in an instant, so I’m suggesting we take the initiative from our side before the situation gets even worse.”

Anna also seemed to agree with Malcolm’s words and carefully added her own.

“That’s right. The year-end exchange meeting has an unspoken rule of attending with your marriage partner. Outside, stories about Merien are still circulating, and if the Grand Duke attends alone, there will definitely be all sorts of talk.”

“Yes. It would be beneficial to announce it even a day earlier to solidify the relationship between you two.”

“….”

“That is, if you’re seriously considering the future of the Ducal House.”

With those words, Malcolm’s gaze fixed on Mellis. At his words that seemed to pointedly target her, Mellis blinked silently without saying anything.

Indeed, she had only been grateful to him for being considerate of her all this time, but had never once deeply thought about Kermanomon’s position. As the two men said, she would serve as a good shield for Kermanomon, who was under political pressure from all sides.

‘But….’

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