The Grand Duchess Is Defeated Again Today

The princess was already late.

After attaining enlightenment with the wonderful (?) help of Mikhail.

My footsteps were headed to the home of my fiancee, who I had become so accustomed to visiting even with my eyes closed, the Duchess of Valencia.

Although the visit time was considerably delayed compared to the usual visit time because he had to go through the Crown Prince’s office.

It didn’t matter much.

At least I didn’t want to leave this mansion today.

“Welcome, Confucius. We will open the door.”

“thank you.”

The butler of the duke’s house looked at my face and gladly opened the front door of the duke’s house as if there was no need to check further.

“Nice to meet you, Dorothy.”

“Confucius? Did you not catch a cold?”

When Dorothy saw me walking slowly through the front door, she reacted in surprise.

It’s like a yangban who needs to recover quickly while resting, how is it here?

Well. I must have never informed the duke’s house that I had a cold.

Like Rebecca, where did the people of the replacement duke get all the information about me being sick?

“It is certain that the Duchess will not be able to visit Confucius for a while because the Duchess has a cold…”

“····.”

The worries that just came to mind are irrelevant. Dorothy immediately revealed where she had heard that I was ill.

It wasn’t until I heard those words, too, that I realized how things were going.

If the Duchess of Valencia had informed everyone, they could understand the situation so far.

The exchanges between my mother and the Duchess of Valencia were frequent enough to meet in person at least once a week, and it is strange that I, as my mother’s son, did not appear in those exchanges.

And after that, it was pretty much predictable.

The Duchess of Valencia knows that Rebecca and I are inseparable, so of course Rebecca would have known that I was ill.

It was clear that Rebecca must have come to the mansion when she suddenly heard that I was ill while talking to her mother as usual.

······ To be honest, it is true that the Duchess resents the Duchess for speaking out to some extent without thinking.

As a result, this flu commotion was an opportunity for me to realize Rebecca’s change of heart.

I wanted to make a present for my future mother-in-law.

“Oh, shall I guide you to the lady as usual?”

As she was contemplating on which gift to give thanks, Dorothy spoke as if she had realized her role.

“Who is the princess?”

“yes? Miss?”

“If you are not feeling well… ”

Hearing those words, I suddenly became curious about Rebecca’s current condition.

I wonder if I got a cold from my previous visit.

It was Rebecca who didn’t want to see me pretending to be sick, so she kissed me to catch a cold.

Of course, I know better than anyone that the story that transferring a cold will cure a cold is just a superstition.

Because it was also true that my cold seemed to have cleared up after the sweet kiss.

It was really just a confirmation.

“No, it’s no different than usual.”

“I’m glad.”

Fortunately, contrary to what she had feared, Dorothy’s words came out of her mouth.

As Rebecca’s exclusive maid, Dorothy, who knew Rebecca’s condition better than anyone else, was reliable enough.

“Then why is the young lady’s condition suddenly… ?”

“It’s no big deal. I thought he might have caught a cold because of his visit.”

“Ahh… ”

When she hears about the reason I asked Rebecca’s condition, Dorothy looks impressed.

“After all, Confucius thinks of our young lady more than anyone else… ”

“····.”

“When will I ever be able to fall in love like a young lady and Confucius… ”

Although it wasn’t something Dorothy wanted to take in that way, it wasn’t something she came up with.

Well, it’s not wrong to think of Rebecca all the time. Because Dorothy’s expression of lamentation didn’t even look like anything more to be said.

“Then I’ll ask you for guidance, Dorothy.”

“Ah, yep!”

So I thought about it and decided to move on.

What matters now isn’t what Dorothy thinks of me and Rebecca, but how I’m going to chastise my fiancée for swaying people’s hearts.

Even though I’m only walking. After a while, I started to look forward to what would happen in my fiancee’s room.

***

A large room still decorated in red, resembling the owner of the room.

puck- puck-

There, a girl, regarded as one of the most brilliant geniuses in the Empire, was beating the pillow to death.

Now I can’t even remember how many times I hit the pillow.

After returning from Count Xernias’s house, she was the one who continued to vent her anger on the pillow except when working and eating.

It might seem pity that the pillow was slowly losing its original shape, but Rebecca never stopped beating it.

– I’m doing this because I don’t like you who want to be treated because you’re sick.

-······ So, don’t get me wrong. It’s not because I like it either.

It was clear that she had run away from home for a while at the news that her pitiful fiance was ill with a cold.

There’s no way a sane woman could say such an unfamiliar thing.

How the hell did you put such a absurd thing in your mouth?

No matter how much he admitted that a person named ‘Alber Xernias’ had grown up in her heart.

Even though he admitted that he seemed to have gotten better with his fiance.

how… How could you do such a stupid thing…

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Hwaak-

As she recalled her actions toward her fiancée, her cheeks reddened to the point where they couldn’t get more red.

Now, how am I supposed to look at my fiance’s face?

Fortunately, the words that came out of her mouth at the time were the nuances of saying that she was doing it because she didn’t want to be mistaken.

Her fiancée, who was the most foolish and needlessly intelligent in the world, couldn’t possibly have taken her words seriously.

Maybe she didn’t realize that she had already fallen in love with him.

“······no.”

It was something that should never have happened.

As I’ve said before, she couldn’t handle the situation she could only imagine when this happened.

She’s already weak against her fiancé’s harsh words.

There was no way she could withstand the fiancée’s so-and-so (?) statements, which had convinced her that she liked her.

Besides, the opponent was ‘Alber Xernias’ and no one else.

Her fiance who sees through her heart better than anyone else in the world.

If he realized that he had an upper hand over her, it was obvious he would grab her in his hand and shake it.

She, who has already fallen for her fiance, will be swayed by such a fiance.

If nothing happened to my fiancée, I would even get married, but I couldn’t live my whole life with it.

“······marriage.”

The word marriage came to mind while thinking about a time when a terrible imagination turned into reality.

who would have imagined

The words of marrying the fiancé who had been fighting since the moment they first saw her would come out of her mouth and no one else.

It was very strange.

That she utters the important word of marriage without much thought, and does not feel much repulsed by the fact that she will marry her fiancée.

How did it become like this?

Obviously, she really hated a person named ‘Alber Xernias’.

I don’t like every action I do, so I always risk it.

I didn’t like the fiancé who wins every match, so I tried my best to win the match somehow.

Comparing back then and now, so many things have changed.

Even though he always grumbled and uttered words, he changed himself from being able to say harsh words.

On the subject that he always promised to win, he is now fighting as if he doesn’t care if he loses.

·······After losing the match, he began to look forward to the punishment that followed.

because so much has changed I didn’t even know where to start and how to solve this problem.

No matter how much I think about it, There was only one way that came to her mind.

“You must never be caught.”

That her heart should never be revealed to her fiance.

It was already too late to get rid of this beating heart.

He had to do whatever it takes to make her fiance fall in love with her while hiding her heart.

rattle-

“Dorothy, are you out?”

And she needed a plan or help to make this promise come true.

Because she couldn’t have the confidence to make this promise a reality on her own.

Even though she was a maid, she was Dorothy, who always helped her. It was clear that he would help her this time too.

smart-

As if they were nearby, a question came to me asking if I could enter through the door.

“come in.”

It was she herself, no one else, who called Dorothy, so she gave her permission to come in without thinking.

quiver-

After giving her permission, let the door slowly open with a creaking sound.

“····.”

She had to resent herself for saying the words of permission.

“······you… why… Here… ”

Because it wasn’t her loyal maid, Dorothy, who entered the room, but her fiance with a playful expression on her face.

I don’t know if it was because of the unexpected visit of my fiancee.

pounding-

Her heart started beating again.