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Chapter 18 - The Monster Duke Mistook Me for His Wife
Translated by Arnlian
Edited by Arnlian
Shouldn’t it’s time for words to come out whether it’s scolding or to be told to raise head…
Feeling strange, Eldman raised his head and carefully called Dillian.
“Your Grace?”
Contrary to Eldman’s worries, Dillian was collecting information from his babbling words.
One, he is a nobleman.
This is information from the assassin last time, so move on.
Two, he is the head of a household. Based on the title, he is sure he is a Duke.
Three, there is someone who is after him.
That means he should not be caught losing his memories.
This is a weakness. I can’t believe it even if they tell me they’re my subordinates.
‘But I need to gain the information.’
There are three Dukes in the Rohaim Empire.
Which side is it?
“Eldman.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“Who am I? Say it yourself.”
“Our forever Lord and the only master of Sinaize.”
Finally, Dillian, who got the information he wanted, smiled satisfiedly.
Sinaize.
This was the last piece Ria had hidden.
She held it in her hand and hid it tightly, but the puzzle was completed with Eldman’s words.
Sinaize. Where is that place?
The most powerful one in the Rohaim Empire. A place where even the imperial family is scared.
Sinaize was a symbol and center of power.
‘I think Nathan’s guess is right.’
Dillian’s nerves were only directed at Ria, he didn’t care whether his subordinates were nervous or not.
When he stared blankly at her and made eye contact, she was surprised and pretended not to look.
She approached him as if she were familiar with it, but distanced herself as if she should not have grabbed him.
The attitude of trying to let him go at any time, saying that she hopes the snow stops as soon as possible.
Ria’s repeated approach and distance came to mind one by one.
‘I’m a noble, because of the status difference she distances herself.’
That’s for sure. Dillian could bet on Nathan’s wings here.
‘I don’t know there would be times when that fatty would help.’
Dillian, who is not aware that he is misunderstanding the misunderstanding, finally looked refreshed, as he had solved the question.
“Go back for today.”
“Yes? But, Your Grace. Everyone is waiting for Your Highness.”
“It’s not the time yet.”
Right, it’s not the time. With the poor memories he can’t trust those two people, that’s the first reason.
The second reason,
‘Because I’m in… love. We can’t break up like this.’
Love. He still couldn’t believe it, but apart from that, Dillian was satisfied to be near Ria’s side.
He doesn’t know if this is the love Nathan’s said, but it was clear that he wanted to stay with her.
As the master who holds out one family, he has to leave this house someday, but that day was not today.
“Your Grace must have a reason, right? But you have to go back quickly. If it’s too late, the Crown Prince might be…”
Kanae hurriedly covered Eldman’s mouth.
“Go back quickly. It’s an order.”
Tried to persuade Dillian somehow, Eldman, was startled by the coldness he felt after a long time.
He’ll die if he goes too far.
Eldman, who quickly grasped the situation, took a step back.
“And leave that sword behind.”
“What? Ah, yes.”
Eldman immediately handed out his sword.
The weight is good, has a good grip, and everything is fine.
Dillian smiled slightly.
“Give me the dagger too.”
“Here you are.”
Eldman, who was calmly handing over the sword, paused at Dillian’s gesture to hand out the dagger hidden in his chest.
‘Wait. Then me…? My weapon…?’
It was too late for him to feel strange.
It was after all of Eldman’s weapons were handed over to Dillian.
‘What’s this, this is the feeling when I meet a thief…’
He shouldn’t dare to have such an idea for the lord but he couldn’t erase the feeling of being robbed.
Whether Eldman has a shivering face or not, Dillian’s nerves were solely focused on Ria.
‘I should give this to Ria.’
A sharp-edged dagger would be better than a heavy and old crowbar.
‘She’s good at handling arrows, so she has a basic, she’ll be good if taught.
He was satisfied with getting good weapons.
Eldman, who was watching an unfamiliar smile, carefully called Dillian.
“… We are staying at the village inn. We will come back to you soon.”
“Don’t come until I call you to come. Don’t pretend to know me.”
“Yes…”
At the same time as the answer, the door slammed shut.
And a moment later, a clinking sound as if the door is locked can be heard.
The sound sounded as if he would not allow anyone else to invade this house other than himself.
It was cold, but the thing that came to those two was only a relief.
“Sure he is His Grace.”
“Yeah, still the same.”
They had a small suspicion because his face toward the woman was terribly unfamiliar, but seeing that he was still vicious, he was certainly their master.
“Anyway, what should we do?”
“What do you mean, we have to do as he says…”
Eldman and Kanae, who were left alone, trudged to the inn.
***
The next morning
Boom! Boom!
The sound of a rough hammer rang loudly.
While putting the barrier stone in at regular intervals, I raised my head to the navy pants at the end of my view.
“Sir Dillian, how long are you going to stay here?”
“Until Miss Ria hands me the hammer. I will do it. You will get hurt.”
“Do you know? Before Sir Dillian came to this house, I did both hammering and axing by myself.”
My power may be less than Dillian, but my skill is second to none.
Boom! Booom!
After pushing Dillian away, I knocked on the hammer vigorously.
It was Dillian who eventually raised the white flag in my tough attitude.
“Then I will prepare breakfast.”
“Yes, please make something delicious.”
Still, leaving Dillian behind, who kept looking back as if he was worried, I searched the pouch and took out the barrier stone.
“Let’s see, was the blue one for the main gate?”
I unfolded the folded note.
[Candy, as you requested, it’s a barrier stone and a defense stone. You know how to use it, right? The red one is barrier stone. The blue one is a defense stone. Put the barrier stone throughout the house, put the blue one in the main gate. It’ll make the house transparent.
ps. Isn’t it time for you to come to the capital?]
The pouch on my waist and this note was delivered by a messenger bird early in the morning.
As he* told me to, I put the stones all over the house and exhaled for a long time.
*It’s a he because it’s Ria’s another mage friend, not May, who made the stones for her (refer to chapter 15).
“Phew. This should be okay, right?”
I don’t know if it’s really become transparent, but he is the one who made it, so the result will be certain.
“I guess May will find it on her own.”
I’m sure she will recognize the mana on the stone.
Days when I was nervous, bye now!
Entering the kitchen with light steps, I frowned at the bright light emitted from the kitchen.
“Miss Ria.”
Oh, it wasn’t light, it was Dillian.
It was a halo that came out from him.
I can feel the joy in him while wearing an apron.
‘You were looking sad just before, but now you look really happy.’
Like riding a roller coaster up and down, I couldn’t keep up with his emotional changes, changing in an instant.
“Let’s have your favorite omelet for this morning.”
Today, Dillian was the sunshine itself.
Snap, he does the snap out of ordinary while spinning the frying pan.
It was a snap that only came out when he was really in a good mood.
“Sir Dillian, did something good happen?”
“Well. How do you see?”
Important ruby-like eyes contained me and folded gently. Looking at the gentle eye smile, I flinched.
“What’s that? Those eyes.”
“What’s wrong with my eyes?”
Dillian blinked. Unlike before, the eyes were clean.
“Is it not? It was definitely mellow eyes earlier…”
“What?”
“No. I must have seen it wrong.”
I can’t believe Dillian has romantic eyes. It doesn’t make sense.
He was a person who ran towards Aina, whom everyone loved in this world, with his eyes open dark. There is no way a sweetness comes from his eyes.
I pressed my eyes hard with my hands.
“Miss Ria?”
“Don’t worry about me. I’m resting because I think I have a slight vision problem.”
It was clear that the taste of the combination of handsome man and apron goes to the eyes for a while.
***
The time when Ria was humming and installed the barrier stone.
Dillian, after sitting Nathan at the table and sitting opposite of it, interlocked his fingers.
Nathan frowned at the shape of an interrogation.
“What?”
“Why did the barrier stone appear suddenly?”
“Ria asked for the Magic Tower and received it.”
“Magic Tower? Is there anyone close to her?”
“Well, there’s a very talented brat.”
Did she say May? Did she receive it from that mage friend?
Actually, he wasn’t curious at all. What Dillian was interested in was on this side.
“Hey. Nathan. Do you have any thoughts about leaving here and moving to another place?”
“Suddenly, moving?”
“Miss Ria is in a situation where she has to hide herself, and I’m a fugitive, so I think we can leave together.”
The safe place, he means going back to his household.
Of course, with Ria.
The fact that he couldn’t find his memories has hampered him, but it would be better than being used without knowing anything.
“Because of you, she spent a lot of money to buy the barrier stone, and you want to leave? Huh, Ria will love it. “
“It’s because of me?”
The flowery path life with Ria on Dillian’s thought, stopped.
“Do you know how worried Ria is because they might attack you again?”
“Miss Ria to me…”
“Don’t think about useless things, worry about yourself! And if you give Ria a hard time, I’ll get rid of all your hair!”
The corner of Dillian’s lips twitching.
Nathan’s nagging, which he would normally hate, sounded like a song.
“Are you crazy?”
Can’t believe he is laughing after hearing the nagging. Hating it, Nathan keeps its distance from him.