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Chapter 21 - The Monster Duke Mistook Me for His Wife
Translated by Arnlian
Edited by Arnlian
The same was true of Nathan and May, who were hardened by the affection in front of them.
“Just resting wife.”
Dillian, with a sweet smile, headed to the kitchen.
“Oh my, oh my!”
It was May who came to her senses first. A fierce touch hit me on the back.
“Ah, it hurts!”
“You, youu! While I’m not here with such great guy! Craaap, I envy you!”
“That, that! A fox-like! Oh, my head hurts!”
Nathan staggered with facepalm.
“Uck, we’re not like that! You’re mistaken!”
“What do you mean mistaken! Honey was dripping* from the eyes that looking at you.”
*Expression when someone looking at another so sweetly, full of love/affection.
“That’s
!”
I’m curious too. What’s wrong with him?
“It’s a flaw that he lost his memories, but he’s a really good guy. Ria, absolutely don’t miss him.”
Even though I told her numerous times that Dillian had a strange misunderstanding because he lost his memories, May continued to refer to him as my husband.
“It’s not like that.”
‘Even if it is a misunderstanding, isn’t the degree too much?’
It was also for a while that I was confused about adjusting to adjust high difficulty of attack.
“May. I have a favor to ask you. “
“What is it?
As she started to lowered her posture, May asked.
I glanced around, to check on Dillian then lowered my voice as if whispering a secret to May.
“Send Dillian to Sinaize’s Duchy in the capital. If it’s you, you can do it, right?”
“What? Your husband?”
“I told you, he’s not my husband.”
As I clenched my teeth and glare at her, May shut her mouth.
“
 Really send him? Did you two have a fight?”
“It’s not like that, I’m just trying to send him to where he was.”
“What’s this, is he the Duke’s person?”
As May didn’t know Dillian’s face, she takes a peek on him.
In a way, it was natural. Dillian didn’t enjoy external activities, so he didn’t appear at the banquets.
“How did he end up with that crazy guy?”
May bad mouthing Dillian, even if she didn’t knows his face, she knowing his rumors.
“Ahem, you’re going to send him, right?”
Even if Dillian lose his memories, they would recognize him.
After that, they’ll take care of it, isn’t it?
“Please.”
May, who reads read my genuine eyes, nodded slowly.
“Who’s request is it? Of course I have to listen to it.”
Just in time, Dillian approached.
Without knowing anything, as Dillian handed over the tea, I carefully opened my lip .
“Sir Dillian, I have something to tell you.”
“That talk again?”
Dillian let out a sigh.
“I have no intention of going back. If I’m going back, Miss Ria should go with me. Because we are married.”
What is he talking about, he wants we die if we go together? I shook my hand in panic.
“Sir Dillian, we are strangers. We are not in a relationship that could go to your household together.”
“Then let’s pretend we didn’t hear this conversation.”
Dillian, who got up from his seat, trying to escaped.
‘You think I’d let you again?’
I grabbed Dillian’s wrist who was trying to run away.
“Please stop running away!”
You’re not even a kid, do you think running away will solve everything?
“You have to go back Sir Dillian! What will you do if they come again?”
As I hanging on to Dillian’s arm, I shouted.
“May! Start!”
May quickly began to draw magic circle following my shout.
‘If you keep avoiding, I have no choice but to force it.’
After Dillian reading my will, Dillian sighed deeply.
“You’re going to force me to go?”
“Then?”
“You’re going to be like this?”
“I told you. This is not the place where Sir Dillian has to be.”
“It’s me, who decides where I’m to be.”
“You say that because you lost your memories. You will thank me later when your memories come back.”
And why are you suddenly speak informally? You think I can’t?
Dillian’s red eyes becomes cold. My eyes won’t be much different.
Dillian tried to shake me off and I stuck to him like a snare the more he shook me off.
If you try to shake it off, I could shake it off enough.
But Dillian could not shake me off in the end.
It’s probably because he thought of me as his wife.
‘Hmph, what a fool.’
Then May’s shouted can be heard.
“It’s done.”
I pushed Dillian hard toward the magic circle.
“Who thought I’d go alone?”
A firm arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me. I couldn’t overcome the power and was dragged away.
It was so close as if our breath was entangled.
“Huk.”
His eyes were shiny.
‘Wait. His eyes relaxed
?
Dillian was out of his mind.
“What’s wrong with you! You go to your home! I stay in my home, what’s the problem?”
“You’re going to be separated from me? You think I will accept it?”
“Ack, you must be crazy!”
The grim reaper won’t be as persistent as you!
I stepped on Dillian’s foot with all my might.
A faint moan leaked from his mouth as if my sincere attack had worked.
“Ugh.”
At that moment, intangible power pulled me back.
“A clingy man is not attractive.”
“The maze is a nuisance.”
May’s magic separated Dillian from me.
As soon as I come out of the magic circle, a white light surrounded Dillian.
The magic was triggered.
Barely escaped from him, I breathed out relief.
Finally I’m free
 huh?
“Miss Ria, my foot hurts.”
Dillian standing still in that place. With a very fierce face.
“
 What’s this? Why is it like this?”
I heard May surprised voice in my ear.
“I’m sure the formula is correct.”
It’s not the magic that was the problem. Then what is it?
Suddenly, Nathan shouted in an anxious voice.
“Ria, you, are you in a binding?”
“A binding? What’s that?”
I don’t know what it is, but my fingertips became cold due to the ominousness of the word.
Nathan, who was staring at me, turned its head towards Dillian this time.
“
 How can this be?”
The same was true of Dillian who was puzzled.
“Binding? What does that mean?”
May asked Nathan to hurry to answer it.
“The two are connected. What kind of binding are you under?”
You’re the one to tell me away from Dillian. Nathan, who put me back to him, looked at us closely.
“Ria, have you ever made a promise? Or are you trying to pay a price for him?”
“What promise, there’s nothing like
”
I flinched when I shook my head.
The memory comes to mind.
“Then, stay with me until I regain my memory.”
“Sir Dillian won. I will stay with you.”
“Then, please promise me.”
“Alright. I’ll do it.”
After that, I hung my pinky finger with Dillian. Then it became a binding?
Come to think of it, if we said a wish word with earnestness, it would have power beyond imagination.
Especially the words of a person deeply related to dark forces such as curses.
‘He was really desperate?”
Nathan shook my stiff shoulder as I was surprised.
“Ria. You did.”
“No. This is just
”
“What did you promise?”
“I’ll be with him until his memories come back
”
Mumbling in a  faint voice as if to break, I smiled despondently at the ceiling.
‘It’s a lie. Say something that makes sense.’
The eyes without focus soon reached Dillian. Our eyes met immediately, as if he had been looking at me all the time.
There is nowhere else to look than to me who betrayed him.
The look that came to mind on his eyes, only a lovely feeling.
Surprised by the sweet gaze, I cling on to May.
“May, can you solve this? Huh? Say it.”
Please
 With my desperate voice, May looked at me with pitiful eyes.
“Ria, the binding is not the realm of the mage. Even if it is possible, both parties have no choice but to solve it themselves.”
So in other words, it is impossible.
Until his memories come back, he couldn’t leave me, then I couldn’t leave Dillian.
“No
 This doesn’t make sense
”
“Just think it’s a fate like Sir Dillian. You know the story of Lysandro, the founding king and his lover, right? The two met on a snowy mountain. Love that bloomed like a snowflake. It’s similar, when you think of it.”
“You crazy?!”
How can you compare the love of the century with our situation?
And if you say such nonsense, Dillian will be more mistaken.
“As expected, we were meant to be.”
Dillian smiled gently while softly holding my hand.
It was a midsummer sun-like smile that would melt the piled up snow outside at once.
“Now that I see it, it seems like a match made in heaven. It’s a match made in heaven.”
May, who frowned as if looking at a disgusting couple, shook her head.
“Phew, you should have told me earlier if you had a fight. It’s such a scary love fight.”
“May?”
“I will take Nathan. Have a good time.”
“What?! Let go of me, May! Uph! Huph!”
May, who covered Nathan’s mouth, winked.
‘Ria? Just trust this unnie!’
Trust, what trust? You fireball!
“Aren’t you coming here!”
Bang!
The door was closed. At the same time, my life was closed too.
“Miss May, at first I thought she was a bad person, but now I see it, turns out she is a good person.”
“
 Ha.”
“Wife, then from now on isn’t it a time for our reconciliation? My poor feet are crying now.”
“Ah, haha. For that
”
I slowly backed off step by step. As much as I stepped back, Dillian came.
‘May! How can you leave me alone!’
I screamed silently and made a crying face.