DYBAR - Chapter 50 < What The Obviously Hostile Person Hid >
Do Your Best And Regret It
The dining room of the Grand Duke's Castle was bathed in bright morning sunlight. It was almost time for breakfast to end, but the workers gathered against the wall lowered their heads, suppressed laughter, and pricked up their ears.
"I heard you slept well at night?"
A girl who looks into the distance and speaks as if making excuses,
"...... So, I heard a report that you visited the library late at night?"
This is the conversation of His Highness the Grand Duke, who, unlike his gentle voice, gently reprimands. This is how the morning started after the precious Young Lady came to Vikander Territory.
Most of the time, the Young Lady smiled brightly and achieved what she wanted, but there were rare times, like today, when Her Majesty the Grand Duke was victorious. A look of irritation passed over the Young Lady's face.
"... I went to pick up a book to read In the morning."
I laughed bitterly at my lame excuse. As pretty as possible. Edwin's stern face slowly relaxed as if he had no choice.
"Are you doing this on purpose?"
"What?"
"Then everyone knows that I'm weakening my heart."
"Of course I know, so let's do this."
I answered calmly. For a moment, Edwin's mouth softened.
"Then do you know that too?"
"What?"
"Every time Olivia does that, I keep wanting to crave affection like a caught fish."
Edwin glanced at my wrist with dark eyes. In an instant, the inside of my wrist felt hot, like it had been burned. My heart fluttered at the memory of his lips touching my wrist.
How! How can you say that in a place with so many people?
I was lucky that I was the only person in this restaurant who could understand that.
As I pursed my lips in embarrassment, it suddenly occurred to me that those words were like a subtle push between the two of them that no one knew about. A blush rose up my peach-colored cheeks. I shouldn't be excited about something like this.
I stood up from my seat, glaring at Edwin. A smile appeared in Edwin's eyes.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to take a nap."
It was too early to be taking a nap. Edwin did not bother to point it out. If the girl running away like a rabbit even glances at him again, he'll find it so cute that he'll suddenly want to follow her.
Instead, Edwin tasted me again and looked at my back. The hem of my beautiful dress fluttered out like roses. At some point, my dress became more and more colorful. The decorations I wore in my hair also became more and more diverse.
Edwin knew better than anyone else that it was all Bethany's work.
"What about the escort?"
"I do not need it!"
***
"Why do you keep getting grumpy?
"I'm on the verge of sulking right now."
Edwin let out a heavy breath at Howard's words. And he clenched and unclenched his fist under the tablecloth. It was against the law for her to act so lovingly and run away from his teasing every time. Edwin looked at the seat where Olivia sat.
Edwin swallowed dry saliva as he looked at her face, which was drooping its eyes.
".... Still, the Lady has brightened up a lot. She also ate a piece of meringue cookie today."
"Yes?"
At Howard's words, Edwin also looked at Olivia's plate. On the day she fell asleep because she was sick, the voice that said sweet things make her fat was painful. It was heartbreaking to see her try to avoid sweet food every time he intentionally prepared it.
Today, one meringue cookie was empty on Olivia's plate.
"No, I'm not crying. So, let's laugh together."
Edwin always knew she was a strong person. He didn't know that she would bloom like this in such a short period.
Edwin fell down on the table without any pain. That innocent girl's face turns red just from him kissing her wrist. Je was craving Olivia more and more like this. Her sweet scent, her eyes that curve when she smiles, her green eyes that look straight ahead.
No, Olivia herself.
His uncontrollable feelings kept leaking out. But he will wait. Because he wanted to be a man who suited Olivia more than anyone else.
Edwin took a deep breath again. And then he jumped up from his seat.
"...Let's go training."
In times like these, mental discipline was the best. Howard's grave face clouded just a little.
***
"Are you feeling anything?"
Bethany, who was watching me go up the stairs, spoke leisurely to Dean.
"I don't have any."
Although he answered indifferently, Deqn:s brown eyes were also shaking slightly.
It was from Jeniv Street yesterday. The appearance of the Young Lady who was strangely interested in Jeniv Street was different from what Dean had thought until now. A precious Young Lady is even trying to organize the area of Jeniv Street, the lowest place in Vikander.
While he was wondering what on earth she was planning, he was still concerned about the red and smeared corners of her eyes that he had seen yesterday.
In the end, Dean ran his hands through his hair. It was at a time when he wondered what the arrogant Princess with so many scandals was doing to confuse him so much.
"Couldn't it be that there are head lice?"
Dean's body instinctively stiffened at the voice that came with a sleepy laugh. The Grand Duke was delivered.
Dean set an example right away.
"... I see you, His Highness the Grand Duke."
The Grand Duke was always respected. To rebuild a family that was falling apart so prosperously and strongly. Above all, for Dean, he was a lifesaver who saved him from almost being beaten to death.
That's why Dean's eyes always sparkled earnestly in front of the Grand Duke. Like he really wants to be like him. But today, Dean kept squirming as if he was somehow uncomfortable. His stomach felt uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a hot potato.
Finally, Dean sighed and lowered his head.
"... I'm sorry, Your Highness."
"What?"
"... I dare, with my arbitrary judgment, show disloyalty to the Young Lady to whom you have pledged your oath."
In Vikander, a place where order is fiercer than any other place, he couldn't criticize the Princess who would become the Grand Duchess. That's why Dean has been avoiding His Highness the Grand Duke.
It was time for Dean to catch his trembling breath and wait for His Highness's decision.
"I don't know anything?"
"Yes?"
The head that had been bowed suddenly lifted up. The Grand Duke smiled vaguely and shrugged his shoulders.
"My Lady told me to do it. When she goes to Vikander territory, she wants me to be able to check whether people welcome her or not."
"..."
"So I'm watching now. It's up to Olivia how to dispose of you."
Dean's mind became as complicated as a tangled skein of thread. The rumors clearly said that the Princess was an arrogant Young Lady. If she tells His Highness the Grand Duke, he will be able to easily resolve issues with a knight like him.
Why on earth does that Young Lady keep acting differently from the known scandal and from my thoughts?
"instead. Let's go train."
"Yes?"
At that moment, Dean's body creaked like an ungreased door. The Grand Duke smiled brightly with his gorgeous beauty and wrapped his arms around Dean's neck.
"I'm really hungry for sparring right now, right? That's good. Dean can be my partner."
Anyone could tell that emotions were boiling beneath the lightly spoken voice. Dean hurriedly looked around. However, not only the employees but also the knights avoided his gaze.
War hero. A ruthless monarch of the North. A murderer. Despite his breathtakingly beautiful face, Dean, who had seen him right next to him, knew best how ruthless the Grand Duke was.
In this way, he was dragged away by the Grand Duke, and he had to carry his daughter to Jeniv Street in tatters.
Suddenly Dean's eyes met Howard's. Howard mouthed something to Dean who was trying to ask for help.
'It won't go far.
***
I came up to the room and sat in front of the desk. I blushed and fanned my hands against my cheeks as I cast my eyes daintily towards the closed door.
"Anyway. Just playing around like this."
To be precise, towards the invisible Edwin. My eyes were round even though I only called Edwin's name. It's all because of Edwin's name. A pretty name that sparkles brightly even when pronounced.
Shaking my head, I took out my diary from the drawer. It was a diary that Hannah had bought for me when I was at the Grand Duke's residence. I didn't do anything.
I smiled faintly at the handwriting that looked scary before turning the first page. Every time I looked at the randomly smeared letters, I clearly remembered the day I erased Madeleine. Even as I recalled that day, I was now able to smile. Because my new diary was filled with only good things.
I can turn Sir Dean Szellin's heart back to me. My green eyes are especially pretty, I think so too. I can make Jeniv Street into the home that children want. My name is included in this plan. I will be able to do well.
Now the diary was no longer a promise to oppress me. I was full of hope for myself. A sentence from the unfinished diary caught my eyes as I smiled cheerfully. -
And I can tell Edwin.
A resolution without an objective. I quietly traced the letters with my finger. I felt the nib press down and the feel of the paper as I passed, and then I quietly lifted my pen. Wherever the sound passed, one more sentence was added.
I will tell you after I finish writing the plan for Jeniv Street.
My eyes widened at the sincerity that leaked out without my knowledge. Covering my mouth, I looked back into my room. My face turned bright red as I checked the empty room.
***
An empty lot a little away from the beginning of Jeniv Street.
"Do you really think we need something unique to this Jeniv street?"
I can turn Sir Dean Szellin's heart back to me.
Should I delete that sentence?
At Dean's blunt voice, I thought about my diary for a moment and thought about it. Dean, who was said to know more about Jeniv Street than anyone else, deviated from my plans at every turn.
"Then do you think Jeniv Street should remain like this?"
"No, I'm not sure about that."
When I saw that he hesitated and didn't answer properly, I thought he was just saying something because he didn't like me. Finally, I exhaled lightly, straightened my body, and looked at Dean. Dean flinched for a moment, but then he turned to face me with his blunt eyes.
"...It's obvious that you don't like me."
"I'm sorry if you felt that way."
"If you're that uncomfortable, let's change the escort knight first. I have to quickly sort out this Yeniv,"
That way, I can speak more confidently to Edwin. However, Dean, who did not know what it meant, spoke with a heated expression.
"Therefore! Why is this precious Young Lady interested in this Yeniv, whom she doesn't even know very well?... Ah!"
Then he suddenly cupped the corner of his right eye. I, who was confronting him as if he was in some kind of pain, looked at him with worried eyes. Then his eyes opened wide.
"....Are you wearing contact lenses?"
A glimpse of light green pupils appeared beneath Dean's brown eyes. There was a time when it was popular in the system as well. Colored lenses that show different eye colors.
Dean bit his lip at the fact that he was facing. He looked devastated as if I had discovered something he never wanted to be discovered.
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