IDEFYEM - Chapter 18
Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!
When I returned to the room, I was torn between my itchy heart and sleepy eyes.
I'm sleepy, but I feel like I want to confide in someone.
I can't call Sarah at this time.
Hmm, now that I think about it, I don't know how my prospective familiar is doing.
It seemed like I wasn't paying too much attention while preparing for the banquet over the past few days.
"Vermont, are you there?"
"..."
As usual, there was a long silence.
"Stop jumping around and come out! I have something I want to say."
"..."
"It's a shame. Today, for some reason, I felt like signing a familiar contract...."
I muttered. Ignoring the feeling of being a very bad owner.
Rustling.
Soon, I heard a noise that tickled my ears. It was the sound made in the bushes by a slender cat walking in the garden at dawn.
"What, you were listening after all?
The cat asked, jumping over the grass and coming to the window.
"Has your fiancé given up now?"
"No. I called because I wanted to talk to him about what happened today."
Vermont's expression crumpled as if rotten. When I saw the cat turning around without any regrets, I urgently shouted at its tail.
"No, wait a minute. Meow!"
"From last time, you, Meowth. That's horribly rude. Call me Lord Vermont."
As I was opening the window to let the cat in, I stopped.
"Why on earth are you so obsessed with that title?"
"Stupid little girl. If you knew how many hundreds of years I have lived, you would be so shocked on the spot!"
"Oh, that old cat. What, they say it's a joke?"
How can someone who looks like that still irritate me?
I looked at him a little curiously, and this time Vermont opened his mouth.
"So, it looks like you're starting to need me now, right? It's to the point where you make strange excuses and call me out at night."
"It's not an excuse."
"It's an excuse."
"Aren't you really hungry for magical power? You came running at my call earlier."
It was a little cute how the furry tail, which was thick compared to the body, twitched. From the looks of it, the purpose of calling him in the first place will likely not be achieved. Should I speed up the persuasion period a little?
"I am doing well without a familiar, I attended the banquet today and expanded my information network."
"Hmph, beginner's luck, I guess."
I triumphantly took out an envelope from my pocket. It was given to me by the Lady who was waiting for me at the front gate after meeting the Grand Duke on the terrace and before leaving for the banquet.
"Now, if you don't believe me, let's watch it together."
As I started to blindly tear open the envelope, which was probably a letter, the cat grumbled but turned its gaze in this direction.
The Marchioness's letter was written in a very polite and courteous tone.
'I am grateful for the help I received today and would like to repay the favor in some way.'
She even suggested that we meet at the Marquis's residence at a convenient time.
The corners of my mouth slowly turned up as I realized the blessings that had naturally rolled in before my eyes.
As he himself mentioned, the Marchioness came from a prestigious family of knights and was the type of person who lived by loyalty and died by loyalty.
If we maintain a friendly relationship like this, she will be on my side just as she was on the female lead's side in the original.
"Tomorrow, no. I will send her a reply the day after tomorrow saying I will accept her invitation."
When I picked up the pen with great excitement, the cat purred angrily.
"Do you really think you can break the curse without me?"
“Um, no.”
This time. I answered honestly and immediately.
I put down the pen I had been picking up and started talking seriously.
"The most I can do now is to show off my magic power."
"..."
"I want to have real power too. I think I can do that if you help me."
It was the same at the banquet earlier. If I had been able to use standard magic, I might have been able to find the gift in a more elegant way.
I wanted to prepare before something like this happened again.
I was also concerned about Vermont's poor physical condition due to a lack of horsepower.
'I could just bend over and complete the contract.'
If I don't break that stubbornness from the beginning, I think the road ahead will be very difficult.
I looked at the cat's eyes and asked slowly.
"Do you still want to go back to the demon world to help me break the curse?"
"I hate you."
Vermont seemed to think for a while and then opened his mouth.
"I'm so weak that I feel like I can't even protect my body, so I don't want to say I'll help you, strange fiancé. Meow."
"You thought of me like that...."
"I hate it when you summon a 400-year-old devil and have no interest in conquering the world! So don't be weak-hearted!"
The cat couldn't control its anger, so it huffed and jumped out the window again.
I tilted my head as I looked at the afterimage of him who had disappeared somewhere.
"You just said you felt weak, right?"
I don't know if it's successful or not.
Are all demons so self-indulgent?
Anyway, I felt like I was slowly approaching my destination.
***
There wasn't much for me to do after that night. Sometimes I stayed in the Count's library and looked through old magic books, but it didn't help much. As time went by, the day came when I met the Marchioness.
"Is Kael still at the mansion today?"
"I see, where is the busy Count wandering around like that?"
He continued speaking while turning a blind eye to Sarah's still hostile attitude toward Kael.
"Hmm. I should tell him that I'm visiting the Marchioness's mansion."
"Don't worry, I will tell the maid."
I was feeling a little uncomfortable all this time. It had already been three days since I had not seen Kael. I'm sure he didn't intentionally not show up after that drunken day.
But somehow, it seemed unimaginable that that laid-back, sly man would avoid me because of it.
You must be really busy. He is a nobleman who lives in such a large and luxurious mansion, then.
Rather, it may have been strange that we were able to see each other every day.
I couldn't help but nod and said to Sarah.
"Then I'll leave first. I can't be late for my appointment."
The Marchioness's villa in the capital was a short carriage ride away. When I arrived on a warm, sunny afternoon, a middle-aged woman walked up to meet me as I got off the carriage.
"You must have had a hard time coming here on a hot day, Young Lady."
"No, Ma'am! Please feel free to call me Enrica."
Perhaps it was because all the tense situations had been resolved, but unlike last time, there was vivid goodwill in her eyes. Soon the Marchioness led me to a shady outdoor garden.
"You decorated the garden really beautifully."
Sitting in front of a clean white table, I let out a heartfelt exclamation.
"Thanks for the compliments. It took care to treat Enrica well."
When I burst out laughing after hearing those words, which were also sincere, the face of the woman who I thought would laugh along changed strangely
"I think it would be best to tell this story first. I've been very concerned about it all this time."
It was time to start listening to what was said in a rather serious tone
"After the prom, there was someone who really wanted to meet Enrica. She came directly to me and asked me to do it."
Until then, my hand, which had been listening to her story without much thought, stopped. Because it reminded me of the cold voice of the Grand Duke I met at the ball.
In case I spilled the tea, I put down the cup I was holding and hid my trembling hands under the table. I blinked anxiously and looked at the Marchioness's lips.
Please tell me I'm not who you think I am.
"It looks like she didn't recognize Enrica because of the mask. There is no doubt about it, seeing as the Young Lady describes the new way she dresses."
As soon as the word 'Young Lady' came out of the Marchioness's mouth, the tension eased. Anyone can do it except the Grand Duke.
I feel much relieved. I picked up the teacup I had put down and stopped by a while later.
"Sophia Feigrin, are you acquainted with the Lady?"
"Cough"
"Oh, it's okay..."
The voice of the woman overheard worrying about me was no longer heard. I blinked my eyes in a mixture of confusion and anxiety and thought with a completely white head.
No, that's not what I meant when I said it would be okay if it wasn't for the Grand Duke!
Why on earth does the female lead of the original want to meet me?
"Sorry. I was surprised for a moment."
I tried to calm down the commotion just now and calm down.
"Why did the Lady of the Feigrin family want to meet me?"
"Well, she fell in love with your spirit at first sight. It was an unknown sound."
"Knock!"
My head began to spin as I endured the risk of being ruined once again.
"What on earth is that?"
"She didn't explain it as if it was a secret. Didn't Enrica run into her once without her knowledge?"
I calmed my startled heart.
By the way, did she overhear the conversation when they were interrogating you about the gift?
'Except for that time, there was nothing that could be called spirit.'
No, what is it about love at first sight in the first place? I blocked the outburst of questions and quickly opened my mouth.
"Well, well, so what did she say?"
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