IDEFYEM - Chapter 48
Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!
"Well, I see."
I spoke in a stupid voice again. It's an important matter, but I've almost forgotten about it until now.
"The tailor will be here soon. We will simply measure the measurements first and then start work right away."
"Ah... Yes."
"The wedding will be held in a grand manner. Dressing you up from head to toe...."
The man who kissed the back of my hand took a deep breath as if he felt good. Kael immediately saw my confused face and tilted his head slightly to the side.
"Aren't you happy?"
"Well, of course, I'm happy."
I looked at the perfect man in front of me. A relationship in which people marry falsely to meet each other's needs.
But from some point on, my heart became more and more drawn to him. A slight feeling of discomfort remained.
'It's highly likely that he's marrying me and being nice to me to break the curse.'
In this situation, if I say I like him, I might be forcing him. Because it's a matter of Kael's life, he might falsely say yes.
But when I look at those deep eyes, I get really confused sometimes...
Let's wait and see for another month.
"I announced the tailor's visit, so this is the business. Rest, E nri."
Kael, who watched me tremble, naturally got up from his seat. I wanted to say something, but my mind was so complicated that I couldn't speak.
Marriage, yes. Marriage.
They remain in each other's lives as husband and wife, even if only for a moment
"..."
Sarah spoke to me, who had a slightly red face and pursed lips.
"Do you like him, miss?"
"Uh, huh?"
Faced with an expression that seemed like I didn't understand, I hurriedly clapped my hands.
"Now, let's get back to what we were talking about!"
"Hmm."
"That... First, let me introduce you to my familiar. Lord Vermont? You can come out now."
The cat that ran out into the garden due to Kael's sudden visit came back.
I explained to Sarah the process from losing my magic due to the Duke's excessive exploitation to regaining it after meeting my familiar. And I briefly told Vermont about the conversation I had with Sarah.
Now, I was wondering what would happen if I grumbled that it was annoying to have a problem that even involved the royal family.
Unexpectedly, Vermont raised the corners of his mouth cutely and spoke.
"Now we're even closer to our original goal of conquering the world."
"That was the original goal?"
"If you are my master, you should at least touch the royal family."
Sarah spoke in a clear voice I couldn't believe my ears.
"First of all, the most urgent thing is to regain the Young Lady's magical abilities."
"Well, I agree."
"I think so too."
Two people and a cat gathered together and took turns talking.
"You said the tailor would be here soon, right? Miss, please go first. In the meantime, your familiar and I will be thinking about a solution."
"Uh, uh...."
Wouldn't there be a problem if I put those two strong personalities together?
I hesitated, but I couldn't resist Sarah's anger and immediately left.
The final sight of the red-haired warlock with raised eyes and the grumpy cat looked extremely uneasy.
***
"What?"
The face of the tailor sitting in the drawing room was familiar to me.
"Wow, it's been a while!"
Aria's clothing room, which I stopped by on my first outing after leaving the Duke's residence.
When Kael paid for the dress, I didn't know what to do because of the burden, but the clothes were flawless anyway. After that, the designs of the dresses that arrived one by one were so breathtakingly detailed and beautiful that I got excited every time I went out.
"Thank you, My Lady, for entrusting me with the most important day of your life."
A middle-aged beauty with a gorgeous appearance smiled elegantly and said.
After that, I noticed that the fabric she brought was shining in the sunlight.
Wait a minute, the fabric is shiny?
"Would you like to take a closer look?"
The tailor, who noticed my lost gaze, smiled and held up the fabric. Diamonds cut like small grains of sand were densely embedded in the long fabric and shined.
It was as if the scenery of the sunset reflecting on the lake and shattering like a jewel had been transported.
"This is a new design that will be presented at Lady's wedding. Of course, if you don't like it...."
"It's really, really beautiful."
Even I, who was not particularly interested in luxury, found myself muttering in a rare fascination.
The tailor seemed satisfied with my reaction and carefully put down the cloth and said,
"He was so sanctifying. He instructed us to create the most beautiful thing with a design that had never been seen before."
"It's him?"
"I'm talking about the Young Lady's fiancé."
The tailor spoke with a slightly nervous expression.
"The owner of this mansion."
“Ah....”
It's so unexpected that Kael would do something like that, it makes me want to make a mistake.
By the way, you could just say Count.
At that moment when she felt a sense of discomfort, her expression hardened, as expected.
The tailor asked, lowering her voice.
"My Lady, I know this is really rude, but this is a question that risks my life."
"Uh, suddenly?"
"This marriage wasn't forced, right?"
I was confused as to what kind of question that was. The tailor's hands were even shaking as if she had shown great courage.
With my head spinning, I wondered if I, too, had discovered that it was a contract marriage.
"Eh, don't worry! "We love each other."
"Really? Well, of course then."
I don't know why I have to prove my love in front of strangers, As the tailor said those words, she looked closely at my flushed face and took a deep breath as if relieved.
"Please keep the fact that I asked this question a secret from him...."
"Ah yes. Of course."
It seemed like she was having a really hard time with Kael, but she was worried about my situation and asked about it.
I'm a little dazed but thankful.
"How on earth did you come up with that idea?"
When I asked her out of curiosity, the answer came out after a long hesitation.
"It's because of confidentiality reasons."
The tailor who left meaningful words remained silent, and I also stopped, feeling like I shouldn't ask any more questions.
***
The owner of the clothing room took all the measurements and hurriedly left the hallway of the Grand Duke's residence.
She know it's better to keep her mouth shut, but she would have continued to feel guilty if she hadn't asked that question.
The letter she received before his first visit to the clothing store was strange. Never, ever call him by the title Grand Duke in front of his fiancée.
Just today, she had received orders to keep his identity secret.
He paid her a few times more on the condition that she keep it a secret, but she was concerned about the little girl's innocence.
She was worried that the Lady might be participating in something very terrible.
Everyone in the world knows that Grand Duke Kronhardt and Princess Wintersoar will soon be getting married. How can you hide the truth from that person?
"There is no way to know the mind of the High One...."
She felt relieved that the Lady wasn't forced into a marriage.
The plot of a bleak romance novel popular in the capital flashed through her mind. It was about the male protagonist kidnapping and imprisoning the female protagonist.
'I'm sure a man named the Grand Duke would do something like that.'
The tailor let out one last long sigh.
***
'The dress looks so pretty!'
The tailor's visit raised my expectations, and I felt good just picturing the dress in my head again.
I hummed and went back to the room.
Wow, that's right. Sarah and Lord Vermont.
I'm sure the two of them aren't fighting while holding each other's messy hair!
As soon as my thoughts reached that point, my steps down the hallway became very fast. As I quickly ran over and opened the door handle, what happened was...
It was a much more peaceful scene than I expected.
"I think it would be better to use that textbook for this part."
"That makes sense. You can teach advanced applied magic yourself"
"Not a bad idea."
The way they calmly opened their books and talked, it felt like a private academy. It seems like they were worried for no reason because they both have strong personalities.
"Is the story going well?"
"Miss, you came back just in time."
Sarah closed the book she was reading with Vermont and said.
"In the meantime, I had an in-depth conversation with the cat. In the end, the Young Lady's body remembers the magical power you used before, but the problem is that your head has forgotten, right?"
"It's Lord Vermont!"
Looks like I wasn't the only one ignoring that ridiculous title. I nodded and waited for the next words.
"So the answer is cramming, practice, and memorization."
“Eh?”
"Starting today, you will memorize and study these books!"
"Huh?"
Only then did I notice the pile of books on the desk. As a guess, there seemed to be over 50 volumes.
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