IELNDMH - Chapter 52 < It's Natural for A Couple >

IELNDMH - Chapter 52 < It's Natural for A Couple >

I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband

"Devon, please allow the two of them to stay in this town together for the night!" 

Chief Devon blinked for a moment as he looked at Bianca who suddenly shouted. I was equally surprised. 

'Cedric and I together... In this town?' 

It was true that I was taken aback by the unplanned schedule, but I thought that maybe this was an opportunity. This means I will have time to gain favor with the villagers. 

'I'll be sharing a different cabin from Cedric anyway, so whatever.'

I nodded slowly and then opened my mouth to Chief Devon. 

"I like it. I would like to stay here for a while and help out with the village work."

"....."

"Of course...... If Chief Devon and the villagers allow me to stay here." 

Then Bianca hugged the width of my skirt with both hands and added her words. 

"Hehe, then I want to stay here with you two!" 

Looking at the brightly smiling child, Chief Devon could not hide his troubled expression. He looked at Bianca as if ignoring me and spoke again. 

"Everyone in the village will approve of His Highness the Grand Duke and the Princess staying here. They are two people I am always grateful for and glad to see. But Princess...._

"Yes?"

"Will His Highness the Grand Duke accept that offer? The suggestion that he should stay here with Her Highness. That can't be possible...." 

Chief Devon, who continued speaking as if it was obvious, fell silent for a moment. 

The old Cedric, who hated Rebecca, and the image of her he had just witnessed. It seemed like he suddenly became confused in that huge gap. Moreover, Cedric's next words added fuel to Chief Devon's confusion. 

"I like it."

"Yes......?" 

"I like it. So, if it's because of me, you don't have to worry." 

Chief Devon blinked in disbelief. 

"B-But Your Highness... It must be very uncomfortable for the young Princess to stay here....." 

Chief Devon, who was trailing off his words, glanced at me. He was just using Cedric and Bianca as an excuse, and he didn't seem to be pleased with the fact that I was staying in this town. 

But this time again, he heard a series of words that made Chief Devon's heart sink. 

"No? I love it so much!" 

"Oh, Princess......!" 

"Is it my lifelong wish since I was eight years old to spend time with my family outside the family castle?" 

Seeing Chief Devon's troubled expression, Bianca stuck out her lower lip and made a pitiful expression. 

"You know the old man who is the head of the house... Since I was born, the only family I have had is those two people. I was so envious every time I saw my friends traveling with their families..." 

As Bianca said that, her transparent eyes seemed ready to fill with tears at any moment. Then, the eyes of the villagers, who became bloodthirsty for an instant, poured towards Chief Devon.

'It's Princess Bianca's wish! Why are you delaying if you don't accept right away, Chief!'

Those bloody eyes all seemed to say that. However, it was none other than Chief Devon who was stunned by Bianca's crying. 

He, who was embarrassed in front of the young Princess, eventually let out a long sigh and nodded his head. 

Finally, Chief Devon's eyes finally turned to me. 

"This is it... There's nothing we can do." 

His eyes were still full of distrust as he looked at me, but he continued to sigh with a half-given expression. 

"I guess I should at least serve you some tea first." 

"......." 

"You two, please go to my cabin for a moment." 

After the Grand Duke and his wife headed to the village chief's hut. Bianca had a mischievous expression, and Mina had a sinister expression for some reason. 

The women, who had been exchanging glances from afar, slowly approached each other. And then they started whispering softly like spies secretly exchanging information they had discovered. 

"I didn't plan on staying here, but it turned out better, Princess." 

"Do you think so too, Mina? I'm so excited!" 

"Me too. Let's make sure we help the two get along at this point! To do that......." 

Mina's eyes trailed off at the end of her sentence and landed on Chief Devon. She smiled mischievously, and then she looked around and approached Chief Devon. 

"Devon, I have a favor to ask. It's not that great." 

Chief Devon, who had been looking at Mina warily, finally seemed to give up on her gesture and quietly gave her his ear. Then Mina, who was giggling, whispered softly into Chief Devon's ear. 

"This is something that Princess Bianca wants very much, so you must do as I ask. Did you know?"

*** 

Inside the Devon Chief's hut.

As soon as the door closed, I turned to Cedric and saw a frown on his face.

"Cedric, since when did you start following me?" 

Cedric, who was smoothing his thick eyebrows with a shy expression, slowly opened his mouth after a long time.

"...Since the time you left the dark mansion in the carriage." 

You followed my lead from the beginning. It was a time when I was pressing my temples and shaking my head.

"Even if you were to leave, I have no intention of sending you off gracefully."

 I could even feel an unknown desperation in Cedric's eyes as he said that. It seemed like that scene came to mind for Cedric as well, as he fixed his eyes outside his window and pursed his lips with an embarrassed expression. 

"I couldn't see anything at that time. Because I thought you were really going to run away."

"..." 

"It really drove me crazy to hear that Adrian also left the Dark Mansion today." 

I blinked curiously. 

"Adrian went to his home in the demon world today. He even reported to me that there was something to do with the family succession."

"..."

"But why is Adrian mentioned here?" 

Cedric blinked his wide eyes a few times as if his true intentions had been discovered. It was after he cleared his throat a few times that he opened his mouth again. 

"Anyway, how did you decide to apologize to them? I thought people here had forgotten." 

"Did you know about Gray Zone Village?" 

Cedric nodded his head. 

"Of course. Our family has always supported them ever since they settled here. I have often stayed here."

"..." 

"Because we are treated as the leaders of the mixed race demons, we have a duty to protect them." 

"I see... That's a good thing." 

He looked at me with a slight smile. It was around that time that words that were completely uncharacteristic of Cedric came out of his mouth. 

"So there's no need for you to apologize to them despite the Insult." 

I looked at Cedric with an expression of disbelief. 

"...... Yes?" 

Previously, it was Cedric who would have asked for an apology right away. No, he may not have even given Rebecca a chance to apologize. 

I can't believe he even cared about my humiliation. Is that all he is? 

"If it bothers you, I will somehow change their minds. If that doesn't work... I could send them all back to the demon world." 

It was Cedric who made it his mission to help mixed-blood demons adapt well to the human world. Is he sending them all back to the demon world? 

Thinking it was a joke, I smiled softly and raised my head.

"Something so uncharacteristic of you..."

Then, a sudden thought occurred to me and I stopped talking. I heard that Vincent often goes around pretending to be Cedric, but...? 

I hesitantly opened my eyes, glanced at Cedric, then took a step back and asked. 

"Who are you?" 

"Who am I?"

"Surely Vincent Norman?" 

".... The Cedric Twins." 

Cedric shook his head and asked.

'Why does everyone keep telling me I'm Vincent?' 

And he let out a sigh. There was no trace of playfulness anywhere on his face. 

"Then now....... You're Cedric, and you mean everything you just said?" 

Cedric just nodded his head silently. 

'For Cedric to say something like that...'

Are you really saying that you can send the people of this village back to the demon world?

I quickly threw up my hands. 

"Never, never do that! Then what should I do if those people become even more vengeful than they are now?" 

If I incur greater resentment from the mixed-race demons, even if I avoid going to Hell Tower, the only outcome for me would be death. 

A moment when just imagining that gave me goosebumps all over my body. 

The cabin door opened, and Chief Devon came in carrying a tray with a teacup on it. 

"Why don't you sit down, Your  Highness?" 

Devon said, putting the teacup on the table. 

Neat and elegant movements that do not match the shabby background. As expected, he looked like he was from the head of the Mansion of Light. 

It was a time when I was secretly watching Chief Devon's movements. 

"Your Highness, please come and sit down. Your Highness the Grand Duchess too."

There was an awkward silence around the table where the three were sitting across from each other for a while. 

"Your Highness, is it really okay for you to stay in our village? What about all that work?"

Chief Devon expressed his concerns based on his long experience. But in reality, Cedric just shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal. 

"Just being away for a day doesn't mean work gets paralyzed. I still have outstanding subordinates, don't I?" 

"Of course it is, but....." 

"If it's not a nuisance to you, I'd like to stay here for a vacation."

Chief Devon smiled kindly at Cedric's words. 

"What a nuisance. Don't you know very well that His Highness is always welcome in our village?" 

Chief Devon, who was smiling brightly at Cedric, sank awkwardly as soon as his eyes fell on me. 

'It means that only Cedric and Bianca are welcome, and definitely not me.' 

Wherever I go, things are like this. I felt embarrassed and pursed my lips. 

"Then, I guess I'll have to show you the cabin you'll be staying in." 

Then, after saying that, Chief Devon unwrapped his leather scroll and spread it out on the table. A detailed map of the village was drawn on the light brown leather. 

"For the two of you...." 

As he spoke, Chief Devon's finger moved towards the outskirts of the village on the map. 

"You can stay here together." 

The cabin he pointed to was in a very remote location, closer to the forest than the village center. 

"From here... Alone with Cedric?" 

I asked without hiding my bewildered expression. 

"Yes, they said you should do that......?" 

The tone of speech is as if conveying a decision made on behalf of someone else. 

Chief Devon, who answered, looked as confused as I did. It was at that moment that I hurriedly opened my mouth out of curiosity. 

"I will do that." 

Cedric responded, nodding his head leisurely. I slowly turned my head towards Cedric and scolded him in a whisper. 

"Cedric, what are you doing?" 

But Cedric made no effort to lower his voice. 

"What are you doing? The village chief said so. The head of this village." 

"Yes, but......."

"Rebecca, there aren't that many empty cabins around here. If we stay separate, Bianca and her maids will have no place to stay."

Cedric shrugged his shoulders as if there was nothing he could do and continued speaking calmly. 

"So what should we do if we give in?" 

".. Ha?" 

"Moreover......." 

He stopped talking and looked at me blankly for a moment. In an instant, the corners of his lips curved up smoothly. 

"Sleeping together in the same space is a very natural thing for couples."

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