It happened without any time to understand the situation.
I suddenly realized whose hand it was and shouted out in a hurry.
“Ki, Kishian!”
It was Kishian who approached Albrecht without any apparent warning and grabbed him by the neck.
He was staring at Albrecht with an eerie expression on his face that I had never seen before.
“Say it.”
"Whoopsz gasp..."
"For what purpose were you holding the Grand Duchess's wrist?"
The moment I heard those words, I felt a sense of relief.
Kishian was just mentioning the fact that Albrecht had forcibly grabbed my wrist.
That means...
I felt a sense of base relief at the fact that my identity had not been revealed, and I grabbed Kishian's arm.
'...You didn't hear my conversation with Albrecht.'
"Let him go. He'll die if you don't."
Starting the day after the wedding, the first priority had to be to stop the removal of human corpses.
I wanted to force it to be late, but it seemed impossible.
I almost hung on to Kishian and stopped him. He turned his gaze to me.
“Just die.”
No matter how hard I pulled, his arm wouldn't move.
To be exact, towards my wrist, which was stained red after being caught by Albrecht.
"Die."
"...What?"
"Should we really spare the life of someone who dared to harm the Grand Duchess in the Grand Duke's residence?"
After that, Kishian lifted Albrecht's neck, which was in his hands.
Since Kishian was taller, he lifted him up, and Albrecht was lifted into the air.
If this continued, he would have lost his breath.
'...We can't kill him yet. Even if we have to get rid of him later, it's difficult now.'
All Albrecht has done right now is blow my wrist sore.
In that situation, it was obvious what would have happened if Kishian had strangled Albrecht to death.
"Kishian, please calm down."
"Calm down, how can you?"
"That..."
"What can I do with a man who was violent towards my wife in my own home?"
It felt like my composure was completely shattered.
His voice was filled with unconcealed anger.
But I wasn't afraid.
For some reason, I was sure that even though he was so excited, it wouldn't harm me now.
"We just got married yesterday."
After saying that, I came closer and whispered in his ear.
"The guests are still staying at the Grand Palace. If an accident happens today, word will spread like wildfire."
"..."
"It means that the very next day after your wedding, you will be pointed at as a murderer."
Despite saying so, Kishian did not regain his strength in his hands.
Albrecht's eyes were showing the whites of their sclera as if his consciousness was fading away.
Although time was running out, Kissian tightened his grip.
"I don't care if people point fingers at me because I'm a murderer. It's been a year or two since I've been pointed at, so what's the big deal now?
“I don’t like it.”
"..."
"I don't like it when you're pointed at as a murderer."
I don't know if Kishian himself would mind, but I wanted to decline.
There were already many people who were afraid of him and called him a 'monster'.
Because Kishian defeated the demons, everyone in this empire can live in peace.
Many foolish people forgot even that obvious fact and simply feared and despised the inaction of Kishian.
No matter what, isn't he the man who became my husband?
I secretly hoped I wouldn't have to suffer any more from those stupid people.
So I whispered quietly in his ear again.
"You can take care of the interest quietly later. For now, just let it go."
"But your wrist..."
“Kishian, please.”
Kishian's eyes twisted as if he was angry.
Finally, after gritting his teeth and suppressing his anger, he let Albrecht go.
"Cough! Ouch, kekekeke."
Albrecht collapsed to the ground, coughing for a while.
Even his once insolent face was now flushed with blood.
Meanwhile, soldiers who appeared to have followed Kishian grabbed Albrecht and dragged him somewhere.
It seemed like they were probably going to lock him up in jail for a while.
As I was watching him being dragged away, Kishian suddenly grabbed my wrist.
Even though he was holding it with very careful hands because it was already injured, I felt a little pain.
As I furrowed my eyebrows slightly, he relaxed his grip a bit more.
"You're badly hurt. Your wrist is already so thin it looks like it could break, and because of that kid..."
"It's nothing. I'll get better soon after resting for a while."
"Let's go get some treatment first."
Actually, it wasn't that painful.
It only hurt a little when I touched it, but if I left it alone, I didn't feel any pain.
But he kept looking at my wrist as if he was so concerned about something.
Then he asked me a strange question.
“Can you walk?”
"Of course I can walk, it's just my wrist that's hurt, not my plank. I'm really fine, so don't worry too much."
"You don't feel feverish?"
"No, there's nothing like that at all."
I was about to tell him to stop fussing since there was nothing like a fever.
He reached out without warning and hugged me tightly.
Just like at our wedding, he lifted me up with both arms supporting my waist and legs.
As I held onto his neck tightly to keep from falling, he began to walk briskly.
"Kishian? What is this now..."
"Because we can't make the patient walk."
I only hurt my wrist, not my leg.
I wondered why on earth they were trying to move it.
"I'll walk on my own two legs. It's a bit embarrassing to be carried like this..."
“Shh. Patient, be quiet.”
"..."
Even if I told him to get off a hundred times, he seemed like he would just turn a deaf ear to it all.
Saying more would be a waste of energy.
I kept my mouth shut and buried my head in his arms.
***
As Kishian carried me to the treatment room, I encountered quite a few people.
A cleaning maid, a guard on patrol, or a noble guest staying at the Grand Duke's residence.
I hoped I wouldn't run into anyone, but I ended up running into so many of them.
And the expressions they made when they saw us were all the same.
Everyone nodded with a pleased smile.
It was hard for me to help the look on their face, as if they were saying, 'What a wonderful couple.'
I was really embarrassed.
It's because I feel like we've become a couple that loves each other so much that we don't care about what other people think and just show our affection.
So I squirmed in his arms several times and protested that he should let me down, but he paid no attention and carried me all the way to the end.
Only after arriving at the treatment room did I lay my body down on the bed.
"This is an emergency. The Grand Duchess has injured her wrist. Please attend to her quickly."
The doctor who heard Kishian's words came rushing toward me.
He was a young man with fluffy brown hair.
As I was thinking, ‘He seems a bit young for a member of the National Assembly,’ Kishian happened to introduce me.
"He may look young, but he is actually a very capable guy, so you don't have to worry. He is a soldier who is dying on the battlefield."
As Kissian spoke, the brown-haired doctor nodded and introduced himself.
"Please call me Elvin, Your Highness."
Is it because of the fluffy hair?
When I saw him bowing his head and greeting me like that, I felt sorry for the puppy.
While I was having those slightly rude thoughts, AlElvin looked at my wrist.
“I don’t think you need to worry too much. It may be a little painful now, but it will subside quickly with the application of some medicine.”
Fortunately, he seemed like a trustworthy member of parliament.
Unlike Kishian, who was making a fuss about being caught, Elvin made a clear diagnosis and brought medicine.
Elvin said after applying some cool, herbal medicine to the affected area.
"Yes, I'll give you some medicine separately, so apply it occasionally and be careful about your movements for a while."
"How careful do I have to be?"
It was Kishian who asked the question just now.
When Elvin hesitated to answer, seemingly surprised by his momentum, Kishian asked persistently again.
"What about meals? Can she eat alone?"
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