How Can You Pay Back The Kindness I Raised With Obsession?

It was a question she had been avoiding until now. However, when she heard Princess Monette told her to break up, she started to want to clearly define her ambiguous relationship with this man, even if it was the tree frog that she thought she didn’t have. Were they going to keep it fake or date for real? If they were really going to date, did they agree to end it as soon as the Grand Duke’s marriage partner was decided?

 

Surely.

 

She didn’t know if it’s a modern way of thinking, but she didn’t think dating was necessarily a prerequisite for marriage.

 

“Luna, the Grand Duke does not marry a witch. He doesn’t even have a babysitter.”

 

She also knew that it was difficult for a witch and a Grand Duke to marry according to the customs here. Even if it were possible, it would be a huge political loss for the Grand Duke.

 

‘I also have no intention of marrying His Highness. However, it may sound presumptuous, but for the sake of your Majesty and the chestnuts, I hope he doesn’t marry the princess.’

 

But now was not the time to indulge in such idle talk.

 

“Nanny, aren’t you being too strict with your employer?”

 

She put a date palm in the Grand Duke’s mouth while he was joking.

 

“What are you doing here anyway?”

 

“I made some magic potions and magic tools.”

 

“I am always indebted to this great witch. I need to talk to the butler and have him pay the wizard’s salary as well.”

 

“I do it because I like it. And now, even though they are not doing anything to stop intruders, they are still adding the guards’ salary to the nanny’s salary.”

 

She laughed and he laughed along. After the jokes and laughter passed, silence remained. He just looked at her silently. It seemed like he wanted to say something, so she asked him with her eyes, and he suddenly took off one side of his gauntlet and kissed the back of her hand.

 

“Damn, it’s completely covered in dirt. My appearance doesn’t make any sense.”

 

“You’re so handsome that I can’t even describe you.”

 

It was another time when they looked at each other and laughed.

 

“Captain! Break time is over!”

 

Someone shouted outside, searching for him. He looked back at the closed door, sighed, and put his gauntlets back on.

 

“Then.”

 

She nodded and he turned and headed for the door.

 

‘Wait a minute, that awkward silence. Was he trying to kiss me?’

 

As she was looking at the Grand Duke’s back like she was looking at a missed bus, the moment she realized it was too late, he suddenly stopped and looked back at her.

 

“Now that I think about it, I need something too.”

 

“W-what is it?”

 

“I want a necklace with your portrait on it.”

 

The moment she heard those words, sadness added to her excitement. She smiled and nodded her head. Late at night, when Elliot entered the annex drawing room, the Duchess and princess who were sitting on the sofa stood up and bowed.

 

“Please sit down. I don’t know if it’s rude to come to see you so late.”

 

No apology was made. Even though she knew he was busy, it was the Duchess who repeatedly asked to meet him throughout the day. She seemed to have enough sense to know that even the Duke knew that.

 

“No. I have no shame for asking to see someone who has just finished construction.”

 

It’s all construction. Knowing that the Princess and Hazel had met today, in his eyes, it seemed that the Duchess had said ‘shame’ quite intentionally. Elliot also intentionally put the ‘isolation’ in his mouth first.

 

“If you are curious about the current situation, it seems that Duke Monet has avoided isolation thanks to the additional dispatch of Holy Knights from the Vatican.”

 

It meant that the worst situation had been avoided.

 

“Also, there is a large-scale deployment of troops from various places…”

 

There was no system in ‘each place’. When the demon army first appeared, the Emperor supported a small army and supplies. He was condescendingly showing that he has fulfilled his duty with only that poor support. According to intelligence obtained yesterday, the core forces of the Imperial Army are devoting themselves to daily training in the islands. It appeared that key troops and materials were being conserved and prepared in preparation for when the Billund army descended on the islands. He even heard shocking news that even though it was busy farming season, farmers from all over the country, from children to the elderly, were mobilized to reinforce the walls.

 

‘A man who was not destined to become Emperor is sitting on the throne. The future of the empire is bleak.’

 

Clearly, the thoughts of other lords were no different from Elliot’s.

 

“It looks like most of the lords of the empire will provide support, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

 

“I am relieved to hear that everyone is working together. On the other hand, I am worried that the Grand Duke will neglect the Grand Duke’s family while helping us.”

 

The reason Duchess Monette called the Grand Duke was not because she was curious about the situation in the North. She cleverly and naturally led the topic to her own business.

 

“It might be presumptuous to say this as a guest. However, as the mistress of a family, it is my duty to maintain discipline among the employees, so even though I did not want to see the discipline of the Grand Duke’s family shake, I could see it.”

 

The Duchess’s eyes were filled with tears at the witch’s arrogant behavior. This afternoon, she had been invited by the Duchess to have tea with her daughter in the garden. The Duchess called out to the witch who was passing by. She looked like a witch who had been rolling around on the dirt floor.

 

“Oh my god, why is the nanny, who is supposed to teach the children proper behavior and cleanliness, covered in dirt…”

 

The Duchess covered her mouth, pretending to be shocked, and sighed so that the Grand Duke and his servants could hear. Let everyone see clearly that the Grand Duke’s lover was so devoid of dignity and appearance.

 

“Ah…”

 

The witch seemed to have realized what she looked like only then, and her face turned bright red in an instant. It was the moment when she thought she had broken her spirit by giving her the right kind of punishment.

 

“Her Highness’s armor was covered in dust.”

 

She said in front of everyone that she was embraced by the Grand Duke. It’s extremely vulgar.

 

“Hey, thanks for letting me know.”

 

Then, it was clearly an arrogant provocation to show off dust in front of her daughter who loved the Grand Duke.

 

‘Are you saying that you respond to provocation with provocation?’

 

The Duchess sent her daughter to provoke the witch and harm her in front of the servants, but the witch did not succumb to her provocation. She was a more intelligent opponent than she looked. The Duchess adjusted her grim, distorted expression to benevolent and looked at the Grand Duke with her puzzled eyes.

 

“I’m telling you this because I can’t just sit back and watch as I worry over and over again, so I hope you don’t misunderstand.”

 

“What happened?”

 

Only after the words she had been waiting for came out of the Grand Duke’s mouth did the Duchess open her mouth again.

 

“Today, a servant of the Grand Duchy came to us…”

 

The Duchess deliberately did not reveal the name or position of the employee. If the Grand Duke found out, he might take the witch’s side. He would say he would punish that person without knowing it, but when he later found out who it was, she achieved her goal.

 

“…They even distorted our intentions and made comments that went too far. Even if that weren’t the case, wouldn’t we, as uninvited guests, be frowned upon among the employees of the Grand Duke’s house?”

 

She hoped that the Grand Duke was too busy to hear the conversation between her daughter and the witch, but she was foolish in her expectations. Elliot pretended to listen as the Duchess cleverly framed Hazel, recalling a conversation he had heard from Sven.

 

“How long has it been since you caused His Majesty the Grand Duke to suffer a fatal scandal?”

 

“Ah, how long have you been dating Your Highness? There hasn’t been a ring on your hand for two years.”

 

“We’ve only been dating for two years, right?”

 

“I understand very well that you are trying hard to deny reality.”

 

“Didn’t you say a little while ago that you felt relieved because I knew the reality well?”

 

“Your Majesty needs our Monette family.”

 

“What? Isn’t it the opposite situation?”

 

Ask and ask again, until the other person was speechless, and ask again until the other person was embarrassed. Shee made fun of this speaking style one day, and Hazel taught her the term ‘question mark killer.’ They say that just a question mark raises a person’s blood pressure and kills them.

 

“But I’m asking because I’m really curious!”

 

The ability to purely drive people crazy. It is an invincible tactic that cannot be countered.

 

‘I suffered a lot at first too.’

 

The laughter that didn’t come out when he got hurt started to come out when he heard that someone else got hurt.

 

‘It seems like the Duchess is trying to dig her own grave.’

 

Meanwhile, Daniel, who was watching the situation, became anxious. Elliot notices him gritting his teeth as she tries to hold back his laughter, but the Duchess misunderstands this as evidence of his resentment, so she raises her voice even more.

 

“In the past few days, while the Grand Duke has been busy preparing for departure, there are already signs of a breakdown in discipline. Isn’t it obvious what will happen to the Grand Duke’s family, with only the young Grand Princess and the Grand Prince left?”

 

Elliot was more worried about that than anyone else. Because of this, internal maintenance of the anti-aircraft complex was completed before preparations for dispatch.

 

“I’m indebted to being a mistress, so I can’t just hang out. I have that level of shame. If you leave it to me, I will take care of the children and the Grand Duke’s family while you are away. Of course, this is a suggestion made out of pure concern for the Grand Duchy.”

 

Daniel sensed it. The reason Elliot grits his teeth was slowly changing. She was more vigilant than anyone else, and she told Elliot that she would take charge of his household. It seemed like the Duchess was determined to make him really angry.

 

“On the other hand, I am also worried about the distant future of the Grand Duchy.”

 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t have time, so I would like you to leave out the formulas and just tell me the main points.”

 

“It’s time to think realistically about your family’s future. Since you are risking your life to go to war because of our family, I am saying that our family will take care of your concerns about the succession.”

 

Ultimately, it was the Duchess’s goal to put pressure on him to marry her daughter.

 

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