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

‘What? Did the Grand Duke already have a fiancé?’

 

This was her first time hearing this story, so she was about to ask who it was, but the princess pointed at her.

 

‘Me? But the Grand Duke has no intention of marrying me?’

 

She was about to say that there was a misunderstanding.

 

“Princess, framing someone is a serious crime.”

 

After listening to the Grand Duke, she realized that misunderstanding was not the problem.

 

“…I’m your parents’ enemy?”

 

“You assassinated the previous Grand Duke and Grand Duchess!”

 

She didn’t do anything. She wasn’t even here when the previous Grand Duke and his wife died. But there was something she overlooked. She wasn’t here, but her body’s former owner was here.

 

“Princess, get out now. Let me call a doctor.”

 

The princess cried out as she stubbornly held on even when Luna tried to drag her away.

 

“The dead princess confessed right before she was executed! Hazel, the witch of the Black Forest, tried to kill the Grand Duke with black magic at the Emperor’s instigation, but accidentally killed the previous Grand Duke and his wife!”

 

The previous Grand Duke and his wife were found cold in Luca’s room. This information, unknown to those on the outside, was consistent with the Princess’ claim that she had accidentally killed his parents while trying to kill Luca. As credibility arose, the color slowly disappeared from the faces of the three people who had been treating the princess as if she were sick.

 

“Ask my father when he comes. He said there’s evidence in that witch’s hut.”

 

It went on to say that Luca’s childhood items used in the curse and the gold coin he received from the Emperor were somewhere in my cabin. She suddenly remembered the illustration she had drawn.

 

Witch counting gold coins.

 

She asked what scene it was. Could it be that the money was received in return for that terrible deed? And there were a bunch of gold coins that looked exactly like them in the basement of her cabin. Her guess that she made money by doing bad things was not wrong. But she really didn’t know it would happen like this. Did that witch murder these three people’s parents? But she came into this house and became like family. As if that wasn’t enough, she even became the Grand Duke’s lover. In the eyes of others, she would be a shameless person who used the voice of an angel by connecting the three of them to the devil who brought down this family. If she had known, she wouldn’t have gone near those three people.

 

She was curious about the three’s expressions, but she couldn’t muster up the courage to make eye contact and looked down. She had to explain that she didn’t do it, but she didn’t know where to start or how to say it. She was not that witch. She just possessed a witch’s body. Who would believe such an absurd story without any evidence?

 

“A great babysitter?”

 

The princess pointed at her, who was in a daze, and shouted.

 

“It is clear that she is planning to deceive their royal highnesses and take over the Grand Duchy!”

 

“That’s absolutely not the case…”

 

It was when she belatedly came to her senses and tried to protest. The Grand Duke squeezed the hand he was holding out as if telling her to stop. What was going to happen to her now? What happens to them now? If she had to leave, I would leave. If he asked for an investigation, she would allow it. Anyway, she thought they were done here, so she tried to get up from her seat next to him, but he made her sit down again and said to the princess.

 

“Princess, you seem to have a huge misunderstanding, but the Hazel I know is not that kind of person.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Even the children began to help the Grand Duke.

 

“How in the world can you side with someone who killed your parents? “Everyone, please wake up from that witch’s evil spell!”

 

The moment the princess screamed bitterly, the door opened and Duke Monette came in. As if he had heard everything his daughter said a moment ago, he immediately became thoughtful and approached the princess.

 

“Bella, what on earth are you doing?”

 

“Duke.”

 

When the Grand Duke called in a cold tone, the Duke knelt down.

 

“Your Majesty saved the duchy from destruction, but my daughter has repaid her kindness by acting in such an indecent manner. There is no shame.”

 

“But father said you should tell him too.”

 

“Why did you do such a thoughtless thing!”

 

When her father, who she thought would take her side, instead scolded her, the princess began to cry.

 

“Let’s go out and have a look. We will talk about that in private later. Before that, please be careful not to spread it outside.”

 

“The only people who know about it are our family members. We will strictly enforce everyone’s presence.”

 

“It looks like you’ve already failed.”

 

“There is no shame.”

 

The Duke bowed his head once again and took the Princess out. As soon as the door closed, all three stood up. She looked down at her hands blankly. What would happen to her now? She, who was in shock, was once again shocked by what the Grand Duke said as he bent down and made eye contact with her.

 

“Hazel, are you okay?”

 

She thought that what he had done to protect her a little while ago was just an act of trying to defuse the situation in front of the princess and criticize her when they were alone. But the Grand Duke comforted her.

 

It wasn’t just the Grand Duke.

 

“Hazel, don’t worry. Brother will take care of it.”

 

“It’s cramped. Should we go on a picnic? The weather is nice too.”

 

The children also came up to her and offered comfort. I was even more dazed and looked back at the three people.

 

“Didn’t you hear that right away? It is said that Hazel, the witch of the Black Forest, harmed your parents.”

 

“Yes, maybe that evil witch did it. But it doesn’t mean Hazel did it.”

 

“…yes?”

 

The Grand Duke knelt in front of her, cupped her hands and said,

 

“Hazel, now tell me who you are.”

 

“Who am I… what?”

 

“I found out a long time ago that you weren’t the evil witch.”

 

She looked down at the Grand Duke with startled eyes and then looked back at the children giggling.

 

“…Did everyone know that I wasn’t that witch?”

 

The three nodded at the same time.

 

“Here, you cook dishes we’ve never heard of before.”

 

“You think a stork brings a baby.”

 

“And that witch, she and I met a long time ago, but you don’t even remember.”

 

She had been pretending to be a reformed witch all along, but she was devastated that she had already been caught long before she was discovered.

 

“I can’t explain because I don’t know how this happened, but actually…”

 

Only then did she make a belated confession. She was actually from another world. In her world, she died in an accident, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself a witch in a strange world. Possession, or a fairy tale. She didn’t say anything confusing like that.

 

“Daisy and Lady said they thought the original witch was trying to use black magic. Maybe that was wrong, but my soul came into this body.”

 

“Then why did her body change?”

 

“This appearance is just like the picture I drew when I was alive in another world. I think the witch’s appearance changed because of me.”

 

“So, you are different from that evil witch, from your body to your soul.”

 

“Then it’s someone else.”

 

She looked at the three of them who were nodding their heads, still dumbfounded, and asked.

 

“Can you believe this?”

 

“I promised I would trust you.”

 

The Grand Duke mentioned the promise he had made to the children as a reward for helping them successfully complete their first New Year’s dinner.

 

“No, but I don’t have any doubts…”

 

He just nodded his head and believed in nonsense. On the contrary, in her eyes, the current situation was unbelievable.

 

“Hazel, I know who you are.”

 

“That’s right. There’s no way the angelic Hazel would have tried to kill me and my parents.”

 

“Hazel is so soft-hearted that she can’t even eat meat since she can talk to animals, so murder is out of the question.”

 

The three of them hugged her, saying they were happy to get to know her better. Ans she was happy too. The truth was communicated even without being said.

 

* * *

 

“To be honest, I’m not actually that witch.”

 

The people of the Duke’s house who were sitting across from her looked puzzled at her words.

 

“I am actually a low-level witch, but I was wandering around without a home, and then she disappeared and I took over the abandoned house.”

 

It was a lie tailored to the Grand Duke. Then the Grand Duke spoke.

 

“Her appearance and her personality are completely different, so she can’t be that witch. If you think about it with common sense, there’s no way I would hire a witch with a reputation for being evil as a nanny for my younger siblings.”

 

But you hired her, right?

 

“That’s right. We were short-thinking.”

 

Anyway, the Duke, who was listening to the Grand Duke, nodded. But to be honest, no one seemed to believe it. When the Grand Duke said so, he was just overlooking it.

 

“Still, I would like to thank you for revealing the truth that I have been trying to reveal for years.”

 

The Grand Duke thanked the Duke. In any case, the fact that the previous Grand Duke and his wife were assassinated by the Emperor and the method of doing so were clearly revealed.

 

“As you all know, the moment this information gets out, both our families could be in danger, so please keep it a complete secret.”

 

The Duke left the Grand Duke’s residence after promising to do so. The situation was resolved without incident. She wasn’t falsely accused, and it was a good thing that she revealed her identity to the Grand Duke and received even more love. But why did her heart continue to feel anxious?

 

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