The Troublemaker Daughter of the Grand Duke Wants To Live Alone

Tia Bluea was smiling broadly as she tossed me words with bones. I stared into her face, trying to think of what to say.

The idea of telling her that I went to my father every night seemed a little too lame, and Tia’s smile seemed too innocuous to scold her for bringing it up and ruining the mood.

I also wondered if the latter was the reaction Tia wanted.  I don’t know what she meant.

However, her statement about me being free-spirited wasn’t entirely wrong.

“Yes, thank you.”

It was my father who responded to Tia’s words. Placing a hand on her shoulder, he spoke in a low voice.

I shivered at the tenderness in his voice.

Even with my mind made up, I couldn’t help but feel nervous about the way he was treating Tia Bluea.

“How….”

Tia’s reaction was unexpected. As soon as father thanked her, tears welled up in her round eyes.

Tia was so shocked that she could barely wipe the tears from her cheeks. She bit her crimson lips so tightly that they turned pale. Why, why did she react like that?

“Don’t say that. Did you think I did it so I could hear you say thank you? I did it because I wanted to, and when you say thank you like that, it makes me feel sad.”

“Tia Bluea.”

“Yeah, I’m a Bluea…….”

As she said that, Tia Bluea’s gaze fell on Rex beside me. Rex calmly met her gaze, which seemed to catch her off guard, leaving her somewhat flustered.

They shared the same Bluea surname.

Tia Blua, who had been disregarding Rex, showed a sudden awareness of him, creating a somewhat suffocating atmosphere with their unspoken exchange of glances. Finally, Tia spoke with a weary voice.

“I think I’ll head back for the day. I’m glad to have my sister back.”

“Miss Tia, are you going back already?”

“Yes, I’m sorry, you’ve even made me a nice cup of tea for me, and goodbye to the prince.”

Tia Bluea, who replied weakly to Lucas also left a greeting to Demimore. Demimore responded in a stiff voice, just yes.

My father followed Tia Bluea out to see her off.

Watching her pitiful back, I couldn’t help but wonder if I should really be here or if I had become the villain of the story. But why should I feel guilty?

‘Oh, she’s pissed?’

Of course, Tia Blua didn’t directly say anything to me, but I wish she did. It would be better to hear her say something to my face than act like a pitiful damsel in distress and leave.

No, actually, it’s just that she was being nice. She said everything she wanted to say. What the hell am I……. I’m not even Astina. What’s wrong with me?

Seeing her leave, acting like the tragic heroine, only made me more frustrated. Who does she think she is? She’s not even Astina who was like the heroine of my life, so why is she behaving like that?

“But why does she have to ruin the atmosphere at someone else’s house…”

As I was staring at the back of Tia Bluea’s head, trying to find a flaw, I heard a line that seemed to come straight from my heart.

Demimore, the male lead in my life, was also frowning as if he didn’t like Tia Bluea.

I narrowed my eyes to match his. Hoping my discomfort would show through.

“Tell her not to come back.”

Demimore whispered in my ear. I couldn’t help but smile at the thought of Demimore, an outsider, saying that.

In the short time we’d spent together, I’d gotten to know him a lot better than before.

“So what else are you two up to?”

“What?”

“Where else are you going?”

Rex, who was staring coldly at me and Demimore, asked grimly.

He probably thought Demimore was part of the reason why I ran away. I waved my arms and claimed Demimore’s innocence.

“No, Rex! Demimore had nothing to do with it, and I’m not going to run away again.”

“By the way, if she’s the daughter of Duke Bluea, is she your older sister or younger sister?”

Despite my vow, Rex still looked suspicious. At that moment, Demimore asked Rex.

I see he’s an outsider, so he’s clueless……. But I didn’t bother to interrupt Demimore, because I was also curious about Rex’s thoughts on Tia Bluea.

“I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you don’t know?”

“I don’t know if she’s my older or younger sister, and I only have one older sister anyway.”

It was clear that the two Bluea had never spoken to each other, let alone sorted out their titles.

It seems that Duke Bluea also never called Rex separately and talked while I was away.

In response to Rex’s blunt reply, Demimore shrugged his shoulders as if he had no intention of adding any more.

I was deeply moved by Rex, who said he had only one older sister. I opened my arms and hugged my only younger brother tightly.

I can’t believe I left him behind.

***

Instinctively, he knew.

She’s back.

Suddenly aware of her presence, the God of Death jumped up from his seat.

Ever since Mary Conler disappeared, he had remained sedentary, never leaving his seat except on a few occasions.

X, always on the lookout for him, rolled over to face his master, who had risen without warning.

X had never cared about others watching him. Sure, he had a master who had given him a human shell, but that master had been generous to him when he was useful.

He was, after all, the one who had dragged him this far when he had lost most of his strength. But the arrogant X had been forced to be more cautious recently due to repeated failures.

“She’s back.”

“Mary Conler?”

If she’s back after all this time, why is he still giving off such a sinister aura? The deep purple irises, shining like eerie lanterns, made X shudder with a chill.

Coming from one who had spent three lives following her every move, he was almost certain that Mary Conler had returned to the Grand Duchy.

Mary Conler, who hid well, came back on her own. X wanted to sigh deeply, but he held it in.

It was good to have her back, even if the God of Death was acting like that.

But deep inside, X wished she hadn’t come back, that she’d just gone into hiding and lived until she was dead to the God of Death.

“Is Arsene back too?”

“I don’t know about that.”

After experiencing Arsene’s power, X wanted no part of this. Fun can only be felt when one’s safety is assured.

But after experiencing Arsene’s power, killing Bruno, and watching Mary run away, X had never felt fun and enjoyment.

“I think she’s happy.”

With that, the God of Death slumped in his seat.

Though he couldn’t feel Mary Conler’s mood directly, judging by the fact that Tia Bluea’s mood had hit rock bottom, Mary seemed to be quite happy right now.

The God of Death had exerted all his power to watch over her until the moment of his own destruction. As he willingly interfered with her fate, the amount of unhappiness in her destiny increased.

By embracing her, the God of Earth hoped to minimize that misery within himself and ensure that she would only live happily ever after as Mary Conler.

Therefore, the god of death watched Mary Conler meet her family who loved her, meet a man who loved her, and live happily.

For the god of death, it was all pain and unbearable misery. It made him want her even more.

“You still have Estin’s memory, don’t you?”

“……Yes.”

Right now. Estin was very determined.

The curse X had placed on Estin through his brother and alter ego was Yusa. Instead of saving her life, Estin had to sacrifice memories as precious as his own life..

“Let’s go to Mary and tell her how to break Estin’s curse.”

“Yes.”

What if Mary Conler died?

X’s eyes widened at the Death God’s comment, as if he somehow wanted Mary Conler to die. Well, it wasn’t strange for the God of Death to desire her death, but in any case, Mary Conler had to stay alive for her to return.

“I’ve changed my mind.”

“What…….”

“I’ll look forward to the next life.”

Everything around him was starting to get annoying and annoying, so he thought he’d just start over. He decided to take it a little easier.

Slow down, put in the work. Next time, I won’t fail, he thought to himself.

Well, let’s consider this life a learning experience. They say failure is the mother of success, after all.