Chapter 43
Ch . 43 Things Known By The Duke Now
“It is sudden but after tomorrow I am going on a business trip,” the Duke hurriedly inford when we et him in the usual hall for his arrival .
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Several days after the attack of the entire knight troop .
“Huh? A business?”
It really is sudden, I tilt my head to the side .
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“That’s right . It will be for around two weeks and, I have to go as far as the vicinity of the southern border . It will be lonely but please look after the mansion for ” . The Duke narrows his lovely dark eyes quite acutely and, peeks at my eyes .
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Mn, but it is uncomfortable .
Anyhow, until now, if there is a business trip Lotus just gives an after-report, ‘the Duke will be on a business trip for ○○days’ and yet why is it direct this ti? Moreover the place of his post also? And then he says he wants for to securely protect the residence in his absence but, that is within the range of my usual operations .
“Yes it will be okay! Lotus and Dahlia are also here so it will not be lonely!!”
The servants are also here, where will it be lonely?! In spite of my strong answer and sweet smile, the Duke is smiling with a doubtful expression . Even though he has a doubtful expression, it is still lovely, what a enviable appearance!
“That is right . I will rely on Lotus and Dahlia heavily so please let your mind be at ease . ”
“Yes!”
Let’s send him off with a full face smile!
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Exactly two weeks after that .
It has been like the ti when the Duke lived entirely with his girlfriend in the detached building, and I have enjoyed the servant life . Cleaning, laundry, decoration . Pulling the garden grass and trimming flowers . For the three als, it is a local cuisine harmoniously eaten in the servant dining room with the servants!
It seems like there was a number of party and tea party invitations but,
“I think it would be wise to not go to these . ”
Lotus’s judgent filter was there so, I declined them saying, ‘The Duke is busy so this ti, I beg your pardon☆’ . From the start I wasn’t very sociable so, the people who were declined, feel at ease .
Like that spending it calmly and enjoyably the ti ends up passing by just like that . Alas .
And then just like that two weeks ended up passing .
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“Good morning, Mistress!”
If it was a guest Lotus would have called to the entrance way but, the person there was the sparkly blonde haired One-sama from before .
“Well, Hello!”
Today, maybe because she has been entrusted with so mission, One-sama is adored in a dignified beauty . I admire the beauty of the One-sama in my heart and, ceremoniously One-sama hits her hand to her chest, executing a knights greeting .
“Today I have co to give a preliminary announcent . Our special division were able to finish our mission safely this ti so the main body plans to return to the royal capital in the evening”, she states her ssage . Her mission for today was this, I guess .
“Well then, the Duke will proceed to the royal capital like that?”
“Yes, Leader will visit the royal capital like that and give this ti’s report . After that there will be a modest dinner party as a reward and, then he will return ho . ”
“Understood . As a result the knight-sama you have also exhausted yourself, thank you for taking the ti . ”
“Well then, with this please excuse ,” she says and once more gives the greeting then she gallantly leaves the mansion .
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“There will be a modest banquet? I wonder when will the Duke return?”
After enjoying dinner with the servants, I decide to wait for the Duke’s return in my room . As I do not know what ti it will be, I thought it would be rude to go to bed before he returns, without permission .
I thought I would kill ti doing an unfinished patchwork, while I have the needle and the cloth in my hand I ask Dahlia .
“If it is as usual, it will be fairly late, in the small hours in the morning,”
Is what she said .
“Yeah, still he shows no sign of having stayed up to the early hours of the morning though......”
During the day I move vigorously so my motto is early to bed early to rise . I do not have confidence in being able staying up late .
“Do you wish to nap for a little while? If he returns I will wake you up . ”
“Uh huh, but if I end up sleeping halfway through I will not sleep afterwards”
Uh huh, my head is troubled with, what shall I do... . when,
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*Konkonkonkon*!!
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The bedroom door is hurriedly knocked on .
“It is Mimosa, Mistress! Master has returned!!”
The owner of the knocking is Mimosa, Dahlia opens the door and she tumbles in .
“Huh?! But it is not yet late at night, by any ans?”
“Yes”
Dahlia also seems surprised .
“I, had dinner a little while ago, right?”
“Yes”
Duke, isn’t it too early?! ...... . *cohon [cough]* . If this is true I have to go greet him urgently!
My worries about staying up late and so on have been driven off at once though .
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“The Duke, was there not a reward banquet for him at the palace at this ti?”
I ask Mimosa while hurrying towards the entrance way in a half run,
“It appears that he he did not participate in that banquet”
“Huh?! Is such a thing allowed?!”
“I do not know that but......”
Anyway there is nothing we can do about him coming ho . We hurry to the entrance way .
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Seeing the Duke after two weeks, he is beautiful as usual but, maybe because he is tired, he is producing a vaguely listless aura . It is lovely in its own way .
“Welco ho, Duke!”
I rush over to the Duke who is talking to Lotus,
“Tadaima, I have returned! Aah, Viola . Have you been well?”
As soon as he said this, my field vision beca pitch black .
“Huh? eh? Du, Duke?!”
Yes . It is total darkness because of being suddenly hugged by the Duke . I am panicking at this sudden thing .
“I have co ho safely! I wanted to see you,sooner, Viola, so I finished quickly with just a report and ditched the banquet!”
He releases a little and while peering at my face he says this with a smile but, is such a thing allowed?!
“No, hold, just a mont?! You said you ditched it!”
“Aah, it is okay? I was a little tired from the travel and felt unwell . ”
Liar . You seem very healthy .
“Moreover my subordinates were also, as expected, now totally exhausted so, the banquet will be on another day . ”
It is a group boycott? Well, it wasn’t really ditching so I feel relieved .
“Is, is that so? ......well then, Duke, you have not eaten dinner yet, right?”
It sounds to that a banquet wasn’t held .
“Yes, that is right . As for , Viola......”
“I will imdiately tell Cartha and he will prepare!!”
I ca close to hearing the Duke’s sowhat questionable utterance but, I ignore it . Ignore!
*beri* I peel the Duke’s arms off and,
“For now please wait in the reception room!”
I push the Duke who is for so reason hanging his head crestfallen, into the reception room .
I leave the reception room, and just as I was about go to Cartha who is probably in the kitchens when I suddenly encounter the person himself .
“Oh, Cartha! Were you not in the kitchen?”
“I returned to my room for a mont to do an errand but, I was summoned by Dahlia and I was just returning to the kitchen . ”
*Pachin*, Cartha closes one eye . Yeah yeah, a wink is not necessary there . Well, this is Cartha’s modus operandi so really it doesn’t concern .
“Oh, is that so . The Duke’s dinner is suddenly needed . I wonder will it be okay even after now?”
“It will be no problem at all! Please wait a mont, Madam!”
On his charming smiling face he has a sweet smile and just like that, he nimbly takes my hand and with a refined gesture, He *Chu-s* the back of my hand! [T/N: ‘Chu is in English in the raws, haha] . He is as elegant as ever . Aah, already like this have I, who has lost my embarrassnt about it, ended up losing my innocence?! ......it is not sothing to lant about . This is also a commonplace event so,
“It is sudden so sorry? Well then, I will leave it up to–”
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“Viola? Who are you talking wi... . . haaa?! Cartha!! What are you doing!?”
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Covering my words is the Duke’s voice showing his face from the reception room . Halfway through, the Duke’s usual composure is now evaporated, and his true self has been completely revealed .
What the Duke witnessed right at that mont was surely Cartha dropping a kiss on my hand! In a second his gaze is sharp and the Duke is now glaring at Cartha as if to shooting him to death .
“Du . Duke!”
Despite rushing to call out to the Duke, who is showing off such a dangerous atmosphere, he is still glaring at Cartha,
“Viola is my wife! And she a master to you, Cartha!? You seduce such a Viola?!
It is declared in a cold voice that it seems to freeze the surroundings .
To such a absurd utterance from our point of view,
““Huhh?! Never!!””
and Cartha’s voices unintentionally harmonize .
“What? Viola, you also stick up for Cartha?”
The Duke’s, now weapon-like sharp gaze is stuck on . There is intensity when a beauty gets angry and my spine unintentionally trembles,
“I am not sticking up or anything, also isn’t there noy any reason for Cartha to seduce ?!”
I say while the Duke,whose eyes are carrying a dangerous light, steadily stares at with his dark eyes .
“Why do you say that?!”
Maybe unable to stand sticking up for Cartha, the Duke raises his voice more and more .
“After all, He has Dahlia as his beloved wife? Isn’t it highly unlikely that he will look at ?!!”
“......ha?”
“‘ha?’”
At my words, the Duke’s attitude up until now disperses with a whack . I also end up getting flabbergasted at the Duke who is also flabbergasted . Timidly, I say slowly in an easy-to-understand manner,
“......umm, by so chance, Duke, did you not know that Cartha and Dahlia are a married couple?”
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“......is that the truth? I didn’t know......”
He awkwardly averts his eyes .
“Because when Dahlia and I got married, Master you were still little,” Cartha says so as to stick up for the Duke .
However, I haven’t yet said enough!
“Moreover Cartha’s skinship is rely a greeting . I was also in a flutter at first but there is not a woman in this mansion who responds to it?”
“Is that so?”
“That is the way it is!”
I am aninglessly puffed up with pride . After taking a long hard look at such a , the Duke removes his gaze and faces Cartha again,
“Well then , Cartha . ”
“What is it, Master?” Cartha respectfully lowers his gaze and bows .
After seeing this satisfied,
“From now on skinship with Viola is banned,” he says sternly .
And Cartha who was told, gives an imdiate reply with a very nice smile,
“Certainly!”
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I do not understand why Cartha gave an imdiate answer with such a nice smile . I never said it, but I, do not steal people??
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