Enjoy
After Henry had delivered the people he had spied on to the castle, he came here with the Duke
.
It won't be too hard to find my location because I have a tracking device on me
.
Together we rode the carriage back to the castle
.
I was lost in thought the whole time
.
'
What happened?
'
Why does Andy know about Zachary's tactics?
The boy's name is definitely Andy
.
As the menu clearly said Andy
.
“
Most of all, he's really weak
“
I'm afraid he will be beaten by the maids
.
Such a strong, loyal and profound knight, Andy would never be
.
As I was thinking about this, a hand touched my cheek
.
It was Izik
.
“
Sorry, I had to come here quickly
“
"
decent
."
“…
Baby girl, why are you always so well?
“
“
huh?
“
Isik looked really upset
.
I've been through a lot of things in life, and I've always had a hard time
.
It was a natural thing for me, so most of the events didn't matter
.
My fourth life here is truly fulfilling
.
But I'm getting ready to run away, so I don't want anything
.
Izik, who was staring at me, dropped his shoulders
.
Henry's eyes were sad, and the Duke said nothing
.
When I got out of the carriage, the sun was setting
.
Isik and Henry returned to the room with subdued expressions, and I worried about the children
.
Then the Duke bent his knees and made eye contact with me
.
“
Blaine
“
"
Yes
."
“
Never do anything dangerous again
“
Did he become angry because I was in trouble?
I didn't mean to, but it must have been annoying for him because I almost got into trouble a few times
.
“
I'm glad you weren't hurt
“
“…”
“
Relax
“
The Duke, saying this, combed my hair and headed to the castle
.
I touched the Duke's hand for a moment
.
I felt strange
.
“…”
'
I don't have time for this
.
I need to find Zachary quickly
.’
Suddenly I bumped into someone
.
“
Ohhh
…”
As I was rubbing my forehead after a hard hit, I heard a familiar voice,
“
Little miss?
“
He's the boss
.
“
What happened?
“
“
I must prepare to flee
.
So
…”
“
Does your anxiety have anything to do with going home with the Duke and the brothers today?
“
“
No, not this
!
“
I must be right
“
“
Not so
…”
When I responded while averting his gaze, the president groaned and looked into my eyes
.
“
Why did you set a dangerous goal such as escape?
“
“
This is because it will be dangerous in the future
.
If Mina comes, I will be a sacrifice
“
“
With Duke Dobled's protection, things would likely be different
“
“
I don't want to go through it again
“
“
It will be different
“
“
The Duke and the brothers look at me like a pet
“
Their affection is like a cat's love when it comes home
.
Otherwise, it's strange that they would suddenly like me so much
.
How can they continue to love someone else's child? I'm not a pretty girl like Mina
.
“
Little miss
.
Do you know how hard it is to protect you when you have become more special than your past life?
“
“…”
“
You have many loyal and talented people
.
Even Eugene, who is considered a sought-after talent even in the imperial family, has put these people aside and is always moving forward with his own work
“
“…”
“
I know Theodore Doppeld would not want to make such a nuisance to his pet
“
I didn't say anything
.
The president looked at me and said
:
“
Have you ever stopped yourself from believing in anyone because you would flee?
“
“
Stay away
!
I won't listen
!
“
You fear that your family will abandon you again
.
More than the risk of failure to escape
. “
“
Don't finish
!
“
This is what you are so afraid of
“
I stared at the president with moist eyes
.
To avoid crying
.
I bit my lip tightly and tightened my skirt
.
He looked at me for a while and bowed
.
I quickly ran to my room, closed the door and hid myself under the blanket
.
My fear, which had been bound and hidden inside me, seemed to be revealed
.
***
I woke up in the dark and quickly realized
.
This is a dream
.
The evil dream that always follows me
.
When I realized this, my surroundings began to change
.
This was the altar of the Imperial Palace
.
It was the place where my entire body was torn apart as a sacrifice in the first life
.
There was an elephant bag on the altar
.
It was my bag I packed to get away
.
My head is half twisted and my whole body is covered with wounds
.
[
Stupid LeBlin, do you want to believe in people again after the way you were treated?
]
The adult version of LeBlin looked at me, standing tall
.
'
But
…
However, the people in Doubled seem different
.’
[
It was the same with Duke Amaiti
.
You said your father is different
.
It was the same with Valois
.
You said you would live differently this time
.]
'
Maybe it's really different this time
.
I've never had any people like the Doppelganger in my life before
.’
[
Do you think you are special now?
]
“…”
[
If Mina came, it would be different
.
If you are again known to be a child of false destiny, you will be eliminated
!]
I covered my ears with both hands
.
It was like the pain of sacrifice and the pain of being flogged by the Duke of Valois
.
The adult Lebelin who approached me suddenly split into three and became Mina, the Duke of Amaiti, and the Duke of Valois
.
[
Will you beg for affection like a beggar again?
]
[
As usual
!]
Their stark faces turned strangely
.
Black liquid dripped from all over their bodies, and their mouths were filled with terrifyingly sharp teeth
.
'
Don't come here
.
Don't come
!’
I got up and ran
.
But they pursued my shadow persistently
.
[
Sorry, LeBlin
.
But this is your fate
.
For us, for the country
.]
[
Mina is a special child
.]
They were all black and beat me
.
I'm suffocating
.
I struggled to get out of the thing that had swallowed me down my throat
.
'
Help me
.
I don't like him
.
I don't like it
!
Help me
!’
The dream always ended only when I was completely enveloped in darkness
.
I'm sure that's the case this time too
.
I slowly lowered my hand
.
But this time, I saw a light ahead
.
"…
for me
."
“…
Blaine
“
Inhale
!
I quickly opened my eyes
.
My whole body was covered in cold sweat
.
I saw before the eyes of Isek, who seemed helpless, Henry, full of worries, and the Duke who was holding my hand
.
“
Are you okay?
“
“
Were you surprised by what happened today?
“
“
Control yourself
“
This is the light
.
I held back tears as I looked at the three men who were blurry in the lamplight
.
Even if I didn't see them clearly, I felt that their faces would have a worried expression
.
I squeezed the Duke's hand
.
I tried to hold back my tears, but the tears kept falling
.
“
Smell
…”
Isik frowned when he saw me biting my lip tightly so as not to make a sound
.
“
You fool
!
Why are you holding her, just cry
!
Saying that, I put a lot of force on my forehead to keep tears from falling from my eyes
.
Henry said that and stroked my head
.
“
Did you have a nightmare?
“
“…”
“
You must have been very scared
.
I'm sorry
“
Henry kept saying sorry to me even though it wasn't anything to be sorry about
.
He said he was sorry for being late even after protecting me, and he said he was sorry for not knowing what I liked
.
The Duke embraced me
.
“
I don't know what else to do if you cry
“
“…”
I laughed at his words
.
The Duke, who did not know how to give me affection or how to love me, made it funny and meaningful to love me in a clumsy way.
.
'
I'm stupid
.
Even though I've lived four times, I'm still a fool
.’
I want to believe that again
.
She knew she was more vulnerable, and she knew it would be easier for her to escape, but she didn't want to miss the warmth that touched her skin.
.
'
One last time, one more time
.’
When I laughed, the faces of the Doppelganger people lit up
.
"…
my dad
."
The Duke's gaze trembled for a moment when I called him like that
.
This was the first nickname I had called him since I received the Etoile
.
"
my brother
."
“
A,
Brother,
My brother
...!”
“
LeBlin just called me a
…”
“
No, she talked to me
!
“
You talked to me, you idiot
“
Seeing their quarrel quickly
.
I buried my face in the Duke's shoulder
.
That night, I threw the elephant bag away
.
–
Translation
:
Louisia
.
~~
End of the chapter