Chapter 27: CH 26

Wah… Yul was at a loss for words as he faced the lunatic who was crazier than he imagined. He heard something so insane that he was speechless. Even if he tried to talk to the other person, he would only gain a sore mouth.

“Okay, wherever Mikael goes, I’ll go with him.”

Yul forcibly straightened his wrinkled face and raised the corners of his lips with strength. Before he met the gwanggong, he never dared to imagine that it would be so difficult to dodge the gwanggong’s temper switch.

***

The promised day had come. Yul looked at himself in the mirror blankly. An immaculate and luxurious doll was reflected in the mirror.

Yul wore a red bow tie as a point, wearing a banquet suit with gold leaf decorations on a white background. In the center of the bow tie, there was a deep blue jewel that looked ridiculously expensive. He also wore white leather shoes that were made by a craftsman in the capital.

He even wondered if a doll from any house would wear such luxurious clothes, and at this point, he was living the most successful life for a doll.

Of course, the catch was that he never wanted this kind of life for even a single moment.

Anyway, the luxurious appearance of himself was unfamiliar yet satisfying, so Yul turned his head around to appreciate his appearance from various angles.

While thoughts of being a particularly cute doll and the idea of ​​not losing the least amount of pride as a human being sharply confronted each other in his small, cotton-filled head, Mikael stood behind Yul.

“Uwahh…”

The image of Mikael reflected in the mirror was so splendid that he exclaimed despite the fact that he was a crazy-as-hell gwanggong.

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Even though he was usually flawless in appearance and clothes he wore, he looked several times more handsome in a banquet suit.

At first glance, it looked just like a black dress, but if you look closely, you could see that the entire garment was embroidered with luxurious patterns with subtle, soft black thread. At the end of the sleeves and on the chest, there was a gold cloth, and in the center of the collar was a blue jewel similar to that of Yul’s bow tie.

Even the bangs, which normally only naturally fell half way down, were turned over into neat pomade hair and it matched perfectly.

Yul stared at Mikael’s face in the mirror with admiration. He thought that it would be fine for one to go a little crazy with a face like that. Of course, Mikael was a little more crazy than that, so it was a problem.

Sure enough, Yul blamed himself for being possessed by his face for a moment.

Was it because that crazy guy has a good-looking face that he’s crazy like this?

“… Mi, Mikael, you aren’t serious, are you?”

“Is there a problem?”

“…”

Instead of answering, Yul just smiled. It was because if he opened his mouth now, swear words would pour out of his mouth. It was because this madman was dressed in such a fancy suit and tucked himself in his pocket.

This time when he ordered the clothes, he ordered the pockets according to the size of Yul, so the pockets did not bulge out even when Yul went inside.

Instead, the head just came out.

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The key point that completed Mikael’s luxurious outfit became Yul’s head.

Yul, who had been quietly looking at Mikael’s appearance in the mirror as he couldn’t feel a sense of disparity, tried to crouch as much as possible and put his head in his pocket.

“Ah, it won’t go in!”

A sad doll with a big head… Yul adapted a poem he had once heard.

No matter how clumsy he tried to wriggle his body, it was improbable to put his large head in his pocket. On the contrary, the suit he wore the last time he went to the Imperial Palace was able to fit his head although it looked like shit, but his head couldn’t go into this fancy suit even though the other parts fit fine.

“Mikael, I don’t think this is it. It’s good for carrying me, but this isn’t good for Mikael’s image!”

Yul, who had been wriggling his small body on his own, finally let go of his neck and cried out.

No matter how crazy he was, no matter how what he said, this wouldn’t do. Whether his image turned out dog poop or not had absolutely nothing to do with Yul, but considering how he had fed him and put him to sleep with sincerity, he had to prevent him from decorating his banquet suit with the head of a doll.

“Why?”

“Because of course people will talk about you! They’ll laugh at you, and a great amount at that!”

“They can’t do that in front of me unless they’re crazy.”

“Gosh…”

Yul could not respond to Mikael’s words.

He was right. What kind of crazy guy dares to laugh at Archduke Orlov in his face? But just because they didn’t laugh in front of him didn’t mean they wouldn’t laugh behind the back either.

“That’s right but! Still! Mikael’s image would be shit! The Archduke who brings a doll to the banquet hall!”

“If you’re that worried, there’s one way.”

“Huh, what is it?”

Yul widened his eyes while imagining a beautiful image that Mikael left him at home or on the wagon.

“There is a way to slit your body to remove all the cotton, then fold the cloth and put it in my pocket.”

“… Oh.”

No, this madman…?

“Then it will be flat, so they won’t notice it even if I put it in my pocket. That’s a pretty good way, isn’t it?”

“I will decline. I shall brag about my head all over the place, well. I like that kind of thing. Sticking my head out of the Archduke’s banquet suit.”

Mikael burst out a low laugh at Yul’s reaction, who quickly changed his stance. This was why he couldn’t stop teasing him.

Of course, he knew it would look ridiculous to put a doll in his pocket just as Yul said. Even though he knew that well, he did this because he didn’t want to leave Yul even for a moment.

He wondered why he was so obsessed with this mere cotton doll. However, one thing was certain, when Yul drank wine and said that he had to run away, memories of being with him flashed through his mind.

He didn’t even remember when he last laughed, but after meeting this little doll, he had a lot to laugh about. It had been difficult and there were a lot of frustrating things before.

Anyway, at the thought of this wide-eyed little guy disappearing, he felt like the blood of his body was cooling off.

Maybe he really was a crazy gong as Yul said. Although he didn’t know what a ‘gong’ was. Anyway, didn’t Yul say that he was a novel character who went crazy because he was obsessed with Levi?

“Come on. Time to show off my cute face to everyone in the banquet hall.”

Yul, who admitted that it was far better to give in than to become a flat piece of cloth with cotton running out, said cheerfully. At those words, Mikael had to struggle to hide the smile that spread again.

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“… Are you serious?”

“He says he’s serious.”

Caleb responded to Levi’s question. Levi was picturing the image of Yul in Mikael’s pocket. Caleb felt the same way when he saw it first, so he deeply sympathised with Levi.

“… I have nothing to say.”

“I agree.”

The two climbed into the carriage with grim expressions on their faces. Yul also understood the feelings of the two of them, so he sent deep condolences from his heart. He also wanted them to know that he wasn’t here because he wanted it.

The carriage led by the swift horses ran fast. On the way to the Duke’s residence, Yul looked around the capital with big eyes. He even passed a market in the middle, and at first glance, it looked like there were a lot of delicious foods. Yul looked at the food from afar and swallowed faintly.

It was not until much longer that they reached the Duke Esirene.

“We’ve arrived.”

The Duke Esirene’s residence was not as large as that of Archduke Orlov, but it was huge. Yul hung from Mikael’s shoulder and looked at the Duke’s mansion through the carriage window.

In the case of Archduke Orlov’s residence, the building and garden decorations themselves felt decent overall compared to their size, while the Duke Esirene was overly splendid.

For Yul’s personal taste, the interior of Archduke Orlov’s residence was more suitable, but the Duke Esirene certainly had a taste to look at. Yul was busy looking around the Duke’s mansion, rolling his big star-studded eyes here and there.

“Please be obedient today. Don’t say anything, don’t move. Just pretend to be a doll.”

“Yes.”

Yul quickly responded to Mikael’s request.

Even if he didn’t make a fuss like this, he had no intention of attracting attention in the Duke’s house where another maniac in “Red Prison” lived.

On the one hand, he thought that if he was going to be so quiet, he should not have brought him in the first place, but he didn’t say it.

As quietly as possible, as if he didn’t exist… He would definitely have a lot of presence, but anyway! Don’t stand out and let’s be quiet and come back! It would be troublesome if the other madman, Duke Constantine Esirene, showed any interest in him.

Yul made a promise deep in his heart. But unfortunately, all those promises were in vain.

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Mikael looked at Yul with surprised eyes. His red eyes were full of surprise and confusion. But he wasn’t the only one who was startled. In fact, the person who was most in trouble right now was Yul.

“Hey, Mikael…”

Yul, who barely called his name while stuttering, asked in a crying voice.

“What should I do…?”

Yul covered his bare chest with a tablecloth.