Chapter 20: Chapter 21

“You can’t see it with your eyes open.”

At that time, the Duke muttered in a low voice.

Only then did Viscount, who found the opposite sex, trembled and looked at the Duke.

“The figure of a self-made man who is screaming at the bottom looks like a person with dirty numbers.”

“……… .”

“What do you think. Am I mistaken right now?”

It was covered with a quiet dark enemy in a moment.

“No, Duke. I really do not know anything!”

Viscount Corbino shouted with a desperate face.

“I was just worried about the duke! Isn’t it too clear the circumstances to be suspicious of!”

“Situations to doubt.”

The Duke mumbled along and nodded his head.

“That makes sense. Then, I’ll have to doubt my own work according to the circumstances.”

Then Ante, who was standing behind him like a shadow, came to his side.

“Excuse me, Viscount.”

She searched her body as Ante was searching.

After a while, her silent look in Ante’s eyes lit up with her contempt.

It was the Blue Hope in Ante’s hand.  The ghosts swallowed a surprised breath.

“Oh no! I really, really don’t know!”

“What about this…”

the Duke muttered, leaning deeply against his back.

Since I worked hard to find the rat, it was natural to pay back accordingly.

“Do it.”

“Yes.”

“Duke, Duke! Please save it once! I was wrong! Duke!…..”

Viscount Corbino’s begging rang out, but the Duke did not open his closed eyes.

thud.

The door closed with a loud sound.  The cry completely disappeared.

All that was left in the conference hall was a deep silence.

The vassals looked at each other and swallowed dry saliva.

“Now, it’s a little quieter.”

The peacock opened his eyes with a satisfying sigh.

The faces of the vassals were all white and white.

“Ellie.”

The peacock opened his mouth with his gaze fixed at them.

For the first time he called my name.

Eli, a little dazed by the fact, barely replied with his mouth blanking.

“Yes, Duke.”

“Just before, what was the condition you put on them.”

“Conditions ·… uh, he asked me to apologize.”

“I heard it. Everyone will have ears.”

The peacock tapped his ear with his index finger.

Some of the vassals, who understood the meaning, swallowed saliva and eventually knelt down on his knees.

“Sorry, Duke! Please forgive us!”

“Sorry! Have mercy on me!”

In an instant, the Duke shook his tongue in a changed attitude.

“Aren’t children scared if they suddenly fall on their faces. Stop getting up.”

“Lord, Duke…”

The faces of the vassals lightened momentarily, thinking that they had been forgiven.

Unlike his relaxed face, his enemies were sharp like a blade.

“I can’t forget the bullshit I just talked about. It’s better to deal with it.”

The faces of the vassals turned blue.

The duke’s tinnitus disappeared after the meeting room was vacated by half.

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The hustle and bustle of bloody winds ended.

I secretly sighed of relief.

If the clothes were lighter or thinner, it would have failed.

‘I’m glad that the ball was written in the north.’

I looked forward again, expressing my gratitude for the cold weather.

The vassals who were able to survive thanks to their disagreement sighed of relief.

“Then, the tinnitus is gone, so I’ll be able to talk again.”

The Duke ran out of luck with his slow tone.

“As I said before, I plan to train this child as a successor.”

“I, but the Duke, marriage between commoners and nobles is taboo.”

One of the vassals, who barely saved his life, said cautiously.

“I know. That’s why this judo called you.”

The Duke looked down at me.

“I’m looking for a family to take this child as a foster daughter.”

“Yes?!”

the vassals opened their mouths.  It was the same for me.

It was a nonsensical story.

Just before, Viscount Corbino didn’t reveal it.

I am the thief’s daughter.

It is not just a thief, but a thief who stole the treasures of the Hwang family.

But what kind of crazy aristocrat makes me a foster daughter?

Unlike our young man, who was full of embarrassment, Duke Shuetsu was very relaxed.

“Then who will do it?”

“…….. .”

“…….. .”

Everyone was silent as one.  The peacock inclined his head with a drowsy breath.

“I can’t do that.”

The peacock’s gaze reached me.

” Ellie.  You will choose  ”

” Me, me?

“Okay.  It’s a family that will be your name, so it would be better for you to choose.  ”

The peacock’s speech was very dry.  The words to choose goods from the grocery store would be more sweet than this.

I couldn’t stop embarrassing.  Since I should be grateful for making me a foster daughter, I’m going to choose my own family.

“Oh, I…….”

I couldn’t answer and murmured.

Family. Adoption. When I recalled that word, I felt like my neck was tight.

“You mean putting this kid on as our daughter’s play maid? That’s a shame for our family!”

“Father, no matter how much you want to attach a partner to me, this kind of origin is a bit…… uncomfortable.”

“What can a king of the wrong level have with his child?”

I remembered the memories I wanted to forget one after another.

Nobody wanted me.  Even though I wasn’t stealing the treasure, people talked like I did.

At first, my mother was resentful.  Why is it tormenting me so much by living a poor life.

But on the third day of my life, I realized.

“Ely. You’ll be loved wherever you go.”

“Mom will tell you how much love you were born with.”

That the only person who loved me was my mother, who had a miserable end with everyone’s fingertips.

So I didn’t blame my mother.  It was because of this that she did not deny that she was the daughter of a thief year.

As I stumbled across my memories, I got my mind back.

‘No.  Let’s think good.’

When I was feeding my own, I deliberately pretended to be weak, but not now.

I was used to being hated.

‘I don’t want you to accept her as a real foster daughter anyway, so let’s think she’s taking care of it for a minute.’

When I thought so, my mind seemed to be regaining stability.  I took a slow breath and looked straight ahead.

Currently, there were a total of five vassals left in the conference hall.

I couldn’t entrust me to the Klaider’s vassals, so they would be the people of Shu Etsuga.

‘When you’re dismissed, you have to pick someone who can help.’

It was when I was worried.

Smart.

Suddenly, I heard a knock.

“Excuse me, Duke.”

“I’m sorry, but I have a quick word for Baron Amanda.”

“What is it?”

“That’s… the lady suddenly said…..  .”

Someone jumped up before the words were over.

Although he was an old man, he was a man of great appearance.  He said.

“The state is.”

“It’s not as bad as before. That, even though we were stuck next to it, where are you going in the blink of an eye….”

Baron Amanta’s face was hardened.

“……Duke, I’m sorry, but I’ll excuse you first.”

At the baron’s words, the Duke nodded without saying anything.

The Baron greeted the Duke and quickly exited the room.

Is there anything urgent? The baron’s face, which I saw as if passing by, seemed to be half possessed.

“Another Baroness’s condition looks like a god.”

“You must be uncomfortable with Baron’s heart. If you open your eyes, you will go somewhere.”

Some of the trails wandered in small ways.

“What do you do when you discover a new mine. You can’t even look around properly because of the baron’s wife.”

“……….. .”

A faint memory became clear at the words of the vassals.

‘I finally remembered it.’