Became the Hated Illegitimate Son of the Duke in Romance Fantasy - Chapter 62



62 – Episode 62

“But who is that cute little girl behind you?”

“Your brother, maybe.”

She’s a cute little girl.

Anyway, at the word ‘younger sister’, Xenia put on a surprised expression and looked at the duchess and the duke once more, then she made a stupid face again and acted as if she didn’t care at all.

And when she saw it, she realized.

It’s not immature, it’s not stupid either.

It’s just that the easiest way for Xenia to not be bothered by this situation is to do something stupid like that, so she must act the other way around.

The Duke and Duchess will feel a little disappointed and relieved that nothing has changed in Xenia, and then they will cherish Xenia as always.

She must have felt that Xenia, too, deep down, that she was treating herself best in this mansion, even though she didn’t express it in words.

As she thinks about it, Xenia speaks like a child of hers.

“I see, it’s late anyway, so sit down quickly!”

Rather than responding to Xenia’s words, she made eye contact with the duke once and bowed her head slightly to greet her.

He closed his eyes once and nodded to accept my greeting.

As always, he makes a hardened expression like a robot and greets me or asks questions.

“Did you have any problems while attending the academy?”

“Yes, there were a few minor incidents, but nothing major.”

“I don’t think the case of proving your loyalty by throwing yourself in front of an assassin in place of Your Highness is not such a trivial incident, but if you are, then it must be so.”

The horse contains bones.

Hey, it’s been a long time since the crown prince said that he would completely use the duke as his puppet through me, so I wouldn’t be too happy.

“Around the time of adopting you, you don’t have to come all the way here to be honest, but the imperial family gave you a seal and told you to hold a formal ceremony.

As if I was asking you to be my successor.”

Xenia flinched.

Then she started eating again, busily moving her hands as if she had never moved her body.

And the duchess, who heard the duke’s words, slightly frowned.

Ah, her right hand is shaking slightly.

To hide it, she put her right hand behind her back and began to twist it hard until the thumb broke.

The trembling stopped along with the rushing pain.

She looked at me for a long time, then let out a sigh and spoke quietly.

The voice I heard after a long time was not at all different from the voice I heard in my dream.

I must have been hysterical yesterday as well, because that distinctive, sharp sound came out of my mouth.

“Sit there for now. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen your face.”

I didn’t want to see it.

It was really nice that we didn’t run into each other or talk to each other.

“By the way, it must have been hard to see because it’s not that expensive.”

I sit down at the empty seat the Duchess indicated.

“Baby, this may be the first time you’ve seen Eric’s face. But he’s your brother. Go and sit next to him.”

Then a girl with a face so pale that I wondered if she might have passed out at this rate followed me and sat down next to me.

A rough guess.

It must have turned the hysterical opponent into this little girl.

Rather than doing anything for this child, the only thing I can do is to have a little regret and look at the girl with pity.

“You two look so good together. They look very similar.”

“So I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Though they don’t look very similar in my head.”

“That’s it, wouldn’t it be natural if everyone looked like His Excellency?”

As I said that, I looked at Xenia.

I can’t help it, if I don’t want to be pushed back in the fight… It’s an excuse

I should go and apologize separately.

Anyway, the effect was clear.

How much trouble do you have when you insinuate that I think I’m much better than your daughter?

“…You’ve become pretty wild.

When I go to the academy and put useless knowledge in my head, I just wonder if they all become so savage like you.”

The Duchess smiled a little and glared at me as I answered.

I couldn’t beat him, so I gave him a sad smile.

Anyway, it should look relaxed.

The word wild has two meanings.

The way you respond to yourself is to say that it’s unreasonable and futile, or that it’s very difficult and embarrassing how to treat me now.

It doesn’t matter what it is, at least they won’t hit me with a glass bottle like before.

Instead, he would bully this little kid next to me.

I wanted to mention the academy as an answer, so I wanted to bring it up even with the emperor, but I thought the duke would intervene if I crossed the line here, so I kept my mouth shut.

And, as if he knew he had crossed the line, he didn’t talk about it anymore.

Xenia starts eating first to see if she doesn’t want to worry about that now.

I wasn’t very impressed with the food.

Yeah, even if you can always eat colorful and delicious food, what do you want when you’re tired of picking up noodles and eating them?

In the first place, I don’t think there was anyone other than Xenia and Eric in my memory.

Well, by now, Xenia, the duke, the duchess, Ella, and this poor little girl who hasn’t even been mentioned must have been tied up and her throat cut out.

If you’re lucky, you’ll end up in the guillotine, enduring a few seconds of terror, and then in an instant.

If you’re unlucky, waving your dangling neck in the hands of a bad executioner for hours.

It doesn’t seem like a very pleasant death either way.

If I am forced to die by someone, I want to end my life with the longest suicide in the world.

Pupils dilated, drool-happy, keeping her lips lifted before her facial muscles go numb.

I just wanted to eat it quickly and get out of here like a chimney.

As for the meal, there was no talk, except for the sound of the food on the plate being cut and the fork and knife gently clashing.

Normally, I would ask Xenia something.

The Duke speaks softly as the last dish is placed on the table and the maid distributes it to her plate.

“Eric, when you finish eating, come up to your room…”

He ponders as he speaks.

Then he remembered what he was going to say. He opened his mouth again.

“Tomorrow morning, I’ll set aside time, so come visit me at my office.”

“Yes.”

The Duke didn’t like the meal, so he left the food he was eating and left the room.

Then the girl sitting next to her also hiccupped, and she left the room, cautiously noticing that it was becoming more difficult to eat.

And just as I am about to get up, the Duchess opens her mouth.

“Eric, take a seat. Since we haven’t seen each other in a while, won’t we have a lot to talk about like before?”

And then, Xenia took a quick look around her, smiled awkwardly, waved her hand at me, got up from her seat, and began sneaking out of the room.

The Duchess bites her servants with one wave of her hand.

In this room filled with the smell of chicken stuffed with spices, the only humans left were me and the Duchess.

Just the two of us. Looking at the words alone, it sounds romantic, but in reality, the atmosphere was lively enough that it wouldn’t be strange if anyone took out a dagger from their bosom and stabbed each other.

“Sending you there seems to have been a mistake.”

“It may not have been such a mistake, who would have thought.

A mere wretched illegitimate child would sacrifice himself to protect the crown prince whom the assassins were targeting.”

I bluff frivolously and speak like a medicine.

And the Duchess laughed.

“If you just listen, it sounds like you were beaten for protecting not Your Highness, but another human.”

I didn’t answer the Duchess’ words.

Then she gritted her teeth and glared at me.

My hands are trembling again and in fear, I take out a pipe from my arms and stuff a lot of tobacco leaves into it.

If Belita smelled her, she would make a fuss with a blade of grass.

“My son died, and my daughter was sad.

Looking at Xenia, it seems that she has completely forgotten about her.”

“… Yes.”

Isn’t it a substitute for that? Is there any need to point it out?

I don’t think Xenia or I will listen to what you think in the future.

“Now it seems that they have forgotten that I am the heir.

Obviously, what I assigned you to was meant to assist Xenia, teach her, slash the bastard when it approaches, and live as Xenia’s slave for the rest of her life.

She liked the idea of using the woman’s son as my daughter’s minion, but it was just that. I. Ha, baby What have I done?”

No matter what I hear, emotions don’t come up.

It’s just that the feeling of sinking into your languid body is just hanging over your body.

If he hadn’t smoked at least this, he would have jumped out of his chair and strangled the woman’s neck right away.