The Grand Duchess of the North Is Obsessed With Me

42 – Chewing the cud (2)

Dag-dak, dag-dak.

Unlike the previous time, while moving slowly on her horse, Melon kept an eye on Cain.

A calm expression as if nothing had happened.

The calm expression, like a person from another world, was just embarrassing for Melon.

Self-defense.

I heard that humans live by inflicting countless wounds on others, but they fear being hurt more than anyone else.

To prevent her own mind from collapsing due to her extreme stress, Cain erased her memory of the horror himself… She couldn’t help but look.

‘… It’s not going to be difficult as it is.’

“Did you get anything on my face?”

Looking at Cain with an awkward smile, Melon looked at her as if it was nothing special.

‘Fortunately, I seem to have all the other memories.’

If she erased all her memories of Illencia, she would have been in a lot of trouble, but she thought that she was fortunate for that part.

Melon pondered for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders and rode her horse forward.

‘… Wouldn’t something work?’

Realizing that this ideal was not her job, Melon decided to put her mind at ease.

Even if she thought about it for a long time, nothing would change.

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“Stop it….”

Stretching out my stiff body, I got off the horse.

Her head has been a little dizzy for the past few days, but when she comes home, she feels much better.

Originally, she should have returned after reporting back to the Grand Duchess, but the report was finished with Melon’s party handling it.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything in the end….”

Anyway, I don’t think it would have helped much if I went.

Anyway, why would I lie down sick the day before the mission?

Should I increase my stamina a bit more?

… But I couldn’t go because I was sick. Were you sleeping late?

I don’t remember very well. I can’t remember the events of the past few days clearly.

“Well, it’s meaningless to think deeply about things that don’t come to mind.”

With an effortless smile, she handed her horse over to the servant in charge of the stable and moved on to her mansion.

Turbuck, turbuck.

Today, I am strangely weak.

No, it was like that a few days ago. It’s clear that it hurts to see this. Moving weakly into the mansion, I let out a deep sigh.

Since it was a real battle experience, it was a barefoot, and in the end, I couldn’t even join the operation, so if I couldn’t keep up with this much forced march, I couldn’t be of any help to my forces.

“Should I not go outside for a while and focus on training?”

Since I was put into operation, I could still be lacking. Having clearly reflected on myself over this incident, I took a deep breath.

Putting aside my worries, I stopped by my mother and father to report for survival.

My mother and father congratulated me on completing my first mission, relieved to be alive.

Actually, I was embarrassed because there was nothing to say that I had completed the first mission, but I decided to be satisfied with the fact that I was alive and came back safely.

‘I wonder if I can do better next time….’

My father, who doesn’t talk much, didn’t respond much, but thanks to my mother who made a fuss without making a fuss, I was exhausted and returned to my room with an exhausted body.

Immediately after taking a shower, I ate a simple meal in the room with the food the maids brought to my room, then lay down on the bed.

“…… It seemed like a long but short mission.”

In terms of the amount of time I was outside, it wasn’t a short time, but in terms of just one thing, I could say it was very short.

I was lying on the bed and muttering blankly, then slowly closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

——I’m tired.

I’m tired.

When I closed my eyes, I felt as if something vaguely came to mind, so I pressed my hand over my heated eyelids and fell silent.

Subtle.

I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that something was unclear. I was thinking, of course, that I was sick right before the mission, but I don’t remember that.

Feeling that way, I asked Melon and the rest of her party insinuatingly, but they only smiled vaguely and affirmed my words.

I couldn’t get rid of that ambiguous smile and the disquieted feeling at the gap between my memories.

“…… I don’t know.”

I try to remember, but I can’t remember.

When suffering from a high fever, it feels like my head is getting cloudy, but it still feels that way.

I don’t know if the pain has gotten better yet, or if it’s not that, I don’t know if it’s literally something, but what’s certain is that it’s not in good condition.

“Shall we take a break?”

If you’re not feeling this well, you’d better get some rest.

Somehow, it was my first long-distance journey after coming to this world, so it was tiring.

With that thought in mind, I pulled the blanket over myself and caught my breath to fall asleep even though it was still bright.

But my short and sweet break was shattered by someone who burst in through the door.

“Ka——In!!”

Bang!!

Unable to see who entered the door as if to break it open, I could tell who it was.

No matter how insignificant the family was, this was the mansion of a baron. At the mansion of such a male writer, the number of people who could open the door of his second son and enter was counted on one hand.

Mother, father, older brother who is not in the family now.

My mother and father were not the people who just met and would not enter without knocking, and as my brother said, he was not in the family, so there was only one person left.

“… Sia.”

Although I broke her long-awaited honey-like break, I didn’t resent her at all.

Perhaps it was because she had failed in her mission, but the moment she saw her face, she felt much better.

“I told you to knock and come in.”

Of course that was that and this was this.

I don’t want our Elencia to grow up to be a spoiled child with no manners.

But if there was a problem, it might be that I picked the wrong timing.

“… What are you going to say now?”

“Huh?”

I tilted my head for a while at Illencia’s cold voice, but only after seeing her expression did I realize my mistake.

Well. Come to think of it, you just came back from a mission without saying anything, right?

If Illensia knew that I was participating in the tracking team, she would cry, cry, scream, get angry, or do anything to stop me, so she went secretly.

I was so tired that I completely forgot about it.

“…… Sorry.”

“What?”

And the moment I remembered that fact again, I immediately bowed my head and apologized to Illencia.

However, Illensia only coldly asked back.

Ugh, isn’t this similar to a woman’s cheat key in a typical conflict between lovers?

A situation where a man who is unaware of his fault apologizes to appease an angry woman, but instead falls into the pit.

“That… Joining the tracking team without a word… ?”

Fortunately, I was aware of my mistake.

“But? What are you sorry for me?”

Of course, life wasn’t that simple and easy.

“… Uh?”

At Illencia’s cold question, I opened my mouth in a daze and was taken aback. It wasn’t the reaction I expected, and it was because of her that she couldn’t solve it even though I told her clearly about my fault.

“What are you sorry about me for?”

Illencia’s red eyes shone coldly.

At the same time, for some reason, I shuddered with a chill. What is it, did the heating magic work?

“… Uh… hmm….”

“Did you say sorry without knowing anything?”

“…… Sorry.”

In the end, all I could do was apologize. Sitting on her bed, bowing her head and apologizing, Ellensia moved her steps with her cold expression.

Illencia, who had come to me with calm steps, looked down at me.

“Really?”

“… Huh.”

“Ha ha.”

Listening to Illencia’s helpless sigh, I carefully lifted her head.

I think I’ve lost my temper….

I wondered if she was okay now, so when she lifted her head, I saw that Illensia’s red eyes were filled with tears.

“Why, why are you crying?!”

She shouted in surprise and quickly wiped Illencia’s tears with the handkerchief on the table next to the bed.

“That… It’s dangerous, but I’m leaving without saying anything….”

“Ah… Were you worried?”

Stupidly answering her obvious question, I met her eyes with her while wiping her tears that flowed like a waterfall.

“You came back without incident. So you can stop crying.”

Although he comforted her with her calm and soft tone, Illensia couldn’t stop her tears.

After being away for a while, did your affection grow stronger?

Normally, the tears would have stopped like this, but it didn’t stop, so I was a little embarrassed.

However, with patience, I calmly helped Illencia to calm down.

It’s all my fault.

Gypsum When I comforted Illensia with a lot of her sincerity with the heart of a loyalist who sinned, fortunately, I began to see that it gradually calmed down.

“Don’t do that next time.”

Sniff, sniff.

I smiled and nodded at Illensia’s cuteness as she tried to speak sternly with a snoring voice.

Of course, I can’t protect it.

‘I’ll have to do this again next time, but I’ll be able to survive next time…’ ?’

If something was like this, I thought that the moment someone came in injured, they could be locked up with their hands and feet tied tightly in the basement of the grand duke’s house.

I really hope not.