Kekkon Shoya no Deathloop~Nosuji Reijou wa Nando Shindemo Megemasen~

—— So. I was sprinkling Ines on my way to the master bedroom, reaching brilliantly in front of the library.

This escape play failed a bit. The desire to sprinkle Ines was so strong that she understood the timing of her escape.

Inez and his legs are pretty fast. I was kept tracking for a while, but eventually I managed to get away with letting my legs say something.

Fix the bouncing breath and knock on the library door. "Get in," he replied, so don't hesitate to go inside.

As usual, the Duke was reading a book with his back to the wall. When he notices me, he opens his eyes wide.

"Why are you here..."

"I didn't ask or ask Mr. Risel."

"What?"

This will also be my third conversation with this guy, so I'll try to answer a little ahead of time. That seemed to have caused confusion by rejecting it, and after a strange twist on his neck, the Duke stopped saying anything.

Shut the door, I'll be silent, too. I've tried coming here with momentum, but this is pretty awkward.

But I couldn't keep my mouth shut until dawn, so I slowly opened it.

"Um, I... I came here to ask the Duke something. I don't know why you're here, I don't mean to blame you or pursue you, so why don't you stick with the story?"

……

The Duke looks at me still. I'll give it back to you too.

After a while, the Duke closed the book at hand and put it back on the shelf, turning towards me.

"You should sit there"

They'll take care of the story properly. The Duke has recommended the couch with his gaze, so I sit back on the couch in the middle of the library with a little nervousness. The couch was as fuzzy as it looked and my butt sank deep.

If I read the book while sitting on this couch, I'd be able to burst into sleep in an instant.

When I sit back, the Duke says with his arms together.

"So, what's the story?

"That's right, uh"

Carefully and carefully, choose words. When I first came here, I couldn't have a lot of conversation because I was gunned down about whether the question was bad or rejection.

We can't have a futile conversation here and crush an important loop.

You don't get into fights, you don't offend the Duke, and then you have to pull out the information I want.

"Is Mr. Riselle a good man?

"-- what? Riselle?

I should have thought about it, but while I was at it, I mouthed a dumb question. What is it, "Is Mr. Risel a good man?".

Naturally, it seems to have been an unexpected question for the Duke. He listened back just a little out of tune.

"Why do you ask about him? I used to say his name earlier."

"That's... good looking..."

The Duke frowns. Yeah, well, what would it be if my wife cut me out to say, "Your otomodachi is lovely" on my wedding day? You think it's this guy, don't you?

I'm not talking about visiting my husband in the middle of the night on purpose.

"I was close to my brother... and I heard that both the Duke were childhood friendly. I will be close to you from now on…"

Instead of being close to you, I plan on pleading guilty after the charges.

As he indulged in my distressing words, the Duke kept his mouth shut for a while, looking at me with blue eyes.

An awkward silence comes once again.

But abruptly —— as if, even memorabilia. The Duke groaned pompously, breaking the silence.

"When I was five with him, I'd be dating him since I started mentoring to my teacher"

"Doctor?"

"Oh, Dr. Philardo —— my sword master"

I feel like I've heard of it, and I wrap my memory around it.

—— That's right. At the party after the ceremony, Teresa and I checked her name. That strong uncle. I remember Mr. Risel sitting right around that corner.

"If that's the one, I saw you. Among many, he was the one who wore an aura so sharp that it caught my eye all the time. I asked him if he would be the next Knights Commander."

"That's right. After serving the royal palace, the teacher is one of the few real“ swordsmen ”who has traveled the country for a long time as a vagrant knight and has honed numerous sword moves. Sword arms, brains, knowledge, personality —— no comparison whatsoever, other adversarial candidates, etc. Some people criticize the teacher as a mercenary, but I believe the teacher deserves the next Knight Commander."

The Duke, who always just spoke blurry, continues his words with a strange fever.

"The teacher had taken Risel, who had become a war orphan, as his adopted son and taught him the sword. That's where I came in and out —— a lot of time spent with them. So I've never judged him by good or bad people. He's my friend, my family, and an incisive foe.... but I can only assure you that he is a noble and kinder man than anyone else"

……

The Duke's words had strength.

Former orphan and, Duke. Those two identities are too disproportionate. Therefore, the Duke may have had many opportunities before to be asked about Mr. Risel by the people around him. Even I, once a nobleman, came under questioning attack from people who knew very little of my name when I decided to marry the Duke.

I've never thought about being a good or a bad person, the Duke says dressed up, but I know perfectly well in my current words that he truly trusts and cares about Mr. Risel.

—— but I know. Mr. Riselle killed me for some purpose.

I mean, he's a vicious criminal, stabbing and killing an innocent, innocent maiden...

It's too hard and irrational a trick to be stabbed with a sword on your first day of marriage. Listening to the reputation of its culprit, Mr. Riselle, I'm not fond of you enough to accept, "Are you a noble and kind man, eh?"

But the Duke's face, which talks about Mr. Risel, is somewhat gentle. In front of that face, I could hardly speak of my dissatisfaction with Mr. Risel.

"Well, then, Mr. Risel and the Duke had a family relationship."

"Right. When my parents were alive, there were times when my teacher stayed in this castle as a diner. Riselle, the teacher's adopted son, naturally lived in this castle. Back then, my parents, my sister, and my teacher and Riselle -- they all spent a lot of time together."

So the Duke looks far away. Are you putting your thoughts to the days when you were once happy?

I was happy every day to this day, but I still remember when my mother, grandmother, and grandfather were still fine, and sometimes the back of my chest was stifling. The Duke's feelings, I kind of get it.

"Even after my parents died and my teacher began to serve His Majesty again and enter the royal palace, only Riselle made a good face here. You miss Riselle better than I do, Serenia. At an early age, when he tried to go home, he cried," Don't go home, "and he made everyone suffer."

"Wow cute"

Your voice leaks accidentally, keeping your mouth down.

I tell him to keep his mouth hidden, because I will finally expose his face to the Duke.

"Serenia... you're close to Mr. Riselle. I didn't know."

"Right. Serenia's a good year, too, although she's not exactly as sweet as she used to be. Riselle also takes care of Serenia like her sister"

"Um, I'm really sorry for the downright question... Serenia and Mr. Riselle, are you in love or something?

"There are rumors like that"

So the Duke gave him a slightly more flashy look.

"Rumors?"

"Oh. It's an unfounded rumor by a lowlife. They say Serenia is looking for me, not me, for Risel to enter and leave this castle frequently. He even comes all the way to give me direct advice that he intends to enter the aristocratic world with Serenia at his mercy. —— Not at all, unpleasant and extreme. Even though I'm the closest to knowing what those two relate to."

I mean, you don't have any facts about your relationship?

I remember my last death battle with Mr. Riselle.

When I gave Serenia's name, Mr. Riselle's sword suddenly burst, not moving until then, no matter what she did.

And when Serenia died, those eyes of Mr. Risel. It was such a color, like losing all light in despair.

Is it something that makes you look so sad just because you were adorable like your sister? Even if I die, I'm sure my brothers won't get that look.

The Duke denies it, but those two have something...

My survey is screaming "Absolutely yes".

I looked up to ask more about Mr. Risel.

But before I open my mouth, the Duke says chilly.

Is this the end of the story?

"No. I still have a lot to ask you about Mr. Risel and Serenia!

……

When I shook my head, the Duke frowned. Take your gaze off of me to see what you don't like and sigh.

"I'm busy. Could you turn that story around at a later date?"

"But..."

"Let's say it again. I'm busy. I don't have time for you tonight."

That's the end of the story, not to mention the Duke takes the book and begins to turn the page to pieces.

"We'll discuss our future, too, sooner or later.... As for you, I wouldn't want to be by a man I don't like."

"What does that mean?"

……

The Duke does not answer. I had a decent conversation because of it, but suddenly I open up the aura of rejection all over again, and I'm deciding on a dull one.

—— That. Or have you been distracted now? That's what our future is all about, right?

Make it your first day of marriage, just divorce. There are so many other shocking things that I feel like a kind of flavorful event, but this is a pretty serious situation.

... well, okay. It felt like a long time ago, but there was also a time when I didn't like marrying this guy and he was clinging to the pillars and crying.

Cold quotes with no reason revealed, I'm very annoyed to be dazed until my divorce, but that's enough. As far as this refusal is concerned, I'm not going to be able to extract any more information, and I'm going to try to evacuate the library room around here, too.

That's what I think, I get up off the couch and gently give a toast to the Duke.

"Well, where you're very busy, thank you for sticking with the futile story. Good night!

I still have no reply. Oh, yes, is that right?

When I walked out of the library to the hallway, I closed the door completely.