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

"What are you doing!!

Someone is screaming in the distance.

This sounds hysterical and weak -- it must belong to that guy.

I feel the same way.

I don't know what I'm doing.

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After the new loop, I was sprinkling the ladies and reaching the front of the library. This is the fourth time this place has been here. But I didn't have the courage to go inside, and I was worried in front of one door about what was going on.

If you open the door, there's that guy. Honestly, I pretty much don't want to see you. Still embarrassed.

But after much thought, I came to the conclusion that I can only now rely on the Duke

First of all, we can't involve the unarmed samurai, including Teresa. For the same reason, Serenia rejected it. I gave up on my brain muscle brother.

The Duke would...... I can have the faint expectation that he might listen a little to what I have to say and cooperate somewhat.

Wow, he likes me.

But this means using his favor, right?

That made my chest hurt badly because of guilt.

—— Time goes on and on for a moment, even while I'm worried like this.

We need to act fast to avoid wasting loops.

I swallowed a lot of awkwardness and I knocked on the library door.

"Get in."

That's what they say in the voice I just heard. Into fear, the Duke gazed at me just fine.

Unexpectedly I get out of sight. After all that happened, I can't look straight at him.

"You... Why are you here..."

"Uh..."

What did you answer in the previous loop? I can't even remember that.

As I was clumped, the Duke closed the book and sighed small.

"Did you ask Riselle? What do you want?"

A thrusting voice.

When I returned my gaze, the duke with a rugged expression caught my eye.

I know. This man, hearing my rejection, was badly hurt and pulled into this room. This harsh look right now isn't because you hate me either, it's just hard and distorted to get me in front of you.

After that confession, I saw the Duke trying to keep me away again, and my chest snapped again.

—— I'm sure the main ingredient in this itchy, immediate feeling of wanting to escape is guilt.

Moments driven by such thoughts. If you noticed, I'd bow my head vigorously and scream.

"I'm sorry I said terrible things! I, even though I know nothing about the Duke, have said a lot of bad things about you!

"Ha..."

"But I, at the party, heard you say something bad about me and my family. Oh, I knew that, I think it was terrible! It was also quite hurtful, to be honest, to have had a depressing attitude in the morning!

The Duke stares at me in dismay.

It was abrupt as I was, a word I left to momentum, but I couldn't help but say so.

"Did you hear that?"

"Yes."

Nodding, the Duke devours his teeth to endure something all the time and drips. And I opened my mouth sadly.

"That... I'm sorry. You must have felt sarcastically uncomfortable.... Now I can't help but hate you"

"I'm still angry though. For once, I understand that you had no choice but to say that..."

The Duke hears my words and raises a single eyebrow.

"Where did you hear that story? I'm sure you've never explained this situation."

"It's... uh"

"In the first place, from that mouthful... you seem to know that I tried to visit your room. How does that..."

"Ah...... How..."

An awkward looking duke and me not being able to explain it well. I follow the words and go over them, with the two of us in a clump.

Shall I reveal everything about the loop?

That way I can briefly explain that I have information that I would not otherwise know or that I need someone's help.

Yeah, but no.

When it comes to revealing it, I also have to tell you that I was confessed by the Duke in the previous loop. "I was sued by you in the previous loop," I can't say, although not very much.

—— Plus, if you don't believe me about the loop.

I have already been killed many times by Mr. Riselle, and I am still probably being targeted for my life by him. How would the Duke react when we talked about that?

In the previous loop, the Duke referred to Mr. Risel as "a friend, a family member and a good enemy". The Duke had a tender look at that time. Really, I think Mr. Risel is important to him.

By contrast, I'm a country girl who's barely even had a conversation I just got married today. No matter how much you favor me, I haven't built a lot of trust. No, rather, our relationship was about to collapse. It wasn't a strange situation to be isolated.

If the Duke does not believe my story and shelters himself about Mr. Risel. If you've denied all my pain so far. Then I'm sure...

……

……

We can't find words to say to each other, and silence ensues.

Oh, my idiot. I was going to come here thinking a lot about it there, but I don't know what to do anymore.

In the eyes of the Duke, then, you will see me like a mind-reader. I mean, you must be wondering what you're doing here.

Something… Is there any way to tell the Duke that Mr. Risel is an assassin without revealing anything about the loop?

... Ah.

"By the way, Duke. Do you have time now?

I know I'm free, but I'll also ask to put the Duke in his face for once.

"Ah, oh. Nothing special."

This time the Duke confessed that he had honestly done nothing. And look at me,

"I didn't tell you anything, I was selling oil in a place like this....... sorry. But... I'm talking about you."

"Ah! Fine, fine! You already apologized! I don't care at all!

It kind of gave me an atmosphere where I was about to be confessed again in the stream, so I can cover my voice in a hurry.

The Duke had been pounding his mouth for a while, but he shut his mouth without saying anything more.

That was dangerous. If they say they like it here or something, I'm confident they'll get away with it again. I almost wasted another loop.

Get your mind back on it, again I say.

"If you're free, I'd like you to come with me for a moment."

"I don't mind. Where the hell are you going?

It's the master bedroom.

……

As soon as I answered, my expression fell out of the Duke's face softly.

Suddenly I stopped saying anything. What's the matter?

"Um, don't you like it? Me and the master bedroom."

"Ha!? Oh, no. Not that I don't like it."

For some reason the Duke starts to freakishly restless and soften. Further off my face, I slightly crawled my gaze at my feet.

"But —— that. Because of my disrespectful behavior, you must have been hurt. And yet... you know what?"

"No, 'cause I invited you here. … and I really want the Duke to know something."

"What do you want me to know?

"Yes. You won't believe me if I tell you in words, so I want you to make sure with those eyes. Though I'm sure it's going to hurt you so much..."

"Wow... ok"

The Duke nods in small pieces many times.... Good. This is a suggestion I tried from my intention to make it difficult for me to say no in this situation, but he accepted it properly. And the Duke's face is strangely red, but I wonder what's wrong.... well.

If you don't believe me, you can make sure with that eye directly.

I'm sure Mr. Risel will be waiting in the master bedroom for me, knowing that the Duke has gone to the library.

If you see him with a sword and attacked by me, even the Duke will know that Mr. Risel is really a murderer. And Mr. Risel, too, if you put the Duke in front of you, might tell you why you targeted me, and how Serenia is involved in the case.

It will be an operation that could put the Duke in danger, but there's only one thing I can do there.

Conditions are in place.

This time, it's bound to work.

So I told myself, I would leave the Duke and the library behind.