CH 13

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 13

3. Train travel with the Duke (5)

Serpens put his finger through the hair that was pressed under his mask and brushed it off.

"Where have you been?"

Instead of answering, I see him striding.

Serpens, who had narrowed the distance to only three or four steps, came out and made eye contact.

We will look forward to it.

"Yes? What do you mean ?"

What are you going to watch? Are you saying I'll see how well I help myself1?

No, wait a minute. What the hell is that outfit again...

If you want to know, watch yourself.

Serpence just said those words and didn't open her mouth any more.

He chewed on all my questions that followed, and put it in his luggage.

She took out a few clothes and slipped into the shower room.

"What are you going to do with this?"

There was no one to answer my questions, left alone in the room.

As I looked around, I saw food that looked too cold to eat and was difficult to eat.

"Do you want to eat rice first?"

Serpence pondered for a while whether food or sleep should come first, but decided to make a new meal.

It's early in the morning, so it's a little bit for the staff

I felt sorry. But they must have ate well and slept well.

I'm more worried about people who are starving outside in the cold wind.

'Yes, even if you sleep, you should eat and sleep! You can't even sleep well when you're hungry, right?'

Such thoughts were disregarded1, and Serpens, who had washed up, headed to the sofa instead of the bed.

I saw him squeezing his wet hair roughly wrapped in a towel, as if it were some kind of mop.

Then he laid it loosely over one shoulder and picked up the papers on the table.

"Aren't you sleeping?"

You have to do as much as you didn't do yesterday, don't you?

He doesn't look tired at all, but isn't it too much?

No matter how energetic the body is by virtue of divine power, the mind will be weary.

On the first day of work, I know because I once received Serpence's divine power restored. for a moment

Although it has a mental stabilizing effect, it did not wash away even mental fatigue.

"Did you say you were going to rest yesterday?"

"I just did it."

It really leaves people speechless.

I let Serpens listen on purpose, and let out a big sigh.

'Is this what it comes out like?'

If you are not going to take care of yourself, you have no choice but to take care of yourself.

go behind him and become one with the towel

As I ripped the bebe's kinky hair, he tilts his head back and looks up at me.

"What are you doing now?"

"Take care of children?"

Serpense frowned as if it was ridiculous. It's a look I've never seen before. fresh?

Oh, did you know how to write impressions? I didn't know this shit.

Stop it.

Like a serpent expelling a fly, he waved his hand and pushed me away.

Your boss is working, but his subordinates can't be idle. But you're saying there's nothing to help with paperwork. You have to do something like this, isn't it?

Just go and rest.

I also ordered a new meal, so eat it when you come, right?

The wrinkles engraved on his forehead got deeper, but compared to the expressionless face he saw yesterday, it's not scary at all.

Rather, it is a gentle impression with the corners of the eyes drooping, so it looks like nothing but a shriveled look.

Somehow, I have to say that my tone is light.

I feel very disrespectful.

"You think that if I speak comfortably, the Duke will be able to speak comfortably, too? Since all of our natures have been found out anyway, let's go comfortably without blood and smoke."

...Ummm...

And where is the person who uses the highest honorific title for his or her aide? It's not like that. The Duke is probably the only one who uses the most honorable title for everyone in the world. "

That's how we know each other or not. If each of us is busy building walls and hiding ourselves, what's the use of watching?

Serpens closed his mouth, lowered his head, and shifted his gaze to the papers.

I mean watch. If you look at you and need help, it sounds like it's okay to judge yourself and help you. Is that right?

He didn't answer anything.

It may be an enlarged interpretation, but somehow his silence sounded positive.

Because I've had so many rejections, I'm afraid to even ask for help. Couldn't he have told me to watch over him instead?

The Duke is neither a good person nor a bad person. He is just an ordinary person. It's okay to express your thoughts and feelings honestly.

He placed a towel on Serpens's head and gently wiped the water off with his fingers to avoid splashing.

"I said I have eyes for people.

right? Trust me once.

. As an ordinary person.

He waited for the next words to come out of his voice, but he kept his mouth shut.

Do you want to understand that 'an ordinary person is not enough'.

That's enough.

Humanus, too, was not a perfect human being without flaws.

Sometimes we make mistakes, regret, and leave regrets. In any case, did you not overcome all the trials of God and move forward one step at a time?

One perfect superman doesn't have to sacrifice everything. We all have to work together. It's the world they live in, and they leave everything to one person. Isn't that too irresponsible?

All I can see is the back of his head, so I don't know what kind of expression he is making.

So you don't have to be perfect. No one in this world can be perfect, and you don't have to be perfect. The only thing you need is to help each other. There will be people who turn away from time to time, but there will be many who want to help. Now Even from now on, I will help the Duke...

"Stop it's over."

He quietly laid down his head and listened, spoke in a crawling voice, and pushed my hand away.

It's not because I don't want to hear it, I guess it's because of the confusion that comes from the unfamiliar.

'I grew up in such an environment, who would pat him on the head and tell him it was okay?'

It is understandable that he is embarrassed.

As I was about to stand haphazardly with a damp towel, the meal I ordered earlier

have just arrived

It is still early in the morning, so it must have taken time to prepare.

Thanks to the meal that arrived at an amazing time, we shook off the awkwardness and focused on the food as if nothing had happened.

Also, rice is the best when you eat standing up. Bob is always right!

...why did the tomato risotto come out?

He was silent as he ate so quietly that he wouldn't realize he was eating something if he hadn't been looking at him.

broke it and said

To be precise, it's 'Meatball' Tomato Risotto. I ate it yesterday and it was delicious. It's my recommendation!

I deliberately replied cheerfully, and Serpens looked at me with a 'what the hell is this bastard?' expression.

I've heard everything. Bread and soup and some seasonal fruits. It's not like you're living in a monastery, isn't it too much?

While ordering dinner yesterday, I was thinking, 'What should I feed Serppens to get a good reputation?'

It was.

The staff said that the Duke always had a menu, so he nodded his head without thinking much. what is this

That's how I came up with the menu I just talked about.

'Which nobleman in the world lives like this?'

For some reason, whenever I go up to the office after lunch, he always comes first, so I wonder if he usually eats like that.

I wanted to order it as a course meal, but I couldn't prepare the ingredients because the menu I usually ordered was so-so.

It's impossible.

In fact, the meatball tomato risotto I made this time was also prepared for the general audience.

Food is probably good.

Serpens took a spoon, scooped out a sip of risotto, and put it in his mouth. Not only in words, but in facial expressions, there is no emotion.

'No, is this delicious? Did you hear meat?'

Mixed with the sour sauce, the grains of rice that melt in your mouth are impressive.

Memories of mixing rice with ketchup come to mind. If you take a big bite of meatballs as a side dish, this is paradise on earth.

After all, people must eat rice and meat together to live.

"Is there really no food you like?"

"Do you need something like that?"

Of course! The Duke needs to know his needs now and understand them.

What I found out yesterday was that he was a block of defense mechanisms.

Forced by my parents as a child. He attributed his inability to understand the crooked moral conception tailored to their taste as a violation of his own nature.

While acting as an adult gentleman, I had to suppress my personal desires and emotions.

I had to consciously create false feelings.

'That's why I face my true feelings. Also, I must have lost the way to express myself.'

Now, I have been slowly starting to get a sense of the human being called Serpens.

Once upon a time, Lord Rivelon's greatest desire

All I know is that there is an appetite.

"Why are you analyzing me ?"

You said you'd watch it, didn't you?

There is a long way to go. far too far away

Listen now, Duke. Showing desire is never a bad thing. It is proof that you are alive. If you keep suppressing it, you never know when or how it will explode.

it actually exploded also very angry

It was said that it burst tightly and ate the continent.

So, let's start with the very small things. It is one of the three human needs, and it is common to the three basic elements of human life. That is, food!

" small or large, just do one thing."

I muttered as much as I could, and the words didn't seem like words.

Serpens looked at me with eyes that said I wasn't the same.

Anyway, I ask for your cooperation.

Then I'll make this tomato... 'Meatball' tomato risotto.

What? Your favorite foods?

Did he really like it after eating it, or was he just talking about what he could see?

I've been thinking about it for a while, but no matter how much I think about it, this is just the latter. In the meantime, what should I emphasize on those meatballs? Are you sarcastic?

At least sincerity/

Lord Rivelon.

Serpens cut my horse's waist

He called out to me in a more resolute voice than ever before.

I certainly gave you permission to watch me, but that doesn't mean I gave you control over my actions.

I was trying to control the Duke..., no. I'm sorry.

He must have been too proud that he showed a little bit of himself.

Anyway, if he felt that way, it was my fault.

' Rather, he recalled the past

If... .'

It was a great concession just to have passed this far.