CH 178

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 178

36. The Duke's Family Reunion (3)

It is said that when sugar runs out, a person's personality becomes sharper.

Come to think of it, the only thing he ate recently was one small candy once a day, isn't it?

It seems that special measures should be taken.

Serpen...!

"How long are you going to stand there? Are you going to be off work today?"

The papers that Serpens had put aside for a while

He pulled me back and said. He said he had to work, so he had to turn it off.

It seems that special measures should be postponed for a while.

After working like that, I had lunch with Eugene, who came back from hiking, and went back to work... .

By now, it was two o'clock.

- Knock

When the knock was heard, Serpens

He checked his watch once, then shifted his gaze to look at me.

Ignoring the gaze, I quickly opened the door, handed it as if to snatch the tray the maid brought, and closed the door again.

"Where did you want to go as soon as you finished eating?"

Originally, snack time is 3 o'clock, but today, customers come at 3 o'clock.

Right.

Serpens welcomed the sweet scent that tickled the tip of his nose and nodded his head.

He quickly rearranged the papers on his desk to make room for tea and snacks.

"Would you like to eat here?"

Sometimes things got delayed, and soon customers will come and take their time again...

It's a waste of time anyway, let's make it an hour easier!

Uh-huh! 'It's easy.' next?

It is.

This bastard is making me say twice that once is enough.

Serpens got up from his seat and walked towards me.

"Why are you coming here?"

By the way, what is this? It's very sweet...

It seems that he was curious about the sweet smell that is incomparable to usual.

Like a bee attracted to the smell of honey, Serpens, possessed by the sweet scent, removed the teapot cover.

"Okay, let's open the drawing room door quickly. It tastes best when eaten while it is still warm."

"Um I got it."

Serpence, who had even touched the lid of the kettle, instead of opening it, closed it again and opened the door to the drawing room.

With the snack of the day in my hand, I dignifiedly passed through the door, and after Serpens closed the door, he hurried past me and sat down first.

He looked like a child from one to ten, and a smirk leaked out.

Come on, today's menu is Hot Chocolate and S'more Cookies!

A black, thick drink in the guy's glass

filled the

As soon as the cup was filled, his hand grabbed the handle of the cup.

Wait! Not yet. Putting this marshmallow in here makes it even better!

Holding the tongs on the tray to stop him, Serpens immediately removed his hand from the cup.

Then, he looked at me with eyes wondering what he was doing without putting it in quickly.

Today, if you promise the heretic interrogator that you won't fight, and you won't make any fuss, I'll let you in.

Is it really like this?

"Promise me soon. When it cools down, the marshmallows may not melt?"

Ugh... ! Taking hostages cruelly... .

How delicious is a drink made by melting chocolate in warm milk, adding marshmallows, and sprinkling chopped chocolate over it?

uh... .

Hey, does this work?

As long as he can take it by force, he just walks away with a look of resentment

he looked at me

"Why does Seonwoo care so much about him?"

Oh, what else would our Duke be so dissatisfied with? Because I only listened to Inquisitor Heretic?

Don't play around.

The boy's mouth popped out.

There's no particular reason. It's just Serpence's family, and I don't think it's going to have a bad influence on Serpence. That's it.

Only?

"And I also want Serpens to experience what a real family feels like at least once."

I have already received enough from Sunwoo, so I don't need it anymore.

It's nice to know that, but I'm relying only on me for all my affection.

So Serpens doesn't know what's more of a problem.

The Prasidus family is different from the Rivelon Ghana Sunwoo's family.

We're all the same person, what's the difference?

"You know Seon-woo better than anyone, right? What kind of person is the previous Duke, and what kind of person am I ."

Serpens is the one who can't forcefully take a marshmallow from me.

Things like that...

It's like that.

As if he was looking into me, he made eye contact and stared at me.

I was asking what the hell do you want to say?

"There is a possibility that only the predecessor duke was an unusually strange guy."

"On what grounds?"

If all the people of a family that has been handed down for a long time like the Duke of Prasidus were like dukes like their predecessors... shouldn't they have raised their notoriety so much? Have you ever heard of such a thing? I've never heard of it. .

You must have kept your mouth shut. Or you were good at acting.

It's got a degree!

If it wasn't just one or two people, but one and a half generations, one or two people in the middle would have been crooked.

Using strong divine power as a pretext to cause rebellion.

At the very least, he should have entwined the emperor or the prince with his outstanding appearance, saying that he was balanced and bald, and that he would seize power and mix his blood with the imperial family.

'Even Serpense went wrong with the wrong education, and the more I look at it, the more innocent and naive it seems... .'

Rather than a gentle boy like Serpens being suddenly born in a family like a chaplain, it is more likely to think that the bastard of the predecessor duke popped out like a mutant.

It was plausible.

How poisonous and greedy he must have been, how would a heretic inquisitor yield to the dukedom and enter the church on his own feet?

Your father is obviously a bad guy, but I don't want to deny even the roots of serpenes. I hope serpenes do the same.

...Ummm...

Just as he and Serpens are different beings, so is the Heretic Inquisitor.

Answer?

" Yes, I understand. Seonwoo, do as you say."

When I demanded an answer by clinging to my tongs, he answered reluctantly.

But I checked it myself, and he said, 'If that's the kind of person...'

"At that time, even if I don't see you again and live as a man for the rest of my life, I won't say anything."

Serpens looked at me with eyes that were all about it, but I couldn't help it.

But isn't it Ruth, who can't say that it's okay to kill her because she doesn't care?

Come on, come on. Drink something warm and sweet, and calm yourself down.

I poured the drink from the hot kettle into my glass, put all the prepared marshmallows in it, and sprinkled the minced chocolate in a small saucepan over it.

And I exchanged it for a glass of Serpence that had almost cooled down.

You really...

"What am I?"

He thought he was going to say something, but instead of straightening his hazy tail, he slurped a hot drink.

The white marshmallows slowly melted in the black hot chocolate.

Serpens put his lips to it, but suddenly opened his mouth.

"Why two?"

This cup has cooled down, but if you add marshmallows to sweet hot chocolate, it's too sweet for me... I like sweet things, but if it's too sweet, I feel a little nauseous.

It's not like that...

He paused for a moment, took a sip of his drink, and silently set the glass down.

"Why are you serving such a sweet drink and having two glasses?"

Yes? It's two people... Huh?

Even if you don't bring your own car, it's supposed to be when guests arrive...

Our eyes turned to the cookies placed on the plate.

The number of cookies is also strangely more than usual

There were many, and when I counted them one by one, they were exactly even numbers.

Did you notice?

His gaze turned to me again.

Since I gave something to the kitchen, I wonder if it came out like this.

I didn't say anything! I just said yes because I wanted to eat as usual! Really yo!

I told the truth, but Serpens' tenacious gaze did not depart from me.

I'm just asking, just in case, I

Even when I'm not around, I always bring snacks like this

Did you eat?"

no.

Embarrassed, I pretended not to see his gaze, and grabbed the cookie.

A mouthful of it, thick marshmallows softly wrapped around his teeth.

Yes. It's just that I can't say anything because of the marshmallow, and avoiding answering Serpense's questions... right.

'Isn't it time to get caught up anyway?'

What hasn't been noticed so far is because of the prejudices built up by his eating habits that have continued since childhood.

If it hadn't been for that, the rumors around the neighborhood would not have been found out sooner.

How about anything! Let's just enjoy what happened this way!

. Dog.

Where did 'Masae' go?

"Where has your conscience gone?"

Hey, this house bakes well! Perfectly.

It's a cookie restaurant! Would you like to have some serpenes too?

Serpens still followed me with her eyes, reaching out and picking up the cookie and putting it in her mouth.

The boy's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Is it delicious?

Right.

After all, the old sages said that good things are good things.

We had a relaxing time sipping sweet cookies and sweeter drinks.

About 10 minutes before the clock minute hand reached the right time, all the plates were emptied and the maid was called to clear the table.

And as soon as it was exactly on time, I heard the news of the Inquisitor's visit.

Eugenes, who was playing in the garden, came up first, and after a while, Zeon arrived at the drawing room guiding the Heretic Inquisitor.

Welcome, Inquisitor Heretic. Nice to meet you.

I am honored to have met the Duke.

Serpens rose from his seat, and, with an outward smile, saluted the Heretic Inquisitor.

Inquisitor Heretic also smiled and accepted his greeting.

It is very satisfying to see them talking to each other formally... .

' is a horn! It's gloomy! It's awkward!'

Whoever sees them, their faces tell us that they are family, but how they treat each other like others!

It's uncomfortable, like looking at a puzzle that's been put together incorrectly.

Whether or not I felt uncomfortable, Serpence and the Heretic Inquisitor shook hands with smiles and sat down.

Sir Zion?

Oh, yes! I'll sit down!

Unintentionally, I ended up standing alone and blankly until everyone was seated.

Then Serpens called me and sat me down on the road.

I would like to thank the three of you once again for their cooperation in this matter.

The Heretic Inquisitor came out and looked back at Zeon and Eugene, and placed a box wrapped in white velvet on the table.

And it was pushed out in front of Serpens.

Not to mention me and Zeon, Yujisu was also in a position to rely on the duke's residence for the time being, so it seems that he handed it over to him as a representative.

I have a story to share right now, so I'll pass it on to the three of you later.

Serpens put it right to one side.

When I received a gift, I couldn't understand it because I couldn't unravel it unless I opened it on the spot.

'At least try to open it.'

While I was looking at the velvet box with a fondness for it, the maid came in and put the tea in their respective seats.

That said, it was right after I ate the sweet combo, so my mouth was sweet, but it turned out well.

Thanks to this, interest in the contents of the box has been blunted.