CH 202

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 202

40. The Duke and the Disappearance Case (7)

"I've heard that Shion and I don't get along well...but I never imagined it was because of this."

Eusis, who had been quietly wiping his tears away for a while, and muttering inside, broke the silence.

I didn't know you were that kind of person.

It's like being hit in the back of the head.

"I think I need to develop more human eyes."

"It's because Eugene sees people with such good eyes. That's not his fault."

If you can imagine such a thing in the first place, you should rather question the person's mental state.

He/she gave a brief thank you to my words and smiled softly.

Perhaps it was because his mood had subsided, it was a bitter smile instead of his usual bright smile.

"But why is Serpens like that?

Are you still keeping someone by your side?"

"His family has been serving the Prasidus family from generation to generation as a butler, and he also serves as the head of an intelligence group under the Duke's family. You can think of it as maintaining his position until now because there is no proper heir."

"Ah, that's why Shion's younger brother !"

Eugenes clapped his hands as if he had attained a great realization.

It's not like that for that reason, but let's just assume it is.

"And for the time being, for the sake of Serpense's mental health,

I'm going to leave, so while I'm working, Euges will take care of some serpenes... ."

"That's not okay."

"why?"

"Why?!"

Serpens interrupted me and vetoed.

It was almost at the same time that I and Eugenes objected. Eugenes seemed to be more dissatisfied than me.

If my 'why' was about the question of why my friend and I didn't try to make fun of me.

Eugenes' 'why' started with the question of whether he didn't like playing with him, and it sounded like he was insisting on giving him one chance because he was confident that he would play well.

"Hey, wouldn't it be strange to go out alone during office hours while leaving the aide to work?"

Serpence was so scared of Eugene's reaction, he was bewildered and poured out all his words without even breathing properly.

I wanted to shove him off without making any excuses, but when I heard it, it made sense.

"Okay, admit it."

" Ah. That's right too."

After hearing the answers from me and Euges, Serpens finally breathed out in relief.

We grasped the reality, accepted the inevitable, and scattered to our respective positions.

Eugenes went out to the garden, and Serpense and I went back to the office.

As soon as I entered the office, I was greeted by documents that were being processed.

"If it's like this every day, you have to run hard without doing anything else to get off work on time

do you want to?"

"If I help, it would be soon..."

As he sat down, Serpens responded in a shrill tone to the words that were inadvertently possessed by himself.

Not only is he speaking like that, he's actually a guy who can do more than just act like a scoundrel. The shoots must be cut beforehand.

"Uh-huh, are the outsiders quiet? The Duke isn't on vacation right now. Don't meddle in my business. You'll be really upset if you find out about your documents?"

There was no excuse for being caught as a current offender.

Serpense went down to his seat with a sullen expression on his face, and I started processing the paperwork again.

How long has it been?

When I heard a rustling sound, I looked up and saw Serpens, who had been sitting in Odokani's seat, rummaging through the desk drawer.

Then, he took out all the fountain pens he was not using and started filling them with ink.

looks like he's bored

Serpence has been wearing glasses since then.

He brushed his hair, patted a flower in a vase, or pulled his long hair forward and played with his hands.

Then, as soon as I got tired of it, it circled around me and became ferocious.

'Does this continue for a while, not for a day or two?'

Building blocks is a bit tricky, and I have to buy an origami book, but I can't do it like this.

First of all, what is certain now is that I cannot work today.

"Okay, okay. Let's talk. Serpence is also anxious and does anything.

He seems to be saying this because he thinks he has to do it, what can we do?"

If you are a proper caregiver, you should not be bothered at times like this, but should pay more attention to it and take care of it.

I piled up the rest of the paperwork one by one.

" The documents?"

"I'll take it and do it in my room later. Don't touch it."

There will come a day when I will voluntarily work from home after work. There are all sorts of things out there.

Still, I'm a worker like a serpent

I have no intention of going.

As soon as this case is over, after throwing a vacation notice in Serpence's face, the bed and the water will become one.

"How are you feeling now?"

" Um, do you express your boredom over this?"

The boy tilted his head and said with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Not like that. You told Eugese."

"Ah is that what you mean?"

He seemed to ponder for a moment, but

I shook my head, not knowing the answer.

"I don't know. I don't feel like anything has changed."

"Why hasn't anything changed? There's one more stakeholder."

"It's not like that..."

"Well then. Did you know that just by saying a few words you can feel refreshed and refreshed, and the things of the past can be undone for three days? "

" Sunwoo, you were the one who asked how you felt."

Serpens frowned at my words and pouted his lips. It seems that it has completely become a habit now.

"I was worried, so I asked. You were showing your secrets, right?"

" I couldn't tell you everything."

It seems that he couldn't help but omit the content that was unfavorable to him.

I'm worried about whether I'm being cowardly and swearing at myself.

"It's okay. You've done well enough. It's very unique."

" really?"

"Okay! It's hard, it's hard!"

After receiving compliments twice, he laughed softly.

I realized that I was asking again because I wanted to get more compliments, but I decided to just pretend I didn't know.

"Hey, umm... Seonwoo?"

Then, as a thought occurred to him, the smile on Serpence's face was erased, and his expression suddenly darkened.

There is no malt in the voice calling me carefully.

"Why is our Duke like this again?

"The peacock is on vacation and is not here."

"Okay, I forgot about it for a while. So why did you suddenly become a wither fence? Oh dear, I'm curious? Can you teach me too?"

It was evident that Witherpence was hesitant to speak, so I asked the question as kindly and softly as possible so as not to feel like he was urging me.

As a result, the tone became completely childish, but what about it? There's no one to follow

"Sunwoo said everything would be fine, but I'm still anxious."

"It's fine. That's normal."

"I wonder if I can really rest like this, and I get nervous . Actually, I wonder if nothing will change if I go out. Is this normal?"

He smiled self-assuredly, crossed his hands like a shivering man, and grabbed his forearm.

Perhaps it was after he had revealed his innermost feelings, Serpens revealed his anxiety without filtration.

"It's basically like that. Anyone in this kind of situation will have such negative thoughts. It's natural."

" Is it like that too?"

"Why don't you say that to me?"

I motioned for Serpens to come closer to me, who was walking around my desk. The guy came right up to him and held out his hand as if it was natural.

He supported it with one hand, and with the other he gently touched the back of his hand.

"Everyone is the same. There are people who are just engrossed in those negative thoughts, while there are people who are desperately trying to come up with positive thoughts and find a way to overcome them.

I wish you a long way."

" can it be?"

"Yes, it could be."

"I..., I don't know yet."

"At first, everyone is like that. You get help from other people, and that's how you grow."

I haven't had that experience yet, so it's just awkward.

So it just couldn't sprout.

As a guy who has withstood a long time in the dry soil, if given enough water and manure, he will grow bigger than anyone else.

I believe it will make a wonderful flower.

"Serpence has a corner where he is secretly using his body, so I stopped it because I was worried. I should have done too much up until now, and even now I'm mentally driven, I'm still trying to do something.

"However ."

"You might have to fight the demons, so you're worried about that?"

his head nodded.

"So, you need to rest more and find stability. That's how you get stronger, and you have to use your strength to scold the demons.

okay?"

"Yeah, what Seonwoo said is right."

Feeling better, he smiled as he pushed.

It's good to see you smiling!

"I thought about it. Slowly, it's dinner time, you're going down."

"Do I need to eat to get stronger?"

"I would like to compliment you on knowing how to eat if you teach me one thing, but I don't mind skipping meals even if I don't have to work hard."

I was serious and resolutely cautioned, but he took it as a joke

I laughed out loud.

He has an unusual laugh code.

* * *

Through the moonlight streaming in from the window, the now familiar ceiling caught my eye.

" When did I fall asleep?"

I just woke up and my head is not spinning.

After lying idle for a while, I realized that it was still dark.

As I tossed and turned on my side to sleep more, something whitish caught my eye.

"What, what?! I'm not an ear, a guinea pig, yes."

It was just Serpens' bluish-silver hair.

He was curled up on the side of my side, avoiding my arms and legs stretching out in a large shape, as if a cat was making a nyangmonite.

At this point, I'm starting to suspect that it might actually be a cat that has turned into a human.

" No? If it's a cat, shouldn't it be made on the chest or stomach, not on the side?"

It occurred to me that perhaps he was trying to mimic the cat's ecology by observing it.

It really wouldn't have happened though.

I'm in the middle of a nightmare, and my head is full of nonsensical thoughts.

I raised my upper body and looked down at him.

I don't know if he woke up after hearing my scream or if he didn't fall asleep in the first place, but you're still curled up.

was blinking with

"I'm not going up."

"I'm not going to upload it, are you?"

If you sleep with a taller and better body than me on your chest, you may die of shortness of breath.

"Why are you sleeping like that? It's uncomfortable , uh?! Serpens, are you really here?!"

I guess I was really well asleep.

As I loosened the arm of the guy holding his knee, I woke up belatedly.

". After all, would you like to go back?"

"No, no! Don't be like that, just lie down. You've never come to visit me for a long time since you said it? So, I'm just a little surprised."

Seeing you like this after a few months, it seems that the stress was considerable.

He untied the curled-up body and said, being careful not to let him run away.

" By the way, wasn't I working at my desk?"

"I was asleep, so I moved."

"Just wake me up."

I muttered while supporting the pillow I was sleeping on under the head of Serpens who was laid flat.

"If I take over the bed, what will Seonwoo do?"

"What, what, how?

Just in case, I ran to my desk and checked the documents.

Fortunately, it seems that Serpence did not complete the 3rd job change after going through white fence and wither fence.

Relieved, he returned to the front of the bed and put the blanket under Serpense's neck.

pulled up

"Is it okay not to sleep?"

"Are you worried? Hahaha, that's good. That's what gyeojisaji is like. If you know, work hard in the future."

Not knowing what to say, he kept his mouth shut.

"Anyway, Serpence, don't worry about me and go to sleep. You have to go to bed early and wake up late to be tall."

"Should I be bigger here?"

I glanced at the silhouette of the quilt raised convexly as much as the volume of Serpence.

very long

" I do things with a big heart. This is our only promise."

"Sunwoo, aren't you awake yet?"

"Serpense is very clear. Go to sleep, sleep well. If it sounds like you're having a nightmare, I'll wake you up, so don't be afraid. There's Eugene in the next room, and there's Sir Winston on the first floor, so even Serpence. No need to be vigilant. Don't worry about anything today, just sleep."

Let's pat a position about Serpence's chest on the blanket, bastard

I was about to say something with this dissatisfied face, but I just quietly closed my eyes.

After slowly confirming that his breathing had stabilized, he went back to his desk and sat down.

It is overtime work that is not even in sales.