IRMY Chapter 3
by QuillBy the time Yuro arrived at the front of Duke Spioren’s estate, it was already dark, and he was in a sorry state. His already shabby appearance was worsened by having to walk a long distance after the carriage wheel broke.
He could have called someone to repair the wheel, but money was the issue. To be honest, he didn’t even want to wait that long to ride in the carriage.
Although it was far, the Duke’s estate was visible, so he thought walking would be sufficient. But that was a miscalculation.
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The clear weather and the clear sky, which made the Duke’s estate so clearly visible, were the problem. The Duke’s estate was much farther than it appeared, and his exhausted body wouldn’t cooperate with his will.
Dragging his body along, Yuro barely managed to reach the front of the estate. He repeatedly thought, I want to die. He had come this far on his own two feet to avoid dying, but he wondered what the point of living like this was.
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Because he had walked in dress shoes, his feet felt like tattered rags, and his carefully chosen clothes were wrinkled, sweat-soaked, and a mess.
“Should I stay at an inn for a day and come back tomorrow?”
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Yuro muttered, running a hand through his messy hair, standing at the estate’s main gate. He felt that abruptly proposing marriage in this state would only make things worse.
If he waited any longer, finding an inn for the night would become difficult, but if he was going to be rejected anyway, wouldn’t it be better during the day? He couldn’t very well sleep in front of the Duke’s estate.
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The only redeeming quality of Yuro Lechis was his face. It was the only thing he liked after his possession, and now that even that was compromised, he felt uneasy.
However, after much deliberation, Yuro shook his head. Even if he washed and changed his clothes, he wouldn’t be welcomed under the current circumstances.
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At this point, it was a gamble. It was late at night, so they might offer him a guest room for the night.
He couldn’t guarantee he would receive such kindness from the Duke, who was extremely sensitive due to his madness, especially in his current state, but appealing to the Duke’s potential compassion was his only option. More than anything, he didn’t want to take another single step.
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Yuro adjusted his clothes as best he could. Clutching his leather bag in one hand, he reached out with the other and pulled the rope attached to the large bell beside the gate.
Following the deep clang of the bell, two knights came out from the gate. The two of them frowned and silently assessed Yuro’s appearance before speaking.
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“Who are you, and where do you come from? This isn’t a place just anyone can visit.”
“I apologize for the late hour. There was a minor accident with my carriage on the way…”
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“Accident or whatever, we don’t know about that. Did you receive prior permission to visit? We haven’t been informed.”
Irritated by their dismissive response and the way they scanned him up and down, Yuro crouched down and opened his bag. Inside were the letters he had carefully kept safe, lest he lose them.
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“I come from Norden. I have brought the Emperor’s edict sent to Norden and the reply to the marriage proposal received from His Grace the Duke. Would you please let me in?”
“…We heard that the Princess of Norden would arrive with the reply. We wondered why she was so late, but it seems there was an accident. Is the Princess on her way?”
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At the knight’s words, Yuro gave an awkward smile. It was the expected reaction. To anyone, he looked like a servant coming to inform them of an accident, not the intended recipient of the proposal.
“I’m not the Princess, but I am the bearer of the reply. Would you inform His Grace that Yuro Lechis, the third prince of Norden, has arrived?”
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Guided by the butler, Yuro entered the Duke’s estate, utterly exhausted. After crossing the vast, seemingly endless garden, his feet were completely numb.
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The knight, after seeing the imperial edict and the reply Yuro presented, had hesitated about whether to report it, but eventually told Yuro to wait and headed inside.
The knight returned a while later and informed Yuro that His Grace the Duke had granted him an audience, treating him with considerably more respect than before.
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He didn’t care how they treated him, but the fact that he had to walk across this huge garden again to the mansion in his current state was a serious problem.
“You came without a carriage? What happened?”
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Raymond, the middle-aged butler, inquired politely as he escorted him to the reception room, and Yuro replied with a hollow laugh.
“There was a carriage accident on the way here. It wasn’t a big deal… just that the wheels broke.”
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“Oh dear, I’ll send someone there.”
“As you can see, I came alone. I brought the reply, but I wasn’t sure how things would turn out.”
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Yuro trailed off as he spoke. It was absurd that a prince of Norden would come all this way alone, without an escort.
Even if there was a chance of rejection, no nobleman would come with a reply to a marriage proposal without gifts or attendants.
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Moreover, Yuro wasn’t even a nobleman, but royalty. Frankly, it was incredibly disrespectful.
They expected a princess, but not only did a prince arrive, he arrived in this state. He came to agree to the marriage, yet he looked as if he was declaring, ‘I don’t like this marriage, so kill me or let me live, it’s up to you.’
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“Please come inside. His Grace is waiting.”
“Thank you.”
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Yuro expressed his gratitude, took a deep breath, and exhaled. Soon, the butler opened the door, revealing a lavish reception room and Melione, sitting on a large sofa, sipping tea.
Long blond hair and chillingly cold blue eyes turned towards him. Perhaps due to the different fashion in the northern Norden, the shirt Melione was wearing was remarkably thin and almost translucent.
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It wasn’t just Melione, but all the clothes he had seen since entering Ceylon were like that. Everyone, regardless of gender, was dressed lightly.
It was like a blend of ancient Greek and medieval European clothing. Considering this, the Duke of Spioren before him resembled a finely sculpted statue of a male god, and Yuro unconsciously gulped.
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‘So one needs to have a face like that to be accepted regardless of being a man or a woman.’
Yuro muttered to himself after staring at the Duke for a while. Seeing that Melione seemed to have no intention of speaking, he approached him and bowed his head as Melione slowly placed his teacup down.
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“I apologize for this late-night intrusion, Your Grace. I am Yuro Lechis, the third prince of Norden.”
“You may leave.”
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Melione spoke not to Yuro but to Raymond, the butler standing behind him, who bowed slightly and immediately left the reception room.
Yuro, unsure of what to do, hesitated, giving an awkward smile as he observed the Duke. At that, Melione gestured towards the sofa and said,
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“Please, sit down.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
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Yuro’s quickly sat down on the sofa, his legs trembling so badly that he could hardly stand any longer. A cup of tea had been prepared for him, placed beside the imperial edict and the response to the marriage proposal.
“It feels rather strange to hear you address me as ‘Your Grace,’ Your Highness.”
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“…”
“Aren’t we acquainted?”
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Melione’s words sent a chill down his spine. It was something that happened before Yuro’s possession.
It wasn’t mentioned in the novel, but fortunately, he knew about it because it was briefly mentioned in the behind-the-scenes settings on the author’s account.
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Apparently, Yuro Lechis and Melione Carlton Spioren’s first impression of each other had been absolutely terrible.
The two first met at a party held in the capital after Melione inherited the dukedom. Things went south when Yuro treated Melione with condescension and disdain.
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Even though Yuro Lechis was a prince of Norden, he wasn’t in a position to condescend to a Duke of the Empire. Mutual respect should have been the norm, but Yuro’s arrogance and disrespectful behavior made their first encounter absolutely disastrous.
“I was young and reckless back then. My upbringing outside the palace resulted in a lack of proper etiquette…”
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Yuro muttered, his head slightly bowed. In short, he was asking for understanding, implying that Melione should know he was an illegitimate child.
He had no choice but to gild his own image as much as possible if he wanted the marriage to succeed.
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It would be better to be rejected in marriage for being an illegitimate child than to feign ignorance, get killed, and be carried out of the Duke’s estate as a corpse.
“Well, more than that…”
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“…”
“I didn’t expect a prince, rather than a princess.”
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“…Well it wasn’t specified that it had to be a woman.”
The more he spoke, the more he felt like this marriage was doomed. But what could he do? He couldn’t tell Melione that he was actually a transmigrator and that Melione’s life would be ruined if he married Clope.
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If he did that, he might be beheaded for being a lunatic. Would the King of Norden even bat an eye if he died? He had probably sent Yuro all the way to Ceylon with the attitude that it didn’t matter if he died.
“I don’t mind whether it’s a man or a woman. However, are you alright with this, Your Highness?”
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“Pardon?”
“You are aware that I won’t live long.”
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Melione said this with a gentle smile. Seeing that smile, Yuro’s face stiffened.
Melione was not only using honorifics but was also being strangely kind.
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‘This bastard, he’s not like this. Is he testing me to see what I’ll do after he dies?’
Knowing Melione’s true personality, Yuro felt as if the man was hiding a knife behind his smile.
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“Um, so, that is…”
“…”
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“I’m telling you this in case you misunderstand, but I don’t have any ulterior motives for pursuing this marriage.”
“…”
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“And Your Grace will live a long life…”
Rambling on in an attempt to explain himself, Yuro squeezed his eyes shut after uttering the last sentence.
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‘I sound like a complete idiot…’
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