70 - I Got Engaged to the Blind Duke
Engaged to the Blind Duke 70
‘What do I call you?’
“Well, I want to be Peridot’s tutor, but I want to hear Peridot’s opinion. Is it okay if I become Peridot’s tutor?”
‘I like it.’
“Then, will you call me Marin Teacher from now on?”
Peridot came a little closer to Marin. And he put his hands together on his chest and carefully opened his mouth.
‘Yes, Marin Teacher. But Teacher. Can you tell our Dia sister for me?’
“I will. What do you want to say to Dia sister?”
Peridot stared at Dia, and opened his mouth wide, as if he really wanted to convey his true feelings.
‘I’m sorry I didn’t open the door when sister called me that day. I couldn't help it because of the promise with Mom. Please tell sister I’m sorry. I wanted to tell her sooner, but I couldn't because I couldn't speak. Please tell her I’m sorry.’
Dia's earnest gaze was focused on Marin. Garnet also looked like she didn't know what to do because she wanted to hear Peridot's story.
“Peridot says he’s sorry he didn’t open the door when sister called him that day. He couldn't help it because of the promise with Mom. He says please tell sister that he’s sorry. He wanted to tell her sooner, but he couldn't because he couldn't speak. He asks me to tell her he’s sorry.”
Marin's voice, conveying the words, trembled slightly.
I don't know what day it was or what happened. But it hurt my heart to think that this young child had been suffering from guilt without being able to speak.
“Peridot……”
Dia couldn't continue speaking, covered her mouth, and shed tears.
“Sister.”
Garnet, surprised by the sight, hurriedly approached Dia.
She didn't understand everything Peridot was saying either, but she couldn't help but be surprised when Dia, who was always calm, burst into tears.
‘Sister, I’m sorry.’
“He says, ‘Sister, I’m sorry.’”
“No, Peridot. You did well. You did so well. You don’t have to be sorry to sister. Okay?”
Dia hugged Peridot's thin frame tightly.
Peridot was held in Dia's arms, tears welling up in his eyes.
‘Are you forgiving me?’
“He’s asking, ‘Are you forgiving me?’”
At Marin's words, Dia's heart collapsed with sadness.
“Forgiving? I’m so proud of you, Peridot, for keeping your mother’s words. So, Peridot. We’re all okay. Got it?”
Only then did Peridot burst into tears in her arms.
Garnet, who was watching the scene, also turned her head and bit her lip tightly, as if she was about to cry.
Peridot, who had been crying for a long time, was panting with an exhausted face.
“Peridot. Shall we go up to the bed and rest a bit?”
At Marin's question, Peridot nodded weakly. He was tired and sleepy from crying so much, but he didn't close his eyes.
Marin picked up a fairy tale book and approached the child.
Peridot, lying on the bed, looked up at her with a curious face.
“Peridot. Today is the first day of class, so Teacher will read you a fairy tale book. How is it?”
‘I like it.’
“Ladies, would you like to sit on that sofa and listen together?”
“Yes. Garnet, sit down.”
Dia sat on the long sofa first, then called Garnet, who was standing crookedly on one side.
“Why should I?”
“Then are you going to leave only Peridot alone?”
“……Okay.”
Marin checked that the sisters were sitting on the sofa and slowly began to read the fairy tale book.
“Once upon a time, there lived two good sisters. They laughed together, cried together, and got angry together, just like twins. Then one day, the older sister said. I’m going to marry the handsome prince from the neighboring country. To her sister’s words, the younger sister replied. You’ve never seen the prince before. How do you know he’s handsome? The older sister said. He must be handsome because he’s the prince of the neighboring country.”
Marin smiled and read the fairy tale book.
While reading the fairy tale book in a soft voice, Marin wished. May her nephews fall into a deep sleep without any nightmares.
“……After endless adventures, the older sister finally met the prince. The younger sister was with her. The prince was a very handsome man, as the older sister had expected. The prince reached out his hand to the younger sister next to the older sister with a warm gaze.”
No, why is the story suddenly going in a makjang direction?
Marin widened her eyes and scanned the rest of the story.
It was a long fairy tale book, so she only read the beginning and brought it, but the rest of the story didn't seem to be that helpful for the child's emotions.
Marin quietly closed the fairy tale book.
She took her eyes off the fairy tale book and gazed at Peridot, who was lying on the bed.
Fortunately, Peridot was breathing deeply and fast asleep.
Marin carefully covered Peridot with a blanket and got up from her seat.
When she turned around, Dia and Garnet were also leaning on each other and sleeping soundly.
Marin smiled and brought a blanket, gently covering each of them.
Dia and Garnet's rough skin caught her eye. The older sisters were suffering a lot because of their younger brother who couldn't sleep.
She didn't know if she gained a mysterious ability as she recalled her past life, but she realized one thing while putting the Duke to sleep.
While reading the fairy tale book, if she thought that the Duke would fall into a deep sleep, the Duke would fall into a deeper sleep.
She has now evolved into a true human sleeping pill!
This time, she wished that not only Peridot but also the sisters could fall asleep while reading the fairy tale book. That's why she deliberately recommended the comfortable-looking sofa to the sisters.
She wanted to tell them to lie down on the bed together if she could, but that would be a bit strange.
“Garnet Si……. Uh?”
Rubiana opened the door and came in, first surprised to see everyone sleeping, and second surprised to see Marin covering Dia with a blanket.
“Shh.”
Marin put her finger to her lips and gestured for her to go outside.
Rubiana nodded her head greatly and stepped back quietly.
Marin carefully closed the door and took Rubiana's hand and walked down the hallway.
Then, she turned to Rubiana, who was staring intently at her profile, and asked kindly.
“Ruby, why are you looking at me like that?”
“Marin Teacher.”
“Yes?”
Marin bent down slightly as Rubiana gestured as if asking her to lower her body a little.
The girl glanced around, then put her hands together and whispered in her ear.
“Are you a wizard, Teacher?”
“No. Wizards don’t exist.”
A smile naturally appeared on her lips at the young girl's imagination.
In this world, Monsters existed, but wizards did not. Instead, there were alchemists who made various things.
Ah, there are no Elves or dragons either. What a shame.
“Then how did you put everyone to sleep?”
Rubiana asked with an innocent expression.
“Why do you think I put them all to sleep?”
Marin looked at Rubiana with affectionate eyes.
Usually, wouldn't you think that three people happened to fall asleep together?
“Peridot hasn’t been able to sleep lately, and my sisters haven’t been able to sleep either. It’s like magic that the three of them fell asleep at the same time.”
The imaginative young girl's eyes sparkled.
“Peridot fell asleep because I read him a fairy tale book, and my sisters must have been very tired.”
“You read a fairy tale book to Peridot?”
“Yes.”
“Mom did too……”
A shadow fell over Rubiana's bright face.
Marin gently wrapped her arms around the child's small shoulders.
“Ruby, shall Teacher read you a fairy tale book?”
“Will you read it to me too? But I’m not as young as Peridot.”
Rubiana blushed on both cheeks and twisted her body shyly.
“I like fairy tale books too. Shall we go to Ruby’s room?”
“Yes!”
Since there was no need to put Rubiana to sleep, she hoped that she could listen to a fun story and that this child's day would be happy.
