The Duke’s Daughter Trained a Wild Beast (Web Novel) - Chapter 8

Ed just stared at me and moved his lips after a while.

 

“You want to go with me?”

“Yes. A couple does anything together.”

 

I was able to reply without hesitation.

 

Whether it’s a happy thing or a difficult thing, isn’t it the couple who decide and act together? So I believe I have the right to ask him not to go alone.

 

Of course, although I’m thinking like that, it was also true that I was a little anxious.

 

‘I have no idea how this will turn out. The original Lenya had never made such an assertion before.’

 

In the original, Lenya was seriously frustrated.

 

It just keep pressing on my heart as she couldn’t stop Ed from going the wrong way.

 

She just stared at his back as he move further and further away.

 

As a result, he took the path of a villain, and by the time Lena tried to turn it all around, it was already too late.

 

He was so corrupted that even the cost of her own life could not turn him back.

 

‘Is he feeling uncomfortable? I can’t help it though. Unlike the original, I don’t want to just stare at his back as he walks away. I’m going to do whatever I can.’

 

It was a time when I was determined to endure even if I received a negative answer.

 

“Okay. Since we’re a couple. Let’s respect and work together.”

“……!”

 

I thought he might be offended but I’m surprised he answered so easily.

 

He didn’t punish me, but rather gave me a guilty look.

 

“I’m sorry Lena. I think I was a little unilateral. I should’ve asked about your opinion earlier.”

“Then……”

“Yeah, let’s get ready to leave. I will for you until then.”

 

In the original story, he’s always ignoring Lena but now he’s looking straight at me like this.

 

On top of that, he’s also apologizing for his negligence.

 

‘After all, this was the right move.’

 

Seeing his attitude changed from the original, I was convinced that speaking my thoughts is the right move.

 

Hope begins to rise at the thought that if this is the case, we will surely have a better ending unlike the original.

 

Anyway……

 

“Anyway, come to think of it, wouldn’t the duke be against it?”

 

I woke up to his voice and asked.

 

“Are you talking about my father?”

“Yes. We’re not a ‘legal’ couple yet. The marriage can only be registered when the mining problem is resolved.”

“……”

“You’re still single, so if you stay in my place, there might be bad rumors circulate about you. Though I don’t think the Duke will just sit still and leave it alone.”

 

As soon as she heard it, her shoulders drooped.

 

‘Ed is right. As for the duke, if I act frivolously, the family’s honor will be tarnished. He will vehemently oppose it since he is a person who values ​​family more than his own daughter.’

 

I had forgotten for a moment the great obstacle, the Duke, because of my emotions.

 

He’s an opponent whom I can’t even persuade, so it’s almost impossible to get permission from him.

 

“Hmm…… I guess so……”

 

Ed looked at me sighing, and then suddenly smiled.

 

“If you really want to go together, there is one way. A bit risky though.”

“……?!”

 

I lifted my heavily bowed head back, then his smile deepened.

 

With a smile so deep that it seemed a little mischievous……

 

 

“Let’s run away together at night.”

 

He came up with a solution that was wacky enough to make her ears doubtful.

 

* * *

 

Ed knew that Lenya was quite assertive.

 

Unlike others at her age, she pursued her own marriage and even signed a contract. Isn’t she well prepared?

 

However, he had forgotten that fact for a moment.

 

‘I forgot that this Young Lady is very smart. Maybe because she looks young?’

 

Unknowingly, Ed himself treated Lenya like an obedient child.

 

So when Lena grabbed his hand and appealed, he was a little surprised.

 

“I will be your companion. Your partner who will care about you and wants to be by your side. So I mean…… Today, I want to go with you.”

 

I’m sure you’ll be actively trying to play the role of a princess.

 

The Duke’s Young Lady, who is clever and must have grown up beautifully, is probably thinking that there’s a paradise outside her home.

 

She must be drenched in splendid dreams.

 

She don’t know what it’s like to be the wife of a prince who was rejected by the Imperial family.

 

That’s why I have a bit of a guilty heart.

 

‘Can she still say the same thing after experiencing the reality?’

 

I will take her to the palace, as she desires. Then I’ll check how long the will in those eyes will last

 

With such mean intentions, he allowed her to accompany him.

 

But when I thought about it again, the duke came to my mind.

 

Even if he pretended not to be, he could feel that he cared for his daughter and kept her in check.

 

He clearly won’t let her go easily.

 

It was obviously not going to be easy, but I can’t just also be a good dog and stay still.

 

Because I need to work out of useless curiosity. In the end, I already decided to do so, and I tried to get her back on the road…

 

“Hmm…… I guess so……”

 

Seeing her disappointed face, like a puppy left in the rain, his decision to leave her here came back to his mouth.

 

So Ed himself made a surprisingly impulsive offer.

 

Of course, it was his sole responsibility to bear the rush of regrets after that.

 

‘To run away at night. Am I crazy?’

 

He cursed himself after suggesting a night escape to the Young Lady, who is nothing but a flower in a greenhouse.

 

It’s obvious that he’s going crazy.

 

As if surprised, Lena wasn’t able to move her lips right away.

 

“If we run away…… Are we sneaking away in the middle of the night? Without father’s permission?”

“Well, to put it bluntly, that’s right?”

 

He don’t know if it would be better to just ask her to forget about the nonsense he spouted.

 

But contrary to Ed’s thinking, his lips naturally spit out more nonsense.

 

“If it sounds bad, should I change it to ‘leaping away’ instead of ‘running away’?”

“You say…… Leaping away?”

“Yes. Not running away from the Duke but instead, leaping towards our honeymoon.”

 

This time, Lena stiffened with a face that seem to been hit in the back of her head.

 

It was when Ed is decided to have his mouth sewn after he go back to the Imperial palace.

 

“Okay, let’s leap together at night!”

 

Surprisingly, she wasn’t worried nor afraid at all.

 

“Dad go to bed at exactly nine o’clock at night. I always see his lights go off around that time so after that, we need to move right away.”

 

Lena was more aggressive in planning than Ed, who came up with the idea of running away.

 

When is it safe to go and which route with less boundaries are they supposed to take? She will know it all to make a near-perfect (?) night run.

 

Then she left, saying she has a lot to prepare.

 

Ed, who was finally left alone, returned to his room and let out a long sigh.

 

‘This is really unplanned.’

 

Still, Lena seemed happy to go with him.

 

People don’t usually laugh around him, so it feels pleasant to see such a genuine smile.

 

Actually he just watched her smile, and didn’t listen at all to the plan she’s working hard to explain.

 

She said she’d take care of everything on her own anyway, so there was no need to listen.

 

On her own… her own…

 

Ed, who was in the midst of thinking of Lena, was distracted by the ominous noise coming from the corner.

 

He looked in the direction the sound was coming from and a familiar black snake crawls out.

 

‘A low-level demon under Isis…… Were you spying on me?’

 

The black snake was a low-level demon summoned by his henchman, Isis.

 

Even though Isis acts as if he is obeying Ed, he sometimes sends his own demons to watch over him and tries to intervene with his work at the same time. Just like now.

 

“Lord Adrian… That woman… Just who…”

 

The low-level demon in the shape of a snake moved its snout and slurred Isis’s voice.

 

Low-ranking demons are simply a group of evil desires, so they have no ego, and they couldn’t speak.

 

Therefore, that voice was transmitted remotely by Isis from the Imperial Palace using black magic.

 

A little annoyed that he had put a watch on him, he responded bluntly to Isis’s voice.

 

“She is the woman who will be my wife externally.”

 

For an instant, the snake’s golden eyes flashed ferociously.

 

It was that Isis, the being who controlled it, dared to show his killing intent.

 

“……”

 

Even if it was a profitable relationship, Lena is his fiancé.

 

When he dared to reveal his murderous intention to kill her, Ed felt offended.

 

I wanted to kill this demon right away and stop Isis from speaking, but I decided to put up with it for once.

 

Isis, a powerful magician, was also a useful hand, just like Lena.

 

He needed to be well coaxed, so he explained calmly.

 

“I think this marriage will bring great benefits. She’s a precious guest so prepare a grandly to show hospitality.”

“Hospitality…? Are you coming together… With that woman……?”

“Didn’t I just say that she’s going to be my wife? Of course we will go together.”

 

The snake made a hissing and harsh noise to show its bad intent. Its body trembled wildly as if it wants to swallow Lena in one bite at any moment.

 

“…This is impossible… Humans are never a reliable race… Curse… That woman……!!”

 

The sloppy voices of the lower demons could not be continued any longer.

 

It was because Ed took a dagger from his sleeve and threw it and cut off its tail.

 

“Too noisy.”

 

Even though Isis was capable pawn, he already put up enough of his nonsense.

 

As much as this, he did not intend to close his eyes to his excessive meddling.

 

Meanwhile, the demon whose tail was cut off tried to run away to the corner.

 

If he leave it like that, it will surely stain the surroundings with evil energy.

 

Ed raised his magic power in an instant, and removed it neatly.

 

* * *

 

When I heard the shocking offer of ‘leaping away at night’ from Ed…… Frankly, I was afraid and hesitant.

 

Unlike the original Lena, I decided to actively pioneer my own life, but became hesitant because Ed was the first to come forward.

 

And the moment I realized that, I was disappointed in myself.

 

‘Since when have I been such a coward?’

 

There are nine hundred thousand miles of thorny roads that we have to bravely cross, but just this already makes me scared. I thought that it wouldn’t work out this way, therefore……

 

“Okay, let’s run away together at night!”

 

That’s just how I answered it.

 

Even if it was a slightly impulsive decision, I had no intention of regretting it.

 

Wouldn’t be nice to have this level of excitement to get rid of the tragic fate that was forcibly given to me?

 

As a result, she was now in front of Nick’s office.

 

I had to leave soon, so I only wanted to secretly say goodbye to Nick.

 

It was at that moment that something a little embarrassing happened.

 

“Chirp, chirp?”

 

―Chirp!! Chirp!! Chirrp!!

 

I didn’t know that my chick spirit, who was only in the spirit world these days, would pop out so suddenly.

 

It wasn’t enough for him, so he got up on the window sill in the hallway and started running around for no reason.

 

He didn’t even looked at me.

 

I approached the window to see where my chick was looking at to have gotten angry.

 

‘It’s looking towards the third floor of the castle…? Isn’t that where Ed is staying right now?’