I Unintentionally Cured the Grand Duke’s Insomnia - Chapter 67

34. — I Got Hit In the Back of My Head (3)

“No, the Young Lady is ‘Million,’ aren’t you?”

The question from Note, which was close to certainty, yielded to me. I felt as if my head had turned white at his unexpected question. If there was anything fortunate, it was only the fact that my mouth was moving instinctively, even when my head was blank.

“Wh-what are you talking about? What do you mean, ‘Million’?”

“The book ‘The Mad Grand Duke Loves Me,’ which came out as a new book about a month ago… The Young Lady is Million who wrote the book.”

“Oh, I don’t think so. I don’t even know who’s Million or what book you’re talking about!”

“Are you embarrassed by it? Hey, what are you embarrassed about? We’ve known each other for a year already!”

Even though he asked as if it was something he was not sure about, Note had a confident look on his face as he insisted… No, on the contrary, rather than wondering if he had misunderstood me, he was saying that I was in denial because I was ashamed instead.

…How could he be so sure? Does he not doubt that his assumption was wrong?

In the case of my book that Note was talking about, which was titled ‘The Mad Grand Duke Loves Me,’ it was the book of misfortune that has never ever been seen properly in the light. Not long after it was published, Cain found out that it was a book about him, so all the books on the market had to be retrieved.

Therefore, only Cus and I knew that Million published the book and that I was Million, the author who wrote the book. No, if you widen the radius a bit, you could say that Lily and Cain knew it, too, but something was strange.

…Who did he hear that fact from, that even the author did not even guarantee it, making Note so certain?

Note rolled his eyes for a moment at the sight of me keeping my mouth shut with my complicated mind. After thinking for a moment, he then pulled out a book from under the shelf and set it down in front of me.

“Th-this…”

This book, with its dark turquoise cover and the gold engraved title ‘The Mad Grand Duke Loves Me,’ was definitely mine. Seeing my bewildered look, Note scratched the back of his head and explained.

“Actually, this is a book that I purchased in advance before the publisher took it all back. For the most part, I always own one book that comes into my bookstore.”

As I blinked at his unexpected words, he brought another book, this time that was on the other side of the shelf. Likewise, it was a book with the title engraved in gold on a turquoise cover. The book had my name written in big letters in front where the pen name ‘Million’ was supposed to be, exactly like my book!

“Wai-wait, what’s that book? Give it to me!”

A voice that could not hide its embarrassment escaped from my mouth.

I hurriedly took the book Note had taken out and looked through the book.

The book I skimmed through had exactly the same lines as the lines in the book I had published at the time. It was my book, which was re-published by only changing the title from the original book. In addition, it was revised to the name ‘Adelia Blaise’ in front of my pen name, Million…!

“Although I couldn’t confirm the contents, even if it looks like this, wouldn’t a veteran who’s been selling books for over 20 years like me not know?”

“….”

“To be honest, when you look at it like this, it’s enough to say that the cover was only slightly altered from the book that was originally published before.”

Of course, I heard Note’s voice adding that this was not even just at the level of changing the cover. I lowered my gaze down at the book with my name written on it with a pale face.

No matter how much I looked, I could not remember — the memory of making such a strange paper band wrapping the book, or the memory of making and inserting a promotional phrase with unknown meaning into the paper band…

And, most of all, I never agreed to republish under such an absurd title…!

“…How to make a cold-blooded Grand Duke become my man in ten minutes?”

In bewilderment and astonishment, I swept my hair and lowered my gaze to the band encasing the book.

What was printed on the band was a story about the village of Winder, which had nothing to do with the book. There was even a picture of Ed and Enni smiling while holding the jerky I gave them, along with the caption, ‘Adelia Blaise, the author of this book, saved Winder Village and became Lian’s first female knight!’

Alongside the absurdity, the method of becoming the first female knight in the Empire was also included in the book.

“There’s no way this was in my book!”

“As expected, it was the Young Lady’s book, right?”

I quickly opened the last page of the book without listening to Note, who seemed to be waiting for my reply. On the last page with the date of publication and the publisher, the fact that this book was published by Waffle Publishing was written.

Unsurprisingly, it was Cus.

He was the culprit who brought the book back to the world with this ridiculous promotional phrase and paper band!

My head was complicated by the book that came out without my consent, and I did not know how far it might have been distributed. As I shook my head and tried to figure out a way to deal with this, a group of young ladies flocked to the bookstore, screaming.

“Note!”

“It’s been a while—”

“That’s enough greetings! I heard a rumor today.”

“Yes?”

“I heard that that book came out? The book about how Young Lady Blaise seduced the Grand Duke?!”

I could feel Note glancing at me at the sound of the woman’s voice.

…A rumor?

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