I Unintentionally Cured the Grand Duke’s Insomnia - Chapter 72

36. — Encounter (2)

When I nodded at Million’s question, his eyes widened a little in surprise. He touched his forehead as if thinking about something for a moment before smiling awkwardly when our eyes met.

“That’s a pretty name, Miss Adelia.”

“…Thank you.”

As I looked at him slightly and thanked him, he uttered a short exclamation while raising up the book he was holding.

“Ah, so the author of this book is the Young Lady?”

A dark turquoise cover with a ribbon around that has nothing to do with the book…

“The title was probably ‘How to make a cold-blooded Grand Duke become my man in ten minutes…’”

“That’s fine!”

“….”

“You can leave it at that.”

As I hastily covered his mouth with a crying face, a smile appeared on his face again. Seeing him nod as if he understood, I carefully removed my hand, and Million asked while holding up the book.

“Can I get an autograph?”

“Yes?”

“I’m a fan. I really enjoyed reading the book that the Young Lady wrote.”

How come everyone has the same repertoire?

Today alone, I went to a total of twenty-five bookstores, and all the bookstore owners who found out that I was the Million, who wrote the book, would ask me for an autograph. They would say that they really enjoyed the book and were fans. It didn’t take more than a few words to figure out that not a single person who asked for my autograph had really read my book. Everyone was just reading the excerpt from the band around the book and pretending to be.

“As expected, the scene where I became Lian’s first female knight and met His Highness the Grand Duke was the highlight, wasn’t it?”

When I smiled mischievously at the man and asked, Million, who was still looking at me, blinked his eyes.

“Was there a scene like that?”

“…Yes?”

“I’m sure I’ve read it carefully, but I don’t think I’ve seen such a scene before?”

Once again, I was the one who was taken aback by his words. I asked again, with a look of disbelief at his words on my face.

“Th-then, what about my performance in Winder Village? How did you like that scene?”

“Oh, I read about your exploits in Winder Village in the last issue extra. I thought it was great.”

“No! Not that, but in the book. How was my performance in the book?”

At my somewhat desperate-sounding words, Million seemed quite taken aback. He narrowed his brows and asked back cautiously.

“That scene, too, I don’t recall seeing it in the novel. Was it there?”

“….”

“If that is the case, I apologize. I thought I had read it thoroughly though I must have missed something.”

…He read it?

Did he actually read it? He didn’t just skim through it, but really read my book?

“Then, the Lord’s favorite scene—!”

“You, Young Lady…!”

“Lily, wait a minute, I’m in the middle of something important right now…”

“How am I supposed to understand this situation now?”

I was about to tell Lily, who tugged at my sleeve, to wait a minute. However, before I could even face her terrified face, I heard a chilling voice from behind.

I shook my head in disbelief at the vaguely familiar voice.

…No way.

Did he already know? It had been only five hours since the book was republished? As I shook my head at the absurdity of the situation, I could hear a voice behind me that was lower than before.

“Adelia Blaise, my voice must be inaudible to your ears?”

“Your Highness?”

My head jerked back at the warning voice that seemed to say it was the last chance. At the same time, I swallowed dryly as I glanced up into the frosty shining red eyes.

‘Why, why is he already here…?!’

Gaping my mouth in bewilderment, I turned my gaze to Million, who was behind. He was staring blankly at Cain as if he were bewitched.

Bewitched?

As I blinked at a situation I didn’t understand, he cleared his throat and greeted Cain first with his ears bright red.

‘I’m losing my mind…’

No matter how the original was messed up, there was no mention that the genre would change to BL, right?

“I-it’s, it’s been a long time, Your Highness Grand Duke Destro. I’m Marquis’s Black son, Million Black.”

The corners of Cain’s mouth twitched upward at the sight of Million greeting him in a light voice.

“I didn’t know Marquis Black had such a grown-up son, but should you harm your father’s reputation?”

“Yes?”

“This is my fiancée.”

“Fiancée, what are you…”

“The person whom the Lord was talking to just a few moments ago while blushing red up to your ears.”

At Cain’s words, Million’s and my gaze met for a moment. Still, as if he couldn’t see the embarrassment on both of our faces, Cain grabbed my arm and pulled me into his arms.

“Your, Your Highness…!”

“I’m the cold-blooded Grand Duke who fell for the Young Lady’s temptation in ten minutes.”

…I want to die.

The shame made me want to die right away.

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