How the Useless Me Became the Beloved of the Devilish Duke Knight - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 : Extraordinary and Ordinary.
Pierced by the silver pair of eyes, Elma’s whole body grew hot. Her heart rang with an alarming speed, almost as if it were about to burst. She felt as if her blood was boiling, and her head felt dizzy.
She heard the sound of an unfamiliar musical instrument and a scent She had never encountered before. A floating feeling took her to a place that is not of this world.
It’s the first time she’s ever felt this good. That’s why she knew this was an abnormal situation. There was no way it was possible for Elma to feel comfortable.
….Take a deep breath. Breathe!’
Elma took a deep breath in and out in order to settle the sudden changes that had come to her body. Whenever she was in pain, in distress, or had a strong emotional reaction?Elma needed to put them behind her immediately.
Being an existence that was already a nuisance for her family, Elma had to always maintain composure and good health. Her father and her sister despised it when Elma became emotional. It could even serve as an excuse for punishment.
‘It’s okay. Just like always. If I breathe slowly, I’ll return to my usual self…’
Repeating the words to herself in her mind, the unnatural heat and impulse gradually subsided. After taking one last deep breath, Elma lowered her head forcefully.
“I apologize. Um, I didn’t mean to peek, but…”
She tightly grasped her patched-up skirt. It was the same thing she always did with her family. Elma had been apologizing every day just to be scolded. It was normal for her.
“Um… I really didn’t have any intention to intrude or anything. It just happened that I was there. I did consider leaving, but… Honestly, I didn’t mean any harm, but…”
Her stuttering words eventually faded and stopped. If it were her father or sister, they would have scolded her by now, so what was this strange silence?
Or perhaps the sight I saw earlier was a hallucination brought on by hunger. When She looked up fearfully, the man was still there. However, he was frozen in a strange posture. He was holding out one hand to protect his face, and the other hand… holding out as if he was preparing for something to jump on him.
‘……?’
Elma was speechless at the sight, which was different from what she had expected. After a long silence, the man finally opened his mouth.
“…Can’t you say anything?”
“Huh…?”
He seemed to be observing Elma, through the gaps between the fingers shielding his face. She is puzzled, then convinced, then troubled again.
‘Ah, I see. He’s a person wearing fine clothes. It must be unbearable to see someone dressed so shabbily. But what should I do? If I’ve upset him that much, how should I apologize…’
Her hand, which was about to touch the ground in a humble gesture, suddenly stopped and she quickly withdrew it back to her apron. The man made a movement. Slowly—or rather, with a fearful manner, he lowered the hand that had been covering his face.
“….”
“….”
Once again, the two of them found themselves silently gazing at each other. The silver-haired man’s light was already gone due to the earlier brawl. Instead, the moon, which had been hidden behind the clouds, now revealed itself, casting its glow upon him. Elma held her breath. Or perhaps, she let out a sigh.
?A peerless handsome man. On second glance, his appearance was fitting of such a description. It would have been more convincing if he had been described as a life-size doll made by an artist with a great deal of attention to detail.
Under the moonlight, his hair shimmered like a jewel, swaying with a softness that evoked thoughts of fine silk. His cool, icy gaze, the silver eyes that glowed faintly in the darkness, his high, straight nose, his smooth skin—even his furrowed eyebrows were all beautiful.
He was silver all over, but in his symmetrical face, there was one different feature, a mole beneath his right eye. Like a pristine snowfield untouched by footsteps, a single black mark had fallen amidst the expanse of white.
However, this did not diminish his charm, in fact, it enhanced it. Elma recalled the words from earlier.
‘?You don’t want to be a prisoner of the ‘demon’, do you?’
Elma too, was looking at the other person carefully, but the man also took a lot of time to look back and forth from top to bottom. He looks at Elma with disbelieving eyes, and eventually lets out a hoarse voice.
“?You…”
Elma, who had been in a daze, snapped back to reality at the sound of the man’s voice. She hurriedly averted her gaze, feeling flustered.
“When you see my face, do you not feel anything?”
Though it sounded like he was talking to himself, but it was probably a question for Elma. After blinking a few times, Elma tilts her head.
“Feel… what…?”
“Aren’t you feeling anything strange?”
“Strange feelings…”
“Like you can’t be satisfied until you make me yours—something like that.”
“….”
Elma couldn’t help but look at his face again. He was incredibly handsome. And has a straight face and sharp eyes. Undoubtedly, he was an extraordinarily handsome man. His flawless beauty left no room for criticism.
However, it was more of a sense of having been shown something beautiful, without any desire on her part to do anything about it. Beautiful and wonderful things were never truly Elma’s. However, actually witnessing that such things exist in this world brings a small amount of happiness to her.
‘Perhaps Carolyn-sama might think, “I’d like to date such a beautiful person”…’
However, just before she could answer, “I don’t think that at all,” she realized that it would be rude to do so.
‘”I don’t feel anything at all” would be a lie. I was definitely moved. However, I didn’t intend to mix my personal desires into it…’
“Um…you are truly the most beautiful I have ever seen…No, maybe it’s not something I should say to a gentleman. But, But, uh…ah, it’s true that you are wonderful. That’s why, it’s not something someone like me should touch, or rather…”
“Am I beautiful?”
“…. Huh ?”
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Translated by : Cutae30