Grand Duke, I Like You, But Please Die! - Chapter 29

It was an ordinary flower shop, but the various types of fully bloomed flowers on display added vitality to the colorless street. Even so, perhaps due to the atmosphere of the street, it still gave off a strangely gloomy feeling.

Delia approached the door of the flower shop with quick steps and started examining it closely.

While scanning from top to bottom, she discovered a small groove next to the doorknob. It looked like something sharp had been used to engrave it.

Looking closer, sure enough, there were three waves — it was indeed the mark of a drug dealer.

As she lingered in front, the owner of the flower shop suddenly opened the door and came out. Delia, who was close to the door, was startled and stepped back, and Kaiel naturally extended his arm to block behind her back.

“Are you here to buy flowers?”

The flower shop owner was a short man with a stocky build. His gruff voice was tinged with irritation.

“What kind are you looking for?”

Delia opened her mouth, trying her best to appear natural.

“……The waves were too rough.”

One might wonder why she was suddenly talking about waves in a flower shop, but this was the code word. To think there would come a day when she would have to say this ridiculous code with her own mouth.

The flower shop owner looked Delia up and down with eyes that were a bit more alert than before.

No matter how you looked at her, she had the appearance of a young lady who seemed to have grown up quite loved. Her clear green eyes and softly curling hair were also completely out of place here.

He had a look of surprise in his eyes. Though he couldn’t see it because he was standing behind Delia, Kaiel’s expression as he looked at her was similar.

“What do you know to come here?”

Delia continued speaking.

“I heard three ships drifted away, have you heard?”

At Delia’s words, the flower shop owner narrowed his eyes for a moment, then turned around, opened the shop door, and gestured for them to come in.

“Well, now all sorts of people are coming here……”

The flower shop owner looked at the two curiously, but when his eyes met Kaiel’s, he unconsciously averted his gaze.

The pressure emanating from just one person was truly tremendous.

“Wait here.”

Perhaps due to his presence, the flower shop owner’s tone became more polite than before as he headed to a corner.

A moment later, what he brought back was three small bags filled with powder.

“We only sell powder form here. You must have known that when you came.”

“That’s fine.”

The powdered form of dried lapocia was a complete drug. Even though he must have seen it several times before, Kaiel’s expression hardened coldly.

Noticing his expression, Delia lightly jabbed his side with her elbow.

“It’s all for a good cause, so relax your expression……!”

Delia whispered quietly, received the bags from the flower shop owner, and put them inside her clothes.

The owner held out his hand towards Delia.

“Now, please pay up. You must know it’s quite expensive.”

There was no way she wouldn’t know. Those addicted to lapocia would go crazy trying to obtain it, even if it meant giving up all their possessions or selling their family.

“I know very well.”

Delia smiled brightly and put her hand in her pocket. But the hand she quietly pulled out again was empty.

The flower shop owner’s expression instantly turned ugly when he saw her empty hand.

“What are you doing?”

“Ahaha, well……”

She had completely forgotten that she had spent all her money buying bread for the children. Fortunately, she had a very reliable support by her side.

Delia called him reluctantly.

“Kaiel, Kaiel.”

“……”

Following that, he sighed and indifferently pulled out a gold coin.

The flower shop owner who quickly snatched up the gold coin smoothed out his frowning face as if nothing had happened.

“Thank you, both of you. Now that I’ve received the gold coin, why don’t you go out and choose some flowers? I’ll give them as a bonus.”

Seemingly uninterested, Kaiel opened the door and went out first.

Delia slowly headed outside, thinking about what flowers might suit Kaiel.

Soon, as she opened the door, Delia’s mouth opened slightly at the scene before her eyes.

Kaiel was buried among numerous flowers, examining them closely.

Among the colorful flowers, the extremely achromatic Kaiel might have looked out of place, but his beauty shattered such notions.

“I’ll take this one.”

A moment later, he picked up a flower.

The flower he chose had intensely colored petals that were fully open.

A vermilion flower that looked exactly like her hair color.

Delia felt like she could understand why he chose that flower without him saying anything.

Kaiel examined the flower this way and that, then abruptly held it out in front of Delia.

“Take it.”

Delia, who tilted her head to the side to avoid the flower that came right up to her nose, said teasingly,

“It’s not ‘take it’, you should say ‘please accept this’.”

When Kaiel, who had been quietly watching her, was about to withdraw the flower he had held out, Delia quickly snatched it.

“I’ll hold onto it well.”

“Let’s go.”

Now that they had obtained the lapocia, which was their objective, Kaiel wanted to return to Tranade immediately.

However, after just a few steps, his feet were tied up again.

Delia had stopped in front of an inn in a corner of the street.

She lifted her head like she was smelling the air, then turned around with a happy expression.

“Shall we eat before we go? I’m hungry.”

But he answered firmly.

“It’s dangerous.”

“What’s dangerous? It’s just having a meal……”

Delia understood the meaning of his words naturally as she spoke.

Even when he came to buy alcohol, even when he climbed the mountain to gather herbs, he was always aware of the threat of assassination.

Of course, no matter who attacked from where, he had always dealt with them effortlessly, like swatting flies.

There is no need to feel in danger.

Delia thought to herself.

‘Rather than being dangerous, it’s probably just annoying to deal with, right?’

However, Delia did not realize that his gaze had fallen on her cheek and then moved away.

On her cheek, there was still a mark left by an arrow before.

Thanks to the medicine he applied, the scar had almost disappeared, but it hadn’t fully healed yet.

Kaiel frowned slightly.

“It’s dangerous.”

Delia pretended to be regretful and turned her steps away.

After walking a bit more, she came across a shop selling snacks that could fill her stomach even if it wasn’t a full meal.

From small tarts to bread topped with thin slices of meat, various items were displayed outside the shop.

Delia ran over like a fish in water.

“Welcome…….”

“Hello!”

Before the shop owner could even greet her, Delia pointed to the most appetizing items one by one with her finger.

“Two of each, please.”

Even before Kaiel could give his permission, Delia ordered with a proud expression and looked at him.

“Let’s share one each.”

“I hate sweet things.”

“Don’t worry, I picked the ones that aren’t sweet.”

The shop owner glanced at the two of them while packing the snacks into a bag. In fact, it wasn’t just this shop owner. The two of them walking around the village unintentionally attracted a lot of attention.

Their attire suggested they were from another region, and their beauty certainly stood out.

The shop owner spoke with a hearty laugh.

“You make a beautiful couple. You caught my eye from the moment you walked over. You must feel happy just looking at each other’s faces.”

Hearing the shop owner’s words, one corner of Delia’s mouth lifted slightly.

‘Yes, I hit the jackpot!’

Seizing the opportunity, Delia responded immediately.

“Oh my, do we look like that? My husband is handsome, isn’t he? But our sons are much prettier than him. The first one is tall and the second one is handsome. It’s a shame they couldn’t come with us. Oh, the third one is with us. He’s in my belly.”

As soon as she shamelessly said that, a notification sound rang cheerfully.

Ding.

[The villain ‘Kaiel’ feels displeased.]
[Plausibility score increases by 2 points.]

She chuckled quietly to herself.

“Delia…….”

Kaiel’s voice came out low through his clenched teeth.

Just as Delia was shrinking under the intense gaze she felt from above her head, the shop owner handed over the bag of snacks. As soon as she received the bag, Delia hugged it and fled the spot.