The Survival Strategy of the Contract Duchess - Chapter 128 (Side Story End)

The banquet, which began with the dazzlingly beautiful greetings of the two, proceeded successfully.

Kyler and Sasha came down from the platform immediately after their greetings. They met people one by one, shaking hands and exchanging greetings, walking slowly and steadily through the banquet hall to greet everyone.

Everyone tried hard to greet Kyler and Sasha, and those who achieved their long-awaited greetings were too busy admiring the banquet hall.

The employees moved tirelessly, providing them with the finest champagne, and making sure that each table was overflowing with pretty and delicious food that could be easily picked up.

On the side, there were round tables with chairs, where you could sit and order a simple steak meal. Nevertheless, there was no unpleasant food smell floating around the banquet hall.

A splendid yet free and comfortable atmosphere. People enjoyed the banquet, sharing stories about the banquet hall they had seen and about Kyler and Sasha.

Amidst everyone’s laughter and praise, the brilliant night of the banquet hall deepened.

“Ah, come to think of it, I heard that the Duke made a river for his wife on this mansion’s property. Could we see it?”

Sasha was surprised that someone knew about it and asked.

“How did you know?”

The Marchioness threw her a curious question, and when she received an affirmative answer, her eyes began to sparkle. All the women gathered near her looked this way.

“There were so many workers mobilized there, the rumor spread like wildfire. Perhaps, could we see it too?”

It was a cautious question, but judging by her eyes, it was like a plea. Sasha hadn’t specifically introduced it, but she had arranged for lights to be planted along the path leading from the banquet hall to the stream.

When she tried to introduce it, she felt a little shy, and a slight blush bloomed on her cheeks.

“If you go back out the main entrance of the banquet hall, there is a path with lights on. If you follow that path, you’ll find it.”

The ladies let out a low squeal and began to whisper rumors. Some gathered in groups of three or five, while others left the banquet hall with their husbands, or a handsome young nobleman and lady.

“The one Kyler made is very popular, isn’t it?”

Before she knew it, more than half of the people in the banquet hall had disappeared. The remaining people were middle-aged or older nobles who were a bit distant from such romanticism.

“Did they all go to see that stream?”

“Yes. See? I told you it was amazing.”

She ended up sounding like she was bragging as if she had made it herself. It was the essence of the affection Sasha was receiving, with the recipient being much more proud than the creator.

“Actually, I was thinking of hiding it completely because I didn’t want to show it.”

When Sasha suddenly made a sulky face, Kyler pressed his fingers into her bulging cheeks, causing the air inside to escape with a pop.

“You look ugly.”

Instead of getting angry at his actions and words, Sasha laughed as if it was funny.

“Kyler made it for me to see, so I was going to hide it and just brag about it.”

“But why did you decide to show it?”

The older nobles who remained in their seats, watching the two of them from afar, were whispering to each other, unable to hide their surprise.

Duke Kyler Ignote had lost his parents in an accident and had shut himself away to the point where rumors of his madness were circulating. He had spent several years in such a closed state that there were even rumors of servants dying in the Duke’s residence.

If the Emperor hadn’t actively intervened, no one could have guaranteed what would have happened to him or to Ignote.

But then Kyler began to come out more and more, and now he had even opened the long-closed banquet hall.

The Ignote banquet hall had the same meaning as the revival of this family. Although it was announced with the light atmosphere of a 1st wedding anniversary, those who knew, knew. They knew what Kyler meant by opening the banquet hall.

“I was half-doubtful of how much he had recovered.”

“At this rate, isn’t he almost on par with his predecessor?”

“It seems difficult to say ‘prematurely’, he’s too stable.”

The middle-aged and older generations were already seeing the late Ignote in Kyler. That alone was enough to dispel their worries about him.

Sasha, who didn’t avoid Kyler even when he grabbed her face and made her look ugly, and smiled at him, answered his question.

“Because the real thing I have, the real thing I’ll never lose, isn’t the stream, it’s Kyler. The stream is proof that my pride, which I’ll never lose, loves me. I’m going to show it off and brag about it as much as I want.”

The words she murmured with inaccurate pronunciation were like a love poem. Kyler forgot that this was still a banquet hall and kissed her slightly protruding lips, pressing on both cheeks.

He neatly ignored the gasps from around him and smiled at her, who was surprised.

“You really only say pretty things with those lips.”

“Hehe. They’re really pretty lips, aren’t they?”

After she got rid of her worries and dark anxieties, she bloomed so beautifully. She was playful and cute, and sometimes she was so thoughtful that I would follow her lead.

Her bright energy continued to steadily fill Kyler’s deep pit, which had only known how to dig deeper and deeper into the ground.

“I guess we can’t spend the rest of the time there today.”

When Kyler voiced his disappointment, Sasha suddenly gestured to him. When he lowered his head to lend an ear to her request, Sasha brought her lips close.

“I found a new space would you like to go with me?”

When he turned his head to look at Sasha, she was smiling beautifully as always.

Kyler didn’t give a special answer, but Sasha managed to understand the meaning of his permission and took his hand and led the way.

There were still people left in the banquet hall, but no one stopped them. Now it was their own time.

Sasha led him to the roof of the banquet hall. The conical roof, which seemed completely blocked off, was actually a second floor and was a semi-outdoor space with all sides open.

Reaching the railing, they could see the main building of the mansion in the distance, and behind them, the knights’ quarters and training grounds.

And the scenery in the direction of the torch path that surrounded the banquet hall to the back of the main building was very beautiful. The lights illuminating the dark night, slightly illuminating the surroundings, created a beautiful scene.

“Isn’t it cool? I was cleaning the banquet hall diligently and found some stairs, so I came up and found this amazing place.”

“So you even prepared a sofa to come up here with me?”

When she turned around at Kyler’s voice, which was filled with laughter, he was lifting a heavy sofa and striding towards her.

“The scenery here is pretty, so let’s sit here.”

Sasha quickly sat down on the sofa he had put down and reached out to him. And Kyler followed her hand and took a seat next to her.

“It’s so romantic to look at the night scenery in Kyler’s arms.”

Sasha smiled softly and leaned her head against his chest. At that moment, Kyler’s heart dropped.

The noise that had been bothering Kyler since the demons disappeared had decreased. Most of the sounds that had been bothering him so much were demons. He had even heard the signs of rebellion as noise, and he had been even more distressed because they had used demons.

So now that the demons were gone, the painful and irritating noises had disappeared.

Nevertheless, Sasha was always careful to stay by his side. She did so when sleeping and when going out. When going out, she tried to ride in the carriage with him as much as possible, and when she couldn’t ride in the carriage, she tried to ride on the same horse as him.

Of course, she also liked the physical contact they shared, but there was no way Kyler didn’t know about Sasha’s thoughtfulness in these areas.

“Stay by my side like this forever. Don’t let any noise get into my ears.”

Kyler whispered as he hugged Sasha in his arms.

“Hmm, didn’t you say that hearing that noise was necessary for the Empire?”

Sasha, who had been buried in his strong embrace, wriggled her head to secure her breath and asked as if she was innocent. He made a sulky face at her and answered vaguely.

“What else is there for me to do besides demons? The rest is up to the Emperor to take care of.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

It was cute how her eyes rolled as she thought. Was it because she had a crush on him that there was nothing about her that wasn’t pretty?

“Then, you’re really not going to leave me forever? You’re not going to shake me off because I’m annoying, are you?”

Sasha smiled softly and straightened her body to meet his eyes. Kyler nodded clearly in response.

She, who was wearing a subtle smile, covered up the cute atmosphere from before and exuded a seductive atmosphere.

She was a woman who knew the story he wanted to tell well. He had the conviction that he would never be bothered by her staying by his side lightly, sometimes seductively.

“Then, Duke Kyler Ignote? A kiss of oath, woo.”

She had just sent a seductive look, but now she was smiling brightly again and sticking out her lips as much as she could.

As Kyler swallowed those lips without hesitation, he felt her smiling mischievously with her lips that had been gathered playfully.

Wishing that she, who always approached him more actively than himself when they collided seriously, would stay by his side forever, Kyler closed his eyes tightly.

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