I Won’t Pick Up The Trash I Threw Away Again

Chapter 1.
The Fiancé Is Back

Duke Williot is called the Sword of the Empire.

In the summer of the year I turned 14, I got engaged to Williot’s only successor, Philen Williot, and entered the Duchy.
Thankfully, the Duke and Duchess treated me as their real daughter, the daughter of a noble.
If there was anything good or delicious, they brought it to me before Philen, and even when they attended tea parties or social parties, they praised me more than Philen.
Philen always complained about it.

“It’s really strange.”

It was the same on that day.

Philen, who returned to the mansion after practicing swordsmanship, wiped the sweat off his forehead as soon as he saw me and said bluntly.

“Is it possible that our parents got swapped?”

“That’s not the case, Philen.” I smiled softly, closing the book I was looking at.

“You even look like His Excellency the Duke.”

“Aren’t you the only one who thinks like that?”

“No.
Everyone thinks that way.”

It really was.
He looked just like Duke Williot, so you could predict how Philen would grow in the future.
Was it just the appearance? His sword skills and appetite were similar.
Unfortunately, his brain wasn’t the same.

The Duke of Williot had a brilliant brain, but Philen was an idiot who only knew swordsmanship, and according to Duchess Williot, he barely learned the Imperial language.

“Leila, you have to be Philen’s brain.”

She had often held my hand and spoke earnestly before I officially engaged to Philen.
“As a wife and duchess, fill what my stupid son cannot do.
Please take good care of Philen and Duke Williot, Leila.”

At the time, I had no reason to refuse.
Rather, I was grateful, so I replied willingly.
Since then, I have followed Duchess Williot and learned about what I have to do in the future.

That alone was busy, but the Duke had to spend more busy days than he thought because he had informed him of what he had to do.

Philen was busy with swordsmanship training, and hence, we rarely talked face to face even after we were engaged.
However, it wasn’t that we had a bad relationship or anything.
We weren’t dynamic like lovelorn couples or close like best friends, but we had a pretty good relationship.
Sometimes, when I had a chance to talk, I made jokes and played pranks.

People felt sorry for me, but the pity was useless.
I was very satisfied with my life here.
It felt like I was wearing clothes that fit my body.
Every day was happy like a dream.
As if to laugh at me like that, misfortune came suddenly.

*****

It was when I had been engaged to Philen for two years.
I was managing the estate on behalf of the Duke and Duchess, who temporarily left the estate after receiving a royal order.

Originally, it was Philen’s job, but I took charge of it according to the strong opinion of the duke couple, that they couldn’t entrust the mansion to him who didn’t know the circumstances of the duchy more than me.

Boom, boom!

While looking at the papers for a while, I glanced out the window.
That was when I heard a loud thunder.
It was raining heavily, as if trying to turn the world into a sea of water.

“I hope there will be no major damage to the people.” I muttered worriedly.

Misa, the maid of the mansion, put down a cup of tea in front of me and smiled a little.
“Your lady will be a great duchess, just like her current lady.”

“Do you think so, Misa?”

“Of course.
Not only me, but everyone does.”

The Duchess was my idol.
When I heard that I would be like her, I smiled lightly.
I have to work harder to live up to expectations.
I tried to concentrate on the papers again with the intention of surprising the Duke and Duchess when they came back.

Rattle, bang!

The door opened with a loud noise without knocking.
The one who opened the door was a servant of the mansion, exhaling a rough breath.

“What a rude…”

“Oh, young lady! We’re in trouble!”

Before Misa pointed out the servant’s rude behavior, the servant shouted.
I didn’t know what the matter was, but it wasn’t polite to talk or scream like that.
When Misa tried to approach the servant to reprimand him, I grabbed her by the arm and asked the servant.

“What’s going on?”

It was definitely something bad if he rushed over, so I decided to listen to his story first.

“The master and madam’s carriage slipped in the rain and fell down the cliff!”

“What…?”

My judgment was correct, and the news the servant gave was shocking.
Misa also opened her eyes in bewilderment.