The Granduke Evil
Chapter 1

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"Am I dead, there's no way that I'm dead, because I feel pain all over this body like being torn apart by a wild beast." he thought then tried to open his eyes slowly while moving and palpating the place around him."it felt like this place was in the forest." He said very softly.

With consciousness beginning to return, a teenage boy of about Eighteen years old got lost in the forest with quite severe wounds all over the body. He who tried to feel the places around him by hand, realized that he was in the forest, while remembering what happened. But after opening his eyes, he was unconscious again.

At the same time in the middle of the forest was a girl sitting in the middle of the green meadow, she pondered while looking at the Deer that was devouring the grass from a distance. "Miss.." The screams of the knights who were looking for him were escaping from their surveillance.

" Miss Grace...." Shouted the Second Knight, though,

" Where would you please scream if you heard my voice." The next one who shouted in the middle of the forest.

Accidentally the two knights cross paths while searching for their lady.

" Have you found Miss?" Ask one of them.

" No, Huh.. Where exactly did the lady go."

" Then, let's search again before the Sun goes down, otherwise the count will punish us." The reply.

Then the two of them went back to looking for their lady who had gone somewhere.

                              ***

Hearing the voices of the knights who were looking for her, the Fifteen-year-old girl ran over because she did not want them to find her. He kept running until he tripped over something that made him fall down. " Ow. " Say it hurts. " Who the hell tripped me up." His grunt was upset, while cleaning the dust that was stuck in his white dress because it had fallen earlier, while cleaning his dress the girl was surprised. Seeing a man whose face was partially covered by a mask lying with his clothes ripped off like being torn apart by a wild beast. The girl approached him to check on his condition.

" Look look this is not a scar torn by a wild beast, he thought as he looked at the man's wound. It's like a sword slash scar, is he a knight. Looking at the fabric attached to his body, this was like a high-quality cloth. There's no way a knight would wear this expensive cloth, why would he wear a mask." Thought the girl while wondering while checking her circumstances.

Out of curiosity the girl took off her mask, "Whoa.. What the hell is this, why is he so handsome. "the first word that came out of his mouth was stunned to see the man's face.

" How is this, it looks like the wound is quite severe. " Returned his gaze to the wound that was on the man's back. "Ukhs.. " The man's voice was in pain and difficulty breathing. " Well, if he continues like this he will die. I have to get help." It was her mind that was starting to panic to see the man's condition.

" Miss grace..." The voice of one of the knights who was looking for him.

" that's Sir Leon's voice." cried out in his heart. "Sir Leon! I'm right here. " Replying that voice with a shout, Not long ago a knight came to his approach.

" Huh... Miss why go too far anyway, I'm so afraid Miss is lost." Oceh, when I saw the girl.

"Later if the count master finds out, he might slash my neck without a second thought."  The one who keeps blabbing nonstop.

" Sir Leon, are you done talking. " Said the girl, who was still paying attention to the man.

" South... Hiii. " Surprised, when he saw the man lying beside the girl. "Miss, did miss find a body in the middle of this forest. " The one who was surprised. With an angry expression the girl approached her chivalry, and kicked her leg temple.

"Well! Sir Leon don't just talk, he's alive. "  Say him with annoyance.

"Akh, Miss is sick." Reply to her Knight while enduring the pain, then draw near to make sure her "Really, but like her she's hurt badly."

"Heeh! " Surprised to hear the girl say, "Are you serious? You don't even know him " he said.

With a sharp look the girl confirmed once again to the knight guarding her, "What sir Leon doubted my words. "

" Haha, it's like I'm seeing the cruel side of the master if the lady is like this. " Germuya in the heart. " No, how could you doubt my lady. I'm gonna do it. "  Say it with resignation.

" Well, if that helps me get him to the carriage. " Say the girl.

" No, let me take her to the horse-drawn carriage. She must be heavy Miss is also still too small to carry her."  Speak his knight, then raise the unconscious man.

Didn't accept her knight saying that, She kept staring at her knight while walking." Huh.. Did I say wrong. " The murmur is in the heart.

"Huh, just do as you please. " Say the girl and turn her face away.

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Once in the horse carriage, they could not go straight back to the castle because they had to wait for the Knights who had not returned. "Sir Leon, where did sir Rocco go?" Asked the girl still with a sharp look.

" Of course he was looking for the missing lady from earlier." Reply to the knight." By the way, Miss can you please not look at me like that." Connect her.

" What's the matter?"

" Aren't you Miss." The reply was to overcome the girl's anger. "Here it is, Salah mispronounced again maybe my head is no longer slashed by mister count, but by miss sendri. " His murmured inwardly while sighing.

" Can sir Leon not call sir Rocco? We can't wait too long. " Task the girl.

" I, Of course I can. "

" if so, call quickly. "

" Alright, but before that please close your ears first" said the knight.

Without a second thought the girl immediately closed both her ears. " Pritt!!! " The loud whistle may make the ears buzz for a long time.

" What is your communication device? why does it sound like that. "

" Yes, lady, this is the communication tool we just made, so it still needs to be fixed. " She said.

" Well, not bad, even if the sound is bad. " Said.

" So that's a compliment or a criticism, miss?. "

" Do not know. " Answer the girl as she is.

"I'll wait in the horse-drawn carriage, so please lay him inside as well sir Leon. " She said, then entered into the chariot. And not long after the whistle blew the other knight came.

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"Hey, who is that on the train with miss?" Ask sir Rocco.

" Huh... " Sighs, "I'll tell you when I get there, now we go home because it's already night time." The reply.

" Hmm, Alright. "

Then the chariot walked, and they escorted the chariot on horseback.

Inside the carriage were only the two of them. The girl changed seats to where the man was lying. He put the man's head on his lap and looked at the man's face for quite a while.

" How can you be injured like this, are you an important person in the Empire. Your hair is very soft" she said with a smile and stroked the man's hair." Though your face is so handsome why do you cover it with a mask, what a pity." muttered the girl as she continued to look at the face of the man who was on her lap.