The Envelope, Let Me Receive It Once

Airi sees mysterious things invisible to others. She, who was pressured by her family to marry quickly to carry on the lineage, makes a proposal to Duke Elkyeus. “I want you to take me and say, ‘I won’t marry anyone else but this woman.’” “Hmm, and?” “Since I’m a commoner, surely they’ll oppose me. If I persistently refuse to break up, wouldn’t you give me an envelope to leave?” “And then you’ll take the envelope and leave?” “Yes. Then, you, Your Grace, will be protected after saying, ‘Didn’t I say I wouldn’t marry anyone but that woman?’” The Duke no longer has to endure naggings telling him to marry, and he would be able to afford his grandmother’s medical expenses. Airi thought it...