I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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He felt like the back of his neck was going to be torn off. Jungkook, who opened his eyes, picked up a glass of water on the side table.

But his dangerously shaking hand quickly dropped the glass.

The sound of a sharp crack filled the room. Jungkook, fully awake, clapped his forehead with a hand full of raised blood vessels.

Looking around, I saw for the first time the unfamiliar bedroom. He couldn't remember when he had been in this place.

Perhaps the knights brought his fallen self here again. Jungkook had no idea how many days he hadn't slept.

It had been months since he had been looking for Lalisa, just like an insane person. He could only faintly feel that spring was already over.

It had been half a year since Lalisa disappeared. Summer has now arrived on the continent.

But Jungkook's time was still stuck in that winter when Lalisa disappeared. He stood up, biting his pale lips.

It was just dark, and as if he didn't feel pain, he stepped on the shards of broken glass at random.

Opening the door, he could see a small lobby through the railing across the corridor. It appeared to be the village inn where they were conducting their search.

"Your Highness, you're awake. How are you feeling?"

The knight standing in front of the door suddenly approached him. Then his eyes widened in surprise when he saw the blood marks where Jungkook stepped.

"Um, Your Highness, the wound on your foot..."

"How many days did I sleep?"

Jungkook asked, interrupting the knight. The hesitant knight quickly answered with his head down.

"Three days. But, Your Highness, even that is not enough. You need to get some more rest."

Jungkook closed his eyes softly and put his hands on the wall. He felt hurt, as if someone had thrown a stone at his head. With a deep sigh, he issued an order in a rough voice.

"Bring me my clothes. We'll be leaving soon."

"But sir..."

The knight tried to speak but Jungkook turned around and closed the door. Eventually, with a soundless sigh, the knight disappeared across the corridor.

It was less than two hours later that Jungkook left the inn. He swept past the knights who tried to stop him and headed for the stable.

He went straight out, galloping his horse as fast as he could. Despite his skinny jawline and darkened eyes, his still intimidating body could barely support his spirit.

He left first, and the knights were quick to catch up with him. Soon the procession turned onto a mountain road. It was a ridge leading to another country.

Jungkook drove on for a while, keeping his eyes only on the front. There was nothing contained in his empty vision.

"Your Highness..."

Then suddenly, someone's voice appeared in his empty brain. As if to hasten him to a standstill, a faint voice continued to whisper in his ear.

"My name is Lalisa."

For the first time, Jungkook's dark gaze came back into focus.

It was Lalisa's voice. He tried to remember when he heard that voice.

Yes, it was the banquet room of the Imperial Palace where he had first met her.

A luncheon where he first met his marriage partner.