I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 13



Only Krnovel

Teacher and Student
2023.11.13.

“Well, even if you don’t remember, your basic human nature won’t change.”

“And you didn’t recognize my face?”

“Yes.”

“But you know where the castle’s funds are going? Can you selectively return memories like that?”

Helena’s comment was quite sharp. Only then did Arnold’s mind cool down.

“Hmm. Either you don’t remember at all. Or you know everything.”

“If you have all your memories, it’s also suspicious that you’ve never gone to the government you cherished so much.”

“That’s right, Sister.”

Helena came to the conclusion that I thought was the most reasonable.

The current Craig is not the Craig she’s known for decades. Even if he changes, he can’t change like this.

It doesn’t make sense unless someone is manipulating him from behind.

Cordelia Vasquez. That sly woman must be scheming behind his back.

“You’re going to frame me for something ridiculous and push me out, then use Craig to get Abrams.”

“Oh, somehow she’s been hanging on to me ever since Craig woke up. What a detestable woman.”

“You’ve been married for a year and you’ve taken in a useless thing that can’t even give birth to a son.”

Helena grumbled and cursed Cordelia for a while.

She stopped mid-sentence. A brilliant thought flashed through her mind. When the silence lasted a long time, Arnold asked,

“Why?”

“Isn’t she a useless woman?”

“Of course she is. I brought her here at great expense only because of her bloodline. Otherwise, I would have brought in a woman with better conditions.”

“Then I’ll have to get rid of her.”

“Huh?”

“Why are you keeping a useless, useless thing?”

She was a woman he didn’t like from the start. It was the late Count who insisted on bringing Vasquez to see the bloodline.

After getting rid of that annoying woman, it would be time to bring a woman who really suited my taste.

Helena smiled broadly. Her smile smelled of hot blood. Arnold immediately realized what she meant.

“What would be a good way?”

“Just tell her. I’ll find something to find fault with in no time.”

“Yes.”

“Well, that woman is not very good at anything, so people wouldn’t think it was strange if she ate anything and got sick. Right?”

“Ah.”

Arnold let out a small exclamation.

It was not uncommon for the castle cook to accidentally put something in the wrong food.

“I’ll prepare it.”

“Yes.”

* * *

“Hello.”

He was walking down the hallway, muttering a magical formula. Cordelia raised her head at the unfamiliar voice and was startled when she saw who it was.

“Ah, Baron Lancaster.”

“It’s been a while, Countess. How have you been?”

The black-haired man bowed lightly with a gentle smile.

Although he looked like just a handsome nobleman, Baron Lancaster was the man with the largest upper house in the territory.

Since he held the purse strings, he had great influence within the count’s family, to the point that even Helena could not treat him lightly.

“That’s right. I heard you went to a mine in the south, but when did you come back?”

“Not long ago.”

Looking at his face, I remembered that he always had a strange smile on his face, and that he was nicknamed the young raccoon.

Normally, he would have ignored Cordelia and passed her by without even saying hello, but for some reason, he kept talking to her as if he was friendly.

“I heard you’ve been spending a lot of time with the count lately.”

“I guess Craig hasn’t recovered yet.”

“That’s why the count relies on the countess so much. He doesn’t let outsiders into the castle like he used to.”

She knew that the outsider meant Craig’s mistress.

However, Cordelia just smiled as if she didn’t know anything. Of course, his feelings were complicated.

‘What the heck. Why is this raccoon so squeamish today? If he keeps up this way and gets late, he’ll get a scolding from his master.’

“The Count has really changed a lot. He’s distancing himself from those he used to be close to and keeping those he didn’t seek out by his side.” “Is

that so? I’m not sure. Craig is usually quite moody.”

“Is that so? What a coincidence.”

I couldn’t ask what the coincidence was. The Baron’s attendant quickly approached and whispered something in his ear.

Lancaster’s expression changed. But it was only for a moment, and he smiled his usual inscrutable smile and said politely,

“Please excuse my rudeness in leaving first.”

“He is busy, so I cannot hold him back.”

Cordelia did not think much of this. All she could think about was getting to Leonard on time.

But the world was unusually kind to her that day. As she

ran in a hurry and dropped a few pieces of parchment, a nearby knight—surprisingly, not a valet but a full-fledged knight—smiled with a very friendly smile and said,

“Here it is, Countess. You are dazzlingly beautiful today.” Cordelia took the paper from him very timidly.

That was not all . When they arrived at Leonard’s room , the maid said with a very kind face, “Shall I prepare some refreshments for you, my lady?” “Huh? No, it is fine.” “Then, if you need anything, please call me anytime.” Cordelia had been in and out of this room dozens of times, but this was the first time she had seen the maid so kind. ‘What is it? Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?’ At this point, Cordelia felt something was strange. People’s unreasonable kindness was suspicious rather than pleasing. Leonard immediately frowned and snapped at Cordelia as soon as he saw her. “Do you know what time it is? What have you been doing? I’m going to die.” “Master. You know. People… … No. It’s nothing.” Cordelia swallowed the words she was about to say and mumbled. Come to think of it, it wasn’t strange for people to be kind. He nagged her for a while, but fortunately, when Cordelia handed her her homework, she started class. “I won’t get mad, so tell me honestly.” “What?” However, Leonard was already very angry. Instead of pointing that out, Cordelia remained silent. “Why are you so stupid? Is it because you were born that way? Or did you fall from a tree when you were young and hit your head badly… … .” “That’s too much! Even when I was young, I was often praised by my tutor for being smart. I was the best among the students I taught.” “Why did you get praised? Because you knew how to breathe? Or because you were able to walk well?” “… … .” Let’s stop talking. Cordelia felt every day that this man’s standards were endlessly high. Even though she studied like crazy and memorized everything she had learned the day before, she was treated as a given, not to mention praised. On the contrary, whenever she didn’t understand something he explained once and asked him to do it again, he looked at her as if she was a creature from another world. It was as if he was saying, “Why don’t you understand this?” Baron, who arrived late, awkwardly smiled and took Cordelia’s side. “But you’ve already learned how to form magical powers. That’s actually quite good.” “Then what’s the point? You can’t move on to the next step because you can’t calculate.” “That’s something that will be solved as you get used to it.” She was so grateful to Baron for supporting her that she felt like bowing. Even though the teacher often teased her by calling her an idiot, Cordelia was not intimidated but rather became even more angry. ‘Just wait and see. Someday, I’ll make her proud to be my student.’ As she was internally gritting her teeth and making up her mind, the maid brought a letter on a silver tray. Cordelia’s face quickly hardened when she saw the name written on the envelope. Leonard asked casually, “Why? Who sent it?” “Just… . Nothing.” She smiled awkwardly and stuffed the letter into her pocket. Leonard realized that the sentence stamped on the envelope was Vasquez’s, but he didn’t ask any further. He knew that Cordelia’s family was a secret she wanted to hide. The class ended a long time later. Cordelia had to write down formulas for five hours, memorize over a hundred magical terms, and was given the task of analyzing two papers. She said with her eyes wide open, “When do you ever sleep?” “Sleep is originally sleeping after death.” “… … .” Cordelia lost the will to argue and left Leonard’s room exhausted. After the door closed completely, Baron said, “I’m surprised.” “What?” “Lady Cordelia. Did you know and take me as your disciple?” “If you knew, you would have checked to see if my mind was stoned and concluded the ceremony.” Leonard responded curtly, but Baron’s eyes were clearly filled with excitement.

“Master. It only took ten days to learn magic, and it took months or years for even the most famous people in the magic world to learn it.”

“It took me two days.”

“… … It’s hard to compare you to ordinary people. I might really be running a star at twenty-five.”

“Huh. I still have a long way to go. What do you mean, I can’t even do basic mental arithmetic.”

“Calculation is easy once you get used to it. If you’ve become good at it in just ten days, I would have doubted whether Cordelia was human.”

Baron shuddered slightly.

At first, I thought Leonard had impulsively accepted Cordelia as his disciple, but when I saw her amazing talent, I couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Maybe another great wizard will appear.”

“Don’t make a fuss. What about the council?”

“As expected, Elfenbaum is fiercely opposed to it. They won’t allow a funeral without a body.”

“Thank you so much, it almost brings tears to my eyes.”

His tone was sincere, unlike his sarcastic tone.

There are over twenty nobles in the council. If only half of them agree, he can inherit the title.

As of now, the other nobles, led by Elfenbaum, have not recognized Maximilian’s succession, but he cannot leave the position of the leader of Attila vacant for long.

“We can hold out for three months.”

“Yes.”

Baron nodded heavily.

That means that within three months, Leonard must regain his original body and take down Maximilian.

Leonard clenched his fist. There is not much time.