I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 23



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Ropal Magic Association
2023.11.23.

“… … What? How can that be, when it’s not two hundred years ago?”

Leonard was purely surprised. The days when even noble women were considered to be lacking in education were over.

Rather, women from noble families were expected to learn literature, piano, and even arithmetic and philosophy if possible.

“I can’t believe it. How on earth did Elector Vasquez raise his daughter?”

“He just wanted her to grow up like a stupid doll who obeyed her father and husband.”

Cordelia muttered self-deprecatingly. Her father was so concerned about Cordelia learning anything that if it weren’t for her mother, she probably wouldn’t have even learned to read.

Her father even found it unpleasant to have a tutor for Cordelia.

“I can finally understand why you were so ignorant about magic. Well, that’s probably why you let her rot away even though she had a talent for magic.”

“But isn’t a sorcerer’s apprentice just someone who learns magic?”

“When a sorcerer dies, he passes his heart to his apprentice.”

“Oh, surprise.”

“Make some noise. It shows how old you are.”

No matter how much I look at it, Baron suddenly appears out of thin air, but he still can’t get used to it. Baron ignored Beluche’s sharp words and continued his explanation.

“Of course, it has a greater symbolic meaning than giving a real heart, but it means that there is a strong bond between disciples.”

“How strong is the bond?”

“Except for cases where they create a separate star and become independent, they spend their entire lives together. They even share food and shelter.”

“For life? Seriously, not kidding, for life? Until death?”

“Yes. That means you have to run errands for me for the rest of your life.”

Leonard chuckled maliciously. Cordelia’s face instantly turned pale.

I was going to learn a few auxiliary spells and go off to find my own way of living, but now I have to stay by Leonard’s side my whole life. Suddenly, my vision became dizzy.

“One of us could get married and go far away.”

“Wizards don’t get married often. Even if they do, the center of their lives is still the master-student relationship.”

“Oh my. Oh my!”

“Why are you so shocked? If you stay by my side, you won’t have to worry about food and shelter until you die.”

“The problem is that I have to stay by my master’s side my whole life! Doesn’t that mean I have to please that dirty little brat

for the rest of my life?” “… … Isn’t that too much to say in front of people?”

“Isn’t it better than me badmouthing my master behind his back?”

That’s true, but I agreed, and then realized that I had fallen for Cordelia’s logic.

“Others can’t stay by my master’s side their whole lives even if they want to. You should be grateful.”

Belluce snapped, her eyes wide open. Cordelia didn’t hear anything. The only word in her head was ‘lifelong’ firmly embedded like a nail.

“Isn’t there a way to break off the bond between a priest and a disciple?”

“What? I cried and made a fuss to be accepted as a disciple, and you finally accepted me, and you’re breaking off the bond? Are you crazy?”

Leonard, who had been playful until just a moment ago, immediately turned serious at the mention of breaking off the bond. Cordelia watched his expression change suddenly and spoke softly.

“No, I’m not saying I’m going to do that. It could happen, right? If things go wrong between the two of you.”

“It could happen.”

Baron laughed and continued his explanation.

“It’s not common, but there are cases where a master kicks out a disciple. It’s usually called excommunication, and an excommunicated wizard cannot claim to be a wizard and is permanently banned from entering the Ropal Magic Association.” ”

Isn’t there a case where a disciple kicks out a master?”

“Do you want to kick me out like that?”

“Oh my. When did I ever do that? I was just asking if there was anything unbelievable.” “Hmm. As far as

I know, there isn’t. Ah, if we establish the star I mentioned earlier and become independent, then it’s possible.”

“Star? You mean that school?”

“Yes. If you become the head of the new star, then from then on, we won’t be master and disciple, but equal wizards.”

Star. Star.

Cordelia muttered that word as if it were her only breathing space. Leonard grumbled, displeased with her attitude.

“Others are desperate to learn as much as possible by sticking with them. I’m full.”

“Of course I want to stay by your side, Master.”

The word “one year.” was omitted in the sentence.

As Cordelia racked her brain, Baron took a step forward, organizing the situation.

“Okay, let’s wrap up that story here and there. I have something to report to you.”

“What?”

“Finally found. Master’s body.”

* * *

“Madam.”

“Huh?”

“Where shall we prepare dinner today?”

After Helena and Arnold were locked in the tower, there was a big change in Abrams Castle.

People no longer called Cordelia “Little Madame.”

There were no big madames or little madames in Abrams Castle. There was only Countess Cordelia Abrams. Now a

full-fledged countess, Cordelia was busy with her busy days.

The servants asked Cordelia about everything from the most trivial matters of where to eat to paying for necessary supplies.

Cordelia briefly touched her temple.

“I’ll have dinner brought to my room tonight. Craig seems very busy.”

“Yes. I will do that.”

And Leonard was also quite absent-minded. The three men, except Cordelia, were upset by the news the Baron brought a few days ago.

They were busy putting their heads together and planning for several days.

“I’m here, Master.”

“Do you think that makes sense?”

“Haha. Beluche. What if I show my stupidity here?”

“What? Are you stupid?”

“If Beluche keeps acting like this, won’t people have the prejudice that all knights are stupid?”

“Let’s see.”

As soon as the door opened, Beluche was there, grumbling and drawing his sword. Of course, Baron just smiled good-naturedly and didn’t move.

Cordelia wasn’t surprised at the sight anymore.

“Homework? Are you done?”

“Yes. I came to check your homework.”

Cordelia walked past the two men arguing over who should live or die and sat down in front of Leonard. She then put a thick stack of parchment down on the small table.

Leonard flipped through it as if he was skimming through it, wondering if he was reading it properly. Then she pointed at several places with her finger.

“Here, here, and here too. Do it again.”

“Oh! Why? I researched it so hard!”

It was regrettable and unfair that he had coldly dismissed the part that had taken five hours to find. Leonard said without an ounce of mercy,

“Yes. You’ve been working hard to investigate the rumors.”

“That’s too much.”

At that moment, a loud crash and debris flew from the side. It seemed that Belluce had broken something again.

“If you’re so great, you should do it.”

“Calm down. Why do you yell like this every time I say something?”

“Who yelled at you? You pick a fight every time I express an opinion!”

“Oh, be quiet.”

Cordelia shook her head when she saw the two men. It wasn’t the first or second time she had seen them, but it was amazing how they got so worked up and fought like that every time they saw each other.

“Haven’t you decided yet? Who was it? Should I go to that woman or not?”

“It’s not that woman, it’s the witch Delorana. If you’ve decided on that, then you don’t have to see this mess.”

The reason they were fighting like this was because of Leonard’s body that Baron had discovered. They were arguing about what to do because the body was found in the witch’s territory.

“That witch is so big? Is that why it’s hard to approach?”

“Dilona is not human. She’s more like a spirit.”

“A spirit? Is there really such a thing?”

Cordelia asked with sparkling eyes. The spirits she knew were the mysterious beings from the fairy tales she read as a child.

“If you ask if spirits are real, it’s ambiguous, but Dilona is the closest thing to the spirits you think of. She’s a living being born from the spirit of a tree and has a self.”

“Wow, wow. The spirit of a tree? She really is like a fairy from a fairy tale.”

“She’s not like the cute fairy from the fairy tale, Cordelia. She’s much more vicious and cruel. She burns and kills anyone who enters her territory without permission. Plus, there will be demons swarming in her territory.”

“But since you’re so strong, wouldn’t you be able to defeat that witch?”

“Hmm.”

When Cordelia cheered Leonard on, he lifted his chin and folded his arms.

“Dealing with the witch isn’t much of a problem. The problem is the barrier surrounding her territory. If it were my original body, I could do it somehow… … .”

“But to get my original body back, I have to go to Delorana… … . Hmm. But how did Baron find your body? Didn’t you say you’d die if you entered the witch’s territory?”

“To be exact, I didn’t see it with my own eyes. I figured out its location through detection.”

“Aha.”

In this situation, they are still racking their brains without coming to a conclusion on what to do.

“Fortunately or fortunately, since the master’s body was found there, Maximilian will not be able to easily approach the place either.”

“Then what? There is no way for us to get in.”

Beluche put his sword back in his scabbard and said to Leonard.

“Master. Please let me go. I will go.”

“No. If you want to die, just die here. Don’t go

all the way to Delorana’s territory to die.” “Beluche. A weak knight like you will turn to ash the moment you step foot on Delorana’s territory.”

“Weak? Do you want to settle the matter here?”

“Can’t we resolve this through dialogue with Delorana? We can negotiate.”

“Dialogue?”

“Negotiation?”

Baron and Beluche made strange expressions at Cordelia’s seemingly reasonable suggestion. It was like seeing someone asking the sun, “Is that the moon?”

“As I said, Delorana is not human. If she could talk, her lands would have been destroyed long ago… …”

Leonard stopped mid-sentence. Then he stared at Cordelia. His gaze felt ominous.

“Why, why?”

“Wait a minute. Do you see this?”

He muttered something briefly and drew a complex formation in the air. It was the first time he had seen it, but it was visible, so Cordelia nodded.

“Yes.”