I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 24



Only Krnovel

Ropal Wizard Association
2023.11.24.

“What’s the weakest part here?”

“Weak part?”

“Visually, one part looks a little different from the others.”

“Hmm.”

It was a circle with intricately intertwined dots and lines, but upon closer inspection, she could see that there was one part that was a little strangely crooked. Cordelia carefully pointed to it with her hand.

“This part?”

“Where is that? I can’t see it. Explain it to me.”

“Oh, so it’s where three dots are gathered. That’s a little crooked.”

“You… … .”

“No?”

Leonard laughed. It was rare. He usually didn’t laugh unless he was making fun of others or making fun of others. So the moment Cordelia saw his smile, she suddenly felt goosebumps run down her back.

“It’s you.”

“What, what?”

“You can destroy Delona’s territory.”

“Are you serious? “I, I’ve only been learning magic for a month. There’s no way I can do that.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m not asking you to destroy the barrier. Just tell me the weaknesses and I’ll do the destroying.”

“You said you’d die if you set foot on Delorana’s territory? If you want to destroy it, you have to look at it up close, right?”

“Just make sure they don’t die.”

“You’re saying that now…!”

Cordelia jumped up and down at the irresponsible remark, expressing her strong refusal.

“I can’t go. My dream and goal is to be thin and live a long life. If you’re going to go, Master, go alone.”

Leonard smiled brightly at her firm and strong refusal.

“Cordelia.”

“Yes.”

“Do you remember what I said when you first accepted me as your disciple?”

“T-what did I say?”

“I said, ‘I’ll help you in every way possible until you safely return to Attila.’”

It had been over a month already, but how could he repeat every word she had said without missing a single word?

His memory was more frightening than surprising.

Cordelia’s lips twisted.

“Ha, but you clearly said back then that you wouldn’t do anything life-threatening!”

“Oh. Right. You can’t die.”

“It’s not that you won’t die, but what do you mean you can’t die?”

“I can’t take responsibility for you going near the barrier alone and falling over a rock and dying.”

It was even scarier because it was strangely realistic. Just as Cordelia was about to express her strong opposition once again, Leonard put the finishing touches.

“But I actually never asked for your opinion. Well, I did listen to your opinion.”

“Huh?”

“We’ll leave in ten days, so get ready.”

“… … .”

* * *

“Hi, Lottie.”

For some reason, Lottie wagged his tail today and acted like he knew her. But that was only for a moment, and he buried his nose in the meat pouch on her waist.

“You were hungry? Here, eat.”

As soon as she took out the meat and placed it on the floor, Lottie ate it in a hurry.

“Who will take care of our Lottie’s meals if I don’t?”

Despite Cordelia’s lament, the gray dog ​​only grunted and swallowed the meat, showing no interest in her.

“My life plan was to learn a few auxiliary magics and become a magic appraiser. How did this happen? Didn’t I set out to learn magic in the first place? Ugh.”

Lottie, who had just finished eating the meat, poked at the straw with his nose. Cordelia handed him more meat she had brought.

“Lottie. What should I do? What if I die when I get there?”

“… … .”

“No problem. What am I doing holding a dog?”

Cordelia buried her head between her knees and sighed deeply. How much time had passed? She felt a wet nose tapping the top of her head.

Cordelia raised her head. Lottie licked her chin with her wet tongue.

“Comforting you?”

Cordelia mustered up her courage and stroked Lottie’s rough gray back. For some reason, this time she didn’t turn away, but remained still. The warmth she felt through her palm was warm.

“I’ll tell her to make sure you eat when I go to Delorana’s estate.”

Woof-

Lottie barked briefly. It was a little funny that she barked as soon as the topic of food came up, even though she usually didn’t bark much.

“Don’t worry. I’ll tell her to make sure you eat.”

Woof-

“Why? Do you have something to say? Don’t go?”

Woof-

“I don’t want to go either. Who would want to go when it might be my grave?”

As if it was the right time, Cordelia grabbed Lottie and started complaining earnestly.

“You’re here again.”

Although she was used to Baron suddenly appearing, she was still surprised. When Cordelia looked back, clutching her surprised chest, Baron, who had taken the form of water, was standing there.

“I guess he’s a beloved dog.”

“It’s just… … . I didn’t have a proper place to settle down when I came here. Lottie was practically my only friend.”

“Hmm.”

Baron couldn’t find a response to the overly honest answer and awkwardly changed the subject.

“Are you worried about what the master said yesterday?”

“Are you going to the Delorana estate? No. Not at all. It’s a place where you’ll burn to death if you take even one wrong step, but it’s a place where you tell the strong Beluce not to go, but whatever. I guess it’ll work out somehow.”

“There’s some truth to that.”

“It’s not a bone, it’s a knife, but unfortunately it’s so blunt that you can’t feel it.”

“Shall we walk a little?”

Baron led her out of the stable with a meaningless smile. Cordelia followed him, her shoulders hunched.

“I fully understand your concerns.”

“Really?”

“I have to risk my life for someone I’ve only seen for a month, with no gain.”

“… … .”

Cordelia turned her head sharply and looked at Baron. The sentence pierced her heart exactly.

There was nothing she could gain from this difficult journey. There was only the sacrifice that was forced upon her.

Baron did not turn his head even though he noticed Cordelia’s gaze.

“After all, once you regain your body, your master will never return to Castle Abrams. Naturally, Craig’s body will also die.”

“Of course. What business would you have in this country?”

“But if they don’t know about Craig’s death, Cordelia will be the sole owner of Abrams.”

Cordelia stared at Baron’s lips in surprise. It was a method she had never thought of.

“Is it possible to hide Craig’s death?”

“Yes, it is possible. If you know how to do sophisticated puppetry.”

“Puppetry? What is that?”

“It’s magic that manipulates a person who has lost their mind or a corpse to move according to your will.”

The sentence was eerie, but it sounded like a tempting suggestion to Cordelia.

As she followed him, she arrived in front of the north tower. The soldier guarding the entrance recognized Cordelia and greeted her politely. Baron had already turned transparent and disappeared for a long time.

“Of course, it’s hard to hide it for the rest of your life, but if you take good care of the corpse, you can reign as the sole owner of Abrams Castle for about five years. After that, you can decide where to live as you wish.” As

she climbed the stairs until the soldier was out of sight, Baron reappeared.

“But you said that once you become a wizard’s apprentice, you can’t leave your master. Wherever you go, don’t you have to stay by your master’s side?”

“Of course, but there are exceptions.”

“Oh, establishing that star? But how could I, who just learned magic, establish a school in a few years?”

“No. In the case of a star with only one disciple, like Leonard, where the tradition is passed down to one person, the master and disciple often live apart just in case.”

“Ah.”

Cordelia understood what that meant right away. She stopped walking. Baron followed suit and circled Cordelia.

“That means.”

“It also means that Leonard has regained his body and Cordelia has a reason to stay here alone.”

“But will the master let me go?”

“Haha. Don’t worry about that. The master is softer than he looks. If Cordelia pleads with tears, he will surely allow it.”

The legs that had been standing still began to move again. The head that had been sunken in turned tightly.

After walking like that for a while, they reached the top of the tower. The guard guarding the door recognized Cordelia and immediately greeted her.

“Hello, Madam. What brings you here?”

“Oh, me.”

In fact, she had come without thinking much, so at the moment when she was about to turn back, she saw Baron, who had turned into a small water droplet that was barely visible to her eyes, pointing to the door where Helena was.

“… … I have come to see the grand lady.”

“I will get ready.”

Without a word, he found the key and opened the door to the room where Helena was imprisoned. The door had not been oiled, so the metallic sound was eerie when he opened it.
Baron whispered in Cordelia’s ear.

“Look at Helena Abrams, the one who bullied and humiliated you so much.”