I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 52
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To Yebo Delim
2023.12.22.
A bloody storm blew over Attila.
The white snake that Leonard shot into the sky of Yebo Delim was like a signal flare.
After Leonard’s return, his vassals who had departed from Attila’s main castle arrived one after another. Of course, some of them did not come willingly. Beluche spoke next to Leonard, drawing her sword.
“Demirousel Handel. The traitor who ran to Maximilian first when he heard the news of his master’s death.”
“No! It was a misunderstanding, so I firmly believed that my master would return… … .”
Demirousel crawled to Leonard on his knees, lost in thought. He apologized with tears streaming down his face.
Leonard looked down at Demirousel with a bored face.
“Demirousel.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Do you have a family?”
“Yes! I do. My sick mother, my wife, and three sons. Sob. Master. If you forgive me just once, I will never forget your kindness. So please, please have mercy.”
“The dogs will prey on me.”
“… … Yes?”
That became Demirousel Handel’s last words.
Beluche’s sword pierced his heart in one go. The sword was firmly inserted and would not come out. Beluche placed his foot on Demirousel’s chest and pushed him away with all his might.
Leonard hurriedly dodged back as blood gushed out of Demirousel’s body. The blood soaked the forest.
“What about Ramu?”
“We’re chasing them now. Gunner and Hayden have already been captured and are being taken to Yebo Delim.”
“I don’t know why there are so many people to kill.”
Leonard shook his head as if he was fed up.
It was difficult to tell where the sun was in the forest covered with dense trees. He asked Beluche.
“Is it past noon now?”
“Yes. It is.”
“I forgot that the Elfenbaum siblings were coming today. Join Gashil and bring the rest of us. If they rebel, there’s no need to bring them back alive.”
“Yes.”
Belluce replied with a grin.
* * *
Cordelia learned for the first time in her life what ‘homey comfort’ was.
The people of Atile Townhouse were so kind and hospitable to her that Cordelia felt like she was walking on clouds every day.
“Where have you been?”
“Uh. Just. I was looking around.”
She couldn’t bring herself to say that she had seen her husband’s body buried underground.
Ever since arriving in the capital, Cordelia had been racking her brain over what to do with Craig. She couldn’t figure out a proper way to deal with him.
“How can I kill him so that there won’t be any more complaints?’
When she had just seen him, Craig’s face looked so fine that it seemed difficult to claim that he died from illness.
“… … Should I just push him off a cliff or something?”
“Yes?”
“Oh, no. Nothing.”
Cordelia smiled brightly and shook her head. Leila, completely unaware of her gruesome plan, offered Cordelia a cool dessert.
“It’s hot today. Would you like some cold sorbet?”
“Sorbet? What’s that?”
“It’s an after-dinner dessert, made by mixing juice with sugar and freezing it. I just happened to have some ripe peaches, so I was going to make some peach sorbet. Shall I bring them over?”
“Very well.”
Cordelia nodded eagerly. Leila stopped on her way to the kitchen.
“Oh, I see you have a guest.”
“Guest?”
Leila said, seeing a young servant running toward her from afar. The servant wiped the sweat from his forehead and reported,
“A carriage has arrived from Elfenbaum.”
“Elfenbaum? Is that Lord Rosenbler? But the Master isn’t at the mansion right now. Oh, just bring him over.”
“Yes.”
Leonard was so busy that he hardly ever stayed at the mansion since the day after he returned from the palace.
Even Baron and Beluche left the mansion to do his bidding, so ironically, Cordelia was the only one left to entertain guests at the townhouse.
“I think I should serve some sorbet to my guests, so tell the kitchen to make plenty.”
“Understood.”
After waiting a little at the entrance, a black carriage with the Elfenbaum emblem that I had seen in passing before stopped.
The door opened and Rosenblu got out first. Cordelia greeted him with a light bow.
“Mr. Rosenblu. Welcome.”
“Thank you for welcoming me, Cordelia. Oh, and this way.”
“This way?”
Rosenbler put his hand into the carriage. Only then did he realize that he had company. A woman got out of the carriage, holding Rosenbler’s hand.
At that moment, Cordelia was shocked.
She was the most beautiful woman Cordelia had ever seen in her life. Her long black hair, which reached down to her chest, was as cliche as the night sky, and her hazel eyes were like the spring sunshine.
Cordelia stared at her face for a moment, lost in thought.
“This is my sister. Lydia, say hello. Countess Cordelia Abrams and Leo’s
disciple.” “Hello. My name is Lydia Elfenbaum. Cordelia! Oh, I’m sorry. I’ve been talking about Mrs. Abrams so often from my brother that I can’t help but say it. Please forgive me.”
“No. I like being called Cordelia better. Please call me Lydia.”
“Really? Thank you so much. Please call me Lydia too.”
Contrary to her first impression of being shy and innocent, Lydia was rather lively and talkative.
Cordelia and they headed to the reception room where guests were received.
“But why are you here today? The Master isn’t home.”
“Not at home? I clearly sent a letter saying that I would visit with Lydia today. Oh. You must be surprised that we showed up so suddenly.”
Only then did she understand.
After all, this polite and kind man wouldn’t visit someone else’s mansion without an appointment.
“The Master is out for a moment. Please forgive the rude Master for leaving even though he knew that guests were coming.”
“Haha. It’s okay. Instead, Cordelia welcomed us.”
Rosenblu smiled softly. The maid happened to bring sorbet. Lydia’s eyes sparkled like stars when she saw it.
“Wow, peach sorbet.”
“Hurry up and try it. It’s the peach you like.”
The siblings really seemed to have a close bond. It was so nice to see that I envied it. Cordelia’s younger brother, Dennis, probably didn’t even know that his sister had a peanut allergy.
“Oh, by the way, how are you learning magic these days? If you have any difficulties, I can help you.”
“Oh, um. Actually, I’m just playing around. I was drawing some magic circles that I learned before, and by the way, I’ve been learning shield magic recently, and I can bounce light objects.”
“Hmm. How high can the magic circle go? You said you’ve been learning magic for about a year… …”
“Three, no, four.”
“You’re doing four right now?”
“Yes.”
“For a year?”
Cordelia was scared because Rosenblu asked seriously. Leonard would have been the one to say that he was lazy or had a rock head or something.
So she quickly added an excuse.
“No. I’ve only been learning magic circles for about a month.”
“A month? I can’t believe it.”
“Hey, I’ve been lazy lately, but if I work hard… … .”
“Cordelia.”
“Yes?”
“You really don’t want to be my disciple?”
“Yes?”
Suddenly, Rosenblu leaned forward towards her and continued speaking with somewhat excited eyes.
“I didn’t explain it well before, but Diduacell, our school’s main focus is magic circle research. I’ve heard that I’m quite a genius, but it took me two years to draw a four-fold magic circle.”
“Oh, um. Really?”
“I’ve heard it countless times, but it’s truly an incredible talent. If Kanon, the Sirius of Diduacell, knew about this, he would have kidnapped you and stamped the Diuacell seal on you.”
Cordelia blinked in embarrassment. She had expected to be called lazy, but she felt embarrassed when she heard such unexpected praise.
“I, y-you can see it. It’s easy to draw if you just concentrate.”
“Please seriously consider my offer. It’s not like there were no magicians with two seals.”
Rosenbler’s offer was tearfully grateful, but it was obvious that if her jealous master found out about this again, he would never let her see Rosenbler’s face again.
“Is Cordelia a great magician?”
Lydia, who had been left out of the conversation until then, asked cautiously. Rosenbler nodded.
“Yes. I didn’t know that I would feel the talent gap with someone other than Leonard.”
“Witches are born that way. It was a good thing I quit early.”
“Oh, Lydia is a magician too?”
“I learned when I was very young and quit, so I’m embarrassed to even call myself a magician.”
“But since I even received a seal, it’s not like I had no talent at all. If you had continued, you would have reached a high level.”
Her brother quickly stepped forward to defend his sister. Lydia took a spoonful of sorbet and said.
“Not that much. My first teacher said the same thing, that my talents were limited to intermediate magic.”
“Both siblings are magicians. That’s amazing.”
“It feels weird to hear that from Cordelia. Even if the two of us were combined, I don’t think we’d be able to compete with Cordelia.”
Rosenblu said playfully.
“Oh, hahaha.”
Cordelia smiled awkwardly and lowered her head. She wasn’t used to such praise yet.
“Please think carefully about my suggestion. Your talents are too valuable to stay in Acheron.”
“You should be careful with your own life, Rosenblu.”
“Leo!”
Lydia was the first to spot Leonard. She smiled brightly and approached him, but Leonard pretended not to see Lydia and walked straight to Rosenblu.
“It was only a short time ago that I told my disciple not to harass you, and you’ve already forgotten it all? I don’t know if it’s because you have a short memory or because you have great courage.”
“You came? Where did you go and come back now, leaving the guest behind?”
“Don’t beat around the bush and answer me, Rosenblu Elfenbaum.”
Sparks flew between the two men. The atmosphere was so tense that Cordelia, who was behind her, fidgeted.
“Honestly, it would be a shame. To just rot away in Acheron. If she comes to Diduacel… … .”
“Rotten? Who would rot?”
“Her talents can be most fully developed in Diduacel. Don’t you know that?”
One corner of Leonard’s mouth went up. Cordelia knew from experience that this was a sign of an impending explosion, even though she didn’t want to know.
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