I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 6



Only Krnovel

The Awakened Husband
2023.11.06.

“I won’t ask you to teach me magic.”

“Then?”

“Just be my companion while I’m here. Talking to you makes me feel like a human being.”

It wasn’t exactly a question of getting sympathy. Cordelia shrugged her shoulders and said casually.

It was the first time she had ever had an equal conversation with someone in this house.

Her mother-in-law treated her like a disgusting bug, and to her husband, Cordelia was just a boring and stiff woman.

Leonard suddenly cursed in a small voice. Cordelia flinched at the sound.

He nervously stroked the back of his head and wiggled his index finger.

“You come here.”

“Why?”

“Give me your hands.”

It was just like the tone of a thug trying to steal money. She blinked her large green eyes and cautiously held out both hands.

Leonard lightly tapped the back of Cordelia’s burned hands.

A brilliant halo of light enveloped her hand. When the light disappeared, the back of her hand, which had been red as if it were a lie, returned to its original state.

“Huh? That’s strange. It doesn’t hurt at all anymore.” “

Now, let’s go.”

“Eat… . Okay. I’ll go. I’ll go, so relax your eyes.”

Leonard furrowed his brows and glared. Cordelia had no choice but to get up from her seat.

She looked back, holding the doorknob.

“There… .”

“I told you to go.”

“Thank you for healing my hand.”

She waved her now healed hand and left the room.

Leonard stared at the door that Cordelia had left for a long time, unable to take his eyes off of it.

“Is that stupid, or is it simple? Does she not know who hurt her hand?”

“Does someone who knows that do that?”

A stranger sighed in the empty room.

Leonard was not surprised. Instead, he threw the glass of water next to him on the floor.

Then something surprising happened.

The water droplets that fell on the carpet rippled and formed small figures, and soon a wrinkled old man’s face appeared.

“Did you do everything I told you to do?”

“Yes, yes. Whose orders were you given?”

“Huh. You’ve come to your senses now. Two days ago, you were holding onto my trousers and crying and whining.”

“It’s normal for people to cry more when they get older, Master.”

The old man said somewhat shamelessly. Leonard snorted.

“Just report it. Did you check the coffin?”

“Yes. Master’s body has not been found anywhere. That’s why opinions are still divided within the Attila family. We can’t have a funeral without a body.”

“Of course. No one would believe that I’m really dead.”

“But Ramu has completely turned his back on me. Demirousel has been in contact with Maximilian a lot lately. It seems like he’s looking both ways.”

“Those who will tear me to pieces. Ramu never expected it in the first place, but why did that bastard Demirousel turn his back on me so quickly?”

“That’s right.”

“You filthy bastards who don’t know gratitude. I’ll wipe them all out when I get back.”

Leonard gritted his teeth and carved the names of the traitors into his bones one by one.

His eyes, burning with vengeance, were filled with rage like a fiery flame.

“Still, Beluche and Gasil are insisting that they will never recognize Maximilian as the head of the family.”

“Hmph. Of course they said they would give me their hearts.”

He said it casually, but a look of relief spread across Leonard’s face. Even so, if all his subordinates had turned their backs, the situation would have been very difficult.

It was bitter, but it was better. This time, he would be able to see who truly cared for him.

“Ahem. And then there’s me too. The symbol of loyalty and unwavering integrity, Baron Langsha. I’m always ready to give my life to my master.”

“Yes. Very trustworthy.”

Baron’s eyes sparkled and he puffed out his chest. Leonard, on the other hand, was indifferent.

“When do you plan on informing Beluche and the others of your master’s survival?”

“Not yet. Maximilian is not an easy man, so he must have put you and the others under me under surveillance.”

“That’s right. There are already a lot of rats following you.”

“So refrain from coming here and find my body quickly. Since the Valley of Ecstasy was where Maximilian attacked me, my body should be somewhere there.”

“I’ve already organized a search party with all possible personnel to search for you.”

“You join me.”

“Yes. I will leave for the Valley of Ecstasy tonight.”

The key was who would find Leonard’s body first.

If his body fell into Maximilian’s hands, Leonard might never be able to return to his own body. Just thinking about it sent shivers down his spine.

“By the way, what about the Abrams family?”

“Here it is. The state of the family is a real mess.”

Despite his polite tone, his speech was somewhat rough. Leonard’s mouth twisted as he looked over the report Baron had prepared.

“What a sight. If we leave it alone, it will take care of itself.”

“Yes. Helena Abrams and her younger brother have been embezzling money since the previous count died. They even sold the right to collect taxes by taking bribes from merchants. And if you look at the next chapter… … .”

“Huh? This woman even calls her servants behind her back and does dirty things to them, doesn’t she?”

“Yes. But it’s not just her. Other vassals have been embezzling money behind her back, too. “Honestly, it’s a wonder that the family is doing well.”

In addition, there were dozens of reports tainted with corruption. Leonard read them all in one breath and shrugged.

“That’s better. Maximilian can’t even imagine that I’m alive like this, so I’ll pretend to be a count and use this family.”

“That sounds good.”

The Baron opened his mouth, glancing at his master’s mood.

“So, master. The countess who just left.”

“Who? Oh, Cordelia Vasquez?”

“Yes.”

“Why her?”

“How about we bring her to our side? She seems pretty smart.”

“What? Are you crazy?”

“I can’t stay by your side all the time, master. You’re not in good health, so I worry that something might happen when I’m away… …”

As soon as the old subordinate’s worries ended, Leonard drew the line.

“Nonsense. Even if I’ve lost my strength, I can still take care of myself. And what can I trust in a woman whose identity I can’t even be sure of?”

“No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem to be you. No matter how I look into her past activities, there’s absolutely no connection to Maximilian.”

“It could be that you haven’t found her yet.”

“Of course.”

Baron reluctantly agreed. Leonard’s suspicions are sometimes unusual, but sometimes they’re right.

Leonard stared at the door she had exited through and said,

“They say she can see magic.”

“Huh? Who?”

“That woman. Cordelia Vasquez.”

Baron’s eyes widened as soon as he finished speaking. He raised his voice in excitement.

“Is that true? Even the great wizard Rachel can only sense magic, not see it. My goodness, if it’s true, the Ropal Wizards’ Association, no, the entire Wilarth Islands where the Magic Association is located, will be turned upside down.”

“Yes. That’s right. But is all this really just a coincidence? “What a coincidence that when I woke up in Craig Abrams’ body, a woman with such incredible talent was my wife and even wanted to be my disciple.”

Only then did Baron understand Leonard’s deep suspicion. Even if I had just met Cordelia on the street, I would have doubted her authenticity, but why did I have to meet her in this situation?

However, Baron had different thoughts.

“Do you think someone intentionally created this situation?”

“Well.”

“With all due respect, how could it be? Is it possible for you to prepare a woman with the talent to see magic for marriage a year before you knew that your master would wake up in this body?”

“… … .”

Leonard rarely found the words to answer Baron’s question. He could not refute his words.

“There is no coincidence for a wizard. It is just… … .”

“There is only fate that cannot be resisted.”

Leonard naturally continued his words. It was an old adage passed down to wizards.

“Even if all of this is fate, I cannot accept a woman I do not trust as my disciple.”

Baron wanted to add something to Leonard’s firm determination, but stopped himself. His master waved his hand as if annoyed.

“Stop talking nonsense and bring me food. The food in this castle smells so bad I can’t even eat it.”

“Oh my. You haven’t eaten at all? Just hold your nose and eat. I think I’ve raised you too preciously. Aren’t you too picky?”

“Who raised you? Stop nagging and prepare a meal.”

“Oh my. I’m old and serving you food is making my bones ache. It’s swollen.”

The water column in the shape of Baron gradually became opaque and then completely transformed into a human form.

He cleared the tray Cordelia had left behind and neatly arranged the food he had brought.

Normally, he would have complained about the soup being cold or salty, but Leonard was hungry and focused on eating without saying a word.

Baron looked at Leonard with a complex gaze, finding it both funny and sad.

“Master.”

“Why.”

When he first heard the news of his death, it was a cliché, but it felt like the sky was falling down.

He couldn’t breathe because of the pain of being stabbed in the heart with a knife.

The reason he didn’t follow his master right away was because they hadn’t found his body yet. He had planned to see his master off with his own hands and then die in front of him.

Then one day, as if by a miracle, a letter with Attila’s emblem on it arrived from Leonard.

He couldn’t remember how much he cried while holding it.

“Why is this old man making others lose their appetite while eating?”

“I’m so glad you’re alive, thank goodness. Really… …”

Baron, unable to control his surging emotions, knelt down in front of him and shed tears.

Leonard put down his dishes and stood before the old man who was crying like a child.

“Baron. Remember.”

“Yes.”

“You will be right next to me when I reclaim my position. Just hold your breath until then. That day will come soon.”

“… … Yes. Master. I will believe in you and wait.”

Baron wiped away his tears and smiled with wrinkled eyes.