I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 89



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What do you think of me?
2024.01.28. You say

I’m pretty?

Is it just a polite thing to say? But why would the teacher have to be polite to me? Why are you suddenly saying that?

Her heart raced as she suddenly remembered the incident from last night that she had forgotten while taking the test. Cordelia lowered her head so that her cheeks wouldn’t be red.

“I think Lady Matilda is a little busy.”

“Yes. Oh, yes?”

She walked while looking at the floor and belatedly reacted to his words. Leonard continued walking and spoke in a flowing voice.

“Didn’t you want to ask about your mother?”

“Yes.”

“He said that he couldn’t make time right now because of the recent collapse and an emergency meeting.”

“Ah… … It’s okay.”

It was a little disappointing, but as long as she stayed in the Magic Alliance, they would meet again someday.

The place where she took the test wasn’t too far away, so she arrived at the lab in no time. Candias floated to the center of the door, and he burst out laughing the moment he saw Cordelia.

“Hahahaha. Hey. Who did you fight by the hair with?”

“Huh? Me?”

“Uh. You. You. What’s wrong with your hair? It looks like you fell off the carriage and rolled around on the ground five times.”

“T-That can’t be.”

The Master said you were pretty… …

Cordelia fumbled with her hair in embarrassment. Leonard, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, kicked the door loudly.

“Ouch! What?”

“Open the door.”

“Ahh! Stop kicking, you crazy bastard!”

“Open it.”

Candias screamed. Regardless, Leonard kept kicking the door with a blank expression. It was so bad that Cordelia had to stop him.

“T-Teacher.”

“You can say whatever you want with your mouth open?”

“Hey! Where do I have a mouth? Aah! Got it, got it!”

Candias was not discouraged even after being hit like that. She kept on fighting until the end, and when Leonard raised his hand, she ran away.

After a huge fight in front of the door, she finally entered the lab. At the entrance, there were walls, desks, and other items that she hadn’t seen in the morning. They must have been Cordelia’s things that she had mentioned yesterday.

Leonard looked back at her and asked,

“Where should I move them?”

“Hmm.”

Cordelia carefully looked around the lab and pointed to a corner that was a bit far from Leonard, but not too far away.

“I’ll do this.”

When she pointed to a place with her finger, Leonard waved his hand lightly. Then, the heavy desk moved smoothly and settled where she wanted. He

also moved the walls and stacked them around, creating a rather cozy space. Cordelia was excited and ran over there.

Pens and papers were neatly arranged on the wide, clean desk. She quickly sat down on the chair, opened the drawers, and swept the shiny desk.

Leonard stood in front of her.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes! Very much.”

“Then I’ll tell you the first thing you have to do.”

Leonard said with a rather solemn expression. Cordelia also became serious.

“What is it?”

“Go upstairs and get me my meal. If you tell me that I’m going to eat, I’ll prepare it myself.”

“… … Yes.”

Of course.

Cordelia, who had been expecting a great mission, hunched her shoulders and walked along. As she went downstairs, she happened to look at the mirror hanging in the hallway and stood upright.

“What, what is this?”

I think I understand why Candias laughed so much. Her hair was a mess, as if she had really fought someone by the hair. Cordelia untied the ribbon and looked in the mirror to tie her hair back up.

“No, what on earth does the Master think is pretty when he sees this…?” Either

her eyes were crooked or it was pretty only to his eyes.

“No, oh, my. What are you thinking?”

Cordelia shook her head. I think that was a bit too much.

It was worth the effort to wander around the guild as she found a restaurant without much difficulty.

Cordelia awkwardly looked around and then stopped a man passing by and asked,

“Excuse me. Master, I would like to get a meal. What should I do?”

In response to her question, the man looked Cordelia up and down somewhat rudely and said with a faint smile,

“Food? Oh, I guess you are a trainee. When did you come into the guild?”

Cordelia took a couple of steps back as he brought his toad-like face close to her. Maybe because he was used to Leonard’s face, he didn’t look like a person.

“Oh, not trainee. Lower, no, intermediate.”

“Hahaha. Look. In the Magic Alliance, rank is more important than title. If you go around lying like that, you’ll be in big trouble.”

“I’m not lying.”

“Well, you don’t even know how to receive food. Since it’s me, I’ll just let it slide. What’s your name? Do you want to eat with me? I’m lower, so I know everything here. If there’s anything you don’t know, I’ll tell you everything.” She

felt a sense of déjà vu. It was similar to when she first came to the Magic Alliance and was laughed at for not even knowing what a seal was. The difference was that she wasn’t an idiot who didn’t know anything.

Cordelia looked straight at him and said,

“You said rank is important in the Magic Alliance, right?”

“I told you so.”

“A lower-level wizard wouldn’t be able to speak informally to a middle-level wizard? How arrogant? How dare you?”

“How many times do you have to repeat the obvious… …”

Cordelia untied the ribbon that was holding her hair up and shook it in front of his eyes.

“My name is Cordelia Vasquez and I am the successor of Acheron. And today I passed the intermediate wizard exam.”

“… … .”

“What’s your name?”

The man’s face turned pale as soon as Cordelia finished speaking. He lowered his head and said.

“I, I’m sorry. Master Vasquez.”

“Is your name sorry?”

He didn’t mean to be sarcastic, but it seemed that way. Benjamin was flustered, almost on his knees.

“I’m sorry, no. I’m Benjamin Lutz.”

“Yes, Lutz. I’ve only been in the Magic Alliance for a day, so I’m a little awkward. I need to get the Master’s meal, but do you know where to get it?”

“Yes, yes! I’ll show you. Just come this way.”

Benjamin didn’t dare make eye contact with Cordelia. After finishing the guide, he bowed excessively and disappeared.

While waiting for Leonard’s meal to be ready, he felt a buzz in a corner of the restaurant. His eyes naturally followed. There was a black-haired beauty there.

“Lydia?”

Cordelia hesitated as she was about to go to where she was, feeling happy. She remembered who Lydia loved.

‘You say I’m precious, but you’ve never said that your Master sees me as a woman or anything like that, right?’

Maybe this was all just Cordelia’s misunderstanding. If Leonard knew, he’d probably laugh and say, ‘Me? You?’

When she thought about it carefully, it really was true.

Maybe he just said she was pretty because he was her disciple.

Maybe she was just imagining things out of the blue, giving meaning to everything he said.

‘Even such a pretty and kind woman is indifferent. Do you think your Master sees me as a woman? Oh, Cordelia Vasquez. Come to your senses.’ She

suddenly felt ashamed of the strange imaginations she had filled her head with today.

It was a good thing she didn’t show Leonard anything. If her Master had known, he would have teased her for a long time.

She felt relieved as she collected her thoughts. Cordelia approached Lydia with a much lighter step.

People were already crowding around her. It wasn’t just because Lydia was Elfenbaum’s daughter. Anyone who saw her beautiful appearance would have to praise her.

“Lydia.”

“Cordelia.”

Lydia greeted Cordelia with her usual cheerful smile.

“I came here to run an errand for the master to eat. Did Lydia come to eat? How was the bed?”

“It wasn’t bad.”

“That’s good. Lord Rosenblu will be here soon. Even if it’s uncomfortable, just bear with it for a little longer.”

“Why are you bearing with it? I’m going to stay here forever.”

“Huh?”

“I’m going to stay in the Covenant too, so I have to get used to it. Why? You wish I wasn’t here?”

“No, no. That’s not it. I’m glad. It’s good for me to have a friend like Lydia in the Covenant where no one is close to me.”

Cordelia waved her hand in embarrassment. It seemed that the cold feeling she had felt yesterday was not wrong. Lydia’s blue eyes showed no warmth.

“I’m glad Cordelia’s here with me too.”

Lydia, who had been acting cold until just now, suddenly grabbed Cordelia’s hand. Cordelia was inwardly surprised because her hand was much colder than she had thought.

On top of that, the conversation kept changing, so she rolled her eyes, not knowing what rhythm to follow.

“Ah, haha. Let’s work hard together. That’s right, I happened to take the intermediate wizard exam while running errands today and I passed.”

“You happened to take the exam?”

“That just happened. It was my first time taking the exam, and the examiner said he would give me five minutes, so I thought I had to finish the exam in five minutes… … .”

Cordelia tried to ignore the strange feeling and told Lydia about what had happened today. Lydia nodded several times as if listening to the story, but soon showed a bored expression. Cordelia sensed this reaction and stopped talking.

“I’m sorry. I talked too much about myself.”

“I’m just a little tired.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Cordelia.”

“Huh?”

“Did Leo say anything about me?”

“Oh… … . The Master doesn’t really talk about personal things to me.”

Cordelia laughed awkwardly and mumbled.

“Nothing? I have such great magical talents?”

Suddenly, sparks flew around Lydia. Cordelia was startled and tried to step back, but Lydia didn’t let go of her hand.

Lydia grabbed Cordelia’s hand tightly and said,

“What the hell is the problem? What? What else do you want me to do here?”

“Lee, Lydia.”

“Hey! “No magic allowed in public areas!”

At that moment, a man strode over and gave a short warning. Lydia’s eyes briefly turned black before returning to their original color.
“What?”

I thought I saw something wrong, but it was right in front of me, so there was no way I could have mistaken it.