Episode 32 – Road to the North 3 (Correction)

I guess I’m not suited for really cold places. My chest feels cold from earlier, and I feel a slight headache and dizziness. Should I say that there is something sticky in my throat? So, it’s never a good feeling. When you arrive at a place called the Northern Territory, you should first look for a doctor. And since I am not feeling well, I should at least bow to God for permission to go home.

“Your complexion has been looking bad since three days ago. Do you have any problems?”

“No. I just have a slight headache. Maybe it’s because I’m not used to the cold in the north.”

I thought that since I said this, they would send me back to my hometown right now, but as always, the bastard called reality was cruel.

“It’s a big deal. As soon as we get back to the estate, we’ll send you a doctor, so don’t worry.”

Is it the second coming of King Sejong the Great? My fiancée Glaceon did not approve of my request to return home. What’s wrong with all these evil bosses?

“By the way, Miss Glaceon, would it be okay if I ask you a few questions?”

“Yes, I’ll answer anything I can answer.”

“Did Brother Melchior and Sister Melissa get very angry when I ran away from the engagement ceremony?”

Since they were Glaceon’s parents, I wanted to know the circumstances to some extent. Even so, he must have been a little angry that he had abandoned his daughter and ran away. If you say you abandoned my daughter and ran away because you’re like me, I’ll go to the end of hell and cut the bibliography. Besides, they are the top 2 people with the dirtiest temper in the game, so they must be trying to kill me, right? Even if things go well later, I started thinking that if the two of us meet, we might end up together.

“No, my father and mother weren’t angry at all.”

uh? It can’t be. Aren’t they the two who cared so much for their daughter that they ripped out the mouth of the guy who mocked her as a half-vampire and annihilated the family? But I abandoned that daughter, so you forgive me like this? No, isn’t it that he smiles and passes it in front of his daughter and plots to kill me behind the scenes? Those two are good enough.

“You said this instead.”

“Can I know what you said?”

Are you going to rip that bastard’s lower leg off? Are you going to rip that bastard limb? I don’t think anything was said very well.

“My father said, ‘You don’t even know what hurt the youngest is getting, but rather put salt in it.’”

“…What?”

That hellchang brain muscle realized Werner’s worries at the time? Shiva is that possible? Glaceon’s father is a warrior who knows honor, at best, and a brain-muscle barbarian at worst. A man who only reveres strength and duty, but doesn’t care so much about the feelings of others… He understood Werner’s anguish that even Zeke and Mediah couldn’t understand?

“And then my mother said, ‘We don’t want to hurt the youngest anymore, so we’re going to fall into this stupid thing.’”

That’s who he is. Did that person also understand Werner’s worries a little? Apparently, not many people understood. To say that Werner’s understanding was only one wizard friend. Even that, I know later that the relationship was smashed.

“And he told me. When you think of Werner, put your mind aside for a while. Wait until you recover from that wound.”

But why the hell am I getting arrested? I haven’t finished my recovery yet? HP is still around 40% right?

“So I waited. Twelve long years.”

Please wait a little longer anyway, at least 30 years. Then I have the heart to admit that pure love.

“I knew you were with another woman, but I didn’t care at all. Being with someone would help heal your wounds. But little by little, this question was planted in my mind.”

Glaceon grabbed my chin. Strong enough to make you think you can’t escape. I could be sure that if I applied a little more force here, my jaw would be crushed. However, what was more terrifying than the strength of that grip was Glaceon’s eyes. Those strong eyes that seem to pierce my head with their eyes shining right now.

“Why can’t I stay by Mr. Werner’s side? I was also a girl around the same age as Mr. Werner’s pupil. Why did I have to put up with Mr. Werner, and why did she stay by my side for Mr. Werner? No matter how I think about it… it’s not fair. ..?”

Why are you asking me for that? In the process, I was just going to sleep in my hometown and live leisurely, but I just took on the annoying childcare. Who in the world would understand Werner’s grievances for taking on the careless little boy? When Airi suddenly disappeared without a word, it was Werner who thought she had been kidnapped and went after all the bullies in the neighborhood to find her. So where was Airi? While Werner went out to look for Airi, he came home and was sleeping.

“I can make sure that no one can ignore Mr. Werner. If I were your wife, you would receive a title and become more noble than anyone else.”

“But I…”

“That’s why your mother and father agreed to marriage talks. They weren’t meant to tie you down.”

“…what did you say?”

Surely, wasn’t the marriage story planned by the brothers and sisters, fearing that Werner would suddenly disappear? However, what Glaceon said now was very unexpected.

“Werner was always worried that he was suffering because of his origins, that his genius was being covered up by his status.”

“…… My brother and sister never said that. Instead, whenever we met, they slapped me on the back and told me to build up my muscles.”

“Why didn’t you bring up such a story in front of Werner-sama?”

Oh is that You deliberately avoided mentioning Werner because he was sensitive to the story of his identity. It was a bit surprising that a vampire with a muscular brain could grasp the human mind so well. Among the characters, they are the ones who won’t care about other people’s feelings the most.

“So, in order to give Werner-sama the background of his family, he agreed to the marriage talk.”

“It looks like Glaceon-sama’s doctor was completely ignored.”

What kind of parents are there when deciding on a marriage partner for their daughter, who care only about the situation of their son-in-law and not about their daughter’s doctor? It is not that noblemen of the Joseon Dynasty gave their daughters in marriage.

“No, because I was the first to bring up the marriage story.”

“Yeah?”

“When I was six years old, I told my father and mother that if I were to marry, I would not marry unless it was Mr. Werner.”

So, when I was a year older than Cjanggu, it was like declaring that I would marry someone. Since I brought up such a story when my daughter was the cutest, how much did she want to kill me? If it were me, I would have found it right away and applied dozens of lightning magic.

“Because I’ve loved you ever since.”

It was also as expected. I knew I was in love from then on, but…

“If you really hate having me as your wife, if you hate being my husband that much, I understand what you mean.”

“Glaceon…”

It’s not that I don’t like Glaceon. It’s just that my current situation is a little ambiguous to get married. I am a human too, if I hurt you like this… I was willing to marry even out of a sense of duty. Not just now, but after solving Airi’s problem.

“If that’s how you feel, there’s only one way.”

Yes, you will have to put your mind at ease now. No matter how painful it is, no matter how painful it is, there is only one way. ‘Still alive’. That would be the only answer.

“If you don’t want to live as a husband, I will take you as my wife.”

“…Yeah?”

I wanted to go to the north right away and see what they were eating. I was wondering what to eat to reach that conclusion. It’s not like breaking off the marriage or delaying the engagement any more, or airlift shifts? Whose head are you thinking?

“I’ve heard that love has many forms.”

“I’m sure it is, but…”

“So, it would be okay to love in the form of me being the husband and Werner-sama being the wife.”

It’s not okay at all. Is this the fucking female corruption or something?

“Whoops, that’s a joke.”

“That’s very fortunate.”

I don’t know why, but I feel like the headache keeps getting worse. My chest feels strangely cold, and my body seems to become heavy like wet cotton.

“… You still look bad. Let’s stop the carriage and rest for a while. We can talk about marriage later.”

The carriage stopped and I went outside to get some fresh air. Although I was wearing the fur coat Glaceon gave me, the cold wind still penetrated my clothes and entered me. The cold air seemed to sting my lungs. And from before, the headache got worse and the neck was stuffy.

And something that made my throat stuffy, I tried to break out of prison with a cough as if I couldn’t stand the prison life.

Red blood was splattered on the white snow field, and I lost my balance and collapsed. Only then did it come to my mind, the setting that people don’t know much about magic sealing spheres. This is the stuff that gets fucked up when the archmage class wears out for a long time.