I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

“Haa, really, you sometimes make fun of me by saying things I never thought of…”

“Is that so? But…”

Suddenly, Killian hugged her tightly around the waist, and she realized that he hadn’t been unexpectedly in trouble.

“Uh, how…?”

“Puff! Mmm! I didn’t expect that to surprise you so much. Don’t worry. In most situations, there’s a way to quench the craving once and for all.”

Was it the national anthem? National anthem? Oh, but did this country have a national anthem? She was wondering about that, but Killian whispered in her ear as if threatening.

“I’ll finish it later when I go home, so don’t relax.”

She nodded while blushing. Come to think of it, something happened when she came out on the balcony, what was it? Ah! Count Rigelhoff! …Why had she gotten so serious about that little squid face? She couldn’t remember at all.

* * *

Killian hugged Edith, who was still breathing heavily, and rubbed her back. He didn’t know that the corner of her mouth that had curved pleasantly would soon come down.

‘Wacky, wacky cute…’

Who would have known that he would leave such an impression on Edith? Even when she touched his forearm and chest while dancing, he thought it was a cute provocation. However, he didn’t know that she would directly say that she was excited. At that moment, Killian forgot about Count Rigelhoff, and he had no choice but to run towards Edith. If only this place hadn’t been the imperial palace, he would have tried to prey on Edith somehow. However, he couldn’t do something unsavory in the imperial palace, so he managed to suppress his passion by recalling the funeral ode that had been played at his grandfather’s funeral.

“Have you calmed down a bit?”

“Yes…”

As Edith’s shaking shoulders calmed down, Killian, worried that her body temperature might drop, took off his own coat and put it on her.

“If you go back into the banquet hall, Count Rigelhoff might hang around you again. Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m fine. But I don’t want to see my father separately. Will you stay by my side?”

“Gladly.”

Killian continued to worry about Edith’s reaction in front of Count Rigelhoff.

Earlier, it had been an excuse to be excited, but Edith must have a painful past she didn’t want to talk about. Wasn’t this a family that had taken care of the maid who had assaulted Edith so much that her back had been stained with all sorts of bruises?

‘Edith is definitely trying to keep her distance from Count Rigelhoff. I don’t know why the family abused Edith…’

It was a pity that Edith had let go of her troubled past, but it would be nice if she could cut off her ties with Count Rigelhoff thanks to it. Unlike the past when he had had no intention of continuing this marriage life for a long time, now he wanted to go down to the Ryzen estate with Edith if possible.

‘Wouldn’t it be possible to live as a decent married couple at this rate?’

He didn’t know when he had started thinking like this. Until recently, she had been a woman who was always suspicious and nasty, but from some point on, his mouth had watered just looking at her lips. In fact, even before he had left the mansion today, he couldn’t take his eyes off Edith. Even when Lise had appeared in her dazzlingly beautiful form, he had been busy checking whether Edith was disappointed because of the ‘light of Lorraine’ that had been allowed to Lise in the first place, rather than admiring her beauty. Besides, Edith was just as beautiful as Lise.

‘As expected, something a little flashy suits Edith.’

In the past, he had thought that Edith’s clothes had been unconditionally vulgar. However, putting aside his prejudice, he had found that Edith’s look suited fancy things. In the past, he had been mean to her, and he felt guilty for thinking that all this time he had only made her wear plain dresses.

‘I didn’t mean to be coercive…’

She hadn’t seemed to break her nose in the slightest, so he hadn’t cared about her yet. But Edith had been secretly trying to infiltrate into the Ludwig family. Even so, he regretted in his heart that she hadn’t asked for his help. That had been the first time she had asked for anything.

“Will you stay by my side?”

It was an awkward yet regrettable request. It was a small request, but Killian felt a sense of responsibility. No matter how he looked at it, he had to protect his wife, who was rejected by her father, and he, her husband, had to protect her. He had to protect Edith, who had to endure alone until now.

* * *

While he pondered that thought, in the banquet hall inside the balcony door, various eyes and opinions were exchanged over Killian and Edith, who had disappeared alone.

“How the hell did this happen?”

Damian Sinclair asked Layla, who was trembling with her hand clutching the fan.

“How should I know?”

“You said it! Killian Ludwig tried to kill Edith Rigelhoff! Is that the expression on the face of a person you tried to kill? It was dripping with honey.”

“What honey? It’s something we don’t know yet. Didn’t you see Count Rigelhoff’s expression earlier? He looked like he was going to stab them to death right away!”

“…He did.”

It had been confusing. Killian’s expression as he had looked at Count Rigelhoff had obviously been ferocious. However, since he had appeared at this party with Edith by his side, Killian and Edith had been showing a friendly side while clinging to each other. At that moment, Anton had also frowned and added.

“It’s not just Killian that’s strange. Edith, that girl… Her impression has changed from before.”

“Impression?”

“In the past, she had looked ferocious and somehow dark just by looking at her, but now she just looks a bit arrogant, she looks very bright.”

“Okay… That must be the feeling of incongruity I felt from that woman from earlier!”

Damian, who had clearly remembered Edith when she had been beaten by her father, had said with a serious face.

At those words, Layla became even more indignant.

“Why the hell is it going? Lise… Why is that girl next to Her Highness, the princess, with that necklace hanging around her neck!”

Everything had been unexpected. Lise, who had been sold to the Ludwig family and had thought she would have been a plaything for the men of that family, had come out confidently wearing the ‘Light of Lorraine’ around her neck as if she had become Cliff’s wife. As if that hadn’t been enough, she had been right next to Princess Catherine. In addition, Killian and Edith, who had been rumored to have discord, had not separated from each other from the moment they had entered the banquet hall. They had whispered secrets to each other in their ears and had even done a sticky-looking dance before going out to the balcony alone and closing the door.

‘What the hell are you doing in there!’

She was so angry that she stamped her feet without realizing it. It was all the more so because Killian’s appearance today was breathtakingly cool.

‘He must be my man! I’m a good fit for Killian Ludwig!’

Layla couldn’t come to her senses because the pink dream of the world she had been dreaming about for nearly a month seemed to be shattered. While she was in such a whirlwind of anger and confusion, Count Rigelhoff also gritted his teeth and vented his anger.

“Edith, that girl really betrayed me! Killian stuck to her and didn’t even treat me like a father.”

“What did I say? Because she has changed completely.”

Shane had also agreed with his father’s words, remembering Edith who had been rude to him.

“Are you going to let the traitor of the Rigelhoffs go?”

“Are you crazy? Now Ludwig can’t forgive that girl more than they do. I raised her until now by saving her life, but she doesn’t even know how graceful I was!”

Count Rigelhoff had muttered lowly as he had glared in the direction where Killian and Edith had disappeared.

“Since Ludwig seems to have become human now, we should bury that year along with Ludwig.”

Beside him, Shane had nodded his head in agreement. Just then, Archduke Langston had approached them.

“How are you, Count Rigelhoff?”

“Ah! Your Excellency the Archduke!”

Count Rigelhoff had immediately smiled cheerfully, as if he had never been in a threatening atmosphere.

“I thought it would be good to talk about it now.”

Archduke Langston said lightly as he looked around the banquet hall where the atmosphere was ripe. Today was the day they decided to reveal their power. It could have been dangerous, but he had thought that if he did something today, when the most nobles gathered, he would be able to reverse the situation in which he had been inferior.

“I will bring people who agree with me soon.”

Count Rigelhoff spoke in a solemn tone and then quietly disappeared into a corner of the banquet hall with Shane.

* * *

They kissed and talked for a long time even after the heat subsided, finally opening the balcony door and coming in when the air became refreshingly cool. A sudden burst of hot air seemed to heat up her cheeks, perhaps because she had just come from a crowded place and did something dirty just behind the door. She and Killian locked eyes, then chuckled, looked away, and their gazes met again. Was this an ‘escapade’? A thrill she had never experienced in her previous life coursed through her heart.

“Ah, Killian!”

Then Cliff approached and called Killian.

“I’ve been looking for you for a while. Where did you go?”

“Well… It was too hot inside the banquet hall, so I came out for some fresh air. Why?”

However, Cliff wore a meaningful smile and whispered, his hand covering his mouth.

“It seems like you have something around your mouth.”

At that moment, both Killian and her raised their hands to cover their mouths without even realizing it.

‘I cleaned it well, but were there any rouge smudges left?’

She was so embarrassed. But Cliff smiled mischievously and said to her…

 

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