Episode 26
It seems I was scammed by that damned book.
It was sure that doing this would make him run away! It said he would go! So why was he still here?
No matter how much I thought about it, this was weird. I needed to investigate this properly!
System! Open the library window!
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Loading? Since when did loading exist?
“Director? Aren’t you going?”
Damon, who had been walking alongside me, stopped and asked.
I probably looked like a crazy woman glaring into the air, but since I’d been acting like a crazy madwoman anyway, it didn’t bother me.
“I’m going.”
As I was about to call for the carriage, something curious came to mind, and I turned back.
“By the way, where did you go for a walk?”
There was no sign of anyone nearby, so where did he pop out from?
I looked around again, but I couldn’t figure out where he had come from.
“I went sightseeing.”
“What did you see?”
Damon went on indifferently.
“Fish.”
Did he go for a walk by the water?
Maybe I couldn’t sense his presence because he was outside the mansion.
“Director.”
As I headed to the street to catch a carriage, Damon called out to me.
“Yes?”
“Didn’t you say you’d like me and treat me nicely if I waited?”
Damon asked me with a subtle expression of expectation.
Ridiculous. When did I say that?
“You weren’t waiting, so there’s no such thing.”
I replied coldly and grabbed the carriage.
I could feel a burning gaze on the back of my head, but I ignored it until the end.
‘When I get back to the office, I’ll read the novel using the cash I’ve saved.’
Although I hadn’t collected a huge amount of cash, it should be enough to get a general idea of what happened between the two.
What made Karl ask for a breakup, and why Elisa disappeared.
What role did the hero, the prophecy, and the temple play?
I’d have to check through the original work.
***
“You are the last hope of the Relint family.”
Before his sister died, she called over Karl and said so.
“You must protect the sea. That is our mission.”
The Relint family, a long-standing military family in the western front, volunteered to head to the sea when monsters appeared.
They had only one purpose.
To protect the sea, the lifeblood of the empire’s people.
The entire family gave everything they had for it.
In the process, both of his parents passed away, and his only remaining sister died from injuries obtained on the battlefield.
Now, the only one left to carry that mission was Karl.
He rose to the rank of Admiral at a young age through winning numerous battles.
People praised Karl as a warrior comparable to the hero in the old prophecies.
However, Karl believed he was far from adequate.
From the moment he stepped onto the deck, he harbored a goal other than protecting the empire’s sea in his heart.
‘Let’s return home without any complications.’
The bravest warriors of the battlefield, the fishermen catching fish, and the travelers crossing the sea all had the same thought while watching the rough tides.
They wanted to return safely.
It was the wish of all seafarers.
‘No one will welcome you anyway.’
Karl often found himself funny for wanting the same.
With his family and comrades all dead, who would wait for him?
He tried to suppress the thought of wanting to go back home and focused on the battles.
Until he met Elisa…
“You’ve returned safely!”
She greeted Karl with a smile.
No matter how many times he told her not to wait, it was the same.
Even though he said he couldn’t return on schedule and told her not to waste her time, she stubbornly waited for Karl. So naturally, the drawing room became Elisa’s space.
Elisa’s presence gradually permeated Karl’s dry daily life.
Every time he set foot on land, he wanted to meet her. He looked forward to it.
Even during life-and-death battles, he sometimes recalled that lovely smile.
‘I want to go back.’
He wanted to return to the warm home where Elisa was.
Karl fought thinking only of that.
At some point, the purpose of ‘protecting the empire’s sea’ had become ‘protecting the place where Elisa is.’
“I know how busy you are.
Don’t worry about me.
You protect the world.”
On the days a letter from Elisa arrived, he held onto it all day and read it over and over again.
It took him days just to think about how to reply.
Then, his eyes fell on the calendar on his desk.
‘Elisa’s birthday is just around the corner…’
The letter didn’t mention anything about the upcoming birthday party or gifts.
Maybe she didn’t want to tell him about the birthday party.
A rigid military partner who knew nothing about high society would only embarrass her.
‘I have to cancel my leave.’
He crumpled the leave application he had written to coincide with Elisa’s birthday and threw it in the trash. He didn’t want to show up uninvited at the party and cause her trouble.
He wrote a calm reply, hiding his bitterness.
Afraid she might feel burdened, he didn’t mention anything about her birthday.
He planned to send a formal gift separately later.
That was the best he could do as lacking fiancé.
‘After the war ends…’
Then, he would be able to live only for Elisa.
He would become a husband she wouldn’t be ashamed of, and they could share both jpy and sorrow together.
However, hope didn’t last long.
A prophecy broke the temple’s long silence and completely changed his life.
***
You have read all unlocked chapters of <How To Become The Hero’s Spouse>.
Cash shortage! If you wait 23:59:59, you can read it for free.
“Are you kidding me?!”
Leaving me hanging right at this chapter?
I knew 6000 cash wouldn’t be enough, but I didn’t expect it to cut off at the most important part. Was this a service that allowed you to experience Elisa’s endurance and patience for 24 hours?
“The development is so slow… When will these people have a conversation?”
It was so frustrating that I kept pounding my chest like a gorilla the whole time while reading the novel.
I wanted to lock them in a room where they couldn’t come out until they talked.
I want to force them into a couple’s counseling reality show.
Did neither of them ever ask or think of confessing to the other person face to face?
Not even once?
“I’m going to catch them and make them have a conversation quickly.”
It was their mess, but I didn’t know why I was feeling drained.
I turned off the library system and collapsed on the sofa.
As I closed my eyes and stayed still, I felt my cluttered mind clearing up a bit.
‘At least I found out it’s related to the temple, so that’s a good thing.’
As expected, the temple’s prophecy had a significant impact on the two’s relationship.
Maybe that was why Karl acted so desperately and suddenly asked for a breakup.
I should be able to infer the content I haven’t read to some extent after investigating the temple.
I hope the request to visit the temple gets approved…
Ding.
At that moment, the door to the office opened, and a clear bell sound echoed.
I thought about opening my eyes to check who came in… but then again, I wondered if there was really a need to. There was only one person who would come to the office at this time.
Most likely Damon, who came back from grocery shopping.
Then I heard the sound of him taking off his outerwear, organizing the scattered utensils, and walking inside.
“…”
His busy footsteps suddenly stopped in front of the sofa I was lying on.
I could feel his gaze hovering persistently above my face.
“I don’t understand.”
Along with a low murmur, a cold rain scent wafted over my nose.
“Why are you sleeping here again?”
Judging by the way his voice seemed to come from very close, he seemed to be leaning over to observe me.
A small sigh reached above my forehead.
“Do you like sleeping in uncomfortable positions…?”
No way. As if anyone would like that.
Aw she’s being mean to my boy 🙁 but understandable tbh
when will these people have a conversation?! she really represented every reader with a misunderstanding trope there
