The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

The pouring rain drenched the monster forest. A dark forest, a black sky, pouring rain and low growling crawlins getting closer little by little. Estelle smiled faintly while holding her hand.

 

“John. I’m okay.”

 

Estelle seemed like she would be crushed by those huge things at any moment and disappeared. It’s not that wrong. If John left her, Estelle would definitely die. The reason Crolins didn’t attack right away was because they were wary of John.

 

‘…I’m scared.’

 

The hand that was unconsciously trying to hold it was trembling. As soon as he noticed it, she quickly pretended to be nonchalant, but her expression did not miss John. At first he thought she was trying to catch him like this. But Estelle was sincere.

 

‘Why on earth?’

 

Estelle urged John.

 

“Come on, it’ll be too late even if you try to run away like this.”

 

“Shut up.”

 

“But…”

 

“I will never abandon you.”

 

A crawlin that was watching John jumped at him. Suddenly, John killed Crolin with his sword.

 

‘If it weren’t for the monster forest.’

 

The airflow of the monster forest interfered with the dark magic. So there was no choice but to defeat the enemies with swordsmanship. Several crawlins jumped in at the same time. John clenched his teeth and fought as efficiently as possible.

 

‘It’s hard to kill all of them.’

 

If that’s the case, he was inflicting injuries that make it difficult to attack Estelle right away. He cut off the leg of one charging animal with his sword and trampled the other with his foot. 

Immediately after, one of the guys who was looking for him was thrown to the floor with his hands and then killed with his sword. But no matter how effectively he fought, the situation was not resolved.

 

‘I wasn’t going alone.’

 

He was painfully aware of his mistake. The reason why John came alone with Estelle was simple.

 

‘The two of us were planning to quickly escape from the monster forest and move to magic.’

 

Considering Crolin’s previous actions, it wasn’t a terribly wrong decision. Because Crolins didn’t travel in groups to begin with.

 

‘The Crolins’ target was Estelle.’

 

By the time he realized that fact, it was already too late. He could not bring back the scattered knights. The remaining crawlin was ten.

 

He felt a monster approaching from behind him, but there were only ten that had to be eliminated immediately.

 

“Ma’am. Take shelter under the tree.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Estelle followed John’s instructions to make it easier for him to fight them. Estelle picked up stones nearby. It seemed like they were trying to attack with rocks, but it didn’t do much.

 

‘Crolin will be targeting Estelle soon.’

 

It must be dealt with before that. This time, John lunged at Crolin first and tried to put his sword to his throat.

 

Kaan-

 

At that moment, Crolin opened its grotesque mouth and bit John’s sword.

 

“Kwaaak!”

 

Another Crolin rushed towards John. He let go of his sword and made the Crolin, who was holding on, wince, then pierced the other Crolin with his hand under the chin, killing him. Even then, he wouldn’t stop breathing, so all of them had to prick him several times. It’s a tedious process.

 

“There are two left.”

 

The two monsters exchanged glances and prepared to pounce at the same time. One sleeve of his forearm that was almost torn was tattered, and blood was flowing from his injured forearm. Perhaps because he used too much strength, his grip felt numb. But instead of feeling tired, his head kept getting hotter. He couldn’t hold back his anger.

 

‘John go alone.’

 

Estelle was not wrong.

 

‘If I’m alone, I can run away, right?’

 

It made the most sense for John to abandon Estelle. But why on earth? He smiled arrogantly as he adjusted his blood-stained sword.

 

“Come.”

 

Two crawlins rushed at the same time. It was quite annoying, but it wasn’t something that couldn’t be dealt with. He had to use too much strength when dealing with the last one.

 

‘It’s not over yet.’

 

He felt the presence of Crolin running here.

 

‘We have to get out of the monster forest during this time.’

 

John furrowed his brow and held his chest tightly. He felt a throbbing pain. It looks like he exerted too much force and suffered internal injuries. It was time for John to catch his breath and look at Estelle, who was crouching behind the tree and waiting for him.

 

“Ma’am. Now-“

 

“Are you done?”

 

It was then. Crolin floats in the air and lunges at her.

 

‘Was there one more?’

 

It was right above Estelle’s head. There was no time for his mind to think about anything.

 

‘Please-‘

 

John kicked the ground and ran. He forcibly generated black magic. Then, uncontrolled black magic ran wild. It didn’t matter. John recklessly swung at Crolin.

 

Kuwang… Crash!

 

Crolin was impaled by John’s hand and pinned to a tree. Crowlin’s blood, tree remains, and dust splashed onto the ground, creating a sound like an earthquake.

 

“John. The wound is-”

 

Estelle turned her head and looked up at him. Suddenly, her navy blue eyes opened wide as if she was surprised. Crolin’s hot blood ran down his injured forearm and onto John’s face.

 

“Do you think I’ll abandon you?”

 

John bent his knees towards Estelle and met her gaze.

 

“Yes, actually, my wife is right.”

 

“…”

 

“If I leave you behind, everything will be easier.”

 

If she had been a little unlucky, Estelle would have been eaten by Crolin and died. Just thinking about that made him so mad that he couldn’t bear it. He rubbed Estelle’s cheek with his bloody thumb. Crolin’s blood was on his woman. Her white things were stained black.

 

“You said your wish was to die so much, should I let you die?”

 

Estelle’s navy blue eyes wavered slightly. But she spoke in a weak voice.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“…What are you thankful for?”

 

“It’s enough that you’ve tried to protect me so far.”

 

The funny thing was, Estelle’s words felt sincere.

 

‘You’re hoping I won’t abandon you.’

 

No matter how thoroughly Estelle acted, she couldn’t even act out the fleeting emotions.

 

‘Why do you ask me to throw away a subject like that?’

 

He could hear a swarm of crawlins approaching. There were more crawlins than before. In a situation where you couldn’t even use a sword, it would be even more difficult to deal with. Cool-headed reason whispered.

 

‘Wasn’t she a woman who was going to be used for revenge anyway?’

 

A woman with peach platinum blond hair that sparkles even in the dark, long white elegant eyelashes, and eyes that are gently lowered like a rabbit, and looks like a sweet sugar doll. 

Even a single strand of her hair was nothing but lovely-

 

‘Estelle Libertan.’

 

His hatred for Libertan, which he had forgotten for a moment, filled his mind. The Libertan didn’t just kill John’s family. Then they killed John along with his family. Because from that moment on, the only thing left for John was revenge. John had to get rid of all the dignified and kind-hearted Prince Blanchett of the past and become a cold and cruel avenger. So he completely denied himself and burned himself.

 

John slowly cupped the woman’s cheek with his hand.

 

“Madam, today you only say things I don’t want to hear. Just be as pretty as usual.”

 

“…Like usual?”

 

“Yes, my wife knows. What kind of words do I want?”

 

His hatred toward Libertan has not disappeared yet. It wasn’t that he didn’t hate Estelle. But at the same time, John found Estelle unbearably lovely. He wanted to somehow keep her by his side. He didn’t want to miss the smile that was smiling at him right next to him.

 

“How could I let you die?”

 

Estelle’s smile wavered.

 

“But this is such a stupid move. Even John could die because of me.”

 

“Just ask for help!”

 

Estelle acted as if her own life had no meaning. John was furious again because of Estelle.

 

“Why on earth! Why do you keep saying you’re going to die?”

 

John growled, grabbing Estelle’s shoulders.

 

“You’re not that stupid!”

 

Strangely, His family was overlaid on Estelle’s tearful face. The family tried to smile even in the midst of difficult times without any resentment.

 

“Pray that you want to live!”

 

“…”

 

“Don’t talk about someone else’s life, but want to live!”

 

At that moment, Estelle’s faint smile completely broke.

 

“Want to live?”

 

She glared at him, her transparent tears streaming down her face.

 

“Then what changes?”

 

* * *

 

At that moment, John, who was angry, stopped.

 

“I gave up my life as easily as I treated other people’s lives?”

 

“…”

 

“I don’t want to live like that?”

 

She sneered, shaking off John’s hand that was holding her shoulder.

 

“Then why do you keep trying to die so easily?”

 

“Did that seem easy?”

 

The crying got louder.

 

“Why do you think it would be easy? How could that be easy?”

 

“Then.”

 

“It wasn’t easy.”

 

The sound of rain gets louder. The sound of the ground pounding was heard from beyond the forest. She met red eyes with an unknown meaning.

 

 

At that moment, something stirred up her heart.

 

“What does John know about me?”

 

She felt angry, irritated, resentful, and sad. She was anxious, scared, and frustrated. She was at a loss. A wave of emotion that even she couldn’t explain.

 

“Do you know how I felt and how I ended up giving up like that?”

 

“…”

 

“You can’t even guess why I did that.”

 

Her emotions exploded more and more uncontrollably.

 

“What do you mean, want to live on a subject like that?”

 

John’s red eyes, which had been filled with anger, shook.

 

‘I’d rather just throw it away easily.’

 

If he had shown her giving up so easily, she would have given up hope.

 

“Do you know that some people do this because they want to die?”

 

John kept showing her that he cherished and cared for her.

 

“You don’t know anything.”

 

It kept making it impossible for her to protect her heart.

 

“I, I too-”

 

She shouted, holding John’s front arm.

 

“I don’t want to die either! I want to live too!”

 

“Then say you want to live.”

 

The falling rain mixed with her tears flowed down. John said, holding her hand tightly.

 

“Please said that for me. I want to live, I don’t want to die.”

 

“Then are you really going to save me?”

 

She shouted, giving strength to John’s hand.

 

“If I cry and beg you, will you at least let me live?”

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

John’s red eyes shined sadly yet strongly.

 

“I want to live. I want to stay alive somehow. Why do you want to save me so much?”

 

“Why?”

 

John brushed her rain-soaked hair and kissed her forehead.

 

“Because I want you to be by my side.”

 

“…”

 

“I said, even your death should be mine.”

 

John hugged her. The man’s warm embrace roughly enveloped her. Even in the cold rain, his body temperature was warm.

 

“Don’t die arbitrarily in front of me. I would rather you die by my hands or ask to be killed.”

 

A man who hated her more than anyone else tried to save her.

 

“Estelle, you can’t die until then.”

 

Very desperately. As the trees in the forest crumbled, the swarm of crawlins that the knights feared so much were revealed.

 

‘That’s why…’

 

It was scary when she was just looking at one monster, but seeing several of them gathered together in a group made the pressure even greater. Even if she asked the trees for help, she didn’t think there would have been any help. She asked John with a puzzled look.

 

“Then what are you going to do? There is no way for both of us to survive…”

 

“There are plenty of ways to get out without abandoning you.”

 

At that moment, sparkling rings appeared above John’s red eyes.

 

“I have succeeded in everything that was said to be impossible throughout my life.”

 

The rings in John’s eyes began to rotate.

 

“Nothing is impossible for me.”

 

Soon the rings collided with each other, leaving behind fragments like broken stars.

 

‘These rings…’

 

It was John’s restriction and protection magic.

 

‘If he does it this way.’

 

She choked up without realizing it.

 

‘You’re even throwing your own life away.’

 

If he used black magic for a long time, even his soul would be polluted. This was because of the unclean energy flowing from black magic. So, these protective magic rings played a role in protecting the warlock’s soul. However, if it is broken, it will become difficult for John to control the black magic. Finally, all the magic rings disappeared. The fragments were distorted, and the dark magic that could not be contained was leaking out miserably from John’s body. In the original, there was a scene where one of the rings that John was wearing was broken.

 

‘The end of the original work.’

 

It was a situation where Leandro was desperately resisting to save Estelle. At that time, Leandro forcibly broke one of the protective spells, and John almost lost due to the black magic he could not control.

 

“If you were worried about me, you were mistaken. I’m not that weak.”

 

John whispered softly.

 

“So take a good look.”

 

Swirling black magical powers passed by, shaking even her hair.

 

“How amazing your husband is. And how your misjudgment falls apart.”

 

The black magical energy unleashed by John quickly penetrated the forest floor. Then the stones and trees split apart, killing the group of crawlins.

 

“Oh my god…”

 

Even though Crolin was a great monster, he didn’t even have the ability to fly. The black magical powers completely destroyed and turned the forest upside down. A spectacular yet terrible disaster. Now she understood why everyone saw him as a devil who couldn’t be dealt with. Could this be called human power? She looked blankly at John’s face.

 

“Do you feel like begging now?”

 

John smiled lazily.

 

“If you ask, I will listen to everything.”

 

With a perfectly beautiful face as usual.

 

“Estelle.”

 

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Translator Note:

I will take a little rest next week but I will be back on January. Merry Cristmas and Happy New Year, see you!