Contract Marriage Interrupted - Chapter 64



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Episode 64. I Will Definitely Get Married Tomorrow
2023.09.10.

What on earth is Walter hiding?

Ellie wanted to dig a little deeper into the truth, but this time she decided to just let it go.

‘It’s true that he did receive help from the Duke.’

More than anything, what Ellie was most worried about was the relationship between Walter and Elodie.

She was relieved to hear that the part she was most worried about was clear.

Above all.

‘There’s no way His Majesty didn’t notice what I noticed.’

Odette was thoughtful and kind.

She was the type of person who trusted others rather than suspected them, but it wasn’t because she was stupid.

‘If His Majesty decided to keep this suspicion to himself for now… … This is not something I should get involved in.’

Ellie organized her thoughts like that and brushed it off cleanly.

In any case, isn’t it all right?

Ellie giggled and hugged Odette tightly.

“I don’t know what all the fuss is about on the eve of the wedding. You must be tired, so hurry up and… … Huh?”

And only then, Ellie was surprised to find blood on Odette’s sleeve.

“Your Majesty? Isn’t this blood? Are you hurt?”

“Oh, it’s not my blood. Don’t worry. I had a fight with Blake before I came.”

“With the second prince?”

Walter frowned at the mention of blood and grabbed Odette’s wrist.

He didn’t seem to be reassured by Odette’s words that it was okay, so he finally let go of Odette’s wrist after rolling up his long blood-stained sleeve. However, his furrowed

brow didn’t straighten .

“What on earth happened to make you walk around with something that wasn’t your blood?”

“It’s really nothing. It seems that Blake was the one who ordered Elodie Montoire to kidnap her.”

As if she had just remembered, Odette explained what had happened with Blake.

From Blake recommending chess to threatening her with his hair.

And how she concluded that it was probably fake.

“But I came running because I thought Ellie might be in real danger, so I needed to ask you for help right away. This blood came from a small fight with Blake. That’s all.”

Naturally, the explanation wasn’t all that detailed.

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“You don’t have Ellie with you.”

After Odette said that,

Blake stiffened for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“You seem to have used your brain quite a bit, Odette. If that’s what you want to believe, then believe it. But I don’t know what will happen to that woman. You wouldn’t be risking her life just because of your deduction, would you?”

“Of course not.”

But this time, Odette didn’t get through to her.

“I’ll find Ellie, so don’t worry about it. I’ll see you at the wedding tomorrow.”

Did you really lie or not?

Odette said that and got up.

And Blake, who realized that lying wasn’t working anymore.

He reached out to grab Odette who was trying to run away.

“Where is this going!”

“Let go of it!”

But this time, Odette was a step faster.

She had been preparing for this moment even before she got up.

Pfft!

As the light flashed, the pendant infused with magic instantly transformed into the shape of a dagger. It was the very same pendant she had borrowed from Anne-Sophie earlier.

Anne-Sophie had told her about ‘precognition’ and had given it to her to take for self-defense just in case.

And Odette did not miss that moment, and swung her arm with the dagger still in her hand.

It was not a properly trained movement, so it would not have been fatal, but it was enough to cut the arm that had been extended while being caught off guard.

“Ugh!”

Blake grabbed the cut arm and twisted her face.

“What do you think you’ll do if you go out now! There’s no one who will tell you!”

Blake had already expected Odette to run away and had sent word to all the stables.

If Odette comes late at night, don’t give her a horse.

But Odette didn’t need to find a horse.

Her ‘ability’ was enough.

So she ran without a care.

And after finding a suitable carriage, she breathed her magic into it.

‘It’s been a long time since I’ve tried something this big… … I don’t know if it’ll work.’

In this situation, there was no need to say that she might not be able to do it.

‘I have to do it!’

Odette gritted her teeth and poured out all the magic power in her body.

All magic has the common point that it uses magic power, but each individual had different abilities.

For example, Anne-Sophie had foresight, and the most common abilities were ignition and telekinesis. In

fact, even Anne-Sophie’s abilities were quite rare, but Odette was particularly rare among them.

– This kind of ability… is really rare. It’s an ability that only comes once every few hundred years.

No wonder even Zantippe was impressed by Odette’s abilities and said this.

If Odette had wanted to, she could have used her abilities to get a spot at the Belfort Academy.

Furthermore, with the added characteristic of being a member of the royal family, she could have increased her value even more and become a famous person.

Zantippe had recommended that path to Odette, but Odette refused.

What she wanted was the exact opposite path.

Belfort’s magic professor, Zantippe, asked Odette to study her abilities instead of following her advice, and Odette gladly accepted.

Odette’s ability, which even Anne-Sophie sometimes couldn’t help but say was amazing, could be explained simply.

[Breathing life.]

At first glance, it seemed no different from the healing ability, but strictly speaking, it was different.

The principle of the healing ability was to promote the self-recovery ability of a living thing, or to rewind the time of an object so that it could return to its original state.

However, Odette’s ability was different.

Who could turn a fountain pen into a winged bird or a carriage into a horse?

It was an ability that could create something from nothing.

Zantippe commented on it as follows:

– This is the ability of a god.

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Of course, it’s not completely free to use.’

For example, the maximum that could be created with a fountain pen was small animals such as rabbits or pigeons.

In order to create a large life, a correspondingly large object was needed, and the required magic power also increased proportionally.

In particular, it took considerable determination to create a creature the size of a horse.

However, this time, was it really God who helped?

“… …!”

When Odette opened her closed eyes, a white horse was standing in front of her.

All the creatures she had created understood Odette’s words and followed her will.

The horse knelt respectfully in front of Odette.

In that way, Odette succeeded in coming to Ertmann.

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‘It was good that she came, but she used too much magic power.’

Odette’s ability required a long preparation period to activate.

The problem was that she had already used her ability to help with research at Belfort Academy a while ago.

In the midst of all that, she had created a large animal, not a small one, the size of a horse, so it was bound to be a strain on her body.

By the time she relaxed, Odette was already at her limit.

‘Will I be able to have the wedding tomorrow without a hitch?’

As she was chewing on the worry that suddenly came to her, her body swayed greatly.

“Your Majesty!”

“Odette.”

However, she did not fall. Walter, who had been holding her wrist just a moment ago, immediately picked her up.

He frowned, as if he was very upset about Odette’s poor condition.

“I’ve explained it. You need to get some rest. Philip, go and get the doctor.”

“I’m fine… .”

“What do you know?”

Walter grumbled and spat out his words.

“I’m sick of you saying I’m fine.”

Even through her blurry vision, she could see Walter’s stern expression, so Odette slowly blinked her eyes.

‘Did I say I’m fine that many times… ?’

Maybe because her head was hazy, no matter how much she tried to think back, nothing relevant came to mind.

Of course, she had often written when there was a problem, but it wasn’t a serious situation.

‘I guess… . . . He must be angry because if I collapse, it’ll interfere with the wedding tomorrow.’

Well, Walter wanted to hurry up with the wedding, so he might be upset that there might be a hitch.

Odette grabbed Walter’s collar and said,

“Walter… ”

“Please speak.”

“I will definitely get married tomorrow… Don’t worry… ”

Odette yawned slightly after saying those words and fell into a deep sleep.

Walter looked at his fiancée who was sleeping in his arms, and burst into laughter.

“Huh.”

The irritation he had felt a moment ago had become comically dispelled.

So he snickered and carried Odette to the bedroom, laid her on the bed, and whispered, covering her with the blanket.

“Of course we should get married.”

Surely I won’t miss the chance to get you.

　
Walter whispered that with a smiling face, even though he knew that the sleeping woman would not answer.

Then he kissed Odette’s forehead.

By the time they parted, the smile had disappeared.

Instead, a deep, dark, inexplicable sorrow and obsession took its place.

Walter stared at the sleeping face of the woman who would become his wife for a long time. A

static, long gaze, like moonlight seeping into the darkness.

Only when the moon was covered by clouds did he get up from the bed, quietly close the door, and leave.

Russell, who had been waiting outside, bowed his head and asked,

“Your Majesty, are you going to handle it now? It’s late, so if possible, tomorrow or later… … .”

“I’ll handle it now.”

Unlike usual, his voice was excessively heavy and low. Russell

, who would have been able to use his tact to stop Walter if it had been any other time, had no choice but to keep his mouth shut this time.

The carriage carrying Walter and Russell cut through the night and stopped somewhere.

A small mansion in the suburbs.

When they got out of the carriage, the guards of the mansion recognized them and lowered their heads.

When they passed through the gap and went inside, they saw a woman tied to a chair shedding tears.

Walter looked at her with an unimpressed look and called out to her.

“Elodie Montoire.”

Ellie’s prediction a moment ago was correct.

Most of what Walter said was true.

However, there was one thing he was hiding.

The reason Walter had supported Elodie and pushed her back until now

was not simply because of their family ties.

“You’re not at all off-topic. Thank goodness.”

Walter has been drawing this picture from the very beginning.