I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 126



Only Noblemtl

My First and Last
2024.03.05.

The more I thought about the fact that I would die tomorrow, the more resentful and bitter I became, and I cried until my eyes were swollen. Cordelia lay down half-passed out from crying, exhausted, and woke up shortly after.

[You cry every time I see you.]

I didn’t know how Lotty knew about this place, but I wasn’t curious about it. I was just overwhelmed by the situation that had come to me.

Cordelia saw the gray dog ​​that had grown quite a bit of weight and felt sorrowful again, and she shed tears. Her eyes were sore from crying so much.

“Lo, Lotty. Sob. I, I, s, now, die, sob.”

[Get up and get dressed. Your master is going to do something crazy.]

“I’m dying, sob, dying. Now, I won’t be able to feed you, sob, feed you… .”

[You’re not dead yet. So stop yapping and get up.]

“Hmph, what? What do you mean?”

Cordelia, who was covered in tears, stopped crying at Lottie’s words. Lottie urged Cordelia with annoyed eyes, eyes that a dog can’t make like that, but definitely like that.

[Don’t make me say the same thing three times. You have to stop your master.]

“Oh, stop it? What’s your master doing?”

[I’ll explain as we go.]

Lottie lightly jumped down from the bed. Cordelia blinked in bewilderment until Lottie urged her again and she got out of bed. She wiped her wet eyes, hurriedly put on her outerwear, and followed Lottie. It

was so deep at night that the surroundings were extremely quiet except for the sound of insects. Lottie said as they passed through the dark hallway.

[Do you know why the descent of the devil is forbidden?]

“No.”

He started talking with an unexpected sentence. Cordelia shook her head.

[Humans and demons are fundamentally different beings. Just by crossing over to different worlds, a crack will appear in the world, and if it gets bigger, both worlds will be in danger.]

“But wizards borrow power through contracts with demons. Sometimes, parts of the demons come out to the human world.”

Cordelia refuted, recalling the Candias eyeballs on Leonard’s door.

[What you gain through a contract is only a small part of the demon’s power. Normal summoning and descent are completely different. Descent is literally the manifestation of the demon’s full power.] She

went down the stairs to the first floor. Lottie continued talking as she guided her to the garden.

[But because Nazabut broke that rule and descended, a crack appeared in the world. And it was quite big.]

“So what does that have to do with you, Master? Lydia was the one who summoned the demon.”

[Because he’s trying to summon the demon right now. Your master is a strong wizard. If someone like that decides to summon a demon, a high-ranking demon will be summoned and the collapse will be great. If that happens, an even bigger crack will form in the already unstable world.]

Lottie sighed briefly and said.

[If that crack grows uncontrollably, the world could eventually be destroyed. So we have to stop the summoning before that happens.]

“Wait, Master is summoning a demon? Why on earth?”

[To get what he wants.]

“What does Master want? Master already… … . Could it be because of me?”

I wondered why he, who already had everything, would make a contract with a demon, and then suddenly realized what Leonard ‘wanted.’ Lottie turned around, looked at Cordelia, and nodded.

[That reason is reasonable.]

“But I thought making a contract with a demon was to gain power… … .”

[A demon is the source of magical power. The stronger the magical power, the more things a demon can do. It only seems that way because there are many wizards who seek to gain power through contracts.]

While they were talking, the two arrived deep in the garden. Even Cordelia, who enjoyed taking walks at Embly Castle quite a bit, had never been there before.

[Besides, a contract with one’s life as collateral inevitably requires greater power. Normally, she would have been able to endure it, but now was not the time.]

“Wait, life? Could it be your master’s? Is your master trying to make a contract with the devil using his life as collateral?”

[I think this is enough of an explanation.]

Loti stopped walking. Cordelia followed suit and stood tall in her spot. It was difficult to distinguish objects in the garden at midnight because there was no light, but she could clearly feel the magic surging.

[Stop it quickly. If you want to save your master.]

Cordelia came to her senses upon hearing the last sentence. She headed towards the place where the magic was surging. After a while, Leonard was seen raising both hands to the sky and muttering something.

“Master!”

As soon as Cordelia saw his face, she shouted loudly. Leonard put down his hand and turned his head.

“Cordelia? How can you be here at this hour?”

“Right now, huh, what are you doing?”

“Your eyes are swollen. Did you cry a lot?”

Leonard said calmly and lightly brushed the corners of Cordelia’s eyes. His touch was so warm that the tears that she thought had dried up almost welled up again.

“Are you trying to summon a demon right now?”

“How did you know?”

“Don’t do it.”

Cordelia held his arm tightly. Leonard looked at her silently.

“I’m fine. No, to be honest, I’m not fine. But I don’t want to live at the expense of your life.”

“Why are you wearing so little? You’ll catch a cold.”

Leonard said calmly and took off his coat and placed it on her shoulders.

The remaining warmth in the coat was very warm, but there was something more important. Cordelia grabbed Leonard’s shirt and pulled him toward her.

“I’m going to die tomorrow, so what if I catch a cold? Rather, stop the summoning ritual right now.”

“Acheron… … . It’s a school I founded because I didn’t want to bow down to other Sirius. Don’t worry and continue on. If you don’t know anything, just ask the other Sirius.”

“Oh, yes. Since you founded it, Master, you should take full responsibility for it.”

“Think of it as my will.”

“Master is the one who listens to my will. When I die, miss me for about three years and then start looking for a new disciple. And don’t be so picky about your new disciple, like “He has a head full of rocks” or “He has no head because he has nothing to cover his neck.” I’m holding out because it’s me, not many people can stand that dirty temper.”

“Is this a will or a curse?”

Leonard laughed out loud, despite the situation. Cordelia said shamelessly.

“Curse? It’s advice that becomes your bones and flesh. If you don’t do as I say, when you grow old, Master, you won’t have any disciples left to run errands for you, and they’ll all run away.”

“Haha.”

Leonard laughed out loud and suddenly hugged her tightly.

“Did I tell you how much I like you?”

“… … No.”

“I like you so much that I’ve secretly named you ten children and are preparing for your wedding at home.”

“Haven’t you ever thought about getting the bride’s consent and preparing for the wedding?”

“Agree. Hurry up.”

“… … Surely this isn’t a marriage proposal?”

Cordelia shoved his shoulder and asked sharply. Leonard took in her face with eyes that looked very lovely.

Her fresh eyes like green grapes, her moderately plump lips, her curly brown hair, her soft cheeks.

He grabbed the tip of her chin. Then he lowered his head and tilted it. His breath was close enough to tickle the tip of his nose.

“S… … .”

Their dry lips touched. Cordelia’s eyes grew wide and then closed.

The kiss wasn’t long. In fact, it was hard to call it a kiss. Their lips just touched and then parted.

“Goodbye. My first and last.”

Leonard gently pushed Cordelia’s shoulder. At the same time, light burst out from the ground where he had stepped. A pillar of light rose into the sky.

[This is going crazy.]

Lottie, who had been a little way away, quickly ran over. Then he shouted urgently at Cordelia.

[You have to stop him at all costs! Hurry up!]

“How?”

Cordelia looked back and forth between Lottie and Leonard in confusion.

Lottie leapt at Leonard. However, when he got close to the light, he bounced off as if he had hit a wall. He repeated the same thing several times, but the result was the same.

[Damn it. He should be in the top 100.]

The ground shook and the sky began to become cloudy. The sky that had been filled with stars was now not allowing any light. Now all that was visible was the pillar of light created by Leonard.

Cordelia approached Leonard as Lottie had done. But somehow Cordelia was able to easily pass through the light and grab her master’s hand. Lottie’s eyes widened as she watched.

“Master, stop. If I live in your place, the rest of my life will be hell. So please!”

“Cordelia.”

Leonard’s voice split into two or three. Cordelia was suddenly frightened, as if he would disappear at any moment. She desperately grabbed Leonard.

“Master!”

At that moment, Cordelia felt her body rising. The light that burst out from under her feet enveloped not only Leonard but Cordelia as well.

Leonard frowned and tried to push her out of the circle. The more he did, the more Cordelia held on to him.

“Get out of the way. You’ll get caught up in the summoning.”

“If you don’t want me to get caught up in it , then stop.”

“How can I stop it? Are you telling me to just open my eyes and watch you die?”

Leonard grabbed Cordelia’s shoulder and shook her gently. His unusually agitated voice spoke volumes about his feelings.

“What about me? Are you telling me to live in place of the Master? Are you telling me to spend the rest of my life suffering with guilt?”

“If you do, I’ll ask you to erase me from your memories.”

“What? Just do that! I’ll follow you to hell and not let you off easy!”

Cordelia opened her eyes wide and screamed. Leonard’s body lost strength, perhaps because he found that a little funny. Cordelia didn’t miss the opportunity and pushed Leonard out of the circle with all her might.