My Husband Has Changed - Chapter 150



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#150. Intention
2024.02.27.

“Big, hmm.”

When Adele couldn’t take her eyes off Padre, Donovan interrupted with a sly cough. Only

then did she finally remember how awkward she must have looked to others. Adele forced her lips to lift.

“… … Thank you for your concern, Padre. Margaret is recovering well from her injuries that day.”

“I was worried that Your Majesty might have been deeply hurt by that incident. I’m glad to hear that she’s recovering. Well, shall we go now?”

“Before that.”

She opened her mouth hurriedly and bit her tongue. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she swallowed the pain and continued.

“The conversation we had at the castle of Nassau.”

“At the castle of Nassau? You talked to me?”

Padre opened his eyes wide in surprise and tilted his head.

“Could it be that you are confusing me with someone else? I heard that the Visionary followed the army as a healer, but… … .”

“… … .”

“I don’t remember meeting the Visionary back then. I didn’t even stay at Nassau Castle for long.”

You don’t remember? It was an explanation that was hard to believe, but there was something about it that made it hard to conclude that he was lying. Even

though I couldn’t express it in words, there was something about the atmosphere I felt from him… … .

In any case, since there was no proper evidence, it wasn’t a problem that could be resolved by arguing now. It would be better if it only aroused unnecessary wariness.

Adele smiled soon after.

“I, I… … misunderstood.”

“That could be true. Well, shall we move now? Your Majesty, you should go with me to the front.”

Adele followed Padre obediently, but didn’t let her guard down.

After all, it was just a matter of time. If Padre had to reveal the ‘echo’ due to some necessity, he couldn’t pretend not to know forever.

“This way.”

Padre, who had been skillfully moving through the barracks, eventually slowed down in front of a large tent.

The guard standing in front recognized Padre and opened the curtain.

The guard blocked her path as she quickly followed Padre inside.

To be exact, he looked at Donovan and extended his arm.

“You can’t have an escort. You have to go in alone.”

“Huh? But… … .”

“I only received one message.”

The guard’s attitude was stubborn. Adele glanced at the inside of the barracks with anxious eyes. Padre

, as if he had expected this situation, was standing inside and silently staring at them.

Somehow, she didn’t feel very good. She gently grabbed Donovan’s sleeve.

“… … Please wait here. If something happens, I’ll scream.”

“Yes. I’ll stay here.”

Only after hearing the definitive answer did the vague anxiety subside a little.

When Donovan took a few steps back, the guard’s arms also dropped. Adele exhaled nervously and strode into the barracks.

Adele quickly noticed that the air inside the barracks was colder than outside.

“Please wait here for a moment.”

The padre, who had lit a candle, offered her a chair and quickly disappeared somewhere.

Instead of sitting down, Adele slowly looked around the inside. Aside from the strange cold, the scenery itself was extremely ordinary.

There was a large round table in the center, chairs that seemed to have been arranged in a disorderly manner as if a strategy meeting had just taken place, a large map spread out and pieces of paper scattered messily on it…

Adele slowly approached the center of the barracks and placed both hands on the edges of the round table.

The strategy map spread out briefly depicted the terrain of the north.

The straight road from Nassau Castle to the main force, the battlefields where battles had taken place so far, a few places where unknown tactics were briefly scribbled, and… … ‘Watchtower.’

‘This place.’

She carefully traced the letters with her fingertips. The area of ​​operation was a radius of about 100 arcs (meters) centered on this watchtower.

In other words, this was considered the most likely area where Valentin was being held captive.

‘Not far from here.’

It was less than an hour away from the main force.

The area around the watchtower was densely marked with red ink with X marks. It seemed to be where they had marked the monsters’ strongholds.

And beyond that… … .

As her gaze groped upward on the map, she suddenly caught a dark shadow.

She raised her head in surprise, and her eyes met with Mikhail’s, who was standing on the other side of the round table.

“… … .”

How long had she been watching? There was no sign of anyone coming in.

The first to break the tense standoff without even a greeting was Mikhail.

He tilted one corner of his mouth and offered her a chair.

“Sit down. You must be tired from coming.”

“It’s okay. I think there must be a reason why you came looking for me in such

a hurry.” Mikhail snorted as if he didn’t like Adele’s guarded attitude and asked slowly.

“Why?”

“I don’t know much about organizing a search party. I applied as a healer, so please talk to someone qualified… … .”

“We’re both tired, so let’s stop the evasive conversation and get to the point.”

Adele kept her mouth shut.

She couldn’t even guess what Mikhail wanted to talk about, but she didn’t want to rush into anything.

“I can’t organize a search party with too many people. “ The reason I requested support troops in the first place was not for the search party, but because the main force needs support.”

The crown prince could not hide his fatigue today. He pressed his hand to his forehead and then removed it, continuing.

“The monsters’ momentum is growing stronger. Perhaps they are resonating with their souls.”

“Resonance… … .”

“We can move with the central main force until near the watchtower. At best, I can send you out with five knights.”

Adele blinked in bewilderment.

Five knights and her alone? The conditions were much worse than she had expected.

She had expected Mikhail to play this trick in the middle, but this was a search party organized for the missing Grand Duke.

If the Emperor still cared about Valentin, he would not have let the crown prince handle this matter on his own.

Adele protested strongly.

“I cannot accept such a personnel arrangement. If His Majesty finds out about this… … .”

Mikhail laughed in amazement.

“Are you trying to threaten me as a mere human now?”

“… … I’m sorry if it felt like a threat, but I just can’t believe it… … .”

“Even if we increase the number of people, it’ll just attract the attention of the monsters. Well, it’s pointless to search in the first place.”

Adele bit her trembling lips. It was clear.

Mikhail knew something. Was this also a trap? Of course, he knew it would be wise not to listen to his words.

However, right now, even the slightest clue was desperately needed.

“… … What did you do to him?”

“Nothing.”

“You don’t expect me to believe that outright, do you?”

Mikhail laughed briefly, as if her words were completely ridiculous.

“Whether you believe it or not, you don’t have much of a choice, do you?”

“How can you be so sure? If you didn’t plan this situation by leading it, how could you… … .”

“It must have been clearly written in the report. The monsters that suddenly swelled up swept him and his knights away. I don’t have the power to deal with monsters to that extent. They all originated from him from the beginning.”

“But, if it’s as you said, then Valentin chose to isolate himself… … . There’s no way he really did that. It makes no sense. Why would Valentin suddenly do something like that, in that way… … .”

“You’re saying he let himself go?”

Mikhail asked without making any effort to choose his words. She hesitated and barely nodded.

“Well. Do you think I could guess all of his complicated calculations? The only thing I know for sure is that this whole situation is exactly as he intended.”

“As intended.”

At Adele’s trembling voice, Mikhail’s gaze, which had been slowly wandering over the map, slowly rose. He

could see his green eyes sparkling with cruel pleasure.

“Don’t you know, Adele?”

As if it was regretful, or regretful. Mikhail’s voice, gently scratching his ear, was filled with thick joy.

“He’s planning to die.”

* * *

“Did you have a good conversation with His Highness the Crown Prince… Your Highness?”

“Let’s go. Donovan. Hurry up.”

As soon as she left the commander-in-chief’s barracks, Adele quickly crossed the barracks.

Donovan was bewildered by Adele’s sudden change in expression, but he followed his mistress faithfully.

“Is there a problem?”

“There was, of course, no problem. There wasn’t… … .”

Adele bit her fingernails without even realizing that she was doing so.

That was because the shock was that great. All sorts of thoughts kept swirling through her anxious mind.

‘Calm down.’

She decided to consider the current situation one by one.

A total of five rescuers, accompanied by the military up to the vicinity, and no support at all. And this time, it was because Valentin wanted to die… … .

No, she couldn’t believe it. At least until she heard Valentin’s voice explain everything.

‘The situation is more dangerous than you think.’

Ah. Adele swallowed a weak exclamation. The voice from the past rose vividly, leaping over the remains of old memories.

‘Unlike the past when I was able to control the monsters to some extent, the current me is losing everything little by little… … .’

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