Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 275

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Special Side Story Episode 6

When I asked without hiding my displeasure, Jeon waved his hands frantically in surprise.

“No, that’s not it. It’s just…”

I could see Jeon’s face gradually turning red. He hesitated, moving his lips, then asked in a cautious tone.

“By home, do you mean Beladia Castle?”

“Of course.”

Where else would you have another home?

When I replied as if it were obvious, Jeon closed his mouth again. He looked somewhat dazed and bewildered. Watching his reaction carefully, I narrowed my eyes and asked.

“Don’t you think of Beladia Castle as home?”

“Well… I haven’t been managing the castle properly lately, and since Anelli is the original owner of Beladia Castle, strictly speaking, I’m just a kind of… long-term guest…”

Jeon’s voice trailed off as he scratched his cheek and glanced at me nervously. It felt like he was worried I might feel hurt by his words.

“Hmm. So you feel like a guest.”

When I muttered with displeasure, Jeon panicked and started explaining.

“No, I mean objectively speaking, that’s the fact. After all, I’m officially affiliated with the Mage Tower…”

Jeon’s point was certainly valid. Since he was officially the Mage Tower Lord, anyone would consider the Mage Tower to be Jeon’s home. That’s probably why his Teacher kept nagging him to return to the Mage Tower.

But just because his position was Mage Tower Lord didn’t mean he had to make the Mage Tower his residence. A workplace couldn’t become one’s dwelling.

“That doesn’t mean I dislike Beladia Castle! As I mentioned earlier, I’d like to commute daily if possible…!”

“Then it’s simple.”

I rubbed my chin and spoke in a cheerful tone.

“Shall we get married?”

Instantly, Jeon’s eyes became incredibly wide. I’d seen him surprised many times before, but this was the first time I’d seen him this shocked. For some reason, that expression gave me a strangely pleasant feeling.

“If you become my official spouse, you can proudly say Beladia Castle is your home.”

Jeon froze with his mouth hanging open. I knew he’d be surprised, but I didn’t expect him to be speechless and frozen like this. I thought he might even burst into tears of joy, but current Jeon was just completely stunned. My words must have been that shocking. And I found it more surprising that he hadn’t expected this.

Especially since he was the one who told me about Heinrih’s national marriage news.

“Marry me, Jeon. You just need to bring yourself. We already have a house to live in, and I have enough ability to support you.”

I took out the ring I had hastily prepared. It was a ring with brilliant diamonds wrapped around it like flowers. When I brought out the ring, Jeon’s already large eyes shook violently.

“This ring…”

“Crow brought it to me.”

I wondered if I should tell the truth, but since hiding it wouldn’t change the ring’s origin, I confessed honestly. This really was a ring that Crow had brought me.

Since I had decided to propose to Jeon only recently, I didn’t have time to prepare a ring properly.

I had various gems, but they were somewhat lacking for a proposal. Going to a jewelry store was also problematic since I rarely went outside without Jeon.

I couldn’t use Dura’han in front of others, so the only one I could take on external schedules was Palides in human form. But if I went to a jewelry store with Palides, her flashiness would surely spread rumors everywhere. Unless I intended to reveal my proposal plans, there was no need to create such a situation.

Besides, I wanted to visit a jewelry store together for our wedding rings, carefully choosing designs that suited our hands and having them made to the exact size.

I couldn’t bear to see rings that didn’t please the recipient—though Jeon would like whatever ring I gave him—or didn’t suit their hands.

So I was hastily searching through gems when Crow, seeing my situation, kindly helped me.

“When I said I was looking for the most beautiful ring in the world, it brought me this.”

True to Crow’s deep knowledge of shiny things, the ring it brought was surprisingly beautiful. Most surprising was that this appeared to be a recently made, top-quality diamond ring.

I couldn’t figure out how Crow got such a ring from the Mountain Range, but it claimed it was a trade secret and wouldn’t tell me. It just kept saying there would be no problem giving this as a gift, so don’t worry.

Animals don’t lie. Especially since Crow, with whom I’d maintained a good relationship, had no reason to say anything harmful to me. So I trusted Crow and brought this ring.

“They say you can’t propose without a ring, so I’m proposing with this for now. We’ll choose the real wedding rings together at a jewelry store.”

Jeon stared at the ring before him with an unreadable expression for a long time. Seeing his reaction made me feel anxious.

Was proposing with a ring that Crow brought really not good? Or was it the location? I had deliberately come to the Mage Tower to propose to avoid interference from monsters or Dura’han, but maybe it seemed insincere to Jeon.

Should I have prepared something at the castle while Jeon was away? But then nothing would have gone right because of the monsters and Dura’han…

Besides, there was another reason I came to the Mage Tower to have this conversation.

“Actually, I planned to ask your Teacher to give you to me today, but he was away so I couldn’t. I don’t need to get marriage permission from your Teacher, do I?”

If there was anyone who played a parental role for Jeon, it would be his Teacher, Seisian. So I was going to ask for Jeon, promising to feed and house him well.

It was unfortunate I couldn’t do that, but I couldn’t postpone my proposal just because Seisian wasn’t there. Jeon and I were adults who could proceed with marriage based on our own decisions.

No matter what I said, Jeon just stared at the ring with a dazed expression. Then Jeon, finally coming to his senses, asked in a stunned voice.

“I’m being proposed to right now, aren’t I?”

“…What have you been listening to this whole time?”

“But you said you weren’t really interested in marriage…”

Ah, was that the problem? I answered calmly.

“From now on, I want you to return to my side naturally, without needing to promise when you’ll come back.”

Hearing about Heinrih’s national marriage made me think. Ah, that’s the most certain method.

That marriage vow would be the way to clearly establish to everyone that the place Jeon returns to is by my side.

If we officially announced to the world that we were the closest possible relationship, I could reduce the helplessness when waiting for Jeon who comes home late.

I wouldn’t have to stay up all night with useless thoughts about whether he might not return, whether I might lose him to some new position.

“Since you taught me loneliness, you have to take responsibility.”

Confessing my profound loneliness was quite an embarrassing decision for me, but Jeon’s expression actually brightened. His flushed cheeks showed he was very excited. Seeing that expression, I could tell his answer to my proposal without hearing it.

I never thought he would reject my proposal anyway, but confirming such a positive silent answer finally put my mind at ease.

After all this, I must have been a little nervous inside. Proposing at the Mage Tower was indeed a good choice. If anyone from Beladia Castle had witnessed this, my foolish state would have been talked about forever. The thought alone was terrible.

While I was briefly lost in idle thoughts, Jeon finally picked up the ring. After trying to force the small ring onto his ring finger, he ended up putting it on his first joint.

Finding his own appearance amusing, he looked at his hand and giggled for a while. Then he suddenly murmured in a voice full of laughter.

“You’re right. I’ll return to your side for the rest of my life. Naturally, without making any promises.”

The warm hand of the man wearing the ill-fitting ring cupped my cheek. The lips that followed were both careful and passionate.

It was warmth that would keep me warm for the rest of my life.

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“Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from Beladia Castle.”

“From Beladia Castle?”

At the unexpected news, Heinrih immediately put down his pen. Since Anelli practically never contacted them first, he couldn’t contain his curiosity and opened the envelope right away.

After reading through the letter in one go, Heinrih let out a chuckle.

“Well, really.”

He checked the contents he had read several times with an incredulous look, then shook his head. Holding his forehead, he looked out the window with an exasperated expression, then put down the letter with a hollow laugh.

In the center of the fancy stationery, elegantly written sentences were revealed. Below the main text, a postscript was added in completely different handwriting.

Anelli and Jeon pledge to live as eternal companions. Our vow will be made under the blessing of all life on this earth, so we spread this joy widely.

P.S. Please announce that the Mage Tower Lord and the Reviver are married so everyone across the continent knows.

P.S.2. We trust Your Majesty’s skill in spreading the national marriage news across the continent.

“What does it say?”

“…Content that perfectly resembles its writers.”

Heinrih spoke calmly. Thinking of the two people who must have bickered while writing the letter just made him chuckle. He didn’t know whether to be happy or not that he was the only one who knew that the great Mage Tower Lord and Reviver, praised by society, were such people. But one thing was certain: it was a happy ending.

“Absurd content, but I can only laugh and let it pass.”

Well, all’s well that ends well.

【Don’t Look for the Revived Villainess】 Special Side Story, Complete

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