Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 48

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Chapter 48

“That’s right. After that incident, I thought there might be a connection. Someone who knows how to summon Follower Demon Beasts.”
People who worship evil.
I have some knowledge of them too.
Besides the Demon Beasts that follow the Demon King and move toward his resurrection, there are those who worship evil.
Worshipping evil—I wouldn’t call it the mark of a sane mind, but I’ve heard that even ordinary people among us engage in such things.
They work to lure people away and offer them as sacrifices, or so I’ve been told.
I’ve also heard that some of them maintain close ties with the Follower Demon Beasts.
Since all of this came to light just before the Demon King’s resurrection, the fact that we’re discussing it now likely means it’s already beginning.
In truth, I know that Follower Demon Beasts command people in a vertical hierarchy, but I couldn’t voice that knowledge aloud.
They’d immediately suspect how I found out.
“Have there been any direct reports?”
Jed nodded.
“There have, but we don’t have solid evidence yet. It looks like more than three of them gathered to conduct a ritual, but the witness who reported it has vanished. The suspects claim they were just burning trash, so without other evidence we had to let them go. And there wasn’t even a trace of Dark Demonic Power.”
“What about suspicious marks on their bodies? Nothing like that?”
“Nothing at all. We naturally wondered if they’d be marked somehow, but they were all clean. Not a single trace.”
Lily nodded continuously beside me.
She mentioned that even her Holy Power hadn’t turned up anything.
“If they’ve begun gathering for a ritual, there has to be some mark they use to recognize each other. If there isn’t, they might just be powerless members without rank yet.”
“That’s possible. In any case, it looks like we’ll have a lot of headaches ahead. I was hoping not to talk shop since we haven’t seen each other in so long, but I suppose I can’t help it.”
“I was curious too. I didn’t expect the Imperial Palace walls to collapse like that…….”
Lily reached out and took my hand.
“The Crown Prince is working hard to restore order. Things will stabilize again soon. He said you’re just visiting the Capital for a while, didn’t he? Don’t worry too much.”
That’s right, dear. The fate of this world rests in your hands.
Even if I flee from here, I hope you find peace and spend a hundred years in harmony!
I smiled inwardly at the thought, but Jed interjected from beside me.
“Speaking of which, Love. Ah, I suppose I shouldn’t use that title anymore.”
“What?”
I didn’t really have strong objections to titles.
“I had no idea you were getting married without inviting us.”
Sigh—I’d been hoping this wouldn’t come up.
I’d barely managed to soothe Lily before it seemed we were back to square one.
Jed must have heard about the marriage through Dylan long ago, so there was nothing surprising about the Crown Prince knowing.
I should have kept it secret from everyone from the start.
Though with this large ring sitting plainly on my left hand, it’s not as though they wouldn’t naturally notice it anyway.
“That’s right… I naturally assumed you’d tell me if you ever found love, if a beloved one came into your life, and I was dreaming of giving you a newlywed home or a villa as thanks for bringing us together. Especially the roof—I wanted it to be a red roof, just like you, Love. I’m so disappointed. I’m truly so disappointed, Love.”
Whimper, whimper.
Jed’s eyes glimmered again.
This love-struck fool.
“Even if the Crown Prince didn’t know, I was certain I would be told! You didn’t even contact me! You didn’t invite me to the wedding!”
We were back to the beginning.
My face wore a smile, but my head was throbbing.
“Why didn’t you invite me?”
Jed squinted one eye.
“Because you were my superior.”
“And what does that matter? I never mistreated you as a superior.”
Then he glanced at me.
“…Although I may have asked you to handle a bit more work occasionally.”
“When a superior says ‘a bit,’ that becomes a mountain for their subordinate, or so I’ve heard.”
“Who told you that?”
“Romiel.”
“No, I don’t do that. By that logic, how much work does Romiel himself dump on his subordinates?”
“Well, he should be held to a higher standard than you!”
Oh, so even the heroine doesn’t call him by an honorific—she just says “him.”
I expected her to address him more elegantly, like “brother,” but this was somewhat refreshing.
Before I knew it, the conversation had shifted away from my marriage and into the two of them bickering, so I just watched. Then Jed shot me a pleading look.
This is your fault for bringing up my wedding!
I pretended not to notice, but fearing the consequences if I didn’t intervene, I opened my mouth.
I comforted Lily, who continued to whimper about being disappointed.
“It wasn’t that—truly, we held it very simply. It was just after we founded the Guild. I had planned to give you a proper introduction once I was more settled.”
“I would’ve found you even if you held it in a field! I would’ve filled the wedding venue with roses of seven colors. And who dares to hold such a modest ceremony when taking away our dear Love with them?!”
“Haha… well, that’s…”
Lily showed intense curiosity about my marriage.
She pressed me to tell her who the groom was, who had dared to take away someone as precious as me, demanding answers.
I had to work desperately to conceal my husband’s existence.
Afraid I might let something slip, I steered the conversation to avoid mentioning his name as much as possible.
Thus, to escape Lily’s interrogation, Kylorus became the master of a very humble noble house that farmed in some distant province.
This was far better than a war breaking out, anyway.
To be honest, I didn’t even enjoy being close to these two, but I also despised having the two most powerful and important beings in this world as my enemies.
I might truly die young otherwise!
The moment they discovered I was Kylorus’s wife, we would become perfect enemies.
Could I stand beside Jed and Lily without hesitation, claiming betrayal, and point a blade at him?
No.
I would never be able to do that.
If I could have, I wouldn’t have made these escape plans in the first place.
If only I could scrape away the heart I’d given so helplessly and take it back, I wouldn’t be agonizing like this.
Because I know I cannot do that, I’m trying to excise him from my life.
But even the scars from that excision will haunt me like nightmares for the rest of my life.
“The Earl Love, then. I suppose I should call you the Countess now.”
At Lily’s words, I quickly curved my lips into a smile.
“Ah, well…”
“But you must introduce him to me someday. I’d love for you to visit like this again and talk often. We could share our worries with each other.”
I understood why Lily was like this only toward me.
Though she was still technically the princess Lily, among the nobility she was already regarded as the future Crown Princess, so she had far fewer people with whom she could open her heart and have genuine conversations.
Moreover, Lily was delicate and gentle-natured, so she didn’t particularly enjoy the tea times among noble ladies and young maidens.
Even in the original work, it was written that Love struggled to find a friend with whom to truly confide after her early death.
“Of course!”
I made a promise I knew I couldn’t keep, and only after another hour did I finally manage to escape from the two of them.

“Phew. I feel like my lifespan just shortened.”
I dodged their request for dinner together by suggesting they have an intimate date alone, and barely slipped away.
Now I decided I really should just greet Dylan briefly and return to the Hotel.
Annie said she’d have everything resolved soon, so I’d attend just a lesson or two more on Illusion Magic instruction, then complete my perfect escape plan by heading back to Ferarium.
‘If only I could manage a clean divorce…’
The fact that Annie hadn’t brought information about divorce or annulment while preparing everything else suggested it must be extremely difficult to find such a way.
But that wouldn’t do.
My goal was to sever all ties with him completely and leave.
My heart grew impatient, but I decided to wait a little longer.
“S-Senior!”
As I headed toward Dylan’s office, Fay called out to me from behind.

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