Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94

“What? What did you just say?”
“Is it really so difficult to listen when I ask you to stay safe and not go outside?”
“But I wasn’t——”
I’d only come out because I was worried, and here Kailas was directing a furious glare at me.
“You can’t even follow a simple instruction for a moment, so you come out anyway? Mission accomplished if your goal was to turn my insides upside down. Truly remarkable.”
His words dripped with sarcasm as he strode briskly toward the Inn.
I understood he was angry, but his tone was making me furious too.
Why couldn’t he just say it nicely?
“Nothing dangerous happened! And if it had been dangerous, I would’ve known to protect myself, and since nothing went wrong, why do you have to talk like that——!”
“Yes, you’re right about everything. There’s no need for you to listen to what I say.”
His sarcasm cut deeper with each word, and I felt my anger rise to a boil.
I’d come out because I was worried, and this was how I was being treated.
“Put me down. I want to get down.”
“…….”
“I said put me down, you——”
Kailas ignored me completely and carried me into the Inn, starting up the stairs.
My anger only grew, and I struck his shoulder with my fist.
He didn’t budge an inch.
He carried me all the way to the room and set me down on the bed without hearing a word of my protest.
He merely dismissed the maid and guards with a glance.
“…I’m going to change clothes and be right back.”
“I only went out because people were on my mind, not for any other reason.”
I shot back the words tersely, refusing to admit even now how desperately I’d been worried for him.
“Go change, and we’ll talk later.”
And with that, he left the room.
I was too stunned to say anything else.
Soon after, Hisan returned, carrying a tray with a damp cloth.
“My lady, allow me to attend to you.”
“…I just need a quick wipe.”
I spoke to Hisan wearily as I removed my shoes and outer coat.
Was this really something worth getting so angry over?

Kailas returned long after I had cleaned myself and changed into fresh clothes.
His hair was damp—he must have washed again.
I noticed the fierce edge from before had softened, but I deliberately ignored him.
When he took a step closer, I turned my back on him entirely.
“Hazel.”
“…….”
“…I was afraid something might happen to you for a moment. This place isn’t like Elcard.”
His deep voice fell from behind me.
“…….”
“I was too harsh. I’m sorry for alarming you.”
His tone, softened with coaxing, made me feel an unwanted flutter in my chest again.
“…You could’ve just said it nicely. I would’ve understood. No matter what you think of me, I’m capable of exercising basic judgment.”
“You’re right. I was wrong to demand why you left without hearing you out first. I let worry override everything else.”
When I said nothing, he called my name again, low and measured.
I turned slightly and shot him the coldest look I could muster.
In that moment, he knelt before me.
As I tried to turn my head away, a large hand reached my cheek first.
“As long as you’re not hurt, that’s all that matters. I was in the wrong.”
My resolve crumbled a little when he tilted his head, trying to meet my eyes as he spoke.
This is infuriating. He was the one who got angry first.
Out of spite, I covered his eyes with my hand.
Part of me had already seen through his sincerity.
“You’re absolutely impossible.”
Kailas, looking sheepish, gently stroked the back of my hand.
“I was wrong.”
…….
This man was undoubtedly as willful as they come.

Chapter 14. Affection and Hatred, What They Seek

Fortunately, nothing happened before dawn.
Even though I’d drawn a clear line and gone to sleep, I woke up cradled in his arms and had to make a scene about it, but it happened nonetheless.
Kailas had his excuse ready—the room was simply too narrow—though his mouth was split in a grin wide enough to tear.
Absurd. Truly.
Once the remains of the Demonic Beasts were cleanly disposed of, the innkeeper and his wife bowed repeatedly in gratitude.
We were even treated to steaks of unusually fine quality for breakfast at the inn.
In any case, we woke two hours later than originally planned due to the pack of Demonic Beasts we’d dealt with the night before, finished our preparations, and climbed into the carriage.
From the village to the next Gate was still several hours of hard riding.
Still, after a good night’s sleep, our condition was not much different from when we’d left the Mansion yesterday.
“…Where are the cushions?”
“What cushions?”
“The ones that were here yesterday.”
The cushions I’d been using as a barrier all day yesterday had vanished.
Everything was decorated as prettily as before, but the cushions were simply gone.
“I have no idea.”
“What do you mean you have no idea? There were more than five plump cushions here besides the one I brought to the inn.”
“The Demonic Beasts probably took them.”
“…Is that what you call an explanation?”
At that, Kailas opened the door again.
“Sid.”
“Yes, my lord. You called for me?”
“You haven’t seen the cushions around here?”
“What cushions?”
Sid’s face went blank with confusion.
“More than five cushions that were inside here.”
“Cushions? I’m afraid I don’t… Oh! It seems the Demonic Beasts attacked the carriage yesterday as well. The coachman had quite a time cleaning up the mess.”
“Is that so.”
…….
These people were really something.
“If you truly need them, I can fetch some from the village! Though it might take half a day…….”
“…Sid, never mind. Close the door, Kailas.”
Kailas shut the door as if he’d been waiting for permission.
I glared at him with all my might, but he merely shrugged his shoulders with perfect composure.
In the end, the carriage departed—bare and empty without the cushions.
As Kailas edged closer, I turned my body slightly to block him like a wall.
“Tell me if you’re uncomfortable.”
I nodded and watched the village fade away through the window when something suddenly came to mind.
“Speaking of yesterday.”
“Hmm.”
“The one you eliminated—that was a Follower Demonic Beast, wasn’t it?”
Kailas nodded.
“Yes, exactly what you were thinking.”
The image surfaced in my mind of him swinging his blade without hesitation.
His figure cutting down the Follower so cleanly—something the Imperial Palace knights themselves had faltered against—seemed entirely effortless.
“They appear frequently here in Sergal, don’t they? They’re not common, right?”
“Not particularly. I think I’ve only seen about three of them until yesterday, all told.”
Which meant they weren’t entities easily encountered even in the North.
Twice now in just a few months.
Was I truly meant to simply remain as I was?
I’d wanted to keep my distance, merely pointing toward helpful directions without becoming overly entangled, but worry gnawed at me—what if people I cared about were injured or killed because of my hesitation?
Perhaps there was no way to stop the darkness from growing except by inciting war against the Demonic Beasts before it swelled any further.
Maybe that would be better after all?
Yet even attempting to intervene carried its own terror: what if my involvement only made things worse, twisting the happy ending that should have awaited into something unrecognizable?
I had given Jade and Lily information from time to time, but only in fragments—mere scraps of aid.
To simply stand by and watch was no longer possible; I’d formed too many connections in this place.
The protagonists might survive, but I couldn’t guarantee the lives of supporting characters like Dylan Banker, Lux, and Josh—people who were mere extras in the Original Story.
Could I face them, bearing this guilt in silence?
And Eggmen and Ginger Perrian, whom I’d sent away—if they ended up on the front lines in the coming battles, they would surely die.
When we parted, I’d sternly warned them never to go anywhere near the North, but what happened after that was their choice to make.
If they didn’t heed my words…….
Horror washed over me, and I squeezed my eyes shut.
I could no longer pretend ignorance.
The Demonic Beasts continued to multiply, and at this rate, lands would begin to die—slowly but inexorably.
The corrupted earth that people spoke of, claimed by the Demonic Beasts.
Water and soil alike.
With the Demonic Beasts roaming freely, dripping Dark Power wherever they went, corruption was inevitable.
At this pace, things essential to people’s daily lives would soon become tainted, bringing hardship in their wake.
Knowing this much, I’d been gathering Purification Stones to counter it, but the safety of the people themselves remained uncertain…….
And what weighed most heavily was that this man’s future remained unclear, deepening my anguish.
I would leave a year from now, but this man would…….
Without thinking, my eyes drifted toward him.
“What? Did waking up so early yesterday make you tired after all?”
“I was just looking. I’m not tired.”
“Then look more. It’s fine.”
“That’s enough.”
In the Original Story, he had merely been hiding himself. He wouldn’t have been caught up in any war.
There would be no reason for him to involve himself in a war against Demonic Beasts.
The fact that he’d eventually vanished without a trace still nagged at me, but…….
A man who keeps others beneath him and bows before no one, not even the Emperor—he couldn’t possibly be a servant of evil.
He couldn’t be a Demon King.
If Kailas were involved, he wouldn’t be spending time like this so casually.
He was unusually busy, it’s true.
Was this man then… always so occupied with work?
I remained lost in such thoughts throughout the carriage ride.
All the way until we arrived at the final Gate leading into the Territory.
“Hazel.”
……
“Hazel.”
…Mm?
“We’re here. Just through this Gate and we’re in the Territory.”
The Gate loomed before us.
“Is this one safe?”
“Yes. Tired?”
“A little. Just a little.”
“Just hold on a bit longer.”
The carriage lurched slightly as it passed through the Gate.
As my eyes snapped open, the landscape beyond was starkly different from what we’d left behind.
……
An unusually vast expanse of land.
Dense coniferous forests, and behind them a great mountain range that stood like a wall.
An eerie landscape—desolate grayish earth with forests packed densely upon it.
I opened the window slightly, and even the air felt different.
And far in the distance, a fortress wall rose as towering and sturdy as the mountain range itself.
We had finally arrived at the Hadid Territory.

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