My Husband Is Not the Magic Tower Master - Chapter 67

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Chapter 67

“I…”
Carlo swallowed the words that had nearly escaped his lips, taken aback by the crowd’s knowing reaction.
When they spoke of him and Lucas as siblings, it was one thing — but looking into his eyes now, I could feel a murderous intent that promised death.
I laughed awkwardly, gently swinging the hand I held with Carlo as I asked.
“What are you going to do?”
“Well…”
His fierce expression softened as soon as he looked at me, hesitating. I closed my eyes gently and spoke.
I’d already made up my mind to go through with the wedding without backing out — there was nothing left to hesitate about.
“This is our first kiss, you know.”
“…Rose.”
“Once we kiss, there’s no going back from this. Not really.”
The moment I said there was no going back, I felt his breath drawing closer, quickening.
Something warm and soft was about to touch my lips.
Suddenly curious about what expression Carlo wore, I cracked my eyes open just a sliver.
That was the moment.
‘…What?’
Far across the wedding venue, I felt someone in a black robe watching me.
And then, they raised a hand and flicked their fingers at me.
Bang.
“Gasp—”
It felt as though my heart had plummeted straight through my chest.
Consumed by excruciating pain, I clutched at my chest and staggered.
My body hit the ground just as Carlo’s lips were about to meet mine.
A siren wailed across the entire space.
Weee-weee-weee!
[Emergency Alert. Emergency Alert. Monster Invasion Level 4. Monster Invasion Level 4.]
A massive broadcast from the Magic Tower echoed through the venue.
* * *
The hall descended into chaos in an instant.
Startled by the announcement, guests scrambled from their seats and fled panicked toward the castle gates.
Even as I was being helped to my feet by Carlo, who was terrified by the extreme chest pain that had felled me, the crisis unfolded.
“Look out, Rose!”
Elline, who had been standing at a distance, spotted something above my head and let out a sharp cry.
Whoooosh!
Shrieeek!
Barely moments after the alert had sounded, monsters were already swarming across the royal castle’s sky.
One of them whipped its long tail at me in the blink of an eye.
Hit by the unexpected assault and the violent gust of wind that swept around us, I was left speechless by the sheer spectacle.
‘Is this the wedding’s grand finale?’
Please tell me this is just a surprise show.
I want to pass out peacefully.
At Elline’s warning, Carlo quickly deflected the monster that had come diving at me using Defense Magic and Attack Magic.
Shrieeek!
“Ugh—”
“Get your body lower—”
I pulled Carlo’s shoulder down, crouching as low as possible toward the ground.
Thanks to the defensive barrier, the monsters were quickly repelled, but the magical backlash sent violent tremors through the ground.
Powerful magic that hasn’t been carefully designed always comes with a steep price.
As a result, chairs and several massive pillars from the wedding venue were caught up in the vortex and vanished without a trace.
“Since we can use the wind current that just came down for the Wind Attribute, let’s activate Water and Fire Attribute Magic right away!”
“Master, my magical power isn’t enough — please transfer your magic to me!”
Elline and Lucas cried out urgently.
After all the non-mages had evacuated, the few with magical attributes remained and immediately combined their Defense Magic with one another.
Given that this had been a small, intimate wedding, only four remained: Elline and Lucas from the Magic Tower, and Carlo and myself.
In that moment, I genuinely reflected on my past self for ever wanting a small, intimate ceremony.
Damn it. Monsters were pouring in from every direction, and my Mana was depleting far too quickly!
As the situation grew urgent, I instinctively pressed my upper body close against Carlo.
My shoulders and arms brushed against him as I finally interlaced my fingers with his, and he flinched as if surprised.
“…Rose, you’re too close―.”
“Ah, sorry. We need to handle the situation first.”
As Fire Attribute Magic and water magic strengthened rapidly, the situation mercifully began to resolve in order.
The monsters, driven back by the Defense Magic barrier and growing weaker by the moment, were finally crushed at their cores by Elline and reduced to dust, scattering away.
Confirming this, Elline and Lucas exchanged a look and swiftly turned to leave the Wedding Venue.
“Rose, we’re heading to the Magic Tower now!”
“There’s a mountain of things to handle, so please finish up quickly and follow us. Ah, and congratulations on the wedding, truly.”
Lucas, holding Elline’s hand and following her, winked at us as he spoke.
‘That crazy bastard.’
Why had those blue eyes, vacant as a fool’s, looked so calm and deep as a tranquil lake when we first met?
‘I’m the one who’s crazy. How did I confuse the two of them in the first place?’
I fell into regret and self-reflection once more.
There must have been signs all along.
It pained me that, trapped in my long-held prejudices, I’d failed to see Carlo’s true face.
If I’d noticed, the fist of truth would’ve come flying soon enough. I’d wasted days.
“Sigh…”
Elline and Lucas had probably already stepped onto the direct teleportation gate to the Magic Tower, installed within the Royal Palace.
Once the ruined wedding was cleaned up, Carlo and I would have to board that same teleportation gate heading to the Magic Tower.
Though, given how severe the damage was, I wasn’t sure it could be cleaned up at all.
The guest seating buried under dust and floral arrangements withered gray by the miasma of monsters.
And there was my Wedding Dress, now torn in places, and Carlo’s dress uniform, its appearance disheveled.
I pressed my temple at once, as was habit. A late-coming migraine was closing in.
“So it’s just the two of us left.”
“…I’m sorry. A once-in-a-lifetime wedding, and it’s been destroyed like this.”
Carlo gazed around with hollow eyes and exhaled deeply. He too seemed to take this hopeless situation seriously.
A once-in-a-lifetime wedding.
Honestly, we did ruin it.
Yet because things didn’t go according to the original plan, I felt oddly satisfied.
“Then we’ll do it twice.”
“…Pardon?”
“Have you heard of a Remind Wedding?”
I unhesitatingly dropped the ruined Bouquet to the ground.
Then, brushing away the mud-caked dirt from my dress, I boldly tore away a portion of the hem.
Rip—
As the fabric that had been trailing along the floor suddenly shortened, Carlo’s eyes widened.
“What—”
“We became husband and wife today, but I’d like us to start with courting first.”
Though it wasn’t a perfect wedding, the Original Story world I knew had ended.
Lucas and Elline had reconnected, and I’d orchestrated the conclusion I was meant to reach.
‘From the atmosphere, it seems the Stein Count’s Family won’t be destroyed.’
I’d saved our lives, at least for now—so it was time to design my Plan B future.
Not alone, but together with him.
“Shall we go?”
I turned from the Wedding Venue without hesitation and offered him my hand.
“I’m counting on you, you con artist of a husband.”
From today onward, officially, day one begins.
“Rose…”
Carlo’s face shone with emotion.
“Hearing you say that—it moves me.”
He seemed not to have caught my jest about calling him a con artist.
Caught off guard by the seriousness in his gaze, I found myself wearing an awkward expression instead.
“Um. Shall we talk about this after we leave?”
“Before that―”
Before leaving the Wedding Venue, he slowly cupped both my cheeks in his hands.
Once again, Carlo’s eyes gazing down at me held more depth than ever before.
“…Would you stay like this for just one minute?”
“…What?”
My cheek cradled in his warm palm, I blinked stupidly for a moment before understanding dawned.
He’d been wanting to finish what we started—that kiss from before.
“Of course.”
I willingly draped my arms around his neck and rose onto my toes.
Without hesitation, Carlo tilted his head and claimed my lips.
Hard enough to make my scalp ache and my heels burn.

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