Sister, I Hit You Because There Was a Ghost Behind You - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34. Love Is Felt in the Heart; Mountains Are Conquered with Gear
The peak of the White Fang Mountain Range. True to its name, it was a place so bitterly cold that teeth chattered. A blizzard lashed mercilessly against my cheeks. I adjusted my goggles and grumbled.
“This wretched weather has such a foul temperament. I wonder if it takes after its master.”
My horse had stopped halfway up the mountain, unable to climb further. From here on, the terrain became a sheer cliff—I would have to ascend using only my two legs and arms. I withdrew my climbing gear from my pack and sighed heavily.
“Sigh… such is my fate. Everyone else goes to the mountains on dates, yet here I am scaling cliffs to harvest medicinal herbs.”
I secured the rope around a boulder and fastened crampons firmly to my boots. Then I took my first step toward the cliff face.
Clang!
I drove my ice axe into the frozen wall. One step, then another. My fingers felt as though they might snap from the cold, but I couldn’t stop. I gritted my teeth and thought to myself.
‘Wait for me, Kairik von Herzen. My 100-billion-gold husband.’
How long had I been climbing? At last, I broke through the clouds and reached the summit. I collapsed onto the snow field, sprawled out and breathing heavily.
“Phew… I made it.”
My lungs felt as though they were freezing solid. But there was no time to rest. I scrambled to my feet and looked around urgently.
“Where is it? That flower. The Tears of the Snow Mountain, or whatever they call it.”
At the center of the summit, a mysterious blue light shimmered. There, a single flower of transparent ice bloomed—the “Tears of the Snow Mountain,” glittering like a precious jewel. I cried out in triumph.
“Found it! Jackpot!”
I rushed toward the flower. But as the saying goes, nothing in this world is free. The moment I reached out my hand, the ground trembled.
Boom!
The snow field split open, and a colossal figure rose up—not a snowman, but an ice golem. It stood at least five meters tall. The golem looked down at me and spoke in a deep, resonant voice.
[Who dares approach? One who covets the sacred snow flower.]
I drew a mana hammer from my waist and answered confidently.
“I am Violetta of the Eberhardt Family! I’ve come to obtain a flower for a patient in need, so would you kindly step aside?”
The golem clenched its massive rocky fists together and let out a scornful laugh.
[Foolish mortal! If you wish to pluck this flower, offer your soul and life as tribute! Only one who possesses overwhelming strength to crush me is worthy of claiming this prize!]
I was relieved. If the legend I’d carelessly mentioned to the Medical Officer before climbing—that sentimental nonsense about true love—had actually been true, I would have been so exasperated that I’d have turned right back down the mountain.
A legend is merely a legend; reality, after all, is governed by the iron laws of physics.
I gripped the hammer’s handle firmly and smiled with casual confidence.
“I’ll pass on sacrificing my life. Emotional labor to prove love makes me absolutely sick, but physical demolition work? That’s something I excel at!”
The golem asked, bewildered.
[…What?]
I pushed off the ground and launched myself into the air. My hammer, wreathed in blue aura, flew toward the golem’s head.
“My man is dying, and I don’t have time for word games! Move!”
Crash!
My hammer struck the golem’s crown with tremendous force. But it was unyielding. Only a thin crack appeared on its head; it didn’t even flinch. The golem swung its massive fist in fury.
[Foolish human! You dare attempt to pass the trial through brute strength alone!]
I threw myself aside to dodge, gasping.
“Ugh!”
The shockwave swept me across the snow field. It seemed direct assault wouldn’t work. The golem’s body was composed entirely of permafrost, making physical attacks largely ineffective.
Then, a brilliant idea flashed through my mind.
What is ice weak to? Fire?
No, I’d already exhausted my fire earlier. Then what…
I rummaged through my bag and retrieved ‘that item’ I’d brought from the Imperial Palace.
It was a sack of premium rock salt. For snow removal work, salt was indeed the best solution. I tore open the salt sack and scattered it across the Golem’s body while shouting.
“Here, take this! Anti-slip treatment for icy roads!”
Whoooosh!
The moment the salt made contact, a sharp hissing sound erupted from the Golem’s body as smoke billowed upward. Its ice-formed body, now with a lowered melting point, began dissolving in an instant. The Golem shrieked in agony.
[Ahhhhh! It burns! What is this!]
I swung my hammer at the Golem’s melting, wobbling legs and roared.
“The power of science, you ignorant pile of rocks!”
Crash!
The Golem’s legs shattered and its massive frame collapsed. It crumbled into pieces scattered across the snowy field. I brushed off the dust and rose, muttering to myself.
“Phew. Education truly matters.”
I approached the flower. The Tear of the Snow Mountains still gleamed brilliantly. I carefully plucked it and placed it in a glass vial as I spoke.
“Wait, Your Majesty. Medicine delivery incoming.”
Descending was faster than ascending. I practically tumbled down the mountainside. By the time I returned to the Castle, night had deepened considerably. I tore off my wet coat and burst into Kairik’s chamber, crying out.
“Your Majesty!”
Heavy silence hung in the room. Kairik lay in bed, hovering between life and death, while the Medical Officers shook their heads in despair. Then Demian Lyart spotted me and rushed over, asking.
“Violetta! You’re safe! The flower—do you have it?”
I pulled out the glass vial and thrust it toward the Medical Officer, shouting.
“I brought it. Hurry! This will work, won’t it?”
The Medical Officer accepted the flower with trembling hands, extracted its essence, and let the liquid drip into Kairik’s mouth. The azure liquid slid down his throat. Everyone held their breath, watching intently. One second, two seconds, three seconds. Nothing changed. My heart sank. I pressed the Medical Officer urgently.
“Why… why isn’t he waking up?”
The Medical Officer replied, flustered.
“The poison has spread too deeply… it will take time for the medicine to take effect. Or perhaps…”
I asked impatiently.
“Or perhaps what?”
“We need to raise his body temperature to improve blood circulation so the medicine spreads faster, but His Majesty’s body is far too cold.”
Kairik’s body was frigid as ice. At this rate, his heart could stop before the medicine took effect. I needed to warm him. But blankets alone wouldn’t suffice. I hesitated for a moment, biting my lip, then issued a command with resolve.
“Everyone, leave.”
Demian Lyart and the Medical Officers looked startled and questioned.
“Pardon?”
I spoke firmly.
“I said leave! I’ll raise his body temperature myself!”
Demian Lyart caught on to my intention, his face flushing as he asked.
“Y-you don’t mean… you’re going to hold him directly?”
I removed my outer garment as I responded.
“There’s no other way. We save a life first, worry about propriety later.”
I ushered Demian Lyart and the Medical Officers out and locked the door. Then, clad only in thin undergarments, I slipped into the bed. I trembled as I murmured.
“B-so cold.”
Kairik’s body was like a massive block of ice. I pulled him close, desperately hoping my warmth would transfer to him. I whispered near his ear, delivering a threat disguised as something else.
“Please… don’t die. If you die and leave me behind, I’ll donate all 100 billion gold to society.”
I held him tighter and added my words to the silence.
“And I’m canceling the land purchase too. I’ll remarry someone else and live so well with Demian Lyart that it’ll make you sick to watch.”
That was when it happened. Kairik von Herzen’s cold fingers twitched. A low voice emerged from his throat.
“…That won’t do.”
When I lifted my head, Kairik von Herzen was forcing his eyes open, gazing at me with effort. A glimmer of mischief danced in his crimson eyes. He let out a soft laugh and spoke.
“Marry another man? You certainly have ambitious dreams.”
I surged with emotion, striking his chest with my fist as I cried out.
“Your Majesty! If you’re awake, speak! Don’t frighten people like this!”
Kairik von Herzen chuckled softly, wrapping his arms around my waist.
“That hurts… patient abuse, this is.”
Warmth began radiating from his body once more. The medicine was taking effect. Kairik von Herzen pressed his lips to my forehead and whispered.
“You’re so warm. Is it because you’re holding me? Thank you, Violetta. I couldn’t bear to leave you behind, so I crawled up from hell itself.”
I buried my face in his embrace and murmured.
“…You certainly know how to talk.”
That night, the blizzard did not cease, yet the space within the bed burned hotter than summer.
The next morning, Kairik von Herzen rose as if it had all been a lie. The poison was completely neutralized, and thanks to the wolf’s regenerative prowess, his wounds had already healed.
Standing atop the Castle Wall, Kairik von Herzen declared with a fierce smile.
“Well then, shall we do some cleaning?”
His eyes gleamed with lethal intensity.
“Those beasts who dared rampage in my domain—I’ll eradicate them to the last.”
The master of the Northern Region had returned. Now the beasts’ descent into hell would begin.

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