Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 17

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Episode 17

“How could a fortress like this possibly face destruction?”

[Ugh!]

“Huh? Junel?”

Come to think of it, I just remembered Junel, who had been quiet. I quickly looked down to see Junel crushed in my hand.

Oops.

“Sorry. I completely forgot about you.”

[I almost suffocated to death!]

“Can you even die?”

[It’s just a figure of speech! Treat this body preciously, Brinihanta.]

“I’m Hallara. Please call me Hallara from now on.”

[Hallara? What a pretty name. As expected, the Brinihanta folks are really good at naming.]

Unlike his gruff voice, Junel had an affectionate side.

Thanks to that, the tension I’d felt until just now seemed to ease a little, but…

“Haah…”

A deep sigh escaped from my core on its own.

“Now everything’s ruined.”

[Hallara, but what an incredible event this is! You and that Docheop fellow are getting married!?]

Junel fluttered excitedly, opposite to my mood.

“That won’t happen. I’m a commoner and that man is a duke’s son. In this class-based society, it’s an impossible fate.”

[What’s impossible about it? Should I tell you how many loves that transcended social status this body has witnessed over a thousand years of living?]

“No. I don’t want that…”

[Why! I saw earlier that both Docheop and the lady of the house said they’d accept you? You and he spent a passionate night together, hoho.]

Junel’s face quickly turned red as he giggled and clung to me.

“It was just one night. And nothing happened.”

Probably.

[If nothing happened, would that rigid blockhead suddenly decide to keep you by his side? Do you know how much of a gentleman he is? With his handsome face, there were plenty of women throwing themselves at him, but he never fell for any of them even once.]

“I know.”

If he’s a fantasy novel protagonist, he should naturally have no interest in women.

I know that setting better than anyone!

[A man who only looks at you. Moreover, a descendant of the prestigious Bloodmere. His face isn’t as good as this body’s, but it’s acceptable. Why would you refuse such a man?]

Junel crossed his arms and asked as if he couldn’t understand.

“Junel, you want to live here, don’t you? You’ve been going on about how great the Bloodmere Family is.”

[Ahem! You’d be good too! Wearing expensive clothes instead of those rags and eating expensive food!]

That might work for a few days. But.

“If we stay here, we’ll all die.”

[Why? Because you’re Brinihanta?]

I looked at Junel with cold eyes.

What’s the point of living over a thousand years if you can’t recognize a family about to be destroyed?

“No, this family is scheduled to be destroyed soon.”

[Destroyed? What are you talking about! Even if the Bloodmere folks are weaker than this body, they’re still solid!]

“They’ll still die. Everything will just collapse. Everyone will just die.”

Marriage would only hasten death for what’s already a precarious life.

[Tell me in detail. What exactly is going to happen?]

“I wish I knew the details too, but they just get destroyed. I don’t know by whom.”

I didn’t see the ending.

To be precise, I couldn’t see it.

Because I was preparing for ancestral rites.

‘I ended up like this while doing in-laws’ work, and now I have to live as a daughter-in-law here too? Living with in-laws at that?’

“The Korean Daughter-in-law Association would try to stop this if they knew.”

[What does that mean?]

“There’s such a thing. Anyway, I have no intention of getting involved with this family. It’s hard enough just protecting my own body.”

I’ll pass on the ending where I die with my throat cut like in the original.

I will survive somehow.

[No way!! If the Bloodmere Family collapses!!]

But Junel started screaming.

[Hallara! Please save this family for this body’s sake!!]

While saying something impossible.

“Junel, do you believe what I’m saying? No, is this believable?”

Of course, it’s true that Bloodmere gets destroyed, but I was surprised that Junel believed my words immediately.

[Of course. You wouldn’t lie to this body for no reason! And Brinihanta don’t lie to us spirits.]

Junel completely trusted my words just because I was a race that could communicate with him.

While I wondered how lonely he must have been to act like this, I felt a little touched realizing that loneliness was the same as what I was feeling.

“I’m so grateful I can communicate with you. I think I understand your feelings now too. I was really frustrated knowing this fact alone. That’s why I’m trying to escape from here. If I stay here, I’ll die instead of enjoying wealth and glory.”

[That won’t do!]

Junel threw a tantrum.

“Then what should I do? This family’s people are being invaded by enemies they can’t handle.”

[Who are they?!]

“I don’t know either. That’s the problem. What should I really do?”

[Wait. This body is using something called a brain for the first time in a while.]

What is he trying to do?

If Bloodmere disappears, it would be a loss for Junel who feeds on excellent sword energy, but Junel won’t die.

Because the energy flowing through Kalrai Market and Bloodmere Estate remains.

But I really die!

Having finished thinking, Junel clung to me.

[Hallara. Listen to this body well. You marry that Docheop fellow!]

“Why does the conclusion come out like that?”

It’s my fault for expecting anything.

[It’s definitely not a loss for you either. For you, who surviving until now was already a miracle, being discovered is just a matter of time. Do you know how many times this body has seen Brinihanta who were hiding get dragged away and killed?]

That would be true.

Junel couldn’t calm his excitement and continued while grabbing my cheek.

[They died so miserably it’s hard to even recall! Like hunting witches, tearing limbs and burning alive…]

“Wait, don’t tell me in detail. I’m really getting scared.”

[I’ve been thinking, and you being alive seems to be because you lived in Bloodmere territory.]

Thanks to Bloodmere?

Come to think of it, unlike other regions, the duchy has strict entry to the territory. The previous dukes who led wars for generations raised the walls of the territory to prevent forces trying to usurp the domain. And they created the current exclusive atmosphere toward outsiders to avoid exposing their military strength.

[So there’s nothing safer than staying attached here. Don’t they say it’s darkest under the lamp?]

“So what? It’s a family that will collapse soon anyway. As a member of this family, I’ll be killed along with them.”

[You have to protect the family from collapsing.]

“Why me? Where do I have such power?”

It might sound cold, but I have no such obligation.

My goal is to live quietly doing business without standing out.

Playing hero doesn’t suit me.

[Don’t I exist?]

“You stay and protect the family. I’m getting out of here.”

[That won’t do. This body needs you.]

“Let’s go out together. There are plenty of people who use swords well elsewhere too.”

[That’s also impossible. Hallara, if anything happens, this body will save you even at the cost of my life! So let’s stay here together.]

“You’ll save me?”

How could such a small body…?

Honestly, even though she’s called the spirit of a thousand-year-old sword, I don’t know what kind of power she possesses. If she was born with enough power to save the family, she should have saved them in the original story too.

[Want me to show you?]

As if reading my thoughts, Junel rolled up both sleeves with wounded pride.

I tried to stop Junel, telling her not to.

I was about to ask her to help me escape from here instead.

“Hey! Woman!”

Bang—!

A tall man burst through the door, kicking it open.

For a moment, seeing his resemblance to Nikolai from earlier, I mistakenly thought he brought good news, but that wasn’t the case.

He looked similar to Docheop and Nikolai, but was a different person.

A face younger than theirs, wearing a mischievous smile full of playfulness.

[That youngest brat is always useless, I tell you. Get lost!]

The youngest?

Then is this Helbeorn Bloodmere?

[I said get lost!]

Junel grumbled irritably and blocked Helbeorn’s path.

But Helbeorn, who couldn’t see Junel, easily passed through her and stood before me.

His gaze quickly swept over me from head to toe.

Then he immediately scowled roughly.

“Damn. Should I just go cause some trouble too?”

But unlike his brothers, his speech is really raw and unfiltered.

I instinctively stepped backward.

His eyes gleamed dangerously enough to believe that Helbeorn, not Docheop, was the real troublemaker of the Bloody Mary Household.

“Wow, the more I think about it, the more furious I get?”

He ground his teeth.

A frightening aura emanated from him, making my body tremble involuntarily.

“Is it… because of me?”

I asked carefully under his murderous gaze.

I feel like I’ll die at this person’s hands before the family is destroyed.

“Yeah. You’re marrying that troublemaker bastard, so I’m getting all annoyed and heated up, you know?”

“I haven’t done anything wrong.”

“You’re pretty.”

“What?”

My body stiffened at the sudden compliment.

I thought I’d misheard, but Helbeorn spoke again.

“You’re famous as the greatest beauty in the village, right?”

“Well… that’s…”

I don’t know about beauty, but being a seductress is accurate.

“Damn!! That bastard!! I thought it was good not seeing his face since he’s been wandering around the village lately, but he was seducing women behind the scenes!!”

Before I could finish speaking, Helbeorn shouted loudly and ruffled his hair.

It felt like my eardrums would burst.

Rather than disliking me for being a commoner, he seemed to be jealous that Docheop was marrying a pretty woman.

“Well… a person’s face isn’t everything. Even though I have a pretty face, I’m notorious in the village as a seductress.”

It was my attempt at consolation.

Helbeorn whipped around to glare at me, pointing accusingly.

“A seductress? That’s exactly proof that you’re pretty! Pretty women always have flies buzzing around them. Even if you didn’t want it, men would swarm around you and rumors would spread.”

“Eh? But I’m really a seductress.”

“Right. The protagonist of ‘Anne Canalina’ was a seductress too. It must have been so bad that men lined up even though she was a married woman. But true love so passionate it crosses forbidden lines… Ahh…!”

I could only scratch my head awkwardly at this incomprehensible story.

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