Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 26

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Episode 26

 

“Young master, that place is a punishment cave for those who commit capital crimes or betrayers. What on earth have you done to deserve…”

 

“I’ve committed many sins. I’m just a parasite living off the family.”

 

“If you go in there, it will be difficult for you to return alive. A ‘Crack Bear’ lives in that cave. That rock-like bear monster’s hobby is tearing apart weak humans.”

 

“I know.”

 

It seems Nikolai gave him some kind of order. Either go in there and receive punishment or kick me out.

 

Docheop placed his hand on Moldorf’s shoulder and bid him farewell.

 

“See you again.”

 

“Young master.”

 

“Rest well, Moldorf.”

 

Then he waved his hand and turned around.

 

As I stood there dumbfounded watching him, he started walking.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

He gestured with his chin as if telling me to follow.

 

I kept asking questions while following Docheop closely.

 

“Kernhol? Punishment?”

 

Just hearing Junel’s excited chatter made it sound like a terrifying place. If he, being only 1-star, went in there, he might die.

 

No, according to Junel’s opinion, he wouldn’t last even an hour and would be torn into 100 pieces.

 

“Is it because of me? Did young master Nikolai give such an order because you brought me here?”

 

“If I go in and come back out, no one will be able to say anything more about you.”

 

“You have to come out. If you can’t come out, I’ll become the person who killed you!”

 

“Why? Are you worried?”

 

“Of course I am!”

 

Right now, the protagonist who is the only hope of this family is about to die, so how could I not be worried?

 

“If it’s because of me, you could just abandon me. Why do you need to risk your life?”

 

I couldn’t understand it at all. If he wanted to avoid Nikolai’s anger, he could just kick me out. Then there would be no need to receive punishment.

 

“You know the answer to that better than anyone.”

 

“I don’t know. I’m telling you I don’t know.”

 

Docheop stopped walking and looked down at me. Then he suddenly bent down to meet my eye level. His gaze was intense, as if he wanted to see right through me.

 

Me, reflected in those eyes.

 

So beautiful.

 

‘Has he fallen for me?’

 

Enough to make me have such a delusion for a moment. But I quickly dismissed this assumption. Who was Docheop? A typical fantasy novel protagonist designed not to have his heart race in front of women.

 

“…Because you’re an attention seeker?”

 

So my answer went in that direction.

 

“Attention seeker? What’s that?”

 

“You know, wanting attention. Aren’t you trying to get attention by making people worry?”

 

I speculated that Docheop might do such things because he was severely deprived of affection. I thought he would naturally scoff at it, but Docheop quite seriously pondered those words.

 

“Maybe half of that is right?”

 

“Are you crazy? You’re trying to die just to get attention?”

 

“It’s a process I must go through to survive, so I have no choice.”

 

Docheop spoke so matter-of-factly. I was the only one worried about this situation.

 

“Hallara.”

 

He called my name in a quiet voice.

 

“What.”

 

“Wait for me in front of there.”

 

“If I wait, will you come out?”

 

“I’ll come out.”

 

Docheop answered with a half-confident voice, as if he had something to rely on.

 

“Can’t you just pretend to go in?”

 

“A man has his pride.”

 

“Pride doesn’t put food on the table.”

 

“You’ll feed me, so what’s the problem.”

 

“You can make jokes even in this situation?”

 

“Nothing changes just by getting serious.”

 

Docheop didn’t back down until the end. And he deliciously ate the last remaining yakgwa while walking toward Kernhol.

 

***

 

Around that time, Geti was having a meeting with Karl, the shopkeeper, in the main building.

 

“Nothing unusual happening?”

 

Karl spoke first.

 

“No. This morning I just explained the geography of the manor’s main building and brought her meals.”

 

“No complaints about wanting to go home or leave this place?”

 

Just yesterday when she came, Hallara had been skeptical about entering here. Thanks to her sudden change of heart, they immediately prepared quarters for her in the annex, but that heart could suddenly change again.

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

Geti couldn’t understand what he meant.

 

How dare a commoner woman have complaints?

 

She was even given the choice to pick her own room, and quality meals came out every meal without any labor?

 

She wasn’t a noble lady but a commoner woman who lived in the village, yet she was enjoying such luxury and complaining – it was something she couldn’t even imagine.

 

“Actually, she said she wouldn’t enter because her status didn’t match. The madam and young master had to persuade her.”

 

“What? Wait. I don’t understand. The madam and young master persuaded her not to enter, but that woman entered on her own?”

 

“No, the opposite.”

 

That’s impossible!

 

“Why would they go that far for a mistress?!”

 

Though it was a blunt statement, Karl understood. At first, he hadn’t expected this situation either.

 

“She’s not a mistress.”

 

But Hallara’s situation was different from the general case.

 

“Not a mistress?”

 

“From now on, you’ll have to call her young madam. I’ll have to correct my own form of address too.”

 

“Young madam…?”

 

Karl sighed and nodded his head.

 

Young madam.

 

Young madam…

 

How could a commoner become a madam?

 

Until that moment, Geti’s mind, which had been trying to understand Hallara as much as possible, was completely shattered.

 

“Why? How? Why do I have to do that?!”

 

At her questioning voice, Karl heavily uttered one sentence.

 

“Because she’s carrying the young master’s child.”

 

***

 

After finishing her meeting with Karl, Geti wandered aimlessly and then suddenly gathered the maids of the annex.

 

“I should have told you this morning, but I was too flustered to mention it until now. Don’t be surprised and listen. Young master Docheop’s wife has come to live in the annex.”

 

First, she needed to share this fact with them.

 

“Tsk tsk. I heard. Chef Hotsen is deeply troubled about this matter.”

 

“Right. *munch munch* But who is she? I heard she’s a commoner. Is that true?”

 

Geti nodded her head.

 

And she spoke with a serious expression.

 

“The problem is that she’s a commoner, but not a mistress. She came in as an official wife.”

 

Honestly, I wanted to blurt out that she got lucky by getting pregnant, but I couldn’t say it.

 

“This is something only you, as her personal maid, should know. It must be kept strictly secret. Until there are orders from the madam, no one should know about the pregnancy.”

 

“Why? If she stays in the annex, her belly will grow, and naturally everyone will find out.”

 

“There are no plans for a formal wedding ceremony. For now, she’ll stay quietly in the annex, and once the child is born, we plan to send her away. Please take good care of things until then.”

 

It meant that once she gave birth to the child, she would be kicked out.

 

But even that didn’t make sense to Geti. Why should she, a maid of the proud Bloodmere family, have to address such a woman as “Young Madam,” and how could such a woman enjoy these luxuries? And why should she, from a servant family that had served the household for generations, have to serve a mere commoner?

 

Filled with anger, Geti immediately gathered the annex maids.

 

She assumed the maids would think the same way as her.

 

“Wow, really? *munch munch*”

 

However, contrary to her expectations, the maids were surprised but too busy chewing what they held in their hands.

 

“What are you all eating?”

 

She would have preferred to pretend not to notice and let them eat, but the sweet smell was so strong she couldn’t stand it. Even though the snacks that maids eat should be obvious, this was the first time she’d smelled something like this.

 

“This? Actually, the head chef is researching snacks for Docheop’s wife. The madam asked for desserts to be prepared here, so the new maid made them.”

 

“The new maid? Who is that?”

 

“I don’t know her name. I just heard about it too. Do you want to try one? She made some for us maids too.”

 

It was a glossy pastry with a cinnamon fragrance.

 

It looked mouth-watering, but Geti refused.

 

“But why did she make them for all the maids?”

 

“All I know is that she made a huge amount for the maids to eat and left. The head chef was furious about using up all the ingredients, and then she ran away.”

 

“She’s completely selfish, isn’t she?”

 

If such a thing had happened in the main building, the head maid would have stepped in with a switch.

 

Unlike the main building, the annex kids lack discipline, Geti clicked her tongue inwardly.

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