Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 66

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Episode 66

Morgan had been patrolling the village day and night recently.

Just walking around every corner of the village wearing heavy armor and a sword was quite exhausting work.

That was understandable, since Bloodmere was one of the largest territories in the Western Empire.

A prestigious family that had one of the five heroes who saved the world as their founder.

The territory they possessed was so vast and had such diverse terrain that it took a long time to travel around even on horseback.

“Captain. There doesn’t seem to be any particular problem here? Let’s stop now and move on to the next area.”

One of the guards who came with him approached Morgan and said.

This place had such good security that people actively moved around even in the late evening. It was also the area with the fewest incidents in the village, thanks to the baronial house mansion of a vassal family of the ducal house being located in the center of the village.

“You guys go ahead first. I’ll check that corner over there and come over soon.”

“Again this time?”

“Yeah.”

“Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard? Please take care of your body too.”

“I understand. It’s just that I feel uneasy, so don’t worry and take the guys with you.”

“Yes sir.”

The guards packed their things without complaint and left for the next village.

The three guards who came with him also rubbed their stiff necks.

“Let’s hurry over there, settle into our lodging, and have a beer each.”

“Beer? Sounds good.”

“The captain won’t drink, right?”

“He’ll probably come in after dawn again today.”

“Isn’t he working too hard when it’s not even patrol time? The territory has never been as peaceful as it is these days.”

Especially since Bloodmere had special barriers, the security was better compared to other regions. Even so, they couldn’t understand Morgan thoroughly examining the territory.

“Hey. That’s the captain for you. He’s a meticulous perfectionist who rose to the position of guard captain in just 4 years after joining the guard. He must have his reasons for doing this.”

But their trust in Morgan was solid.

“That’s true. Well, since the Duke has been away for a long time, he’s probably being more vigilant?”

“No doubt about it. This won’t do. Let’s forget about the beer, get a good night’s sleep, and patrol early tomorrow!”

“Hey! You suggested drinking and now you’re doing this?!”

“We’ll be returning to Bloodmere Castle soon, so let’s drink all night then!”

Morgan made them give up even the beer they loved. That’s how many subordinates in the guard trusted and followed him.

And Morgan, who hadn’t finished his patrol yet, put strength into his steps.

‘Where and how did she disappear?’

He was wandering around looking for someone.

Now that his subordinates were gone, he was urgently searching for someone, even breaking out in cold sweat.

“Oh, Guard Captain. It’s been a while. What brings you all the way down to this southern area so far from the castle?”

Just then, a passing villager cheerfully spoke to him.

Morgan also greeted him and looked around. When he couldn’t see the guards who came with him, he let out a very small sigh of relief.

“I received a report that a stranger was wandering around the village.”

And he asked as if testing the waters.

“A stranger? What kind of person is that?”

However, the villager seemed not to know what he was talking about.

“A young, unusually pretty woman with blonde hair. Tell me if you’ve seen her or heard any stories.”

“Hmm… This is the first time I’m hearing such a story.”

This was another dead end.

And he came up empty at the next village, which was his last hope.

Not a single hair of the person he was looking for could be seen.

‘Lady Hallara. Where on earth are you?’

He was one of the believers the Holy Order had planted in Bloodmere.

After hearing through Johannes’s messenger that contact with her had been lost, he thoroughly searched around her house but couldn’t find her.

First, he stole the gatekeeper’s record book to see if there were any records of her entry and exit, but there weren’t any.

From that day on, he immediately organized a patrol team to search the village.

But now that he had searched to the end of the territory… he couldn’t find her.

‘What on earth happened to her? I received a report that she would approach this family’s young master and then enter the family.’

Hallara was a high-ranking executive within the Holy Church.

He came to know her after she entered the Bloodmere territory. Because his help was needed when she passed through the Bloodmere castle gate.

After that, he didn’t contact her. She mainly communicated with the order through messengers.

This continued for two years.

A month ago, a messenger arrived from the order.

The instruction was that Hallara was scheduled to enter Bloodmere, and if by any chance her safety was threatened, he should risk his life to save her.

Now that the Duke was away was the perfect opportunity.

‘But for some reason, Lady Hallara suddenly disappeared, and contact was cut off just like that.’

Having thoroughly searched the territory but ultimately failing to find Hallara, he was at a loss about how to report this news to the order.

It was when Morgan, taking heavy steps behind his satisfied-looking subordinates, returned after half a month with no results.

“Guard Captain! Something big happened in the family while you were out on patrol!”

Come to think of it, the atmosphere in the castle was unusually chaotic unlike usual.

“What happened!”

Morgan, with dark circles under his eyes, asked in a serious voice.

Then the guard subordinate grinned.

“Young Master Docheop is getting married. Look at this. Everyone working in the castle has been invited.”

While holding an invitation in one hand.

“Her name is Hallara Seheb, and she’s of commoner origin.”

Moreover, the partner was said to be Hallara.

The very woman who had lost contact with the order and had been throwing him into an abyss of anxiety all this time.

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At the dark red castle, Bloodymerry Family, a completely different spectacular view unfolded than usual.

The moment they looked up at the castle gate, people uniformly stopped in their tracks.

And while drawing in their breath, they couldn’t close their mouths.

White flowers were flowing down over the sharply extending red castle rooftops.

Pure white roses, lisianthus, and lily of the valley were draped like waterfalls, piled like snow in every gap between the dark red stone materials.

White cloth was awkwardly draped over the castle walls accustomed to darkness.

“…Is this really Bloodmere?”

Someone muttered quietly.

Those words soon became everyone’s sentiment.

“Even the current Duke’s wedding wasn’t this splendid.”

An old servant muttered while looking at the unfamiliar scenery.

And the noblewoman in the carriage just passing through the castle felt the same way.

“Has heaven and earth been transformed in the meantime? What kind of wind is blowing through Bloodmere, which used to be stubbornly rustic?”

“Miss! Please watch your words. The castle people might hear you.”

She was a noblewoman from the Cardia Family, one of the continent’s four great hero families.

“You look too. It’s amazing, isn’t it? It’s the day they’re taking a commoner as a daughter-in-law, so what are they so happy about to put up all these decorations?”

“That’s why you came to see for yourself, right? I wondered what wind had blown when you, who never takes a step out of the manor, decided to come.”

“Of course. You have to see this kind of thing in person. I might fall in love with a commoner man someday too, you know?”

“Don’t tell me… you came to learn the secret method?”

“Of course.”

“Miss, please. That would absolutely never work in our family!”

Behind the noblewoman who paid no heed to her maid’s plea, carriages continued to arrive in a line.

The wedding ceremony began with everyone carrying their own excitement.

Clang- Clang-!

As the castle gate opened, heavy bell sounds rang out.

Through the opening, the voices of the castle’s gathered people and invited members of the ducal house mingled together.

“I heard the Duke hasn’t even returned yet, and now there’s a wedding.”

“Is this really right?”

“I know, right…”

Rumors have been spreading that Madam has been acting strange lately!”

“Really? Who on earth is that good-for-nothing young master marrying that it’s come to this?”

Just then, a red carpet was laid over the black marble floor.

As Docheop stepped onto it and entered, all sounds instantly died down.

Docheop was neatly dressed in dark ceremonial robes embroidered with the family crest in silver thread. As he took his steps, his long cloak swayed.

The castle people who faced Docheop after so long had to hurriedly close their mouths that had unconsciously fallen open.

It was the complete opposite of his usual appearance, stumbling around the castle reeking of alcohol.

For a moment, he carried himself with such dignity that one might mistake him for Nikolai.

His body had grown even larger in the meantime. It was a sturdy physique that no one would think belonged to a 1st-class soldier from not long ago.

While everyone’s attention was captivated by him.

The doors in the center of the ceremony hall opened.

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