Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69

At my question, he swallowed dryly.

“I don’t know the details. Only that you are an executive of the Order. And that he is desperately searching for you.”

Though it was an answer saying he didn’t know, his response just now shocked me.

‘Hallara is a high-ranking executive of the Holy Church? And if he’s referring to that person… it’s Johannes.’

The reasons why I needed to leave the family kept piling up.

“I heard you were planning to enter Bloodmere. Even then, I was on standby after receiving contact from the Order. If anything happened to you, I had to protect you by any means necessary.”

About a month ago would have been when I possessed this body.

The moment when Hallara, who was at the manor, confronted Francesca.

‘Wasn’t it just a simple scheme to make money from the family with a lie about being pregnant?’

My head became complicated.

Ever since I learned that Hallara was a survivor of the Brinihanta clan, I had thought she wasn’t just a simple extra, but I never imagined everything was a scheme connected to the Holy Church.

I pressed my throbbing forehead.

“Sorry, but I don’t know you.”

“Pardon?”

Morgan’s face was colored with despair.

“What do you mean? What happened to you?”

“I can’t remember from a certain point.”

“From a certain point?”

“The day I first entered this family. I have no memory of anything before that day.”

Because that’s when I possessed this body.

But I couldn’t tell him about the possession.

He opened his mouth as if speechless, then cleared his throat and asked.

“How did someone who lost their memory manage to enter here? You even pulled off a marriage without causing any confusion or disturbance.”

He glanced over my appearance.

That’s right.

The rough clothes from the beginning were nowhere to be seen, and now I was wearing a luxurious dress that nobles would wear.

And soon, in the next part of the ceremony, I would cut the wedding cake and exchange wedding rings with Docheop.

“What happened?”

“That’s… I can only say it somehow worked out.”

“This can’t be.”

He pressed his forehead.

He was probably more confused than I was.

“For now, it’s not bad. Though you may not remember, you’ve safely entered Bloodmere according to the Order’s plan. And you’ve even built their trust.”

He tried to interpret this situation as positively as possible.

“Let me ask you one thing.”

“Please ask.”

“Are you planning to destroy this family through me?”

This was more important than catching a traitor.

Morgan looked at me as if studying me.

Only after a long while did he nod his head.

“As I mentioned earlier, I, as just a regular member, don’t know what that plan is. When you contact the Order…”

“Stop. I understand perfectly.”

That I was entangled with humans, no, beings I should never be involved with.

I understood very well.

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After parting with Hallara in the waiting room.

Docheop was looking for someone in the guest seating.

Someone who was hiding in a corner but wasn’t hidden at all.

“Cardia.”

“Eek! It’s the scoundrel!”

She saw Docheop and blurted out her true feelings without restraint. At her unchanged appearance from the past, Docheop let out a hollow laugh.

“I have something to talk about.”

“Me? Me? Crazy.”

She pointed at herself with her finger while making a strange expression.

“Scoundrel. No, the Blood Prince just got married. The wedding isn’t even over yet, and you’re already turning your eyes to another noblewoman?”

“I’m not interested in you.”

“Huh?”

At the blatantly rude statement, Noblewoman Cardia, Elise, gasped in shock.

“Even if I’m not pretty, I hear a lot that I have a somewhat charming face.”

“I’m not interested in your face either.”

“That’s too much, really.”

Even so, she seemed to understand.

“Well, when you’re marrying such a beautiful woman, it wouldn’t be normal if other women caught your eye. Yeah, yeah.”

When Elise’s guard showed no signs of being lowered, Docheop pulled out his secret weapon from his pocket.

“Come here.”

It was a nut bar that Hallara had made.

It was made by throwing in all the various nuts that were one of the ducal house’s specialties, coating them with caramel and covering them with chocolate coating.

Last time, it was also the snack that Hallara was going to give to the 3rd Division knights. Docheop decided to give the nut bars only to those who won against him in sparring, but no one had beaten him.

That incident made it so the Third Knight Division knights could never disrespect him again, which was something Hallara didn’t know.

Docheop hadn’t eaten it and had kept it in his room like a treasure, but today he specially brought out the smallest one.

And now, he waved the nut bar like giving a treat to a dog.

“What are you doing right now?”

“Here, it’s something delicious. Something delicious.”

“What do you take me for!”

Elise was momentarily angry, but stopped when the scent of chocolate and caramel passed by her nose.

“Wh-what is that…!”

No matter how much she tried to ignore it, it was a scent that was hard to pass by.

Confirming her reaction, Docheop grinned and threw the chocolate bar outside to the terrace.

Elise ran outside like a dog.

Docheop leisurely followed behind her.

He already knew Elise would show such a reaction. And he also knew why a noblewoman from a great family who received strict education in etiquette and refinement would show such a reaction to a single nut bar.

Sure enough, Elise peeled off the paper wrapper like someone who had starved for days and crunched on the contents.

“Wow! What’s inside this!”

The crunchily chewed nuts and the honey fragrance spreading throughout her mouth.

“There’s no way it wouldn’t be delicious.”

“This is my first time tasting something like this! It’s so delicious. How long has it been since I had dessert!”

Elise even shed tears of emotion as she devoured it in an instant.

How many minutes was she captivated by that lingering taste?

As the sweet energy gradually faded, Elise finally noticed that Docheop was in front of her.

“You scoundrel prince. What kind of drug did you put in this?”

“Your words are harsh to someone who gave you something delicious.”

“What are you scheming, you scoundrel!”

Elise growled.

The noble attitude she had maintained in the banquet hall had long since been thrown away.

“Elise Cardia. Time is short, so I’ll quickly say what I need to say.”

“What? What is it?”

“You become my companion.”

After hesitating, Docheop pulled out another nut bar from his pocket.

While fixing her gaze on the nut bar as if mesmerized, Elise asked irritably.

“Companion? Why should I become your companion?”

Elise had been Docheop’s companion before the regression.

Of course, back then he hadn’t recruited her in this manner. At that time, he had no intention of recruiting a noble lady as a companion, judging it impossible, and it had taken much deliberation and process to recruit her.

But now it was different.

“Strictly speaking, it’s a contract partnership. Just 3 months. During that time, I’ll give you all the snacks you like.”

“This bastard has lost his mind…”

“I won’t give you this.”

Not only was there no time, but Docheop knew her better than anyone.

“Damn… this cunning bastard.”

That she was an incredible glutton. Especially that she was crazy about sweet desserts.

But in Cardia, which had stricter discipline and valued appearances more than any other family, they worried about becoming the subject of gossip and restricted Elise’s diet to the minimum.

And soon, the family she would marry into would restrict this even more severely and torment her.

Docheop had already foreseen Elise’s future.

“How was it after trying it? It must be a heavenly taste you’ve never experienced before.”

“It certainly was, but…”

“If you become my companion, you can eat lots of things like this. And that’s not all. You can eat plenty of things you’ve never tried before.”

“Th-then what about this companion thing? Are you planning to set off on some adventure right after getting married?”

Elise was quickly tempted by the snacks.

“I can’t leave my wife alone in an empty room.”

Docheop shook his head. In this life, he had no intention of leaving his family’s embrace.

“Then what do we do?”

Elise asked seriously.

“Abandon your family.”

Docheop answered simply.

“Just cleanly give up all your rights and come out.”

Then Elise stood there dumbfounded for a moment like someone who couldn’t understand what was said, then immediately snorted.

“Am I crazy?”

What kind of talk was that, spouting such extreme nonsense? Has he really lost his mind?

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