The Male Lead Has Gone Mad Over the Troublesome Villainess - Chapter 56

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The Male Lead Has Gone Mad for the Villainess / Episode 56
Kael, too, had his wound stitched after having it treated, and the healer advised him to rest for three days. As a result, all his subsequent appointments were postponed.
According to Vanessa, Millers had roared like a werewolf. She said he’d thrown himself on the floor and screamed?
‘Even if you tell me to stop, I’ll do it anyway! Step over me if you must!’
In any case, it seemed Kael had yielded to Millers this time. Even now, Millers stood guard in front of him, refusing to budge an inch.
The problem was that this resting commander had knocked on my door the very next afternoon.
No, why are you showing up here?
A moment later, Kael entered the bedroom. I lifted my upper body when I saw him appear in the doorway.
“Your Highness, shouldn’t you be resting?”
“You should be resting as well. Lie back down. Don’t get up.”
I tilted my body back down at his words.
“I am lying down. But you’re here. I heard you’re supposed to be resting.”
Kael ignored my words, pulled up a chair beside the bed, and sat down. He looked at me with an amused smile and spoke softly.
“I’ve come to tell you a story I think you might find interesting.”
“Me?”
“You seemed like you’d be bored just lying there. Besides, I’ve heard some things about the Sanctuary from Hald.”
Hald? Right, there was that guide I’d rescued.
“He said he can walk?”
“Properly walking will take about a month, but he says that in about a week or so, he’ll be able to move about with crutches.”
“That’s good news. But you said you’ve heard things about the Sanctuary?”
Now that was something I was genuinely interested in. This world’s very survival hung in the balance—how could I not be interested?
Kael smiled and began his story.
“I asked Hald what lay along the path to the Sanctuary, and he told me there were Trolls and Ogres.”
Trolls and Ogres. That hadn’t changed. They were the monsters guarding the vicinity of the Sanctuary. I knew roughly how to deal with them.
I propped myself up halfway at his words.
“Did Hald say he’d actually been to the Sanctuary?”
“He said he had. He simply couldn’t enter because he didn’t have the Key.”
To stop a Troll’s Regeneration, you had to sear the cut surface with fire the instant you severed the flesh. So one person would slash with a blade while another immediately cauterized the wound with a torch—they had to work as a pair.
As for Ogres, it was good if you could trip them by tangling their legs. Because they were so heavy, once they fell, they couldn’t get back up. So the strategy was to aim for the back of the knee, their weakest point.
The problem was that, based on the Original Story, these countermeasures hadn’t been discovered yet. Which meant they wouldn’t know about them either. If they knew the strategies, they could minimize casualties.
“Rosana.”
“Yes?”
“Your expression looks troubled.”
“That’s just my face.”
Kael laughed—just briefly—at that answer. Why was he laughing like that? Like he couldn’t bear it. There was something in that laugh that made me lean back.
I wished there were a natural way to convey the information I possessed. But there was no helping it. I’d have to prove it with my own body again this time.
“How many people are going this time? I don’t think a small group would work against Trolls and Ogres.”
Kael answered seriously at that.
“……To leave people in Gloria, we need military strength. So I’m planning to bring elite knights and hire mercenaries from the Underground Market.”
I was very much in favor of this. In my previous life, honestly, far fewer people had survived. Nearly all the non-combatants had died. Because of that, there was no one left to stay in Gloria, so mercenaries hadn’t been necessary. But this time, things were different.
“Mercenaries might betray you, though.”
“What you say is true. But we can’t do nothing just because we’re afraid of that. And we certainly can’t entrust Gloria to mercenaries either.”
Kael was right. That would be like entrusting fish to a cat. If they were planning to betray us anyway, there’d be no need to pay them well. We’d just hire those worthy of the price.
“Will you take me to the Underground Market again this time?”
I shot Kael a look sharp as a puss-in-boots stare. Take me, take me, take me. Staying here was suffocating, but more than that, I wanted to see Calad.
“……I suppose you’d want to come along to the Sanctuary as well?”
“That’s an obvious question. Yes, Your Highness, I want to go!”
I raised my hand eagerly. This was important for me too. The Original Story kept warping. Things that shouldn’t appear were appearing, and incidents kept arising. I wanted to know about all these changes. Only then could I prepare for anything.
“……If you promise me one thing, I can give you what you want.”
Kael let out a sigh.
“Besides, even if I didn’t take you, you’d sneak along anyway.”
I laughed awkwardly. I couldn’t explain my situation to him. It felt a bit unfair to be looked at like such a nuisance.
“What do I need to promise?”
“Don’t push yourself again.”
My lip tightened slightly. I hadn’t expected him to say that. Especially not with that expression.
“Rosana, there will be moments ahead when your help is needed. But I’d hope you won’t try to bear the burden alone each time. If something is that important, at least tell me first, won’t you?”
I understood this was a request, not a command. A bittersweet smile played at Kael’s lips.
“……Are you saying you need me?”
Those words struck my heart. Rosana Ardena was nothing but a useless burden—someone who couldn’t even run properly at first because her body was in such a poor state. What Kael was saying now amounted to acknowledging all the effort I’d put in so far.
It felt like he was cheering me on, telling me I was doing well, that I should just keep going like this.
Kael nodded slowly.
“Since you joined the Expedition, there has not been a single moment when I did not need you.”
This was genuinely moving. My chest tightened. Hearing him say such things, I couldn’t possibly refuse his request.
“I promise. If a dangerous moment comes, instead of acting recklessly, I’ll call for you.”
A faint smile crossed Kael’s face at those words. The sharpness in his gaze had softened considerably since we first met.
Perhaps it was the bangs falling forward now. Where his eyes had once been cold, there was now a warmth settling in.
Kael set down the small paper bag he’d been holding at the edge of the bed. A faint sweetness drifted through the air. Curious, I opened it and found a single dessert inside.
“Wow?! Where did you find this?”
To find a dessert in Greystone! The sweet aroma was making my head spin with delight.
It was the first dessert I’d seen since arriving in this place. Back in my old life, I used to hunt these down whenever I had a chance.
I was something of a dessert addict, truth be told.
Seeking out famous desserts had been one of my only real pleasures.
“When I heard you were ill, the children brought out some sugarcane they’d been hiding away. Seraphine made this from it.”
That touched me deeply. Everyone had rolled up their sleeves and given what they could for me. The dessert looked humble, but its taste was truly exquisite. What was packed inside it was something far more precious—the hearts of the people around me.
Kael hesitated, then placed his hand gently on my head.
“Your Highness?”
“Recover soon. Gloria feels far too quiet without you.”
I couldn’t take my eyes off him until the moment he left the room.

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