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Published at 24th of July 2023 04:52:16 AM


Chapter 22

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Episode 22

 

If she died on the battlefield as her aunt and uncle wanted, everything would have been very easy.She could have been involved in a riot there as they wanted, or she could have been slain by an enemy attack, or killed in any accident……. Everyone would have been happy if she had ended her life like that. This annoying watermark is not there.. This annoying watermark is not there.

Upon hearing the answer, Ragnar frowned, not knowing what expression to make.This annoying watermark is not there.Why does she want to die when the war is over? He knew it was weird, but it was really weird.This annoying watermark is not there.

“Isn’t it usually the other way around? When the war is over, all you have to do is be happy. Why?”

Christa didn’t answer any more and closed her mouth like a clam. When she heard the word happiness, she felt even more disconnected from herself.

So Ragnar couldn’t have known more. He echoed Christa’s words once again. She meant that the war was over, and there was a problem.

‘Did she like war? He didn’t think she was that type…….’

Sometimes there is such a person..From birth, warriors who devote their lives to the battle itself with their belligerent personalities. But Christa is by no means that kind.That’s all he could say about her with confidence.

“Why do you want to end your life in disgrace? Palmaril, no Christa. You’re still young and the world is open.”

Ragnar regretted his words at the same time. .Isn’t it like a way of saying that he’s trying to guide a wandering teenager?

‘I didn’t want to say this…….’

He acted as if he had become her father.

Christa blinked for a moment.She didn’t quite understand what this man was saying.

What does he mean, the world is open?

Life has always been a pain for Christa. Throughout her previous life and present life, all the world has given her is sharpness and coldness. .The blade that stood and cut her flesh.

She knew that she could barely stand it. Everything was set.What hope is there in a life where people are harmed and tortured to death while losing their reason after a terrible explosion? Her pulse went flat.

At least he might be saying this because Ragnar Argonod’s life was always open.

Praise life to a person who dreams of death..She thought he had a cool head, but now she sees that he’s a huge romantic.

If Christa Palmaril was the one standing in the endless darkness, Ragnar was the one standing in the sun.

Basically, he and she were all different. When she thinks about it that much, she’s filled with unfair feelings of injustice. .The feeling of oppression shot up with a hot heat.

“The leader is different from me.”

There was a thorn in her voice.

“Each person is different.”

Christa didn’t have the energy to say any more. In the first place, she has no talent to win against the captain in a debate.

Ragnar seemed to see the rough context from their conversation. In fact, he had been vaguely aware of it since his investigation of Baron Palmaril.

It was like this to interpret her words that the war was over.

The war was over and she was in poor financial condition. .Baron Palmaril, her uncle, was in a gambling debt. .In the first place, the option of going to the army instead of the family’s son was not very desirable. Their family ties seemed very shallow, and it must have been inevitable for her to have an unwanted marriage.

Count Pasquier. He was a man of bad reputation..He understood the saying that it would be better to die than to get such a husband. .Their conversation would have been easier if she had asked for help.

No, in a way, the incident then might have been a call for help from her.

It was not strange to think that it was a signal for help from Christa Palmaril, who seemed to know nothing about the world, to Ragnar.

Surely he wasn’t the right person for her first night, but at least she was capable of breaking the ice. Although she didn’t seem to be so well-informed and calculated.

In any case, the two understand each other.

“If you want to die like that, give me your life.”

“What?”

Christa had no choice but to ask back at the absurd remark.

“You’re going to try to die again even if I stop you a hundred times anyway. Then isn’t it the same whether you die now or a little later?”

He didn’t seem to know that she couldn’t die easily at will. Indeed, he would not know that she would have survived for that long until she died in her previous life.

“Give me your time.”

Christa tilts her head at his rather abstract remark.

“What do you mean by asking for my time?”

Ragnar added without hesitation.

“Let’s get married.”

“What?”

“Christa, let’s get married.”

“What do you mean….”

Christa’s eyes shook gently. .Marriage all of a sudden. Ragnar, who threw the topic of the matter, continued his outspoken explanation without caring.

“I’m just like you. .I’m being forced to marry someone I don’t want.”

Ragnar explained the emperor’s proposal for a political marriage.

“I hate it when the emperor keeps pushing the princess to me.”

“Princess….”

At that moment, Christa realized that Ragnar in front of her was really a big shot. .He was at a level to even have a marriage with the imperial family, but she didn’t understand it well.

“Why don’t you want it?”

Isn’t marriage with the royal family a dream for everyone?

“I hate marriage. .In addition, the thought of being married to the imperial family is enough to give me hives. If I marry a princess, my freedom is over. .I don’t want to be bound.”

It was a Ragnar-like answer that matches a profligate rumor. .Therefore, it was understood that he did not want to have a scary wife. .If so, the reason why he did not get married and stayed alone in his previous life was explained to some extent.

Because of the background of the family, he may have wanted a marriage with a weaker family. The Palmaril family was slowly walking down the path of the fall due to Baron Palmaril’s gambling debts.

“But…”

However, there were too many dubious aspects.Marriage all of a sudden.

“This is a good story for you, too. .I avoid marrying the princess and you don’t have to marry that sadistic belly bump.”

“How do you……!”

It was surprising that Ragnar was aware of her marriage to Count Pasquier.

“I did some research here, too..Honestly, Christa, don’t you need money? I don’t think it’s a bad suggestion, but…….”

Christa was confused by this ridiculous suggestion..She didn’t have this choice from her previous life.She has not measured what consequences this choice will have..She has no way of knowing if this is a lucky or unlucky thing

‘But it might be a good thing to avoid the Count of Pasquier.’

The only reason she married him was because he was a guide. .However, their relationship was terrible and she was often beaten.

Because her guidance was not properly carried out for a long time, she ended his life and ran away. But what about Ragnar in front of him? She confirmed last time that she and his guiding were well matched.And he’s an S-class guide. This annoying watermark is not there.

It wasn’t all bad thinking that way.If he says she has to marry someone politically anyway, this might be a better choice.Such thoughts creep through her head

“Even so, there are several sapphire mines on the territory of the richest land in the empire..I’ve earned some from this war…….”

Suddenly, he looked at her with a proud look on his face, not knowing why he was reciting the list of his assets.

“So I have a lot of money.”

Despite boasting that he has a lot of money, it was this man’s ability to look cute without feeling mean.

“Like that, after a few years of marriage, when the public eye calms down, we can divorce and live our own separate lives. .I’ll give you plenty of alimony when we get divorced.”

“…….”

“It’s not a bad suggestion, is it?”

It really wasn’t a bad suggestion..But there was something that she couldn’t get out of, like a thorn stuck in my heart.

Christa looked at the back of her left hand unconsciously.The red mark from the day she returned has now grown to the point where it appears to be a tattoo.

“………can I have the Holy Sword?”

Then Ragnar looked suspicious.

“I don’t know why you’re obsessed with the sword, but if you want, I’ll include it in the divorce alimony..It’s no use to me anyway.”

The value of the sword was more than the value of a national treasure..He doesn’t know why Christa covets it, but that c*mbersome decorative sword was enough for him to have and not have

‘I can get the Holy Sword…….’

At that moment, Christa’s eyes changed.

“Will you marry me?”

“All right.”

It was a gentle and cheerful answer. Christa’s red eyes had a strange light that was different from before.

“Okay, I’ll send the d*cument to the baron soon.My staff will take care of everything else.”

His chief of staff may faint if he finds out about this, but it was none of his business.

“Oh, I…”

However, Christa recalled a vague point for a moment.

“What’s going on?”

She hesitated for a moment and decided to speak frankly.

“I can’t…… have children. .Are you sure you don’t mind?”

Christa turned out to be infertile in her last life. .It would be the same now. .In fact, for this reason, Count Pasquier persistently abused her.

No matter how strange a contractual marriage was, Ragnar could have found fault with her for the same reason.

“Is that a problem?”

But Ragnar said he didn’t care at all..Rather, he welcomed the fact more.

“…….”

However, it was Christa who automatically curled her head thinking about all the hardships she had received for infertility in her previous life.

“That’s good. I told you, I don’t want to be bound.”

She thought a child was a bundle included in a marriage. .There was a limit to what Ragnar could tolerate..It would be impossible to even do it if there were more bumps.

“Is that so?”

The answer, which may sound cruel to someone, made Christa comfortable.





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