Chapter 238
Fortunately, the potion didn’t break since the floor was carpeted… but no, that’s not what’s important right now. He ravaged me like a beast, unleashing its suppressed instincts.
“Theresa.”
Euges called my name when our lips briefly parted.
“Theresa. Theresa…”
Our lips met again without pause. I felt his raw desire coursing through me. His voice disoriented me, and my head felt hot. I was swept away by his desire, eventually finding myself lying down on the lounge sofa. It seemed he was determined to see this through to the end. That’s when I snapped back to reality.
“Stop!”
Euges, panting, was pushed away from me. Had I not used magic, I wouldn’t have been able to free myself from his grasp, which was like chains.
Our clothes were wrinkled, and our posture was a mess. We just stared at each other, breathing heavily. I was the first to break the silence.
“…If you were feigning illness, let’s just go back to the stadium.”
“What’s the point of watching a match where the outcome is already known?”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Geek’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]
[I knew this would happen
ㅋㅋ
. When the kiss didn’t happen after the time reversal, I thought Theresa knew she had stopped the regression.]
Euges, seemingly unable to control his emotions, pulled me into his embrace again, this time covering my face with kisses. “Damn it, Theresa Squire.” Occasionally, his sighs were mixed with curses.
“Clearly, God does not love me. That’s why God has punished me with you.” After calling me a punishment, he buried his face in my embrace. His browbone rubbed against my neck.
“God doesn’t love me, so God made me love the daughter of the family that killed me.” Euges referred to a past that had disappeared with his regression.
The previous Duke Squire had participated in setting up a puppet emperor. In this life, he died early from a chronic illness before he could do so.
“If you knew how terrible a crime you’ve committed against me, you would have to live by my side, serving me for the rest of your life.”
Euges was in despair. He also resented me. Clearly, he was in a highly emotional state. I just listened to all he had to say, gently comforting him as he was on the verge of lashing out like a wild animal.
Euges slowly caught his breath, which had been ragged with heat. The once furious Euges was now engulfed in a suffocating gloom. “I’m scared. Scared of returning to that terrible past again.”
He had realized that he might not have to regress anymore. That’s why he was in despair.
“You gave me an unwanted hope. And now, I’m afraid of losing this hope.” Euges murmured in a voice soaked with lethargy as he kissed my forehead. “I can’t stand the thought of someone taking you away from me.”
I grasped Euges’s cheeks firmly and declared in a strong voice, “I will save you, no matter how many times it takes.”
This wasn’t a declaration of a subject to their lord.
“You won’t go back to that past. Because I won’t let you.” This wasn’t just to reassure him. It was a certainty. “So now, let’s live your last life properly.”
Euges had a look of defeat, one he hadn’t shown even when losing a bet.
[Likeability: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️]
It was the expression of a proud man, infinitely pitiable to himself, who had fallen in love.
* * *
Since we had returned to the present, there was an immediate matter to address. I called the officials and ordered, “There are arsonists hiding in the stadium. Check immediately.”
This was when having power came in handy. Everyone had to search for the arsonists based on my word alone, without any evidence.
“We found them! There were indeed several individuals carrying oil and matches!”
The potential arsonists were arrested on the spot. Although the officials did not openly show it when I gave the order, they, who looked at me as if I was crazy before, now looked at me with great admiration. Patrick was no exception.
“Amazing. How did you know?”
I answered nonchalantly. “Though unofficial, it’s an event attended by both families, isn’t it? Just out of caution, I was checking for any safety issues when I heard there was a group planning to commit arson based on today’s match.”
“
Oh
…!”
“I wasn’t completely sure, so I planned to catch them at the scene.”
“You’re thoroughly prepared… Remarkable…”
“It’s an outing with guests I’m escorting. It was only natural to do so.”
I heard the officials murmuring in admiration around us. “It seems Madam Rodrigo is a step above Madam Mintzberg.”
Joanna, having heard that, looked very displeased.
Ding!
[The Evaluation has been updated.]
{Our Happy Home Evaluation Sheet}
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Parenting:
★★★★☆
▸
Marital Harmony:
★★★★☆
▸
Reputation:
★★★★★
The victory was close at hand. Moreover,
▼
[Theresa Squire]
Description: Princess Squire
Age: 22
Magic Rate: SSS
Intelligence: SSS
Mana: S (1,000,000/1,000,000)
▲
The rewards for stopping the regression were reflected, and all my stats had significantly increased.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘I Know This One’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]
[Weren’t you just an average game otaku in the real world, but an SSS-ranked grand wizard in another world?!]
Not a game otaku but a game developer.
Anyway,
“Shall we go back to watch the match?”
From then on, aside from the fire incident, everything flowed as it had before. When Sting lost the championship match, Patrick was very disappointed.
“How could this be?!”
Euges and I, of course, had bet on the Wolf team and won money from the bet. We already knew the outcome. However, celebrating the winning team without the fire incident, enjoying the fanfare, and fully fluttering petals was a first for me.
Euges kissed the back of my hand. To others, it might have looked like a kiss celebrating the Wolf team’s victory, but I knew. It was a kiss of gratitude that the world’s time was flowing correctly.
Ding!
[Dungeon Quest: Stadium Date completed]
▸
Reward: Reputation increase
The match ended safely. The audience exited the stadium safely, and we too returned home in the carriage we had arrived in. We could have dined at a nice restaurant since we had come far from the mansion, but the mood wasn’t right. Joanna had decided to completely cut off conversation with others, and Patrick was depressed over Sting’s loss.
“If only that goal in the second half had gone in…”
Unlike the subdued mood of the two, Euges and I were a bit agitated.
“Tell me what’s going on with you and Professor Ilya Bernstein.”
I whispered to him in a small voice so the Mintzberg couple wouldn’t hear. “How many times do I have to say it? We’re just a professor and a student.”
Euges had an expression as if he had heard something completely unbelievable. “Who are you trying to fool? Such a stupid excuse should only be told to yourself.”
What? This man.
“You don’t seem to understand how high my intelligence is…”
“Enough, then what about Marquis Ozworld Vallensia?”
“He’s nothing, just an acquaintance.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Euges Turning Over New Leaf’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]
[Time to clear out the guys loitering around his woman, right?]
Euges gritted his teeth with a very annoyed expression. “I should deport all of them once we leave the dungeon.”
“Why are you saying that?”
When I reproached him, Euges sneered with a sharp and arrogant attitude. “If you don’t like it, you can marry me and stop me with your power.” He really seemed like a villain.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Our Yushin’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]
[Looks like you’ll become Empress Theresa when you leave the dungeon,
ㅋㅋ
.]
Ugh.
I had no intention of raising his likeability, so how did it end up like this?
Euges furrowed his brows and stared at me intently, then lightly kissed my lips with a smacking sound. This time, he didn’t hide it even though the Mintzberg couple sitting across from us could see.
He explained, “I need to make up for what I missed earlier.” He meant that he hadn’t kissed me on the way to the arena.
I slapped Euges’s thigh as he arrogantly brought his lips to mine again. “Please mind your manners.”
Euges burst out laughing as if he found my defiance amusing.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the mansion. Physically, I had no issues, but after going through such a big event, I wanted to rest comfortably, so I entered the lobby, and Abigail came running from the opposite side.
“
Waaah
! Mooom! Cecilia hit me!”
Abigail’s hair was all tangled, and her clothes were a mess. It was obvious to anyone that she had been in a fight.
“Oh my god, Abigail! What happened to you?!”
And from a distance, I saw Cecilia, equally disheveled and fuming.
“Cecil!”
Cecilia, panting with an angry face, spotted me and scrunched her face. “
Huaaaang
!” Then she started crying bitterly. It seemed that with her ally present, she finally felt safe enough to show her tears.