I Sought the Villain But Ended Up with a Husband

Chapter 50

Carren made a strange expression at Leciel’s words.

“... do you think Father’s actions are because of a curse?”

There seemed to be no other reason for Leciel to suddenly take an interest in curses.

“... yes, that’s right.”

Since Carren already knew about Kael’s condition, there was no need to hide it, so Leciel nodded readily.

“Then it can’t be.”

“Why not?”

Leciel tilted her head, not understanding.

“Because it’s not.”

Carren’s answer was very firm.

“Then what do you think it is, Brother?”

Leciel asked, wondering if he had another idea.

“I think it’s probably the drugs or monster venom.”

Of course, the possibility was very low.

If it were the monster venom, his father would have noticed immediately, and the same went for drugs.

Moreover, there was no one bold enough to tamper with his father’s food or anything else within the Grand Ducal household.

And they didn’t even know if there were drugs or monster venoms that had such effects.

“If it were poison, I would have purified it, so it can’t be that.”

“... you can purify monster venom too?”

Even though he learned yesterday that she could heal wounds, he didn’t expect her to be able to purify monster venom as well.

If that were true, he could understand his father’s words that she would become the treasure of the family.

Purifying monster venom wasn’t an easy task, even for the most skilled healers.

Therefore, monster venom was so dangerous and lethal.

In that sense, it was fortunate that not all monsters carried venom.

“Yes.”

“... that’s quite an impressive ability.”

Carren’s face showed admiration as he said this.

“That’s me.”

Leciel shrugged her shoulders, looking proud.

Seeing this, Carren smiled faintly and patted her head. He felt like he should praise her somehow.

“But... even if it’s not monster venom, both possibilities are still unlikely, right?”

Kael didn’t seem incompetent enough to allow a spy to infiltrate and roam freely within his own household.

“... you’re right.”

“So, it’s probably a curse after all...”

“The only ones who can cast curses on this continent are warlocks. But warlocks no longer exist.”

All the warlocks were killed off hundreds of years ago.

Of course, someone could argue that there might be a warlock who survived by sheer luck, but that possibility was very slim.

They killed off everyone as soon as they showed the slightest suspicion.

In such circumstances, it was almost impossible for a warlock to have survived.

“Still, I’ll look into it just in case.”

To Leciel, no matter how she thought about it, Kael’s symptoms seemed to be caused by a curse.

She knew about future events that Carren did not, which reinforced her belief.

And... if it were drugs, it didn’t make sense that only she could stop him.

If it were a curse, it made more sense.

She might have a special ability as a transmigrator that temporarily suppressed the curse when she called him .

She didn’t know why it had to be , though.

“Alright, do as you wish.”

Whether it was a curse or not, it was worth investigating.

First, she had to meet her to see if she had the face of someone who would cast a curse or the pure face of the original heroine.

But waiting for the original work to start was also problematic.

That would mean Kael would have to continue suffering from the curse until then.

‘Ugh, my head hurts.’

Maybe because she was thinking too much at once, her head throbbed.

Just then, a cool sensation touched Leciel’s forehead.

Seeing Leciel frown, Carren reached out to check if she was in pain.

“Are you okay?”

Carren asked in a nonchalant tone, but his voice was filled with concern.

It was because Leciel’s expression had been very serious. She even held her head as if she had a headache.

“... yes, I’m not okay, but I am.”

Leciel said that because she couldn’t honestly tell Carren the story she knew.

No matter how much she had become an important person to Carren, it would be hard for him to believe everything she said now.

She also wanted to be cautious.

Of course, she couldn’t hide it forever. The time would come when she had to tell him everything.

So, for that time, she had to get even closer to him.

So that he would believe her no matter how nonsensical it sounded. And so that he wouldn’t doubt or be wary of her.

And one more thing.

She had to lay the groundwork. In preparation for when Carren and the original heroine meet in the future.

Although they had grown closer than she expected, it was still too early to be relieved.

There were times when people blinded by love couldn’t see anything else, including their family.

Although it didn’t seem like Carren would be like that, it was better to be sure.

“Brother.”

“Yes?”

Seeing Leciel’s unusually serious face, Carren tilted his head curiously.

“You’re an important person to me, and I’m an important person to you. So, we’re important to each other, right?”

“... yes.”

Even though he had heard it before, hearing it again made Carren’s heart feel warm, and he nodded.

“So, as people who are important to each other, can you grant me a few requests?”

Leciel initially intended to ask for just one request, but she decided it would be better to prepare more generously.

“Do you have a favor to ask me?”

Considering she was making such grand statements to bring up her request... it didn’t seem like it would be something light.

Carren’s face showed curiosity about what kind of request it was.

“Yes, so can you promise me one thing?”

“What promise?”

“From now on, grant me three requests, no matter what they are.”

“... that seems difficult.”

It wasn’t hard to grant her requests. As she said, she was an important person to him.

But no matter how important she was, he couldn’t agree to grant her requests unconditionally without knowing what they were.

“Are you worried I’ll ask for something ridiculous? Then don’t worry. It will all be for your own good.”

Although she didn’t say it now, Leciel’s requests were simply to not get close to the original heroine and to never kill Kael in the future.

It was all for Carren and Kael’s sake.

“That’s an interesting way to put it.”

A favor that would be for his own good.

What on earth could it be to make her say that?

But it seemed like Leciel wasn’t planning to tell him about the requests yet.

“So, won’t you promise?”

Leciel looked at Carren with clear eyes.

It was a similar look to when she had asked Kael if Mimi could stay with them.