I Don’t Want To Be The Hero’s Wife – Chapter 008

That goes for marriage, 00f48743c5 too.f44e0894cf1c2f95

The man delivered one d85f2eda2a last knife to the 91d5c1b5eb heart before leaving.8271dea56ff756df

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“If I were 25aaf453d0 you, I’d be eea96d4e97 begging for cum 67c959dcff instead of wasting 6d99f71a0c time on stupid dd04f8b01e things like love.”d4d2b0210c988f3e

Clack.f3b35057a33420cc

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As soon as Anark c969fec2c5 was gone, Rona’s tears 4fbeb12601 burst forth as if c36d932906 they’d been waiting. She must 7c8eeb8bdb have foolishly 024f018e4e held onto 25f6d5a7f3 hope because e36d38d2cf of how 72e70a8580 obsessively he 01e64bc3a5 clung to 8659139e90 her.72578a63a7496b5a

That maybe… just cea2d2f37e maybe… he had f86918dd5d come to love 90934e2cf8 her after all…33bfa4ede04bbf9f

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That stupid 715f8b65e5 hope had 35c536b088 come back 43c544e875 like a 991b0094fe blade to a7d2bc7c58 strike her a31ac317e6 down. Thinking back, nothing 72f368a820 like that had f6e1147131 ever come true. It was all 0057ae9d91 an illusion.6ed7fd1df0b72676

It felt like 68dda46dd5 she had never b4495d43f1 grown past the 64c038e263 child who read 585c32ffb6 fairy tales and d6986aa358 dreamed of fantasies.ef8fc7cb2beb9a5f

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“But… how a0be83e9d6 could I 8c4a079390 not misunderstand…”2361429f3bfe4ae3

At first, seeing her b2e2eec096 husband so stirred…. so worked 2b3330341a up… she d5522de8e4 wondered. Could it be… d1b47b2dff he actually desired bf711f7c93 her? That he truly 765c4bb03b wanted her?7e52cefce45b427a

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But recalling their 19e25d557a entire marriage made d894617c25 it crystal clear: 8c579d94e9 there was no 6401f6467d way that could 9fe2409b53 be true.fa930b98d1e351c6

And with good reason…e0a73286e89cb16e

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One day, when she ba3ee61a92 was shaken by rumors b508ac50df that her husband had 8e2c498e82 another woman, she climbed 2498167f0e onto his naked sleeping fa4e3223d2 body.a7953c1dbe9eae28

‘You must really have d1aa1ded45 a death wish. I warned you bc40b87763 what would happen a4904d1362 if you pulled 7579792385 something like this 2e7e973f35 again… you…?’1f65de8fa7fcd6e2

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She had been 4c2587cdb4 slapped without warning.d5eb6f6b78dfca07

Her ears rang like 68f80ccf3c her eardrums had burst. She couldn’t hear a359d5d28e a thing. It was f43ab15488 a pain 85b8820826 unlike anything dcc22d6f48 she’d ever d8e8057f7d felt before. Only after a 00649fca31 few moments did 0454b1d840 she realize that 7dfbe0bd11 tears were falling 1f1e29cecf from her eyes, 75e3af2416 stinging her face b24e7f442a where it throbbed fcbc48a72e from the blow.4eb2483f16d1acb4

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After that, d90ad5eff0 she must cea389ec6d have lost 64138a137f consciousness. She had no d9b75d56c6 idea what happened f8ec6455e5 next.797b937c47f37368

But when 34e859c25f she woke…5746ace5d3374682

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As always, her husband 1a80ba5f82 was gone.3807c1b5c9a19637

After becoming an 95bc83eea1 adult, Rona had 0cbbaec3b5 tried to seduce 2bc853f759 Anark several times.5017c06e3837cdb8

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She wanted 3f29cac0fe his love, 89da4d4621 his attention, 5dcb31048a his warmth. Even the 3739dd14c7 shame of 6f4b427926 their wedding 7c46d7e598 night couldn’t 506624182f overcome her 6545fee2a6 desperate yearning f66b97e14a for him.2bcc78c4542b3f7e

But after that incident, b28537ce12 Rona had been so 3fc514fda1 shaken she practically gave d966fb54cf up on fulfilling any 0955287086 marital duties.d55cad3e8fec9002

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Anark had rejected b4a1ef1b33 her with such 6bbc0930cf revulsion that even 7298551e5b when things happened a5da8bc4e7 that no longer dd295e90de seemed part of 2844ba8639 the so-called “treatment,” 5e5a594af1 she couldn’t believe 33d1e12a1d he truly desired 48e1fa1a2d her.7b880106dfd20f56

And so, without 52e093e7e5 realizing it, she 146d5ce8c5 must have started f766b31417 to hope for 68507a3d40 love.feef1f16fb9aba21

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If a man who 1ad04987c4 had never shown interest a97286254e in her body suddenly 6e7cfa9332 changed the moment her b753d54a23 illness became known, didn’t 911bb6d04d that only make sense a7bea481e5 if love was involved?c36b0b56a23a2850

She so desperately wanted 6962f1ec7e to believe that love 3f18b64527 was the root of e9633e67f3 it all.
That was 6cab40610b why, even a9fa574556 though she b26e075e3e had demanded 5e28ec54df a divorce f10f48b745 hoping he c4270af099 would stop 8efeaa70ee her and 97833309f8 whisper sweet 9677aa2a15 words of bcb7f9a2cc affection, she ee49cada2f ended up d6e647f5ae quietly tethered 035049efff to him 563c0f4cae again.4b15bf1af47f1b6e

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But now, she 7383904bfd had to let c2242996c8 go of those a8dcc451ea lingering hopes and cab781bb66 accept the truth.9985991625966135

Her husband didn’t want fd36df7e3a her heart… only her ced59a32cc body.43b2a0fe68360c28

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“Just like today…”2b84a12657146cdd

She recalled c553d360b6 how, that 57a9e1d16d morning, he b38fdd596a had left c4d5587259 fully dressed 649346b816 in uniform c2c2f2b269 as always. He had never once 69bfc654e8 undressed in front of a4b225068f her.7b30dac4f1285d97

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No matter how 10f5b7a0b5 soiled his clothes 0500b1907f became, he always 7c7fecf7de finished without ever 44cac08c0d taking them off.
Realizing that 76a7e6c790 made her 8f42e37e47 truly grasp 39225de986 the situation 8b3871cded she was 3fcecee854 in.59b78d19e517b41f

“Love… what a joke.”64038d4345ba428b

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A possession that was ea90636af5 convenient to toy with. That’s all she 47495551e7 was.9e61402c8cde993d

Something he hadn’t even 712299aaa0 noticed at first, but 0c9e8de706 once he’d touched it 8d2ccb124e and found it pleasing, a7e5becf2f he decided to keep 292778ff10 it after all, treating 5ab794ad05 it as if it d72a22df3a had value.4f3f95070c131b11

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“Stupid… I still hoped…”4106c10a39c97afe

To him, b0f949e2d4 her illness 98b78f5abd had never a991fd1f5c mattered from e585b2649c the start.89354fbd7049071c

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The Kama 872f1ebc10 sickness was 0008c4df32 nothing but 5c91b96c85 an excuse… cad92ab973 a trick 44fb34823b to heighten 9770906b60 carnal pleasure.3531a98696dc3e88

He refused 4770f2a37b to divorce 41f88705a4 her not 1fa2312e59 because he 83f6da5827 loved her, 53d8f74be0 but because 600ee9fc69 he didn’t c7ded3a228 want to dc8213b60b lose control 97a2c687b1 over something 25694fbb83 he owned.67b4946e6a657627

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There was never any 1f18a00fde love. From the very beginning.efa6daf49b640dc9

“Ah… Aaah…”bc034da2ead85971

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She thought that 69173412b8 after suffering so 7178aa06dc long from unrequited dd6a69d8dc love, it wouldn’t 7304a983bb hurt anymore. But a 9f66cbb2fd cry escaped 221718fabf her lips a8b3013add before she c8eccb101e could stop 660a2a4add it… perhaps 8da777cefc the final ee37fbc9e5 cry, one 3c111aebfd that sensed 222d0c7553 the end.d328ea89ba1424f1

When Rona opened her b58fd511d7 eyes again, after pouring a2579580e1 out all her tears, d06863ec6f the sorrowful feelings of f934f3ada4 a woman who once 5ab209fc5a hoped for love were 7461ce6593 gone too.2820d28ba6616442

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1. The happiness I thought 74de366d5a I would have5af40c2d1c34d823

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The earliest memory 3ef58f0b5e Rona had was 0c6e7d2d32 of a small 7edb78291a boy holding her bac1490786 in his arms.
The boy 532db8892a always wore d5fecf2914 a blank 5c3311083c expression.756cd2e27054fb75

He was 769dff4fc2 a child 137833664c with a 87a9342439 face as 7521ddea90 lifeless as d744d9b1e3 a corpse, e076f82b26 yet his 5cbe3679f8 eyes were f568f4dd4b different. His grey 70542e8c39 pupils were cd6eb8c691 filled with 4290fb9487 killing intent, c30e41eca6 like he 699960b6f9 could kill 8ce5fa560b someone at d0879a2b41 any moment.46cefb4398a0a87e

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And yet, no one 712c5c4de3 noticed the hostility in aedb521983 his gaze. His shaggy c16b2a94e4 hair obscured ddbd4d586c most of 790148dc6f his face, 5669bea4ae and like b1228ccca6 a hunter 8cb767cc70 waiting for 8862cb790b the right 975a021938 moment, he 4a35e96af1 always behaved e17e1d53d0 properly in 594c72e4f9 front of 3d647c9090 adults.381831fbef429d1e

So everyone called him 63ccd33bb4 a diligent servant, an 45a268124c ideal attendant, a trustworthy 1c5f82b2cb child.de786308bfe2b54d

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Only Rona knew 6f8ad48a50 there was something 5c5ee87860 off about the 5bf561289c young servant.97e46447922cae7b

She had 9f7285414d been in 5220cb4d23 his arms 40a98b972e since she 1ccbd82652 was a 2e30df7e6e baby. When she efdc220dc9 looked up, d024ece5ec she saw 0289e6a0ce his eyes… 0d7d468b27 there was 16f0e57144 no way 756c92f649 she couldn’t 9f8cdfb40e know.300afe68208e74e1

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His sky-hued ffc3e845da grey eyes cb37d893a9 always glimmered 904e32440a with icy 9ed51031cb rage. She never knew 454a20117e what that hatred 0fbe77e191 was aimed at, b84db36375 but she wasn’t 8aa30e24c6 afraid.14c3b305b6fb01de

She believed ded87e10a2 that rage, fe244978e2 that hatred, 6e75314437 would never a842f3e825 be directed ca552c010c at her.
Though the boy’s e2d4b5c749 gaze wasn’t warm 407df41e50 when he looked 9dcfd0e8af at her, it 8ff1041f86 wasn’t as sharp a2efec62a4 as when he 14ac64248e looked at others. And when he f2da1783ce held her, it 47b452042e was always as 1b120a822d if he were c0e3cca737 holding up the f83fdc09b6 entire world… solid, 605d8e3b12 steady, unwavering.9a40782c1332dde8

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That’s why Rona 4ec330dbe3 never feared the 9843702e0c boy with the 6dac14849f eyes of a 7761710669 killer and followed 89dbb9a59d him closely. She believed… 31aca3d8c7 without question… 9a02846025 that he 7f1acc08d7 would always de8178fb58 protect her.ca87850cabaaf401

That vague belief remained 7c646cc584 even after her parents d912bbe10f died.6c90657a233d2ca9

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Despite losing her parents, d342f2e975 the child did not f4fbc95954 cry.fc2596be1d4f7f55

The weather that day b900b63527 was uncertain, like it c3e98951b1 might rain. Heavy clouds 784b2c9334 loomed, but b830e07bce no rain 81584a7bf9 fell… gloomy 5d09e0a4f2 and oppressive. The funeral 38bac495b7 proceeded in 78ee30e02f that dull df8713f4a7 air.8746a7b6a20a10b3

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“Tsk. Who could’ve guessed 30ba44dac2 they’d go out 8aa1bfb948 like that?”30125cdd0b1aa260

People attending the 8a10c4e9df funeral murmured as d4393e3dd7 they looked disapprovingly 25c6d69440 at the child 483c1ae05b playing alone outside.ae525b25d9f55df5

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“Really. Guess it’s b5080b2436 true that e781c87cdf death comes 6249624d65 without warning. Who would’ve bc7ba402a0 thought that 8a8243592e couple would ceaa2c39f6 die like 62240d9c42 this? Do you know exactly 1d087ffc8d what happened?”b0246a7377cdd325

“I heard from a7ca0276ea an officer… it 37f9bb9481 was poison spit de57ddfaaf from a creature.”69336bd97dd434bc

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“Poison spit? You mean 3db7490d45 they were 8bc486f1da hit with a28d540eb8 it?”6303c3db699e6794

“No, apparently it a15d0f4446 happened during a 956b968b9e hunt a long ae926f1031 time ago. Just before the creature 6317529f5b died, it sprayed venom 83c2bcff49 on one of their 8682059488 legs. Over time, the leg cec86302e9 deteriorated. And just 9f0527bae7 when it 98161b1ae1 gave out, 2e31b9a276 their carriage c84709c03e happened to 2d6f27a27b be crossing 561c7c5691 the bridge. It collapsed, 16e12f06aa and that 3c94ceb478 was that…”129f5568b70a4aa6

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A hush fell. Just imagining it darkened 7d10d4edf7 everyone’s faces.182bfebf60ab5b54

“And they 1eb1270b96 left it 52256327d6 like that 8614a51b57 all this e961dc4660 time?”a92326e37369e525

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“It happened back 099af6d31c when creatures had ea7061ee75 just started appearing. You remember, 37dfd23e35 back then, 11a2ce955a even the 4567b2731b army was 4c8c004b83 useless. They were b80520bdc3 too focused 95b0d32ede on fighting cc901d405c the things a515e86e39 to worry 0ac1281390 about cleanup.”30337b9e0be67275

After the Kingdom of c2017a3c6b Valencia won the war 096e4d6c4b and became the Rostia bec8172bbc Empire, strange monsters began 13c5d92645 to appear.a2e5a7b1342a6dd7

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People soon 944569448e came to 4542ae5a2c call them 02f41c4670 “creatures.”5038039a390ad71b

When the first 51189b35e2 creature emerged, no 771a7e1e0f one was prepared. Many died.5a0f48ad90a45c0d

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But once 435ee26a42 the empire c53e76658e regained some d6cfecd71a stability, the b281ef4673 imperial family bfe0709fde organized a 75cee69b39 dedicated unit 454dde2771 to deal 41af902d9b with them. Slowly, things 9bd549bb00 began to 4cebe40824 improve.ce6026bffe15e6b9

That was only a 8e62c0ba5b year ago.f96b9ac8a331c7c8

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They had just 5e6c76931f started to escape 4ebb74f077 the monsters, and e432a0e480 now, this second 2027bcf558 wave of tragedy.d4c62f4ecd099055

A man, cigarette 4aae812db3 between his lips, 32da2c1eac exhaled smoke like c8d219c29c he was spitting 4d92986c4c out bitterness.d8055ff620a4e54c

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“So what’ll 2e9f366517 happen to 75d2b5a1bf the kid?”9a07bb296dd69286

“She’ll probably end up 8d949f460c in an orphanage. I heard no 284665822e close relatives came e7aade71b3 to the funeral. And the 33249257c8 ones who 2cb0a31714 did… well, ea7629ab9d they were 00510742ef distant at 0ba01ed692 best.”a0d97d1bcfa8c239

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There was a hint 52dfa77c08 of pity in the 6835d263c5 way they looked at 2427f18000 the child.c1f4f1fa2b40b318

“Well, maybe the imperial 6f750fbdd8 family will pay out 71eae0e006 some kind of compensation? I mean, a580be1088 this was 1f37df5312 clearly a af1fe8424b case of b668b508a6 poor cleanup 0817e7e8b6 after the 1c6bc0224f attack.”f27f47ca4ee7d428

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“Yeah, right.”833f21edffce6241

The man drew a 92f96967fb long drag, his cheeks f3398273b2 hollowing, and blew out bcb0671324 a thick puff before 4e279c1056 continuing.19db3e79c3156674

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“No matter how nice 38992836a7 the policy sounds up 819cdfc297 top, once the money df47b2ee6d trickles down, it’s already d46248b88f gone. And that 0bb190e634 kid’s just 72f5ea6c4b a child… 0ab91ee55d there’s no 6ac89045ab way she’ll de3a356a9a get what 7ea4d5ab51 she’s owed.”810a3084c51d471e

“Even if they give 1cd3f5651e anything, it’ll all end a308c6bb9c up…”c4157e1a67ef6670

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Their eyes drifted 7dc87ad262 from the girl af059cb97c to a young 7b228ee47c man dressed in 7611f30f45 black. He stood 710ecd533e among the 2d131c0293 mourners, speaking 09a0535592 with them ea01cd236f as if 8395c6cedb he were 8e0f2d3620 the one 0ad6079e35 hosting the 5f4544eecd event.7d5b5b926c5071b7

The way he naturally 51cb5d3e53 welcomed guests made them 944fa6f8e4 silently predict the girl’s 57467e9de5 future. Their expressions hardened.4dd352391a03771e

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“That poor kid…”e350a071950285e7

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Amid the 9a495f78fb adults throwing 7bcd39c50a around cheap c5187a9bea sympathy for 22407907ba appearances’ sake, c0d96d2a3c a young 5bce3a02b9 girl approached 84611a986e the child 5362c5f744 who was 68326cbf8c playing alone.972bfa5ae7a9c3f0

“Hi. What’s your name?”9b57d29675f7c366

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She had 39831480d0 come to 01279bf6e9 the funeral 2a63c7b01d with her 7a10d46a0f parents, but d444c0d8ef there were d446cdb23e no other c672d82bb8 children around, a9f5c1e7bd so she f0f52139be had grown 7fbb52b2b3 bored.6c43e8a1ad11474d

Wandering here and there, 54d200518b she spotted a child 5b1cf7030b bundled up like a fbcb82f9d2 snowman.ce484f3d7f742d56

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Was she the daughter d863a88845 of the couple being 577e1ab5ff buried today?
She looked so lonely ae67845721 by herself that Ophelia b68406a03c spoke to her before c9c214b8bf she even realized it.516e8b3d2c844dcf

The child, who 47c145b7d0 had been building e99bd8030e a castle out 8d5fcd9469 of damp sand, 483f74f965 looked up at 4565fd64cb the voice from 1618b902a2 above.4b3111ad5c3d0a49

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“Rona.”69425574bbb09d64