My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 119

“No, it’s not like that.”

As Ishael opened her eyes, her gaze met the eyes of Lotvart, which had been partly red. It was as if he had regained consciousness for a brief moment.

It was as if he had regained his senses for just a moment.

Ishael’s and Lotvart’s gazes met.

She chewed on her bloodless lips, took a deep breath, and opened her mouth.

“You, you’ve regained consciousness.”

“Yes… So, right now, die…”

“No.”

Faced with Ishael’s firm rebuttal, a bewildered Dylan rolled his eyes.

Why? He had been planning to kill him, of course.

He’s a villain, after all…

“Why…”

“You mustn’t kill him.”

Various fantasies raced through his mind.

Come to think of it, he had been looking at Ishael with affectionate eyes since earlier.

Dylan hugged Ishael tightly, his teeth clenched in frustration.

“He’s tainted by dark magic. It’s right to kill him.”

“Well, won’t that change in the future? Watch closely.”

She extended her hand with a faint smile on her lips.

Dylan’s breath caught in his throat.

Their hands touched.

He even bent his fingers slightly to touch Ishael’s hand more subtly.

‘How dare that damn scoundrel approach my wife.’

Dylan clenched his teeth until the muscles in his jaw tightened.

‘I must endure it. My wife is performing a ritual.’

He gripped Ishael’s arm and let out a lingering sigh.

Suddenly, a warm light began to emanate from her hand.

It was the act of purifying the last remaining dark magic.

The crazed look in Lotvart’s eyes vanished, and he would now have the normal brown eyes of Tov.

For a long time, Ishael reached out her hand and comforted him.

Like the cold winter passing and gentle sunlight descending.

The light flowing from her hand tenderly enveloped Lotvart, or rather, Tov.

It was an act that seemed deeply devout.

Tov smiled faintly and closed his eyes.

“I feel a bit… more at ease now…”

As the power of purification gently covered the entire lakeside.

Isael collapsed into Dylan’s embrace.

* * *

I blinked my eyes open and looked around.

Dylan and Lotvart seemed to have safely escaped the lake’s confines.

The land swept by dark magic was desolate, but the icy lake had once again turned into glistening water.

As I curiously looked around at the tranquility that had enveloped the surroundings, a husky voice sounded beside me.

“You’ve awakened.”

I jolted my body.

“…Yes, thank you for coming to rescue me.”

“It’s nothing. Now that peace has been restored… I’m glad.”

Hearing those words, the tension in me relaxed.

“Where is Lotvart, no, Tov?”

I quickly rose and looked around again.

On the grassy field, I saw Tov tied up with ropes around his wrists and ankles, being watched by Duke Saboia.

Duke Saboia, with a pale and alarmed expression, clucked his tongue and spoke.

“It’s over. We can escort him to the palace like this.”

“…I will go to prison willingly. But before that… there’s something I need to tell Diana, one last thing.”

“How dare a criminal? Before tearing you apart, just die.”

I called out Duke Saboia’s name earnestly.

“Grandfather!”

Duke Saboia opened his eyes wide and looked at me.

“My child! Are you alright?”

“Yes, please come closer, both of you. Grandfather, and Lotvart, no… Tov.”

When I called the name Tov, he smiled warmly.

Duke Saboia had brought Tov here roughly.

When our distance was only a step away, I whispered softly.

“Consider the debt of life repaid.”

I was referring to the incident when he saved me when I was five years old.

He smirked and nodded his head.

“The debt of life is completely repaid. But if there’s one more wish…”

As he glanced at Dylan, who was holding me from behind, he chuckled briefly and smiled maliciously again.

“Just once, for the last time. Let me kiss the back of your hand.”

Except for me, the other two let out an exasperated breath of anger at his words.

Dylan was the first to speak urgently.

“Absolutely not. He’s tainted.”

Duke Saboia also interjected a word.

“He’s garbage trying to kill you.”

…Grandfather was being sharp with Dylan too, showing that they were similar at times like this.

“It’s alright. Just once.”

For Tov, who would have to pay for his sins for decades, a simple back-of-the-hand kiss wasn’t difficult at all.

I extended my hand toward him.

“…What an honor.”

Bound by magical ropes, he tilted his head comically deep.

The light kiss on the back of my hand felt dignified.

Pulling away, he smiled sweetly and whispered.

“Because we’re friends.”

He might have to live in prison for the rest of his life, yet now he seems free.

“…Maybe that could happen after a very long time has passed.”

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt Dylan’s sharp breath against my back, as if he was clenching his teeth. Only then did a shiver run down my spine.

The words I just said were a sentence that could provoke Dylan’s jealousy…

I closed and opened my trembling eyelids and looked around.

The gazes of Duke Saboia and Dylan were flickering with hostility.

‘Hah, since I’ve finished talking, I should change the topic.’

I scratched the back of my head awkwardly and said.

“So, um! Where are Claude and Mung Mungi?”

Now that I think about it, both of them should have rushed here excitedly. Why is there no sign of them?

* * *

As expected by Ishael, Claude and Mung Mungi arrived at the Grand Duke’s fortress when Ishael had collapsed by the lake.

Claude trembled with anguish as he looked at his collapsed younger sister on the ground.

‘What is this, Diana! You can’t die! Please, wake up! Ugh…’

‘She hasn’t died. She’s just temporarily unconscious.’

‘This useless child couldn’t even protect our child…!’

‘Claude, calm down. First, search for any remnants of dark magic around here.’

‘That’s right! Claude, the contractor, is just exhausted. She’ll wake up soon. So, let’s handle the aftermath of the dark magic and come back!’

…In this way, they arrived at Castilla Grand Duke’s fortress in search of the traces of dark magic left behind by the “Red Castle”.

It goes without saying, but the place in the Grand Duke’s fortress where the darkest energy was gathered was none other than the spire where the eternal snow was piled.

Claude and Mung Mungi sat on the rooftop of the spire, gazing at the eternal snow.

The snow that once filled this spire had now almost disappeared.

Mung Mungi crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Since the contractor has almost completed the purification… I can be of help at this level!”

With her fist clenched, Mung Mungi pounded on the eternal snow with a loud thud!

Startled, Claude grabbed Mung Mungi’s reddened hand and exclaimed.

“What on earth are you doing?”

“Mung Mungi, huff, it’s tough…”

Claude, who had only barely stopped Mung Mungi’s frantic actions with a single touch, held her in his arms again and reprimanded her.

“It’s troublesome if you suddenly act like this. Come on, show me your hand properly. Let me see if you’re hurt.”

“Tch, you’re treating me like a troublesome niece! I’m a deity, you know!”

“…Ah, forget it. Show me your hand quickly… huh?”

The snow piled on the spire started to crumble and fall to the ground.

Mung Mungi smiled brightly and shrugged her shoulders.

“How’s that? It’s purified, right? My skills? Isn’t Mung Mungi amazing?”

“…Wow, this is really impressive?”

Thanks to the powerful strike of a deity, the dark magic and curses that were afflicting the Castilla Grand Duke’s fortress were meeting their perfect end.

As Claude watched the snow falling gently to the ground, he let out a soft sigh.

Snow falling gently on the serene lakeside and the grassy field.

It was like a beautiful landscape painting.

* * *

Just as I was about to ask about Claude, a distant rumbling sound echoed.

I turned my gaze towards the source of the sound, the spire of the Grand Duke’s fortress.

“Huh? The eternal snow…!”

The eternal snow that had covered the spire was slowly crumbling.

On the rooftop, Claude and Mung Mungi were waving their hands.

I waved back at them.

In a fleeting moment.

Snowflakes gently drifted down from the sky, touching the ground and disappearing without a trace.

“The spire’s roof is so clean like that.”

“Before the curse, it was originally like that.”

The thought that a beautiful season was finally coming for everyone filled my heart with joy.

His eyes seemed to have become warmer.

“This Grand Duke’s fortress originally… was such a beautiful place.”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s beautiful here.”

Looking up at the beautiful spire’s top, I rested my head gently on his shoulder.

“This will also be the place where we’ll create many new memories in the future.”

“Yes, with our child too, of course.”

I nodded my head.

‘Yes, someday we’ll have a child.’

But it was right at that moment.

For some reason, the atmosphere behind me grew tense.

“What did I just hear?”

Startled by the somber voice, I quickly turned around to look.

Claude and Mung Mungi were coming closer with determined steps.

“There’s a baby! Mung Mungi heard it too!”

I laughed in disbelief and clapped my hands.

“What are you talking about? You’re assuming the future, aren’t you?”

“But didn’t Brother Dylan say so?”

“Huh? Dylan, the knight…?”

What’s going on?

I looked at Dylan.

He was standing there with his cheeks slightly reddened, seeming embarrassed.

What’s going on? Why are his cheeks red?