Now You’re Obsessed - Chapter 40
Thanks to Lionel’s quick actions, as befitting his experience as a seasoned holy knight, the people in the vicinity were mostly unharmed. As a result, their carriage was overflowing with gifts to the point that it was difficult to load them all. The people, who already cheered for holy knights, seemed to be ecstatic about Lionel’s exploits.
“Got it. I hope there’s something Lionel likes!”
“I don’t mind either way.”
“It would be even better if we could find something to heal your hand.”
Ariel said this while carefully looking at Lionel’s hand, which she had bitten. Lionel quietly shook his head.
“Sophia already healed it.”
“Still, it must have hurt a lot…”
“It’s fine now.”
“……”
“Enough to take care of your meals and other things in Veloto.”
As he said this with a smile, Ariel blinked her eyelashes shyly. Watching this scene with a somewhat dreamy expression, Lionel gently closed the carriage door.
Sophia, who had been watching the whole scene with a slightly annoyed expression, smirked.
“Oh. Did I help with the healing?”
“Let’s just say you did.”
“Healing, my foot.”
Sophia scoffed and rolled her eyes before asking,
“By the way… it’s the first time I’ve heard of a holy knight reaching the level of a sword master.”
Sophia recalled the time when she had just arrived and dealt with the monsters, pulling the two out of the warehouse. Ariel was babbling incoherently, saying that Lionel’s hand was badly injured and needed treatment.
“Sophia, Lionel needs treatment. His hand…”
“His hand?”
Even when Lionel was active as a holy knight, he rarely got hurt. It was almost unbelievable to hear that he was injured, considering his robust nature. When asked how he got hurt, Ariel stammered that he was bitten by a monster, which made Sophia think it might be a serious injury…
“Maybe it’s because I’m a knight too? I could tell at a glance.”
“A holy knight who has had their holy power sealed is just an ordinary knight, and a knight can reach the level of a sword master through training.”
Sophia clicked her tongue at the calm response. In reality, Lionel’s hand was already spotless without a single wound before Sophia even touched it. And that wasn’t all.
— Ho, holy knight, ugh!
When a monster that other holy knights couldn’t catch came charging, Lionel easily cut it down with a simple swing of his sword. Knowing that only Sophia and he were present at the scene, he did it deliberately.
The moment Sophia saw the monster’s head flying through the air, she was sure of it. Lionel had already reached the level of a sword master.
“To think that a man famous for his excellence can even become a sword master, it’s a scam.”
“It’s the result of my hard training.”
It wasn’t entirely wrong. To suppress his desire for Ariel, Lionel had trained to his limit repeatedly, and there were hardly any in the Holy Knight Order who surpassed Lionel in skill.
So Sophia congratulated Lionel with a humble heart.
“Still, it’s impressive. I can’t help but congratulate you as your senior.”
“Thank you.”
“By the way, if you’re a sword master…”
Sophia continued speaking casually. She had heard something about Ariel going to Veloto to become an administrator.
“Does Lady Tenia really need to become an administrator?”
“What do you mean?”
“With a husband who’s a sword master, she can live comfortably, can’t she?”
“……”
“Actually, if you think about it, there was no need to leave the Holy Kingdom. If you had just proposed to Lady Tenia without making that oath…”
It meant that Ariel wouldn’t need to become an administrator and could just live a leisurely life at home. Lionel gave a rather firm answer to that remark.
“I have no intention of stopping Ariel from doing what she wants.”
“Hmm.”
“Ariel is very good at what she does and enjoys it.”
Although she said she worked hard for Lionel, he knew that Ariel had enough talent in that field.
Ariel herself didn’t know, but the budget plan she devised to solve exam problems was actually used as a trial basis for operating the Holy Subjugation Corps. Similarly, her supply plan for the subjugation corps and her more efficient execution plan for the Holy Knight Order were long used as guidelines by new financial management priests who had always struggled with those issues.
The high priests in charge of that area regretted that they couldn’t officially employ her since she wasn’t a priest. It was to the extent that even foreign countries like Caelo tried to recruit her.
Thinking of Caelo, Lionel smiled crookedly. It seemed he intentionally sent a carriage quickly to interrupt their honeymoon and even arranged for the coachman to stay at a place frequented by monsters…
‘Still a thousand years too early.’
No matter how often he encountered such schemes, they were always laughably clumsy. Thinking that such tactics would give him a real chance was naive.
Because of this, Lionel only became more determined to act openly as Ariel’s husband in Veloto and support her.
Sophia shook her head as she watched Lionel.
“If His Majesty the Holy Emperor finds out about this, he will be so pained that he might fall over. He didn’t just lose the future head of the Holy Knight Order.”
“That wouldn’t have happened if Ariel had been properly treated there.”
“So are you going to waste your talent and focus on being a supportive husband?”
“If there’s no need for me to step forward, that’s my plan.”
Lionel answered calmly and looked out the carriage window at Ariel, who was unwrapping the gifts. He smiled faintly.
Ariel was diligently searching through the many gifts for something that could be applied to Lionel’s hand. Surrounded by gift boxes, she looked as pleased as a squirrel with a winter’s supply of food.
Seeing his smile, Sophia shrugged. After all, as long as they were happy, she had no intention of interfering.
As someone of commoner origin, Sophia didn’t care about the responsibilities of nobles. She believed that living well and being satisfied was the best. Dealing with monsters was just a duty for the active knights.
In fact, with Lionel quitting as a holy knight, it opened up promotion opportunities for veterans like Sophia, so it wasn’t all bad.
“Huh?”
In the midst of this, one fact struck Sophia.
“Wait. If you’re a sword master, couldn’t you have dealt with the monsters yourself?”
“……”
“Then there was no need for me to come and help?”
Realizing she had been used again, Sophia glared at Lionel with narrowed eyes.
Then he pulled out something from his pocket and handed it to her. It was a document guaranteeing a substantial reward in the name of the Frenderick family. Sophia sighed deeply, exasperated.
“Seriously, I can never win against you.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“To think I’d hear such words from Lionel Frenderick.”
“See you next time.”
Lionel answered calmly and entered the carriage. Ariel, who had just found something like an ointment, smiled brightly at Lionel.
“Lionel! Look at this. It’s a cream for your hand.”
“Is that so?”
“Show me your hand. I’ll apply it for you.”
As Ariel applied the cream herself, Lionel suddenly remembered something and whispered to her.
“About the mansion I mentioned earlier.”
“Yes! Lionel. If necessary, you can use my budget.”
Ariel nodded confidently.
“I also have some money saved up!”
Lionel, looking at her proudly, smiled softly.
“Combining our savings, we can choose a suitable house.”
“Yes. It might be a bit small at first…”
“We can gradually expand the house. I’ve already picked a suitable place.”
“Already?”
“I had some time before the wedding.”
As Ariel said, it was a relatively small house. The only difference was in their definitions of ‘small.’
Thinking about her reaction when she saw the house, Lionel blinked slyly.
“It took some effort to find a house within a reasonable budget…”
“Lionel! Thank you so much…”
“So, can I get a reward?”
He seemed to have forgotten how she had comforted him just hours ago. As he gently stroked her side, Ariel’s eyes widened. Lionel, looking at her, kissed her lips.
A few days later, when Ariel, who had been thoroughly harassed throughout the journey, finally got off the carriage,
“L-Lionel.”
She gaped at the imposing five-story mansion before her.
“T-This is a bit…”
“Isn’t it a bit small?”
“No, it’s just that…”
“We need to consummate our marriage properly here…”
“No! Lionel!”
And when Ariel’s eyes began to burn with firm determination, Lionel realized things had gone slightly awry.
“I’ll work hard!”
“Ariel?”
“Lionel worked so hard to find us a nice house within our budget!”
After that, Ariel focused intensely on preparing for her appointment as administrator and within three months, qualified as an administrator in Veloto …
And shortly after, she became pregnant within a month of reuniting with Lionel, who had been sharpening his sword for a long time, and informed the Tenia Marquisate of both news simultaneously.
And it wasn’t long before the Marquis of Tenia packed his bags and rushed to Veloto to grab Lionel by the collar.
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ianthe
will be virtually on break. no novels are dropped. i will be working on them one by one ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
anaherhilda
Ah, this story is so good!! I need more chapter of them! Give me the baby! Haha