Marriage with a Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 106.1
Chapter 106.1
“Because they said they’d help me, even at the cost of their life.”
“…And you agreed because of that?”
“They’ve risked their lives for you twice now, so I figured they wouldn’t betray you. I was planning to assign you more guards anyway, so this works out.”
“.…”
“Edmond would be a good escort, and Ginger Perian a decent secretary. After all, you already know their skills well.”
Kairos returned to his knife work after that. I, on the other hand, remained stunned for a long time.
I understood what he meant without having to ask. It held so much meaning. To Kairos, those two represented distrust and unease. Ginger was motivated by money and her lover, but from his perspective, they were people who had run away with me, even risking their lives.
And to allow such people near him again…
It meant he implicitly trusted my year away, a demonstration of faith. It felt like a gesture asking me to understand his earlier apology was sincere. It was also a safety measure, given the escalating situation in the North, which would inevitably require his involvement. But Edmond and Ginger could easily be replaced. How much had Kairos agonized before accepting them?
After a long pause, I finally spoke.
“Thank you.”
Kairos’s words about staying by my side even after the year continued to linger in my mind.
* * *
“I’ll call you Madam from now on!”
“Still haven’t changed your mind?”
I subtly questioned Ginger as she clenched her fists with determination. A flicker of fear cooled Ginger’s expression.
“…How do you think I got here? If I change my mind now, do you think I’d make it out of the North alive?”
She had a point.
It was Kairos, after all. If she changed her mind and asked to go back, then he really might… dispose of her. He wouldn’t do that for my sake, but I doubted anyone who backtracked would escape unscathed.
Besides, Ginger’s resolve was absolute.
“Did you get along with your parents in Castalt?”
I finally gave up trying to persuade her and accepted them both. Ginger’s lips twisted at my question.
“…It was the worst, actually.”
“The worst?”
“They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. I know, I know! Why do I keep falling for it? Because they’re my parents? It’s my eternal regret that I can’t just cut them off.”
Ginger gritted her teeth, having just spent time with her parents. It seemed they’d used her again for something.
They’d incurred debts, forged her signature, and even committed fraud before, so things couldn’t have gotten better, only worse. I hoped they hadn’t stolen her gold bars. Still, it seemed she’d gone to Castalt for their sake, and I felt a pang of sympathy.
“At least they didn’t take the gold bars.”
As if reading my mind, Ginger spoke. She proudly declared that she hadn’t let them touch the gold I’d given her.
“Good job.”
“Um, I don’t know if I should ask…but…”
“What is it? Tell me.”
“What happened to Nigella? Is she alive?”
She asked if Nigella was still in this world and, if not, whether she’d at least received a proper burial. I couldn’t help but laugh. What did she think Kairos was capable of?
She reminded me of my earlier self.
“She’s managing the Soul Guild in Ferrarium.”
“Still?”
“Yes, I’ve taken over other responsibilities here, but due to circumstances, I can’t go there myself, so Nigella’s managing the on-site operations.”
“She’s alive… but you said you erased her memory.”
“I didn’t erase her guild management knowledge.”
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