Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Translator: Yonnee

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“This time, Rose, imagine you’re sending the energy inside you outward while applying force.”

“Yes, I’ll give it a try.”

Rose clenched her fists and concentrated. Aiden, with a curious expression, spoke.

“I can feel a warm energy.”

“In that case, Rose is doing a good job of radial guiding right now.”

“It’s fascinating… I can feel it much better than usual.”

Aiden’s muttering made me aware that Rose was continuously releasing energy.

“Young Duke, guiding isn’t supposed to done through causally released energy. So, in the future, whenever you feel that kind of energy, you must let Rose know.”

“Okay, I understand.”

“And Rose, you should practice controlling your energy regularly. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Now, let’s move on to contact guiding. Would you both like to hold hands?”

I looked at Aiden instead of Rose as I spoke. His face turned even redder, and I couldn’t help but smile.

It was as if two ripe apples were looking at each other.

“Pfft… Ahem. Well, Rose, when you hold hands, think of it as transferring clean energy to the Esper through the point of contact. It’s a direct and quick purification of the Esper’s impure energy.”

“Um… I’ll give it a try.”

Seemingly not quite grasping the concept, Rose hesitated while attempting it. After some time had passed, Aiden exclaimed with a mixture of surprise and admiration.

“It feels amazing! I’ve never experienced anything like this!”

“Great. You’re doing it well, then.”

“Rose, you’re truly amazing!”

Aiden’s praise made Rose blush and giggle. They seemed to get along well, but I had one last important thing to tell Rose.

“We’ll have a more in-depth lesson on contact guiding later on, but there’s something even more important I have to tell you.”

“Yes, Lady Closch.”

“The Young Duke is a very polite gentleman, but there might be Espers out there who want to take advantage of your commoner status. They might treat you rudely. Even if that’s not the case, Espers who lack proper guiding can be quite rough. In such cases, I’ll teach you self-defense techniques.”

My words made Rose’s expression serious, and Aiden initially showed discomfort but quickly concealed it skillfully.

“I apologize, but would you be willing to help, Young Duke?”

It seemed like we should set an example, so I asked Aiden, but the response came from another direction.

“If that’s the case, that would be better.”

Ciel, who had appeared without us noticing, was watching us.

* * *

After his meeting with the Emperor, Ciel hurried back to the Closch estate. Whether he had truly imprinted with Irene or not, he couldn’t stand the anxiety of being away from her—even for a moment.

Now, stepping back into the familiar landscape of the Closch estate, the anxiety seemed to dissipate.

When he reached the hill, he coincidentally spotted Irene, Aiden, and the new guide doing something. They had climbed up the hill and seemed to be engaged in some activity.

Hiding behind a tree and watching, Ciel realized that Irene was giving a lesson on guiding. Without realizing it, he found himself smiling at the sight. Even when he intentionally revealed himself, no one noticed his presence.

As he contemplated when to approach them, an opportunity presented itself. It might be difficult for Aiden to demonstrate, and there was a risk of him getting hurt by Irene’s attacks.

So, with confidence, Ciel stepped forward, thinking that there was no one else who could receive Irene’s self-defense techniques.

“If that’s the case, I can do it better.”

“Duke.”

“What kind of demonstration should I show?”

“Hmm, you can show what to do when an Esper makes a rude request to a Guide.”

“Well, then, should I do something like this?”

In an instant, Ciel reached Irene and grasped her arm somewhat roughly.

“Kyaah— Milady!”

Knowing it was a demonstration didn’t make it any easier for Rose to calm her racing heart. Could an Esper really act that way toward a Guide?

Just as doubt began to creep in, Rose was shocked once again and couldn’t close her mouth.

Irene, with practiced ease, struck Ciel’s neck before pulling his arm. In an instant, Ciel crouched forward, exposing his neck.

Irene then struck him with a knife-hand chop without hesitation.

“Ugh!”

For a moment, Ciel realized he had underestimated her striking ability. And it was a moment when he could understand how she could manage to knock him out in the past whenever he was on the brink of a rampage.

So that’s why…

After waking up from getting knocked out, his neck usually hurt so much.