Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 211

Chapter 211

Translator: Yonnee

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“You…”

Before Ciel could even finish uttering a single word, Seo-yoon turned around and started running madly in the opposite direction.

Seo-yoon cursed and ran. Having had to protect her own life in every life-threatening gate, she was second to none when it came to running.

“Damn it…”

But it was difficult to completely shake off Ciel, who was following from above. So Seo-yoon dashed into the first house she saw.

Planning to escape through the back door and lose him, she was startled by a noise that sounded like the house being torn apart and instinctively hid in a corner.

“Seo-yoon!”

Ciel, his voice filled with anger, sent the pulverized roof flying with the wind.

“I know you’re here, come out right now!”

How could she come out to a voice that sounded like it could kill a person? Hiding cunningly under the barely remaining roof, she was just waiting for a chance to escape.

The way he wasn’t respectfully calling her ‘Saintess’ wasn’t her immediate concern.

After all, once her rank would increase, even that man wouldn’t be able to ignore her.

“Do you even realize what you’ve done?”

Ciel continued, hoping she had a shred of conscience.

“Every time you travel between dimensions, a monster wave hits the Stern Empire. Do you do this knowingly?”

At his words, Seo-yoon’s eyes widened in shock. This was news to her. But soon, she glared at Ciel in the air with cold eyes.

That’s nonsense. What did her travels between dimensions have to do with monster waves?

That man had always disliked her, even from the very beginning. She wasn’t about to be fooled by his words.

Thinking that she had enough life experience to know better, Seo-yoon let out a scoff and moved cautiously.

“…Nothing to say?”

Ciel sensed her presence. He couldn’t see her, but he knew where she was. Yet he waited, holding onto a faint hope.

But then he saw Seo-yoon running away and felt a white-hot rage.

Instead of feeling sorry for the trouble she’d caused, she was running away again, which made his emotions spike.

“Stop right there!”

Ciel used his wind ability to lift the running Seo-yoon into the air.

“Let me go!”

Panicked, Seo-yoon struggled, but it was no use. Despite her efforts, she was dragged back to where she had been, scolding him.

“What are you doing! Lay a finger on me, a saintess, and you’ll make an enemy of the temple and the Crown Prince!”

“This is getting nowhere.”

Ciel, holding Seo-yoon tight with his ability, descended to the ground. Standing in the house with its roof blown off, they glared at each other silently. Then Seo-yoon spoke first.

“Let go of me. If you release me now, I won’t tell the High Priest or His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Ha, that’s laughable.”

“What did you say? Are you just saying whatever now?”

“You can’t seem to grasp the situation. I’m taking you as the culprit behind this disaster.”

“…Culprit?”

Seo-yoon recalled the absurd accusation she had just heard.

“How can you be so sure I caused this! It seems like you just want an excuse to hold onto me, but don’t think I’ll go down without a fight!”

“Then prove it. Prove that this didn’t happen because you traveled between dimensions.”

“…….”

Seo-yoon was infuriated but had nothing to prove his words wrong. And truthfully, she wasn’t entirely guilt-free.

〈 The law of equivalent exchange must be observed. Returning to Earth comes with the price of prompting a hazardous occurrence. Would you like to continue? 〉

She remembered the message that appeared on her phone screen before crossing dimensions. What if the ‘hazardous occurrence’ was the monster wave?

Then, just as this man said, she would be the culprit.

Seo-yoon just wanted to raise her Guide rank and live a life more splendid than anyone, yet now, she suddenly felt fear.

Then she remembered a book she had found in Korea before coming here. Rolling her eyes around, she sneaked a glance at Ciel and timidly spoke up.

“…You know, can you just believe what I’m about to say?”

Seo-yoon, who had been snappy until now, spoke in a soft voice, making Ciel’s expression grow even more hostile.

“……”

As Ciel didn’t respond, Seo-yoon cursed inwardly yet continued to smile with her eyes.

“No, you haven’t done anything for me, but… I felt a bit sorry for you.”

“…I refuse to listen to useless things.”

Caught off by Ciel’s cold interruption, Seo-yoon blurted out the main point.

“Your world is just a made up world in a novel!”