Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 222

Chapter 222

Translator: Yonnee

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“Thank the heavens… I wasn’t too late…”

Gazing deeply into his now clear blue eyes, Irene whispered like a sigh of relief. Feeling the tension drain from her body, Ciel held her waist firmly and replied with a trembling voice that’s barely audible.

“…You saved me again.”

Feeling an endless surge of affection for Irene, who had saved him twice, Ciel realized his love for her was overflowing.

It felt as if not only his emotions but every nerve and vein in his body were being reconstituted with thoughts of Irene. His love for her was so profound that it seemed to transcend physical boundaries, reshaping his very being with her essence.

Unable to contain his overwhelming love, Ciel leaned in once again, slowly savoring her tender lips.

As he did, he experienced the blissful guiding energy that she gave him.

This guiding coursed through his body with an intensity that far surpassed anything he had felt in the past, sweeping through every corner of his being.

With each moment, the twisted turmoil inside him seemed to realign itself. Although this process brought a familiar pain, it didn’t affect him negatively—instead, it felt like a necessary healing, a realignment of his internal chaos.

It was because he was busy chasing after the sweet tongue that responded oh so well to his own tongue.

Irene didn’t push him away or avoid his lips, so he continued to explore her mouth, undeterred by the need to stop. The wet sounds of their kisses mingled with the roaring wind around them. As Irene’s energy flowed into him, his own powers of fire and wind grew stronger.

Engrossed in their reunion, neither of them noticed the events unfolding around them.

The white light that surrounded them and the red flames started to intertwine like their entwined bodies, changing into a brilliant blue color.

This blue flame, unlike any power Ciel had wielded before, was overwhelmingly superior.

The swirling blue flames obliterated the portals generating monsters. The monsters couldn’t even cry out as they were annihilated. The blue flames then began to grow, expanding in size and intensity.

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The people who had been worrying about Irene, who had disappeared on her own, were feeling despair at their own limitations, knowing that all they could do was watch.

Among them, Aiden in particular felt self-blame for being unable to do anything to help his endangered brother.

“…Is there nothing we can do?”

“Young Duke, both of them will be safe.”

David came over and said this. Concern and worry were eating away at him as well, but it seemed necessary to say something like this now.

“…Why did something like this happen? Isn’t it strange?”

It was still a mystery why a monster wave occurred in the capital, which had been blessed by the Goddess’s divine protection. Was this, too, the will of the Goddess?

As Aiden looked with trembling eyes, the towering pillar of fire in the distance disappeared.

“Huh? The pillar of fire we were near earlier disappeared.”

Everyone couldn’t help but look at David’s words. The pillar of fire gradually shrank…

But it soon erupted anew.

The flames, burning as if to consume everything, resembled those from earlier but were completely different.

Seeing the azure flames, Aiden recalled a familiar pattern.

The blue flames that symbolized his family.

Those flames, so similar to the red flames from earlier, gradually expanded as they consumed everything in their way.

And as the monsters emerged, a strange sound was heard, followed by explosions.

Jace also watched the scene in its entirety and unconsciously swept his arms. In the face of this mysterious spectacle, there was nothing to do but watch, as even their breath seemed to be taken away.

The monsters all struggled. Even though they attempted to approach, they couldn’t move or scream, disappearing as they were.

People couldn’t utter a word at the sight, and the blue flames gradually took on a certain form.

“Your Imperial Highness, it’s advisable to enter the palace walls.”

There was no guarantee that the abilities of Espers wouldn’t harm each other. Upon the shouts of the imperial knights who had been guarding him, those nearby also hurriedly moved.

Arthur took the lead.

“I believe in my daughter. She will surely return.”

He shouted, and with the determination, he led those who couldn’t move into the palace walls. He saw the azure flames, which expanded like a dome, just before the gate closed.

The shape seemed as if it would devour the capital, causing fear, but at the same time, a sense of relief also washed over him. It was indeed a strange thing.

And as the gate closed, an enormous explosion was heard, and a bright light blinded them without allowing them to open their eyes.