Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 143

Chapter 72.1

In comparison to their previous departure to aid the Temple of Tunia, the Actilus army’s progress was slower this time, but they were steadily advancing forward. Since everyone had already anticipated that the journey would be more challenging compared to before, it wasn’t a significant concern. Instead, the desire to claim the land of Sombinia for themselves was fueling their determination.

Even though Raniero was particularly eager for conquest, he intentionally advanced at a slower pace.

It was to build frustration among the knights.

The more they pushed themselves to endure the journey, the more ferocious they would be in battle. By doing so, they would easily swallow up the Sombinia army, who had to contend with the weather’s challenges.

The sky started to cloud over, but no one paid much attention to it.

Raniero and the people of Actilus assumed that the weather this year would follow the patterns of the past ten years. It was a reasonable assumption to some extent, given their familiarity with the region’s climate tendencies. However, what they were unaware of was that heavy snowfall was expected this year. Only a few individuals knew about it, and unfortunately, none of them belonged to the Actilus army.

He glanced up at the white sky.

Yesterday, he had a dream.

Upon waking, like any dream, most of its contents had slipped from his memory. Although for someone who had never dreamed before like Raniero, the fact that he had experienced one felt foreign and peculiar. Determined to hold onto even the slightest fragment of the dream, he made relentless efforts to grasp its fading details.

In the dream, Angelica had appeared, but her actions and words had vanished from his recollection.

What lingered was the impression that she hadn’t been smiling.

He strained to recall what the Angelica in the dream had said, but ultimately, he knew that she was merely a figment of his imagination, not the real her. Usually, he would dismiss such things as meaningless and inconsequential.

A small demon whispered in his head as he struggled.

‘Forget it.’

The words gripped his mind as it breathed a sinister wind into it.

‘Do your part.’

Looking up at the sky, he cast his gaze into the distance toward the direction of the Sombinia Kingdom.

‘Show me something interesting.’

The ‘interesting’ thing the voice in his head was talking about was, of course, a battlefield filled with the stench of blood and screams.

Raniero grinned brightly.

“Let’s go.”

Although he could hear what sounded like the laughter of a young child in his mind, he wasn’t conscious of it.

It was elated.

It was because as time passed, and the more time he spent away from that insignificant girl, the more Raniero listened to it.

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“The sky is getting cloudy.”

Eden opened his mouth.

While it may have sounded like a straightforward observation, beneath his words, I sensed a hint of concern. Since we had quite a distance left to cover before reaching the Temple of Tunia, the prospect of heavy snowfall before our arrival worried him.

As he clenched his jaw and kept his eyes on the sky, it was clear that he couldn’t figure out whether we should push forward or take a rest.

I approached Eden and spoke.

“I don’t think it’s going to be a big snow.”

His dark eyes, which were previously fixed on the sky, turned to me. According to his personality, he would’ve normally embarrassed me by saying something like, “You should have a basis for making such careless judgments,” though he merely nodded this time.

“I think you’re right.”

It was because my intuition had become remarkably sharp lately.

Ever since the encounter with the bandits not too long ago, my intuition seemed to have sharpened significantly, as if a dormant wild instinct within me had suddenly awakened. Oddly enough, this heightened intuition wasn’t constant. Instead, it surfaced only when I felt as if someone else was stirring inside me, using my voice to speak.

During those moments, my words always hit the mark.

Even though it was a strange and unsettling sensation, I found myself grateful for this ability, especially when I couldn’t see a step ahead.

‘Walk west for an hour.’

“Walk west for an hour.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know.”

Eden looked skeptical at my confident demeanor, but eventually, he decided to go along with my suggestion.

After about thirty minutes of walking, the reason for heading west became apparent. A small village appeared in the distance, and just before reaching it, we spotted a small house that seemed to serve as a makeshift shelter in the summer.

Despite it being winter now, we figured it was safe to enter and stay for a day since the owner wouldn’t likely come looking for us. Tying the horse to the fence, Eden and I broke the latch on the door.

I apologized to myself.

‘I’m sorry, landlord.’

“As long as it’s not heavy snow, snow can be a good thing. We can also get water from it.”

I wandered around the house while grumbling. While the furnishings were very simple, I luckily found a brazier on one side.

“I wonder if I can find some firewood.”

As I mumbled to myself, he promptly went outside and returned with a bunch of dry twigs, with a sprinkling of salt-sized snow on his head and shoulders.

After some effort, we successfully lit the fire in the brazier. As the warmth enveloped my body, I couldn’t help but feel a bit itchy and instinctively rubbed my face. It truly felt like it had been a long time since I was indoors. The presence of a roof and walls brought a different sense of relief.

“It’s nice…”

Compared to the conditions I enjoyed as the Empress, this place was extremely humble, yet my heart felt at ease.

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