Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 153

Chapter 77.1

The Actilus army prepared to leave as soon as the snow stopped. While the weather was clear, the piled-up snow hadn’t yet melted, so it was clear that the returning army would undoubtedly have to navigate through the snow.

Even though the conditions were unfavorable, the Emperor and the knight commander had no choice but to make a decision. Regardless, there seemed to be no significant advantage in staying in the harsh environment of the temple of Tunia for long, so it would be better to rely on the superior physical condition of the Actilus people and return.

In the end, the Actilus army gathered the supplies they needed for their retreat from the temple of Tunia.

It was, in essence, a form of pillaging.

Cries could be heard here and there.

The priests’ hearts sank. They clung to the soldiers, begging for mercy, but were pushed away.

Despite the paladins stepping forward to intervene, with only a little over a hundred of them, they were outnumbered when facing the ten thousand knights. At the same time, curses against the God of Tunia emerged among the worshippers. They believed that the situation had arisen because of the oracle given to the Saint by the God of Tunia. It didn’t occur to them that even without the oracle, the temple couldn’t have rejected them.

Or perhaps they simply wanted to turn away from all the reasons.

As Raniero gazed expressionlessly at the chaos unfolding at the entrance of the temple, at that moment, a voice with a very clear tone came from behind. It was a woman’s voice.

“God Actilla’s Godson.”

He turned around.

She was a woman with long, black hair braided down. While she was dressed casually, as a member of the temple of Tunia, she was tall, graceful and had a dignified presence.

As she kept her head down, Raniero blinked his eyes and asked.

“Ah, are you the Saint?”

It was a voice without any emotion.

Seraphina raised her head cautiously. Her beauty was fully revealed under the sunlight.

To Raniero Actilus, that face…

It looked extremely vague and blurry.

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After hearing Raniero’s voice in the prayer room, I had no intention of leaving Seraphina’s bedroom. Strangely enough, Seraphina had never returned here once.

Did she still not meet Raniero?

I was so curious, but I didn’t have the courage to go and find out.

I was afraid I might come across Raniero, who was wandering around the temple of Tunia without any regard for etiquette. At that moment, if Eden hadn’t sensed something and quickly closed the door, who knew what might have happened?

So, although it was a bit uncomfortable and stuffy, there was no other choice but to endure. Still, the fortunate part of the misfortune was that I could see the street outside Seraphina’s room window. As I drew the curtain slightly and looked outside as I usually did, I could see the Actilus army was preparing to leave.

My heart was pounding.

I stared at them for what seemed like an eternity.

‘…Hurry up and go. Hurry.’

I repeated the mantra in my mind.

How much time had passed?

As the knights occupied both sides of the street and stood in a row, Raniero descended from the temple stairs on a horse. I stared intently, but due to the soldiers’ heads, it was difficult to determine whether he was riding alone or if Seraphina was with him.

My stomach churned.

I immediately closed the curtains and sat on Seraphina’s bed, covering my mouth as my whole body was drenched in cold sweat.

At that moment, Eden’s words came to mind.

“Seraphina is avoiding meeting with the Emperor.”

What if Seraphina never met Raniero?

‘No, that’s not possible.’

Just in case, I didn’t tell her the entire original storyline.

I left out Raniero’s obsession with her and only sold her the future where Eden would die. Even though it was such a selfish and bad move, I was afraid that if I told her everything honestly, Seraphina might run away, and everything would fall apart…

‘If those two had met, Raniero would have taken Seraphina with him.’

But Eden hadn’t come to me…

It was Eden who told me I had to leave before Seraphina killed the Emperor.

Seraphina’s bedroom wasn’t particularly cold, but I shivered at the sensation of a chill creeping up my spine. It was bittersweet. When I first left Actilus and started coming here, I felt relieved and happy. In the wilderness, while I may have been hungry and weary, my heart was at ease.

‘My mind has become complicated again.’

Still, in times like these, what I always chose was ‘doing what I can right now.’ And what I could do now was to leave here for the first time in a very long time.

‘Let’s find Eden.’

Eden was outside, so he might be able to tell me what had happened.

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