Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 157
Chapter 79.1
Time was passing through the middle of winter. The day was clear, and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky, as if all the snow that had to fall this year had already fallen. At the same time, The Actilus army was dispirited, which was quite an unusual occurrence.
Raniero looked down at the ground where the sand and gravel were exposed.
‘Should I have held out a little longer?”
He was left with unnecessary regrets.
Nonetheless, if he had held on longer, he would have likely lost many times the troops as he has now. It was impossible to cross into Sombinia, battling through the snow.
The snow that fell there probably hadn’t even melted by then.
‘Luckily, we seem to have escaped the heavy snowfall here.’
Thinking back to the sudden, raging snowstorm, he clenches his teeth.
Was a decade of preparation not enough?
Raniero, who returned without any results, was very displeased. It wasn’t just the lack of means but also because of the frostbite that afflicted some of his troops and exhaustion, which caused them to lose part of their strength in the Actilus army. The voice in his head, the one that used to stir interesting impulses, also became silent.
The anticipation of battle, the thrill of beheading enemies, and the journey of simply walking without any prospects had become unbearably dull.
At that time, suddenly, Angelica came to mind like a bolt of lightning.
Come to think of it, she was in the Countess Tocino’s estate. Since he had planned to stop by the estate after my expedition and bring her back to the imperial palace in the capital, he didn’t mind staying in Countess Tocino’s estate together for about three days. Perhaps Angelica would even explain in detail what she liked about the convalescent area.
Thinking about Angelica made him feel slightly better.
Raniero called the knight commander.
“We’ll split up here.”
It was a concise order, but the knight commander nodded without asking any questions. It was because he seemed to know where the Emperor was going.
“Well then, Your Majesty, I will see you in the Capital.”
Raniero didn’t offer a direct farewell and turned in the direction of Countess Tocino’s estate.
As the sound of the knights’ heavy chainmail faded into the distance, he felt a somewhat refreshing sensation. With no engagements with Sombinia, he returned earlier than planned. Angelica would be surprised at first, and then she would have to listen to all of his complaints. Since he was unable to wage war, he planned to torment her a lot… to make her say ‘I love you’ so many times.
He had forgotten in what voice she whispered those words of love.
It was quite regrettable. He might have to hear them until he gets tired of it. However, he wasn’t sure if he could ever tire of hearing those words.
Angelica’s presence slowly scraped away the unpleasantness and lingering regret that had filled Raniero’s mind, letting them be carried away by the wind. In the meanwhile, he relentlessly whipped his horse without stopping. It was only when he saw the gateway leading to Countess Tocino’s estate. in the distance that even the weariness that had been weighing down on him seemed to dissipate.
As he entered the gateway, the guards were in a state of confusion. It was a regular occurrence.
“We greet His Majesty the Emperor, the successor of the God Actilla.”
After some hesitation, they prostrated themselves in front of Raniero, who was utterly fed up to death with such formalities. He urged his horse forward without answering, intending to trample on their backs with his horse’s hooves as he headed towards Countess Tocino’s residence.
“Your, Your Majesty!”
However, one of them suddenly stood up and shockingly called out, ‘Your Majesty.’ Still, Raniero didn’t even pretend to listen.
“Your, Your Majesty. I apologize. I’m truly sorry. But when Your Majesty arrives, please speak to the Countess first…”
“Did your master say so?”
He asked, staring at the Countess’s residence in the distance. The guard rose from his seat, almost having to run to match the horse’s stride.
“Well, I was instructed to inform Your Majesty. So if you wait here for just a moment…”
“Whose commands should take priority, the Emperor’s or your master’s?”
Raniero’s gaze finally settled on the guard. Meeting those eyes, the guard froze like a rat before a snake.
He struggled to move his unmoving lips.
“Of, of course…”
Although he didn’t finish his sentence, Raniero had a rough idea of what he wanted to say, so he spoke on his behalf, feeling more lenient at the thought of soon meeting Angelica.
“As the Emperor wishes.”
Now that they had arrived, there was no need to rush. The tired horse trudged along with its head bowed.
However, at that moment, suddenly, the sound of hooves from behind started to be heard, and one of the guards rode ahead of him. It was a very impolite gesture to outrun the Emperor, but Raniero didn’t feel inclined to reprimand him. With each step, he was getting closer to Angelica. He even hummed with a satisfied look on his face.
Up until that point, his mood was at its peak.
The regret of not conquering the heart of the Kingdom of Sombinia had been completely forgotten, as Angelica’s presence had filled his mind to the brim.
However, things had started to take a strange turn.
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