The Blackened Second Male Lead’s Wife - Chapter 71

I shouted with abhor.

“Why are you here, father?” 

“I came to see if my daughter, who is finally home, was doing well. I was so worried about you that I shed rivers of tears in my sleep, but I can’t believe you were saying such indecent things….. As expected of my daughter.” 

There are times when I shed sorrowful tears. Because of my one and only father who appears with such strange timing. 

My father sighed and said to me, expressing his disappointment. 

“Well, it’s fine because you look lively. I’ve prepared breakfast, so hurry up and come down. Today’s breakfast is soft pancakes. Do you remember? When you first ate pancakes when you were 3 years old, you were so shocked to see that such a food existed… ” 

“I’ll get ready and come down for breakfast.” 

“……” 

My father inhaled and covered his mouth at my quick defense. 

“My daughter is really back. How cold-hearted she can be….”

Then, he left the room with a deeply emotional face. 

TL note: Lucian was a dream *sad face*

‘It’s been three days since I came home. How long will he continue to sulk like that?’ 

On the first day of returning home, my father cried in joy as if he just got back his lost daughter. 

Three days later, he became calm, but he often gets emotional as if his dead daughter came back whenever we talk.

When I saw my father like that, I thought it was fortunate that I was able to return home as soon as possible.

But it’s not over yet.

Even at this moment, Lucian is trapped in the northern land alone. 

Whenever I think of him, my heart swells up.

I murmured with my eyes down. 

“Three days is enough.” 

It was time to move for him. 

* * * 

I sent a letter to Estelle, saying that I missed her. Estelle came to me right away. 

Estelle held my hand and asked. 

“How are you feeling, Nia?” 

“I rested comfortably and I feel recovered.” 

“That’s a relief.” 

The smiling Estelle had short hair, as it did three days ago, but it does not have the color it did before.

Her hair color, which had been dark brown, had returned to blonde. 

Estelle answered with her eyebrows down. 

“Calix strongly opposed changing my hair color so I dyed my hair with color that fades when I wash my hair. There’s nothing I can do about the short length.” 

Not His Highness, but Carlix.

Estelle seems to have gotten closer to him during the time we were apart.

I felt that something strange was going on so I asked. 

“By the way, where’s His Highness? I thought he’d some with Estelle, but I don’t see him.” 

“Actually, we had a fight.” 

“A fight?!” 

My eyes widened.

The Estelle fought with Carlix?! 

No matter how much one swears at her Estelle would always smile and say, ‘It’s nice to see you overflowing with energy.’

As I looked at her in surprise, Estelle calmly continued to speak. 

“When I said I was going to Lucian’s castle alone to save Miss Nia, Carlix was very angry. He said that I can’t be the only one to go to such a dangerous place.” 

“……”

That’s understandable. 

Who would send their lover alone to the yandere Lucian? 

“But I couldn’t infiltrate the castle with Carlix. With him there, we would be taking a lot of risks.” 

That was also correct 

Lucian was sensitive to everyone, but with men, he was especially sensitive.

So all the designers and merchants who came to prepare for the wedding were women. 

If Carlix were there?

Oh no.

Even if he came in dressed up as a woman, he would have been caught right away because he had such a big frame.

More than anything… 

‘Unlike Estelle, who has the power of God, Carlix is just the crown prince.’

No matter how good he is with the sword, how he can kill dozens at one swing, he has only dealt with humans.

He is powerless in front of Lucian, with the power of the devil in full blossom.

‘Even if he came, he would have been an inconvenience rather than help. It’s a hundred times better that he didn’t follow Estelle.’

However, not everything can end nicely in this world. 

Estelle spoke with a perplexed face. 

“Carlix hasn’t fully calmed down yet. That’s why he isn’t here with me. Please understand, Miss Nia.” 

How upsetting.

What’s up with the male lead’s ego?

If I could, I’d spit pumpkin seeds at Carlix, but I don’t have the luxury to do that right now.

I brought him up immediately after. 

“Estelle. I’d like to know about how Lucian is doing right now.”

Whenever I said anything about Lucian, my father would refuse to hear more, saying, ‘Don’t even talk about that crazy guy, I’ll break up the marriage!’

I called Estelle today to hear more about him. 

Estelle nodded and started talking. 

Lucian’s yandere transformation hasn’t been officially announced. 

This is because Paul and the soldiers, the only witnesses who saw Lucian turn and carry out a manslaughter, kept quiet about Lucian. 

Paul, Lucian’s aide, spoke sternly in front of the soldiers. 

[You didn’t see anything. If you speak to anyone about what you saw today, I’ll make you a criminal under military law.] 

But how can this possibly be kept secret from the world?

Even more so, this would make a exciting story in which Kardien, the great knight of the empire, exterminated all enemy forces with monstrous power.

Rumors about Lucian began to include horrifying details.

That Kardien killed tens of thousands of humans overnight with a smile on his face.

That he captured his fiancee and ate her alive.

That Kardien was a wise devil who sought to destroy the land. 

As he was the most respected knight in the empire, people argued fervently.

Someone defended Lucian. 

[He only killed our enemy! He didn’t harm our allies. It may be true that Lord Kardien has transcendental power, but he’s not possessed by the devil. Wouldn’t his power be good for the empire? Our empire can conquer the world if we use his power efficiently.] 

Hearing that angered me.

“What do they think Lucian is? He’s not some pawn they can play with!” 

Estelle said, lowering her eyebrows. 

“There are always people in this world who judge others by their usefulness. Surprisingly, many nobles agree with this.” 

“…..”

I cursed in my head.

Estelle continued with a dark face. 

“On the other hand, there are many people who are afraid of Lucian’s power.” 

They trembled with fear, claiming that the devil’s power, which they had been wary of for a long time, had finally come out. 

Fear soon turned into hostility. 

[Kill the devil! To protect our family and land, we need to get rid of the devil!] 

“I heard that the religiously faithful knights and priests who declared that they will never tolerate the devil’s existence are gathering one after another in the name of justice. If enough people gather and cause a huge uproar, they will leave to get rid of Lucian.”

I covered my mouth, hearing the terrible news.

The situation has gotten more serious than I thought if people were gathering.

Of course, no matter how many people gather, they will not be able to hurt Lucian. 

If you’re an ordinary human, you won’t be able to hurt Lucian’s body. 

Even if they succeed in harming him, Lucian won’t die. 

He will be completely healed by the power of the devil he possesses.

So what I was worried about was not him, but what would happen after that.

‘What if Lucian kills them all?’

Killing the protesters is a different matter from killing the rebel forces.

This time, Lucian will be the object of fear and anger of people all over the world. 

Literally becoming the devil. 

‘That can’t happen!’

It shall never happen. 

I looked at Estelle with trembling eyes. 

What is Estelle thinking right now? In the original novel, she stood on the opposite side of Lucian. 

Because she couldn’t let Lucian kill people at random just because he loved her. 

It was Estelle who inserted a sword into Lucian’s heart at the last moment. 

[I’m sorry, Lucian.]

That was the last thing Lucian heard from the woman he loved. 

‘If Estelle does the same as she did in the original…’

My hands trembled as my anxiety triggered. 

“…..!”

Then, I felt warm hands on mine. It was Estelle’s hand. 

As if comforting me, Estelle wrapped her hands around mine. 

I raised my head. 

Estelle was looking at me with a gentle face. 

Estelle said.

“So we have to act before they do.” 

“……”

“There must be a way to get Lucian back to his former self.” 

Ugh. I had  been crying so much these days that I tried not to cry anymore. It isn’t like me to cry so much.

I eventually burst into tears, grateful to have a brave friend by my side. 

I nodded, wiping away the tears that flowed disgracefully. 

I don’t want to trap Lucian in the barrier for the rest of his life. I don’t want him to be used by others. I don’t want him to live a life hated by others.

I’ll bring him back. 

My lovely and sweet Lucian.

* * * 

How can we turn Lucian back? 

‘The fairy tales show that he must get a kiss from the girl he loves…’

I recalled the times when we were kissing.

Lucian would look really happy and say this. 

‘I should be the only one to receive your kiss. So I guess I should cut off everyone’s tongue just in case.’

…Yup, kissing him was not the solution.

After contemplating for days, I remembered something I had forgotten from the original novel. 

The first place Lucian destroyed when he turned was his hometown. 

In less than a few seconds, the small rural village was devastated by him. 

Looking at the pile of bodies, Lucian said. 

[I shall not go back to my old self.] 

At that time, I thought Lucian was simply avenging those who abused him, but it did seem a little strange for him to do that.