I Thought I Didn’t Have Long To Live!

Chapter 79 (The War Is Over)

Suran, a village located in the southwest of the capital. This place, which you must pass through to go to the West, was always overflowing with travelers.

Therefore, all commerce was made for travelers. There were many shops selling travel goods, and there were also many restaurants with good beer and of course, accommodation too.

Marie was a lady working at Los Ohos, the most luxurious inn among many lodging establishments in Suran.

It’s been 5 years since she started working as a woman, and she was proud that she had met almost any type of customer. Rich, adventurer, noble, monk… It was hard to count them all.

However, that pride was shattered a few days ago when he faced two guests. It was Lariette and Doha.

“Marie, have you seen the guests in the suite room? It’s no joke.”

Marie nodded vigorously, agreeing with her coworker, Ivania, that she had never seen such beautiful people before.

“How can a man be so pretty? I think his eyelashes are twice as long as mine.”

“The woman was also very beautiful. Her hair color is also unique.”

“She’s pretty, but she’s not as good-looking as a man. I’ve never seen a man with long hair that suits him!”

“No, she’s a beautiful woman, but there is a weird atmosphere. Aren’t they aristocrats?”

Marie and Ivania were busy preparing the food and evaluating the appearance of the guests. The most important thing is time, and they wasted time arguing about the woman and the man.

Soon, they were busy inferring the identities of the guests. Marie claimed to be the Countess Lady who fled with her personal escort, and Ivania agreed. It was because she exuded a subtle elegance from the platinum blonde woman.

“Then, I’ll bring it up!”

“Wait, change it! I will go!”

“No!”

Marie ignored Ivania and headed for the suite. It was to bring up breakfast.

Knock Knock.

Standing in front of the suite, dragging the tray, she knocked on the door, her heart fluttering unnecessarily at the thought of seeing that pretty, handsome face again.

“I brought breakfast. May I come in?”

Please let me in, please! Marie prayed in her heart. If there was no answer, she had to leave the food at the door and leave.

Unfortunately, no voice was heard from inside. Marie was very heartbroken and tried to put the tray on the side table.

However, as if God had granted her earnest wish, the door to the suite opened with a squeak.

What appeared through the open door was the figure of a man with shiny silver hair hanging over his naked body and staring at Marie.

Drip, drip.

As if he had just washed himself, water drops from his wet hair ran down his body. His face was much more beautiful than most women, but his muscular body was more manly than anyone else.

“Th-that, br-breakfast…!”

Marie stuttered in embarrassment at being labeled the inn’s most hardworking woman. In her five years of service, she had seen dozens of naked bodies, but she had never been so surprised.

No, rather than being surprised, she was moved by the timing of providing such a precious scene.

“Ah, thank you.”

Doha took the tray Marie was holding and handed her a small tip. She didn’t do anything, but it was funny to see her accept the coin with her trembling hand, so he smiled slightly.

And seeing his smile, Marie received a strong shock that she had never felt in her 25 years of life.

I want to see all of that man! I want to find out all the habits and follow all the schedules! I want to save that smile in that expensive video stone and pass it on to my descendants!

It was the so-called ‘virtue signaling accident’.

But to her dismay, Doha closed the door as soon as the business was finished. Through the thick door, she heard a friendly voice towards the woman.

‘How happy would a woman be who is loved by a man like that?’

With a dreamy look on her face, Marie constantly replayed the smile she had just seen in her mind. But it was only for a moment, she woke up to the voice calling her from downstairs and moved quickly.

Now it was time to get back to reality.

* * *

“Rie, try this.”

Doha pushed the potato soup to Lariette. Unlike before, he was dressed in a neat shirt and his hair neatly tied.

On the other hand, Lariette stared blankly at the food in front of her.

I didn’t have much energy because I couldn’t sleep in the morning. If Doha hadn’t woken me up by knocking on the door, I wouldn’t have woken up until lunchtime.

“Eat and wake yourself.”

Doha poured hot milk into the coffee and made a worried voice. He’d already gotten to know my coffee preference.

It’s only been two days since I left the capital and went on a trip.

Lariette, who had been struggling even while sitting in the carriage, collapsed as soon as she arrived at Suran. She literally dropped herself on the floor of the room.

Doha, who was startled, quickly used divine power, but the fever didn’t subside.

There was no illness he couldn’t cure, so there was only one reason. Extreme stress. Divine power was near-universal, but it could not cure suffering caused by mental factors.

That is why Doha nursed her with sincerity like an ordinary person without divine power. He wiped her hot body with a cool wet towel and wiped it again. It was a test of patience for him.

He couldn’t even get his hands through her clothes, so he wiped only her bare limbs, and he was embarrassed to death. His face flushed with heat as he realized how ridiculous he felt about the patient.

Perhaps it was thanks to his sincerity that had endured a great sense of shame and boiling greed, the fever dropped at dawn.

Lariette fell asleep with a more relaxed face, and Doha checked her condition every few hours after that, just in case. Because of that, he couldn’t sleep well either.

However, there was no sign of tiredness on Doha’s face. Rather, it was just alert. Thinking of traveling alone, with Lariette, any tiredness disappeared like snow.

“Eat, huh?”

Doha took a spoonful of soup and brought it to her mouth for Lariette, who couldn’t eat properly.

Lariette took the soup and ate it blankly. It looked just like a baby bird, and Doha laughed involuntarily.

But that smile disappeared very quickly.

“Do you think Asrahan really did that?”

“… What?”

Doha’s face hardened quickly. The softly curved eyes became sharp, and the worried voice was cold.

Are you still thinking about him?

Discomfort creeped up his skin.

“The rumors about capturing and killing pink-haired women. Even so, do you think Asrahan would do such… a bad thing?”

It was a question that had filled Lariette’s fevered mind last night.

She knew that Asrahan was a cruel person. Because he was the one who cut off the arm of the Marquis Segreb who attacked her, killed his knights, and also killed the knight who betrayed him.

But even so, he was not someone who pointed his sword at anyone. Asrahan never attacked innocent civilians. He’s not a person who uses power and acts arrogant.

I may not know what he will do to myself who has committed a great mistake, but at least I thought that there was no way he could take revenge on innocent women.

“You said you saw the knights of Kandel chasing women and you too. Is it hard to believe even after seeing it?”

“Isn’t that just trying to make sure it was me? Ordinary knights don’t know my face well, so if I have pink hair, he’ll grab it randomly and check….”

“If you just check, why is no one coming back? It will be over when the butler sees the face.”

At Doha’s logical point, Lariette kept her mouth shut. There was nothing to say back, but in the corner of her heart, there was still a small belief that Asrahan wouldn’t do that.

Doha slowly shook the glass with champagne. He felt a sorr in his throat..

“Don’t keep thinking. There’s no answer anyway. We have already left the capital, and this trip is something you have always wanted to do right? to the moment before your death, so let’s enjoy it for now.”

As soon as Doha finished speaking, he drank champagne. He wanted her to stop thinking about the Duke and focus on the journey with him.

However, Lariette continued to stimulate Doha’s nerves.

“I need to send him a letter.”

“… Letter?”

“Yes, a letter explaining my situation. It’s my fault, so I should at least explain. Even though I chose to run away because I was scared… Anyway, I can’t just go on a relaxing trip without any explanation.”

Lariette’s eyes, which had been dazed, suddenly recovered bright.

Still, she feared his retaliation. But her hard-won life was too precious.

A trip to the West was one of her bucket lists, and it was something she wanted to do before she died. So she decided not to return immediately to her last selfishness. However, she would not avoid responsibility forever.

Doha looked at the bright purple eyes. It was the eyes in which he fell in love, but he was not as satisfied as he is now.

He smiled softly and continued.

“If he knows where the letter was sent, he will track it down. It could be dangerous.”

“We have to take that kind of risk. And if I send him a letter, he won’t take any more pink haired ladies. He’s sure I’m out of the capital, so he won’t have to catch them and check it.”

These were words that contained the conviction that Asrahan could not kill an innocent person for anger. Doha was very close to that belief.

But there was no reason to stop her anymore. Doha shrugged, telling her to do whatever she wanted, and Lariette, who had a purpose, ate like crazy.

And as soon as the meal was over, Lariette completed the letter to be sent to the Kandel mansion. As if she had already written it dozens of times, there was no hesitation in the movement of writing down.

The content was this.

To Asrazan.

Hello, Asrahan. This is Lariette.

First of all, let me apologize. I’m really sorry.

The last letter I sent to you was not sincere. Until recently, I only thought I had three months left, and I left because I didn’t want to die in front of you. But I soon found out that the time-limited sentence had been misdiagnosed.

No matter what my circumstances were, it hurt Asrahan indescribably. I will take responsibility for that. Whatever punishment you give me, I will accept it gladly.

Don’t worry, just give me a month. After a month, I will definitely return to the capital. I’m even more sorry for being selfish until the end.

I heard the war is over. I sincerely hope that you come back without any injuries.

– Lariette.

Saying I liked you was sincere, and even the feelings weren’t a lie. I wanted to say something like that, but it was too absurd. I couldn’t say that on a subject that mocked his feelings.

Lariette put a small headdress along with the letter in the envelope. It had been given to her by Asrahan, who was jealous of the bracelet Doha had given her. With this, he would be sure it was from her.

“I’ll send it for you.”

Just as Lariette was about to start preparing for an outing, Doha, who was suddenly dressed in a coat, suggested to her.

“No, I have to go.”

“It’s the three o’clock train today. Rie, it will be too late to prepare in a hurry and go to the post office.”

She checked the time in surprise. It was already one o’clock in the morning because I was too late.

Doha continued to smile as if her surprised expression was cute.

“You’re not feeling well. Don’t overdo it, Rie.”

“But, it would be a hassle… Thanks, Doha.”

“You’re welcome.”

Lariette grabbed his hand with a moved look. Come to think of it, Doha took care of me all night, gave me train tickets, and even helped me run away, but it seemed like I wasn’t doing too much.

“Thank you so much. Doha is really… You are my best friend….”

She praised him with the utmost sincerity.

Doha smiled crookedly. Because he didn’t have much to say.

“You’re welcome, really.”

* * *

The southern part of the Kharshan Empire, the border with the Danube Kingdom.

The smell of fishy blood wafted through the air over the barren land. The dead bodies that had lost their heads and had their hearts pierced became mountains, and the red, thick blood flowed like a river.

Step. Sticky footsteps echoed through the buzzing of insects around the corpses.

A man, his entire body covered in blood, walked out of the mountain of corpses. There wasn’t a spot on his skin that wasn’t red, and his hair was unrecognizable in its original color.

In his large hands, he clutched something round. It had been attached to the neck of a living human just moments before.

Bang!

When the man arrived at the barracks after walking for a long time and put his severed head down roughly on the table, everyone around him opened his mouth. Someone grunted and groaned.

“Y, Your Grace, that….”

“Jeremy, Danube’s head.”

The voice came out of the cracked lips in a wickedly low voice. His throat was hoarse from a full day of cutting without saying a word.

The knights were horrified at the name ‘Jeremy Danube’. Some fell to their knees in surprise, while others had bright smiles on their faces.

Jeremy Danube. The crown prince who had replaced the old king of the Danube Kingdom. He was also the one who led this war.

“The war is over.”

Blue eyes glistened and gleamed through the dripping blood.

“Let’s go back to the capital.”

The monster Duke, Asrahan, who finished the war in less than two weeks, put his sword down on the table and ordered.

Now it was time to find her.