The Blackened Second Male Lead's Wife

“…..!”

At that moment, the faces of the women nearby us were filled with astonishment. 

The same was true of those who were eavesdropping on our conversation with Marquis Garcian from a distance.

Just hearing the rumors and getting confirmation from a person close to the person concerned are two very different things.

Kardien became a devil? It was true?

Shouldn’t we be running away right now?

Seeing everyone’s confusion, I lowered my eyes. 

Like a theater actor, I recited what I had prepared with a sad expression. 

“But that’s all in the past. Lucian was released from the curse.” 

“……He was released?” 

Marquis Garcian asked, his eyes blinking.

“Are you saying that Kardien has been purified?” 

I put my hands together as if I were praying and nodded. 

“Yes, God, who heard my prayer, saved Lucian’s soul.” 

Of course, this is all a lie. 

Lucian was never cursed by the devil in the first place. It was only a manifestation of his actual strength and character.

But I didn’t feel the need to tell people that. 

‘Why would I tell them that? It’ll only give more reasons for those who want to get rid of Lucian to act up.’

I admit Lucian was cursed, but I’d rather focus on the fact that he’s gotten better now. 

Marquis Garcian said, shaking his head in disbelief. 

“That’s ridiculous. That’s not possible.” 

There’s not many stories about those who were cursed by the devil being purified and released from their curse.

According to historical records, it was always disastrous whenever a being cursed by the devil appeared.

They often died at the hands of priests and saints. 

And to them, that is a more suitable punishment than being purified of the curse.

So Marquis Garcian thought that all the nobles here would have the same thought. 

‘I won’t believe such a childish lie.’

But there was one thing Marquis Garcian did not understand. 

“So that’s what it is!” 

It was Countess Rio, who was listening closely, who shouted in an emotional voice. 

She nodded as if she had understood everything now. 

“In fact, I thought there must be details we are missing when I heard that Lady Pernia had come to Lord Kardien’s castle willingly.” 

“Me too, as a matter of fact.” 

“Me too.” 

Hey, guys. You said you thought it was a rumor just before this. 

But I didn’t blame the women who changed their words within those few minutes. 

For I expected that they would do this.

Countess Rio said, putting her hands together, with an enraptured look. 

“Ahh, what a beautiful love story! It’s like that novel.” 

Triggered by the word ‘novel’, the women around me exclaimed.

The novel, which was published a few months ago, became extremely popular among women in the capital. 

<The Cursed Knight and the Lady> 

It was a masterpiece written by Eric, a new writer who appeared like lightning. 

Countess Rio said, and her eyes sparkled. 

“In the novel, the male lead becomes a demon from a curse.” 

Then, she looked at Baroness Grande, who was next to her.

“The kidnapping of the female lead was the best part. I can’t believe that he took the noble lady, not wanting anyone else to even dare look at her, and locked her in his own castle.” 

Other women began to cut in, exclaiming, ‘Me too! Me too!’

“If he does that in real life, he’ll be executed right away, but my heart was beating like a teenage girl. Maybe it’s because of the male lead’s handsomeness which the author takes 3 pages to describe every time he appears.”

“I suppose so.” 

“More than anything, the most touching scene is the last scene of the novel. When she saw that the male lead sacrificed his life to save her, the female lead realized how he felt.”

<I don’t care if you’re a devil. Don’t die, please… I love you.>

As soon as the woman’s lips touched the knight’s, his eyelashes fluttered. 

When the woman pulled back her lips with a weeping face, the knight opened his eyes again. 

The knight said, looking at the woman full of tears. 

<I love you too, my lady.>

As soon as he confessed to her for the first time, the devil’s curse lifted. 

The women spoke with tearful faces as they were recalling the scene. 

“It was a beautiful ending.” 

“I read the last chapter and cried all day.” 

“I still cry every time I read it.”

“It’s the best romance novel in history.” 

The women nodded in agreement.

It was a beautiful scene that wrapped up the whole novel.

Of course, Marquis Garcian didn’t accept this. 

He looked at the women and asked. 

“Are you saying that you believe Lord Kardien’s curse has been lifted after reading that novel?” 

“……” 

The noble women did not answer. But the look in their eyes spoke. 

‘What? You got a problem with that?’

Marquis Garcian looked at the women with exasperation, and said.

“Wake up! This is reality. There is no such thing as a purified devil. Kardien is still a vicious devil, and he must be thinking about how to eat us all right at this moment.” 

But his words did not ruffle any of the women’s hearts. On the contrary, the women’s eyes were displeased. 

Countess Rio, who was closest to the marquis, frowned and said. 

“How mean of you, Marquis. I can’t believe you won’t accept the man who’s returned with the sincere prayers of his beloved.” 

“I’m saying that everything’s a lie…” 

But he couldn’t say anything more. 

For Estelle, who was listening in quietly, took a step forward. 

Estelle didn’t say anything. She just smiled at Marquis Garcian. 

With lowered eyebrows, as if she was going to hit him with the harsh truth.

“……!”

Marquis Garcian opened his eyes wide.

The saint was on the other side with the devil. 

She took Lucian’s side, as if to prove that he was not a devil. 

“Damn it.” 

Marquis Garcian was not a fool.

Neither the emperor nor the saint nor the women were on his side. 

Not everyone in the banquet hall welcomed Lucian, but the circumstances right now were in his favor.

If he continued to talk here, it would only lead to a sluggish fight.

At last, Marquis Garcian lowered his tail, shaking his clenched hands. 

“Once a devil, always a devil. He will never change! You’ll see. I’ll make sure to take off that mask of his!” 

Spitting out a typical villain’s line, he turned and disappeared. No, he ran away. 

With his wife, Erica. 

When he left, the women looked relieved. 

“He’s gone at last.” 

“I admit his ambitious personality has gotten worse ever since he became the head of his family at a young age, but that was crossing the line.” 

“Yeah. He was very rude to Lord Kardien.” 

The women nodded and looked at Lucian. 

Lucian didn’t say a word in the midst of the whole ordeal.

He did not express any displeasure. 

He just stood still like a tree.

Seeing the beautiful man standing there, unresponsive, made their hearts ache. 

The women said, with a slightly flushed face. 

“I’m sure there’ll be more people who’ll pick a fight with you like Marquis Garcian.” 

“Certainly.” 

“I can’t let Lord Kardien, who is the fiance of Lady Pernia and the hero of the Empire, hear such things again. We will protect Lord Kardien.” 

“Yeah.” 

The women nodded with firm eyes. 

At this moment, the unexpected Lucian Defense Force was formed. 

He smiled at the sight, and Lucian whispered in my ear. 

“Can I kill him?”

…you can’t. 

* * * 

Since then, the banquet hall has been peaceful. 

People gathered around me and Lucian. I laughed and talked to them. 

By the end of the banquet, people’s cautiousness around Lucian had disappeared.

And so did Lucian, who sat still beside me like a gentle rabbit throughout the banquet. 

Of course, it was just for show. 

Lucian plucked out the tongue of those who spoke to me and the eyes of those who looked at me in his head. 

But no one noticed. 

Because he was too shiny. 

His overwhelming beauty clouded human judgment. 

Of course, there were times when Lucian’s feelings that he couldn’t hide flowed out. 

“Lady Pernia. It seems I haven’t gotten a chance to greet you yet. I am Marquis Aizen’s…”

He simply came by to say hello, but he couldn’t even say his full name and turned around and ran away. 

Obviously, it was because he felt an ominous presence threatening his life. 

But most did not notice the eerie energy coming from Lucian. 

For Lucian looked so pure that they couldn’t bear to think of the possibility. 

‘Why do I suddenly feel so cold? Have I become weak?’ 

They would think something along those lines to themselves.

Of course, not everyone was taken aback by Lucian’s beauty. 

Carlix, standing in front of Lucian, said with an arrogant face. 

“You’re sitting quietly, hiding your evil claws.”

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