I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 122
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The terrified man was none other than Blitzen Ulfest, who had claimed that Ivonne was the lead of this world. Just moments ago, he had been ‘captured’, all under the orders of Prince Herix.
His frail, trembling shoulders appeared pitiful. Fear has a way of clouding thoughts about the future and halting the progress of one’s mind. Thus, Blitzen found himself trapped in a cycle of reliving the past.
‘How did it come to this? Why did this happen? What led me to this point?’
When did things go wrong? Was it when he went to see Ivonne under the influence of Celestia’s enchantments? Was it when he let Celestia live to see another day? Or was it when he met Ivonne at the ball? Had it been a mistake to not protect himself despite knowing that she had the Crown Prince’s favor?
Blitzen’s doubts began to spiral backward in time, and alongside that, feelings of injustice welled up within him.
‘What did I do to deserve this?’
In his mind, he had simply done his best in every situation and had made ‘choices’. Between a nameless commoner and the daughter of a Marquis, it was only natural that he would choose the latter as being more beneficial to the Ulfest family. Celestia loved Blitzen, and trying to use her to strengthen his political standing was not a wrong thought or an overreach.
‘Helping someone you love is a wonderful thing.’
Ivonne would undoubtedly say that. In fact, she had said as much. She wanted to be helpful and to build a relationship where they supported each other.
So he was just following her words. If he found political stability and became happy, it would also be good for Ivonne.
Even without these reasons, Blitzen had felt compelled to choose Celestia at that time.
‘She attempted suicide by poisoning!’
If the daughter of Marquis Cyand were to commit suicide by poisoning in the territory of the Ulfest family, it could escalate into a territorial conflict. So, Blitzen had made a choice that was essential as the lord of the territory. Prioritizing Celestia over Ivonne, who had also ingested poison, was for the same reason.
Yet the situation Blitzen was now facing was anything but just.
Blitzen had no doubt that Ivonne would accept him. She was no longer just a nameless commoner; she had become a capable ancient wizard and a member of the minor nobility. Now, she was someone who could politically support him as well.
Naturally, he assumed she would want to help him. Despite his past actions, he believed that the Ivonne who loved him would truly do so. But what he received in return was nothing but coldness, contempt, disdain, and disgust.
These were emotions Ivonne could never have harbored towards Blitzen. Therefore, he was determined to uncover the identity of the shameless evil spirit that had taken over her body.
‘Once that evil spirit is gone, Ivonne will surely return to her original self.’
Perhaps the real Ivonne might not even know that Blitzen had chosen to stray from Celestia… or rather, that he had made choices for the benefit of Ulfest. After a few days of searching for her, Ivonne had vanished. And that was the end of it.
“I don’t know… I really don’t know where Ivonne is…”
Even using a magical tool to track her power, he couldn’t find any trace of Ivonne.
The house he had forcibly entered felt increasingly empty each day. It was as if Ivonne had simply vanished into thin air. After that, the Crown Prince began to hunt Ivonne down as a fugitive, and it seemed that he had started to dig into her whereabouts after hearing about Blitzen’s troubles with her.
Just a few days ago, fear had driven him to run away, and now, that escape had just come to an end.
“I want to know where Ivonne is too. I thought she might be in the palace…”
Blitzen muttered emptily. Around him were knights and attendants stationed for surveillance, but no one paid any attention to his ramblings.
When Blitzen had internally repeated to himself nearly a hundred times that he would be killed, the announcement came.
“His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived.”
Finally, someone had come to capture Blitzen. Straightening up with a rigid posture, he realized how far he had fallen. Though still clad in ragged and shabby attire, and fear still dripping from his eyes, his mind was racing faster than ever.
‘Just focus on staying alive. As long as I’m alive, I can do anything. They say it’s better to roll in filth than to die.’
Among the nobility of the Sortenic Empire, there was a belief that it was better to choose death than to live in a shabby manner. This was a reflection of their arrogance, but perhaps it also revealed their humanity.
Both Celestia and Blitzen were desperately trying to cling to life, in a way that was not very noble at all.
However, the moment Blitzen faced Herix, all the excuses he had quickly prepared evaporated.
“…!”
Every time the murderous intent towards his surroundings flared up and the uncontrollable urge to kill ignited, Blitzen found himself fully submerged in a tub of ice water.
In contrast, Herix did not appear disheveled like Blitzen. He looked worn but still somewhat composed. What truly perplexed Blitzen, however, was something entirely different.
