I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 14
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“That led me to use magic as well… but looking back, I feel like confronting them was a rash decision. Hm… even though I erased all memories, I’m not sure if everything has truly been forgotten.”
Ivonne tapped her chin and murmured to herself, “I said I would, but perhaps because I didn’t study magic as an academic discipline… something feels off. Will things be okay from now on?”
And usually, such thoughts tend to be on point.
At the same time, in the bustling city, Celestia felt an eerie unease.
“Oh, where is this place?”
“You must be surprised by the humble appearance. This is primarily a place used by commoners, but in fact, it’s a bakery secretly run by the former imperial baker, where everyone can enjoy affordable and delicious bread.”
“Oh my, if it’s the former imperial baker, then it’s the person who turned down Duke Gercea, who offered an annual salary of billions. Goodness. Blitzen seems to know everything.”
“Celestia, if I can make you happy, I will awaken all the truths of the world.”
“Oh my.”
Although it was clearly their first conversation, there was a sense of déjà vu as if they had already exchanged these words once. However, this was the first time Celestia had come to the capital with Blitzen, let alone visited a bakery with so many commoners.
So this eerie feeling was undoubtedly due to her mood.
‘But it’s clear… it feels like something happened after this…’
Continuously, it felt as if she had forgotten something crucial, no matter what Blitzen was babbling about, it didn’t register in her ears.
Celestia absentmindedly fiddled with the transparent magic crystal necklace hanging around her neck. Somehow, that sensation felt chilling. Although the sky above remained unchanged, she kept finding herself glancing upward.
‘Strange, really strange…’
Celestia tried to stop fixating on trivial matters, but she found it hard to shake off the nagging feeling. It seemed as if she realized the nature of this uneasiness in no time.
Back to Ivonne, she was sitting on the couch, staring at the darkened ceiling lights. A deep sense of fatigue immediately brought a deep sense of thoughtlessness.
“I should have just ignored that s**t… Should have just let it go once… My shoulder hurts from the stab of the sword too…”
Though the wound from the rapier wasn’t deep when she checked, she had performed simple first aid, but the pain hadn’t dissipated.
“In truth, the magic I used earlier was too significant. It would have been better to use simple magic, considering that not everyone would know I use magic anyway…”
However, the sudden thrust of the sword left her too surprised to react. Despite using a large-scale magic to manipulate memories and turn back time, there was still a lingering sense of unease and regret.
The fox silently watched Ivonne, then stepped on her thigh and licked her cheek.
“…Trying to comfort me?”
Instead of answering, the fox continued licking Ivonne’s cheek.
“Hahaha, it tickles.”
As Ivonne continued to laugh and brush her off, the fox kept licking her. Cheeks, chin, nose, neck, everywhere. It felt like the fox was comforting Ivonne, wishing her to cheer up no matter what.
The heartfelt and adorable gesture made Ivonne pull the fox into her arms and lie back on the couch, laughing for a while. Perhaps thanks to that, the regret that had weighed heavily on Ivonne’s mind seemed to melt away as if it had never been there.
“Yeah. So what? There’s no evidence, so they can’t do anything even if they catch me.”
Thanks to the comfort from the fox, Ivonne regained her spirits and headed out for shopping when the sun had started tilting slightly to the west.
Naturally, no one who knew about the commotion during the day, and everyone she had previously interacted with seemed delighted to see her as if it were the first time that day.
“Here, this is a bonus! It’s funny to give a bonus with cold bread, isn’t it?”
“Oh, really?”
The baker, Mill, generously piled three salt breads onto her plate, and Ivonne thanked him multiple times, surprised and pleased.
“Here, it hasn’t been smoked for long, but it’ll taste good.”
“Oh my.”
Douglin, who sold sausages, also chimed in.
“The carrots that came in today are really fresh! Take some with you.”
“Can I accept this just like that?”
“Of course. Our Berthe is always in debt, you know.”
Even Joven, who sold fresh vegetables, was kind to Ivonne. Thanks to them, Ivonne was able to completely shake off the melancholy she had felt when meeting Blitzen and Celestia in the afternoon and enjoy a happy holiday.
But the next day.
“Fox, Fox? Where did you go?”
Her fox had disappeared like magic.
Today, she had intended to sleep in since it was her day off. When she felt around the bed and didn’t sense the soft fur that always hung near her fingertips, she was wide awake.
Had it gone to drink water? Gone to the bathroom? She waited, just in case, but even after a long ten minutes, the fox didn’t return to the bed.
Listening intently, she couldn’t hear the tap-tap-tapping of its long claws on the floor. It was only then that a dizzying sense of loss filled the house, and though she ransacked the entire place, it was already too late.
