I Want To Die One Day Before You - Chapter 146
“Huu.”
The witch Odr let out a light sigh and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
“Oh, Mother, you worked hard.”
Iruel, who had been waiting behind her, quickly handed the witch Odr a glass. The witch Odr smiled brightly as she accepted the water from her son.
“Oh, thank you, my dear. You’re being unusually kind today.”
“Haha! I am quite kind, aren’t I?”
Iruel chuckled and stuck out his tongue at the witch Odr’s teasing remark.
Rufus stood up from his seat.
“I appreciate your hard work, witch Odr.”
“Think nothing of it.”
The witch Odr’s workshop exuded a naturally eerie aura. In the center of the workshop was a table.
On it lay the silver sword.
“……”
Rufus quietly looked down at Queen Echinacea’s cursed sword.
Like a cold corpse, the cursed sword remained silent.
It was done.
The specter of the queen no longer existed. The witch Odr had eradicated it.
She had completely erased her existence.
It was over.
Truly, over.
So utterly, so emptily.
“For now, the specter is gone.”
The witch Odr poked the cursed sword with her gloved finger. Despite her touch, the sword remained unresponsive. Her specially crafted gloves protected her thoroughly.
“Now, as you desire, Lord Rufus, I shall embed a new soul into the cursed sword.”
“Huh? Why put another soul into the cursed sword?”
Iruel asked, tilting his head in confusion.
“Oh, Iruel. What a foolish question. The cursed sword originally contained the queen’s soul, which I just removed.”
“And?”
“I intend to present this sword to Crown Prince Viren,” Rufus briefly explained to Iruel. “What do you think Crown Prince Viren will check first when he receives Queen Echinacea’s cursed sword?”
“Oh, I see!”
Iruel exclaimed softly as if he had just realized something profound.
“Even a high-ranking person wants to find his mom!”
“How long will it take?”
Ignoring Iruel’s unnecessary chatter, Rufus asked the witch Odr.
“When do you need it?”
“It’s not urgent.”
“I’ll have it ready for you by tomorrow.”
The witch Odr smiled slyly. Her confident declaration eased Rufus’s mind a bit.
Indeed, recruiting the witch Odr was an excellent decision.
Of course, it was uncertain how long she would remain ‘his person’.
“Then I leave it in your hands.”
Rufus put his coat back on.
“Let’s head back to the palace, Iruel.”
“Woof woof.”
“Don’t make dog noises.”
As he frowned and turned his head, he saw the witch Odr stroking Iruel’s head.
Something glinted.
What was that?
Rufus unconsciously frowned slightly.
The source of the glow was the witch Odr’s finger. More precisely, it was a gray ring set with a red ruby.
Had it not been long since Baron Inferna urged Rufus to find a ring? Rufus’s attention was instinctively drawn to the ring.
“Why are you staring at my hand so intently?”
Noticing Rufus’s gaze, the witch Odr teased him with a sly smile.
“The ring.”
“Oh, this ring? My dear little son bought it for me.”
The witch Odr proudly fiddled with her ring.
Seeing the ruby ring on her finger, something suddenly came to mind.
The necklace he had given to Sarubia in his past life. The necklace now passed on to Iruel, made from the magic stone of Demon King Audisus.
He still remembered it. It was the first and last gift he had given to Sarubia in his previous life.
‘Oh, it’s fascinating. The light moves inside the gem.’
The way Sarubia’s eyes lit up upon seeing the Demon King’s magic stone. For a very brief moment, he was deeply grateful that he could bring her a small sense of happiness.
He wanted to give her a special gift like that again.
Once more.
He wanted to see her smile once more.
“Witch Odr… I have a favor to ask.”
“You can ask two favors. What is it?”
“I would like you to make a ring with a magic stone.”
“Wow, you’re seriously asking two favors. How shameless.”
Iruel clicked his tongue.
“A ring with a magic stone?”
“Yes, please.”
The witch Odr looked a bit troubled.
“Um, Lord Rufus. In case you didn’t know, only demons can use magic stones. Humans with mediocre magic cannot use them.”
“I am aware. That’s why I want to ask you.”
“Even so, you want me to make a ring with a magic stone?”
The witch Odr asked again. Despite the question, Rufus’s answer remained unchanged.
“Yes. I insist on having it made with a magic stone.”
“Hmm.”
The witch Odr rolled her eyes at Rufus’s firm stance.
Why was Rufus so adamant about a ring made with a magic stone?
Magic stones contained the magic of demons. A normal human could not easily use that magic. How did Rufus intend to use that power?
‘Well, he must have a plan if he’s making such a request.’
Having observed Rufus closely all this time, the witch Odr had developed a sense of trust in him as she watched his schemes fall into place perfectly.
Therefore, she never imagined that Rufus intended to use the precious heritage of the demons, a magic stone, to create an ornament like this just for his lover.
“As it happens, I have a magic stone that I prepared for my own use. I’ll make it with that.”
The witch Odr smiled and picked up her tools again.
And so, the witch Odr suddenly found herself in charge of creating Sarubia’s engagement ring.
