I Want To Die One Day Before You - Chapter 21
“What do you mean, no? And from now on, make sure to close the windows.”
Excuse me?
Rufus looked bewildered at his grandmother’s words. At the same time, he remembered what had happened yesterday.
The time they spent in each other’s arms, completely absorbed in devouring each other.
Sarubia, who recalled the exact same thing, blushed bright red.
Edel raised an eyebrow.
“What are you talking about?”
“…Edel, you don’t need to know.”
Rufus turned away and walked towards his grandmother.
“Grandmother, it’s time to return to Inferna domain.”
His grandmother was about to die.
Sarubia had prophesied it yesterday. His grandmother would die in a week.
A prophecy about death was unchangeable. There were only six days left. There was no time to waste.
At Rufus’s words, Baroness Inferna raised an eyebrow.
“Return? What do you mean by that? The celebration in your honor isn’t over yet.”
While saying that, Baroness Inferna turned her head to look out of the window.
In the distance, the streets of the capital were visible. There, grand velvet banners were fluttering brilliantly. Each banner had the symbol of the Inferna family, a red flame, right in the center.
“What’s the rush? You won’t have a chance to return like this twice in your lifetime. Let’s enjoy it to the fullest before we leave.”
Baroness Inferna laughed heartily and playfully patted Rufus on the shoulder.
“Yes, Brother. I heard there’s another banquet tomorrow night, and a fireworks festival a few days after.”
Edel joined in as well.
“There are so many fun things to do here in the capital. Let’s have a bit more fun.”
“But…!”
Rufus swallowed the rest of his words.
He couldn’t say it.
How could he tell them that his grandmother was about to die?
According to the original plan, he wanted to pack his bags and leave the royal palace right away.
The Inferna domain was located in the countryside, a three-day journey by carriage.
Even though it meant wasting precious three days on the road, Rufus desperately wanted to return to his hometown.
He wanted his grandmother, who had devoted her life to the Inferna territory, to spend her last moments in peace.
Rufus tried to persuade his grandmother and younger brother for a while. However, the two of them, who had no knowledge of the imminent future, didn’t listen to Rufus’s words.
“Why do you keep wanting to go back home, Rufus?”
“Grandmother isn’t feeling well right now. It would be better for her to go home and rest.”
“Don’t worry unnecessarily. I had a good rest all day yesterday, and I’m perfectly fine.”
“Still…”
“That’s enough.”
Baroness Inferna solemnly cut off Rufus’s words.
“You talk too much, Rufus. I’m still the head of the Inferna family. Do you intend to defy the head’s words?”
As she said that, she placed her hand on the hilt of the sword hanging at her waist.
“If you have an objection, raise your sword.”
“…”
Seeing his grandmother’s stern face, Rufus closed his mouth.
Rufus, raised by his grandmother’s hand, knew her character well.
After his grandfather passed away, his grandmother inherited the title of the Inferna Barony’s household head.
At that time, there were many residents who were dissatisfied with the fact that a woman became a noble in charge of a territory, and there were various rumors among the nobles themselves.
To quell these rumors and concerns, Baroness Inferna lived even more assertively.
Baroness Inferna, a woman stronger than anyone, full of charisma and magnanimity.
If the current Baroness Inferna were a bit younger and more vigorous, she would undoubtedly have been a formidable opponent against the Demon King.
“Are you scared? Although I’ve grown older, my swordsmanship is still as sharp as ever.”
Baroness Inferna chuckled and looked at her grandson.
“…How could I dare to oppose you, Grandmother?”
Rufus bowed his head obediently. He didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble for his grandmother.
“…”
Sarubia tightly held Rufus’s trembling hand.
Now, there were only six days left.
***
“What is wrong with that man? Kick him out of the palace right now!”
Princess Sordid screamed angrily. The king wiped cold sweat from his brow as he tried to calm his enraged daughter.
“I understand your feelings well, Sordid. But…”
“Do you understand anything at all? Do you know how impudent that man had been to me?”
Princess Sordid, who had been cast aside by Rufus in public, had become furious. She had rushed to her father after Rufus left.
“He left the place after taking a maid’s hand in front of all those people! How insolent can one be?!”
