I Married the Strongest Magician - Chapter 12

I had no idea what was going on. Was it something from last night? Did I say something?

Maybe I’m not in a position to call Cherie clueless… I might be just as bad.

Anyway, since I couldn’t figure it out, I just went out with Cherie as planned.

She was wearing a white dress with an embroidered sailor-style collar.

Compared to the clothes she used to wear when she was a noble lady, it was very simple.

It hurt a little to see her like that…

But even in a plain white dress, her beauty hadn’t faded at all.

Is that what love feels like?

No way…

There’s no way I would ever fall into something as pointless as love. I had a strange kind of confidence about that.

We rode the carriage into the center of the capital. As expected, Cherie started looking for a washboard at a laundry shop.

…Seriously? Wait, no. She was completely serious.

“Hmmm… which one is good? 

I should’ve asked Anna, my maid, about this before coming…”

She said that as she carefully chose a washboard. Honestly… I thought she looked kind of cute doing it.

After paying, we were walking through the city when—

“Oh my! Big Sister Cherie!?”

A voice called out from a fancy carriage decorated with amethysts.

It was Lady Sarana from the House of Lysaria—Cherie’s younger sister.

Sarana gave a smug, mean smile and said,

“Oh my… You’re not even wearing a dress…
Did you make that shabby thing yourself?

Wait—is that a washboard!?

I’ve never used one of those before.

You’ve really fallen far, haven’t you?

Ah, but I guess you are Lady Sectis now.”

What a woman…! Even I, a man, felt disgusted by her.

Just as I was about to speak up, Cherie’s eyes turned to a burning copper color. Her hair rose, and her fire magic started going out of control.

“Cherie!
Calm down!”

I shouted to her.

“If… if you touch me, the Emperor himself won’t stay silent!!!”

Sarana gave her driver a signal to leave.

But at that moment—Cherie shot a giant firebolt straight at the carriage!

I panicked. I summoned a giant ice scythe, about five meters long, and jumped in front of the carriage. I sliced the firebolt in half before it could hit.

Cherie used up all her magic and collapsed to the ground.

“You… you’ll regret this!!! ”

Sarana shouted from the carriage as it drove away.

“Cherie!

Are you okay!?”

“…Why… why did you stop my magic…?

I wanted to kill Sarana…

And I…”

Tears of hatred flowed from her amber-colored eyes.