I Married the Strongest Magician - Chapter 17

We walked back from the Demon Forest of Lizanne, slaying monsters left and right, all while bickering over every little theory and detail.

Had I ever met a man who could keep up with me in a dungeon—no, even surpass me?

To live alongside someone like him…maybe that wouldn’t be so bad…I found myself thinking that, almost against my will.

Even though I’d been so desperate to get revenge—even willing to trade my life for it…

When I was with Lord Rolodroa, I felt like I could be my true self again.

But…my pride got in the way. I couldn’t bring myself to tell him that.

“Well, I must say, a dungeon date is a first for me.”

“Oh? Compared to whom, exactly? ”

“N-no, I didn’t mean it like I was comparing or anything…! ”

Watching him panic, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Oh,, come on, you were teasing me?”

He scrunched up his handsome face in mild annoyance— not like the cold-hearted sorcerer he was known to be, but more like a boy.

As I chuckled quietly, Lord Rolodroa suddenly stopped and turned toward me.

He tilted my chin up, and then—

In the next moment…

He kissed me—just barely brushing my lips.

“Wh-what was that…!? ”

I completely panicked; that was all I could say.

“Nothing much.

Is kissing one’s wife a crime now?

…Well, getting arrested by you doesn’t sound so bad.”

“Th-that kind of line—! ”

“Hm?”

“Do you… say things like that often? To other women…? ”

“You think I’m flirting with you on a whim? ”

A faint chill radiated from him.

He’s mad. Really mad…

“That’s not what I meant—! ”

“Forget it.”

And then, he walked away…