I Supported My Fiancé for 10 Years After He Said, 'Let's Get Married When I Succeed,' but When He Finally Did, He Dumped Me. By the Way, I'm a Witch and Turning 30 Next Year!! - Episode 29

“Even so, shopkeeper, why did you attend the engagement party when you knew this would happen?”

“Because I didn’t mind giving the sales rights of the soap to the Saint.”

“Why is that?”

“I don’t need to work so hard to make money anymore.”

Up until now, I had worked hard so that Rymer could continue being a Holy Knight.

But now, I no longer needed to work desperately.

“That’s just the official reason. I had another plan in mind.”

“Another plan?”

“Yes. I actually received the Silk Foam Soap from the Saint and used it.”

That’s when I discovered the ‘weakness’ of the Silk Foam Soap.

“What is its weakness?”

“It’s a secret. But I think it will become clear in a few days.”

After that, Ie escorted me back to the pharmacy.

I invited him for a cup of tea, but he politely declined, saying it wouldn’t be proper for a man to be alone at night with a woman who wasn’t his fiancée.

He was probably considering what Rymer had said.

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

“But if strange rumors spread because of me, it would trouble you.”

“Ie… thank you.”

Since it wouldn’t be right to insist, I said my farewell to Ie there.

Finally, I expressed my gratitude.

“Ie, thank you for everything today.”

He supported the herbal soap that no one voted for and saved me from that situation.

I told him he was just like a hero from a story.

“You said something similar to me eleven years ago.”

“Did I?”

“When I was covered in wyvern bl00d, and everyone looked at me with fear, you were the only one who smiled and thanked me.”

“You fought for the people of the territory, so I just did what was natural.”

“That’s not something most people can do.”

Apparently, Ie’s fighting style was so fierce and relentless—more like a Dark Knight than a Holy Knight—that he often ended up covered in bl00d, causing the people he saved to be afraid of him.

“I was so happy that you treated me normally…”

Ie must have had many worries—his family background, his natural appearance, his role as a Holy Knight, and a life that didn’t go as he wished.

On top of that, those born into noble families live in privileged environments but must also bear heavy responsibilities. He must have endured the pressure of expectations all his life.

“And yet, after eleven years, you haven’t changed. You still treat everyone equally. It feels like a miracle.”

“Have I really treated people equally?”

“Yes.”

To hide his exceptional looks, Ie had let his hair become messy, wore cloudy glasses, grew a scruffy beard, and dressed in worn-out clothes. Because of that, people changed their attitude toward him immediately.

“They all looked at me like I was filth… Well, I preferred that over being admired by strangers.”

Going that far must have made daily life difficult for him.

Beauty can sometimes bring misfortune, I thought.

“Even in that situation, you helped someone like me.”

“Well, if someone collapses in my territory, I can’t just ignore them.”

Ie found the word ‘territory’ amusing and started chuckling.

It might have been the first time I saw him laugh so openly.

Or maybe he had laughed before, but I never noticed because of his cloudy glasses.

“Shopkeeper, will you continue treating me the same way as before?”

“Of course!”

Ie is still Ie, no matter what he looks like. I want him to feel reassured about that.

“I’m glad.”

His face was so radiant, even at night, that it almost hurt my eyes. But I’d probably get used to it eventually.

With a smile, I parted ways with Ie.

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A few days later—the sales rights of the soap from the Holy Ministry were transferred to Saint Sui.

I had been constantly gathering materials for herbal soap every month, but now I was freed from that.

Honestly, I felt relieved.

It seemed like the issue with Saint Sui almost made it into the newspapers, but Ie prevented it from spreading.

“I was completely exasperated when I found out how far she went.”

It was probably Alyssa’s scheme. Since Ie noticed and took action, the pharmacy remained peaceful.

After that day, Ie started showing off his dazzling beauty without restraint.

Since he frequently visited the pharmacy, young female customers began swarming in like bees to honey.

The dryad excitedly tried to talk to them, but they were usually scared and ran away in the end.

As I spent my peaceful days like this, the ‘time’ finally arrived.