IELNDMH - Chapter 86 < Justification to Ger Rid of Rebecca >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
“Cedric, are you sure you haven’t told Rebecca yet?”
When I asked in confusion, Cedric's gaze as he looked at me sank lower for an instant.
It was a time when Vincent also looked at Cedric and me in turns and remained silent.
“He said he would return to the demon world soon.”
When I raised my gaze again, I made eye contact with Cedric, who was looking at me with a calm gaze.
Cedric touched his eyebrows a couple of times as if he was troubled, then parted his lips.
“...I mean Adrian.”
At that moment, the eyes that were looking at Cedric slowly opened wide.
'Adrian is returning to the demon world? So suddenly?'
Suddenly my mind became confused.
Cedric seemed to notice me and spoke carefully.
“It seems like he has decided to become the head of Monter’s family in the end.”
Vincent shrugged his shoulders and elaborated on Cedric's words.
“Thanks to that, the vassals were overly excited to welcome a young and powerful head of the family.”
Vincent's brow, who was saying something unpleasant, furrowed for a moment.
“... Yes."
It was unavoidable to regret the breakup, but if Adrian himself had decided to do so, there was no reason to hold him back.
But just one thing.
I couldn't help but feel sad about not having heard directly from Adrian that he would soon be leaving for the Demon World.
'I thought we were pretty close enough to be the first to confide in this... Have I been the only one who has relied on Adrian?'
When I thought about it, it seemed like the number of times I saw Adrian had drastically decreased these days.
'It's as if Adrian is avoiding me on purpose.'
My lower lip suddenly came out in disappointment.
Cedric gently stroked my arm and spoke as if admonishing me.
“He will leave in a day or two, and Adrian will tell you himself before then. He asked me not to tell you until he did.”
“Why on earth?”
In response to my question, Cedric slowly hardened his face and fell silent.
And what followed was a low murmur that felt insidious.
"Well. If that’s the reason, I’m more curious than anyone else.”
After Rebecca left, the two men looked at the huge picture frame depicting the Demon World Forest in silence for a while.
For a long time. Soon, Vincent's voice broke the silence between them.
“Do you regret it?”
His tone was unusually serious.
Cedric continued without taking his eyes off the picture frame.
“What do you mean?”
At that calm question, a small sound of air leaving Vincent's lips came out.
“Well. The fact that you were imprinted on Rebecca.”
“...”
“No matter how much I think about it, I can’t believe it. You usually hate Rebecca.”
The corners of Cedric's mouth, which was still staring straight ahead, slightly curved up.
“I still can’t believe it, either. I didn’t even know I would want Rebecca this much.”
“Isn’t it because of the engraving?”
"No. It was only before that that my feelings for her deepened.”
Cedric declared.
“The only thing that has changed is that my thirst for Rebecca has become stronger due to the imprint.”
“...You’re good at telling embarrassing stories.”
Vincent said, ‘Damn. It's definitely engraved, I'm sure.' He muttered bluntly and looked at Cedric again.
“It’s already happened like this, so there’s nothing we can do about it. I have no choice but to help.”
“Thank you.”
“There’s nothing to be thankful for. “
“Anyway, in the demon world, if it’s imprinted, that’s all it takes, but the procedures in the human world are just as complicated. In fact, if it were a demon world, all you had to do was cut off the head of the person who was either a high priest or a pope. I really don’t fit in with the human world.”
Cedric burst out into an unusually cheerful laugh as he watched Vincent speak in a heartless tone.
“Yes, if you were here, incidents and accidents would have continued.”
For a moment, Vincent giggled playfully while watching his cousin Cedric talk playfully.
Vincent let out a long breath as if someone had suddenly remembered another topic of conversation.
“As expected, the Monter family was in a festive mood. They were very excited, probably filled with anticipation that a strong family head would be born.”
“...I guess so.”
“Your imprint is the same, but Adrian’s decision also feels surprising. Of course, I knew that Adrian was the only one in the demon world with magical powers comparable to ours, but he seemed to have no interest in being the head of the family.”
Vincent wrinkled the tip of his nose and shook his head.
“Throughout history, Monter was a family that often challenged our power, so we thought it was a good thing for both of us. However....”
Vincent paused for a moment, and then a light curse came out of his mouth.
“I don’t understand why Adrian suddenly decided to become the head of the family.”
A heavy silence fell between the two men once again.
Cedric, who had kept his mouth tightly shut while lost in thought, slowly parted his lips as he looked at the picture frame depicting the Demon Forest again.
“It seemed like he had Rebecca in mind.”
At the same time, a big ripple appeared in Vincent's golden eyes.
“Adrian... Rebecca?”
Cedric nodded his head slowly.
From the time he had Rebecca in his heart, Adrian's every action became Cedric's greatest concern.
It was only a matter of time before he discovered Adrian's feelings for Rebecca.
No, in fact, that was a fact that could be seen just by looking at the look in his eyes towards Rebecca whenever they were together.
Adrian's expression and tone of voice and his eyes directed at her.
Because it all resembled every bit of his own desire for Rebecca.
“So Adrian doesn’t know that you were imprinted on Rebecca?”
Vincent asked, clearly showing confusion.
However, Cedric still kept his gaze straight ahead and answered in an indifferent tone.
“I hinted at it the day Adrian submitted his resignation.”
"However?"
“The reaction was calmer than I expected. I don’t know if it was because he was hiding his emotions in front of me, or if he expected it to happen.”
Although Vincent has not yet had an imprinted partner, he has heard and seen the demons' obsession with imprinted ones to the point of exhaustion.
However...
Adrian is indifferent to the fact that another man has imprinted on the woman he is in love with.
And Cedric, looking at him like that, was extremely peaceful.
Vincent could not understand the actions of those two men at all.
In a situation that did not make sense through common sense, he shook his head as if in denial.
“It’s crazy to have feelings for someone who has already been imprinted with another demon. Even a fool like me knows that, so there’s no way Adrian wouldn’t know...”
Vincent, who continued speaking quickly, was suddenly speechless.
For a moment, he slowly frowned as if he suddenly realized something.
Displeasure began to spread like fire across his face.
“Surely that bastard...?”
Cedric slowly nodded his head as if acknowledging his realization.
"Yes. I guess he accepted the position as head of the Monter family in hopes of competing head-to-head with me.”
Cedric's tone was extremely calm.
Vincent's face was filled with astonishment as he looked at him like that.
In history, there were two ways for demons to steal companions from other demons.
Either wait until the demon dies or... Either kill that demon with his own hands and destroy it.
Of course, no one but himself could know whether Adrian's intentions would actually be like that.
However, if Adrian's intention was the latter as they predicted, the problem became serious.
Twins family and Monter family.
What if the most powerful family in the demon world and the next family start fighting each other...
It was obvious that it would be a great war that would remain in the history of the demon world.
“Oh, this is crazy...!”
Vincent, who sensed that the situation was becoming complicated, scratched his head and shouted irritably.
“Where is that kid now? It would be better to catch this crazy bastard right now and get rid of him right away! It would be better to have a family war for that reason. You know that there is no answer if a war starts because of the imprint!”
“....”
“What, back to the demon world? Will you become the head of Monter’s family? Cedric, you too, you just leave him alone!”
Vincent, who was running wild all the time, gritted his teeth fiercely and spoke in a low voice.
“For the sake of the entire demon world, Adrian, that bastard, must be killed right now.”
Eventually, Cedric's eyes slowly turned to Vincent.
Unlike Vincent, who went on a rampage, Cedric's attitude was extremely calm.
“No, pretend not to know for the time being. Because I plan to do the same.”
Vincent's face, who had been unable to speak for a while with his lower jaw dropped, soon crumpled fiercely.
“Are you... Isn’t the engraving wrong?”
Otherwise, Cedric wouldn't be able to watch so calmly against an opponent who has full intentions of stealing his companion.
For the first time in his life, Vincent was truly worried about Cedric's condition.
"No way..."
It was even more so when he saw Cedric laughing while answering that question.
However, it didn't take long for him to realize that Cedric's attitude was not one of calmness, but one of fierce living.
“I’m just waiting because I need a cause.”
“Why do you need a cause?”
“A cause that can finally destroy the Monter family, which has been trying to take over our family’s position. And..."
In contrast to his smiling mouth, Cedric's blue eyes began to glow with a level of life Vincent had never seen before.
“A justification to get rid of this guy from Rebecca’s side once and for all.”
“...”
“That will make Rebecca hate Adrian and make her understand that I had no choice but to kill him.”
At that moment, Vincent realized that he had forgotten something.
Cedric Twins.
That man who pretends to be a gentle and rational half-blood demon in the human world.
The fact that he was originally the most cruel top predator in the demon world.
'Ha, that amazing guy.'
Vincent even felt a faint sense of awe at Cedric, who skillfully waited for his moment.
At that time, when Vincent was looking at his cousin with an inwardly bored expression, the corners of Cedric's lips curved up leisurely once again.
“It’s so unfair to me to be hated by Rebecca because of someone else.”
Despite Vincent's question, Cedric just kept his mouth shut for a while.
I looked puzzled at the two men having a conversation I didn't know, then slowly parted my lips.
"What... Do you mean?”
I looked puzzled at the two men having a conversation I didn't know, then slowly parted my lips.
"What... Do you mean?”
When I asked in confusion, Cedric's gaze as he looked at me sank lower for an instant.
It was a time when Vincent also looked at Cedric and me in turns and remained silent.
“He said he would return to the demon world soon.”
When I raised my gaze again, I made eye contact with Cedric, who was looking at me with a calm gaze.
Cedric touched his eyebrows a couple of times as if he was troubled, then parted his lips.
“...I mean Adrian.”
At that moment, the eyes that were looking at Cedric slowly opened wide.
'Adrian is returning to the demon world? So suddenly?'
Suddenly my mind became confused.
Cedric seemed to notice me and spoke carefully.
“It seems like he has decided to become the head of Monter’s family in the end.”
Vincent shrugged his shoulders and elaborated on Cedric's words.
“Thanks to that, the vassals were overly excited to welcome a young and powerful head of the family.”
Vincent's brow, who was saying something unpleasant, furrowed for a moment.
“... Yes."
It was unavoidable to regret the breakup, but if Adrian himself had decided to do so, there was no reason to hold him back.
But just one thing.
I couldn't help but feel sad about not having heard directly from Adrian that he would soon be leaving for the Demon World.
'I thought we were pretty close enough to be the first to confide in this... Have I been the only one who has relied on Adrian?'
When I thought about it, it seemed like the number of times I saw Adrian had drastically decreased these days.
'It's as if Adrian is avoiding me on purpose.'
My lower lip suddenly came out in disappointment.
Cedric gently stroked my arm and spoke as if admonishing me.
“He will leave in a day or two, and Adrian will tell you himself before then. He asked me not to tell you until he did.”
“Why on earth?”
In response to my question, Cedric slowly hardened his face and fell silent.
And what followed was a low murmur that felt insidious.
"Well. If that’s the reason, I’m more curious than anyone else.”
***
After Rebecca left, the two men looked at the huge picture frame depicting the Demon World Forest in silence for a while.
For a long time. Soon, Vincent's voice broke the silence between them.
“Do you regret it?”
His tone was unusually serious.
Cedric continued without taking his eyes off the picture frame.
“What do you mean?”
At that calm question, a small sound of air leaving Vincent's lips came out.
“Well. The fact that you were imprinted on Rebecca.”
“...”
“No matter how much I think about it, I can’t believe it. You usually hate Rebecca.”
The corners of Cedric's mouth, which was still staring straight ahead, slightly curved up.
“I still can’t believe it, either. I didn’t even know I would want Rebecca this much.”
“Isn’t it because of the engraving?”
"No. It was only before that that my feelings for her deepened.”
Cedric declared.
“The only thing that has changed is that my thirst for Rebecca has become stronger due to the imprint.”
“...You’re good at telling embarrassing stories.”
Vincent said, ‘Damn. It's definitely engraved, I'm sure.' He muttered bluntly and looked at Cedric again.
“It’s already happened like this, so there’s nothing we can do about it. I have no choice but to help.”
“Thank you.”
“There’s nothing to be thankful for. “
If the guardian of the same object goes crazy due to the engraving, it’s my loss.”
The corner of Vincent's lip curled upward.
“To prevent danger, let’s just do what we have to do even though it’s annoying.”
“...”
The corner of Vincent's lip curled upward.
“To prevent danger, let’s just do what we have to do even though it’s annoying.”
“...”
“Anyway, in the demon world, if it’s imprinted, that’s all it takes, but the procedures in the human world are just as complicated. In fact, if it were a demon world, all you had to do was cut off the head of the person who was either a high priest or a pope. I really don’t fit in with the human world.”
Cedric burst out into an unusually cheerful laugh as he watched Vincent speak in a heartless tone.
“Yes, if you were here, incidents and accidents would have continued.”
For a moment, Vincent giggled playfully while watching his cousin Cedric talk playfully.
Vincent let out a long breath as if someone had suddenly remembered another topic of conversation.
“As expected, the Monter family was in a festive mood. They were very excited, probably filled with anticipation that a strong family head would be born.”
“...I guess so.”
“Your imprint is the same, but Adrian’s decision also feels surprising. Of course, I knew that Adrian was the only one in the demon world with magical powers comparable to ours, but he seemed to have no interest in being the head of the family.”
Vincent wrinkled the tip of his nose and shook his head.
“Throughout history, Monter was a family that often challenged our power, so we thought it was a good thing for both of us. However....”
Vincent paused for a moment, and then a light curse came out of his mouth.
“I don’t understand why Adrian suddenly decided to become the head of the family.”
A heavy silence fell between the two men once again.
Cedric, who had kept his mouth tightly shut while lost in thought, slowly parted his lips as he looked at the picture frame depicting the Demon Forest again.
“It seemed like he had Rebecca in mind.”
At the same time, a big ripple appeared in Vincent's golden eyes.
“Adrian... Rebecca?”
Cedric nodded his head slowly.
From the time he had Rebecca in his heart, Adrian's every action became Cedric's greatest concern.
It was only a matter of time before he discovered Adrian's feelings for Rebecca.
No, in fact, that was a fact that could be seen just by looking at the look in his eyes towards Rebecca whenever they were together.
Adrian's expression and tone of voice and his eyes directed at her.
Because it all resembled every bit of his own desire for Rebecca.
“So Adrian doesn’t know that you were imprinted on Rebecca?”
Vincent asked, clearly showing confusion.
However, Cedric still kept his gaze straight ahead and answered in an indifferent tone.
“I hinted at it the day Adrian submitted his resignation.”
"However?"
“The reaction was calmer than I expected. I don’t know if it was because he was hiding his emotions in front of me, or if he expected it to happen.”
Although Vincent has not yet had an imprinted partner, he has heard and seen the demons' obsession with imprinted ones to the point of exhaustion.
However...
Adrian is indifferent to the fact that another man has imprinted on the woman he is in love with.
And Cedric, looking at him like that, was extremely peaceful.
Vincent could not understand the actions of those two men at all.
In a situation that did not make sense through common sense, he shook his head as if in denial.
“It’s crazy to have feelings for someone who has already been imprinted with another demon. Even a fool like me knows that, so there’s no way Adrian wouldn’t know...”
Vincent, who continued speaking quickly, was suddenly speechless.
For a moment, he slowly frowned as if he suddenly realized something.
Displeasure began to spread like fire across his face.
“Surely that bastard...?”
Cedric slowly nodded his head as if acknowledging his realization.
"Yes. I guess he accepted the position as head of the Monter family in hopes of competing head-to-head with me.”
Cedric's tone was extremely calm.
Vincent's face was filled with astonishment as he looked at him like that.
In history, there were two ways for demons to steal companions from other demons.
Either wait until the demon dies or... Either kill that demon with his own hands and destroy it.
Of course, no one but himself could know whether Adrian's intentions would actually be like that.
However, if Adrian's intention was the latter as they predicted, the problem became serious.
Twins family and Monter family.
What if the most powerful family in the demon world and the next family start fighting each other...
It was obvious that it would be a great war that would remain in the history of the demon world.
“Oh, this is crazy...!”
Vincent, who sensed that the situation was becoming complicated, scratched his head and shouted irritably.
“Where is that kid now? It would be better to catch this crazy bastard right now and get rid of him right away! It would be better to have a family war for that reason. You know that there is no answer if a war starts because of the imprint!”
“....”
“What, back to the demon world? Will you become the head of Monter’s family? Cedric, you too, you just leave him alone!”
Vincent, who was running wild all the time, gritted his teeth fiercely and spoke in a low voice.
“For the sake of the entire demon world, Adrian, that bastard, must be killed right now.”
Eventually, Cedric's eyes slowly turned to Vincent.
Unlike Vincent, who went on a rampage, Cedric's attitude was extremely calm.
“No, pretend not to know for the time being. Because I plan to do the same.”
Vincent's face, who had been unable to speak for a while with his lower jaw dropped, soon crumpled fiercely.
“Are you... Isn’t the engraving wrong?”
Otherwise, Cedric wouldn't be able to watch so calmly against an opponent who has full intentions of stealing his companion.
For the first time in his life, Vincent was truly worried about Cedric's condition.
"No way..."
It was even more so when he saw Cedric laughing while answering that question.
However, it didn't take long for him to realize that Cedric's attitude was not one of calmness, but one of fierce living.
“I’m just waiting because I need a cause.”
“Why do you need a cause?”
“A cause that can finally destroy the Monter family, which has been trying to take over our family’s position. And..."
In contrast to his smiling mouth, Cedric's blue eyes began to glow with a level of life Vincent had never seen before.
“A justification to get rid of this guy from Rebecca’s side once and for all.”
“...”
“That will make Rebecca hate Adrian and make her understand that I had no choice but to kill him.”
At that moment, Vincent realized that he had forgotten something.
Cedric Twins.
That man who pretends to be a gentle and rational half-blood demon in the human world.
The fact that he was originally the most cruel top predator in the demon world.
'Ha, that amazing guy.'
Vincent even felt a faint sense of awe at Cedric, who skillfully waited for his moment.
At that time, when Vincent was looking at his cousin with an inwardly bored expression, the corners of Cedric's lips curved up leisurely once again.
“It’s so unfair to me to be hated by Rebecca because of someone else.”
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