Previously: so I discovered a mushroom village, went to a cave, fell nside a lake, did some life saving and now I am termed as a non human. I might as well turn into a unicorn.
"Wha-what?"
Leo stutters as I look at him, my expression blank.
"No way, are you a witch!?" Leo shouts in shock.
(I saw that coming.)
I give a sigh and the mushroom claps his hands like a drum.
"Well that's alright! a non human doesn't matter."
I look at the mushroom, who gives me a glance of suspicion.
"Your probably a hybrid of mud monster and some other species."
[Pwahaha!]
Leo was still in shock, while I narrow my eyes at the little mushroom and a wild imagination fogs my head.
"You little wench! Who do you think I am? I am the duchess of this Kingdom."
I pick up the mushroom and squeeze his little body while he chokes.
I smile and drown my consciousness inside the wild visuals, followed by a noise.
"Ahhhhhh!"
I snap back to reality and see Leo holding his feet and jumping up and down like a monkey.
(What now?)
"My feet!" Leo screams and my eyes immediately drop to his feet. Capturing a purple scar on the fair white skin.
"Oh my, he was bitten by a magical insect."
The mushroom speaks but his voice doesn't show any sign of concern. I step out of the frozen room and bend my knees rubbing the scar on Leo's feet.
"Shouldn't we go and find an antidote for this!?"
I look at the mushroom, my voice sounding stressed enough already. The mushroom rolls his eyes in reply.
(This mushroom-)
"Very well then, let's go."
(I swear I will make you stew one day.)
.....
Leo leans his weight on me as we go inside a little hut, which was big enough for us to fit .
Inside the house was a lovely pink wallpaper, a bed and a table. The mushroom gestures his hands towards the bed and I lay the injured man on it.
"Please wait here, I am going to bring someone."
The mushroom leaves as I sit beside Leo.
Leo's eyes were closed and sweats were breaking down from his body.
(Somehow he doesn't give off the murderous aura he used to give before.)
My eyes focuses on his body and my hands wonders on its own to Leo's forehead, shoving his bangs on the side.
[Feels like we have matching wounds-]
(Ugh this music again.)
My face muscles relaxes as I look at the laying man.
(To be honest when I started reading this novel, I had a huge crush on Scarlet but I also admired Leo a lot. Despite his awful personality I never really hated him, it was more like anger.)
I brush Leo's hair and his tensed up body calms beneath my touch.
(I had a hope that Leo would realise his mistakes, even after I fell into this novel.)
My hands wonder to Leo's cheeks as I continue my daydreaming.
(At first I thought he just behaved differently with his wife. But the sudden change of his behaviour left me hanging on a cliffhanger.)
My fingers stop on Leo's lips.
(Just who are you?)
I sigh and take my hands back.
"Why are you so nice to me?"
Leo opens his eyes a little, and let's out a groan.
"What are you even talking about?" I flinch suddenly at Leo's spoken words.
"Nothing, I was just speaking to myself."
Leo turns his back to me followed by an awkward silence.
(At least he didn't hear what I said just now.)
I was about to leave but then I hear a noise.
"Is there any reason I should hate you?"
I turn back and blink several times, my blood flow rushing like a bullet train as I boil like a pressure cooker.
"You don't even know me, I am just a stranger."
My voice sounded desperate enough that I quickly covered my mouth.
(What am I even saying!?)
"Is there any rule that says that when I see a stranger I should behave rude with them?"
Leo yawns and waves his hand towards me.
"I am tired now, let me sleep or I'll die of pain."
I stare at Leo as If I didn't believe for a second that he was there.
(It's like someone opened a folder in my brain that was left in the storage for a long time.)
I sigh and give a smile (unintentionally)
(Seriously just who even is he?)
[Drama..]
(You're one to talk..)
Suddenly the door of the small hut opens and my eyes rotate towards the entrance.
(Oh it's the old mushroom and another lady mushroom with him, carrying a bag.)
The lady mushroom comes close to me and grabs my hands, "greetings, oh my-"
The lady mushroom flinches back and the old mushrooms speaks in a suspicious tone.
"What happened?"
The lady mushroom walks towards Leo's feet and takes some medicine out of her tiny bag.
"The man over there holds immense mana."
Old Mustache narrows his eyes on me and speaks in a mocking tone.
"How can a low life hybrid even hold an ounce of mana?"
(I am not a hybrid but a human..)
I click my tongue and focus on Leo's healing process. The small lady laughs in a sarcastic manner.
"Perhaps I have sensed wrong. I am getting bad at sensing magic anyway."
I roll my eyes by the spoken words and let out a cough.
(There never was a mushroom village in the original novel. Just what is the author doing by suddenly revealing a mysterious village?)
[In a certain restaurant]
"Achoo!"
[Back to the story]
I tap my fingers out of boredom while the mushroom lady heals Leo by putting some kind of greenish cream on his feet.
"And all done!" The lady shouts in relief.
"Is it done? is he alright?" I stand up my voice getting desperate again.
"My, my you seem to care about him very much." The small lady smiles and starts packing her bag.
"Indeed this man seems to care about the Duke very much, even though the Duke is married."
I give the old mushroom an annoyed expression.
(He is married to me.)
The lady waves her hands and leaves as Leo sits up, yawning from his eternal slumber.
"How are you feeling?" I ask in a low tone.
"Fine, just a little ticklish on my foot."
Leo rubs his eyes as I look at him.
(Well, let's just cope up with this traitor, after all he is not that bad.)
I walk towards the exit and Leo catches up to me.
"Let's get going then." He speaks in a low tone yet it sounds somewhat cheerful to me.
I nod my head in reply.
"Sure."
We walk as the sun sets in front of us, appearing just like a scene straight out of the movies.
(At least the killing attempts stopped for a while now.)
...
"Stay away from the Duke!"
The old mushroom speaks as Leo's voice echoes from the exit.
"Are you coming?"
"Yes!" I reply as my eyes focus on the old mushroom, clearly annoyed by his works.
"When the Duke was little, his father made this kingdom for us, so we can protect the Duke from wench like you!"
I put up my fist in order to do something inappriopriate but then I sigh and flick the mushroom's forehead.
"You see, the Duke is much more happier staying with me. So no need to worry, I will protect him."
The mushroom growls as I walk towards the exit.
(In the original novel the Duke never discovered this mushroom cave. What a useless author giving out informations that are not even in the novel!)
[Somewhere in the world]
"Achoo!"
To be continued