Episode 179 – An Unwinnable Fight

Kaisan nonchalantly watched the tip of my sword waver, then said as if throwing it away.

“It’s shaking, I see.”

I gritted my teeth and ignored him.

Then, I put even more strength into my hand and charged at him like an arrow.

Kaisan, with his body a mess here and there, watched me rushing towards him with a pleased expression, then said with a voice mixed with laughter.

“This time, it’s the legs.”

Kaisan smoothly dodged my stab, and then a fierce kick flew towards my leg.

Eujeok!!

“Kkyaaaaak!!!”

I screamed at the sensation of my leg breaking, but I swung my sword as if in a desperate struggle. Of course, Kaisan took a few steps back and dodged the sword.

The tip of the sword brushed past his body by less than 1cm. He acted as if he knew the length of the sword, the length of my arm, and how far my sword tip could reach.

The chilling sense of distance and dynamic visual acuity made me feel naked in front of him, and a chill ran down my spine.

“Next… I’ll make you crawl on the ground.”

A sinister aura swirled in Kaisan’s eyes, and as soon as his blade passed, he broke my remaining leg as well.

Ppudeuk…!

“Kkeueup!!!”

The excruciating pain shot up from my legs. With both legs broken, I rolled on the ground like a worm.

“Kkeueuek!! Heueu!! Euek!!”

I gritted my teeth and tried to endure the pain while shedding tears, but I couldn’t stop my whole body from trembling and cold sweat from pouring out.

‘It hurts!! It hurts!!! It hurts! It hurtsaaaa!!!!’

Perhaps because I hadn’t felt any pain due to my wife’s healing abilities whenever I was injured, I felt like I was about to lose my mind from the pain rising from my right arm and both legs.

‘Kkeueuek!! Heueueuek!! Euek! Damn it! Damn it!!! Arm… legs… all… it feels like my bones are completely shattered… Heueueu… how can I… win…?’

With my mobility completely blocked, I felt the word ‘defeat’ being engraved in my mind.

And for a moment, thinking that I might lose, I bit my lip and glared with both eyes.

‘No! Don’t weaken! There’s still… still a chance left!!!’

That’s right… my left arm still moves.

There is definitely a chance.

Kaisan was looking at me, crawling like a worm with both legs broken, with a relaxed expression.

Humiliatingly… he was waiting, watching me writhe in pain and unable to come to my senses.

Humiliating… no, I shouldn’t think of it as humiliating.

Especially for a weakling like me.

If I’m so weak that I can have my wife stolen, I shouldn’t use the word ‘humiliation’ for just this much!

I pretended to writhe in pain, and although I wasn’t really clear-headed… I still endured and watched for a chance.

He is strong, so he is full of confidence.

He would surely counter any means I use without any trouble.

Still… I have to struggle.

Even if all I can do is wriggle like a worm, the word ‘defeat’ must not come out of my mouth.

Once again, I steeled my will while writhing in excruciating pain, and as I saw him approaching for the finish, I secretly shone my eyes.

Jeobeok… jeobeok… jeobeok…

One step, two steps, three steps… he’s coming closer. And…

Jeobeok…

His large foot is right in front of my eyes.

Instinctively realizing that this was my last chance, I immediately swung my sword at his foot.

And… he laughed at my last struggle, stomped on my sword with his foot and broke it, then lifted his foot up like lightning and brought it down on my left arm.

Eujik!!!

“Kkeueueuek!!!!”

The sensation of the bones in my left hand being crushed and the flesh bursting… no… the sensation of it literally bursting made my brain go crazy.

Ttak ttak ttak ttak

In the midst of the excruciating pain, I reflexively clashed my teeth together and almost fainted, then I gave strength to my jaw and bit my tongue.

The moment my senses returned due to the blood welling up in my mouth and the pain in my tongue! I stretched my head towards the fragments of the sword falling in front of my eyes.

Jalgeurak!!

The corners of my mouth were torn and my tongue was butchered by the blade.

Even so, I knew that this was my last hope, so I burned my eyes and gave strength to my jaw.

Kaisan was smiling as if he was sure of his victory. He frowned when he saw me biting the largest piece of the sword.

“Hik! Hik! Hik!”

I couldn’t help but laugh even in the midst of the excruciating pain that felt like it was burning my whole body because his expression was quite funny.

And the piece of sword in my mouth… was thrust into his leg as it was.

Kaisan quickly retreated, and I felt the strength leaving my jaw after thrusting in the last blow.

Tuk!

The piece of sword that came out of my mouth fell to the ground, and I could see that the part I had bitten with my mouth was covered in red flesh and blood.

The blood flowing from the piece of sword soaked the ground, and I couldn’t hold on any longer and dropped my head on top of that piece of sword.

The sword… was warmer than I thought… and… stickier than I thought…

Blood and pieces of tongue flesh oozed out of my mouth, and I lifted my blurring vision to Kaisan, who was grimacing fiercely.

On his calf…

“Keuk…! Keuk…! Keuk…!”

Faint but… definitely thin blood was seeping out.

At the same time, I felt the strength leaving my whole body, and my eyebrows felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Perhaps because I had done my best to lift my eyebrows, they trembled.

But despite my efforts to see Kaisan’s distorted face, my eyebrows slowly closed mercilessly.

I looked at Kaisan, who was trying to rush at me for the last time, and Grace… my wife, who was blocking him, and fell into a sweet, sweet sleep.

* * *

Umjil…

I felt myself regaining consciousness and opened my heavy eyes.

In my eyes, a gentle breeze entered, shaking the white curtains softly.

A window, a cozy sensation on my head, a soft bed touching my back, and… the sensation of warm and soft skin felt in my hand.

When I turned my head, Grace, my wife, was sitting there, receiving the golden sunlight coming through the window.

Her silver hair was swaying softly in the breeze, and it was sparkling in the sunlight.

And… her blue eyes, which were softer and cozier than anything else to me, were reflecting me lying in bed.

Really… I can’t believe it… but… I….

Won.

I couldn’t hold back the feeling of something overflowing in my chest that felt like it was about to burst.

“I… won?”

I said in a trembling voice, unable to hide the overflowing emotions.

My wife smiled with her eyes at my words and answered.

“Yes, you won. Huhu… you’re my husband after all.”

I noticed that her cozy voice contained warm affection, and I reflexively looked at the choker around her neck.

Feeling my gaze, my wife gently held my hand and said.

“Does it look like acting?”

“…. No. It doesn’t look like acting… that’s why.”

“…. Huhu, I think I’ve fallen for you again. Would you like to feel it?”

Grace, who smiled softly while raising the corners of her mouth, lifted my hand and placed it on her chest.

I closed my eyes and felt the soft and squishy sensation of her chest through my palm, along with the sound of her heart beating vigorously! Dugeun! Dugeun! Dugeun!

Then, I opened my eyes and captured the image of my wife, who was blushing and smiling shyly, in my eyes, and I couldn’t hold back the emotions that suddenly rushed up and poured them out as they were.

Ttorreureuk… tears flowed down, and I wiped away the tears with my free right hand in embarrassment.

“Uh, wh, why suddenly…”

Grace trembled when she saw me like that, then bit her lip and began to look at me with a guilty gaze.

“Ah, I’m, I’m sorry, suddenly, I’m okay…”

And just as I was about to say that I was okay, she hugged me.

I couldn’t help but cry as I felt the sensation of her voluminous breasts warmly embracing my head and the sweet scent permeating deep into my nose.

“Euek… th, th, Heueuk…!”

“Shhh… shhh… you’ve worked hard… so it’s okay to… be spoiled a little.”

“…. Keuek… Heuk…! Grace… honey… I… was anxious… I felt like I was going to lose you right away… I was scared… Heueuk…”

“… It’s okay… I won’t leave anywhere now… I won’t give my body away carelessly either… so it’s okay to cry as much as you want today…”

“Grace…! Heueueuek…!! Grace… I love you… really…”

“…. Yeah, I love you too…”

I buried my face in her chest and felt her warm hands stroking my hair, and I shed tears for a long, long time.

For a long time, as if washing away all the anxiety and fear I had inside…

“Ahem, ahem! Hmm! Um… honey, to other people….”

I awkwardly said, wiping away the tears from my swollen eyes as embarrassment belatedly washed over me.

My wife smiled gently and stroked my head as she answered.

“Huh? Ah, don’t worry, Ian-eorin-i. Huhu, I’ll never tell.”

I blushed at her words that seemed to soothe a child and said grumbling.

“Ah… stop it….”

“Kikkikkikkik, no, no, I really won’t tell. I’ll never tell that our Ian-eorin-i was scared and cried, wah wah.”

“Euek… so Grace… you’re… sigh… never mind….”

“Keukkeukkeuk, ah, should I stop patting your head too?”

I blushed like a ripe tomato at her words and said quietly.

“No…”

“… Heuheu~”

She seemed to feel a little embarrassed at my words, and she blushed slightly and stroked my head without saying anything.

I closed my eyes, feeling her warm hands gently stroking my hair, and soon the room became quiet.

For a moment, I enjoyed the awkward yet… warm, chest-tickling air…

Kwang!!!

“Wangja-nim!!!”

Cecile came in very noisily.

Grace and I were startled and hurriedly moved away from each other and turned our heads as if we didn’t know anything, and Cecile, who didn’t seem to see anything except me, threw herself onto the bed right away.

Hwik!

I was surprised by her bungee jumping and caught her, but I couldn’t say anything when I saw Cecile looking up at me with tears in her eyes as I tried to look around.

“Wangja-nim… why did you do that… Eueueueueu, really…!!! Baka! Baka! Bakaaa!!”

Cecile was poking my chest, and I looked at her embarrassedly and tried to persuade her, but she wiped away her tears on my chest and said as if whispering.

“I know. I know that Wangja-nim did that for everyone… but… please think about me too…”

“….. Sorry…”

Cecile, who had been rubbing her face on my chest for a while, lifted her head and looked at me with her purple eyes.

I stared at her for a moment at the colors that seemed to suck me in, and she smiled cutely and came down from the bed.

She gently slipped out of my arms, then suddenly came to me and kissed me lightly on the lips.

“Jjok… otherwise… I might die of jealousy…”

The sensation of her soft lips disappeared in an instant, and she smiled shyly with a blush.

Her appearance was… beautiful, although I felt sorry for Grace.

I stared at her face silently for a moment, and her face became even redder, and she eventually couldn’t stand my gaze and ran to hide behind Claudia, who had followed her in, with small steps.

Pshik…

Grace laughed as if she found her appearance cute, and I smiled because I felt the same way.

After sharing the joy of reunion, I turned my head to Grace.

“Come to think of it, what about the barbarians?”

At my question, Grace smiled faintly and looked at me before starting to tell the story.