Holy Night: My Husband is Definitely a Paladin - Chapter 348
TL: Elphie / PR: Mikan
Thereās no way to escape Michaelās pursuit here anyway. Not that she really plans to run.
No matter the situation, he was her husband, and while he might make things difficult for her, he would never truly harm her.
Irene touched her own body.
In fact, if Michael had really wanted to, he could have been even more cruel and violent than last night.
But in the end, Michael never crossed that delicate line.
āI do love the current Michael too… but we canāt stay here forever.ā
She remembered what he said when they were entwined in the distorted dungeon long ago.
He’d asked her why she wanted to go back.
At that time, Irene answered because going back was only natural. It was her world, Michael’s world, the world where it all began for both of them.
Itās the same now. She could be happy here. But in the end, she must find her way back, so that everything can truly be happy.
āAnd we still have work to do.ā
Irene recalled why she and the others had crossed over into this higher dimension.
The Hand of Appraisal, along with Chomp-chomp, was a grateful presence that had helped her and Michael to start everything anew.
So she had always felt uneasy about not being able to find the promised body, but now that she had finally found a clue, there was no time to hesitate.
Irene took a bracelet out of her bag.
This was also one of the artifacts she had kept, not yet sent back to the monster realm, because it could still be useful.
After putting it on, Irene lightly snapped her fingers.
In that instant, Ireneās form vanished without a trace.
* * *
Michael left the sleeping Irene behind and headed toward the space where he originally resided.
Though part of him wished not to leave her side even for a moment, seeing her so exhausted made him feel a pang of guilt.
If she opened her eyes, she would struggle, perhaps even refuse to look at him, disappointed that he had laid his filthy desires bare.
The moment the thought crossed his mind, Michael sprang up from his seat.
āWhat should I do?ā
He quickly sifted through the memories of the Michael who had lived in the human realm.
āRemember, remember. How did you calm Irene when she was upset?ā
Biting his lip, he frantically searched through his own memories.
At the very least, she had rarely ever gotten angry or sulked at him, so much so that he could count it on one hand.
Moreover, before he even had a chance to apologize, she would already have come back to a calm state on her own.
So there were hardly any useful memories to rely on.
He needed to find something, anything, that could soothe her heart before she woke up.
Then Michael realized that somewhere in this place, her desires must also exist.
Irene was hardly ever greedy. The only greed she had shown was for money, just to pay off her debt; after that was settled, she asked for little beyond the basics.
Was there something she wanted, something she had given up on, something she still hadnāt achieved?
For the first time since he had come to this dimension, Michael examined everything that existed here.
And shortly after, deep within this dimension, he found the desire she had long ago abandoned.
Naturally, he went straight to see it, and Michaelās expression brightened.
If it was this, then surely, once Irene woke up and saw this, she would smile at him.
Thinking this, he returned.
āIrene?ā
There was no sign of her in the space he had created.
In that instant, the air around him froze. The smile vanished from Michaelās face in an instant.
She was gone.
His wife had disappeared.
Immediately, Michael used his power to trace her remnants, searching deep into the folds of the dimension.
After a moment, he sensed her presence from afar.
The instant he recognized it, Michael was already standing before Irene.
He immediately tried to grab her…
āMichael! See, I told you Michael would come!ā
[Wow! Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty really came!]
– Please hurry and save us!
What Michael saw were Irene dangling from some unknown vines, with two monsters nearby.
