I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 96

Eventually, Nisha gave in, nodding slowly as if in defeat.

“Well… I heard that a man named Kamah and someone named Rhenia finally, um… consummated their relationship,” Nisha whispered as if sharing a secret, lowering her voice as she leaned toward Kagan’s ear.

At that, Kagan’s expression visibly tightened.

“…What?”

“And apparently, that Kamah guy had a big public breakup with a woman named Alis at a restaurant. Don’t you think they’re the people we saw before?”

Kagan suppressed the urge to ask who that was, biting back the question. He mulled over the names, and after a moment, he grimaced, recognizing them.

“Not that. I’m not interested in their messy love triangle.”

“Oh, then what are you curious about?”

“What am I curious about? I just want to know if nothing out of the ordinary happened.”

At Kagan’s words, Nisha shook her head.

“Nothing happened.”

“…Nothing?”

“Yeah, we were just having a… drinking—uh, tea party. It seemed like my presence made things a bit awkward, so I left early. Why?”

Why, indeed.

The reason was that a couple of the noblewomen who attended the tea party had come to him, confessing everything like it was a matter of life or death.

Kagan pressed his fingers to his temple, trying to soothe the headache from remembering their incessant apologies, likely fearing the fallout for themselves or their families.

Nisha reached out and placed her hand on his forehead, using her power. 

The familiar, soft white glow enveloped them, and Kagan closed his eyes for a moment, suppressing his frustration with a forced smile.  

“Why were you made uncomfortable and driven out?”  

“I wasn’t driven out. I left on my own…”  

Kagan held back his bubbling irritation. He was ready to summon the fathers of those involved and punish them all, but hearing that made him feel like a fool for rushing over to check on her first.  

‘I should’ve just cut their tongues out.’  

Thinking such a disturbing thought without a second thought, Kagan glanced at Nisha.  

“I heard there was an incident.”  

It took a while for him to calm his emotions, and only then could he speak with a measured voice. Nisha let out a short sigh and nodded.  

“Yes, but it wasn’t a big deal. They just informed me about some historical facts. . .”  

“They told you you’re going to die!”  

Kagan’s voice suddenly rose, startling Nisha. 

She blinked, taken aback by the sudden shift in his tone. 

His once calm, golden eyes were gradually tinged with a red hue.  

Nisha blinked a few more times, scratching her cheek.  

“They just said that the past ones died that way. The predecessors who came to Xieman by prophecy.”  

What kind of person is so cold and harsh with themselves?  

Kagan pressed his lips tightly, trying to contain the simmering anger that was threatening to boil over.

Of course, how intimidated must this small woman have felt among the towering, muscular people of Xieman?  

Honestly, it was only natural for her to be scared.  

Even though there wasn’t the slightest hint of fear on Nisha’s face, Kagan couldn’t help but assume otherwise.  

“I’m fine.”  

Nisha decided to speak up, thinking she should at least try to calm his reddening eyes.  

“I wasn’t harmed or insulted.”  

“That is an insult.”  

“They were just sharing some historical facts, with a bit of sarcasm. So what? It wasn’t wrong, and it doesn’t bother me.”  

Nisha shrugged, and Kagan’s lips tightened.  

“How can you be so calm when they’re saying you could die? You could at least blame me.”  

“Hmm, Xieman is hot during the day and cold at night, but my room is always perfectly comfortable. I’m saying life in Xieman isn’t bad.”  

“That’s good to hear, but…”  

“And everyone dies eventually. So what if someone tells me, ‘You’ll die someday’? I’m not going to cry about it like a child.”  

Nisha’s nonchalant expression made Kagan feel like his anger was misplaced.  

He silently stared at her.  

“You’d die because of me, though.”  

“That’s unfortunate. But what would blaming you change? It’s already happened.”  

Nisha tilted her head as she asked the question.  

No, nothing would change.  

Knowing this, Kagan couldn’t say anything, and Nisha shrugged in silence.  

“You knew and still brought me here, didn’t you, Kagan?”  

“…!”  

At Nisha’s soft murmur, a faint smile on her lips, Kagan’s eyes widened more than ever.  

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