The Earl’s Bad Wife - Chapter 21.1

Like a White Lily (1)

Translator: Lady Black

Editor: EndlessSkyRain

“You can’t say that you’ll like me, right?”

“There’s a suggestive tone.”

“What is that?”

“It’s the kind of hypnotism that you’ll put yourself into. Saying it out loud, for several times, you’ll subconsciously believe it to be true when it’s not actually true.”

It was a kind of phenomenon, and talking about it like it would be similar to that of the cults’ way.

Was it similar to the magical power of words?

“Well then, say, ‘I love my husband’.”

“I love my husband—what do you mean by that?!”

Her husband laughed at her reaction.

It makes her angry finding out that she was being teased.

“Milady, remember, if you made me angry you shall be in big trouble.”

“I’m looking forward to it!”

… that felt strange.

After all, her husband was a strange person and she thought that she couldn’t win with just mere words.

She wondered how she could win.

That kind of difference would make you think what they were good at. Use it as a weakness in a fight, then make them say something that you expected them to say.

There was no alternative but to observe and find out what his weakness was.

“Did you have fun, Hermina?”

“!?”

… trying to come up with countermeasures in front of your enemy was not a good idea.

She decided to think about it in her private room.

***

The next day onwards, she began to challenge her husband in many things.

The Game Board played with money, billiards, horseback riding, shooting… resulting in her crushing defeat.

She was upset that her teeth clenched. But she appreciated the fact that he didn’t try to go easy on her and pretended to lose.

However, she was surprised by her husband’s top rank performance.

Is there anything that he couldn’t do? Can I still find out what that is?

It seemed that her husband received a good education, so he could assist his brother, who was weaker than him.

“—He was sick that he couldn’t get up from his bed when he was a child. I then told him I’m going to take over the count’s house. Now, it felt like a nuisance.”

“…I see.”

It was rare for her husband to speak with a frustrated tone.

She met her brother-in-law at the wedding, but he looked healthy. She was sure that his constitution had improved when he grew up.

Her husband might’ve been entangled with the family problems.

“I’m sorry—”

“Not at all.”

When she heard her husband’s story, she noticed something.

They should deepen their understanding of each other.

“I want to know more about you.”

“Hermina-sama.”