The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She's an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 59: It Seems Impossible for the Prince After All

Chapter 59: It Seems Impossible for the Prince After All

“Ragna! Ragna!”

When I woke up, Alicia was calling out to me, sounding panicked. 

“Alicia.”

“Ragna! You suddenly caught on fire and collapsed, I was so worried!”

When I sat up, she hugged me as tight as she could. 

It was a pretty strong hug. 

But more than that, it was soft and felt like a dream.

“The person who was on fire disappeared too, are you really okay?”

“I’m fine.”

While I was dealing with the madness in my mind, I didn’t realize that this had happened in reality. 

It was quite horrifying.

“I’m glad…”

“This is what it’s like to fight as a magician who uses spells without chanting. How was it?”

“Everything was engulfed in flames, so honestly, I couldn’t really tell. Did we win?”

“No, I let him get away.”

“I see… But what matters most is that you’re alive, Ragna.”

“Thank you.”

While being hugged, I glare in the direction of the exit. 

This is the second time I’ve let an enemy slip away, it feels a bit shameful.

But how do you defeat an opponent that has become unkillable? 

I’ve never fought someone possessed by a demon who can turn into ashes and disappear.

He’s an incredibly troublesome opponent.

The usual way to defeat someone possessed by a demon is to kill the human host, but I honestly don’t know how to deal with someone who truly can’t die. 

Should I also become unkillable?

No, that’s not a solution. 

If the fight drags on without a conclusion, it could harm those around us. 

Think, how can I defeat them?

I couldn’t analyze it through the barrier.

The magic used belonged to Jelasis. I managed to block it, but how can I separate the merged entities?

Could pretending to make a deal with the demon and calling it out work for a fight? 

Then let’s pretend… ah, demonstrate with a demon.

“What are you mumbling about, get up quickly.”

“Ah, yes.”

Alicia’s hug was gone, and I reluctantly stood up. 

It was time to head home and think this through calmly. 

Would Onyx be able to give me some advice?

It might be worth asking next time.

“Alicia, Sir Ragna, is it over?”

As we stood up, Mariana came over, dragging Edward, who was still unconscious, by the foot.

“Are you done with the healing?”

“Yes. I ran a bit short on magical power, so except for the face, the burn marks remain, but at least I was able to restore his precious face.”

In response to Alicia’s question, Mariana replied like this.

The upper body was all scarred like keloids, but really, only the face was somehow fixed.

The eyelids were peeled, eyes squished, cheeks burnt and showing teeth, looking like an anatomy model, but the face was somehow made to look okay. 

Healing magic in another world is really amazing, I wonder how they do it. 

Restoring that would understandably use up a lot of magic power.

“But…”

Mariana continued with an apologetic tone.

“I just couldn’t do anything about the hair.”

“Bald, huh…”

“Completely bald…”

“I thought appearance was important too, so I made sure the face looked nice, but I think the hair roots are gone for good.”

Oh, so it won’t ever grow back.

The hair roots are gone. From a foolish prince to a bald prince. 

But well, a wig can probably fix that.

“It’s good that he’s alive since he was almost dead.”

“That’s true.”

As Alicia says, life is the most precious thing.

Look, there’s a saying that ancient warriors offered their hair in place of their lives. Edward sacrificed his hair to save his life. 

Let’s think of it that way.

“Mariana, just asking, but are you okay with any trauma?”

“Regarding Prince Edward, the grossness overpowers the fear, and I feel more nauseous than scared… ugh, sorry, the nausea comes when I calm down…”

Mariana couldn’t hold back and threw up right there. 

The place where she treated the prince was a pretty grim scene. 

Will she feel like throwing up every time she sees Edward’s face now? 

That’s… quite pitiful.

I felt a bit sorry for him.

But well, maybe it’s karma. 

If this experience cures him of sneaking around, it could save a lot of people.

“Let’s head back.”

“Yeah.”

“Yes! Oh, and since Alicia could use magic without chanting, I didn’t want to be left behind, so I practiced until I could do it too! I failed a few times and ran out of magical power, but I’ve caught up with you two!”

…Mariana, this girl, she’s amazing.

That’s what I thought all over again.