Marriage with the Younger Brother of the Man Who Betrayed Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 4
I quietly shook my head at the Captain, who urged me to finish the potion.
“There’s… somewhere else I need to use the potion.”
“……?”
“The remaining half must be applied to my forearm.”
Since there’s only one reason to apply a potion directly to the body, he immediately understood my condition.
“You were injured on your forearm?”
“Yes. Didn’t the monster from Rift 3 wield frost? Its chill touched my arm and gave me a mild frostbite. It’ll heal quickly once I apply the potion.”
“…Why didn’t you tell me sooner that you were hurt?”
“I was so overwhelmed I momentarily forgot. Right after waking up from fainting, I was a bit disoriented.”
In truth, it wasn’t so much from fainting but from having died and returned five years into the past—I simply hadn’t had the mental space to worry about something as trivial as frostbite on my arm.
I’d completely forgotten about the injury until I felt a sharp twinge and barely recalled it.
“I’ve never met someone who could forget they got injured like that.”
He predictably mocked my forgetfulness.
Back before my regression, he’d desperately called out to me as I was dying, heartbroken—but now he acted like this.
Feeling oddly irritated, I was about to snap back at him, but before I could, he approached me first.
He suddenly came closer. Could he somehow have sensed I’d been silently cursing him?
While I entertained that ridiculous thought, the Captain pulled a chair over and sat right in front of me.
“Roll up your sleeve.”
“It’s really not necessary for you to see it…”
“Do it.”
How could I disobey a direct order from my superior?
I willingly rolled up my sleeve, revealing the injury on my left arm.
The moment I saw the frostbitten area, which had been hidden beneath my sleeve until now, I was startled.
It was worse than I’d imagined.
Had it been this bad before my regression?
I hadn’t checked it visually since getting up, so I hadn’t expected this—the affected area was deeply blue, frozen solid.
The monster’s chill, imbued with magical energy, didn’t dissipate easily over time like ordinary cold.
As expected, when I gently touched my forearm, the cold remained sharp and biting.
So that’s why I had a fever and felt chilled all over.
Though slightly surprised, I quickly understood and nodded.
But unlike me, who accepted it right away, the Captain kept frowning as he stared at my injury.
“…You forgot you had frostbite bad enough to reach this state? There’s a limit to being careless. Don’t you realize pushing yourself like this burdens your squadmates too?”
“I forgot because there were extenuating—”
“Shh. Stay still. I need to concentrate.”
He cut me off before I could finish and slowly raised his hand.
His large hand hovered just above my forearm.
Apparently, he intended to melt the residual chill left by the monster using his own unique power.
A special gift from the gods—this power was called an “Awakening.”
Those who possessed such abilities were known as “Awakened,” and even in the Empire, their numbers were exceedingly rare.
Both the Captain and I were among that select few, using our powers to hunt monsters.
True to expectation, after a brief pause, the Captain summoned a small flame in his palm using his Awakening.
The same black flames that raged violently during monster hunts now gently melted my injury in their diminished form.
As he healed me, he added,
“As you know, the chill left by monsters carries magic—it won’t fade easily. Only a flame imbued with magical energy, like mine, can melt it.”
“Oh…”
“Good thing I found you. Injuries like this won’t heal easily with just a potion.”
Just as he said, before my regression, I’d only taken fever medicine and left the frostbite untreated—suffering greatly for it.
The chill had lingered for nearly a week.
Unlike then, now the frost visibly melted away rapidly before my eyes.
The only issue? It felt a bit too warm.
His power was so potent that even after melting the chill from my arm, it kept radiating heat.
My frostbitten area recovered quickly, but I was sweating so much my clothes became damp.
“Excuse me a moment—I’ll take off my shirt.”
“What?”
It wasn’t particularly rude, so I didn’t bother waiting for his permission.
I quickly pulled off my sweat-dampened shirt and held it in my hand.
I was wearing a thin undershirt underneath, so there was nothing embarrassing.
But apparently, the Captain thought otherwise.
“What… what are you doing?”
I saw his cheeks and ears flush bright red.
His flustered expression was so obvious anyone could tell—and it made me flustered too.
“Oh, I just took it off because I was hot… Should I put it back on?”
“…Of course you should. Right now, your undergarments—hmph.”
“Huh? Undergarments? This is just an undershirt. I’ve trained like this often with the other squad members.”
“You’ve often trained like this? Are you serious? Could it be you don’t even realize how you look right now?”
Hearing that, I glanced down at my chest—and instantly froze in shock.
My undershirt… was completely see-through.
Today of all days, I’d chosen an especially thin undershirt, and now it was soaked through with sweat, clearly revealing my skin and undergarments beneath.
Realizing this belatedly, I hurriedly crossed my arms over my chest.
“A-ah, th-that is—”
“…Put your shirt back on.”
“Yes….”
I hastily slipped the shirt back on.
While I dressed, the Captain kept his eyes firmly averted, then quietly scolded me.
“In the future, wear something thicker. Appearing before your squadmates like that is inappropriate.”
“I’ll be more careful.”
Whether from his flame or sheer embarrassment, my cheeks burned hot.
Grabbing the remaining half-bottle of potion, I fled his tent as if escaping.
The night breeze was cool, yet even that chill couldn’t soothe my flushed cheeks.
[This is the timeline separator]The next morning, the Captain thankfully seemed fine.
He didn’t act awkwardly at all.
So I, too, acted as composed as possible in front of him, as if nothing had happened.
Thus came the afternoon.
Thanks to last night’s treatment, my forearm injury had healed completely, allowing me to attend the strategy meeting as usual.
Since I disliked being late, I arrived early at the Captain’s tent—the meeting place—and, as expected, no one else had come yet.
Naturally, I ended up alone with the Captain, who was waiting there.
I gave him a light bow, and he acknowledged my greeting with a nod.
“…….”
“…….”
After exchanging greetings, we shared no further words.
I’d assumed things were fine since he’d acted normally that morning—but now that we were alone, the awkwardness was unbearable.
Just as I wondered if I should’ve arrived later than the others, the Captain broke the silence.
“You’re here early.”
“Yes, I came especially early today. I plan to share important information, so I wanted to arrive ahead of time to prepare myself.”
“Important information?”
“I’ll announce it once everyone’s gathered.”
We didn’t have to wait long.
About three minutes later, Elma, squad leader of the Auxiliary Support Unit, arrived.
Shortly afterward, Karl, squad leader of the Medical Support Unit, also reached the location.
Once everyone had assembled, the Captain immediately turned to me.
“Well then, since we’re all here—could you share that important information?”
“What I have to say concerns Rift 4, our next target.”
I took a brief breath after speaking.
Telling them about what had happened during the Rift 4 assault before my regression—to prevent the same tragedy—required immense courage.
Since they had no idea I’d regressed, they’d likely dismiss my warnings about the future as nonsense.
So I steeled myself and reluctantly spoke.
“For this operation, only Captain Martin and I should go.”
“Why…?”
As expected, the Captain asked for a reason.
I opened my mouth and gave him an answer that might shock him.
“If other squad members join us… half of them will die.”
My words held no falsehood.
If anyone besides the Captain and me joined the assault on Rift 4 this time, half of them would lose their lives.
But since I offered no evidence to support my claim, unsurprisingly, no one agreed with me.
They merely stared at me, utterly bewildered or filled with suspicion.
But that didn’t mean I could stop persuading them.
I pleaded with the Captain once more.
“For this mission, it must be only you and me—excluding all other squad members. That’s the safest path.”
“I don’t understand. Why would it be dangerous if others come along? Isn’t it obvious that more personnel means greater safety?”
“If the monsters emerging from Rift 4 were ordinary, yes.”
“They’re not ordinary monsters…?”
I gave a slight nod in response to his question.
“No. The monsters there… are mind-control type monsters.”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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Yulia is exceptionally intelligent and always finds creative solutions to difficult problems.
Took you so long!! I suspected him when he sneek up on you at the river and finally confirmed my suspicion of him since the Ball!!