Mother-in-Law Refuses to Regress! (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 38
“Mother, Mother!”
Larisa’s face turned deathly pale. She cautiously reached out to check Guinevere’s temperature, then unknowingly collapsed onto the floor.
‘It’s warm. She’s still alive.’
The morning her mother died, Larisa had been cradled in her arms. She stayed quietly nestled in that gradually cooling embrace until Guinevere arrived, believing her mother would soon wake up.
That chilling sensation kept wrapping around Larisa over and over.
“Mother!”
Larisa shook Guinevere while crying. When Guinevere showed no sign of waking no matter how hard she tried, Larisa forced her trembling legs to stand and dashed outside.
“Teacher! Teacher Siod!”
The only person she could think of was her teacher. As Larisa pounded on the door in tears, Siod opened it.
“What’s wrong? Oh dear.”
“Mother has collapsed!”
Siod scooped Larisa up and instantly teleported.
*
When Guinevere regained consciousness, it was already deep into the night.
“Ugh…….”
Her head felt like it was splitting apart. Guinevere rubbed her throbbing temples, then froze upon spotting the sleeping Larisa asleep beside her.
“You’re awake?”
“Yes.”
“You were completely exhausted from mana depletion.”
Unable to fight off sleep any longer, Larisa had fallen asleep face-down on the bed without even seeing Guinevere wake up.
“Larisa came running in tears thinking something terrible had happened; you scared me too.”
“…….”
“Was it because of this that you pushed yourself so far?”
Guinevere flinched. Floating above Siod’s palm, spinning like a marble, was the miniaturised rub copy of the time-regression spell Guinevere had been working on.
“Give it back.”
“Don’t worry. I have no intention of touching your research.”
Even as he said that, Siod examined the rub copy closely.
“It’s extremely crude.”
“My son made it.”
“Only at times like this do you call him my son.”
Siod let out a soft chuckle. Since he didn’t seem upset, Guinevere secretly felt relieved.
She had feared how the dragon might react if he discovered she was researching time regression on her own.
“You should stop this.”
“Why?”
“It’s based on alchemy. To cast this spell, you need a dragon’s heart.”
Guinevere had already guessed as much.
“If I use up every last drop of my mana, it might be possible.”
“Why are you trying to complete a spell that can’t even be used once finished? I told you—I came here to prevent time regression. So that no one can ever turn back time again.”
“…….”
“Are you anxious? Do you think the day will come when you’ll have to use this spell? Even if it means fighting me?”
Siod set the sphere down on the side table and approached Guinevere.
“Humans live only one irretrievable life, Guinevere. That is why it is fierce and beautiful.”
His long fingers cupped her face. When their faces were close enough for their eyelashes to brush, Siod whispered.
“Won’t you try trusting me just once?”
And right before their lips touched—
“Teacher?”
“Gah!”
The scream came from Guinevere. Siod was unceremoniously shoved backward. Having landed hard on his rear under the bed, he sat there dazed, hit by the sudden weight of reality—sage time, realising the impermanence of life.
“What are you two doing?”
Guinevere hurriedly made an excuse.
“Something got in my eye… he was checking it.”
“Your eye?”
“Yes.”
“……Huk!”
Larisa covered her mouth with both hands in shock. Guinevere wondered why the girl was acting like that—until something dripped steadily from under her nose.
“Mother, you have a nosebleed!”
‘Damn it…….’
Guinevere shot Siod a glance. The man who would normally spout nonsense like “I’m sexy enough to make you bleed” was, for once, silently handing her a handkerchief.
“Here.”
Guinevere obediently pressed it to her nose. When the handkerchief quickly became soaked, Larisa stomped her feet in panic.
“What do we do? You must be really hurt!”
“I’m fine. It’s nothing.”
She answered in a nasal voice, but Larisa was already in tears.
“But there’s so much blood…….”
“Larisa, calm down. It’s just a nosebleed.”
“Yes. It seems Bera was just a little tired.”
“But, but…….”
Larisa began sobbing openly, so Siod lifted her into his arms and paced the room, patting her back.
“Were you very scared? But it’s only a nosebleed, so you don’t have to worry too much. There, there, stop crying.”
“I’m really fine. Look, it’s already stopped.”
In truth it hadn’t, so she had cauterised the inside with magic. Guinevere endured the pain and forced a calm expression.
“See? Perfectly fine.”
Having created a sphere of water to wash her face and hands clean, Guinevere now looked quite normal. Only then did Larisa sniffle and speak.
“Are you really okay?”
“Yes. Come here.”
Larisa obediently stretched out her arms. Nestled in Guinevere’s warm embrace and feeling her body heat, she finally relaxed.
“I thought Mother was going to die.”
“That will never happen. I’ll live longer than you.”
“Really?”
“Yes. If you cry and then laugh, hair will grow around your butt.”
Larisa grabbed her bottom. The sight made Guinevere burst into laughter. To think such a childish joke worked. William once…
‘Hair grows there anyway when you hit puberty. Don’t you even know that, Mother?’
…had said.
“Please live a long, long time, Mother.”
“I’ve already lived a long time. I’d like to live just long enough?”
“Still… still live longer than me.”
Larisa, who had stepped out of the embrace again, spoke with teary eyes. Only a few months had passed since she lost her real mother.
‘She’s still at an age where death is frightening.’
After thinking for a moment, Guinevere said,
“Larisa. Don’t worry. Even if I wanted to die, I couldn’t.”
“Yes?”
“As long as my mana doesn’t completely disappear, I will continue living in this youthful form.”
“
“…….”
“So I will never leave your side.”
Larisa stared blankly for a long while before finally noticing the comfort in Guinevere’s words and giving a relieved smile.
“Even so… I hope you won’t collapse again.”
“That is…….”
To Guinevere, mana was like breathing. Even if she held her breath on purpose and fainted, she would unconsciously breathe again and wake up; similarly, even if her mana was temporarily depleted, it would naturally refill while unconscious and she would awaken.
In fact, she recovered more by passing out than by drinking mana potions.
“Please don’t overdo it anymore, okay?”
To think she was telling her not to overexert herself. Was it because the child was still so innocent?
“Lara is asking you.”
Siod said gruffly. Looking now, his eyes were similar to Lara’s. Had he been worried too?
“Alright.”
She had been so nervous about how the dragon would react to discovering the rub copy that she hadn’t noticed he was worried. It felt strange.
After taking Larisa back to her room, Guinevere returned to the laboratory wearing a bitter smile.
Seeing Larisa fret that she might die reminded her of Marina.
‘Actually, if you wished it, I could keep you from dying. If I cast a spell to make time flow extremely slowly in your body, you would remain alive even if the pain continued.’
Though it would be painful, a mother with a child might want to live that way just to watch her daughter grow. Yet Marina had smiled and refused Guinevere’s offer.
‘Are you telling me to become a hostage?’
Standing straight with dignified speech, Marina no longer looked like a mere peasant woman. She had spoken with the bearing of someone who could stand proudly in the middle of the imperial court.
‘If Your Ladyship Rodante extends my lifespan with magic, our Lara will never be able to go against Your Ladyship’s words. She will live the life Your Ladyship desires without ever knowing what she truly wants or what kind of life she wishes for.’
What could one say to that? Guinevere had been unable to reply.
‘Thank you, Lady Rodante. Thanks to you, I can die for my daughter. I will meet a meaningful death rather than a miserable dog’s death… Do you understand me?’
‘I understand.’
‘Swear it. With all your mana. That you will protect our Lara… so she can live happily for a long, long time. Then I will allow you to take Lara.’
Guinevere had answered as though enchanted.
‘I swear upon all my mana.’
Marina chose death herself. Instead of prolonging her life even slightly with magic, she left her death to the will of the gods and prayed only for Lara’s happiness. Someday Larisa would have to be told the truth.
‘Will she resent me when she learns the truth?’
Will she blame me for not saving her when there was a way? It seemed she had grown attached. Just imagining Larisa’s faint resentment already made her feel bitter.
Once she decided to protect them, her entire heart had turned toward those children.
‘That must be why I could make that vow.’
A magician’s oath made with all their mana is equivalent to staking their life. When a magician’s mana disappears, they die.
‘But how did Marina know about a magician’s oath?’
The sudden question arose, but Guinevere soon dismissed it as unimportant. Siod would find something if he investigated.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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