Mother-in-Law Refuses to Regress! (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 9
“Yeah. It’s fate—nothing, not even time or death, can stop it.”
She couldn’t understand a word of it. The philosophical jargon was far too difficult for a seven-year-old.
Without hesitation, Larisa decided to ask William. So she waited patiently for their tea time together.
“Do you know this, William?”
“Know what?”
“I’m supposed to be your fate!”
Pfft—!!!
William elegantly spat out his tea.
“Who told you that?”
“Mother!”
William cried out as if he’d had a seizure.
“Gasp—what exactly did Mother say? Please tell me it wasn’t something weird!”
“She said I’m your fate—something neither time nor death can prevent.”
“Eek!”
William’s hands and feet curled up in horror.
“What does that even mean? Do you understand it, William?”
“No!”
Larisa was disappointed. She’d thought William was smart enough to know what it meant…
Then Larisa delivered the final blow to what remained of William’s sanity.
“And she also said that, in exchange for taking good care of me until I become an adult, I have to bear your child once I come of age.”
“Guh—”
William choked on tea he thought he’d already spit out completely. His face turned pale as he started pounding his chest.
“Are you insane?! What are you even telling a child? Oh—sorry, I mean, seriously—are you out of your mind?!”
William shot to his feet, shouting in agitation, looking ready to storm straight into the laboratory. Someone gently tugged at his sleeve.
It was Larisa.
“William, are you okay?”
“Okay? No, I’m not okay! Were you okay hearing that?!”
“Yeah.”
For a moment, William froze.
“…You’re okay with it?”
‘You’re okay with having my child?’
Just as William’s mind was about to drift far, far away, Larisa spoke casually.
“Yeah. Anyway, I still have a long time before I become an adult. And you said you’d run away before then, right?”
William’s excitement cooled down, and he slumped back into his seat.
“Oh, right.”
“But when exactly are you planning to run away?”
“Hmm.”
He’d originally planned to run away before entering the academy.
After all, if he enrolled in the Department of Magic under the Rodante name and it got out that he alone couldn’t wield magic, it would be utter humiliation.
But now that he’d decided to enter the Department of Knightly Arts instead, he didn’t really feel like running away anymore…
‘She absolutely believes I’ll run away—and that’s why she’s acting so calm about it?’
Since William didn’t give a clear answer, Larisa asked anxiously.
“Did you maybe… change your mind about running away?”
“Ah—no! I was just thinking about when would be the best time to do it.”
“Phew, thank goodness. I was worried you actually wanted to have a baby with me…”
A seven-year-old saying that—if he didn’t deny it immediately, he’d be considered a criminal. William shook his head desperately.
“I’ll run away! Of course I will! I’ll definitely run away someday—I can’t stand this filthy house any longer!”
“Really? Then let’s cooperate.”
“Cooperate?”
It was an unusually complex word for a seven-year-old, though commonly used in back-alley dealings. Larisa beamed brightly as she said it.
“When you run away, I’ll run away with you too!”
William found himself chuckling unconsciously.
‘Lara really trusts me… she trusts me… yeah…’
William felt strangely conflicted—happy, yet bitter, as if he shouldn’t feel happy at all. Amid this peculiar guilt, Larisa asked about his future plans.
“What will you do after you run away?”
“Hmm… I was thinking of making a living through alchemy…”
“Wow! That’s so cool. I want to learn alchemy too. What do you call someone who follows you around? An assistant! I’ll be your assistant. You’ll teach me, right?”
“If you really want to learn, I can teach you. Unlike magic, alchemy is something anyone can learn.”
“I know what that means. That’s what they call ‘fair,’ right?”
“Fair?”
Unlike magic, which required innate talent, alchemy was a discipline accessible to everyone regardless of talent—it was a fair art. But William had never heard it described that way before.
“Yeah… fair, I guess. Though most mages look down on it, and ordinary people treat alchemists like rejects who failed to become mages…”
“Rejects? But William, you already used alchemy to save Jeje! If you keep helping lots of people with alchemy, they’ll see how amazing it really is.”
“Yeah.”
William thought that kind of life wouldn’t be so bad. In fact, imagining himself truly living that way actually made him quite pleased.
And with an adorable little assistant like Larisa by his side, he’d never be bored.
William paused for a moment.
“How about… you run away right after you graduate from the academy?”
“Me?”
“Yeah. By then, you’ll already be an adult and won’t need a guardian anymore. Surely Mother won’t insist you and I have a baby the moment you turn adult, right?”
“Okay!”
Larisa smiled brightly. Seeing her genuinely happy expression made William happy too.
Of course she was happy—her job after graduation was already settled. The heir of House Rodante was offering to take her on as his assistant.
She’d never have to worry about food or shelter for the rest of her life. Larisa felt truly reassured.
*
While the children were discussing their dreams for the future, Guinevere suddenly felt a strange sensation.
‘Magic power…’
The flow of mana had changed. Guinevere left her laboratory and flew up to the highest roof of the mansion, then began staring fixedly at a certain direction.
“The Valley of Dragons.”
An ominous feeling crept over her. Immense magical energy was gathering toward the Valley of Dragons.
“Are the dragons gathering?”
This had never happened before. Something had changed. Guinevere bit her lip anxiously.
“Could it possibly be because of William?”
It was a gut feeling. If the slumbering dragons were awakening and gathering, it must be tied to the time loop. Guinevere usually trusted her instincts.
She teleported back to her laboratory and glared at the golden sphere.
Just as her magic had shielded her mind, the dragons likely remembered the past as well. Some among them might have grown weary of this repeating cycle.
If the dragons decided to stop the time loop, what would be the simplest method? To kill William before he could activate the regression.
Then…
‘I must complete it first.’
It had always been this way. Every problem ultimately required Guinevere to complete her spell—and this time was no different.
“Before William does, I’ll finish it first…”
So that the dragons—who mistakenly believed Guinevere herself was the source of the time regression—would target her instead of William. She probably wouldn’t survive.
“Oh.”
For the first time in ages, Guinevere felt her heart tremble.
Facing possible death, one face surfaced in her mind—someone she’d like to meet again, though she knew nothing about him except his name.
“Siod.”
After surpassing human limits of magical power, she’d stopped aging. While everyone she knew grew old and passed away, Guinevere remained young and healthy.
Sometimes, this endless life felt unbearably lonely. On one particularly desolate day, she met that man.
“I’ve never met a human like you.”
Silver hair as cold as frost, eyes of silvery gray, beauty unmatched in this age—and a voice carrying an archaic lilt.
“How old are you?”
Guinevere had long forgotten her own age. And this man possessed formidable magic—surely even stronger than hers…
“I don’t know. How old are you?”
“A secret.”
Back then, she’d briefly thought that perhaps this man could share eternity with her. So, on impulse, she’d spent the night with him.
“Will I ever see you again?”
Guinevere smiled wryly. She never imagined she’d one day miss the man who’d appeared and vanished without a trace.
It wasn’t out of deep love—just a man who’d momentarily eased her crushing loneliness on a day when even that emotion had dulled. And who’d left her with William as a fleeting tryst.
Now, facing possible death, he came to mind. Perhaps he could protect William and Larisa even after she was gone.
But then Guinevere let out a hollow laugh.
“He left even after learning I was carrying William.”
After William was born, she’d forgotten Siod too. After all, if William became a mage, he might live as long as she did.
“So that’s it. I was just afraid of being left alone.”
That must have been why she’d obsessed so intensely over William’s magical education—fear of being abandoned.
Guinevere shook her head, brushing aside the thought.
“Right now, completing the regression spell is my priority.”
If only Larisa survived and properly bonded with William—if they bore a child together—William would never consider turning back time again.
Guinevere understood. She herself would never regress to a time before William’s birth—if there was no guarantee of having him again, how could she possibly turn back time?
That was why she’d demanded a child from Larisa as payment. The two would surely fall in love anyway—just as they always had in every past life. This time, she hoped they’d find happiness.
Guinevere never wanted to experience regression again—not even if she died twice over. This life, she absolutely would not let her son die. To ensure that…
“I must complete this…”
I’ll take it all upon myself, Guinevere murmured.
Strangely enough, she felt light-hearted. So she smiled. Death awaited her too. She resolved to give her all until that unknown moment came—so she wouldn’t regret it.
Complete the time regression spell, ensure William truly loved Larisa this time instead of obsessing over her alone, and bless their future together. That was Guinevere’s duty now.
Being a mother. Protecting her child. Passing life to the next generation. Who would have thought such ordinary, unremarkable things would become the most meaningful purpose of Guinevere’s life?
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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