My Ex-Husband Became The Male Lead

Chapter 5 [Part 1] – In A Locked Room

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‘But, insomnia is a side effect…..’

Well, there is nothing strange about insomnia being known as a new side effect when new diseases are discovered and when new treatments are developed every year.

“Are you taking any medicine at present?”

At her question, Kaligo raised his eyebrows.

“…..I wouldn’t have had a woman in an enclosed room without any precaution.”

“Is it something worth preparing for?”

“If you’ve heard the rumors, you’ll know.”

“……Oh.”

“Had I not taken any medicine, I am well aware of what I’d do in a place where no one is allowed to enter.”

“……….”

At his words, silence filled the office once again.

Kaligo, who had not been moving for a long time, got up from the sofa and returned with a small box and sat down.

As soon as he placed the box on the table, he turned his head to face Ashia.

“What is this?”

“This is the potion I am currently taking.
It was created by a wizard belonging to the Etous family.”

“……You still called for me even though you had a wizard in your family?”

“It’s not like this potion doesn’t have any side effects either.”

“…….”

Kaligo, who sat down on the sofa again, continued his words as he looked at the potion inside the box that was placed on the table.

“As I have mentioned earlier, I am looking for a potion without any side effects.”

Ashia glanced at him for a moment before she reached out her hand to take the box that was placed on the table and opened its lid.
As soon as the lid was opened, the mana and energy that flowed out made her aware that it was a well-formed potion.

‘You said he was a wizard from your family, but I don’t think his skills are ordinary.’

The mana contained in each option was also not inferior.

Ashia picked up one among the many potions placed inside the box and threw the lid off the bottle.
She took it under her nose and smelled it, and then, as if it wasn’t enough for her to simply smell it, she poured it into her mouth.

Gulp.

“?!”

Kaligo, whose back was slumped against the sofa, quickly raised his upper body at the sight.

“What is it now……”

“A component that can be missed cannot be distinguished just by smelling the potion.”

Ashia smiled nonchalantly.
She enjoyed the potions until the last minute and took advantage of his bewildered face as a snack.

TL/N – Best female lead lmao

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“You can just ask them to come and bring a list of the ingredients used on the potions.
The same symptoms may start appearing on your own body…….”

“Among the wizards who make potions, to find the exact recipe to completely suppress a client’s sickness, I must risk my life.
Neither do I want to ask for it, nor do I want to see it.”

She said, casually.
She then held the potion bottle up high and continued to talk as she looked at the lamp.

“You need not to worry about the ingredients in this that may cause harm to me or its toxins as they can easily break down on their own in one’s body.
A wizard who makes potion doesn’t simply drink any potion without any precaution.”

Why would I look at other people’s recipes when I can just have a taste of it? She poured the contents of the bottle until the last drop into her mouth.

“Well…….there are various herbs in it, in which one is peppermint leaves.
And, there’s a little bit of holy water and fire properties of mana.”

Ashia, who was nodding her head, said.

“The best herbs at the right ratio.
It contains all herbs of excellent quality to suppress your sexual desire.”

Gulp.

Ashia swallowed the last bit of the potion and tapped the entrance of the empty glass bottle with her fingertips.

‘His sexual desire is so strong that it’s enough to cause him to have insomnia after drinking this………’

Ashia shook her head, and said to herself, “You are also a main character.”

Kaligo’s eyes gazed at the fingertips of Ashia.
His gaze moved along to her tilted head as she noticed her agonizing.

His eyes, which were moving slowly, stopped at Ashia’s face, who was whimpering in the dark red robe.

All that was revealed was her narrow chin until the tip of her nose.

Occasionally, when her snow-like hands came out of her robe, his eyes would move around busily.

“Alright, let’s get into producing the potion right away.”

Ashia said, putting down the potion bottle she was spinning around on the table.

“I’ll make you a potion that will let you sleep soundly without any side effects as per your instructions.”

The agony will be over soon.
Similar to how I ended my transactions with other clients, I will immediately hand over the completed potion and collect the promised payment.

Ashia’s goal of not getting involved with the main characters is very firm from the start.
No, after she was kicked out of the tower, that goal of hers became more intense.

Ashia never forgot, not even once.

What happened when she tried to go against the original novel even though she wasn’t the main character.

“In the future, I’ll often have to ask questions that are necessary for me to be able to make the potion.
But before that…..”

Ashia rolled up the paper where she recorded this and that and slipped it into her arms, and took off the necklace she had on her neck and placed it on the table.

“Can you do as I say?”

“As you can see, it’s a necklace embellished with a mana stone.”

As Ashia placed her thumbs over the mana stone engraved at the center of the necklace, it began to emit a variety of colors of light in response.

“As you can see from the light, it is a mana stone with four properties in one place.”

“I’ve never seen a mana stone with multiple properties.”

“I’m sure you haven’t.
It’s a very, very precious child.”

Ashia smiled feverishly at the necklace.

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“Every person has different attributes.
Even if it’s a normal person who doesn’t give off a magical power, aura, or even both.”

She also added that the mana stones are needed to be placed on the table to determine one’s properties.

“What should I do?”

“Hold the necklace on one hand……”

“Like this?”

“Ah! Wait!”

Kaligo, who was listening to her instructions, stretched out his long, big hand and grabbed the necklace on the table.

“That’s not right!”

Chapter 5 [Part 2] – In A Locked Room

Ashia, who was taken aback, hurriedly rose from her seat.

She reached out her hand in a hurry to stop Kaligo’s hand, but his movements were a little faster than hers.

Before she could even say, “I’ll place this on the palm of your hand.”, he had already started moving.

The mana stone engraved on the necklace, which was held by Kaligo, began to emit plenty of light.

Ashia, who was frightened, placed her hands over Kaligo’s and shut her eyelids tightly.

In an instant, a light flashed through his hand and permeated the whole office.

The little fellow, who gave off a colorful, brilliant light, disliked the sudden unexpected situation very much.
In particular, it had the habit of exploding its power when it was directly touched by others without going through Ashia.

His power was very dangerous, even more so since he was touched by a rude man without permission.
There was only one person whom he recognized as his master, Ashia.

But…..

‘Huh?’

Contrary to what she had imagined, somehow, nothing much happened.

Kaligo, who was holding the necklace, only stared at the light that was emitted through his fingers.

“……..”

“……..”

Then, Ashia took a deep breath before slowly slumping against the sofa.

“Wow…..I had to supervise it for 10 years.”

The mana stone in his grasp only gave off one red light.
It was a pure fire property without any other attributes mixed in.

As the red light emitted by the mana stone went through his hand, a large black vein popped out of the back of his hand.

“Are you okay? You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?”

“I am, I just feel a little hot.”

Ashia’s eyes drooped down to ascertain his attributes once again.

“Your Highness…..was a pure fire attribute without any other properties.”

“…………”

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It is easier to make potions for those people who have pure attributes as fewer ingredients are required in comparison to those with mixed attributes, but they cannot use ingredients of high class.

‘However, the ingredients used are of high class.
Is it only to be expected because you are the main character…..?’

The main reason why the potions of the wizards from the council, the temple, or the Grand Duke’s residence were not effective.
It could’ve been because they weren’t able to properly grasp Kaligo’s attribute, but even if that wasn’t the case, it would’ve been hard to get the ingredients.

No one probably has tried to cure him earnestly because of his threatening atmosphere and the wildness of his breath.
Rather, they must’ve been busy trying to escape from him.

It was a bit unfortunate.
Had they figured out and grasped his attribute in advance, he might’ve gotten help from Ashia sooner, even if they did not make a suitable potion and ran away for the fear of losing their lives.

A faint sigh came from Ashia’s mouth.

“That was dangerous.
You should’ve kept listening until I finished speaking.”

“……That was thoughtless of me.”

“………..”

At Ashia’s reproachful words, Kaligo took out an apple at once.
It was difficult to hear from a high-ranking nobleman’s lips that he admits his mistake, yet she actually heard it from him.

Because of that, Ashia, who was about to continue talking, just shut her lips after.

When Kaligo unfolded his fist, the mana stone engraved on the necklace gave off a stronger red glow.

“Is there anything I should do after?”

“…….Wait.”

Upon hearing her answer, Kaligo tilted his head.

“Wait?”

“That’s…..right.”

Ashia, who was grumbling, scratched her cheek and said in a low voice.

“We’re out of ingredients necessary in making the potions of those people who have the fire attribute.”

“……You’re saying you can’t make the potion right away?”

“Yes.
Especially since only a few people look for the ingredients required, I think it’ll take a while.”

“Are you saying you’re going to get the ingredients yourself?”

Ashia took the necklace from him and hung it around her neck and continued talking.

“Yes.
I can’t promise you an exact date because I have overdue requests, but I’ll try to make them as soon as possible.”

“……….”

She then rose up from her seat and fixed her robe again.

“First and foremost, please continue taking the potion you have at the moment until I get back.”

“…….I’ll do that.”

Following Ashia, Kaligo also rose up from his seat.

Then came the sound of someone speaking outside the office with a knock on its door.

“Your Grade, this is Redin.”

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“Come in.”

As soon as permission was given for him to enter, the door of the office opened, and the man who had brought Ashia here came in.

After pausing for a moment, he quickly walked towards Kaligo and said,

“Your Highness, he has arrived.”

He didn’t specify who arrived, but Kaligo must’ve already been aware of his identity.

At Redin’s words, his forehead became wrinkled again.

“Go down, I’ll see you off.”

Kaligo said while looking at Ashia and reaching his hand out to the door.
Meanwhile, Ashia flinched as she was startled by his words as if she heard a grotesque sound.

“What?! No need! I can go alone.”

It was more than enough for Redin to see me off.
But now, I can’t believe the Grand Duke will accompany me on my way home when he is already burdensome as is.

Upon hearing his words, the potion I had just taken almost caused me to suffer from indigestion.

Sadly, however, it seems like Kaligo isn’t willing to comply with Ashia’s wishes.

“I’m afraid that a shabby person might cling onto the precious guest I have brought.”

“Pardon?”

A shabby person? He must be talking about the man Redin mentioned earlier.
But, who the hell is that person Kaligo is so displeased with?

Kaligo left the office first, while Ashia followed him from behind.

***

As I followed Kaligo until we reached the first floor, unlike when I arrived, employees moving busily came into sight.

‘What is wrong…..What’s with this atmosphere?’

Walking behind Kaligo, she looked around on her way out of the mansion.

They walked on a straightened road between the splendid gardens.
After a while, when they nearly reached the main gate,

“Kaligo.”

The voice of a young man calling Kaligo was heard in front of the two.

“Where are you going?”

At the man’s question, Kaligo stood in front of Ashia, covering her completely.

“Stay inside.
I’ll be right back.”

“………”

Kaligo, who gave him a brief answer, turned around again to face Ashia and led her to the carriage.
However, the man seemed to have no intention of entering the mansion quietly.

“Stop.”

The man’s voice was heard again once the two started heading towards the carriage.

“Who is that woman?”

Eventually, the two, who were walking towards the carriage, were forced to halt.