How To Win My Husband Over

Episode 16: Popo Monster

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Aside from the terrifyingly jagged, crocodile-like teeth, what the hell’s in there? Aren’t they skeletons?

“Ugh….”

I got goosebumps all over my body.

In order not to scream, I bit my tongue and took a quick step behind, but it moved.

It made a strange noise as it flapped its eccentric arms that looked like penguin wings had claws attached to them.

“Po, po….”

“S-Stay away from me…….”

“Po, po, po, po…….”

……It should feel intimidating, but somehow this monster sounded ridiculous.

Flapping its arms hard which also didn’t seem to match it’s appearance.

“Don’t….”

“Po, po.”

“Come closer….”

“Po, po, po.”

Despite my desperate struggles, the unidentified monster came up to me with a sound that I couldn’t tell whether it was a popo or dung dung.

The open mouth was terrible, so I closed my eyes tightly and my body was lifted up in the air.

A strange cry echoed from afar.

It sounded like someone was weeping sadly.
I didn’t know if it was just the voice of my heart.

Ah, God, isn’t it too vain for a girl to die like this?!

I’m struggling not to be killed by my husband, but what an ending to be eaten by a fat, popo monster!

The popo monster picked me up with its short arms, and it seemed to be looking for a more secluded place when there was no one there already and took a wobbly step.

The place where it dragged me away was behind a nearby gloomy rock.

I wanted to scream, but I thought that as soon as I screamed it would bite my head off.

In addition, I was suffocated by a sudden eerie chill.

Dadak, dadak. Something like the clang of a horse’s hoof was approaching.

I felt reluctant for some reason so I lowered my voice.

I instinctively had a hunch that I shouldn’t show any signs of my presence.

I caught a glimpse of the Popo monster, holding it’s breath motionless, holding me tight with both arms.

Dadak, Dadak.

Finally, it came to the point where I could see the source of the sound.

“Hmph!”

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Had it not been for the moonlight, I would have thought it was just a knight and screamed.

Sitting on a somewhat pale blue horse, it certainly looked like a knight.

It was just that his neck had been cut off.

What looked like a severed head was stuck to its side.

Is that what Durahan is?

Looking at reality like this, it was much more frightening than I had imagined.

Durahan paused, stood still for a while, and then slowly turned the horse’s head around the time when I and Popo monster were about to die from suffocation.

Cold sweat ran down my cheeks.

“Whoo….”

“Po.”

My feet touched the ground.

Popo monster gently put me down and waddled away again.

I was watching it from afar, and then I suddenly noticed the rubble scattered on the spot where I had fallen earlier.
It was the remains of a thick python-like vine that had been cut into pieces.

My ankle throbbed.

I raised my hand and wiped the drops of sweat flowing down my chin, but looking at my palm, it was not sweat, but blood.

“Po, po.”

The popo monster, who picked up a huge leaf, waddled and approached me again.

Then it slapped the leaf on my forehead.

There was a moment of silence.

“Excuse me….”

“Po.”

“By any chance, did you save me?”

“Po.”

It shook its huge body back and forth.
It was like an act of nodding.

“Can you understand me?”

“Po.”

“Do you understand people?”

This time, it shook its body from side to side.
It seemed to mean negative.

Does that mean that you can’t understand people in general but you only understand me?

“Can…..
Can you help me one more time?”

“Po.”

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“I-I have to go home.
But I don’t know the way out of here.”

I didn’t know how deep I had been dragged into the forest.

In addition, seeing the moon rise, I must have fainted for a long time.

I was bleeding too, and if I wandered alone, I would not only be eaten by a monster but also a wild animal.

Popo monster was staring at me for a while, but soon it drooped it’s ears and shook itself back and forth again.

Hey, why do you look depressed all of a sudden? With those skeletons in your mouth?

“Wait……”

“Po.”

Popo picked me up again.
This time, it held me higher than before and put me over it’s head.

It seemed to mean to get on, so I sat obediently on his head and gently grabbed it’s long ears.
It felt surprisingly soft.

Pung!

I tightened my grip on it’s ear as my body jerked away.

Popo started sprinting at such a speed that I couldn’t tell whether it was flying or running.

It was an incredibly fast pace that did not fit into its huge body.

The wind hit my face so hard that I almost had to close my eyes.

How long did it run like that?

Finally, Popo stopped running and tapped me on the foot.

As I carefully lowered my legs, it’s squishy, soft arms supported my feet and helped me down.

“Po.”

It was noisy everywhere.
Green lights were circulating from not too far away.

It seemed there been a search.

“Well, thank you.”

“Po.”

Popo waved one arm as if to greet this time, then turned back and disappeared into the dark forest.

I limped through the bushes toward the light.

“………Ackk!”

“Kyaaa!”

As soon as I went through the thick bushes and pulled myself out, I was also surprised when a fellow freaked out and screamed.

“M-m-m-m-m-madam?”

“Sir Endymion?”

“I-I found her! Milady is safe! I found milady! Madam, are you all right?”

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Even Endymion, who is still an apprentice, seemed to be exhausted from looking for me.

As the area became noisy, paladins with torches came one by one.

Although there should be a sense of relief, my heart began to beat roughly in anxiety as I suddenly became nervous.

“Oh, my God…….”

“Lady Rudbeckia is safe!”

“I’m so glad you’re safe.
Are you hurt anywhere? This is….”

Endymion, who was bending over and looking at me, suddenly reached out carefully and removed the giant leaf on my forehead.

It’s amazing that it didn’t fall.

A blood-soaked leaf fluttered away.

“Endy, get out of my way.
Madam, please come this way.”

Sir Ivan, who approached through the other paladins, held out an arm for me.

His face was frighteningly stiff which I had never seen before.

And it was then.

“If my wife doesn’t get in trouble for even a day, it looks like she’s itchy.”

I held Sir Ivan’s arm and winced at the terrifying voice.

Endymion, who was looking at me with a blank expression, quietly opened his mouth.

“Sir, your wife…….”

“Shut up.”

Endymion immediately shut up and looked at me with a somewhat pitiful gaze.

It is understandable that Isaac’s appearance now was incomparably terrifying.

The blood-colored eyes were burning like a flame in hell, like Durahan that I saw a while ago and I couldn’t do anything.

“I think I already said that there is no need to get attention in this way.”

“I-I’m sorry to have caused you so much trouble.
But I couldn’t help it…….”

“You can’t help it?”

Smirking, he raised the corners of his lips.
It was a mockery, a smirk dripping with cold.

Then what am I supposed to do in that situation, you persistent bastard!

Do you think that I was deliberately drawn to the monster?

As I was about to explain the situation somehow, Sir Ivan interrupted.

“Iz, calm down.
You have to listen to this side.”

Huh? Listen to this side? Why do I have an odd feeling about this?

“There is nothing to listen to or not to do.”

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“Just calm down…….”

“I’m going to blow you away with this damn clown show today.”

The person who chewed and spat out came straight up with a terrifying momentum that was about to strangle me.

“Get out of the way.”

“Hey, Iz….”

“Get out of my way.”

Sir Ivan, who half wrapped me, sprang off.

Then, as he did, a shrill scream rang out, saying, ‘Oh, fuck, I don’t know, you fucking bastard!’.

Either way, Isaac carried me on one shoulder and walked quickly.

My body trembled.
Husband, what kind of twisted signal is this?

I didn’t know if he would throw me away if I made a mistake, so I decided to keep my mouth shut for now.

Isaac put me on the horse he had tied up outside the forest and climbed straight up and sped up.

As the horse shook, my injured ankle throbbed deeply, but I bit my lips and held it in.

“Brother?”

The mansion was lit up all over.

As we entered alone past the silent knights, Ellenia, who had been sitting on her sofa, stood up.

Unlike her, her face was filled with tremendous state of agitation

Freya was there too, unharmed.

Tears gleamed on her face as she stood up holding a soaked handkerchief.

“Oh, ma’am, you’re safe! I’m so relieved.
How much…….”

“Ruby, what the hell happened? What’s with the wound?”

That’s what I mean.
My husband interrupted me just as I faltered and tried to open my mouth.

“Call Sergey.
You come here.”

“But brother…….”

“Don’t follow me.”

It was so bloody that even Ellenia stopped.

The maid’s expression of consoling the two girls looks very satisfied with the situation.

I was almost at a loss when I saw the eyes that were going to lead to my death.

Trying not to limp, I followed my husband’s scary backside.

Hic, I don’t want to follow you like this, it’s really scary.

The place where I arrived after being dragged away was a study room-like place.