Predatory Marriage

“Come on!” He shouted.

Laughter erupted from the listening Kurkans, and his face darkened.

The Kurkans weren’t even doing it to provoke him.
It was a spontaneous reaction.

“Oh, my God…” Haban gasped, almost falling off his horse with laughter.
“I think he’s serious…”

Ishakan said nothing, only smiled.
It seemed that the Knight Commander of Herban thought highly of his own martial arts.

But even if he was extraordinary, every Kurkan present was an experienced warrior.
The Knight Commander might know his own trade, but he knew little of Kurkans.
Most of the Kurkans he had seen were slaves, who had not yet come of age.

It was a plausible excuse for this recklessness.

But still, it wasn’t a bad proposal.
This would speed up his own return home.
Ishakan drew his own sword with pleasure, nudging his horse over to his challenger.

The Knight commander eyed Ishakan, assessing.
There was a slight frown on his face as he noted Ishakan’s lack of nerves.

“Now it will be your turn with that Estian succubus,” he said, provoking.
“I wonder who her next husband will be.”

Ishakan sighed, rubbing a hand over his face.

“…Ha.”

A glint shone in his golden eyes.
He knew this was just a ploy to goad him and make him lose his temper, but he couldn’t help reacting.

Leah had become famous after all the curious events surrounding her multiple marriages.
There were all manner of crazy rumors, one of which claimed she was a succubus, beguiling and slaying her husbands.

It was true that those men who had tried to marry her had died.
Not just Count Byun Gyeongbaek, but Prince Blain after him.

There were people who were convinced that soon it would be the Barbarian King’s turn, right up until Ishakan killed them.

Ishakan couldn’t understand why anyone would consider the men who had tormented her to be her victims, and he wasn’t interested in trying.

In these cases, Ishakan went for the simplest method.
Rather than trying to explain it with words, he would prove it.
He was nearly nose to nose with the Knight Commander, and the other man was clearly discomfited at the difference in size.

“I assume you intend to back up those words.”

“……!”