Chapter 5 [Part 1] - In A Locked Room
My Ex-Husband Became The Male Lead
Chapter 5 [Part 1] â In A Locked Room
âBut, insomnia is a side effectâ¦..â
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.
âAre you taking any medicine at present?â
At her question, Kaligo raised his eyebrows.
ââ¦..I wouldnât have had a woman in an enclosed room without any precaution.â
âIs it something worth preparing for?â
âIf youâve heard the rumors, youâll know.â
ââ¦â¦Oh.â
âHad I not taken any medicine, I am well aware of what Iâd do in a place where no one is allowed to enter.â
ââ¦â¦â¦.â
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.
âWhat is this?â
âThis is the potion I am currently taking. It was created by a wizard belonging to the Etous family.â
ââ¦â¦You still called for me even though you had a wizard in your family?â
âItâs not like this potion doesnât have any side effects either.â
ââ¦â¦.â
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.
âAs I have mentioned earlier, I am looking for a potion without any side effects.â
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.
âYou said he was a wizard from your family, but I donât think his skills are ordinary.â
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 wasnât enough for her to simply smell it, she poured it into her mouth.
Gulp.
â?!â
Kaligo, whose back was slumped against the sofa, quickly raised his upper body at the sight.
âWhat is it nowâ¦â¦â
âA component that can be missed cannot be distinguished just by smelling the potion.â
Ashia smiled nonchalantly. She enjoyed the potions until the last minute and took advantage of his bewildered face as a snack.
TL/N â Best female lead lmao
âYou 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 bodyâ¦â¦.â
âAmong the wizards who make potions, to find the exact recipe to completely suppress a clientâs sickness, I must risk my life. Neither do I want to ask for it, nor do I want to see it.â
She said, casually. She then held the potion bottle up high and continued to talk as she looked at the lamp.
âYou 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 oneâs body. A wizard who makes potion doesnât simply drink any potion without any precaution.â
Why would I look at other peopleâs recipes when I can just have a taste of it? She poured the contents of the bottle until the last drop into her mouth.
âWellâ¦â¦.there are various herbs in it, in which one is peppermint leaves. And, thereâs a little bit of holy water and fire properties of mana.â
Ashia, who was nodding her head, said.
âThe best herbs at the right ratio. It contains all herbs of excellent quality to suppress your sexual desire.â
Gulp.
Ashia swallowed the last bit of the potion and tapped the entrance of the empty glass bottle with her fingertips.
âHis sexual desire is so strong that itâs enough to cause him to have insomnia after drinking thisâ¦â¦â¦â
Ashia shook her head, and said to herself, âYou are also a main character.â
Kaligoâs 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 Ashiaâs 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.
âAlright, letâs get into producing the potion right away.â
Ashia said, putting down the potion bottle she was spinning around on the table.
âIâll make you a potion that will let you sleep soundly without any side effects as per your instructions.â
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.
Ashiaâs 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 wasnât the main character.
âIn the future, Iâll often have to ask questions that are necessary for me to be able to make the potion. But before thatâ¦..â
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.
âCan you do as I say?â
âAs you can see, itâs a necklace embellished with a mana stone.â
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.
âAs you can see from the light, it is a mana stone with four properties in one place.â
âIâve never seen a mana stone with multiple properties.â
âIâm sure you havenât. Itâs a very, very precious child.â
Ashia smiled feverishly at the necklace.
âEvery person has different attributes. Even if itâs a normal person who doesnât give off a magical power, aura, or even both.â
She also added that the mana stones are needed to be placed on the table to determine oneâs properties.
âWhat should I do?â
âHold the necklace on one handâ¦â¦â
âLike this?â
âAh! Wait!â
Kaligo, who was listening to her instructions, stretched out his long, big hand and grabbed the necklace on the table.
âThatâs not right!â