Transmigrated as Baron, Married with my Lovely Maid-Chapter 83

"Ah... looks like someone just had some fun with his wife..."

Ulrich stared at me sharply, seeing me still carrying Leysha, who was still weak from exhaustion after the ritual.

Leysha remained silent, embarrassed.

She begging me to put her down, but I knew her knees were still weak.

"Baron Atreus...I-I think you can put me down and—"

"No worries, Leysha. I can carry you as long as you want. Have a rest, dear. Take your time."

Leysha fell silent, embarrassed, then lowered her face, resting her head on my chest.

Beside Ulrich, I saw Ela staring at me with feelings filled with envy and irritation.

"Tch... stupid woman... how could you throw away your life and everything for a failure like Atreus...!" Ela said hatefully, mocking Leysha.

"Leysha did it willingly. Our love is pure from the heart. By the way... you saw us making love, didn’t you?"

My last question left Ela speechless, annoyed.

She seemed to want to express her anger, but her heart was still pounding.

"Why are you so quiet, Ela? What did you see when Leysha and I were making love with such passion and desire? Something you never felt even when we were husband and wife, right? Ah, yes, I remember... you were too busy belittling me, treating me like nothing but trash, as if I were a burden on the family. My self-esteem felt shattered to the point where I had to beg just to have sex with a mediocre woman like you, Ela...!" I exclaimed, venting the frustration lurking within me in the past.

"Damn it...! What does a failure like you demand from me?! You’re a burden? Of course you are! You can only give me a small amount of money compared to Mr. Dezy...! You’re fucking nothing...!" Ela retorted, equally annoyed.

"Yes, I regret having to ask for something that ’should be yours’, Ela. You said my gift was small, but in the end, you wanted to seize all my possessions with your cunning and evil means, Ela. How hypocritical and lowly are you, Ela?"

"S-shut up...! I’m only demanding what’s already in our laws...! I’m a victim of the treatment of a failed man like you, Atreus! A failed man like you doesn’t deserve to blame me!"

"Hah...! Protecting yourself, considering yourself the victim when in fact, I’m the one who’s actually the victim of all your unfair treatment! Comparing you to Leysha is like comparing an angel from heaven to a cockroach whose only job is to annoy me! Leysha, who’s always loyal and accepts me in any condition, who trusts all my decisions, allowing me to recover from the slump caused by your heinous decisions...! Only with Leysha, I can experience love filled with passion and desire! Come on, Ela. Don’t be shy about telling us all that you envy me when you see Leysha and I making love so passionately and intimately!"

"D-damn...! I-I never thought of that when I saw you doing that...! I-I-"

"Say it, Ela! Tell me the truth, you really aren’t enjoying your intimate relationship with Dezy. I can see it, Ela. It’s all written on your jealous and envious expression! Say it loud in front of your new husband...!"

"SO NOISY...! DARLING, HELP ME...! THIS CRAZY MAN MUST BE KILLED AND DESTROYED TOGETHER WITH HIS STUPID WIFE...!"

Ela screamed hysterically, holding back tears that threatened to spill.

I could feel her heart aching because everything I said was true.

I saw Ela fall to her knees, seemingly drained of both physical and mental strength after I revealed the heartbreaking truth.

Ulrich, a.k.a. Dezy, watching his exhausted wife, remained expressionless, his attention focused on me.

I knew he was so focused on defeating me that he wasn’t paying much attention to Ela.

"It seems you’re taking your situation too lightly, Baron Atreus Vermillion."

Ulrich finally spoke.

And at that moment, I felt an aura burst with pressure that suffocated the air.

I could still tolerate this kind of aura, but Leysha was instantly alert.

She asked me to stand, no longer weak-kneed, as her alertness increased, as she forced her body to increase in strength.

"B-Baron Atreus... I can sense the power of a curse approaching...!" Leysha warned me.

"Yes, I feel the same pressure... it turns out this is a curse spell..." I said, looking around.

Although invisible to the naked eye, for someone with magical powers, I could see the black dome of the curse’s magic surrounding Leysha and me.

Just a few seconds later, I felt a burning sensation in my left palm, slowly forming a red triangle.

I knew this wasn’t an ordinary triangle, but it was a magical symbol, indicating that Ulrich’s curse spell had already embedded itself in my body and my soul.

"Baron Atreus...your hand...!" Leysha, panicking, immediately grabbed my left palm.

She immediately used a healing spell, but the red triangle symbol didn’t disappear.

Even with Leysha’s full focus, the cursed spell still activated.

"W-wait a minute, Baron Atreus...I can use the Angel’s Tear Pendant to—"

"Don’t, Leysha," I said, holding Leysha’s right palm, stopping her from activating the elemental holly magic that could also cure my curse.

"W-why, Baron...with the elemental holly spell from the Angel’s Tear Pendant, I can—"

"Heheheh...it seems you’re not as shallow as I thought, Baron Atreus," Ulrich said, unable to hold back his laughter in a dismissive tone.

"W-what...?"

Leysha was still confused by my decision.

I understood Leysha’s good intentions, but I couldn’t be fooled by Ulrich’s malicious intent.

"...a cursed spell from Ulrich isn’t just a Wizard spell, Leysha. You’re right that using a holly elemental spell can remove a cursed spell. But this cursed spell is a dragon-level cursed spell, which has tremendous damage and a high level of retaliation. If you use an elemental holly spell to remove a dragon cursed spell, it will cause an explosion in anyone affected by the dragon curse spell..." I explained.

"HAHAHAHA! OHOHOHOHO! WISE DECISION, ATREUS VERMILLION! I WAS WAITING FOR YOUR FAVORITE MAID TO EXPLODE YOUR BODY BY ACCIDENTALLY USING HER ELEMENTAL HOLLY SPELL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT FAILED BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT AS STUPID AS I THOUGHT...! HAHAHAHA!"

Ulrich Aurelius laughed out loud like a maniac.

Thankfully, he didn’t laugh when Leysha made her mistake due to her ignorance.

"O-oh... I-I didn’t realize that much, Baron Atreus... I’m sorry, Baron Atreus... I deserve to be punished...", Leysha said, lowering her head guiltily.

But I didn’t question Leysha’s good intentions.

I knew and understood that Leysha would do anything for me, no matter the risk.

I wrapped my arms around her neck and kissed her forehead gently to reassure her.

"Don’t worry, Leysha. I will definitely win this battle, and we will return to our world safely," I said.

"Y-yes, Baron Atreus..." Leysha nodded, her face flushed with embarrassment, completely trusting me.

My attention returned to Ulirch, who was sitting at the corner of the casino table.

Slowly, I sat down across from him, preparing to begin his game.

"So... is the Death Game going to start or not?" I asked calmly.

Ulrich, who had just finished laughing, immediately cleared his throat briefly to calm himself.

He picked up a deck of cards and shuffled it slowly.

"Heheh... I think I’ve had enough of laughing. Atreus, you already know the rules... Zeraxion’s cursed spell has bound us all... and you won’t be able to escape until we complete the Death Game we’re hosting together. If you attempt to intervene with your magic, Zeraxion’s cursed spell will activate, and you’ll immediately lose for breaking the rules..." Ulrich explained calmly, but I could sense a sly and suspicious intent emanating from him.

"I hope the same goes for you, Ulrich..." I said calmly.

"Hah...! Of course...! Just so you know, I’ve never lost in this Death Game...! You might be wondering how I, the one from a wizarding world, can rule your world so easily... the answer is simple! Because the powerful people in your world are so stupid and easily fooled by money! I can trick them under the guise of gambling in a casino, even though they’ve actually sold their souls and bodies under Zeraxion’s cursed spell...! This spell doesn’t attack or destroy, but it can easily control me...! I easily control their money, their assets, their weapons, their troops, even their souls...! They think this is just a simple gambling game, but it’s actually a trap to unknowingly fall prey to Zeraxion’s cursed spell...!"

Ulrich explained passionately and enthusiastically.

I could sense his evil ambition—something that’s unquestionable among Duke Archer’s family or King Victor Dragomir’s loyalists.

I knew he was expecting me to tremble in fear, trapped in this Death Game, even though Leysha had tried to help me with the Angel’s Tear Pendant.

But I certainly didn’t need to show that, because I’d come here to win.

My expression remained calm and composed, and I knew Ulrich was furious at my composure.

"So...what game are we going to play?" I asked.

"Do you know Black Jack, Atreus Vermillion?"