My Ex-Husband Became The Male Lead

o took the Fairy’s Heart and sent it to the Elemental Cube Room.

Glaring at Ashia as if he would tear her limbs away at any moment, Demiact opened his mouth.
“…Let’s sign a contract.”

“Good thinking.”

The contract with Demiact went smoothly.
With the consent of the Elders, Demiact signed the contract as the Magic Tower’s Master representative.
This gave Ashia everything she wanted, including the gold she requested and the same authority as the Magic Tower’s Master.

Now, there was really no time to delay.
Ashia quickly moved to the top floor with Demiact and the wizards.

She turned and looked at the wizards who had followed her and said, just before entering the room, “Are you all going to watch?”

“…I have an obligation to make sure the contract is being fulfilled.”

“You would be able to see it done as soon as the barrier outside the window is restored.”

“…”

“If you want to wait here, I won’t stop you.
But I am the only one going inside.”

“What nonsense!”

“Do you think I was asking for a favor?” Ashia cut Demiact’s words sharply.
“With my authority stated in the contract, I am giving you orders, Elder Demiact.”

“…”

That shut him up quickly.
That was because the contract made with a wizard’s magic was tied to their life.
The sound of his teeth grinding became audible.

“I can’t wait to see how quickly that confident face goes away.”

“Well, you can keep looking.”

“…”

Ashia entered the Elemental Cube’s room, closing the door and locking it so that no one could follow her.

A bad smell hit the tip of her nose as soon as she entered the room.

‘What the hell have they done here?’

She frowned as she covered her nose with the back of her hand.

Taking a long breath, Ashia calmed down her heart and walked towards the Elemental Cube.
She heard that the Elemental Cube was a huge mana stone that vibrated with power, with brilliant colors.
But the Elemental Cube in front of her now was no different from the large rocks scattered around the mountains she’d seen.
It had no dazzling light, no colors, no mysterious vibrations.

As she pulled out something inside her robe, Ashia said, “Luke, this is a hundred times bigger than you.”

「…」

“Why do you think he’s doing this?”

「I think it’s been a long time since it communicated.」

“Communication… They can’t communicate and yet they manage to maintain the barrier?”

「They took a Fairy’s Heart and used it.」

’Ah, the Fairy’s Heart.’

The awful burnt smell was explained.

“Did it really exist?”

「Humans are cruel and cunning.
The fairies just hid themselves, but they didn’t completely disappear.
」

“So it was like that.
Though I don’t know what kind of fairy this is…”

「They took away its heart.
」

“…”

Goosebumps peppered her arms.

Humans invaded the Fairy Forest in the past to satisfy their greed.
Even after many years had passed since the fairies had disappeared, the evil deeds of the past only changed the people involved but the actions were still repeated.

‘The forest wasn’t enough for them, so now it was their hearts?’

「Humans are really something.
It wasn’t enough that they used it as if it was their own, they even killed it and took it.」

“…”