Kasha slowly stroked Leon’s sweat-drenched platinum hair. At the same time, she whispered affectionately in his ear.
“It’s okay. It’s alright for your heart to ache. But Leon, don’t forget. It’s not your fault.”
Leon’s back swelled up greatly then gradually subsided. He uttered words that sounded like groans.
“But… if I unknowingly… hurt that child. Otherwise… how could it be.”
Leon was a man who didn’t waver even an inch while being chased by numerous magical beasts inside the barrier. Yet he was being shaken to the core by his younger brother’s transformation.
Kasha saw her past self in him at that moment. Back then, she had thought all the misfortunes happening to her were due to her clumsiness and bad luck. So she constantly blamed herself and tried to find reasons why the other person had no choice but to betray her.
But what happened to her as a result?
The only thing she gained in return for not trusting and loving herself was terrible betrayal and death.
“Leon, look at me.”
Hearing Kasha’s voice, Leon raised his eyes, revealing pupils filled with inner desolation, and looked up at her.
Kasha’s deep pink eyes were looking straight at him. It was an enigmatic gaze, like that of a goddess from a myth.
“No matter how much he is your brother, you can never fully know that person in your lifetime. Likewise… no matter how much love and sacrifice you pour out, there is no rule that the person will reciprocate that love and sacrifice. That is that person’s problem. A problem created by that person’s life, that person’s deficiencies. You can’t take responsibility for that too, Leon. You mustn’t.”
“Kasha.”
Leon couldn’t say anything more and silently accepted Kasha’s gaze, then suddenly smiled bitterly.
“Yes. If you say so, it must be so.”
“…It’s not exactly like that.”
“No. You are right. Undeniably right.”
It was no illusion that his normally neat and beautiful purple eyes seemed slightly damp. Kasha’s fingers twitched with the desire to embrace all of his pain.
But at this moment, with dozens of knights watching them while holding their breath, there was no choice but to restrain her emotions.
As if reading her thoughts, his expression softened a little. Then suddenly, his hand reached out towards her neck.
Seeing him grip Kasha’s slender white neck, Count Lyuschino, who had been watching them with a displeased expression, exploded with the anger he had been holding back.
“Sir Leon! What are you doing now!”
“I’m healing her.”
“What…?”
Only then did the Count realize that Leon was healing the wound on Kasha’s neck and shut his mouth for now.
Kasha felt the warm and pure energy enveloping her neck.
Leon’s spiritual power, which now felt familiar, gently penetrated her skin.
As if thanking him on behalf of Leon.
Seeing that Kasha’s skin had regained its original clean whiteness, Leon straightened his top and whispered.
“Let’s get up now.”
It was after not only Kasha’s wounds but also the injuries Leon had sustained were healed as if they had never existed.
The Count, who had been glaring at Leon disapprovingly the whole time, asked stiffly.
“Who the hell was that guy? Why did he kidnap Kasha?”
Leon looked around with thoughtful eyes for a moment before replying.
“I will give you the details after the situation is sorted out.”
“Where is such an insincere answer?”
The Count openly frowned. Before he could reprimand Leon any further, Kasha quickly intervened.
“Father, strictly speaking… it’s because I acted independently on my own that this happened. So if you want to hold someone responsible, ask me, Father.”
As the word ‘Father’ came out of Kasha’s mouth twice in a row, the Count’s expression, which looked like he would devour Leon at any moment, brightened at once.
“Ahem. What are you saying. Thanks to you dropping those crazy bastards and magical beasts, suppressing the magical beasts was much easier. Plus, who is responsible for ending the suppression so quickly? The performance of the magical tools you made is really amazing. Hohoho.”
The Count laughed heartily as if he had instantly become a different person and added a needlessly long explanation to boast about his daughter’s achievements. Around him, the sound of some knights shaking their heads and muttering could be heard.
“Yeah… I had forgotten since it’s been a long time since the Countess passed away, but our lord was originally like this.”
The Count, seemingly in high spirits, ordered the knights with a grin.
“Now, now, be quiet! Let’s all return to the castle and sort out the situation. Squads 1 and 2 will handle the deceased, and the rest will find the injured and bring them back to the castle.”
“We will take care of treating the injured.”
Leon suddenly blocked him and spoke.
As soon as the Count saw his face, dissatisfaction filled his expression again, but since he had already witnessed Leon’s skills firsthand, he nodded his head in defeat.
“Well, suit yourself.”
Hearing the Count’s reply, Leon stared at his face and asked.
“By the way, did you forget anything?”
“Forget what?”
“The victory declaration. We won, didn’t we?”
At Leon’s words, spoken with a plain smile, the Count laughed in disbelief and raised the spear in his hand high, shouting with a thunderous voice.
“We have won! We crushed those magical beast bastards! Now let’s go back and raise the victory flag!”
Wooooooaaah!
The cheers of the knights and soldiers shook the forest. The tremendous force seemed to make even the darkness of the forest startled and retreat.
[This is the timeline separator]At the breakfast table on the day they decided to return to the capital. Count Lyuschino was repeating the same words for the umpteenth time with a gloomy face.
“It’s a shame you’re leaving so soon. I know you have a lot to do, but….”
Although there were a few more minor magical beast disturbances over the past few days, they were minor.
Leon decided to leave only one squad of the Holy Knights who could handle long-range magical tools and return to the capital.
In the meantime, Kasha had been going in and out of the castle, trying to collect even the smallest remaining clues about the mana stones.
Fortunately, the results were not entirely fruitless. In particular, a collection of tales titled “Conversations between the First King Gilesus and the Devil” was quite interesting. It was bothersome that several pages were torn here and there, though.
The Count also knew that Kasha had to leave, but he was depressed because he couldn’t help but feel sad.
Seeing the Count’s expression that darkened the bright atmosphere of the past few days, Kasha tried her best to console him.
“I have no choice because there are things I must do. Once I pull down Nigel, I will definitely come back.”
The Count’s expression became even more serious as he looked at her face filled with firm determination.
“I’m also worried about letting you bear such a huge burden alone. I want to go with you right away, but I can’t since we don’t know when the magical beasts will run rampant again….”
Phew.
The Count let out a sigh that seemed to sink the ground, and his expression was so grave that it was difficult to even speak casually.
Only Leon, who had never been intimidated by anyone except Kasha, calmly replied to his words.
“Then you should quickly exterminate those bastards and come back.”
“You think it’s as easy as you say!”
The Count burst out in anger. However, that enraged bull-like appearance was somehow not as threatening as before.
It was because he had also been watching Leon and Kasha over the past few days and confirmed that Leon terribly cared for and looked after her.
“Of course it won’t be easy, but aren’t you Count Lyuschino?”
“Well, who’s trying to hear that….”
“We will go back first and do what we can. So please finish the work here quickly and come lend us your strength.”
At Leon’s serious words, spoken with his ever-graceful face, the Count had a strange expression that was absurd yet gratifying. But soon he seemed to come to his senses and slammed his fist on the table with a bang, shouting.
“You have a useless habit of saying obvious things so seriously, you know? Anyway, Kasha must not face even the slightest danger on the way back. Understood?”
“Of course. You also say very obvious things quite seriously, Count.”
Crackle.
Kasha thought she saw sparks flying between the two people across the long dining table and silently moved her fork towards the chocolate cake.
‘Now, in earnest, the time is coming to face the real enemy.’
[This is the timeline separator]Meanwhile, at the same time, a commotion was taking place in the Crown Prince’s Palace.
“No, Your Highness! His Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that no one be allowed in right now!”
A barrage of merciless slaps rained down on the face of the chief attendant who stubbornly blocked her way.
Slap! Slap!
“You dare block my way? The way of Kazim’s princess and the empire’s crown princess?”
Jasmine glared fiercely at the attendant.
“Your, Your Highness… But the Crown Prince really said not to let anyone in….”
“So, I’m saying!”
Bang. Jasmine stamped her foot with clenched teeth. The silk shoes decorated with Makran pearls, a specialty of the Kazim Kingdom, made a sharp cracking sound as they struck the marble.
“I’m saying I will see His Highness the Crown Prince’s face and ask him directly. Whether that ‘anyone’ includes this Jasmine as well.”
The maids surrounding her quickly smoothed the ruffled hem of her dress with nimble hands. Dressed in the finest fabrics and adorned with splendid jewels, Jasmine commanded again with a confident face.
“Open it, right now.”
“Your, Your Highness… Please.”
“I said open it now!”
“Aaah!”
That’s when it happened.
A heart-wrenching scream rang out from inside the Crown Prince’s palace. It was a desperate scream filled with horror that could chill one’s spine.
But upon hearing that voice, Jasmine turned cold in a different sense.
“What. So there really was another woman?”
“Your Highness.”
“Move aside! I, I have to see right now what kind of bitch it is!”
Jasmine, with blazing blue eyes, pushed the chief attendant aside and strode into the palace. The maids also followed her with brisk steps that were no less quick.
The atmosphere grew more chaotic the closer they got to the Crown Prince’s inner chambers.
Furniture scattered haphazardly everywhere, a dark and heavy air, a thick perfume scent mixed with… a fishy and unpleasant odor.
“What in the world….”
Realizing the situation was unusual, Princess Jasmine gnashed her lips with a venomous gaze.
“Our Prince Nigel would never allow the palace to be managed so shabbily… Is it the doing of that wench who just screamed?”
Why, on earth!
Jasmine was so jealous she could go mad and fiercely crumpled the front of her dress. Imagining the Crown Prince, who had not entered her bedchamber even once after the wedding, embracing another woman made her burn with envy.
‘When I, the greatest beauty of the Kazim Kingdom, am here, how can he even notice another woman?’
That’s when it happened.
Bang!
The door to the inner chamber opened and a half-naked woman drenched in blood came running out.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
