“I never thought you were weak, not even once.”
April’s eyes sparkled at those words, as if she had wanted to hear them from Grayan all along.
“You’re a strong child. I’m amazed by you every moment. Really.”
“…”
With her lips tightly shut and her eyes filled with tears, April suddenly reached out.
“…!”
As she embraced Grayan’s waist tightly, Grayan blinked his eyes in utter surprise.
I couldn’t help but burst into laughter at his creaking, brokensoldierlike figure.
“Um, ahem, you’re really strong, April…”
That person seems to be having a bit of difficulty breathing.
‘Our Miracle Morning Rabbit is strong indeed. If April hugs the waist tightly, it really takes one’s breath away.’
{…Amazing. Truly fascinating.}
Nyx’s voice came then, filled with curiosity, astonishment, and benevolence.
{One is a human, another a rabbit demihuman, and the other one is…}
Nyx seemed to make eye contact with Grayan and for some reason trailed off. I scowled and glanced back and forth between them. ‘And the other one is’ what? Why stop midsentence?
‘What? Suddenly, I’m really curious! There are two ways to make a person angry, and one is to stop speaking in the middle of…’
{…The way the three of you, so clearly different, cherish and love one another… It seems like the first time in a long while I’ve seen such a sight.}
Excuse me… Thank you for your kind words, but what were you about to say earlier?!
{The three of you, coincidentally three. You’re like a microcosm of the ideal world the World Tree longed for.}
It seems she has no intention of continuing what she left unsaid. I’ll have to ask Grayan later. If I keep digging and nagging, he might reluctantly tell me, right? Would that be too annoying?
{I hadn’t intended to go this far…}
Nyx reached into thin air, and from her twinkling fingertips, a part that looked like her fell away. The 5cm oval object soon transformed into a jewellike shape.
It looked quite like lapis lazuli, but sparkled far more brilliantly.
{This is part of me. What you call a spirit stone.}
‘That, a spirit stone…?’
In this world, spirit stones were incredibly valuable. After all, they were created from part of a spirit.
It’s like tearing off a finger to turn into a stone… Eww, anyway, that’s the idea. But why would Nyx suddenly create such a precious spirit stone? What is she planning to do with that…?
After contracting with April, I intend to sleep in this spirit stone. Then, my territory, the foggy forest maze, and the subjects living here will also fall into slumber.
So will the snow deer and snow rabbits fall into slumber as well…? That… somehow makes me feel sorry.
It may be a long sleep with no knowing when I can wake up, but time means nothing to a spirit… By doing this, April will be safe even if she contracts with me.
At those words, the butterflies nodded their thin antennae like threads.
Yes, that’s right. Sleeping in the spirit stone won’t affect the contractor’s physical body.
Surprising to make a spirit stone.
I must have liked April that much.
“……”
Giving a part of oneself to April… At this point, I had no way to stop it. If there’s a way for April to contract safely without harm, it seems fine…
“I’ll do it…! I want to contract with you!”
Most of all, April wants it so desperately. For me, it feels like ‘I guess I can’t help it.’ Is this what they mean by a parent cannot win against their child?
Young one, I also want to contract with you very much. But, before that…
Nix looked at Grayan and me (I’m not sure because Nix has no eyes in his form, but it seemed that way). Then, Nix asked in a rather thoughtful manner.
Do the two parents of April consent?
…This is just like getting parental consent for an event at school. Grayan answered before me to Nix’s question. It was more of a counterquestion.
“Can you ensure April’s safety?”
Nix then affirmed without hesitation.
Of course.
“If April becomes your contractor, can you swear to protect April with all your being, even if it means giving up everything?”
No, Grayan, sir? That’s a bit…
Of course, I also want Nix to protect April for sure, but the opponent is a great spirit! Great. Spirit. Not just a spirit, but a ‘great spirit.’ It’s like the difference between a regular tree and the World Tree!
‘Because we are being difficult, shouldn’t we be grateful just to contract with a great spirit…?’
Normally, yes. But both Grayan and I are surprisingly (?) meticulous people. We both prioritize April’s safety.
‘I found something in common with Grayan. Strangely enough.’
He is… Compared to me, he’s very strong and great, so I felt a bit distant. But now it feels quite familiar…
You’re asking the obvious. A great spirit doesn’t contract with just anyone. You, a mortal, can’t feel it. The weight of destiny I feel for April. Contracting with April is almost like my mission.
The talk of ‘destiny’ and ‘mission’ felt quite heavy. We were just swept into this maze, and the great spirit was speaking as if all of this was inevitable.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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