“……Where did she go?”
Grayan, brushing off the blood on his sword, asked. An uncollected spirit lingered in his pupils.
“She went to… the swordsmanship tournament, they say.”
The knight who delivered the message answered, shrinking back unconsciously. It was a wolf’s natural instinct to obey an alpha, but sometimes, even awe towards Grayan sprung up.
The knight stealthily scanned the surroundings. Today, fortytwo assassins who attacked Grayan during his patrol of the border area with the Ainstern kingdom.
Surely, they must have been the topmost experts handpicked by the Ainstern royal family. However, Grayan had taken their lives quite easily. He himself was not injured at all.
Even though he was the leader of the wolves… Even excluding that, he was monstrously strong.
“Obviously, April must have asked her to go along. That girl wants to become stronger.”
“……The princess?”
“Well… it’s not impossible. But I wish for her to grow safely, without being exposed to danger.”
The knight did not know how to respond and just scratched his head. Could a rabbit beastman, agile and quickwitted but fragile compared to others, learn martial arts…?
Archery might be possible, but wouldn’t wielding a heavy sword be difficult?
Thus, rabbit beastmen were traditionally devoted to magic or alchemy. …… It was now difficult to find a rabbit beastman wizard.
“Sir… aren’t you angry? The Duchess took the princess without your permission.”
“Why should I be angry? She doesn’t need to get my permission for anything.”
“But she’s from the Ainstern royal family……”
The knight hesitated, glancing at Grayan. It might be meddling too much, but Grayan did not show any sign of being annoyed. He was generally this tolerant.
“Not everyone from the Ainstern royal family is evil.”
“……Even ‘Gloria Ainstern’?”
“……Her reputation is indeed high. But rumors and truth can differ, and people can change, I believe.”
“I don’t know about that. Honestly, I’m worried. What if she uses the princess to put you in a bind? The reason why the Ainstern royal family sent her in the first place……”
“Enough.”
Grayan cut off the knight’s words. That was a sign of overstepping. His voice was firm yet gentle, and a faint smile graced his lips. But his eyes were not smiling.
“Yes, my apologies.”
The knight quickly lowered his tail. He knew well that Grayan, though generally gentle, didn’t like when lines were crossed.
“Yes, Sir Cain, you should return to the knights right away. I think I will be a bit late.”
“……Are you going to the swordsmanship tournament?”
At that question, Grayan laughed for a moment. It was an expression that seemed quite amused.
“My wife and daughter went out to play without me, how can I not go?”
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Jade was truly amazing.
‘She’s not just a genius in name…’
She was worthy of the many people who were enthralled by her. Despite her young age and small body, even smaller than adults, her swift and skilled moves of subduing her opponents were mature.
Was this why she was the top candidate for the male lead? They say great people are different from the bud… Jade was exactly that case.
‘It’s the finals now.’
I took a sneak peek at the seat next to me. Rabbit April was glittering her dark eyes.
My cute bunny turned out to be a battle fanatic…! And it seemed she was deeply impressed by Jade?
……She couldn’t possibly have fallen for him, could she?
‘No…! Jade Kelvin is a crazy guy who seems normal when viewed in a 360degree turn! This mother firmly opposes!’
Without even realizing, I reached out and held the rabbit in my arms.
“?!”
The startled rabbit squirmed. I pulled the rabbit into my arms and hugged her tightly.
“Kkieang!”
“My bunny! You can’t fall for a guy like that!”
April smacked my cheek with her forepaw. Now she was even a violent rabbit.
But I did wrong… As I regained my senses, I politely placed the angry bunny lord in her place.
“I’m sorry… I was afraid our precious April might have fallen for that dangerouslooking guy, so unknowingly…”
“……”
April stared at me then blinked her eyes quickly. Then she bowed her head and fiddled with her forepaws.
As the rabbit, I didn’t understand what that reaction meant. Wouldn’t it be better if she returned to being a human?
“…!”
That’s when it happened. The rabbit, which had taken a leap, jumped right into my arms.
Reacting reflexively, I caught the rabbit and looked at April with surprise. April gripped the hem of my dress with her forepaws and rubbed her face against it.
‘What, what is it? Is she saying she’s okay?’
But isn’t this too much for an expression of forgiveness? ……She seems to like it?
My heart pounded. I wasn’t sure exactly what part of April she liked, but I was very happy that she came to me first.
“Thank you, April.”
“Quirk.”
I held April precious with both hands and rubbed my cheek against her soft fur. Our April is so cute and precious.
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The final match that started a while later was chaotic.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
