In my life, I have never experienced more physical contact than a hug with someone other than myself, not even once.
Ah, of course, I have kissed or been kissed by my parents when I was young!
But the first time I had close contact with a man who was not a family member… was this time.
I blankly looked up at Grayan. He slowly parted his lips and looked down at me with halfclosed eyes.
His long black eyelashes were clearly visible. The beautiful iris was also tangled with silver threads.
My heart was beating uncontrollably. I felt as if I could be mesmerized without realizing it. That’s why… I didn’t want to face those eyes up close.
‘But…’
Because I pulled Grayan tightly…
And Grayan on my forehead…
‘I was about to kiss…’
…Wait, why kiss on the spot where you hit your forehead? Does that make you feel better?
Only then did I come to my senses. The belated absurdity surged in, and when I licked my lips and looked at him, Grayan smiled awkwardly. With a slight blush on both cheeks.
“I apologize, ma’am… The moment I saw your crying face, ma’am, I unknowingly…”
“…?”
“…I think I wanted to console you.”
His eyes, filled with tender light, coiled beautifully. In the great turmoil that occurred inside me at that moment, I turned my head without realizing it and turned away from him.
My heart was pounding. The pulse in my neck felt so loud that it was quite a noisy resonance. While my eyes were blinking wet with embarrassment, I felt a slightly rough and warm touch in my hand.
Surprised, I inadvertently dropped my gaze. Grayan’s large hand was carefully holding my much smaller hand.
“I’d like you to accept this.”
Grayan placed something on my palm. I held it close to my face and looked at it closely. It was a golden coin with the image of a wolf howling at the moon.
“This is a commemorative coin engraved with the emblem of the Salisbury family. It is enchanted with protective magic and other spells. If you see here,”
Grayan, who had paused for a moment, took out another coin from his pocket. It was a coin of the same shape as the one he gave me.
“This coin is connected to the one I have, so if you are in danger, I can know.”
That’s like a location tracker.
But it must have been given for my safety, so I’ll accept it gratefully. I clenched the coin preciously and nodded.
“I will cherish it. Thank you.”
“It’s nothing. Then… Take care, ma’am.”
With a thin smile, Grayan slowly moved away from me. He let go of the hand he was holding, very slowly. As if he was sorry to part like this.
“Well, then~ I will activate the gate. Are you ready, Duchess?”
As soon as Grayan completely exited the circle, Arwin asked, clapping his hands. Feeling a strange emptiness, I smiled awkwardly and answered.
“Yes, I’m ready.”
“Then, I’ll count down from 10 to 1 and we’ll set off. Now, 10, 9, 8, 1…….”
“…?”
Excuse me, why did you suddenly skip?
‘Eh……!’
At that moment, the gate emitted a bright light and the view changed in an instant.
The landscape of various colors passed quickly before my eyes.
And after blinking once…
‘Here is…… Wales?’
I had arrived in Wales, the capital of the Ainstern Kingdom.
“I am seeing Princess Gloria.”
“I am seeing the princess.”
The knights with stern faces saluted me in a voice without pitch.
The gate in Wales was peculiarly located on the top floor of the clock tower. So as soon as I arrived, I was able to see the view of Wales at a glance.
Somehow… a familiar landscape.
The wellequipped city seemed to explain how wealthy the Kingdom of Ainstern was in one stroke.
Right below the clock tower was the central square. I could hear the sound of a band playing near the fountain.
“We will escort you to the palace. Let’s go.”
“Oh, okay.”
These were royal knights sent by Evangeline, and they were supposed to escort me for the day.
I descended the clock tower with them and headed for the palace. Needless to say, there were wizards guarding the gate in Wales, and unlike the Salisbury fortress, there were as many as twenty of them.
‘In Wales, there is the largest magic military academy on the continent, so there must be many wizards.’
I was able to recall this information without any feeling of unfamiliarity as it was described in the original work.
Even so, the strange sense of familiarity persisted….
‘I’m here for the first time….’
But why does this city feel so familiar?
[This is the time separator]“It’s so different from when I first saw it.”
“…What is?”
“Princess Gloria.”
As soon as they were alone, Arwin dropped all pretense of politeness and spoke freely.
Grayan, who had watched him since he was young, was used to this kind of Arwin and focused on his work without comment.
“Are you here to work…….”
“I have a lot to do.”
At Arwin’s indifference, Grayan finally tore his gaze away from the documents and smiled faintly.
Watching Grayan, Arwin tossed his long, black hair behind the sofa and tilted his head back.
In that position, staring straight up at the ceiling, Arwin continued.
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!!!
