The other children had gone home, and it was suddenly night. Someone knocked on Delina’s door as she was resting after dinner.
“?”
When Delina opened the door, a cookie unexpectedly came in. At the same time, Delina also realized who had come.
“What, is this for dessert?”
“…….”
“Then come in. Let’s eat together.”
Delina gestured for him to enter the room, but Kalyx simply shook his head.
“I came to say hello.”
“What?”
“I’ve decided to leave tomorrow as well.”
“Really?”
Although she was aware, Delina’s face showed disappointment at the news of his departure again.
“Are you really going to train in that snowfield, following the old ducal succession methods?”
“Huh?”
“But you said you don’t have to do that anymore. Plus, there won’t be any dessert there, right?”
Kalyx flinched at the mention of no dessert, but it was only for a moment.
“I’m still going.”
‘Really.’
Upon hearing that he was willing to give up dessert to go, Delina understood the extent of Kalyx’s determination. Then Kalyx extended something to Delina.
‘A dagger?’
Though she had little knowledge of blades, Delina looked at the unusually designed dagger from various angles after receiving it.
“I got it from His Highness.”
“What?”
“He gave me both a long sword and a dagger, but I don’t use daggers.”
Hearing that it was valuable and that Duke Bellion had given it to him, Delina was able to immediately guess the worth of the dagger.
“Then you should use it all the more. Where am I going to use this? Besides, His Highness gave it to you.”
“Doesn’t matter. I said you can give it to anyone.”
“Still…”
“Make it part of the performance, then.”
“You can’t mean throwing the dagger?”
“Anything goes.”
First the palace necklace and now a Duke’s dagger. It was certainly a luxurious performance. Delina, who had received the dagger, awkwardly smiled.
“Fine. Even if it’s not for a performance, how one uses a blade depends.”
“It’s not a dessert knife.”
“As if I’d use this to spread jam on bread.”
Delina took a cookie and took a bite.
“Then eat lots of dessert before you go. Who knows when you’ll eat it again.”
“Mm.”
“And let’s eat dessert together next time.”
“Mm.”
After a moment of silence, Kallicks broke it.
“When I grow up, I’ll eat ten plates of dessert.”
“…”
“So let’s eat twenty plates together then.”
“Sure, I’m always open to that.”
It seemed like Delina was planning on stretching her stomach capacity by then as she nodded her head vigorously.
“I’ll train my stomach until that time, too.”
“…”
“So you take care, too. It will be cold there, so dress warmly.”
She was worried about him going to the icy fields, but Delina felt generally good because it seemed like he had decided to officially stay in the Duke’s house.
As if responding to Delina’s smile, Kallicks also subtly lifted the corners of his mouth. Just then, the bushes beyond the hallway window moved noisily.
“What is it?”
“…”
Although Delina blurted out in surprise, Kallicks remained calm.
“Seems like they came to say goodbye.”
“Mm?”
“Then I’ll be going.”
The moment Calyx’s last words fell, someone suddenly appeared from the bushes. Delina approached the familiar face.
“Zen!”
“Delina!”
With leaves stuck in his hair, Zen seemed exceptionally happy. Delina spoke as she removed each leaf.
“What’s going on here? Your hair and clothes are a mess. Come out.”
“Mm, mm.”
At her words, Zen leapt through the window into the corridor. Seeing the ever-cheerful Zen, Delina recalled Duke Bellion’s words with a worried expression.
[It’s not about becoming a beast; it’s good to learn how to control them.]Duke Bellion had recommended the infamous mountain for that reason, but Zen, who had accepted it, was still Zen. Delina gripped Zen’s shoulders.
“Zen, are you really going to be okay?”
“Huh?”
“People say that ordinary folk who go there are devoured by beasts and don’t even leave bones behind… Are you sure you’ll be fine?”
“Mm!”
Despite her words, Zen kept smiling.
“I can do it.”
“I know you’re familiar with the mountains, but… I’m still worried.”
Leaving the Duke’s house wasn’t the issue; once you go to the mountain, it takes quite some time to return. Then Zen pointed to the scarf around his neck.
“I’ll be fine with this.”
With nothing more to say, Delina simply adjusted Zen’s crooked scarf as a substitute for her feelings.
“I’ll become stronger. Strong enough to protect you, Delina.”
“Mm, I’m looking forward to it. I wonder how much stronger you’ll become from here.”
Delina knew well that even though he was smaller than her for now, Zen was growing rapidly. Then, Zen suddenly slumped his shoulders.
“But I have… no gift.”
Seeing Zen’s visibly dejected figure, perhaps because he saw other kids giving gifts, Delina chuckled.
“Why no gift? Zen, you’ve given the biggest gift.”
“I have?”
“Yes. Though unintentional, can you guess what my first birthday gift from His Highness was?”
Fiddling with her scarf, Delina smiled, and Zen’s eyes sparkled as he exclaimed,
“Me!”
“That’s right, it’s Zen.”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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