In the rare praise from Vansent, Delina smiled proudly. But Vansent’s experiments didn’t end there.
“What’s this again?”
“A cannon.”
“A cannon?”
“I saw it in a book at the academy, so I made it based on the book.”
Something about the cannon felt incredibly gigantic. And Delina could instinctively sense something. Even if she didn’t know, the moment something came out of that huge barrel, this laboratory wouldn’t survive.
“You’re not going to shoot that here, are you?”
“Of course, there are cannonballs, but there’s something else inside this one.”
“What is it?”
“If you’re curious, stand over there.”
After saying that, Vansent went near the cannon and set fire to the fuse. Delina’s pupils shook with an uneasy feeling.
“Hey, is it harmless?”
“Probably.”
“If you say it so vaguely… Whoa!”
Before Delina could say more, a loud noise erupted, and a net unfolded from the cannon entrance, wrapping around Delina’s body. At an incredibly fast speed, Delina couldn’t avoid it and rolled on the ground, trapped in the net.
“Caught well.”
“What is this?”
“A net instead of a cannonball. With this, you can capture not only wild boars but also people.”
“…You’re impressive too, not just the academy. You have materials like this.”
While admiring the academy, the cannon, and Vansent, Delina spoke.
“Then, is this a weapon too?”
“It depends on the purpose, but mostly yes.”
“Given the size… But can a person fit in here by any chance?”
“Curious?”
“No, not anymore. The curiosity is gone now. The experiment is over! It’s over!”
True to her words, Delina swiftly crawled out of the net and distanced herself from Vansent. Seeing Delina like that, Vansent chuckled.
The day Delina went to the royal palace was a busy day for the servants of the ducal palace as well. Delina revealed herself near the carriage waiting at the front gate.
“Click!”
“No, I can’t go with you today. Instead, stay quiet with Zen, alright?”
Although the jewel that naturally climbed onto her shoulder for Delina’s outing was, Delina handed it over to Zen, who was nearby.
“But you really don’t want to go together?”
“Yeah. I’ll wait at the mansion.”
“Alright, I won’t force you to go. Then, please take care of that over there for me.”
Even before Delina finished speaking, Felic’s desperate voice could be heard from a distance.
“Your Highness, can you really go alone without me?”
“…”
“I’m not going for any impure purpose, Your Highness. It’s purely to assist Your Highness as your aide. I’m not going to see if Your Highness enjoys watching the young ladies dance or if there’s anything interesting at the coming-of-age ceremony! I absolutely don’t mean that!”
Despite Felic’s rather specific examples, Delina shook her head. Despite Felic’s long explanation, Velion was firm.
“There’s much work to be done. Where are you going?”
“I’ll do my best when I return. I might even work all night. How about it, Your Highness?”
“Let’s go, clown.”
However, Velion ignored Felic, turning his gaze to Delina. In the midst of the chaos, Calix also revealed himself. Despite dressing up for the coming-of-age ceremony, his face still didn’t look good. Seeing that, Delina spoke.
“I heard that a new pastry chef has arrived at the royal palace this time. Did you hear that news?”
“!”
“I’m sure you’ll like it if you go and try it. So let’s go quickly. I’ll even explain the desserts.”
With the thought of trying a new dessert, Calix’s eyes brightened, and he grabbed Delina.
“Then, let’s share a carriage.”
“Shall we?”
There were two carriages waiting at the main gate, belonging to Velion and Calix. Delina walked to Calix’s carriage with him when Velion’s voice was heard.
“Clown.”
“Yes?”
“Why are you going there?”
“Calix wants to share the carriage with me. Is it okay?”
Delina had always ridden in a carriage with Velion wherever they went. However, this time, when she mentioned riding in Calix’s carriage because he wanted to, Velion’s eyebrows twitched.
“I’ve never ridden with Calix, and we’ll be entering together later. So, it seems more convenient this way.”
“…Whatever.”
“Yes. See you later then!”
Delina cheerfully bid farewell and hopped into Calix’s carriage. As Calix attempted to follow Delina onto the carriage, Velion’s and Calix’s gazes became strangely entangled. Soon, Calix shrugged, revealing a slightly awkward smile, and entered the carriage.
“Oh, it’s already so fun… To miss such a sight…”
Felic, who was watching the scene unfold up close, lamented, pounding the ground in disappointment.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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