“The good news is, Miss, you will be taking the sponsorship decision test you wanted.”
“Really?”
Upon the situation becoming what I truly wanted, Delina pressed her body against the window, her eyes gleaming.
“Yes. You will be competing with other people sponsored by His Highness. If you survive there, it’s enough.”
“Survive? And other people, not just one?”
“Yes. There are a total of four. But they are all your peers for now.”
“……That gives me strength.”
What’s the use of peers? They will win against adults anyway. Delina’s hand, which had been holding the window, slid down.
“Can you tell me who they are?”
“I’m sorry. I can’t tell you that. Some of those who receive sponsorship from His Highness are hiding their identities.”
That’s right. Hence, I found out late in the future too. That all five of them had been raised by the Duke.
“So what’s the bad news?”
“The bad news is, if you fail the test…….”
Felic’s voice trailed off as he mimicked cutting his own throat. Delina’s face hardened at the sight.
“I’ll die.”
“Yes. You’ll die.”
Felic soon unlocked the prison door with a key. Delina, who had been watching him silently, slowly escaped from the prison.
“Will it be okay if you don’t eat, since you’re going to take the test right away?”
“Yes. I’ll come to eat later, so save it for me.”
‘I won’t die. I’ll never die.’
Delina had no thoughts of dying. It was just a fact that the situation was getting worse, and she needed a way to overcome it. Her steps toward the examination area were heavy, but Delina tried not to show it.
“……”
Soon, Duke Bellion’s figure appeared in the distance. Unlike last night when he was in his nightclothes, he was properly dressed, with various weapons laid out beside him.
“Felic told you, didn’t he?”
“Yes.”
“Choose and enter.”
‘Weapons…….’
Delina reached for a sword that looked light among the various weapons. But…….
“Isn’t there a smaller knife?”
“No.”
Even the lightest knife was very heavy for Delina. Her arm was trembling. She tried other weapons, but they were all just as heavy. Soon, Delina spoke seriously.
“……Is escaping also considered a talent?”
“If you can only endure, anything.”
But the examination site was blocked on all sides. That is, there was a limit to running away, and that too would be caught within seconds. Delina ended up reluctantly picking up the smallest stick. Looking at her, Duke Bellion opened his mouth.
“You must have more talent in making people laugh.”
“What?”
“Like a clown.”
“……”
Damn.
She was angry, but it was true. Not being able to lift a light knife and taking a test, that alone was a joke. But Delina firmly gripped the stick.
“Really, you’ll sponsor me if I just endure, right?”
Duke Bellion nodded his head in affirmation instead of speaking. Soon, Duke Bellion raised his hand, pointing to the door nearby.
“Enter.”
The examination hall came into view. Tension marked Delina’s face. Felick shook both fists vigorously as if cheering on the side, but Delina consciously ignored it and slowly moved her steps. She soon reached the door.
‘Alright. Calm down, calm, calm…….’
The door was opened by Delina’s hand. The sound of the door resonated quite loudly in the still space. As if conscious of it, Delina slowly stepped inside and closed the door.
“……!”
The moment she entered the room, it was immediately apparent. Who the four boys standing in the room were.
<Subvillain>
“……!”
The words “subvillain” appeared above the boys’ heads. Delina’s eyes gradually widened at the sight.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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