“Your Highness.”
Looking at Damian’s reaction when I mentioned collapsing and seeing him unable to make eye contact properly now, I could tell.
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
Damian clearly knew something.
“…I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
However, Damian pretended not to know in response to Delina’s question. While Verlion stared at him from the side, Damian remained silent. Delina cut to the chase without beating around the bush.
“When you met Celine before, didn’t you give her something?”
At her words, Damian’s shoulders twitched slightly. Delina didn’t miss that.
“And it seems that what you gave the prince may be related to this incident. I’m curious to know if my speculation is correct.”
Damian didn’t say anything. A heavy silence descended in the room. However, Delina didn’t press him further. She knew well what Decar was to Damian.
“If you give me a proper answer, I will give you what you want.”
Unexpectedly, it was Verlion who broke the silence. Damian turned his head to face him upon hearing his words.
“I will ensure the safety of the prince and princess from the Rune Emperor.”
“…”
“If you answer the clown’s questions, I will do so.”
“…Can I trust those words?”
“I swear on Ulfheim’s name.”
With Ulfheim’s name involved, the weight behind those words was tremendous. Damian was well aware of that. Slowly, Damian spoke.
“…Vials. The ones I gave to the Duchess.”
Vials.
It was as Delina expected. However, she wanted more detailed information.
“What exactly were those vials?”
“I don’t know for sure. I was given instructions to hand over a box with medicine. But I remember there were various types.”
“…Then what about the relationship between that person and Celine? Did you know they were acquainted?”
“No. I found out this time.”
Decar and Celine.
They clearly knew each other from before. Where their connection began was still unknown.
“So you roughly anticipated it. That Celine might be involved in the poisoning incident. That’s why you were surprised when you saw me collapse, thinking she might have targeted me.”
Damian did not deny it.
“…Honestly, I was quite surprised. I never expected she would aim for the princess. But then again, I didn’t think the Rune Emperor would want me dead. But Celine might… have targeted me at some point.”
In fact, she didn’t directly target him in this incident. But Delina saw it clearly. When Zen found the scarf, she briefly saw the distorted expression on Celine’s face. If Celine continued to hinder her, she would eventually become Celine’s target.
“But still, relying only on the prince’s testimony is not enough. To prove that Celine is the mastermind behind the poisoning incident, we first need to find evidence that she used that medicine…”
“Release the dogs with a keen sense of smell and good training.”
“Dogs?”
“I don’t know exactly what kind of medicine the Duchess used, but the probable cause of Lord Jarverne’s death might be… some sort of stimulant or excitant. Such medicines often have a strong scent. So, perhaps we can use dogs to find them. Look for discarded bottles or something similar.”
After Damian paused for a moment, contemplating, he continued.
“The vials I gave to the Duchess probably won’t be in something like a medicine bottle. If you were to search the room, examine items like necklaces, bracelets, perfume bottles. Don’t overlook very small empty spaces. Then, surely, the medicine will come out somewhere.”
“…You seem to know very well.”
“In the Rune Empire, that’s how we search for medicine.”
As Damian finished speaking, Verlion stood up from his seat.
“We need to form a search party.”
“Right away?”
“That’s the way.”
Verlion looked at Damian for a moment, then asked Delina.
“Do you two have anything else to discuss?”
“Um…, yes.”
“Alright.”
Without saying anything else, Verlion left the room. Damian, with a slightly surprised expression, watched Verlion’s retreating figure.
“Now you seem to trust the prince to some extent. Seeing you leave only him and me alone.”
“Rather, now that my and Myrin’s lives are in his hands, it seems so.”
“Oh, come on.”
After Verlion disappeared, Damian spoke more comfortably. Delina, who had smiled for a moment, asked.
“But are you really okay? It might become even more difficult to return to the Rune Empire now.”
“It’s okay. As long as Meirin and I can live peacefully, the location doesn’t matter. I just need to get away from that person.”
Amidst the uncertainty of what might happen tomorrow, Damian would hold Meirin’s hand and endure. Delina, too, understood his feelings better than anyone else.
“To be honest, when I handed the medicine to the Duchess, I didn’t think about anything. But after seeing Yaengae collapse… I had various thoughts. I did things to save Myrin, and I realized they were causing harm to someone else. Seeing it with my own eyes was even more shocking.”
“…”
“So, I also want to apologize to Yaengae.”
At Damian’s sincere apology, Delina smoothly lifted the corners of her mouth.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
