I foolishly stretched my arms wide and waved at him, who didn’t recognize me, adding a greeting he couldn’t hear.
“Take care, Riccardo.”
Riccardo gazed at me for a moment and then slowly turned his head away, ignoring me.
The carriage sped away on the wide road unhindered. The massive carriage chasing the setting sun shrank to a speck and disappeared. A sense of sorrow welled up in my throat.
Still, farewell, Riccardo Gardarelli Rochester.
Even if you don’t remember me, just be happy always.
Overwhelmed by my love for him rather than sorrow, I continued to wish him well as I saw him off.
The boy from the East Wing, whom I had protected with my life, finally flew away to the vast, distant world where he belonged.
Leaving. Leaving me behind.
The child abandoned by the oracle, the child who escaped the fate of the oracle, but ultimately caught up in the whirlwind of that destiny, that incredibly strong child.
Without looking back even once.
7 years later, on the outskirts of the capital of Lesothia.
Approaching the chicken coop, the distinctive smell hit my nose. I carefully entered the coop to prevent the chickens from escaping.
“I just can’t get used to this smell.”
Flap, flap. The hens and roosters, thinking I was there to steal their eggs, noisily flew around the coop.
“Today, you’ve laid the eggs just right. Good job.”
Collecting eggs from the backyard coop was always a pleasant task, especially when I found eggs as nicely shaped and large as today’s.
7 years after Riccardo left for the ducal residence, the Penell family eventually fell into ruin. It was by the decree of the Dermeyer Empire’s emperor.
The emperor had declared that Penell had kidnapped and confined Riccardo, the heir of the Rochester family.
As a result, Penell and his eldest son, Justin, were hung, but the remaining family members barely escaped with their lives and moved to this two-story house.
Later, when it became known in the duchy that we had survived, the king did not bother to hunt us down and kill us. We lost our title but were allowed to keep our noble status.
Initially, we had to manage without any servants, but from last year, my mother’s family sent three servants and two maids. Even with help, I didn’t neglect household chores.
One maid was entirely devoted to Lady Penell, and the other was overwhelmed with just cleaning. The old house required a lot of maintenance, and keeping it warm required much firewood. Therefore, the servants were busy too.
Time flowed relentlessly. The world had forgotten Penell.
I thought it was a blessing.
Like the egg gently held in my hand, my world today was warm and peaceful.
“Today, I’ll cook Jonathan’s favorite egg dish.”
When I reached the front gate with the eggs, a noise I usually didn’t hear caught my attention.
Turning curiously towards the sound, I saw a procession of carriages in the distance.
Four black horses led the carriage, followed by two more carriages and men on military horses, all in a neat row.
At first, I doubted my eyes and ears, as such luxurious carriages had no reason to come to this remote part of the capital, especially after passing through the forest.
But the approaching sight wasn’t just the carriages. There seemed to be more than thirty men on warhorses following them. The black carriages and horses, the men in black, all rushing towards us brought an uneasy premonition.
Deep inside me, where even I hardly know, there might have been some longing stirring. Seeing the threatening lion emblem on the carriage that stopped with a cloud of dust, it caused a massive ripple in my heart.
The man who stepped out of the carriage paused for a moment against the backdrop of the sun.
The black-haired man, leisurely and relaxed like the lion engraved on the emblem, looked around.
Then, suddenly, he moved as if a predator had chosen its prey.
“Ah…”
Without any sign of recognizing me, the man walking towards me from the sunlight showed no hint of familiarity. Yet, he approached me without hesitation.
“You’re still the same.”
It was after everything had ended. After everything, you smile like that.
So leisurely, so distantly.
“That’s right.”
Taking another step closer and meeting my eyes, I fully realized it.
As his childhood changed, his future changed. The moments of hardship in his life altered, and he became a completely different person.
Then, suddenly, the pupils of his eyes briefly flashed a yellow color. A subtle change only noticeable up close.
‘Ah, this is it.’
The price a fully awakened successor of Rochester must pay to wield their power: to reveal their own emotions instead of reading those of others.
‘Yellow means… he finds this situation amusing?’
But before I could fully grasp his emotions, the black of his eyes quickly turned to a shade of ash.
“Do you… remember me?”
Without realizing, I blurted out the question, and Riccardo furrowed his brows.
“Is that a rhetorical question?”
Even with a slight smile, his unique presence and sharp aura overflowed.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
