“There will be much to prepare.”
Asphayren raised his long, slender fingers and drew a small magic circle in the air.
“We need to arrange a room to stay in, and get new clothes made.”
“Get clothes tailored?”
“There are no clothes ready in the castle that fit you. You cannot continue to wear children’s clothes like now.”
I bowed my head and looked down at the blue onepiece dress I was wearing.
I thought the flower embroidery was quite adorable, but it was children’s clothing.
‘I heard that in , the Asne country… or rather, the Kingdom of Loarkin has quite a tall average height.’
I never thought I’d face a situation like ‘I’m a super ultra midget in this world, being the average height in South Korea?!’
Asphayren spoke to me with an incredibly serious tone as I made a gloomy face.
“If you keep wearing oversized clothes that drag on the ground—”
‘Huh?’
I raised my head sharply. Is he about to say that I could fall and get hurt?
Oh my, is our Asphayren actually worrying about me?
But the feeling of elation didn’t last long.
“There will be nothing left but tattered and dirty clothes.”
The bright look in my eyes quickly cooled.
Regardless of my response, Asphayren continued without a care.
“The cloak you wore and trampled in Lumel seemed beyond repair.”
“Gulp.”
I was momentarily speechless. That cloak I wore on my walk, Lumel had lent it to me.
I recall what I had done while wearing the borrowed cloak; it all unfolded before my eyes like a panorama.
Jumping around with the long cloak dragging on the ground, playing with the puppy, rolling around on the floor…
Well, it must have turned into a rag.
‘Damn it, damn it!’
First, I’ll apologize on bended knee, then when I get my salary, I’ll buy a good replacement.
While I was lost in selfreflection, Asphayren completed the magic circle he had briefly abandoned while talking to me.
“Nada.”
He muttered something to the air as if speaking to someone. It seemed to be some sort of communication magic circle.
A moment later, Asphayren, having finished the communication magic, spoke to me.
“I will send someone afterward, so go together and have your measurements taken.”
“Yyes….”
“Make it sturdy enough to withstand rolling on a thorn bush. From now on, you can frolic as much as you want without worrying about ruining your clothes.”
Asphayren’s specialty: twisting words into teasing.
It was hilarious and enjoyable to read, but hearing it in person made me feel like retching.
What’s even more frustrating is that I can’t deny the fact that I messed up my clothes, so I don’t have a retort.
I secretly glared at Asphayren with a puffedup face.
Unfortunately, my eyes met Asphayren’s, and he menacingly curled one corner of his lips.
‘I’m going to die!’
I clenched my eyes shut and trembled.
I waited for a moment, but I didn’t hear Asphayren’s order to throw me into jail.
When I slowly opened my eyes, Asphayren had already changed his expression to an emotionless face.
I sighed in relief.
‘Thank goodness. Since I’m a newly acquired servant, he seems to have let it slide.’
Meanwhile, Asphayren asked Canis, who had been quietly guarding him from behind.
“Canis, where’s Kiara?”
“As you commanded, she is waiting with the researchers.”
Satisfied with the answer, Asphayren nodded and stood up.
He looked down at me.
“Now, shall we go meet those you will be working with from now on? Follow me.”
I also clumsily got up. As I did, Canis, passing by my side, whispered with a bright smile on his face.
“I’m pleased to be working with you. I look forward to it, Miss Shuria.”
“!”
The greeting we had exchanged once before coming to talk with Asphayren.
But it felt different this time. Was it because it came with my new name? My heart swelled with emotion.
I replied with a bright smile.
“Yes, I look forward to working with you, Captain Kanis!”
The place Asphayren was heading to was a room right next to the reception room where we were.
As the door burst open, a large dark green room appeared, giving off a slightly warmer feeling than the reception room.
I looked around the room. The first thing that caught my eye was the massive bookshelf in the center of the room, reaching up to the ceiling.
Thanks to that, the room that was originally one was divided into two. It was an interesting structure.
On the other side of the bookshelf was hidden behind countless books, and near the door, there were only two long sofas and one table.
And in front of that sofa, a woman was standing.
Long ashcolored hair braided to the side with a hint of purple. Intense black eyes with no gap to be found.
I knew immediately who she was.
She was Kiara Gordo, the chief aide responsible for ‘intellect’ among Asphayren’s closest trio.
Kiara greeted Asphayren with a calm voice.
“You have arrived, my Lord.”
“Yes, good work. What about them?”
“They are over there.”
Kiara pointed to the other side of the bookshelf.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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