Die If I Can't Marry Off My Favorite (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
“There’s a lot to prepare.”
Asperan raised his long, straight fingers and drew a small magic circle in the air.
“You’ll need a room to stay in, and new clothes tailored as well.”
“Tailor new clothes?”
“There’s nothing in the castle’s wardrobe that fits you. You can’t keep wearing children’s clothes like this forever.”
I lowered my head and looked down at the blue dress I was wearing.
I’d thought the floral embroidery looked delightfully cute—but it was children’s clothing after all.
‘ did mention that Asne’s country—that is, the Loakin Kingdom—has an exceptionally tall average height.’
But I never imagined I’d end up in a situation where someone of average Korean height like me becomes a super ultra-tiny shrimp in another world!
Seeing my crestfallen expression, Asperan spoke in an utterly serious tone.
“If you keep dragging around oversized clothes that don’t fit you—”
‘Huh?’
I snapped my head up. Was he about to say I might trip and get hurt?
Goodness, is Asperan actually worried about me?
But my joy didn’t last long.
“They’ll get worn out and dirty until there’s nothing left of them.”
My sparkling eyes instantly dimmed.
Asperan, completely indifferent to my reaction, continued speaking without pause.
“Take Lumel’s cloak you rolled around in—it looked beyond repair.”
“Huh!”
My words caught in my throat. Now that he mentioned it, that cloak I wore during our walk belonged to Lumel.
Memories of what I’d done in that borrowed cloak played out in my mind like a panorama.
Jumping around without noticing the long hem dragging on the floor, playing with puppies, rolling about on the ground…
Hmm. It must be reduced to rags by now.
‘Darn it, darn it!’
I should kneel and apologize right away, then buy him something nice later once I get my salary.
While I was lost in self-reproach, Asperan finished the magic circle he’d momentarily neglected while talking to me.
“It’s me.”
He murmured toward the air as if addressing someone—apparently, it was some kind of communication magic circle.
After a brief pause, Asperan ended the communication and turned to me.
“I’ll send someone shortly. Go with them to get your measurements taken.”
“Yes…”
“Tell them to make it sturdy enough to roll around on thornbushes without tearing. From now on, you can run wild as much as you like without worrying about ruining your clothes.”
Asperan’s specialty: twisting his words around to mock you.
Reading it in a novel had been hilarious and charming enough to make me fall over laughing—but hearing it in person made me so irritated I felt like falling over again.
What made it worse was that I truly had ruined my clothes, so I had no grounds to argue back.
Pouting, I secretly shot Asperan a glare.
Unfortunately, our eyes met directly. Asperan lifted one corner of his mouth in a frightening smirk.
‘I-I’m dead!’
I squeezed my eyes shut and trembled.
I waited a moment, but no command came from Asperan like, “Throw that insolent wretch straight into the dungeon!”
I cautiously opened my eyes to find Asperan’s expression already turned blank and unreadable.
I let out a sigh of relief.
‘Thank goodness. Maybe he’ll let it slide since I’ve only just become his subordinate.’
Meanwhile, Asperan quietly asked Canis, who had been silently standing guard behind him,
“Canis, where is Kiara?”
“She’s waiting with the researchers as you instructed.”
At this reply, Asperan nodded and rose from his seat.
He looked down at me.
“Then let’s go meet the people you’ll be working with from now on. Follow me.”
I scrambled to my feet. As I did, Canis passed by my side with a bright smile and whispered,
“I’m glad we’ll be working together. I look forward to your guidance, Miss Shuria.”
“!”
It was the same greeting we’d exchanged earlier before I came to speak with Asperan.
Yet somehow, it felt different this time—perhaps because I’d heard it alongside my new name? My heart swelled with emotion.
I beamed and replied warmly,
“Yes! I look forward to working with you too, Sir Canis!”
Asperan led us to the room right next to the reception room we’d been in.
The door swung open to reveal a large, warm-toned dark green room, slightly cozier than the reception area.
I glanced around. The first thing that caught my eye was a massive bookshelf stretching from floor to ceiling right in the center of the room.
Because of it, the originally single room was effectively split into two—a fascinating layout.
The other side of the bookshelf remained hidden behind countless books, while near the entrance stood only two long sofas and a table.
And standing before those sofas was a woman.
Her ashen hair, tinged with violet, was braided long down one side. Her deep black eyes held not a single trace of hesitation or flaw.
I immediately recognized who she was.
She was Kiara Gordo, chief aide to Asperan and the “intellect” among his three closest confidants.
Kiara greeted Asperan calmly.
“You’ve arrived, my lord.”
“Yes, good work. Where are those rascals?”
“Over there.”
Kiara pointed beyond the bookshelf.
Given the context, “those rascals” likely referred to my future colleagues—but who exactly were they? Even after entering the room, I still couldn’t see clearly what lay on the other side.
As I craned my neck curiously this way and that, Asperan pushed me forward toward Kiara.
“Greet her. This is Shuria, who’ll be taking charge of monster caretaking from now on.”
“So you’ve achieved your desire. Congratulations.”
After saying this, Kiara suddenly gave me a strange look. Confused, I could only blink rapidly.
Quickly composing herself, Kiara extended one hand.
“I am Kiara Gordo, chief aide to His Lordship.”
“Oh! I’m Shuria. Nice to meet you!”
“Mollang…”
“Yes?”
“Nothing at all.”
I scratched my head. She definitely said something…
But I had no time to ponder it—the moment Asperan turned toward the bookshelf, he gave me a small nod.
“Come this way. I’ll introduce you to the researchers.”
“Yes!”
So the people beyond the bookshelf really were my new coworkers. I hurried after Asperan, scrambling past the bookshelf with eager anticipation.
What awaited me on the other side, however, was a bizarre sight that made me doubt my own eyes.
“Hiiing, I’m exhausted—I’m gonna die, Chief. At this rate, I won’t even make it home to repot the plants today.”
“Stop whining, Sec. It’s annoying. And you’re not the only one struggling.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault for being so incompetent…”
“…”
Two men and two women, all clad in lab-coat-like garments, lay face-down on the floor in a neat row.
Each held a pen in one hand and pinned down a sheet of paper with the other, scribbling furiously.
They seemed completely unaware someone had entered, chattering among themselves nonstop.
“Who’s finished their reflection letter?”
“I’ve got two pages left~.”
“I’m at twenty pages…”
“Twenty? His Lordship ordered only ten—how can you still have twenty left?”
“No… I’ve already written over twenty…”
“Wow! Miss Titira, you’re amazing! Just give me those two pages.”
“But if His Lordship notices…”
“Don’t worry~ I’ll tweak it a bit for you.”
A covert crime scene was unfolding right before my eyes.
Then, unlike the others, the woman who’d been quietly keeping her head down let out a tiny sound.
“Drrrroooong—.”
It was unmistakably the sound of snoring. The man who’d been bossing everyone around earlier snapped in frustration.
“Snoring? She’s snoring? It’s obviously that troublemaker Kiri. Hey, Sec! Wake her up—without startling her!”
“Oh, Chief~ You know how hard it is to wake sleeping Miss Kiri~ I can’t do it~.”
“Stop whining! Then you do it, Titira!”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ve been trying since earlier, but she just won’t wake up. It must be because my voice is too soft. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Drrrroooong—.”
“This is maddening! Honestly, not a single useful person among you!”
The four began bickering loudly. Asperan, who’d been silently observing their squabble, finally stepped in—
in a rather forceful manner.
BANG!
“Yikes!”
All four leapt to their feet simultaneously, then froze in horror upon spotting the culprit—collapsing backward in a heap.
Amid their stunned gazes, Asperan casually brushed off the hand he’d just slammed against the wall.
“You seemed to be having quite the lively time… Bring me those reflection letters. Since this punishment was given in place of beheading, I trust you all did your very best?”
His sheer presence was so overwhelming that even I, who’d done nothing wrong, instinctively shrank in place.
Gulp—the four culprits swallowed hard in unison.
[This is the timeline separator]“Greet her. This is Shuria, who’ll be handling monster management from now on.”
I awkwardly looked at the four researchers, each with shredded fragments of their reflection letters stuck haphazardly to their heads.
Having just endured Asperan’s terrifying scolding head-on, they all seemed slightly dazed.
Asperan spoke again.
“Greet her.”
“Yes, yep!”
The researchers swarmed around me. The way they each adjusted their crooked glasses suggested their scattered wits had finally returned.
The man standing in the middle, with uniquely sky-blue hair resembling clouds, spoke first.
“Ahem. Pleased to meet you, Shuria. I’m Prom, director of the Beltraum Research Institute.”
“I’m Sec, Miss Shuria. By the way, do you happen to like plants?”
“I’m Titira… It’s a rather unremarkable name, but I’d be truly grateful if you remembered it…”
The others followed with their introductions—except for one.
Everyone’s eyes turned to the woman who’d been sleeping since earlier.
“K-Kiri…!”
“Drrrroooong—.”
Despite Titira’s careful shaking, the woman didn’t stir. Finally, Prom clicked his tongue and introduced her himself.
“That troublemaker’s name is Kiri.”
“Oh dear, Chief~ It’s changed already~.”
“The name of that troublemaker is Kiri.”
After correcting himself, Prom suddenly flew into a towering rage and began smacking Sec repeatedly.
“I know! I know already! Do you think I didn’t know? I’m a genius, you know!”
“Ow, ow, ow!”
Dust flew everywhere. After getting scolded so harshly by Asperan just moments ago, they were already fighting again. These people were clearly out of their minds.
‘Will I really be able to get along here?’
I suppressed my unease and replied to their greetings.
“I’m Shuria. I look forward to working with you all.”
“I’m! I’m! I’m the director! Your boss!”
“Ow, ow! Please stop, Chief~ It hurts~.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. This is my fault, that’s my fault…”
“Drrrroooong— Zzzzz.”
But no one paid her any attention.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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Oh my, I understand Shuria’s stressed feelings.. I also often do it when doing assignments..
is canis the second male lead? because the aura of the second male lead is very strong…