The task this time was clearly harder than usual, requiring work on her left hand. Exhausted, Lu sat on the sofa and took a moment to catch her breath.
“Today is a good day to rest.”
Hayden mumbled, observing her.
“Huh?”
She had just finished breakfast. Told to rest? Such a thing was unthinkable for a diligent knight. Nevertheless, Lu grimaced and slumped her head down.
“See? You should rest.”
This was truly ridiculous. As a knight who primarily used magic, she wasn’t this physically weak.
But now Hayden was treating her as if she were some frail lady, cautiously holding her as he headed for the bedroom.
“Your Highness, I can walk on my own.”
“Save your energy. Preparations alone will keep us busy until the day of the ball.”
“Preparations?”
“Yes, preparations. You agreed to be my partner, remember?”
You haven’t forgotten already, have you? No backing out now. Hayden looked at Lu as if sealing the deal.
“I’ve never done anything like this before. Are you sure it’s okay?”
“It’s nothing. Just dance with me, and that’s it.”
I doubt it. Lu looked at him skeptically, but stopped thinking when she felt the bed sheet against her back. She was indeed tired.
“I will work on my stamina.”
Hayden chuckled, attempting to cover her with a blanket.
“How much healthier do you think you can get here?”
“Next time, when I do the right hand, I won’t be this drained.”
“Don’t increase your training, you’ll collapse. That’s not allowed.”
He said sternly.
“Instead, think about enjoyable things. What dance will we practice tomorrow, what dress will you wear, things like that.”
“How did you know?”
“Know what?”
Lu peeked out only her eyes from under the blanket.
“That I like that sort of thing. Wearing flashy clothes and looking at fluttery dresses.”
Hayden chuckled.
“You told me.”
“I see.”
His large hand closed her drooping eyes, and she fell asleep. Hayden, who had asked her to be his partner, performed the blessing, and even took her to bed, did not easily leave her side.
While he discovered her love for flashy things through investigating her disappearance from the Calleta Empire, he would make sure that from now on, Lu could enjoy all the things she wanted.
But before that, should he feed her something?
“To think she would train when she’s this skinny…”
It would be sufficient for her to just sit and receive his blessing. Ah, that would be an impossibility for Rustica Gennes.
Chuckling to himself, Hayden took a last look at her, tucked her in more carefully, and finally left the bedroom.
Dealing with the mountain of tasks and documents that the court secretaries had piled up was inconsequential. This had been the most valuable schedule of the day.
[Star Icon]After the wave of sorrow and tribute due to the national mourning, the Shalea Imperial Palace decided it was time for celebration.
As soon as the official announcement of the Victory Celebration Ball was made, all of Shalea buzzed with excitement. Tailors sang as they crafted suits and dresses, and the marketplace was lively.
The more bustling it became, the easier for assassins to infiltrate. Eliza Barkova, the assassin from the Calleta embassy, quietly sharpened her blade.
Polishing the edge, applying poison; even the most robust individual would meet their end. She could not stand to see traitors smiling happily.
Aldwin Rochester, the new envoy, spoke to her.
“I’ll be back.”
Eliza merely waved and focused on her blade. Aldwin tore a scroll. The next moment, he was in the Catat Imperial Palace.
“The Emperor awaits you, Lord Rochester. This way.”
A guardsman who had been waiting among the mages overseeing the magic circle guided him. The situation was evidently serious.
Aldwin, having received the clandestine summons from Emperor Caleta, walked briskly with his hood pulled down deep. He took a discreet route to the innermost Imperial Audience Chamber and quietly entered.
“Hail to the Eternal Sun of the Caleta Empire.”
Aldwin, who had been in charge of monitoring Rustica Gennes, was in a situation where he had failed in his duties. As the administrative officials bore much responsibility for Riga’s defection to Perseta, he was even more scrupulously courteous. Above all, he didn’t want to die.
“Rise.”
Carlos Arthur Ingram, quite literally the ‘Eternal’ Emperor of the Caleta Empire, gestured dismissively, yet even that motion seemed beautiful and elegant. His soft, pale hand danced gracefully. Aldwin promptly stood.
“Have you checked where Rustica is and what she is doing?”
“Yes. I have been constantly tracking her whereabouts. She is currently in the Shalea Royal Palace, under the protection of the Imperials and the Emperor.”
Carlos knew what that meant better than Aldwin did. Consequently, Carlos said nothing, and Aldwin had to endure the weighty and terrifying silence.
The silence was very long and frightening. Aldwin could only look down at the ground, contemplating that his head might roll right here. The great Emperor was as terrifying as he was magnificent.
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.
