The emperor of Perseta, who had come to her using the name Hayden, had a striking appearance.
The thick and beautiful black hair, and the outstanding appearance beneath it, was something to talk about every time, but he was a head taller than others even from this distance, and his physique was so huge that it stood out.
So, upon seeing him in this rural corner, Lud threw a flattery that would never work. He didn’t even expect it to work, but it did, perhaps because that person had a trick up his sleeve.
“Sir, please give me one of each kind.”
Riga, wearing his hat deep down, quickly took his eyes off the handsome man with a smiling face and piled up newspapers on the counter like a mountain.
“Shall I tie them with a string?”
“That would be better. Here’s this too, the magazines.”
After he swiftly pulled everything hanging and put it down, the owner of the counter’s lips naturally rose.
Riga never looked at the emperor. He picked up the bundle of magazines and newspapers that had been paid for, and as soon as Aldwin brought the dessert, he would leave.
How dare he not greet the emperor? If he was asked, he would brush it off by saying he couldn’t recognize him because his eyesight was bad. Ah, he came to die anyway, so kill him!
“How much is it?”
“Let’s see……, Post, Messenger, Pistol is 5 lites, and Ro Trigal is 7 lites, this is a bit expensive.”
It took time for the owner of the counter to calculate the price, mumbling and counting the newspapers he shortened the names of.
Riga tried to just stare at the tip of his shoes, whatever he heard, but the emperor of Perseta did not miss the opportunity.
“Aren’t you going to recognize someone you saw a few hours ago?”
Only she could hear the content carried in the faint voice. It was something that Calleta’s public affairs could never ignore. The end of the voice drooped, as if disappointed. He’s coming out like this, isn’t he?
“Oh, wasn’t I supposed to pretend not to know?”
Riga still didn’t look at the emperor of Perseta, just moved his mouth. Her eyes were fixed on the owner of the counter’s hands, who was busily calculating and tying newspapers.
It was a perfect attitude of ignoring him, but Hayden found it amusing.
Riga was a player at pretending to be indifferent, and although she must have been flustered, one of the few moments in her life to be considered so, she dealt with it very smoothly.
To Hayden, that was a bit, unjustly vexing. The person who caused the embarrassment shouldn’t be like that.
“I can recognize you first, that’s fine.”
That meant that it’s an honor for the emperor, who came out in civilian clothing, to converse with you.
Riga, coming from a country that wholly worships the emperor, knew exactly what the emperor of Perseta was saying.
“I see. I didn’t know.”
But there’s no law that says you have to continue a conversation just because you’re going to have it. It may be an honor to someone, but not to Riga, so she answered curtly and shut her mouth.
The casual way he addressed her by her name, as if something had happened in the past, was a bit annoying.
But the opponent is the emperor, and she’s just a diplomat without a title from a hostile country, so it’s right for him to speak down and her to speak respectfully. Besides, his casual speech suited him as well as respect.
There was an unreachable dignity and arrogance in looking down on others from the beginning. Why didn’t she see that at Momentum’s edge?
‘No. It’s the guy who tried to deceive me that’s bad, not me.’
Riga naturally stopped blaming herself.
“Do you like the house?”
“Yeah, well.”
Then the owner of the counter finished calculating and shouted the price. Riga, who missed the price while responding to the emperor of Perseta, asked again.
“How much did you say?”
“120 lites!”
120 lites are one large silver coin and four small ones. She carefully picked out the coins and handed them over.
Her appearance was utterly serene. Hayden’s eyes narrowed for a moment.
Even though she saw an unexpected person beyond the wall, she never faltered. A perfect person for a place where she shouldn’t waver but can’t do anything either.
So, she liked it even less. No matter how much she looked, the influence he had on her was nowhere to be found.
She didn’t think it would be easy, either.
‘I’m still upset that I had to choose a sudden and rude way.’
Hayden gathered his emotions with a cold face.
“Thank you. Farewell.”
“Thank you.”
Riga turned with the bundle of newspapers in hand. It was heavier than he thought, so he’d have to ask Aldwin to carry it.
He’s a knight who can skillfully use both magic and swordplay, and Riga is just a civilian who’s done a little exercise. But when did Aldwin go into the dessert shop, and he still doesn’t seem to be coming out?
“Once you enter that shop, everyone loses their senses. It will take a while to come out.”
The Emperor of Perseta seemed to read her mind and spoke. His low and rich voice seemed to mutter to himself. But in the end, it was directed at her.
“It might take some time, shall we walk together?”
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
