Although his tone was very calm and polite, reason disappeared from his eyes. After a while of being swallowed, the released red lips smiled silently.
Since then, Roo hadn’t properly completed a sentence. Ah, of course, there were countless pleas and names that were cut off.
“Hayden, wait, I…!”
“Yeah, sure.”
A laughter-filled, low voice always completed the sentence distinctly. Although it was excessively one-sided, there were no words at all from Roo afterward.
“Yeah, is that okay? I see.”
A low laughter was heard above the sound of breathing.
“This is quite well learned.”
Hayden, who was speaking leisurely, was suddenly taken by the hand that caught him.
“Huh?”
The ‘huh?’ full of anticipation, laden with expectations, quickly turned into rough breathing. No more voices were heard in the emperor’s bedroom.
Hayden, who took a long breath, gently and carefully placed his lover, who had become limp in his arms, on the bed.
In his heart, he wanted to just lay her on top of him and sleep together, but it wasn’t the right time to act so leisurely.
Reluctantly, he put Roo down and even meticulously covered her with a blanket.
While Roo’s hair was meticulously and carefully dried by magic, he just placed a wet towel on his roughly combed hair. Eventually, he left the bed, picked up the gown.
The large and agile body was wrapped in a new gown, and quietly, through the slightly open door, a few papers that had been decided between them were brought in.
The Shalea Palace did not remain silent at night.
After skimming through serious matters for Perseta but not so serious for Hayden, such as execution for someone, confiscation of property for someone else, and others, he returned to the bed.
‘Are you sleeping well?’
He couldn’t bear not to check one more time. Fortunately, his peace and rest were sound. He had moved his muscles enough, so this should be enough.
He’d soon recover and go to the South to play the role of a sage, deeply engrossed in it. If he didn’t personally go and bring her back, he might not realize how time was passing. Hayden smiled slightly, his face slightly wrinkled.
Then there was no time left. The Emperor of Perseta came out, already having returned to the appearance of the Emperor when he left.
“Since there’s no need to hurry, don’t rush to decide everything.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“The priority is to promote peace and stability throughout the empire.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
Walking together from the corridor, the Imperial Guard, who had memorized the instructions falling one by one, asked, “Where will you go?”
“Ah, I’ll go alone.”
Imperialle, who naturally tried to follow, stopped.
“Guards, protect the lamb.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
No one opposed or expressed a different opinion to the Emperor’s command.
As the Emperor suddenly disappeared, all the Imperial Guards guarding him returned to the Emperor’s bedroom.
Without looking back, Hayden moved forward. Countless spaces quickly passed behind him, created, intricately dismantled, and disappeared. In just one step, he stood somewhere other than the Shalea Palace.
It was a sparkling mirror in all directions. Reflected on the transparent wall were prisoners with bound limbs.
Hayden gazed at the prisoner who was bowing his head. The prisoner was suspended over a sea of blood, and everything dripping beneath was his blood.
“How does it feel to see your original appearance? I came out of curiosity.”
Hayden asked dryly. The mirror occasionally reflected the quiet Shalea Palace, the closed and emptied Kataat Palace, Imperial Guards passing through Kataat City, and desperate citizens.
As soon as the sun rose, a new order from the Emperor would be announced, erasing the name of Kaleta, who had become the ‘Southern Sage’ of Perseta.
The man who once wanted to become Emperor did not answer. Hayden silently observed him. The face that had once been praised as the most beautiful sage had aged completely in just one day.
The eyes that used to overflow with wicked wisdom were now void of any intelligence. There was no trace of the fierce determination that had supported him.
“No strength to answer?”
Carlos Arthur Ingram, the only prisoner trapped in this prison Hayden had prepared for a long time, had little strength left.
The barriers had all disappeared, the one under the curse was no longer there, the power to exploit was gone, and he had given up being the Southern Sage, so he had no power as a sage.
All that remained was a power like the husk of a once movie-like past. But even that didn’t seem to last long.
“Regrettable. To think it would turn out like this so soon.”
It was extremely regrettable. For a long, long time, he had only wished to see Carlos’s name disappear from here, his disgrace revealed to the world, everyone pointing fingers and laughing at him, and eventually forgetting and mocking him.
Hayden flicked his gloved fingers.
As the wounded body recovered, a painful groan was heard for a moment, then it abruptly stopped. Carlos would continue to be torn apart, then put back together, and repeat the process.
Hayden didn’t need to use his hands; the traces of exploiting others’ power were scattered all over, tormenting him and causing him suffering.
Among them, the curse connected to Roo melted away entirely, ironically leaving Carlos with the most significant blow.
‘How long will it last?’
Since there was no intention of giving a merciful death, Hayden just observed. That cunning and snake-like magician might suddenly regain the lost intelligence at any moment.
However, all he could do was endure the curse that he should not have cast, suffering as it collided with the side effects of the power he exploited from others, and seeing the world through these mirrors until he died.
Hayden, who had decided to bind him until the end of his life, sighed slightly.
‘Seems shorter than I thought.’
As an experiment, Hayden allowed Carlos to regain his sanity again. It was already the second time.
“Huk…!”
Taking a breath and lifting his head, Carlos looked around, realizing that there was no power of freedom.
“Aaaargh!”
Shouting and cursing Hayden, who was watching silently, also cast a curse. Of course, it was all meaningless.
“Well, you’ve returned to your place.”
Whether or not it mattered, Hayden nodded in satisfaction.
At least, he thought it would be comfortable and relieving to see how futile his actions were in his right mind. At least, that’s what he thought.
“Well then, enjoy the show again.”
In those mirrors, the Emperor’s wedding, which would take place a few months later, would be revealed.
Although there was no intention of showing Roo to Carlos directly, at least the news of the Emperor holding a wedding could bring some excitement to the shaken Shalea.
Rustica Genesis, Hayden’s lover, was Carlos Arthur Ingram’s last desire that he himself hadn’t realized.
“It won’t be boring for a while.”
Even though the sanity he maintained might not last long and he might go mad again.
Hayden continued to have the intention of restoring the insane Carlos to sanity. Until he exhausted the last husk-like power he possessed and died, continuously, endlessly.
After writing curses, he casually left the sparkling prison filled with the sound of whimpering, where he had committed evil.
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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