“Ah, this is delicious.”
“Isn’t it? Eat more, eat a lot. Mom knew you’d like it, so she made plenty.”
Her mother’s hand, stroking her hair, was warm and firm. Lu giggled.
“But being from Kaleta doesn’t mean everyone is a wizard. Pure researchers of magic are rare. Meanwhile, the magic tower is far too spacious.”
Hayden pushed the 70%-filled glass back towards her.
“And most things have been stolen.”
“Stolen? My goodness.”
“The essence that maintains the magic tower, grand magic. Or all the research material related to it, and even the power of the owner of the magic tower were all stolen. It’s grand-scale.”
With a fork in her mouth, Lu looked at Hayden.
“Power? How does one steal power?”
“Does that sound familiar?”
He chuckled as he watched Milene irritably remove the fork that Lu had been biting on.
“Of course, it’s different for the owner of the magic tower. She had what she controlled stolen, but her innate magical prowess remains…”
The owner of the magic tower is female. Lu attentively listened while eating cake.
“She sustained severe injuries during the incident and was emotionally traumatized afterward. All the wizards she taught were killed. They say the magic tower was littered with corpses and blood flowed freely.”
Hayden furrowed his brow.
“At first, they couldn’t even bury the disciples’ corpses. I heard this from Dragonlord…”
“Ah, I’ve heard of that Dragonlord. The steadfast backbone and sage of the Eastern nobles.”
“Where did you hear that?”
As if he never frowned, he gave a faint smile.
“Next door.”
“Ah, Felix Keika. Consul Nirva is quite kind.”
Lu put down her fork and held her glass with both hands to take a sip.
“You met the young friend, I see.”
Dad must know him too.
“Yes, he said he moved in, and invited me for tea.”
“Again?”
Hayden asked. What?
“Pardon?”
“What else did Felix Keika talk about, Your Highness?”
“He didn’t really say much, Your Majesty. I don’t know anything about Kaletta, there was no handover, I was told to just go and figure things out. I don’t even know what a Sage is. You keep calling me to follow you, I don’t even have time to understand Fertheta. Keika was very kind though.”
Lu, who spoke quickly, took another sip and looked at her mother. Milene was staring at her with wide eyes.
“Huh? Why?”
It was a question to Mom, but Hayden answered first.
“Your Highness becomes more talkative and honest when she drinks.”
“That is a bit true. Honestly, I’ve only been dragged around by Your Majesty this whole week.”
“Thanks to that, you got to Flache quickly.”
Why did the conversation turn that way? Lu tilted her head.
“If I hadn’t brought you, we wouldn’t have this gathering today, Your Highness.”
“There could have been a gentler way, but thank you regardless.”
It was true. She bowed her head slightly and Hayden laughed.
“You’re welcome.”
Milene Gennes watched quietly as her daughter drew Hayden’s gaze. She never thought that the audacious Lu would openly complain before the Emperor. Was it because she was immune to that intimidating aura due to a curse?
‘Even though the Emperor is far from human.’
She boldly complained, and the Emperor only laughs. He wasn’t that generous to begin with. Then again, the Emperor has had a significant influence on the Flache estate.
But Milene and her husband Ethan knew. The Emperor is fundamentally not someone to approach lightly.
“I’ll explain in detail on the way to Matop tomorrow. It’ll be fun.”
The Eastern nobles have a great aversion to this Emperor. It’s scary to get close, but feels oppressive to stay away. They constantly try to keep him in check.
“You can explain now.”
“Now is not the time for that, it’s a time to celebrate your reunion with your parents.”
“You were the one who said my parents have to participate in the suppression tomorrow at a gathering like this.”
Lu grumbled that the purpose of the gathering had shifted.
“I’m excited because we acquired a valuable asset.”
“Ah, sure. I’m quite smart. You’ve gained a great asset.”
Milene watched her daughter, who was focused on munching cake, and then looked at her husband Ethan, who was also staring at her with a passionate gaze.
‘I was right, wasn’t I?’
The claim that the Emperor seemed very interested in their daughter. Milene glanced at the Emperor once. He sneakily took the glass away from Lu and continued to gaze at her.
‘…Ah, could it be?’
If Ethan was correct, it would be a very awkward situation. Milene decided to wait and see.
[Star Icon]The Count’s house was extremely busy in the morning. Several times a day, the teleportation circle would activate, and hundreds of Imperiales rode various Divine Beasts up and down. Children holding stuffed dolls stood sullenly, waving their hands at the knights.
“Sir, you’re coming back, right?”
“Of course.”
The younger siblings stood next to Icaros and clung to Hayden, asking.
Both the Count and Countess had already left for monster suppression with the Imperiale. They said it would be easier than in Belfort because there were fewer monsters. Now it was the Emperor’s turn to head to Matop with Lu.
“Come back soon.”
“I will.”
Having been delayed a bit due to parents’ farewells and separate preparations, Lu watched pensively as Hayden held Bella.
He likes children? He confidently hugged the kids, and looked remarkably skilled as he patiently listened to their disjointed storytelling.
“You should also greet my sister.”
“Wow, sister, you’re pretty!”
After greeting the children and promising several times to return soon, Icaros took off. Waving her hand downward, Lu finally asked Hayden,
“Weren’t you supposed to teleport?”
“That’s not courteous to the owner of the magic carpet.”
“But you’re the owner of the magic carpet.”
“It’s a temporary position. I’ll return it soon.”
“When?”
“When she sorts out her feelings.”
Could that even be possible, when she hadn’t sorted out her feelings for hundreds of years due to the shock? Lu tilted her head.
“But Your Highness, do you like alcohol?”
“Why?”
“No, just preparing myself mentally.”
Mentally preparing? Lu covertly glanced at Hayden.
“If I drink, I tend to talk more, and I’ll need to be sober to listen to all of it.”
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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