Records of the magic era, items from the magic era, from the magic era…
‘If this gets out, it’ll only benefit the Imperial family and the Tower of Honor.’
However, he couldn’t just leave these treasures buried.
He had to survive too. He was the head of the family responsible for Landgritz.
After some deliberation, Nergal took out something that looked moderately valuable and sought out the underground black market.
It was valued at an enormous price, enough to restore Nergal’s fortune in one go.
Having tasted money once, Nergal finally decided to establish connections with the underworld. The gambling den was a means to connect with the black market.
Of course, he had to hide his identity and appearance. It would be troublesome if it was revealed that he was a nobleman.
That is, not his relationship with the underworld, but his relationship with the nobles and the Imperial family.
‘These lowly humans, they claim to dislike nobility, but in reality, they admire us. Don’t they play at being nobles by creating their own executives… As if they wouldn’t grovel as long as they’re given money or goods.’
He suddenly remembered a woman named Dorothea who had been bothering him a few years ago. But she was just a fool obsessed with beauty.
‘…Such fools don’t scare me at all. The scariest one is Lieselotte.’
It felt like chills were running down his spine.
Nergal reflected on his childhood.
His sister Lieselotte, two years younger than him, was chosen by their grandfather, the Baron of Landgritz, shortly after she was born.
She was designated as the next heir, no less.
It was an outrageous thing. Not Nergal’s father, nor the eldest son Nergal himself, but a newborn girl was chosen as the heir.
However, the Baron of Landgritz’s decision was firm.
Once, his father, overcome with anger, picked up the two-year-old Nergal and went to his grandfather’s office.
But grandfather gave a strange answer.
What nonsense was this? What’s so special about giving a name? Besides, if that’s the case, isn’t it also nonsensical to skip over his son and choose his granddaughter?
But it was the family head’s decision. It was unfair, but they couldn’t disobey.
This is a truth he learned later. In fact, it wasn’t grandfather who named his father, but his grandmother’s family.
Grandfather had said something incomprehensible at the time, “If so, we won’t be able to pass down the family to the child,” but grandmother then thought it was just a joke.
Surely he wouldn’t refuse to make his eldest son the heir?
But his words were true.
Later, no matter how much grandmother begged, pleaded, or got angry, the Baron never allowed his son to have the title of ‘young baron’.
Decades passed, and Nergal was born.
Grandfather had been pondering the name of his grandchild even before Nergal was born.
However, Nergal ended up not receiving the name his grandfather had chosen. It was because of his stubborn father who insisted on naming his own child.
So when Lieselotte was conceived, grandfather made a threat this time.
It was incomprehensible why naming was of such great significance to him.
Has the old man gone senile? Father grumbled like that, but as if to fulfill the old man’s last wish before he died, he left the naming of his newborn granddaughter to him.
The fact that it was a girl and he wasn’t particularly fond of her was also a reason.
Anyway, after designating Lieselotte as the heir, grandfather showered her with all sorts of good things.
Things Nergal couldn’t have, couldn’t enjoy, opportunities he couldn’t grasp, all became hers.
Nergal’s feelings towards Lieselotte were complicated.
He couldn’t treat his sister kindly because his parents constantly whispered in his ear, “Your sister is a thief who stole your life.”
But the truth was that Lieselotte was too outstanding to dare antagonize.
There was one such incident. It was the day Nergal returned after being disrespected in the social circles he had just debuted in.
The counterparts were adult men who mocked Nergal for being a fool who would lose his title to his mere little sister.
Lieselotte, who had not yet had her debutante, flashed a chilling gaze upon hearing the news.
Her eyes, which were usually as lustrous as amethysts like his own, felt like they belonged to a complete stranger at that moment.
Were these really the eyes of a mere fourteen-year-old girl?
It’s a secret, but Nergal was slightly terrified then.
It wasn’t a look that seemed like it would kill someone, but her intimidating presence alone made his knees weak.
It took less than a week for Nergal to receive an apology. Lieselotte said she had personally dealt with them.
She stopped the supply of goods to their families.
All the markets connected to the Landgritz merchant group refused to take orders from those noble families.
Those who knelt before Nergal all produced Lieselotte’s letter and begged for forgiveness.
From then on, Nergal both respected and feared Lieselotte.
‘If only my sister had been lacking in something, I could have at least hated her.’
Living just two years longer was far from enough to match the excellence his sister possessed.
No, that’s not right. Even his parents, who had lived over 20 years longer, couldn’t compare to young Lieselotte’s wisdom.
Was it just 20 years?
At times, she felt like a being of a different class from himself.
Standing before her, he felt an instinctive fear, and he felt like an infinitely small, dust-like, useless human being.
‘My beautiful and intelligent sister…’
And thus, a fearsome sister.
Nergal disliked her. No, he admired her. No, he loved her but didn’t want to get close to her.
She made him feel inferior from birth, and he could never reach her level.
‘What if I became someone recognized by my sister instead?’
Finally, Nergal’s thoughts reached that point.
Even though he wasn’t chosen by his grandfather, Nergal loved Landgritz, the family.
Thinking about it, no matter how great his sister was, she couldn’t raise Landgritz alone.
‘So I should help Landgritz in my own way!’
What Landgritz lacked was connections. And titles.
As a mere baronial house, it was difficult to form ties with families of count rank or higher.
Moreover, why were the previous generations so unnecessarily frugal, not even trying to attain higher titles?
Because of that, despite possessing enormous wealth, Landgritz had always remained stuck at the baron level, making no progress.
Nergal wanted to change this modest family tradition.
He met more people and tried to form connections with more people.
When he met the Viscount of Baden in social circles, he thought it was quite fortunate at the time.
Around that time, grandfather suddenly passed away.
The problem was that his parents ignored grandfather’s will and forcibly installed him as the baron.
Having grown up receiving his parents’ love in contrast to being disregarded by his grandfather all his life, Nergal didn’t have the guts to defy his parents’ wishes.
The baron’s position felt awkward, like ill-fitting clothes. But once he wore fine clothes, he didn’t want to look at other clothes.
Things happened in an instant.
His parents advised him to quickly marry off Lieselotte and cast her out of the family.
Nergal decided to follow his parents’ advice.
Lieselotte was too fearsome a presence to keep by his side anyway.
It wasn’t just that she was more excellent than him; he simply didn’t have the confidence to act as a baron with her by his side.
However, Nergal didn’t want to marry off this admirable and great sister of his to just any family.
It was partly out of guilt for taking her position, but there was also a clear intention to test how far his built-up connections could reach.
Yes, becoming the second wife of the venerable Duke of Daiern would be appropriate.
His sister had been kind to Leopold Jose, but that man was inferior compared to her.
Moreover, Daiern was also directly connected to the Viscount of Baden’s family.
The process after the decision was made was like a ship sailing with the wind.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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