The rushing man was immediately torn apart by the massive jaws of the white tiger. Those who hadn’t fallen into the hallucination gasped in shock. It was such a horrifying scene.
Regardless of Ozar’s role in creating this situation, the current Idriche was dangerous.
“It seems like he’s strongly affected by the hallucination. Everyone, step back. I will handle this.”
Terminus immediately prepared for a fight.
“Oh, no.”
Terminus and Idriche couldn’t be in hostile positions against each other.
Neither of them could afford to get hurt. But my words had no power.
Terminus’s face enlarged in an instant. Pointed ears sprouted, and ash-colored fur emerged from the expanding body.
The giant wolf walked forward silently. When the wolf revealed its teeth, saliva dripped from its red gums.
The white tiger quickly identified the opponent I had to face. It moved its front paw silently and faced the gray wolf head-on.
“Growl.”
The white tiger emitted a warning sound like an earthquake.
A tense atmosphere hung between the two beasts. It seemed like anyone could rush in and tear each other’s throats at any moment.
“I will! I will stop them! Idriche will recognize me!”
It seemed like I was going crazy. The hallucination could be broken. Idriche had clearly responded to my call just a while ago. So, a little more, if I could stop them.
But the knights who couldn’t believe my words grabbed my arms.
“Princess Cecilia! No, it’s dangerous. The hallucination doesn’t break so easily! Idriche isn’t the person he used to be.”
“Let go of this! I can break the hallucination! Let go!”
Tension tightened throughout the bodies of the white tiger and the gray wolf. Muscles stiffened firmly, and it wouldn’t have been strange for anyone to burst out first.
I couldn’t let it go like this.
At that moment, the white tiger slammed the ground and leaped. Roaring, the impact resonated through the sky, and the gray wolf flew in an instant. The large front paw pulled back tightly like a stretched bowstring.
At the same time, I pushed aside the men and leaped forward like a bullet.
“Idriche, snap out of it!”
I blocked the gray wolf and spread my arms.
But it was already too late. The large front paw with extended claws filled my vision.
For a moment, an enormous shock hit my body. My body rolled on the ground as if tossed several times.
“Guh.”
“Cecilia!”
I heard someone calling my name from behind. But I couldn’t lift my head. My body didn’t feel like mine, disconnected like the strings cut off.
Trying to breathe, blood burst instead of air.
At that moment, someone lifted me up. Arms and legs dangled down.
It hurts.
I struggled to open my eyes, but blood stained my vision.
“Cecilia.”
Idriche, now transformed into a human, was holding me and looking down at me. His eyes were still tinged with purple, but there was clearly terror in Idriche’s eyes gazing into mine.
Ah, this can’t be happening.
If you’re going to come to your senses, do it a little earlier or a bit later.
If I see myself like this, it would be incredibly sad and horrifying. How much self-blame would I endure?
“Id… I’m o…kay…”
I’m okay. I jumped in front of your attack. Don’t blame yourself. I’m really fine.
I wanted to say that, but instead, blood sprayed out over Idriche’s white skin. Idriche’s face showed shock, as if he had been struck by venom rather than blood.
Idriche’s jaw trembled.
I said I’m okay. I’m really okay.
Everything went dark right in front of my eyes.
The quiet nights at the Robero Mansion continued for several days.
Those who returned focused on healing, and the uninjured mourned the dead. An entirely dark and heavy atmosphere settled.
Idriche’s eyes had no focus. He couldn’t bring himself to go and find Cecilia. He just sat motionless, hours passing by. The time felt like an eternity and a fleeting moment.
In every moment, Cecilia vomiting blood played in his mind. The sensation of her being tossed by the front paw was vivid in his hands, as horrifying as it was.
His heart felt like it was tearing apart, and he didn’t even know if it had already ceased to exist.
But no matter how much he regretted it, there was nothing he could undo.
He attacked Cecilia, the person he loved so much, along with others. And Cecilia was still unconscious.
It was a sense of helplessness and fear he had never felt in his life.
The doctor said so. But it was no comfort at all.
The moment he swung the sword to protect those around him, unable to endure any longer, he drank the smoke.
The hallucination began. Screams that felt like ears would burst and blood everywhere. In that, family members died again, and everyone rushed towards their lifeless bodies with vacant eyes.
No matter how many he killed and defeated, enemies constantly swarmed. It seemed like it wouldn’t end until everyone died. The dormant rage that had been suppressed for years erupted like a vivid storm.
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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