“Haha, I’m joking. Ah, the mansion will feel quite lonely once you two leave.”
“I’ll miss it too.”
“Since you say so… Silla, you’ll be staying at the mansion?”
“Terminus, enough with the distasteful jokes.”
“Haha, understood. I’ll write.”
“Good. Make sure you do.”
“Of course, I, Terminus, never speak empty words. Ah, I have prepared gifts for both of you.”
“Gifts?”
I halted my hand that was reaching for new food and focused on Terminus’s words.
Right, we did save the lord. He must give us something significant. I wonder what it is.
At Terminus’s signal, a servant brought a large object. It was a square box wrapped in silk.
Idrish took it.
I stretched my neck, curious about the contents.
The silk cloth fell, making a pleasant sound, revealing an elegant wooden box.
Wow, just by looking at the exterior, it’s expensive. Is it filled with treasure? Really expensive stuff?
Idrish carelessly opened the lid of the box.
Placed on red velvet… a fang!
The moment we saw the contents, Idrish and I locked eyes.
You were thinking the same thing, weren’t you? So was I.
“Our wolf tribes often exchange fangs as tokens of friendship…”
“Ugh, I’m tired of fangs!”
We managed to refuse the fang. Terminus seemed a little disappointed, but I really didn’t want to accept it.
After all the trouble we went through for that!
Instead, he gave me another gift.
“This would be perfect for someone as small and frail as you to protect yourself.”
“Can I really use this?”
A bow, slightly smaller than average, was in my hands.
The bow was crafted from sturdy wood, with intricate and artistic carvings. Dark red jewels were embedded in a line along its edges, similar to my hair.
I pulled the bowstring. The wood was so strong that the string snapped back abruptly.
“Absolutely, there’s nothing you can’t do. Though, you will need some practice. Becoming a warrior is no easy task.”
“Thank you for saying that kindly.”
Terminus stroked my head. He was immediately suppressed by Idrish.
After a noisy meal, we returned to our room.
I was about to rest when someone knocked on the door again.
The door opened, and Terminus’s mother entered.
I was a bit tense, unsure why she had come.
Is the lord grateful for waking up? She clearly disliked Idrish yesterday. Yeah, she lost family because of them. She won’t forgive easily.
Contrary to my concerns, she bowed deeply as soon as she entered.
“Thank you for saving my husband. I deeply apologize for my unwarranted suspicion.”
I hurried over and helped her up.
“Ah, I would’ve been suspicious in your situation too. You don’t need to apologize.”
“I’ve heard much from Ternya. Until the alliance with Lobero ends, we will never betray Lord Idrish.”
Alliance? What alliance?
Confused, I looked at Idrish.
“We are walking the same path for the same goals, temporarily. I, too, won’t betray Lobero until our objectives are met.”
What’s going on? Idrish seems to know something.
The rigid conversation continued.
It wasn’t until the woman left that I pressured Idrish for the full story.
“So, you’ve agreed to an alliance until Ferkop is eliminated, Idrish?”
Idrish caught my hand that was pointing at his face.
“How many times do I have to explain?”
“No, I just can’t believe it.”
Is this a dream?
I pinched my cheek. It hurt. Idrish seemed displeased and took my hand away.
Idrish had finally changed his target.
Originally set on burning everyone in the world, he now aimed at his real enemy, Perkop. To do so, he even joined hands with other races.
Ah, wait a moment. I’m tearing up.
The thought that all my efforts had not been in vain, and that Idrish was not just an absolutely bad person, flooded me like a tidal wave.
I told you so. Idrish isn’t just some stereotypical villain. If you dig deeper beneath those muscles, there’s a warm heart hidden.
“Why are you crying?”
“Um, well, there’s a reason.”
“Anyway, you’re weird, Nightshade.”
Even as Idrish said this, he gently wiped my tears away with his sleeve.
Before leaving Robelo, we bought gifts for our family.
Of course, I was the one who insisted.
Robelo was a truly beautiful place to wander without a single worry.
The red brick houses and well-arranged streets. Everyone was cheerful.
If I hadn’t stepped in, people here would be dying one by one by now. The streets would be filled with tears instead of laughter.
No one knows my contribution, but I still felt proud.
Idrish and I ate something delicious and returned to the mansion as the sun was setting.
Feeling a bit regretful, I suggested a walk in the garden.
I assumed he’d refuse, but Idrish agreed to this too.
He’d become strangely generous, with both the gift-buying and the walking. Why?
Why is he being so nice to me?
As I questioned myself, my heart beat a little faster.
I walked with a wobble, and Idrish followed a step behind, matching my pace.
The air was infused with the scent of grass. The night sky was clear, not long after the full moon.
It was a beautiful garden.
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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