From essential items like jewels, accessories, and clothing to valuable things that the commoners could not easily own.
It was a festival that could ignite greed even in those who had none.
Just as Atia had intended, for the people to heal, everyone actively participated in the festival.
The most popular corner was the ‘Duel with the Moonlit Knight’.
The rules were simple.
Win a duel with a knight, and you get a prize.
Knights wearing silver helmets and armor faced their challengers without showing their faces, silently engaging in battle.
The concept was Atia’s directive to maintain a certain weighty silence among the knights.
From among the crowd, adults who were ‘somebody’ stepped up to challenge.
“I used to be quite something on the battlefield~.”
Smack!
“Ugh!”
The outcome was decided in just one second.
Naturally, the knight won.
Several more stepped up to challenge after that.
“You know, I’ve never lost at armwrestling in my life.”
Smack!
“Ugh!”
Many participated for fun, wanting to win lottery prizes.
But the knights did not give adults any leeway, contributing to a mysterious tension that enlivened the festival.
Among the onlookers were many children.
“I wanna do it!”
“Let me do it too!”
“Me too! Me too!”
Children also extended their tiny hands, wanting to compete with the knights.
The knights did not refuse and took the children’s hands.
As they held the small hands, they remembered Atia’s instruction, essentially ‘When children come, go easy on them’.
They couldn’t let these young hopefuls fall into the same despair as the adults.
The protocol was to go as easy as possible.
So they acted as if they almost lost or tied, not making it obvious.
If the knights lost.
“Oh, you are truly strong. May blessings be upon your future!”
That was the line they had to say.
Then the children would return, faces glowing as if they’d gained the whole world.
The knights found it amusing and looked forward to saying that line.
‘What a terrifying planner.’
Haidegger thought as he observed.
It was hard to believe.
That all this had come from the mind of one individual.
He even wondered if Atia might have come from another world, that’s how unbelievable it was.
(This is a time separator.)
Heukgu was also incredibly popular.
Wearing a Santa Clausshaped hat on his ears, he sat obediently.
Of course, his tail wasn’t so obedient.
His presence added even more life to the atmosphere of the festival.
His majestic figure contrasted comically with his cute outfit.
She could tell the dog was dear to her by its formal dress code, similar to that of a duchess.
“Oh my, look over there! What a cute dog!”
“Wow, it’s huge.”
“It’s incredibly big and incredibly cute.”
Everyone seemed to know that Heukgu was an unusually large dog.
Still, if everyone started petting Heukgu freely, the dog might get stressed.
So Atia let them observe the dog from a distance.
“If they knew it was a highgrade magical beast, they’d faint, hehe!”
Zen chuckled, whispering to the knights beside him.
The knights who knew laughed as if they found it amusing.
“Heukgu, are you okay?”
“Woof!”
Atia was concerned that Heukgu might feel uncomfortable because of the crowd.
Fortunately, Heukgu showed no signs of discomfort.
“You’re really…a socialite, aren’t you?”
“Woof! Woof!”
Heukgu barked very softly so as not to scare anyone.
Atia hesitated to pet Heukgu’s head.
His cute Santa hat must not be knocked off.
Kesha, who was serving at her side, came closer and looked at Atia with admiration.
“The 12 festivals you planned are totally amazing, aren’t they?”
“No, we all did it together.”
“What are you saying? You’ve practically done everything. I even heard it’s unprecedented.”
“Pfft, unprecedented?”
“Yes, it’s really awesome!”
Atia and Kesha looked at each other and laughed.
But unlike Kesha, who looked purely happy, Atia continued to look around nervously.
Maintaining a faint smile so as not to give it away.
(This is a time separator.)
The 12 festivals were coming to an end.
Only the final pilgrimage was left.
The festival atmosphere seemed to grow even hotter.
Neither a blizzard had raged during the festival period, nor had the weather been cloudy or rainy.
The sunny days continued.
It even felt like the cold air of the North was warming up thanks to the weather.
Atia looked at the warm morning sunlight.
This was the optimal timing to reveal what she had been preparing all along.
Casus, who was very wellreceived today as well, shone like the sun in the sky.
‘Today is the day something will happen.’
Seeing the gorgeously dressed Duke of the North, who knew nothing, Atia clenched her fists tightly.
Spies planning to ruin the festival with poison arrows must be hiding nearby.
‘I’ve been postponing exercise because of the festival, and if Casus gets injured, I can’t train with him.’
“Your Grace.”
Atia did not let her tension subside and whispered softly in his ear.
“Your Grace.”
“Hm?”
“The pilgrimage is coming up.”
“Indeed.”
“The festival is successful now, right? What if it becomes a mess?”
“What?”
Atia raised her head and reached out, placing her hand on Casus’s thick arm.
“Don’t you think they’ll attack us now?”
“What?”
“Every time bad guys attack, it’s at the end of the festival, when people’s tension suddenly relaxes.”
“You worry about the strangest things.”
As expected.
No matter what she said, Casus didn’t seem worried at all.
What’s there to fear when he’s surrounded by guards?
“What if they come from the sky? Can you avoid it?”
“The sky?”
“Yes, it’d be different if you had a group of escort knights flying over you.”
Atia assessed Casus from all angles.
“You have a large build, which means a larger surface to get hit.”
“….”
“I have a good idea to counter snipers.”
Atia smiled slyly.
Determined not to fall victim to their schemes.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
