Suddenly, Lakrahan’s eyes sharpened.
‘But why do I not feel the energy of protection now?’
If Bercheria was on this land, it would have been normal for her energy to reach all humans.
“It’s strange.”
He realized that he had been missing the most basic thing all along.
What if she had not left in the first place, rather than being unable to return?
Then could she have possibly lost the ability,
“……Is that what you mean?”
Creak.
The sound of the door frame hitting came to his ears.
Lakrahan set his sharp, narrow eyes on the opening door.
‘A goddess who has lost her ability…’
Thinking so, the sporadic stories all connected into one.
If she had lost the power of protection for some reason and was struggling to regain it?
Lakrahan’s thoughts ended even before they were finished, and a small face peeked through the gap in the door.
Bercheria only opened the door a little, stretching her head out to peer outside.
Her golden hair swayed and fluttered from her small head, where the densely packed top was visible.
“…….”
Why hadn’t he thought of this from the beginning?
From the filthy appearance to the fearful eyes.
It was clearly the look of someone lost.
“Um…….”
But this was only his conjecture.
To get her help and give her what she wanted, he needed to verify this hypothesis.
She was a goddess who had betrayed humanity and left.
If he was careless, even greater misfortune could strike.
He leaned his shoulder against the door frame, arms crossed.
“You don’t plan to let me in through that gap, do you?”
“……!”
A face looking up in surprise was filled with fear.
Lakrahan unwittingly let out a hollow laugh.
Maybe she often forgot that she was a goddess, even more than he did.
“The goddess who threatened me in the library this afternoon, I came looking for her, but seeing how you’re on guard… hmm.”
Smirking, Lakrahan turned his body and retraced his steps.
“I must have mistaken the room.”
His stride was broader than usual as he moved unhesitatingly.
He felt Bercheria hesitate behind his back.
‘You’re right. I’m not trying to deal with you.’
‘I’m threatening you right now, Lakrahan.’
He hadn’t had a chance to tell her in the library, but there was no one in this world who could threaten him.
Lakrahan was not such a simple man.
So if this woman was really Bercheria, she would have to thoroughly convince him.
Without losing the initiative, without being daunted by him, she had to prove that she was a goddess who could save my people.
“Wait.”
Lakrahan ignored the thin voice coming from behind him.
He moved as if he would never turn back.
One fact that Bercheria didn’t know was that he was a genius of negotiation in Feriat.
It was not just Lakrahan’s excellent combat ability that led the three continents’ war to victory.
Bringing a great empire and a kingdom to its knees with just that talent was an impossible task.
Lakrahan instinctively knew how to look into the abyss of a person’s heart, and how to use it to his advantage.
That was precisely why Emperor Gerard was especially keeping Lakrahan in check.
“Hey!”
A weak force ran after him, quickly walking away, and grabbed his arm.
His vision spun half a circle, and his eyes were filled with sparkling golden pupils.
Lakrahan’s brow furrowed as their eyes met.
“What is it?”
Thin lips opened on a pale face, seemingly unable to find what to say, trembling slightly.
Lakrahan raised an eyebrow, then let out a sigh and lowered it.
“If you have nothing to say, I will go.”
As he put strength into his body to turn around again, a flat voice came.
“Don’t go…….”
“What did you say?”
Bercheria slowly exhaled.
“Don’t go. I’m not mistaken about the room.”
“Are you sure?”
The golden eyes that had seemed like a herbivorous animal just a moment ago were now looking up at him, quite irritated.
Shall I just leave it at this for now?
“Remember this from now on if you want to talk to me. I value time more than wealth.”
Bercheria’s head tilted ever so slightly.
It was like the movement of a puppy that wants to understand human words, tilting its head in confusion.
“If you waste my time like this again, there will be no next conversation.”
Lakrahan flicked his sleek eyebrow once again as if to emphasize, raised it, then put it down, and stepped into her room.
“……!”
Bercheria stood still, watching his back.
She had thought something similar before, but that man really.
“……The more I see, the less I like him.”
Everyone here unanimously said.
About how good a person Lakrahan was.
Bercheria also thought so at first.
He was a kind lord of the north, and he seemed like a good person who thought it natural to sacrifice himself.
“Ha. A good person?”
Bercheria reflexively put her hand on her neck.
The sensation of the knife’s touch and the temperature of the man’s words from a moment ago matched surprisingly precisely.
“Far from it.”
It was clear that the people of this castle were all thoroughly deceived.
By that man.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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