“It’s unbelievable. Oh, of course, Brother also has a beauty similar to the goddess…”
Muttering as if enchanted, Costerbil raised his head reluctantly.
“I think that lady is tens of times more beautiful than Brother.”
Groovy blinked his eyes and let out a low breath.
Despite the atmosphere getting a bit chaotic due to the intrusion of an unwelcome person, the conclusion was that, thanks to the alcohol, the conversation wasn’t all that bad.
“It’s natural to be beautiful. After all, it’s Bercheria.”
Groovy said so and stood up from his seat.
It seems like it’s time to stop drinking now.
Approaching Bercheria, she glanced at Groovy to assess his condition.
“I’m not drunk. I’m perfectly fine now.”
Bercheria nodded briefly towards Groovy, who was clapping his hands.
“Can we talk for a moment?”
“Of course. Absolutely.”
As they turned around at the sound of a creak, they saw Costerbil, who had been sitting on the sofa, adjusting his collar and straightening his clothes.
“Ha.”
Groovy gestured outside with his eyes and said, “It’s too stuffy here. Shall we go out for a moment?”
The two of them walked out of the corridor without a specific destination.
“Thank you so much, Bercheria.”
Groovy scratched his reddened neck due to the wine and spoke, “I feel like every moment is a dream now, thinking that I don’t have to go back to prison.”
Bercheria’s gaze towards Groovy became affectionate.
She knew better than anyone about the emotions he was feeling right now.
If she thought that things had gone wrong and that she should return to the tower now, Bercheria herself didn’t know how to express that feeling.
“By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?”
Groovy’s question made her pause.
Perhaps due to the excitement of the party, there wasn’t a single ant visible in the corridor right now.
Bercheria tensed her shoulders and straightened her back.
After recovering her memories, she had discovered one more fact.
Golden hair, golden eyes.
It wasn’t easy for a person to possess both of these characteristics.
“Groovy told me that he was born in prison.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Can I ask who your mother was?”
The reason why these characteristics couldn’t commonly appear through the maternal line was that women with these traits usually couldn’t bear many children.
Due to the abundance of mana, conception itself was challenging, and due to their unique appearance, many often ended their lives alone.
However, Groovy and Bercheria not only vividly displayed all these traits but were also of similar ages.
The thought that it wasn’t a mere coincidence couldn’t leave her mind.
“My mother?”
Groovy looked surprised, as if it was an unexpected question.
Bercheria patiently waited for his response.
Currently, Groovy couldn’t explain the entire situation to him, but now, even the smallest possibility had to be confirmed.
The person that Bercheria and Lachlan had to confront was none other than the Absolute Deity.
A formidable being that in her previous life she couldn’t even dare to consider as an opponent.
To reduce the variables that could arise in this fight, one must verify and be aware of all potentially suspicious elements. What Bercheria desired was not some absurd aspiration to eliminate the Absolute Deity or change the world. She only wished to protect her love with Lachlan; that was her sole intention.
“Please don’t take it the wrong way. I’m just asking because it seems better to check and move on.”
Groovy forcefully nodded as if to say it wasn’t about feeling bad.
“It’s not about feeling bad; I just don’t know either.”
“What do you mean?”
“My mother returned to prison right after giving birth to me.”
Groovy considered mentioning the bone graveyard inside the prison but decided against it. The world inside the prison was much more brutal than one could imagine from the outside, but he didn’t want to tell Bercheria that fact.
“I don’t know my mother. When I was able to talk and think to some extent, everyone who was around me when I was young was no longer alive.”
“Then, Groovy…”
“I had the power of mana, so I could endure. Mana supported my body even without eating, you see.”
“I see.”
“But why are you asking such things?”
“We…”
Bercheria smiled faintly.
“We look so alike.”
Groovy, unable to quickly comprehend the meaning, showed a surprised expression after a moment.
“Are you saying that we might be family?”
“I’ve thought about the possibility. Perhaps that could be the case.”
“Such a thing…”
Groovy laughed dejectedly.
“It’s impossible. Bercheria is a goddess, and I’m an unfortunate person born in prison.”
At that moment, footsteps could be heard coming from beyond the twisted corridor.
Both of them instinctively stopped and stood still, looking towards the corner.
Clank, clank.
Boring.
Just by the murmuring footsteps, it wasn’t easy to guess who it was.
However, Groovy, with only the faint sound, recognized the identity of the person walking from the opposite side.
He tensed and said, “It looks like Gerard’s government official, Leone.”
Looking at the expressionless Bercheria, Groovy quickly added, “The one who told me to release the fox and catch you, that person was Leone, wasn’t it?”
The moment Bercheria’s eyes narrowed.
From the end of the corridor, with the sound of thick rose fragrance, Leone appeared.
Surely, in Bercheria’s memory, she had a plain appearance with brown hair, but now, she had glamorous golden hair. Moreover, her eyes had also changed to a golden color.
Walking, mumbling, Leone froze as soon as she saw Groovy and Bercheria standing there.
“What the…”
Looking at the expressionless Bercheria, Groovy quickly added.
“The one who told me to release the fox and catch you, that person was Leone, wasn’t it?”
The moment Bercheria’s eyes narrowed.
From the end of the corridor, with the sound of thick rose fragrance, Leone appeared.
Surely, in Bercheria’s memory, she had a plain appearance with brown hair, but now, she had glamorous golden hair. Moreover, her eyes had also changed to a golden color.
Walking, mumbling, Leone froze as soon as she saw Groovy and Bercheria standing there.
“What the…”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
