Walking down the corridor, Vercheria and Grubie’s steps seemed to synchronize, moving simultaneously. Left foot to right foot, then left foot forward again. Suddenly, the two stopped and looked at each other again.
“Ah.”
“….!”
As their eyes met, both instinctively turned their heads away without deciding who should do so first. The two were now in an awkward atmosphere.
It wasn’t because they couldn’t believe or didn’t want to believe in the fact that they were twins. It was probably because it was an experience they had never had before, making the expression of being bewildered the most appropriate.
Vercheria lowered her head. Since the day she found out that Rione was hiding blonde hair and golden eyes, she had been thinking a lot. She even considered leaving Laurence, considering all possibilities. However, now that she knew that Grubie and Rione were twins, Vercheria’s heart was shaken to an unbearable level.
It was a strange sense of relief that she wasn’t alone in the world, and fear of the changes this truth would bring in the future. The emotions were different from what she felt from Laclahan.
One comforting thought was that Grubie, too, must be feeling similar things.
“From the beginning, I thought we looked too alike,” Vercheria said.
Grubie lifted her head with a subtle expression, not smiling or crying.
“I’ve never thought of us as family or anything like that. Of course, we look alike, but the idea that I would have some kind of relationship with the Goddess of Weather… I’ve never thought of such a thing.”
Unable to dare to say it, especially considering they were born as people created by the government of the Emperor, Grubie couldn’t figure out what to do now.
Grubie remembered the first day she came to the North when she saw the procession passing through the portal from the window, and she saw Grubie for the first time in it.
A boy who could manipulate mana. A person with blonde hair and white skin, someone strange but familiar.
That was Grubie’s first impression.
Grubie fidgeted with her fingers and then opened her mouth.
“I’ve never thought about being family with Vercheria or having any such thoughts. Of course, we look alike, but the thought that I would have some kind of relationship with the Goddess of Weather… I’ve never thought of such a thing.”
She couldn’t dare to say it.
“Moreover, being people born by the government of the Emperor who is not even another person. I really don’t know what to do now.”
Grubie recalled the actions Rione took in front of the portal on the day she first came to the North.
Even though there was no need for her to do so, she confronted her.
At that time, Grubie just thought she was a really strange person.
“Vercheria.”
Grubie’s expression was even more desperate than when she mentioned the possibility of returning to prison. It was a wandering gaze, like that of a lost child.
“What on earth was that woman thinking by the Emperor’s side? Knowing that I was imprisoned, knowing that Vercheria was trapped at the top of the tower.”
“Grubie.”
“When I think of Rione, the first thing that comes to mind is how glamorous she is. Starting from the large jewel on her finger to the dress that looks expensive at a glance.”
Vercheria clenched her fist. Her fingertips, too, were cold.
“Did she sell us off and live such a luxurious life with that money? Did she have no emotions even as she watched us?”
“…….”
“I must be so foolish to have such thoughts, right? I know. But I can’t think of anything else.”
Grubie’s shoulders drooped weakly. She was feeling a sense of betrayal.
It was almost natural to feel unfair about the time she had to endure being neglected from the time she was a newborn.
“Grubie.”
Vercheria’s hand rose to the slouched shoulder, but it only clenched the empty air without reaching her.
After hesitating for a moment, she opened her mouth.
“We might need some time to accept this fact. Both of us.”
“Yeah. I think so too.”
Vercheria and Grubie, standing at the crossroads, exchanged a light smile.
Grubie, with a more relaxed expression, nodded her head, then turned to Vercheria and asked again.
“Ah. Shouldn’t we let the Duke know about this? Don’t we need to inform him?”
“I was actually thinking of going to Laclahan now. We need to discuss future plans.”
“Alright.”
Grubie responded with a face that had become noticeably more comfortable.
“Vercheria. Then I’ll go back to my room.”
“Let’s meet again soon and talk. Us.”
“Yes, I’ll wait.”
Vercheria locked eyes with Grubie for a moment, then turned her body to head towards where Laclahan was.
Vercheria’s steps towards Laclahan were faster than usual. How surprised would he be when he hears this story?
And soon, he would devise a strategy. If Laclahan learns about Rione’s true identity and her relationship with Lawrence, he could create even more advantageous situations in dealing with the Absolute Deity.
He was a born strategist, and he was making efforts more than anyone else to properly tie up this situation.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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