Despite now realizing that he had been manipulated by Bercheria, Lakrahan neither became angry nor showed a displeased expression.
……It was just a complex expression.
[Star Icon]Bercheria’s abundant golden hair touched the wind, rippling like waves.
It was a beautiful sight at a glance.
If one did not have their heart swayed looking at such a beautiful goddess, that person must surely have a problem with their vision.
Or they had closed the doors to their heart like Lakrahan.
People simply speculated that he liked books more than women, or that his standards were too high.
But Lakrahan’s reason was much more complex and profound.
Until the moment he went to war, he never doubted that he would live to build a happy family like his parents.
A beautiful mother, a respected father.
They were as natural to him as breathing.
But after the war, his world was turned upside down.
His loving mother had become a withered corpse, waiting for him.
His father, who had seemed stronger than anyone, was cut in two by the enemy’s sword.
All that was left of his beloved brother was a right wrist clutching a sword.
From then on, Lakrahan did not trust weak things.
Because those who could not protect themselves would eventually be destroyed by someone.
When the grim men who survived the hellish battlefield confessed that they would never leave him until they died, Lakrahan realized where he belonged.
Protecting everyone who followed him in the North was his life’s goal.
He paid no heed to the marriage proposals that came almost every day.
He had no interest in any woman.
Weak things frightened him.
“Lakrahan. It’s time for your answer.”
Those waiting for his care gave Lakrahan an unsettling feeling that made his skin crawl.
“As I said earlier, your answer must be yes. There is no other option.”
“What will you do if I refuse?”
Bercheria answered with a smile in her eyes and a voice devoid of laughter.
“I’ll push you off the tower.”
At that bottomless answer, Lakrahan finally burst into laughter.
Bercheria was a strong goddess who ruled over humans.
Even trapped in this narrow tower and frustrated, she had picked herself up and was trying to use him.
That reckless determination.
Her fierce desire to survive.
“Alright.”
Lakrahan liked it.
Bercheria was someone who would deceive anyone and do anything to regain her position.
And Lakrahan could do anything to protect his people and the North.
“Then let’s do it properly. If we’re going to do it, let’s do it right.”
Even if it meant breaking his taboo, it would make no difference.
In the end, both of them were acting for the sake of their people.
“Let’s try it.”
[Star Icon]As Lakrahan sat on the railing and beckoned, Bercheria also took her place in front of him.
The two were facing each other against the backdrop of a night sky filled with stars pouring down and a full moon called Pleuvioz.
“Tell me. How is it that your power returns when I’m beside you.”
“I don’t exactly know either. But…”
Bercheria paused to gather her thoughts.
Her first meeting with this man had been in a burning warehouse.
“Then, my first power returned.”
“In the burning warehouse, you mean.”
“Yes.”
Their eyes had met at that moment.
Bercheria had thought that all her nerves had become numb from living alone for so long, but this man who strangely caught her eye was curious.
On the face of Lakrahan, who had come to find the children wearing just a wet cloak, there was no fear at all.
‘The Duke will come to find us.’
‘Sister, do you know our Duke? He will never leave us like this, so don’t worry.’
Even though the warehouse was about to collapse from the spreading fire, the children were unhesitatingly believing that Lakrahan would save them.
Who exactly was the Duke?
What was he that they were relying on him as if it was a matter of course? She was curious.
It was a completely unfamiliar sight to Bercheria, who had never relied on anyone in her life.
In one way, the children, who had blind faith that would not come true, seemed foolish.
She couldn’t speak, so she couldn’t convey her feelings.
‘He won’t come. There is no human being who will sacrifice their life for another person.’
She was the only one who could save the children.
So she put her life on the line and pulled up all her strength.
But the rain did not fall.
As her mother had first taken away her ability to control the weather, perhaps it was only natural.
All she could do was make the humid air easier for the children to breathe.
Then he appeared in the warehouse, and the moment their eyes met, she surprisingly felt a burst of power from deep within her, gushing out.
As if a dam that had been closed was opened.
She couldn’t handle the swirling power and lost consciousness for a few days, but when she woke up, her body was completely transformed.
“Just by our eyes meeting, the power returns…? Then you should have regained all your power by now.”
Suddenly, Lakrahan’s face came close to her.
Bercheria’s shoulders trembled at his unexpected approach.
“We’ve looked at each other like this dozens of times by now, haven’t we?”
As his distinct features filled her sight, Bercheria’s expression froze for a moment.
Her golden eyes slowly explored near Lakrahan’s eyes.
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
