“As if I’m truly your guardian.”
Lakrahan wished that she would change a little because of him.
He longed for her to return to the confident and dazzling Bercheria he had read about in books.
“Even if we can’t act like a couple passionately in love, I wish you would accept the things I do for you.”
“…What will you do?”
Lakrahan absentmindedly fiddled with the back of his head he hadn’t even combed and mumbled,
“I just want to treat you well.”
At such a trivial remark, Bercheria felt her heart drop with a thud.
“I want to make you feel that there are good people in this world, enough to compensate a little for the loneliness and desolation you’ve felt so far.”
She felt strange at the words suddenly uttered by a man who had never been accommodating.
Her heart pounded, and she felt as if she were floating in mid-air, a sensation she had never felt before.
Avoiding eye contact with him, Bercheria lifted her spoon again.
“Eat this too.”
Lakrahan picked up a scone and brought it to Bercheria’s lips.
Bercheria blinked with wide-open eyes and then accepted the scone he offered with her lips.
Smiling faintly, Lakrahan rose from the bed.
“Eat the rest at your leisure. I’ll be in the next room if you need me.”
He left the room with a face as impassive as one who had not just fed her a scone.
As the door closed, Bercheria covered her flushed face with her hands.
The scone that should have been dry melted softly in her mouth, creating a savory and sweet flavor.
[Star icon] Humming a tune, Loren suddenly froze at the scene that unfolded before his eyes in the courtyard of Lakrahan’s castle.“…What is this?”
A party was being set up in Lakrahan’s courtyard, quite out of place.
Feeling an ominous premonition, Loren grabbed someone who looked somewhat familiar.
“What are you doing right now?”
“Ah, hello, Prince Deriansis.”
“Yes, thank you for the greeting, but what are you doing?”
“We’re preparing for Duke Lakrahan’s wedding.”
Loren’s heart began to plummet.
“Getting married…?”
Suppressing his anger, Loren hesitated for a moment before asking again in a clear voice.
“So you’re preparing for Duke Lakrahan and Bercheria’s wedding, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Let’s see, let’s see.”
Irritated, he turned to leave but then turned back to ask the woman one more thing.
“What do people in Feriat need to do after the wedding to be legally recognized as married?”
“Uh? Ah, you don’t have to do anything.”
“…What?”
The woman gave a slight smile.
“By having the ceremony, you’re legally married. Everyone present becomes a witness.”
Loren felt dizzy.
“What kind of law is that…”
Seeing her look, Loren awkwardly laughed.
“I mean, that’s what they say, right? Haha.”
He quickly turned around, searching for Bercheria.
He already knew where her room was, but deliberately headed toward Lakrahan’s bedroom.
Last night, he had learned that the two of them had shared what was called Bercheria’s staff, a divine object. He also found out that the reason they were always together was to prevent the possibility of Bercheria going berserk due to losing her abilities.
Of course, he couldn’t be happy seeing her getting married right before his eyes, but at least he was freed from the delusion that she loved another man.
“Bercheria.”
Upon knocking on Lakrahan’s bedroom door, a sound came from within.
“…What brings Prince Loren here?”
Loren did his best to sound casual.
“There’s still some time left before the wedding, isn’t there?”
“…Yes?”
“I thought you might be free. Shall we take a short walk?”
Bercheria looked down at him as if he’d said something idiotic.
Then, she remembered that she hadn’t kept a promise to take a walk with him a few days ago.
“So, will one hour be enough?”
At Bercheria’s words, Loren gave a half-smile.
“More than enough. One hour is plenty of time.”
“Plenty of time for what?”
Loren extended one arm towards Bercheria and replied.
“Plenty of time to showcase my charm.”
The owl that was on his shoulder hopped down and leapt onto Bercheria’s shoulder.
As laughter escaped her lips, Loren led the way with a smile.
“Shall we go, my lady?”
Bercheria glanced briefly toward the study where Lakrahan was, but then turned her head to look at the owl perched on her shoulder.
Lakrahan had been unable to properly attend to his duties all morning while waiting for her to wake up; sparing him an hour seemed like the least she could do.
Furthermore, she felt more at ease with Loren accompanying her.
“One hour will feel like ten minutes, I assure you.”
Bercheria laughed again, as if soap bubbles were popping, at Loren’s playful greeting.
[Star Icon]“Just get started, Grooby.”
For the first time in his 18 years of life, Grooby stood in the center of the central debating hall where only the emperor’s closest confidants were allowed.
Around the round table sat high-ranking administrators of the royal family, including ministers.
These were elite members who voted on crucial royal matters.
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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