It seemed like an eternity had passed before the third Shadow Knight finally replied.
“…….Couldn’t find it.”
“……I see.”
She had to bite her lip to stifle a sigh of relief.
“One more question. Was it your majesty’s command?”
“The command was not given, but permission was granted.”
She felt like she understood what had happened. Dekan had offered to verify the spell, and Leskal would not have objected.
In any case, it was practically the same as giving a command.
The Emperor too had implied he wanted to know why the Empress had called a sorcerer.
“In that case, I cannot punish you for merely getting wet. Let’s pretend it never happened.”
“……Yes?”
Dekan hesitated.
Rasilia turned away.
“Let’s go.”
“Ah, yes. Yes, Your Majesty.”
Ivette, who had been visibly flustered, hurriedly followed Rasilia.
“Your Majesty, are you alright?”
“……No.”
It wasn’t alright. It couldn’t be alright.
She started to feel a shiver.
“I’m cold. I think I might catch a cold.”
“The water must’ve been too cold. What should we do?”
Ivette stamped her feet.
“I can’t even offer you my clothes here……. Of course, if you command, I’ll gladly do so!”
Rasilia chuckled. It sounded too sincere.
“It’s fine. Your thought is enough.”
“Ah, really……. ”
“I know. Let’s hurry.”
“Oh, really……. I’ll resent that knight for failing the spell, and making Your Majesty catch a cold. And Sir Sigres too.”
Ivette couldn’t stop worrying until they reached the palace.
(This is a time separator.)
“Ha, how did all of this even happen?”
Serben sheathed his sword back and shook his head.
“I still can’t believe it. Dekan Horseed making a mistake in a spell? Did you eat something wrong? No, was it really a mistake? Did you have some grudge against Her Majesty?”
After speaking, Serben rubbed his chin.
“No……. You’ve barely even met Her Majesty. What could there be to hold a grudge about? Really, why are you acting like Ryan?”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying…….”
Dekan clenched and unclenched his fist with a face of disbelief.
“It was a spell that couldn’t fail. Neither complex nor difficult, simply a beginnerlevel spell to detect traces of other sorcerers.”
“What? You failed that?”
“No, not a failure, but…….”
Recalling the situation, Dekan furrowed his brow.
It wasn’t that his spell had failed. Rather, it was obstructed.
Had there been no obstruction, the Empress would not have been drenched; a few droplets of water would have splashed on her dress hem.
Those droplets would have followed the traces of the sorcerer and evaporated as if nothing had happened.
However, the Empress was soaked.
As if someone was trying to blind my eyes.
What on earth had happened?
Serben patted Dekan’s shoulder.
“Well, you only have to worry half as much now. Her Majesty said she’d consider it as nothing happened.”
Despite being Shadow Knights of the same rank, there was a slight difference between the two.
The Sigres family had been noble knights serving the royal family for generations. From his greatgrandfather’s greatgrandfather, all held the title of subbarons.
Dekan’s father had been a vassal of Serben and Ryan’s father, Lord Sigres. That’s why Dekan still felt like he served Serben and Ryan.
Neither Serben nor Ryan cared how Dekan treated them. To them, he was a competent sorcerer and a reliable third Shadow Knight.
As he had joined the guard later than them, he was treated like a junior.
“I’ve been wanting to ask, why do you think she said that?”
“Who, Her Majesty?”
“Yes. It doesn’t make sense. She’s Her Majesty.”
“That is……. Well, it’s just that she’s changed. Since her memory loss, she seems to have lost interest in killing and tormenting.”
“Is that so?”
“You’ve just experienced it too. Our Empress was exceedingly graceful even after being suddenly drenched. She also fairly assessed both mistakes and wrongdoings.”
“Well, that’s true…”
Dekan paused and furrowed his brows.
“Why that face? Isn’t it a good thing? Seeing less bloodshed in the palace is already a relief.”
“Can a person change that much?”
“I wouldn’t know. Whether it’s amnesia or a change in personality, it could all be an act. But for now, she’s keeping it up. I can only hope it remains that way for Her Majesty’s sake.”
Concerns that the Empress would maliciously manipulate the smitten Emperor were gradually disappearing.
To Serven, the Empress seemed like a completely different person now. The old Empress felt even stranger.
Dekan slowly lowered his chin.
“I find it hard to believe, but if there’s no punishment, then it’s a good thing.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
Serven slapped Dekan’s back.
“Best be prepared. It won’t be overlooked.”
“She assured it would be considered a nonissue…”
“Ah, those are Her Majesty’s words.”
“So…?”
“It’s different for Her Majesty.”
“What…?”
Having not visited the palace since the Empress’s amnesia, Dekan did not understand what was being said.
“Well, you’ll understand later. Anyway, I’ve said all there is to say.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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