“Milord, secret letters have been exchanged between the Pielion estate and the Senate. The content is still under investigation.”
While reporting, Dekan cautiously scanned Rescal’s moreruggedthanusual face.
Riyan guessed why and mouthed the word ‘rumors’.
“Because of the trial?”
“Yes. Since the empress has agreed to stand trial, it seems the Count has made his move. And another thing, traces of sorcery have been found around the Pielion estate.”
“Sorcery?”
“It appears to be connected to the trial, given the timing.”
Riyan furrowed his brow.
“What’s happening? Even if it’s about the trial, why involve a sorcerer… What could a sorcerer do in a place where the clergy prattle? Are they going to create a new mark? … Wait, hold on.”
He felt like he had stumbled upon a clue.
Dekan nodded.
“I had the same suspicion. According to the indictment, the mark has been fading for four years now. If that is true, it would be a big problem for the Pielions. I assume they brought in a sorcerer a month ago as a countermeasure.”
“What… Ah!”
Riyan let out a short cry. It seemed he had hit the nail on the head.
“If the sorcerer from Trinidad restored the fading mark and it resulted in memory loss for the empress… Ha, it feels like things are connecting.”
Dekan continued the line of thought.
“If we assume the sorcery failed, the former First Lady, Countess Pashard, couldn’t have been unaware. She must have spilled the beans to the clergy.”
“So the clergy found out about the disappearing mark. But what about the royal foundation? If an indictment was the goal, the countess alone would have been enough of a witness.”
“The countess has kept her mouth shut. She got into an accident on the way to the temple and hasn’t left her house since meeting the empress. It seems the deal with the temple failed.”
“Or the empress might have silenced her well. Well, that’s neither here nor there.”
“They’d need a new witness for the indictment.”
Rescal interrupted.
“So they tried to manipulate the royal foundation to confirm the empress’s mark? Makes sense, but also doesn’t. If they could manipulate the foundation, it would have been easier to control the countess to speak again.”
“True. Hence, I’ve added another assumption.”
“Go on.”
“The power to control the mind is neither magic nor sorcery. Of course, it’s not divine power either.”
“So?”
“The power has limitations. For example, it can only be used within a temple.”
“Huh?”
Riyan inadvertently stomped his foot.
“Does that mean the Countess couldn’t use it even if she wanted to, since she never leaves the house?”
“I tracked the movements of the royal foundation stone. There is a gap I could not find out about, the night before she finally entered the palace.”
“You’re suggesting she went to the temple at that time.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Riyan slapped Dekan’s shoulder enthusiastically.
“Wow, this kid. He wasn’t just messing around. I was wondering what he was up to, since he was unusually silent.”
Dekan awkwardly shrugged his shoulders.
“As usual, I did my best. However, this matter was quite difficult.”
“Ah, alright. I’ll give you that. So, the reason another sorcerer appeared in the House of Pierlion is likely the marking… ah, wait?”
Riyan hastily looked at Leskal.
“Your Majesty, doesn’t something seem off?”
“Yes.”
Dekan’s hypothesis was excellent. Although it was an assumption made by tying up scant evidence and traces, it was close to the truth.
Only one mismatching puzzle piece remained.
“If the sorcery failed… why did Your Majesty consider the Empress Your Majesty’s companion after memory loss?”
(This is a time marker.)
The timing was just perfectly aligned.
There was a spell to reverse the marking, and whether it failed or succeeded was unknown, but the Empress had a gap in her memory.
And right after that, an instinct towards a companion emerged in Leskal.
This couldn’t just be considered coincidental timing. The Empress’s memory loss was clearly the catalyst for the reversal of their relationship.
“The sorcery must have failed. Given that the temple sent a severe accusation, and considering that a sorcerer was called again from the House of Pierlion, the marking must have disappeared.”
“Yes, I agree with that. So why did the Empress, who lost her marking, become a real companion? I really don’t get it.”
While holding his chin in deep thought, Dekan vigorously shook his head.
“I also can’t determine that far…”
Riyan looked back at Leskal.
“What do you think, Your Majesty?”
Leskal had his eyes slightly closed, furrowing his brow. It was an expression Riyan had never seen before; he had never seen Leskal think so intensely.
Slowly, Leskal opened his eyelids.
He then asked Dekan,
“Could sorcery… possibly change a person?”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
