“What?”
“What did you say, Your Majesty?”
Both were confused, failing to understand the question. Ryan thought perhaps he had misheard and pulled his ears from both sides.
“Changing a person?”
“Changing bodies, that sort of thing.”
“What?”
“What?”
Dekan, flustered, hesitated and then shook his head.
“That’s an area beyond human comprehension, Your Majesty. I don’t think it’s possible through any magic.”
“I see.”
Though Rascal’s reaction was merely that, Ryan didn’t miss the implications of what he’d said.
“Your Majesty, are you suggesting… that the Empress might not have lost her memory but could have turned into a completely different person?”
“That seems the most plausible.”
Rascal’s eyes moved slowly.
“The Empress has changed. Her tone, gestures, and actions are different.”
“Well… that may be true.”
It was Ryan who first suggested that the Empress might have turned into an entirely different person. He even hoped that was the case.
Still, it was difficult to accept.
“Dekan said it’s impossible through magic, but… how could this happen…”
“Think about it. After the Empress changed, the Phoenix awoke. The Empress controls my transformation.”
“Yes, but that could be evidence of her being your soulmate, not of her becoming a different person overnight.”
“It’s never happened before.”
“Maybe… Your Majesty realized your soulmate late, just like Empress did.”
“Or maybe I realized it because the real Empress became herself.”
“Uh… Hmm.”
“They say demon blood and soulmates are born in pairs. There’s no saying it takes time to recognize each other.”
“But that magic was created seven hundred years ago. Over time, it might slow down or weaken.”
“Do you find that more plausible than changing bodies?”
“I don’t… I don’t know.”
Struggling to find an answer, Ryan finally gave up.
Nothing about the Empress could be easily concluded. It was all beyond comprehension.
“If my claim that the Empress is a different person is correct, she must be from Delarta.”
“Huh? What?”
The sudden unfamiliar words changed the atmosphere.
“The Empress mentioned the temple in Delarta. She said it was for healing memory loss.”
“I am aware of that. She said it was information given by the Archduke of Pielion.”
“But there are plenty of temples in the empire as well. Even ones devoted to healing gods. Why the one in Delarta, whose god is not a healing god?”
“Yes, their god is the god of water and prosperity.”
Dekan quickly interjected.
“Then we must verify this with the Archduke of Pielion. Whether he truly knew of the healing power of the temple in Delarta.”
“Right.”
“I will go and check right now.”
Dekan abruptly left the room.
…Thud.
As soon as he left, Rascal leaned back on the couch, covering his eyes as if tired. Yet Ryan thought his expression seemed different than before.
“Your Majesty, if I’m not mistaken… you look as if you’ve had a good thought, am I correct?”
“Does it show in my eyes too?”
“Yes, a bit. No, quite a lot.”
A sigh that resembled a smile more than a sigh escaped from Rascal’s lips.
“If the Empress has indeed switched with someone else.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“She doesn’t like the Archduke.”
“Ah, really?”
“She’s not in love with another human.”
“Is that such a relief to you?”
Rascal didn’t answer.
But his changed expression said enough. How relieved he was to know that the Empress had no one else she loved.
Yet that was not all.
The issue remained even if the Empress had indeed turned into her real soulmate.
It could be worse. Her real soulmate might be rejecting Rascal.
“It might be related to why she’s willing to be judged.”
Rascal’s previously dreamy eyes turned sharp again.
“We have to find out.”
“Of course.”
“Once Dekan confirms with the count, move immediately. Send someone to the Pielion family, and if possible, secure a shaman from Trinidad. And cast a magical barrier around the temple on the day of the trial.”
“A magical barrier… are you talking about defensive shields?”
“Include magical circles as well.”
“Understood. Finally, a chance to put mages to work. I thought they were only good for eating and doing nothing.”
Riyan’s reply sounded light, but the content was anything but.
Casting magical circles in the temple and setting up defensive shields with the royal guard meant preparing for a serious situation.
The trial might not go smoothly.
Dekan returned precisely three hours later.
The Count of Pielion knew nothing about Delarta, a small kingdom.
(This is a time separator.)
Tap. Tap.
The tapping on the window woke her up.
Tap. Tap.
“Who… Peep?”
Sleep had left her effortlessly. Rasilia was delighted to see that Peep, who had disappeared without a word for several days, had returned. She eagerly opened the window.
“Where have you been?”
“Peep.”
“You don’t have to say. Are you not angry anymore? Come in then. Let’s sleep.”
“Peep!”
That was not possible.
“Peep, peep. Peep!”
Say you don’t like someone else, she urged him to speak.
“…That’s not possible.”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
