The Clock Tower Square on the first day of the preliminaries.
What awaited Liche and the other participants was a single signboard planted on the square floor.
Magic students who came to find the exam instructor Kaysley exchanged conversations while looking at the task on the signboard.
“Is it a game of hide and seek? Isn’t it too easy?”
“Does everyone know the face of the instructor? Should we divide and search for people?”
“I’m confident in my flying magic. I’ll take care of the sky.”
Cesselphone’s preliminaries were notorious for not having easy tasks.
Grow a shoot from a seed that takes a year to germinate, or solve problems left unsolved for centuries.
Sometimes, there were tasks that threatened lives, but this time, it was just a game of hide and seek. Although the preliminaries took place throughout the entire city, the range was wider than the usual hide and seek. It was manageable.
“I guess we’ll get our passing certificates today.”
The students were confident. At least for about a day.
Finding the exam instructor Kaysley was not as easy as expected. No, it was quite difficult.
“I’ve been searching day and night for two days. How come there’s not a single sighting?”
“Me… I’ve been wandering around just by looking at people’s faces, but now, I don’t even have confidence in recognizing the instructor’s face.”
“I’d better go to another instructor. This is just a waste of time.”
After two days, half of the twelve participants gave up and went to another exam instructor.
And on the third day, there were only three left.
“I’ll give up for now. Bashion instructor’s task seems easier. Tarije, I guarantee you, no one will succeed in Kaysley instructor’s task.”
Now, one week later, only Liche remained.
“You should go to another instructor too.”
“I’ll look a bit more.”
While walking down the street, Liche replied to Pythos’s words.
Pythos complained that he didn’t like seeing Liche, his contractor, struggling so much.
If he had known, he should have put at least a piece of a star in him when he saw that instructor during the qualification review.
“If I had done that, I could have found him in an instant with my detection ability!”
“Right.”
Liche laughed and agreed with Pythos’s words. It wasn’t that they hadn’t tried various attempts to find the unique characteristics of the star piece, but they hadn’t found it yet.
“Contractor.”
“Hmm?”
“Black star piece. Should I try using it once?”
It was talking about the ring Liche picked up on the day she first met Morgan.
Although Liche and Pythos had made various attempts to find the unique characteristics of the star piece, they hadn’t found it yet.
“Do you know? It might be a useful characteristic for finding people.”
“Ah, I’ll give it a try.”
Liche willingly took the ring and thought of Michelle’s face.
But there was no reaction.
“Not this either.”
“…What is it, really?!”
If this wasn’t it, what kind of characteristic was he talking about? Even if you obtain a powerful star piece, you can’t use it.
Frustration returned as much as expectations were high. Pythos’s patience, which had been pressed for several days, finally exploded.
Jumping off Liche’s shoulder with a leap, Pythos lay flat on the ground and kicked the air in frustration.
“For, Forgan.”
Squeak, squeak. The high-pitched sound of a squirrel echoed loudly in the street.
A disturbance caused by a squirrel on the street. It was a good sight to see.
“He’s got quite a temper for such a small thing.”
“Hey, listen to your owner.”
There were not only participants but also residents in the city. Some of the passing people already began to say a word or two to Pythos.
Liche hugged Pythos, who had jumped off her shoulder.
“It’s not going to work. Contractor. Let’s just go to the lakeside, shall we? I’ll take this star piece and go to the grave~~!”
‘Calm down…!’
The thoughts were loudly ringing in her head. Liche, with one eye squinted, lifted Pythos while swiftly leaving the place.
‘I should go to a deserted place.’
She chose a relatively deserted path and turned quickly with fast steps. As a result, a narrow alley appeared where not a single person was passing by.
There was no one walking, but instead, Morgan was crouched and sitting on the path.
With eyes that widened in surprise, Morgan looked up at Liche, who suddenly appeared in front of him.
“That rascal, the one who released that demon back then?”
“Tarije.”
Morgan quickly stood up at the sight of Liche out of breath.
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“No, nothing happened.”
Despite unintentionally walking fast, she became out of breath.
Liche, catching her breath, looked at Morgan coming towards her.
A face full of concern despite saying nothing happened. It was the first time Morgan had seen Liche since the qualification review.
To worry so much about someone she had only seen twice. Originally, Morgan seemed to have a gentle personality. Even if he’s an enemy.
“Morgan, why are you here…?”
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
