I Became the First Love of the Impenetrable Male Lead (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
“Senior Rosebelia?”
The one who confessed to me back then……
What was their name again?
“Simon?”
“You remembered my name?”
Simon’s face visibly brightened as he quickly approached.
“Of course I remembered…… well, sort of.”
“Thank you, Senior. It’s a great honor for me.”
Simon smiled, revealing neat teeth. Seeing how happy he was made me feel almost guilty for not recalling his name right away.
“……It’s not that much of an honor.”
“But I’m not just saying that.”
I stared straight at Simon, who was beaming. I’d only remembered him as someone tightly wound with nerves, but his smile was surprisingly cute.
He even looked a bit like Kaiden.
He seemed much more at ease now than when he’d abruptly appeared before me, demanding an answer to his confession.
“I see everything from here, Klein.”
“Yeah.”
I glanced back and forth between Ian and Simon, who were chatting naturally, and soon let out a low sigh.
Right—they were both new recruits who’d joined together this time.
“But Simon, what brought you to the square?”
At my question, Simon opened his mouth with a look of sudden realization.
“Oh, Senior Edwin……”
Edwin?
“Is Edwin at the knights’ order right now?”
“Yes.”
An involuntary chuckle escaped me.
When on earth did he get back to the knights’ order?
He’d kicked away fortune that had rolled right to his feet. It had been the perfect chance to become deeply entangled with Daisy, the one he believed was his destined partner—what a fool!
“What did Edwin send you to do?”
“He said you seemed to still be in the square and told me to find you.”
I tilted my head, pondering Simon’s words.
“He sent you specifically? What’s Edwin doing himself?”
“Senior Edwin seemed occupied with something. I happened to overhear him talking with Senior Lucas, so I volunteered to come to the square.”
Occupied with something? Could something have happened to Edwin?
“Well, anyway, thanks for coming all this way. Let’s all head back together now.”
As I started walking, I could feel Ian and Simon adjusting their pace to follow me.
“By the way……”
“Hmm?”
“What were you doing with Klein?”
“Oh, I came out with Edwin and happened to run into this……”
I quickly clamped my mouth shut. I’d nearly said “Ian.”
“Yes?”
“I met a new recruit wandering around this vast square. Since he said he was running an errand for the captain, I decided to help.”
“I see.”
Realizing I’d somehow ended up sandwiched between them, I looked back and forth between Ian and Simon.
Unlike Ian, who walked silently ahead, Simon flinched when our eyes met and hastily turned his gaze straight forward.
Come to think of it, one of them was someone who mistakenly thought I’d received his confession, and the other was the one who’d actually confessed to me—though technically, it had been meant for Rosebelia, not me.
Either way, it wasn’t exactly a pleasant combination.
“Simon, you should walk in the middle.”
“Huh? Why?”
Instead of answering, I pressed a candy into Simon’s hand—a silent suggestion to eat it quietly while we walked.
“What’s this, Senior?”
“It’s sweet.”
“It looks interesting.”
His curious inspection of the candy was rather endearing. Among the new recruits, Simon stood out with an unusually youthful appearance.
Maybe that’s why he felt more like a younger brother.
He was clearly a different picture altogether compared to the tall Ian standing beside him.
At least it was obvious they weren’t the same age.
The White Knights Order had no age restrictions for applicants, so even recruits who joined in the same year could vary widely in age.
Because of the Order’s strict discipline, seniority was based on cohort, not age—once you were in the same batch, you were forever peers, and hierarchy was clearly defined by cohort.
“Go ahead and eat it, Simon.”
“Understood.”
Simon popped the candy into his mouth without hesitation.
“How does it taste?”
“It’s amazing.”
His honest reply made me snort softly. There really wasn’t a more accurate way to put it.
“Give me one too.”
Ian spoke abruptly.
“Huh? What?”
He gestured with his eyes toward the single candy left in my palm.
“But you said you didn’t want any, newbie……”
The moment I opened my mouth, Ian’s expression noticeably darkened.
Well, not exactly darkened—more like displeased, perhaps?
Had he taken offense because I’d handed out the candy I’d intended as a bribe to just anyone? Could candy be expensive here?
“Here you go.”
Ian, who’d been twitching his lips as if wanting to say something, accepted the candy I offered and tucked it into his pocket.
Then, after casting a brief glance at Simon and quickly looking away, he started walking ahead with long, unhurried strides.
“……What? He’s leaving first?”
“Maybe he urgently needs the restroom?”
I was about to firmly deny that possibility, but seeing Simon’s utterly serious expression, I scratched my cheek.
“Well…… I guess that could be it. Let’s just walk slowly.”
*
By the time Simon and I returned to the knights’ order, Edwin had already left. According to Lucas, it seemed something had come up in his family.
Edwin Holton.
Edwin was the eldest son and heir of the Marquis Holton household. If it was a family matter, something must have happened within the Holton family.
What on earth could it be?
No matter how hard I tried to recall the original plot, nothing came to mind—Edwin hadn’t even appeared in the story yet.
“I’ve read the original so many times, yet I know nothing.”
The sound of Emily’s hooves, which had been thudding heavily against the ground, suddenly softened. When I looked up, we’d already reached the stables.
After handing Emily over to Roy, I crossed the garden. Just as I passed the wide flowerbeds and reached the fountain—
“Sister?”
It was Kaiden’s voice. When I stopped, Kaiden hurried over.
“Kaiden.”
“Are you heading back now?”
It was quite dark, so I hadn’t noticed until we were close—but Kaiden was drenched in sweat.
“Were you coming from the training grounds?”
“Yes.”
Could he really have been training this late?
“Mother doesn’t like that. Why not show a bit more interest in family affairs?”
“I want to become a knight like you, Sister. A White Knights Order knight.”
An innocent smile spread across Kaiden’s lips. I stood there dumbfounded for a moment, looking down at him.
The pure determination in his eyes sparkled as brightly as stars in the night sky.
“Being a knight is fine, but you need to think about inheriting the family.”
“You can still inherit the family even as a knight.”
“That’s true, but…… If you’re set on becoming a knight, what about the Royal Guard instead?”
Unlike the Royal Guard, whose primary duty was protecting the royal family, the White Knights Order was an elite unit.
In times of war, every member of the White Knights Order had to go to the front lines, and they had to undertake monster-hunting expeditions once or twice a year.
Though there hadn’t been a war in nearly ten years, war could break out at any moment, and monster hunts were never easy tasks.
It was obvious why the White Knights Order was considered so honorable—they took on the most dangerous duties.
In a way, their honor was bought with their lives.
“I prefer the White Knights Order.”
“If you’re truly set on becoming a knight, I’d recommend the Royal Guard, but think it over carefully.”
Glancing at Kaiden’s surprisingly resolute face, I decided not to press further and slowly started walking toward the main building.
“Um, Sister……”
“Hmm?”
“Could you possibly spar with me?”
“……Why do you want to spar with me?”
Kaiden answered without the slightest hesitation.
“Because you’re the strongest person there is. If a Swordmaster ever appears in the Empire again, it’ll definitely be you.”
He wasn’t wrong—but why did he look so proud about it?
“You’re still young, Kaiden. And even within our order, the number of people who spar with me is……”
I almost said “none,” but quickly bit my tongue.
Well, it wasn’t exactly none—I’d recently found a rather decent sparring partner.
“Sister?”
“Just a handful. Do you really think you’re at that level yet?”
Kaiden shook his head. His composed expression suggested he’d expected this answer.
“It doesn’t have to be now. Once I’ve improved my skills……”
“Who’s teaching you swordsmanship right now?”
“Arnold.”
Arnold was the knight Olivia had recently brought in—an upper-rank knight from the Riley Family, Olivia’s birth family.
“Not Schultz?”
“No.”
Schultz had been the upper-rank knight responsible for guarding the Winters family for many years.
He’d also been Rosebelia’s swordsmanship instructor, and he must have been the one who first taught Kaiden swordsmanship, right?
“Schultz would be the one who knows whether you’re ready to spar with me or not. But if Arnold is the one teaching you now……”
“I understand what you’re saying, Sister. I’ll handle it myself.”
“Alright, if Schultz acknowledges your skill, I’ll spar with you then.”
“Understood, Sister.”
The determined energy in his voice made me smile faintly.
I’d always wanted a younger sibling in my previous life—would this be how it felt to have a real little brother?
Looking down at Kaiden’s tousled hair, I absentmindedly reached out, but just before my fingertips touched his hair, I quietly lowered my arm.
“Sister?”
Feeling Kaiden look up at me with confusion as I stopped in place, I feigned composure, lifted the corners of my mouth slightly, and resumed walking.
“Let’s go.”
*
“Your Highness, is something wrong?”
“Me?”
Was there another prince here besides me?
Nathan bit back the words and stole a glance at Ian’s expression.
He’d seemed in a good mood these past few days, but today his aura was unmistakably stormy.
“You don’t look well at all.”
Ian’s lips moved as if to reply, but he ultimately fell silent.
Watching Ian’s preoccupied expression, Nathan let out a soft sigh.
When Ian had suddenly announced his intention to join the White Knights Order, Nathan had expected him to last at most a few months—maybe not even a full month.
‘He’s not thinking of quitting already, is he?’
It had been three years since Nathan became Ian’s aide. Over that time, he’d come to see Ian as, well, a rather peculiar person.
Born a prince of noble blood, Ian never seemed to covet anything.
Sure, good things came to him effortlessly just by sitting still, but most people would cling to what they had—yet Ian never did.
He showed no attachment to objects or people. Calm and indifferent, lacking drive, he only acted when pushed—but somehow, he always excelled at whatever he did.
The only thing Ian had held onto for a long time was his sword.
“Nathan, I have a question for you.”
“For me?”
“Who else is here?”
Ian, who had propped his chin on the desk, raised an eyebrow slightly.
Though Ian’s face remained completely expressionless, the mere eye contact made Nathan flinch involuntarily and clasp his hands together neatly.
“No, I mean—what would you like to ask me?”
“Just in case……”
“Yes, please go ahead.”
Nathan slowly blinked his tired eyes.
“Do I……”
‘Why does His Highness look so anxious? Am I seeing things because I’ve been overworked lately?’
He rubbed his increasingly blurry eyes, but nothing changed.
“Come across as lacking presence?”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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