“Magic?”
“Yes!”
After Nathaniel’s confession, we got along as usual. He seemed to have no particular thoughts for someone who had confessed.
‘Well, I’m grateful, but.’
Even so, I felt strangely guilty, but I decided to pretend not to know.
“Hmm.”
I explained the reason to hide the sound of my pounding heart from Nathaniel’s persistent gaze.
“If Nathaniel personally teaches magic, surely Empress Her Majesty will dislike it. Then I can spend that time a bit more comfortably.”
It was a way I thought of while pondering how to win over the prince.
The Empress is behind him, so what could Prince Henry lack?
Then, I had to show him the most attractive thing he couldn’t learn.
“So, I will give you time to breathe by teaching magic.”
Nathaniel looked down at me with narrow eyes.
“Yes. Trust me…….”
His eyes were full of disbelief.
He sighed deeply and gulped down his warm cocoa before continuing.
“It’s not a bad idea, but magic is not something you can learn by teaching.”
“Anyway, Prince His Highness is of the dragon’s bloodline, right? Can’t he use even a tiny bit of magic?”
This world was losing almost all of its divine power. Magic and magical power were all drawn from the power of the gods. Therefore, as the power of the gods weakened, magicians naturally became rare.
Furthermore, without the help of magic stones, Nathaniel was virtually the only magician who could use magic.
Even if the Empress dislikes him, there is no one in the world who is as outstanding and has the potential to awaken the prince’s potential.
“There isn’t absolutely no one to teach Henry magic.”
“But there is no wizard better than Nathaniel among them.”
I clasped my hands together and looked up at Nathaniel. He frowned but soon sighed deeply.
“I’m thinking of what to say.”
“Don’t worry about that. Ho ho ho ho.”
Somehow, Nathaniel’s expression didn’t look good.
“First, you will teach magic to Princess Anais.”
“No.”
“Why!”
I was startled by Nathaniel’s firm refusal and grabbed his hand. His face hardened, displeased, but I pretended not to notice.
I had to coax and cajole him to achieve my goal.
“Can’t you somehow make it work?”
Nathaniel sneakily pulled his hand away and turned his gaze.
“Anais has no magic circuit in her body, so it can’t be done.”
“Is there such a thing?”
“Yes.”
I had no understanding of magic, so I couldn’t know.
“Does Prince Henry also lack it?”
“He doesn’t exactly lack it, but… it’s not so developed, so he won’t be able to use powerful magic.”
“How powerful is powerful magic?”
“Enough to blow up a castle?”
“…….”
What exactly is going through that man’s head?
“Maybe he can blow up a room.”
“That’s enough, I guess.”
“Really?”
Nathaniel’s expression was utterly bewildered.
He had been wreaking destruction as naturally as breathing since birth, so that level seemed obvious to him.
“Just magic that makes light? That alone should be enough.”
“You could probably do that too.”
Huh?
I was slightly tempted by Nathaniel’s words.
“Is it really possible?”
“You don’t have talent, but it’s not impossible either.”
Oh, how beautifully he puts it.
But I couldn’t help but smile at the fact that I could learn magic.
Seeing my beaming expression, he tilted his head and asked.
“Is that such a good thing?”
“Of course. Nathaniel has been using magic like breathing since he was young, so he might not know, but for someone like me, it’s a truly amazing experience.”
Hasn’t everyone fantasized about magic at least once?
It was like that even in a world where magic did not exist, but how much more so in a world where it does.
In Nathaniel’s eyes, it was just making light, but to me, it was like performing a miracle.
“So what do you plan to do if I teach you magic?”
“Of course, I have to boast.”
“Boast?”
“Yes. I will boast to Her Majesty the Empress that I have learned magic from you. And ask how Prince Henry would like to learn too.”
“It doesn’t seem like it will be so easy.”
“It will surely work.”
Nathaniel may not know, but having witnessed and felt the educational fervor in Korea, I was confident.
This was a winning strategy.
“I will express my opinion through His Majesty the Emperor if need be.”
I looked at him and smiled confidently.
(This is a time separator.)
From that day on, we began magical training.
It was essential to spend an hour or two meditating before bedtime to feel the magic in the air.
“Having a magic circuit and having talent are two completely different stories.”
I couldn’t feel even the ‘Ma’ character of the magic for several days.
‘I can’t believe this.’
There’s not a single easy thing in the world…
Feeling the magic was this difficult.
“People say they just naturally learn…”
Nathaniel clicked his tongue and came up on the bed. Then he showed me his palms.
“Raise.”
“What, what?”
“Your hand.”
I was suspicious, but obediently raised it.
He quietly closed his eyes and gripped my hand tightly. The fingertips tingled.
I inadvertently backed away, but he caught my wrist.
“Don’t run away.”
“It hurts.”
“Endure it.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
