Philippe looked down at Nathaniel, who was wearing a fluffy fur coat.
It was bewildering to see his son, who always seemed to be lost in thought, transformed into such an adorable creature.
“Oh my, really. You…”
The emperor carefully lifted Nathaniel.
It was fascinating to see his son sitting quietly like a gentle puppy.
“How on earth did you get in here?”
“It’s not like I came to an unauthorized place.”
Nathaniel settled on the bed, speaking in a calm tone.
During his time here, heavily armed knights were seen throughout. Nathaniel had never thought that his father, who seemed so fixated on power, couldn’t control the knights.
But that was Nathaniel’s misconception.
The knights reported everything to Diana and Marquis Grovan.
“My father is not that incompetent.”
Nathaniel gazed intently at his father.
There was a subtle sense of melancholy on his face.
“Hehehe. A strong-willed fellow like you appearing in this form…”
The emperor cautiously reached out and patted Nathaniel’s small head.
He expected Nathaniel to get angry, but seeing him just silently endure was truly suspicious if this was really his son.
“Are you really Nathaniel?”
“I haven’t heard of anyone else who can transform like this except me.”
Philippe confirmed that it was indeed Nathaniel, even with the attitude that casually spoke back to the emperor himself.
“I came to find you because you haven’t been coming out of this townhouse.”
“Huh? Why? It’s comfortable and nice here.”
“It’s not about comfort. What exactly are you allowing them to do?”
Nathaniel narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the emperor’s body.
As he scrutinized the magical aura, something seemed off.
‘What is this?’
The dark magic aura was weaker than he had thought.
At best, it seemed to amplify the emotions he already had.
This meant that his father indeed had genuine feelings for Diana.
He knew that if his father were a woman, he wouldn’t have any heirs, but he didn’t expect the answer to be this elusive.
“I’ll just go with the flow.”
Philippe casually sat down and poured himself a drink into the glass on the bedside table.
The way he casually swirled the glass showed no sign of worry about life.
Nathaniel was about to say something but decided against it.
“Take this stone.”
“What is this?”
“It’s a gift from Jaina.”
Nathaniel tried to remove the stone hanging around his neck after fussing with it for a bit.
However, it wasn’t easy with his short, round fingers. Nathaniel sighed and decided to transform back into a human form.
Since he had already entered, it didn’t matter.
‘Huh?’
Nathaniel, who had closed his eyes and concentrated, was taken aback.
Until coming here earlier, the energy that was perfectly fine hasn’t moved at all.
“What’s going on?”
Philippe found it fascinating to see Nathaniel’s usually expressionless face dynamically changing.
He reached out and touched the magical stone hanging around Nathaniel’s neck.
A warm and refreshing energy gradually spread from his fingertips.
Philippe slowly closed and opened his eyes.
“Hmm?”
The emperor felt his head becoming lighter.
Not only that, but energy returned to his heavy arms and legs, and he felt a clarity in his vision.
No, it wasn’t just a feeling.
The emperor stood up abruptly, muttering, “What on earth is this?”
Nathaniel understood what had happened, but there was no time to explain.
People were sensed outside the door.
“There’s not enough time to explain. Come this way for now.”
Unable to return to his original form and unable to use magic, Nathaniel was essentially helpless.
He had to rely on the temporarily improved health of his father through divine power.
Nathaniel grabbed the emperor’s robe and dragged him to the window.
“We need to get out of here for now.”
“Through the window?”
“I won’t let you out easily.”
“Nathaniel, I am the emperor of the empire. I have no intention of going out through the window, which is dangerous.”
Nathaniel was momentarily speechless.
Was his father really such a thoughtless man?
In work and politics, he possessed an astonishingly high intelligence, but he seemed significantly lacking in common sense.
“When you secretly met with the former empress and got caught, didn’t you escape through the window?”
As the past was brought up, the emperor’s face turned red.
“Th-that time was so urgent… Don’t you know? Your mother was so terrifying.”
“It’s urgent now too. Diana Youngae probably won’t just let Your Majesty go willingly.”
“Oh, don’t worry! You, little one, became as small as a bean.”
Philippe laughed heartily, turned around, and headed for the door.
Surprised, Nathaniel grabbed the hem of his clothes, but Philippe didn’t care and continued straight ahead.
When he forcefully opened the door, surprisingly, there was no one in the corridor.
“Look, isn’t everything calm?”
Whether he was bold or insane, Nathaniel cursed his father silently and followed him.
“You’re falling too behind. Come up here.”
Trying to keep up with the strides of an adult man with his short legs was quite challenging.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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