Certainly, here’s the translation:
I clung to Nathaniel’s back.
There was nothing else to trust.
The monster approached us, flexibly handling its massive body.
Its tongue seemed to be tasting us, flickering in and out.
“Can… can we catch it?”
“It’s not a strong opponent. No need to worry about finding new prey.”
Nathaniel’s casual welcome of the monster’s appearance was strange.
I couldn’t run anywhere else, still having nothing else to trust.
“Don’t be so welcoming!”
“It’s not bad to catch it on our way back.”
He stepped forward with a playful smile.
The monster, which was ready to swallow us just a moment ago, hesitated.
It looked just like we did a moment ago.
“Don’t overdo it.”
“Catching that is no big deal.”
With a face looking somewhat prideful and hurt, Nathaniel reached out his hand.
His long fingers were flickering with red flames.
Soon, several arrowshaped flames appeared behind him.
“Wow……”
Using area magic without a chant was a very difficult thing to do.
Even I, who didn’t know much about magic, knew that.
I realized anew just how strong his power was.
‘Did I make a fuss for nothing?’
The flame arrows pierced the snake’s body, which was trying to flee, and it was engulfed in flames in an instant.
Before it could even scream, the snake’s body turned into ashes.
The battle with the monster ended disappointingly quickly.
It was as easy as stepping on a worm and killing it.
Nathaniel, who had roasted the monster in one breath, took a magic stone from its corpse.
I saw for the first time that a magic stone was taken not from a mine but from the heart of a monster.
“Not a bad size.”
It was much clearer than the ones mined from the mines.
The magic stone taken from the monster’s heart contained more magical power.
Moreover, since it was similar to a gem, it was very beautiful when crafted into magical tools and favored by the nobles.
So the magic stone obtained from the monster was worth more than the topgrade gem.
I stuck to Nathaniel’s side and looked at the magic stone.
“I’m glad. We have a trophy.”
“It’s better than having nothing.”
Nathaniel put the magic stone in his pocket and reached out to me.
“Let’s go back now.”
“Ah, I came here with Luna…”
I was worried about leaving her in the forest like this. There were several of them, and a monster had appeared on top of that.
Usually, I would have asked Nathaniel, but he was also sick today.
He seemed to realize my worry and sighed lightly.
I felt sorry for bothering him.
I had come all this way to be nothing but a burden.
“Let’s look around first.”
“Are you sure? You look quite sick.”
“I think it’s time to teach those pesky ones a lesson.”
He said those annoying gnats had been ignored, and that’s why this had happened, Nathaniel said with determination.
“Just have to kill them all.”
“Eh?”
Teach them a lesson! Did that mean he’s going to kill them?
I was surprised and grabbed his hand.
“Isn’t killing a bit extreme?”
“Why?”
“Well… they haven’t really harmed Your Highness.”
“They will harm me someday.”
Nathaniel’s words were true.
This was not modern society, and the words of the royalty were the law here.
And since it was certain that he was the empress’s whipping boy, if left alone, they might find out Nathaniel’s secret.
“Why then?”
“Just because.”
I didn’t pity them.
They probably chose this path, thinking they would risk their lives when they started.
But the fact that Nathaniel was being threatened bothered me.
“Your Highness isn’t even interested in the throne. Yet you are being threatened like this, it’s strange.”
“It’s a fate I’ve had since I was born. Just like how you married me for the family.”
“Ha… haha. It does seem that way when I hear it.”
Nathaniel looked off into the distance for a moment and then slowly opened his mouth.
“If it bothers you, you can go down first.”
Certainly, here is the translation following your guidelines:
“No, I’ll go with you. We don’t know what might happen on the way.”
I shook my head.
I came for him, and I wanted to be with him until the end, just in case something happened.
“Let’s go.”
Nathaniel nodded at my words.
Soon, magic rose around his body like a mist.
He seemed to be releasing magic to locate people.
Nathaniel came to me as if he found something.
“Ah! What are you doing?”
“This way is faster than talking.”
Nathaniel lightly picked me up.
I hugged his neck because I was afraid of falling. He openly smiled and rushed through the forest.
“Ah! Aah! Nathaniel, we’ll… crash!”
It felt like being hung on a runaway horse.
I clung to his neck and screamed loudly.
Nathaniel laughed as if he was enjoying it and quickly crossed the forest.
In no time, he went deep into the forest, covered my mouth, and climbed a tree.
“Shh.”
I stopped the scream I had been letting out and clung tightly to his neck.
This was the first time I had been so high since I had been possessed.
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.
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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.”
