I Became The Sword Of The Sword-Obsessed Male Lead (18 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 3
Dietrich strode back into the cave, surprisingly calm.
Even after hearing the sword spirit’s nonsense about making him Duke Delgado.
Yet the murderous look on his face radiated an unmistakable warning: no more foolish talk would be tolerated.
“What did you just say?”
“You want to become Duke Delgado. I can help you with that.”
“What I’m asking is how you knew I’d need this useless sword to inherit the title of Duke Delgado.”
I recalled the original novel.
‘You really shouldn’t have said it like that.’
I was losing my mind. It felt like cold sweat was trickling down my back.
In my panic to stop Dietrich, I’d blurted out that I could make him Duke Delgado—but now I had no idea how to explain myself.
Dietrich’s intensity was far from ordinary; this wasn’t the kind of situation where you could mess things up and then casually fix them later.
If I lied even a little bit here, I’d probably end up erased without a trace.
‘I’ll just have to tell the truth first.’
Whether it led to salvation or ruin, I absolutely had to get out of this cave.
Only if Dietrich took me with him to the Delgado estate could I possibly find a way to become human again.
Apparently frustrated by my hesitation, Dietrich picked up Harpe, whom he’d tossed onto the ground.
Then, after glancing around, he grabbed a nearby rock from the cave wall and lifted it effortlessly with one hand.
“Wait! What are you doing?”
“It’d be best to destroy this worthless sword that only spouts nonsense.”
“No!”
What an impatient guy!
Realizing he had absolutely no concept of waiting, I hurriedly spilled every piece of information I could think of to the impatient Dietrich.
“I know everything! I already understand your situation completely. Ask me anything.”
“…Do you really have to go that far?”
He clearly didn’t believe me at all.
‘Maybe I should display the dignity of a legendary blade.’
It seemed I needed to sound more majestic and weighty to earn his trust.
Placing a hand on my waist, I shouted once more with full conviction.
“Dietrich! I’ll place you at the highest seat of House Delgado! So please, release me from this sword’s binding.”
At my dignified declaration, he grimaced with his handsome face and muttered,
“Get lost.”
Oh, how utterly ruthless.
Seeing his cold expression, I immediately changed tactics and pleaded earnestly.
“Please, just ask me anything. I really do know everything!”
Perhaps my desperation reached him—though his eyes still held suspicion—he asked quietly,
“Do you know anything about my mother?”
Dietrich’s mother.
In the original novel, she appeared only briefly in Dietrich’s flashbacks, a character with barely any presence.
‘Good thing I paid close attention to that part.’
Though I hadn’t been particularly interested in the male lead, the early chapters detailing Dietrich’s troubled family life had been tear-jerking enough.
The scene that stood out most was when his mother had to leave young Dietrich behind.
Her husband, smitten with a younger, prettier woman, callously cast her aside.
Forced to part from her young son, she gave him the necklace she always wore so he’d remember her.
After leaving, she died alone, consumed by longing for her child.
I calmly nodded, then spoke slowly.
“Kate Loen.”
“Knowing just a name doesn’t mean you know everything about my mother.”
“The necklace she left you—you still have it, right?”
That old, faded red imitation gemstone.
At my added remark, he finally turned toward me with interest.
He swept his eyes up and down me curiously, then dropped the rock in his hand to the ground with a thud.
“That’s something only my mother and I truly know. How did you find out?”
“I’m the spirit bound to House Delgado’s ancestral sword. There’s almost nothing about the Delgado family I don’t know. That’s why I can help you!”
“…”
After a brief silence, he pointed the sharp tip of Harpe, held in his right hand, directly at me.
“Fine. I’ll take you with me. But there’s a condition.”
“Name it.”
“I don’t care why you’re helping me, but I don’t need some useless legendary sword like you. So once I achieve my goal, I’ll destroy you.”
“…Why on earth?”
Shouldn’t you just congratulate me with fanfare once the goal’s accomplished?
Why destroy the sword afterward?
What on earth is going on inside that handsome head of yours to reach such a conclusion?
Feeling unjustly accused, I pounded my chest and cried out,
“Just leave me alone!”
“This isn’t just any sword—it’s the ancestral blade of House Delgado. Who knows what my dear stepmother might do with it? Especially dangerous is an entity like you who knows everything.”
I had countless things I wanted to clarify, but I couldn’t even pinpoint where things had gone wrong.
‘Forget it. My main goal was just to go with Dietrich anyway.’
I’d have other chances to teach that frustrating guy a lesson—no need to do it right now.
Worrying about being destroyed after achieving his goal could wait.
I readily accepted his proposal.
And so, I entered the Delgado estate.
Just in case anyone else might see my semi-transparent form, I slipped back inside the sword, dangling from Dietrich’s waist.
Though I was inside the sword, I could still see the outside world.
It appeared blurry, as if veiled by a hazy curtain—but I was content just to see anything at all as I stared blankly at the estate’s entrance.
House Delgado.
The most prestigious noble family in the Empire of Chronotia.
The mansion, once home to a hero who helped found the empire, was as elegant and grand as its long history.
Sunlight softly glinted on the white-toned building, giving it a bright, cheerful appearance, and its enormous garden—so vast it took quite a while even by carriage—was filled with rare flowers.
Low-rise buildings designed for good ventilation, fountains spouting cool water in various spots,
and neatly trimmed ornamental trees shaped by gardeners’ sweat and passion lined the path leading to the mansion’s front door.
‘Wow, he’s seriously loaded.’
In my old world, I’d never be able to afford even a house as big as this mansion’s entrance, no matter how hard I worked my whole life.
It took over ten minutes just to reach the front door from the gate—such an enormous manor.
This was where the male lead, Dietrich Delgado, lived.
No wonder his stepmother coveted the estate.
As soon as we entered the front hall, I saw servants bustling about.
Yet not a single one spoke to Dietrich as he passed through the entrance and headed straight upstairs to the second floor.
Not even a simple “Welcome back.”
Everyone walked with their eyes fixed on the floor, clearly terrified of accidentally meeting his gaze.
‘Hmm, well… Dietrich does look pretty intimidating.’
Calling Dietrich’s looks heavenly wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
It was as if God had messed up the balance and packed every admirable trait into one man.
But separate from his good looks, his constant, emotionless expression made it hard for anyone to approach him first.
Perhaps it was only natural that the female lead, who kindly reached out to him, eventually fell in love with him.
Unbothered by the servants’ attitude, Dietrich strode straight to his room on the second floor and immediately tossed me onto the bed.
“Harpe.”
At the activation word summoning me from the sword, I was finally able to emerge—after a full three hours.
“Wow, fresh air!”
Being cooped up inside the sword was even more suffocating than I’d imagined; I never wanted to go back in if I could help it.
Well, I wasn’t sure if Dietrich would actually let me stay out.
‘Anyway, I’m not going back in for now.’
Since it was his private room, I didn’t have to worry about anyone suddenly barging in.
Overjoyed to finally be out of the cave, I looked around his room.
Unlike the bright, cheerful exterior of the mansion, his room was starkly empty.
In a space so large you could play soccer, the only furnishings were a wide bed covered in white sheets and a solitary gilded table with a matching chair in the center.
Despite the nice sunlight outside, the room felt gloomy—so much so that it still gave the impression of being in the cave.
“Why’s your room like this?”
“Got a problem with it? For a mere spirit, you’re awfully picky about rooms.”
I pretended I hadn’t heard.
Even though the room looked so dark and eerie it seemed fit to summon a demon—certainly not befitting a noble’s heir—I wasn’t in a position to be choosy about luxuries.
“I’ll convene the elders soon. Now that I’ve brought back what they asked for, they won’t be able to argue anymore.”
Damn those elders.
Muttering under his breath, Dietrich dropped heavily onto a velvet chair embroidered with gold patterns.
Leaning back and covering his eyes with an arm, he let out a deep sigh.
‘This is total cheating.’
Even hiding his face like that, he was stunningly handsome.
As I stared blankly at him again, his low voice—almost drowsy—reached me.
“Why are you staring like that?”
Though he was asking why, it clearly meant, ‘Stop staring and look away.’
Even though we’d only been together briefly, I’d already learned how to handle his unusually prickly temperament. Awkwardly turning my eyes away, I mumbled,
“I was staring because you’re handsome. So what?”
“What was that?”
“If you didn’t hear, forget it.”
Brushing it off vaguely, Dietrich—apparently losing interest—spoke indifferently.
“I’ll tell you what you need to do from now on.”
“Okay! Tell me everything. I’ll do it all well.”
I was fully prepared to carry out every task with the diligence of a model office worker.
Especially since my own living situation was at stake.
“Don’t even think about leaving. Stay here quietly.”
That was something I was confident I could do better than anyone.
Since the assignment wasn’t difficult, I smiled brightly and answered energetically,
“Yeah! I’m really good at that! If I do well, you’ll let me stay by your side, right?”
“…We’ll see.”
Though he didn’t give a definite answer, I firmly believed Dietrich wasn’t the kind of guy to betray trust like that.
Little did I know that a few hours later, I’d be furious at Dietrich—the world’s greatest liar—without even realizing it.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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