By the time of this emperor, the content of the ‘Prophecy’ on which the fate of the empire depended was being delivered somewhat differently than what previous emperors had received. Though perplexing at times, this could have been the identity that defined the imperial family along with Oder’s lineage.
The prophecies and words heard as descendants of the divine.
Empress Seraphina rebuked the emperor.
“What words made you come here in person?”
“He spoke of Saviel’s wedding.”
“What? Sa, Saviel’s wedding?”
“Yes.”
“No, what did God say to our crown prince…”
Empress Seraphina’s face stiffened, perhaps because there had been many strange prophecies.
“He commanded to choose Elysia Uter as the candidate for the crown princess.”
“Is that true? Your Majesty?”
“He truly visited with this message.”
Finally, the empress’s face relaxed.
“My goodness. Such wonderful words have been bestowed. We should offer a sacrifice to the Five Deities and Oder as a sign of gratitude.”
Seeing Empress Seraphina’s joy, Emperor Maxsis also smiled contentedly.
“It’s not the marriage partner the empress hoped for.”
“Of course. Your Majesty. Whether I like it or not. When will it be announced?”
“I intend to coordinate with Duke Uter. By the way…”
Emperor Maxsis’s face lost its smile.
“Princess Lev must return home, mustn’t she?”
“Yes?”
“The crown prince is about to marry, and the only adult member of the royal family isn’t Princess Lev.”
“That’s right.”
“Was that the end of the contact from Trafalgar?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Empress Seraphina nodded.
“I can’t trace where she went after that, and I can’t reach her, so it’s difficult.”
“I see. Still, send more people to look. I will pay the costs from my private funds.”
“I will obey your will, Your Majesty.”
Empress Seraphina replied solemnly, and Emperor Maxsis sighed briefly.
‘It’s always a troubled royal family with so few people.’
It was never a good time.
‘Lev. What on earth are you doing?’
Thinking of his only sister, the emperor left the empress’s palace with a lonely face.
(This is a time divider.)
Tak. Tattak.
The sound of burning wood cracking and collapsing was heard.
Elysia opened her eyes thinly.
“Cough. Cough.”
Coughing and sitting up, her throat was sore.
“Where is this…”
The familiar ceiling and furniture. It was one of her workplaces, Eleon’s bedroom.
“Why am I here?”
Her head was heavy and foggy. After blinking a few times, she recalled that she had gone on an outing with Eleon to the river and had fallen into the water.
And then…
「I’m not blind.」
The man who plucked a white petal from her.
「Look.」
The moment his ashen eyes, seemingly out of focus, fixed on her.
She had lost consciousness seeing his red eye exposed as the lens was swept away by the current.
‘So he deliberately lied to me…’
As she sorted out the situation, her chest felt heavy, and it was hard to breathe.
Why?
Why not?
She couldn’t understand. He was not the type to do such a thing. More upright, fair, and distant from all the dishonesty in the world than anyone. He was the male lead of this world. The thought that he, who was a flawless existence in , had deceived her was unbelievable.
‘Could I have heard it wrong?’
The absurd situation blocked the red eyes that were clearly seen fleeing.
Elysia, who got up from the bed, hesitated with the handle of the living room door in her hand.
If he’s not in the bedroom, he will be in the room where he usually spends time working.
Elysia felt an inexplicable sense of despair. Fear is born from ignorance. It’s scary because you don’t know, and frightening because you can’t understand.
She thought she knew this story, Elleon, better than anyone else.
Elleon, who acted out of character and seemed deviant, became a person beyond Elysia’s expectations.
Then who is he? If he’s not the Elleon I read about.
The man who said he loved me, not Carina, might think so, but the unknown side of him, which had been attached like a tail for half a year, rang an alarm in her head as if she had encountered a taboo.
Somehow, she felt a chill on her back. She felt that she shouldn’t face him right now, so Elysia took a deep breath.
To get out of Elleon’s bedroom, she had to go through the living room that also served as a reception room.
‘Why did he bring me here in the first place? It’s not my room.’
A maid could not occupy the Duke’s bedroom forever. After all, he would have to come to sleep if it got late.
‘It would be nice if the butler came to call me.’
So as not to face Elleon alone.
So she could leave this room naturally.
She felt pathetic for even thinking that. What was Elleon? He had acted strangely, but he had also rescued her from the water. He hadn’t hurt her, so why was she shivering as if contemplating crossing a forbidden line?
After hesitating for a long time, she pulled the doorknob.
Click.
Elysia opened the door quietly.
Perhaps only the heater was on in the bedroom where I stayed, and the difference in temperature made goosebumps rise on her arm.
The room was dark without any lights on. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she saw him leaning back on a chair.
Elysia called him with a trembling voice.
“EElleon sir.”
“Awake, I see. How’s your body?”
“II’m fine.”
His voice was calm and unemotional.
“You lied to me?”
Stifled by his emotionless tone, Elysia couldn’t argue and asked in a soft voice as if talking to herself.
“Why?”
She couldn’t go any closer and waited for him to say something.
“You know you’re asking something you already know.”
Elleon quietly rose from his seat.
At that moment, Elysia felt a microsecond of awe.
She had seen Elleon stand up in this room many times, but he looked so strange and big as if she was seeing him for the first time.
“You must be blind to stay by my side.”
Elleon’s eyes shone red as he walked out of the darkness.
“Elleon sir.”
Elysia stared blankly at his eyes.
She should be angry that he deceived her, but she was speechless, her mouth tightly closed, as Elleon looked at her intently with those powerful eyes.
“You drive me crazy, Elysia.”
Thump, thump.
Her heart pounded anxiously. It seemed like she was going back to that confused emotion from a few nights ago when she ran like a madman after hearing that his eyes had gone blind.
How could he tell me such an absurd lie?
She wanted to confront him, but the air was different.
“You must have known. How much I wanted you.”
Her eyes felt sore, perhaps because of the cold and threatening energy, unlike the Elleon she had known.
“How much I felt like dying every time you pushed me away and rejected me.”
Striding.
With each step closer, Elysia involuntarily startled back.
“You didn’t come back without knowing, Elysia. What I will do to you.”
Before she thought with her head, her body moved first.
As Elleon approached and she staggered to keep her distance, Elysia turned and ran toward the door leading from the room to the hallway.
그것이 먹이사슬 정점에 있는 짐승의 본능을 자극할 거라곤 꿈에도 몰랐다.
“Ah!”
In a flash, Elisia was caught by Eleon, who knocked her to the ground and trapped her under his arm.
His red eyes shone dangerously.
“You came on your own.”
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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