“……I wanted to help Your Highness.”
“Helping me?”
Hades wore a face that seemed to have heard some absurd words.
“Because they came after me.”
“You have that much discernment.”
“……I’m sorry.”
Hades stared at me intently.
“But why didn’t you have the discernment that you would only hinder me?”
This person…!
But it wasn’t the situation to get angry, so I just muttered quietly.
“That’s right. Why didn’t I think of that?”
“You defeated me, so it’s natural to look down on me.”
“I never looked down on you!”
I answered hastily.
The last thing I wanted was to lower Hades’ favor.
“So why didn’t you trust me and tried to help?”
I swallowed my dry saliva.
Making an excuse in this situation didn’t seem to help much.
In the end, the only thing I could put forth was the truth.
“The difference when I won against Your Highness was very small. If the situation was slightly different, I would have lost my life at your hand.”
“Go on.”
“So I thought Your Highness could also lose by a small difference.”
“You tried to create that small difference?”
“Yes.”
As I said it, it felt incredibly foolish.
Hades Croitner showed his overwhelming skill by slaughtering the demon army.
And to think he could lose by a small difference, it must have hurt his pride.
Surprisingly, a gentle expression crossed Hades’ face.
“You have a point.”
“A point……?”
Hades threw another question instead of answering.
“Are you still thinking of going to the capital?”
“……That.”
I swallowed my dry saliva again.
“It seems impossible.”
I saw it with my own eyes.
Just because I had the holy sword, the demon army had swelled tenfold.
There was no way I could face them alone.
“Right?”
Was it my imagination?
For a moment, it seemed like a faint smile crossed Hades’ face.
“Can’t be helped.”
Hades spoke slowly.
“Stay in the castle.”
“What?”
I couldn’t close my mouth.
“What……?”
“I said you may stay in the castle.”
Hades repeated slowly.
“Why?”
I couldn’t help but ask.
The demons were flocking like that, and from the kingdom’s standpoint, wouldn’t it be a loss if I stayed in the castle for a long time?
Hades’ eyes narrowed.
“It’s not a situation where you can afford to ask why, Saint.”
“But still…….”
“For me, it’s not bad for you to leave. You will lose your life in less than a day anyway, and I can retrieve the holy sword.”
Hades’ words were clear.
If I do not accept his offer, I would die within a day.
What was astounding was that he was right.
I, too, had no confidence in surviving outside this castle!
The problem was why Hades was showing me such favor.
‘I can’t even ask why….’
That wasn’t all he meant.
There must have been a hidden agenda.
‘But I have no choice.’
If I refuse Hades and go outside?
I might be on the run from the demons, hiding and trembling all the time.
It was much better to stay under Hades’ protection.
Having made up my mind, I opened my mouth to Hades.
“I thank Your Highness for your favor. I will try not to be a burden while I stay.”
“…….”
Hades looked at me for a moment, then turned and began to walk.
“Follow me.”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The place where Hades took me was the room of a sternlooking butler.
With glasses on his nose and nodding off, the butler jumped up in surprise.
“Your Highness, who is this person?”
Hades looked down at me with an expressionless face.
Hmm, I suppose I should introduce myself.
“Angelica. I’ll be in your care from now on.”
I greeted him with a big smile, but the butler still looked perplexed.
“Lady Angelica…?”
“A saintess.”
“Ah, you are a saintess!”
The butler, surprised, shook my hand.
Ugh.
I groaned inwardly.
A saintess is a saintess in her own right.
People in this world worshiped various gods, and depending on how powerful the god was, the power of the priest or the saintess differed.
How powerful is the god that Angelica serves?
It’s exactly the level that suits a saintess treated like a human canary in a rural mine.
“Which temple have you come from?”
I suppressed the urge to scowl.
Hades Croitner, if this nobleman hadn’t spoken unnecessarily…!
“I came from Keisi.”
“I apologize. It’s my first time hearing it…”
“There’s no reason to know since it’s not an official temple.”
“It is an official temple.”
I immediately retorted.
“It just hasn’t been managed for a long time.”
“Aren’t you the one who should be managing it?”
For a moment, he was at a loss for words, and Hades opened his mouth toward the butler.
“There’s no need to treat her grandly since she’s not staying for her divine power. Just give her a decent room and clothes, and make sure she doesn’t starve.”
“Your Grace…?”
“Anything would be better than her current ratlike appearance.”
A rat!
The fact that it wasn’t entirely wrong made me feel even worse.
Indeed, what had once been white clothes had long since turned a dirty grey, and since my hair was silver, it must have resembled the color of a rat.
Luckily, the butler seemed to quickly regain his composure.
“Understood. Then please follow me…”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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