“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Holy Lady.”
He extended his hand towards me.
“Will you honor me by allowing me to escort you to your room?”
“…….”
I looked around.
The banquet hall was blocked from all sides, so I couldn’t see outside, and I had no hope of getting anything from the knightly order under the hostile Commander William.
And even though I didn’t hear it properly, Amy was continuously mouthing ‘Please go back, Holy Lady!’ which was also pitiful.
“Thank you for your kindness, Sir Tobias.”
“Please call me Tobias.”
Tobias smiled, his purple eyes twinkling.
“You are precious to His Highness, so you are precious to me as well.”
Huh?
I stared at him intently.
It was not because of the presumptuous working comment.
Even though I was sure I had never seen him before, something about him felt familiar.
‘Did I see him in the game?’
But the name Tobias didn’t come to mind in Leodel.
‘Well, I’ll remember it later.’
I thought somewhat calmly as I turned to go.
“I’ve heard a lot about you from His Highness.”
“Really?”
I asked, surprised.
I couldn’t imagine Hades talking about me to others.
‘Was it to spread the rumor about the servant more quickly?’
Tobias nodded.
“Yes. He said he will have you learn swordsmanship soon.”
“Ah.”
I had forgotten.
‘He certainly said that.’
Tobias smirked mischievously.
“Do you dislike it? I thought you would have a great skill in swordsmanship since you always carry a sword…….”
“I don’t.”
I sighed.
“This is the sword given to me by His Black Majesty, and I simply carry it around.”
“Really?”
Sir Tobias tilted his head.
“It looks quite heavy.”
“While at it, I also train my body, so it’s good.”
As I conversed with him, I realized something.
Sir Tobias did not dislike me.
And this favor also seemed not to be merely feigned.
‘Is he like Amy, or perhaps greedier?’
Perhaps, as Hades had said, he might simply be kind to the weak.
Either way, he was not harmful to me, so I decided to watch him more closely.
Of course, if he shows any inappropriate behavior, I will report it to Hades immediately.
“We’re here.”
I spoke quickly as soon as the door came into view.
“You can go back now…….”
My words were drowned out by a massive explosive sound.
At the same time, Sir Tobias’s body stiffened.
“……Excuse me.”
And without a proper explanation, he ran downstairs.
I turned my head to Amy, who had been quietly following us.
‘……?’
I was bewildered and slightly opened my mouth.
Amy’s face was as pale as a blank sheet of paper.
“You must take shelter immediately, Holy Lady!”
“Uh, uh?”
“You heard it, didn’t you? It’s a request for support! His Grace the Duke is requesting support, can you believe…….”
Amy’s body was shaking like a willow tree.
“Ah, this is not the time. Let’s go. We must hurry!”
“Hold on.”
I could not follow her.
“Explain it to me. How bad is a support request?”
Amy looked at me with blank eyes.
“You are… a foreigner.”
She hesitated a little.
“So you might not know. His Grace the Duke has only requested support three times before.”
Amy’s voice echoed in the empty corridor.
“The first two times, he almost passed away.”
“What about the third time? Nothing happened?”
“No.”
Amy looked straight at me.
“The fortress almost fell.”
Cold sweat ran down.
Even Hades, who seemed so confident, had faced such crises.
And today, perhaps….
“Today, the shelter won’t do. What should we do? We must go to the tower…….”
I interrupted Amy’s words.
“Go alone.”
“What?”
Amy’s voice sharpened.
“You can’t!”
Darn.
I had an intuition that I could never communicate with Amy.
“Amy! Dodge!”
“Huh……?”
Amy instantly turned her body in the direction I pointed.
I didn’t miss the opportunity and recited a spell.
“Setun.”
Amy lost consciousness and collapsed in an instant.
I groaned and laid her on the bed, then quickly left the room.
‘……How should I explain this?’
But that was something to be dealt with later.
Now, I had to think of a way to stop those demons.
I closed my eyes tightly.
It was good that I put Amy to sleep, but after that, my head was as blank as if I had gone pale.
Just then.
The holy sword began to glow white and vibrate.
And…….
A voice that made me doubt my ears rang out.
“Do you want to save that human?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
