“It’s finally worth watching.”
Denesor’s praise was brief but meaningful. Maintaining my stance, I asked.
“So, can you take down about ten demons?”
“Ten? You wish.”
If Denesor had a face, it would have crumpled.
“Maybe three.”
“…Aren’t you being too stingy?”
“Better than recklessly charging in and dying.”
Finding no words to counter, I sheathed my sword. As Denesor said, one must know their limits. For instance, taking a break when needed.
Unfortunately, Aimee didn’t leave me in peace to rest.
“High Priestess, how about a tour of the castle now that you’re done with your training?”
“…Hmm.”
I groaned.
“Do we have to go now?”
“The farewell ceremony is tomorrow. It’s important for the High Priestess to make her presence known to the delegation.”
In other words, ‘As the High Priestess, you have to act like the hostess so that the imperial princess doesn’t even think about showing her face in Donovan.’
Reluctantly, I rose from the soft couch that had cushioned my behind.
“Aimee.”
“Yes?”
“I suppose I’ll have to oversee the food for the farewell ceremony as well?”
Aimee looked at me squarely.
“What would you like to have?”
“A bit of this and that.”
“Then I’ll tell them to bring a bit of this and that.”
“No.”
I responded curtly.
“I’ll go and choose for myself.”
With a resigned shake of her head, Aimee replied.
“But before that, you must complete the castle tour. Understood?”
“Of course.”
I was about to hasten out of the room when
“Please wait a moment. I’ll call for the knights.”
“…Is that really necessary?”
“It’s the Duke’s order.”
I sighed. Ever since Hades found out I had gone up to the tower alone, I was somewhat prepared for this.
Even so, Hades must know of my growing skills, yet…
‘I must not be trustworthy. That’s why he continues to doubt me.’
Though I understood in my head, it still left a bitter taste.
If not for me, the duchy would have been greatly shaken, perhaps even fallen.
‘He knows that, so why the continuous suspicion?’
Lost in thought, Aimee summoned several knights. They were all familiar faces, knights who treated me kindly.
“Good choice.”
Speaking softly enough for the knights not to hear, Aimee smiled.
“I know my audience.”
(This is a time divider.)
It didn’t take an hour for my already tired body to feel drained.
Fortunately, Aimee seemed content with a cursory tour, leading me only to places that were currently being prepared, where my role was merely to offer praise.
The final stop, naturally, was the kitchen.
‘Ah, what a delicious smell…’
My mouth watered. Preparations were underway for tomorrow’s farewell ceremony, filling the air with various delicious aromas.
I wanted to enjoy the atmosphere a little longer, but the noisy footsteps of the knights soon caught the attention of the kitchen staff.
“The High Priestess is here!”
“What did you say?”
“My goodness, the High Priestess!”
Not just the chefs but even the assisting servants rushed out.
“High Priestess, what brings you here? Please, let us know if you need anything.”
Barely concealing my surprise, I took in the welcoming atmosphere. Though I had expected a shift in public opinion due to Hades praising me, I didn’t expect such a warm reception.
‘Probably because I turned their kitchen upside down with those unpalatable foods.’
Even the head chef, who questioned my purpose for visiting, wore a friendly face.
I swallowed hard. Under normal circumstances, I would have honestly admitted coming to sample some food, but seeing the chefs gathered around me with eager eyes, I couldn’t bring myself to say it.
“As you all know, tomorrow’s farewell ceremony is very important. The highlight of any banquet is the food, so I’ve come to personally inspect and offer my encouragement.”
“Ah, I see!”
The head chef nodded vigorously.
“I apologize for my shortsightedness. The menu for tomorrow consists of dishes wellloved by the empire, but we also plan to introduce new and impressive dishes in between.”
“A flawless plan, indeed.”
A murmur rose at my casual remark.
“Did you hear that? They say it’s a flawless plan! Who came up with this plan first?”
“Of course, it was the chef. If I were the chef, I would have fainted…”
“What fainting? You should engrave it into your memory.”
The last sentence was sharply thrown by the chef.
I stared blankly at them.
‘…What exactly is Hades saying about me when I’m not around?’
It became clear now. Whether it was because of Hades or some other reason, the people in the castle were almost idolizing me.
‘Why, exactly?’
But this was not the place for questions to be answered.
‘I should discuss this with Aileen later.’
I decided to address more urgent matters first.
So…
“Can you explain what these new and impressive dishes are?”
As if my words had burst a dam, the chef enthusiastically began explaining the socalled ‘art of the feast.’
“If there’s something to be proud of in Donovan, it’s our plump wild boars. We prepare them in various ways…”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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