“Yes. If Lord Regent truly blessed me, I wouldn’t be suffering from such a petty curse. That sword is what extended the little time I have left.”
Iskariel hesitated.
He looked half surprised, half angry. I knew that face. It was the face of someone who discovered an unpleasant truth.
Finally…
“Ha.”
Iskariel chuckled.
“Caught.”
Chills ran down my spine. I was never the author’s granddaughter. I almost fell for a convincing story.
“Give it back, Angelica.”
Iskariel handed Denesor back to me.
“But be careful. It’s a dangerous item.”
I put Denesor back into its sheath.
“Why did you try to deceive me?”
Iskariel smiled gently.
“Do you think I will honestly answer that question, Saint?”
“No.”
I stared straight at Iskariel.
“But if Lord Regent thinks it’s necessary, you might.”
Iskariel’s faint smile didn’t fade.
“I don’t think it’s necessary.”
“Then, fine.”
I headed for the door. I wanted to leave this place as fast as possible.
“Don’t you need my healing?”
“How can you heal me when you couldn’t even recognize my curse? I’m leaving.”
“There’s a way.”
Iskariel’s voice sounded odd for a moment. It was filled with emotion or anger, depending on how you heard it.
I turned back to him.
“What’s the way?”
“Using my blood.”
I widened my eyes. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. My whole body shivered at the thought that this could be another of Iskariel’s lies.
Iskariel quietly continued.
“It seems you doubt my words.”
“Yes.”
I nodded.
“You’ve been lying all this time.”
“Well.”
He began to speak again, examining my face carefully.
“You may not be my granddaughter, but you are certainly of a lineage close enough. I suspect my blood will have some effect on you.”
“…What did you say?”
(This is a time marker.)
‘I should have taken her to a more private room to listen in more detail.’
Hades leaned anxiously against the door, staring at the empty hallway. The only thoughts that he could focus on were about Angelica.
‘…Angelica.’
Hades quietly called her name in his mind. The woman who bore the unremarkable name Angelica with no family name was undoubtedly born into the lowest stratum of commoners.
But it didn’t matter.
Regardless of Angelica’s past and origins, who she was now mattered the most.
‘If only the chamberlain had even half the skill his reputation suggests.’
Hades had no expectation that the chamberlain could instantly heal Angelica, as old tales would have one believe.
He had shown his limitations even when treating knights; his skills were likely not as miraculous as his reputation suggested.
However…
‘If Angelica could stay by my side for a few more years, that would be enough.’
Hades closed his eyes.
Images of Angelica floated softly onto his closed eyelids. Her awkward smile, her voice assertively expressing her opinions, her happy smile while eating sweet cake…
Hades mulled over a fact he had long known but only recently accepted.
He… wanted Angelica to stay. Though she seemed content with her current life and unlikely to leave Donovan, the problem was her remaining, limited time.
Hades sighed. His father, were he to see him now, would undoubtedly ridicule him. Having feigned disinterest in women for so long, and now at his age to be flustered by one woman.
But Hades thought,
‘I… am different from my father.’
He did not gaze upon Angelica with eyes full of lust, nor did he want to confine her to the castle, never letting her leave.
What he wanted was just one thing.
For Angelica to live happily by his side for a long time.
That was when it happened.
With a sudden noise, the door from inside opened. Hades immediately turned to greet Angelica, whose face was flushed and visibly excited.
“Angeli…”
Hades closed his mouth. It was because Angelica gave him a quiet glance, signaling him to be silent.
Chamberlain Iscariel slowly followed Angelica out of the room.
“Think carefully, Holy Lady.”
Sarcasm tinged Iscariel’s voice.
“Once I leave Donovan, it will be too late to change your mind.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
