Teishar was worried that Ruans, whose heart was captivated by the sight of such a beautiful Lorencia, would be clingy. No matter how much he tried to suppress it, he hated the way that trash looked at Lorencia. It was obvious that he would cling to her, now that she had fully awakened as a child of the goddess Ella.
“You don’t think I would follow Emperor Ruans, do you?”
Teishar shook his head.
“I trust Loa. What I don’t trust is Emperor Ruans’ heart.”
“Ter.”
“Yes.”
“I feel the same way. I can’t trust Emperor Ruans’ heart. In other words, no matter what he says to me, I can never trust him.”
“That’s true, but I’m also worried that he will bother Loa.”
Touching the healing wounds of Lorencia’s heart. Afraid that Ruans would once again inflict new wounds next to the healing ones.
“Ter.”
“Yes.”
“Do you remember when you said you hoped I would get better?”
“I remember.”
“Just as you wished, Ter, I got better.”
The corners of Teishar’s mouth turned up slightly.
“No matter what Emperor Ruans says, I won’t be shaken. You are the only one who can shake me, Ter.”
Lorencia smiled, tightly holding Teishar’s hand.
“Thanks to someone nurturing my tree splendidly, I am unshakable in any storm. I won’t waver. The roots under the ground will never be pulled out.”
Lorencia, having reassured the anxious-looking Teishar, arrived at the imperial palace of the Poloid Empire by carriage from the Di Gloston mansion with him. Lorencia was nervous.
“Are you still nervous?”
“I think I’m a little nervous after all.”
Holding Teishar’s hand and getting out of the carriage, Lorencia took a deep breath.
“You may be nervous because of Queen Benedict’s cold impression. But she is the queen who has ruled the empire peacefully for 30 years. She is a better person than you think.”
“Yes.”
When Lorencia smiled brightly, Teishar also smiled brightly in response.
“Hello. I am Dess, the head attendant.”
“It’s been a while, Head Attendant.”
“Yes. Duke Spencer.”
The head attendant who came to greet Teishar and Lorencia was surprised by Lorencia’s inhuman beauty. It seemed like the first time he had seen someone so selfishly pretty in all his years working at the palace.
Dess guided them to where Benedict was.
“Your Majesty the Queen. Duke Spencer and Lady Di Gloston are here.”
The door opened, and Lorencia unknowingly swallowed once.
“Let’s go in, Loa.”
“Yes.”
Benedict called Teishar and Lorencia into her private reception room. As the door opened and the two walked in, Benedict’s eyes grew wider and wider.
“Your Majesty the Queen. I, Teishar of the Spencer family, pay my respects.”
“Lorencia of the Di Gloston family. I pay my respects to Your Majesty the Queen.”
“Welcome. Lady Lorencia. And Duke Spencer.”
“I am grateful for your warm welcome, Your Majesty the Queen.”
“You may raise your head, Lady Lorencia.”
Lorencia raised her head and carefully looked at Benedict. Her high nose bridge, cat-like upturned eyes, and sharp jawline gave a strong and sharp impression.
“It’s been a while, Duke Spencer. You’ve worked hard protecting Charlotte in the Isuter Empire.”
“Not at all, Your Majesty the Queen.”
“Both of you, please take a seat.”
Benedict closely examined Lorencia. Her pretty lips, vibrant violet eyes, and lovely nose exuded an elegant dignity. Especially her gentle smile left a deep impression.
Although it was a pleasant first meeting with Lorencia for Benedict, the current situation was not one where she could smile pleasantly.
“I had Emperor Ruans brought to the reception room.”
“Thank you for allowing his visit, Your Majesty the Queen.”
Lorencia bowed to Benedict in gratitude. Benedict smiled.
“No, I should be the one thanking you.”
Benedict bowed her head to Lorencia.
“Please raise your head, Your Majesty the Queen.”
“Thanks to you, Lady Lorencia, monsters have stopped appearing. In other words, people who could have died because of monsters in the future have had their lives saved.”
Lorencia was surprised to see Benedict bowing her head to her.
“The people of the empire are like my own children. I bowed to express my gratitude for saving the lives of my children. Please accept it. Child of the goddess Ella.”
“Not at all, Your Majesty the Queen.”
Benedict raised her head. For 20 years, she had witnessed countless deaths due to monsters. Lorencia probably had no idea how grateful she was to no longer have to witness those deaths.
And at the same time.
“Lorencia?”
Ruans, who had been waiting in the reception room Queen Benedict had shown him to, jumped up with his heart pounding as the door opened with a knock, expecting only Lorencia’s entrance.
But the person who opened the door and entered was an old, fat maid.
“I apologize, Your Majesty Emperor Ruans. I brought some tea and snacks for you.”
“Ha… How annoying. Put it on the table and leave.”
“Yes.”
Ruans plopped down on the sofa and clicked his tongue. Then he glared at the maid who had brought in the trolley. Seeing the snacks being placed on the table by the short, plump, middle-aged woman, his brows furrowed involuntarily.
When he was in the Isuter Empire, he was attended by maids with red hair of his preference.
Maids who were slender and had tolerable faces at that.
But what he felt while walking through the corridors of the Poloid Empire’s palace was that there were exactly 2 types of maids here. Either fat and ugly, or skinny and ugly.
They had appearances that naturally aroused disgust just by looking at them.
He took a sip of the tea that had been placed on the table.
“Ugh. What is this? Is this what you call tea?”
Ruans irritably put down the teacup he was drinking from.
“I apologize. I will bring it again.”
“No need, just leave.”
“Yes.”
The maid bowed politely at the waist and left. Ruans let out a deep sigh.
How much longer until Lorencia came?
He felt like throwing the teacup and plate of snacks in front of him out of frustration. Time kept passing, and only silence settled in the reception room.
Impatience had already eaten away at his patience, and irritation and anger seeped into the void left by his eroded patience.
“When the hell is she coming!”
Ruans kicked the table. With a loud bang, the cold tea from the teacup on the table spilled over.
“Could it be that someone is trying to interfere with my meeting with Lorencia?”
As long as there was an imperial decree, Lorencia would have to return to the Isuter Empire with him no matter what. From the moment they returned, he would have to confine her to the palace and let her sleep. Forever dreaming only for him.
Ruans recalled the sleeping Lorencia. Just as his heart fluttered and his irritation surged again.
– Knock knock
Ruans answered the knock without any expectations. Perhaps another ugly maid was coming to check on him.
With that thought, he averted his gaze from the opening reception room door. Ruans felt something strange as he turned his gaze away. Suddenly, a strong floral scent wafted into his nose. Ruans turned his head to look at the open reception room door.
Seeing the person entering through the open door, Ruans’ eyes widened. His mouth fell open involuntarily. Unable to breathe, only the sound of his rapidly beating heart could be heard.
His body froze at the sight of the beautiful woman’s face entering through the open door. He unknowingly swallowed.
Ruans’ green eyes stared at the woman who had entered through the open reception room door, looking dazed. He should have been thinking about who the woman was, but his mind wasn’t functioning well.
The red hair beautifully tied up, the violet eyes, and the elegant mermaid dress that clung to her body made it clear she was definitely not a maid.
“Could it be…”
“Loa. Please enter carefully.”
“Yes. Duke Spencer.”
Something Daniel had said before came to Ruans’ mind.
“Lorencia?”
As Lorencia walked in gracefully and showed a captivating smile, Ruans’ face turned bright red.
“Yes. Prince Ruans… no, Your Majesty Emperor Ruans.”
What could have happened to Lorencia in the short time he hadn’t seen her? Was this her true appearance? He couldn’t believe it even as he saw it.
“Is… is it really you, Lorencia?”
“Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor. It’s Lorencia.”
Lorencia’s violet eyes blinked and she smiled. She had heard people say that the more you smile, the prettier you become, but she never sympathized with that sentiment. However, now she could understand. That’s how much her smile accentuated her beauty.
Ruans slowly took steps to approach Lorencia.
“I’d prefer if you didn’t approach her any further, Your Majesty Emperor Ruans.”
Ruans, who was about to reach out to Lorencia, stopped. And he glared at Teishar.
“Duke Spencer!”
“It’s been a while, Prince Ruans. No, Your Majesty Emperor Ruans. I welcome you to the Poloid Empire in a situation where not much time has passed since Adrian’s death and even the former imperial couple was assassinated.”
Seeing Ruans drooling like a dog that saw a delicious treat as soon as he laid eyes on Lorencia, an unpleasant flame surged up inside Teishar.
“Congratulations on becoming the emperor, thanks to everyone dying for you.”
“Duke Spencer is right. Since I became the emperor thanks to everyone dying, you will have to show me the proper respect from now on.”
Ruans frowned and spoke. His murderous intent towards Teishar boiled over. He vowed to be the first to rip him to death if a war broke out.
“I understand, Your Majesty Emperor Ruans.”
“Duke Teishar.”
“Yes. Lady Lorencia.”
“Thank you for escorting me this far.”
“Not at all.”
Teishar couldn’t hide his concern for a moment about Lorencia having to converse alone with Ruans in the enclosed reception room.
“Are you sure I can’t stay by your side?”
Lorencia nodded.
“I understand. I will wait outside. Please call me if anything happens.”
“Nothing will happen.”
Teishar glared at Ruans and spoke.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
