Count Ania was imprisoned. The crime of hiding Pelena was severe.
Imprisoned, Ania seemed to go mad with each passing day. Some days she would mumble, drool profusely, and repeatedly faint. Nothing could calm her. Her beautiful eyes changed as if losing life. And she kept saying she needed the Digene potion.
“Give me Digene. Please…”
Count Ania scratched herself in great agony before finally ending her own life.
The allied forces of the empires in this world, centered on the Polroid Empire and the Isuter Empire, went to the Ella Temple. They forcibly opened the tightly locked doors of the Ella Temple.
When they said they knew Grand Saint Saraf was dead, the final mastermind who had been running the Ella Temple until now pointed to Pelena, as if they could no longer hide it.
Among them, those with black mouths were isolated separately. That was evidence of having made a contract with the white snake. They had one thing in common.
“Please give me the Digene potion.”
When addicted to the Digene potion mixed with the white snake’s venom, one becomes sensitive or anxious. Some even injured their own bodies, hallucinated, became dehydrated, fainted, and died.
“Since it’s a potion made with white snake venom, it might be purified with life tree leaves.”
Lorencia’s words were correct. But those who escaped addiction lost their smiles due to the intense pleasure they had already experienced. Even though they were no longer addicted, they died scratching their bodies like Count Ania.
The bodies addicted to Digene may have recovered, but the addictive pleasure they had already experienced could not be cured.
Still, there were those who tried to overcome it. Lorencia supported those trying to overcome addiction.
A meeting was held on who would manage the Ella Temple now. Many people said Lorencia, who received Ella’s power and defeated the white snake, should naturally become the saint, but Teishar objected.
“Lady Lorencia is my fiancée. As we plan to marry, she cannot become a saint.”
“But isn’t it right for Ella’s child to become the saint?”
At Benedict’s words, Teishar became frustrated.
“Your Majesty’s words are correct. There is no one more suited to be a saint than her… But before being a saint, she is my fiancée and will be the viscountess of the Spencer family.”
Lorencia quietly listened to the heated discussion of the people.
She wished she could summon the amethyst orb to see the future and know what to do.
The navy crystal orb of Musilla and her own amethyst orb disappeared with the pillar of light.
When Teishar’s sword imbued with the black snake’s power pierced Pelena’s head, the pillar of light spread rapidly, shimmering and disappearing in an instant along with the dying white snake.
Lorencia had a scene flow into her mind for a moment.
She saw a huge life tree. It was a life tree that had grown to the edge of the sky. Between the life tree leaves, various colored fruits that looked like apples were heavily laden.
The white snake was lying with its eyes closed near the roots of the life tree, and on the trunk and branches, the black snake was looking at the beautiful and large flower blooming on the life tree.
The black snake looked at the life tree’s flower and liked that Ella’s flower was an undying flower.
[Child of Musilla. All your wishes will come true.]“My wishes?”
[Yes. The wishes you first made to Ella.]“Wishes?”
[To not be an illegitimate child. To wear a beautiful wedding dress with lots of flowers and frills as white as snow, to meet a man who truly loves you and have a happy wedding, to have children and raise them while living and aging normally. For your empty heart to be filled. Those wishes you dared to make to Ella.]The wishes the black snake spoke of were the prayers she had made when dying in prison at 29 years old.
“Can saying what I wanted be called a wish?”
[Prayer is also called a wish in other words.]Come to think of it, the prayers she had made when she returned 10 years ago had all come true.
“I want to thank Ella.”
[Ella is gone now. No, she’s here. No, should I say she’s not?]Lorencia tilted her head at the black snake’s ambiguous words.
[To explain it simply, you can think of this world itself as Ella. So rather than asking me to convey your thanks, Ella will hear your prayers from anywhere, even if you say them in passing. Child of Musilla. Now open your eyes.]She opened her eyes and was overcome with a strange feeling. She reached out to summon the amethyst orb, but the power to see the future no longer appeared. Still, the power to move objects at will had not disappeared.
She thought that since the future can change depending on how one prepares for the present, the power to see the future had to disappear.
“Lady Lorencia di Glosten, please share your opinion.”
When Benedict asked how they should handle the Ella Temple, Lorencia smiled.
“I think we should demolish the Ella Temple.”
People were surprised by Lorencia’s words.
“Please create an Ella Temple that each empire wants. But if there are those who abuse the goddess’s name while operating the temple, the goddess will not forgive them.”
The black snake said there was no place in this world untouched by Ella’s hand. Then wouldn’t Ella smile if temples were built everywhere, exerting good influence under the temple?
People accepted Lorencia’s opinion and decided to demolish the existing Ella Temple.
Afterwards, one temple was built in each empire of this world.
People always prayed sincerely to Ella, hoping the white snake would not appear again, and donated money. The money collected from donations was used to operate shelters for the physically disabled, those without a place to go, and orphans without parents.
“Will there be those who abuse the goddess’s name?”
“I hope not, but we should still keep an eye out. Ter.”
Lorencia decided to use the shadows of the di Glosten family and the red moon of the Spencer family to watch out for anyone who might abuse the temple.
[This is the timeline separator]As the marriage of Adrian of the Isuter Empire and Charlotte of the Polroid Empire proceeded, the two empires became one. The queens and emperors of both countries stepped down, and Adrian and Charlotte ascended as the new imperial couple. People cheered that the two empires had become one great empire.
The name of the empire was decided as the Ismael Empire, meaning a sacred place watched over by God.
Lorencia watched the birth of the new empire and the beautiful wedding and coronation ceremony of Charlotte and Adrian together with Teishar.
“Roa.”
“Yes, Ter.”
“Do you remember the promise you made to me?”
“What promise?”
As Lorencia tilted her head curiously, the corners of Teishar’s mouth lifted widely.
As soon as they were alone, Teishar hugged Lorencia and kissed her forehead and cheeks several times, like a bird pecking at feed. Lorencia was embarrassed, but she didn’t dislike the touch of his lips and responded slightly.
“Do you remember the promise that we wouldn’t end with just a kiss after defeating the white snake?”
Of course she remembered what he had said. Imagining exactly what he would do made her feel embarrassed.
“Will you stay with me today, Lady Lorencia di Glosten?”
Instead of answering his polite question, Lorencia wrapped her arms around his neck. Teishar raised the corners of his mouth and pressed his lips firmly to her cheek.
His hands fumbled, fiddling with her waist, gradually pushing her against the wall.
Lorencia bit her lip in embarrassment.
“Don’t bite your lip… Roa.”
Teishar’s hand on her waist slowly caressed her back.
“I want to kiss you more deeply.”
Teishar spoke in a hot voice. His red eyes, which seemed to be holding something back, looked very distressed.
Teishar kissed Lorencia’s delicate shoulder visible through her dress and exhaled hot breath. The feeling that this shouldn’t happen gradually blurred, and she wanted to entrust her mind to his body that kept pushing.
“If you keep accepting, I won’t be able to control myself.”
“Do you dislike it?”
As his hand slowly climbed up her back and stroked her shoulder, the dress on her shoulder gradually slid down.
“Please push me away, Roa.”
Contrary to his words, his touch felt hot and feverish on her skin.
Lorencia unknowingly made a nasal sound at the strange yet curious sensation. She quickly covered her mouth with both hands, but Teishar’s sigh, having already heard the strange sound, felt increasingly hot.
She closed her eyes tightly as she watched his lips slowly approaching. The unfamiliar feeling that was tingly and unbearable wasn’t unpleasant. She wanted to feel more of this fluffy feeling.
Lorencia looked at the ceiling she saw when she opened her eyes, then came to her senses and took a deep breath. When she turned her head, Lorencia’s dress and Teishar’s uniform were scattered messily on the floor under the bed.
“What should I do.”
Sitting blankly, Lorencia mumbled quietly and lowered her eyes slightly. She was embarrassed by what had happened last night. Although she had learned about the wedding night, experiencing it firsthand made her realize that what she learned in writing was different from practice.
Above all, she had learned that the wedding night should be spent after the wedding ceremony, but she ended up spending the first night with Teishar before the wedding.
Blondie had said that if their love deepened, they could spend the first night even before marriage. But she had strongly urged them to never get caught.
“Roa. Are you feeling alright?”
Teishar, who had woken up, stared intently at Lorencia’s face with a happy smile. He stared so much that it felt like holes would form in her face.
“Stop looking. It’s embarrassing.”
“I was looking because I thought it might be a dream.”
Teishar’s voice seemed to still have the heat from yesterday.
“I’m so happy beyond what I imagined that it’s almost scary to think it might be a dream.”
Lorencia swallowed hard as she recalled his red eyes that had driven her to the limit while breathing heavily last night, and his large, gentle, and affectionate hands.
She accepted him while wrapped in sweet pain, her whole body melting. Honestly, she was filled with a sense of happy fulfillment.
“Why are you so cute and lovable?”
“Ter. Stop saying that.”
When Lorencia turned her back in embarrassment, Teishar kept lightly kissing her nape from behind. With the sound of kisses, Lorencia turned her body, tickled, and looked at his face.
“I can’t help it. I’m so in love with you, Roa, that I can’t hide or stop wanting to keep looking at you and loving you.”
“You really can’t help it.”
“Yes. I can’t help it.”
The two burst out laughing and kissed at the same time.
After kissing Lorencia’s face here and there for a while, Teishar furrowed his brow.
“But Roa.”
“Yes.”
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
