Everyone congratulated the child born between Musilla and Cain.
But one day, the two disappeared at the same time. The Di Gloston Duchy thought that Cain and Musilla had eloped because they opposed their relationship. They went to Musilla’s residence, but only shattered amethyst fragments were left behind.
Clearly, Musilla’s crystal orb had a blue tint.
Then who did the purple-tinted amethyst orb fragments belong to?
As expected, they presumed it belonged to the child in Musilla’s womb. But it was utterly incomprehensible.
If it was the crystal orb of the child in Musilla’s womb, why did they shatter it and disappear?
It was strange. For the children of the Goddess Ella, the crystal orb is a medium that helps them use their powers. Using power without the crystal orb is not only very painful as the body takes on the role of the crystal orb, but the child of the Goddess Ella cannot even grow.
If it was true that Cain and Musilla eloped, they should have taken the orb with them for the child, not shattered it.
Magus read the red letter again. The contents of Teishar’s letter only showed Musilla’s death.
“Then Duke Cain…”
If Musilla was dead, there was also a high probability that Cain was dead too. The image of the grieving Duke and Duchess of Di Gloston, who always believed Cain was alive, was vivid even without seeing them. They always regretted not allowing Cain and Musilla to be together.
“Duke Cain, what on earth happened?”
As many thoughts suddenly jumbled his mind, Magus let out a deep sigh. He felt like he was really going to go crazy.
Although he didn’t know what happened, he thought that perhaps Musilla deliberately shattered the amethyst orb.
If it was amethyst, it would be a young tree with purple eyes. In other words, it was the seventh child of the Goddess Ella with the power of foresight.
Among the children of the Goddess Ella, the one with purple eyes possesses the power closest to the Goddess Ella herself. They must be brought to the Poloid Empire and protected before the filthy bugs swarm.
“I need to hurry to the Isuter Empire. But before that…”
Magus was furious, but he rested his chin and calmed his mind. There was something he had to do before leaving the Isuter Empire. It was also for the sake of the young tree.
Magus clenched his fists so tightly that the blood stopped flowing.
“Lady Musilla has passed away…”
Magus, who wiped away the tears flowing down his cheeks with his sleeve, stood up from his seat. He bit his trembling lips. He sat back down and wiped away the tears that flowed again.
[This is the timeline separator]After consoling Illina well and parting ways, Ruans immediately headed to the Greikan Duchy to meet his maternal grandfather Daniel. Daniel, who was in the study, hugged Ruans as soon as he saw him and was delighted.
“Yes, Ruans. I heard. That monster is in the imperial palace.”
“That’s right. That monster insists on not wanting to return to the viscount’s residence.”
“Of course. How intriguing the outside world must be for a monster who has seen it. At times like this, you need to approach kindly and whisper love. Ruans.”
“I’d like to do that, but Marquis Spencer from the Poloid Empire is interfering.”
At Ruans’ words, Daniel raised an eyebrow.
“Marquis Spencer…”
“Yes. He is also the one the monster prophesied to kill Adrian.”
Daniel smiled. His mouth, visible between his lips, was as dark as the night. He licked his upper and lower lips with his long, black tongue, like a snake.
“Do you remember the story I told you before, about the seven monsters that tormented people? Ruans.”
“Are you talking about the story where the Goddess Ella sent a giant snake down to earth to catch the monsters when people were afraid of the seven monsters?”
Daniel smiled.
“The snake that devoured five of the seven monsters hiding among the people tried to eat the blue-eyed and purple-eyed monsters, but it was very full. So the giant snake had no choice but to play with the two monsters until its stomach emptied. Figuratively speaking, it’s like a full cat playing with a mouse.”
Ruans felt that Daniel’s story was different from the one he had heard before. Previously, Daniel had said that the monsters were caught by the snake that descended from the sky and were burned at the stake by the people.
So Ruans tilted his head at the story of the snake devouring the monsters. But since Daniel didn’t like being asked questions while he was speaking, he quietly shut his mouth and listened attentively to his story.
“But the snake made a mistake. It had momentarily forgotten that the power possessed by the purple-eyed monster was seeing the future.”
Ruans felt a strange sense of déjà vu from Daniel. Today, Daniel was definitely different from usual.
“Yes. The white snake was too arrogant. It thought the weakened monster wouldn’t be able to escape from its grasp.”
Daniel smacked his lips and once again stuck out his black tongue to lick his lips.
Ruans stared at his black tongue. He had heard that Daniel’s black tongue was a side effect of consuming poison. So whenever he saw it, Daniel looked cool for overcoming the poison, but today, Daniel’s black tongue looked exactly like the black tongue of a venomous snake.
“The purple-eyed monster asked the giant black snake living on earth to help it escape, and in return, it would use its power to see the future to tell the snake whatever it wanted to know.”
“And it granted the request.”
“That’s right. Because of that purple-eyed monster, a battle broke out between the snakes. The earth was devastated, and many lives were lost.”
Daniel continued with a smile.
“In the meantime, the purple-eyed monster and the blue-eyed monster hid themselves nicely.”
Daniel put the book he was holding back on the shelf. Ruans’ gaze met Daniel’s red eyes that were looking at him. Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine. But he couldn’t avoid Daniel’s gaze. He looked at himself reflected in his red eyes. Strangely, his legs began to tremble, and his heart started beating like crazy.
“What I’m trying to say is, arrogance ultimately leads to losing everything.”
“Yes.”
“Ruans. Are you certain that the monster truly loves you?”
“Of course. However, it seems that the Empress and Princess Charlotte have given her an unspoken threat. Lorencia kept repeating that she couldn’t continue to cause harm to the family.”
“We’ll have to get rid of those two soon.”
Daniel kindly approached Ruans, stroked his blond hair, and once again licked his lips with his black tongue.
“Ruans. I’ll take care of Digne, so don’t worry and go ahead for now.”
“Yes, I understand.”
As Ruans hurried out of the study, a brief silence flowed through the study. Daniel glared at the books on the shelf without moving an inch.
Daniel took out a book from the shelf. And he took out another one. He dropped the books in his hands on the floor. With the thud of the books falling, Daniel began pulling out all the books from the shelf and throwing them. The study became a mess with the books Daniel pulled out and threw.
“Impudent fools.”
The children of the Goddess Ella?
“What nonsense.”
It’s enough for them to be called monsters.
A child of the Goddess Ella without a crystal orb can neither awaken nor grow. Musilla said with a sneer.
The foolish Musilla revealed the way to awaken power even without the crystal orb. And Lorencia, who came to love Ruans, awakened the power to see the future.
If the crystal orb had existed, that power would have been tremendous. Come to think of it, a child of the Goddess Ella strengthened by the crystal orb is only dangerous. So it’s better to not have the crystal orb.
“Use them as much as needed, and then just eat the last remaining purple-eyed child of the Goddess Ella…”
Then the white snake can achieve everything it wants.
“Have to endure a little longer.”
Daniel’s black tongue licked his lips once more.
[This is the timeline separator]Lorencia woke up from sleep and accepted the fork Teishar handed her.
“Sleeping is important, but it’s also important for Lady Lorencia to eat every meal without skipping.”
“Marquis Spencer, I’m so sleepy.”
“Sleep also needs energy to sleep more and become healthy.”
For Lorencia’s sake, Teishar cut the food and placed it on the plate in front of her. Lorencia, in a daze, poked the food in front of her with the fork and put it in her mouth. As the sweet and sour aroma spread in her mouth, she gradually began to come to her senses.
“It’s delicious.”
“Now, you can’t just eat meat and fish…”
Teishar poured a brown sauce over the salad. Lorencia unknowingly sniffed at the sweet sauce smell.
“It’s a sauce made with milk, caramel, and various spices to pour over the salad.”
“It’s so delicious.”
As Lorencia’s cheeks filled with food, Teishar continued to cut the food and place it on her plate.
“Marquis, aren’t you eating?”
“Are you concerned about my meal?”
“Am I not allowed to be concerned?”
“Lady Lorencia, please care about me.”
“Alright. I’ll care about you, Marquis Spencer.”
“Thank you, Lady Lorencia.”
Teishar smiled and gently wiped the sauce smeared on Lorencia’s cheek as she ate. Although he didn’t know when Lorencia would become plump, Teishar knew well that raising a tree requires time and devotion.
“I’m glad your complexion has improved quite a bit.”
“I guess it’s because I’m eating well and sleeping well. Thank you for caring so much.”
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In This Life, I Won’t Be Foolish To Lose You Again (Female-dominant)
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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