Normally, he would smile with his eyes when their gazes met, but this time he avoided eye contact. His face and ears kept turning red, like someone with a cold. And above all, he was paying more attention to her than usual.
They conversed as usual. Lorencia tried to lean into Teishar’s arms as he sat beside her. But Teishar flinched and avoided her. She felt hurt.
Lorencia couldn’t understand what he was saying at all.
“He’s been rambling on and on today… I wonder what happened to Duke Spencer? Leo.”
−Meow.
Pushing aside the confusion caused by Teishar, Lorencia closed her eyes and fell asleep.
And at some point, she felt like her body was slowly submerging in water. Then she opened her eyes.
Waking up in an unfamiliar room, Lorencia got up from her seat and looked out the large window in front of her. She saw a white sea. Clouds, the sun, blue waves, and seagulls flying around. She thought it was peaceful and pretty.
−Knock knock.
At the sound of knocking, Lorencia turned her gaze towards the door and looked at herself reflected in the mirror. Before she could register her gaunt, emaciated body, the door opened and a familiar voice reached her ears.
“Lady Lorencia. I brought your meal.”
“What? A meal? Where on earth is this place? Is this a dream?”
She was sure she had fallen asleep in bed with Leo, but was it already morning? The room was too unfamiliar for that, and the outfit Teishar was wearing as he entered was quite unusual. He was wearing black pants, a vest, and a white shirt. It wasn’t the uniform he usually wore when he came.
At that moment, Lorencia squinted her eyes against a strong wind and then opened them. She looked down at herself.
She was wearing the beige pajamas she had on before falling asleep.
Lorencia raised her head and looked ahead, only to see another version of herself standing in front of her. She saw the other her looking out the window, then shifting her gaze to Teishar.
Lorencia felt very confused.
‘What the hell is this? Am I dreaming?’
Lorencia took a step back to observe Teishar in his unfamiliar outfit and the skinny other version of herself with puzzled eyes. There was nothing else she could do at the moment.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yes. Duke Spencer.”
“I’m no longer a duke. I’d prefer if you just called me Teishar.”
“You want me to call you by your name?”
“Yes.”
“Sir Teishar. Like this?”
“I’d appreciate it if you addressed me that way from now on. You must be hungry. I brought you a dish you can chew today.”
“Does this mean I don’t have to eat porridge anymore?”
“The reason I could only give you porridge for the past two days is because you’ve been starving in prison for so long, and I was worried your stomach might be shocked.”
“I don’t mind continuing to eat porridge. For 29 years, a bowl of fish porridge or oatmeal was enough to get by. I was on the verge of starving to death until you saved me, Sir Teishar.”
Lorencia was startled by the other Lorencia’s words “for 29 years”.
“Is that how Emperor Ruans made you eat?”
The skinny Lorencia nodded. Teishar had an extremely pained look in his eyes, then shed tears.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t save you sooner. I should have kidnapped you at the banquet back then and taken you with me. If I had, this wouldn’t have happened…”
“No. I was dying. In that prison where not a single ray of light entered due to the witch trial, I had given up on everything and was regretting when you came to save me, Sir Teishar.”
Teishar trembled with anger, as if he couldn’t bear it.
“Why are your hands shaking like that? Are you cold?”
“No. Now, let’s eat.”
The 29-year-old Lorencia grabbed the food Teishar had brought with both hands and started gobbling it down. But her small stomach couldn’t take all the food and began vomiting it back up.
“It seems your stomach can’t accept the food after starving for so long in prison. I’m afraid you’ll have to eat porridge until your body can handle food.”
Teishar said sadly.
“Yes. I’ll have to eat porridge for a while. What a waste of food. I’m sorry.”
“It’s alright.”
The 29-year-old Lorencia glanced at Teishar as if it was hard for her to speak, shifting her gaze here and there.
“Is there something you want to say?”
“Sir Teishar. Can I really stop Emperor Ruans? Is there anything I can do? I’m worried I’ll just be a burden to you.”
“All you need to do right now is eat well, sleep well, and take care of your health. That way, you’ll have the strength to fight.”
“I’m anxious.”
“Emperor Ruans won’t be causing any trouble for the time being as he prepares for his state marriage with the high priestess of the Ella Temple next month. Thanks to that, I was able to save you, so now you need to focus on your health.”
Observing the 29-year-old Lorencia and the oddly dressed Teishar, Lorencia could infer one thing from their conversation. It was about her life in the miserable future. She recalled it ending with Teishar rescuing her the last time she saw it. It was clearly a scene after Teishar had rescued her from the prison where not a single ray of light entered due to the witch trial.
“Really. I’m just grateful you endured well in prison. I’ll bring you some water boiled with medicinal herbs that are good for your body in a bit, so make sure to drink it all. After you do, I’ll bring you a warm cocoa with marshmallows on top.”
“Oh right. Sir Teishar. I had a strange dream last night.”
“What did you dream about?”
“I dreamed I went back in time to when I was 19.”
“What an interesting dream.”
“I thought it would be nice if time could really turn back, so I was happy it came true in my dream.”
Lorencia covered her mouth as she listened to their conversation. The amethyst necklace around her neck began to glow. Lorencia looked at the glowing amethyst and spoke.
‘What are you trying to show me?’
Of course, the amethyst necklace remained silent. Confusion colored Lorencia’s violet eyes.
‘What do you want me to know?’
Putting aside her confusion, Lorencia watched the other Teishar and Lorencia in front of her.
Another fierce wind blew. As the words of the two mixed together, they began to fade away. Lorencia raised her arm to try to block the strong wind, but her body was pushed back. She squinted her eyes against the fierce wind.
And when she opened her tightly shut eyes.
−Meow.
Leo’s continuous crying reached her ears. Lorencia turned her head slightly and saw sunlight coming in through the blackout curtains.
−Meow.
“It was a dream after all.”
Lorencia immediately got up from her seat and searched for the black jewel box she had received from Magus, opening the lid.
After checking the amethyst fragments, she took off the amethyst necklace around her neck and placed it on top of the fragments.
The amethyst showed no reaction. Lorencia sighed. The amethyst necklace clearly seemed to want to let her know something. This was already the second time it had shown her life in a miserable future.
The first time was after the duel of honor between Ruans and Lorirolls ended. Thanks to the future the amethyst necklace showed her then, it became an opportunity for her to erase her distrust of Teishar.
With her distrust gone, she was able to trust Magus and Teishar, and she confided in them about the future she had seen.
Magus was initially surprised but fully believed her words.
“What did I miss in the dream? I feel like it was trying to tell me something by showing it to me.”
The amethyst necklace had continuously allowed her to see the future since she was 19, the day she first awakened her power. At first, she thought it was the power of the amethyst necklace, but after learning about the past, she realized the power to see the future was her own.
It was an amethyst that glowed with her own power, but Lorencia believed the amethyst had a will of its own.
When she met Teishar, the amethyst didn’t glow. So it seemed the amethyst had forcibly used its own power to show her a future where she could trust him, despite her persistent distrust of Teishar.
That wasn’t all. It let her know she was born out of love between her mother Musilla and father Cain. And she thought the amethyst was guiding her to stay on the right path.
That’s why she felt it had a will of its own. And by showing her this second future, she thought there must be something the amethyst wanted to let her know. There was no other explanation.
“It couldn’t have just shown it to me for no reason.”
Without minding her tangled red hair, Lorencia lay back down on the bed and muttered. Closing her eyes, she once again recalled the conversation between Teishar and the other version of herself in the future she couldn’t twist.
No answer came to mind, and all sorts of thoughts swirled in her head.
“At times like this.”
Lorencia abruptly got up from her seat and rang the yellow bell on the table next to the bed. The door opened and Amelin entered the room.
“Lady Lorencia. You’re up early today.”
“Amelin. Good morning. I want to see Duke Spencer right now.”
“The master?”
Lorencia nodded. If her thoughts were correct…
“It’s urgent, Amelin.”
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Male Lead, The Black-Hearted Lotus (Female-dominant)
Short intro by Yuushi L:
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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