Upon hearing her question, Teishar was reminded of a book called ‘Day and Night’ that his late mother used to read to him often. It was a book she frequently read to him before he fell asleep.
“I……”
“It’s a book called Day and Night.”
“I’ve also read that book recently. It was such a sad story. But thinking about how the two of them said they were happy just being able to see each other’s faces once a day during the dim dawn made me feel heavy-hearted and left a long lingering impression.”
“I feel the same way. I liked that it left such a lingering impression that I could imagine the rest of the story myself.”
“You’re right.”
The book ‘Day and Night’ is an adaptation of mythology related to the gods of this world. It is a book that Teishar also enjoys because it has an open ending, leaving a long-lasting impression in many ways whenever he reads it.
“Actually, that book ‘Day and Night’ was a book my mother read to me often.”
“Your mother, Duke?”
“Yes. It was a book she read to me even before she passed away.”
“Ah……”
Seeing Lorencia’s expression as if she regretted asking and her eyes darting around, Teishar gently stroked her hair.
“Don’t make that face.”
“But still.”
“The love I received from my mother is as wide and deep as the sea, so I’m determined to give back as much as I received to someone.”
“To whom?”
“I’ll let you know later.”
Teishar laughed softly and said while stroking Lorencia’s soft cheek. In the past, he denied that falling deeply in love would make him like the night, but now his thoughts have changed after meeting Lorencia.
“I want to become like the night.”
“Like the night? Why?”
[The night said to the day. Whenever I think of you, I become the sea. A sea whose depths cannot be known.Why? The day asked the night.]
Teishar, recalling the lines written in the book ‘Day and Night,’ said with reddened cheeks.
“I became envious of the night who could say it would embrace and envelop the lonely and hurt day like a vast sea.”
A smile bloomed on Teishar’s lips. He thought that if he said this, his feelings might be discovered. His heart, which kept pounding, was getting louder and louder. His heart didn’t seem to want to quiet down. It was as if his heart was confessing to Lorencia instead of him, beating loudly.
“I think the existence of someone who can be protected and the act of protecting that person was a tremendous blessing for the night.”
“When you put it that way, it doesn’t seem like ‘Day and Night’ is just a sad story.”
“The night was happy to be able to protect the day, and the day realized that the night’s feelings were sincere, so in the end, I think their ending is loving each other.”
Teishar’s eyes met Lorencia’s. His gaze toward her was getting deeper, and when he wanted to show all the emotions accumulated in his heart, his passion boiling up to the tips of his hair.
−Knock knock.
A sound he never wanted to hear was heard. He wanted to think it was an auditory hallucination.
−Knock knock.
“Duke Spencer. His Highness Adrian is urgently looking for you.”
At the knocking sound that rang twice and the voice of the attendant, Teishar let out a frustrated sigh. And on the other hand, he felt relieved. If he had stayed like this, he felt like he wouldn’t have been able to hold back and would have confessed.
He didn’t know it would be this difficult to hide his feelings. He was desperate to say it, but at the same time, he was afraid of being rejected. Still, he wanted to show his feelings.
To the point of going crazy.
“Lady Lorencia. I will be back.”
“Yes. Have a safe trip.”
Teishar dropped his hand that had been stroking Lorencia with regret. Even though he only let go of her hand, his fingertips felt cold as if a chill had rushed in.
“When you come back, let’s talk about fairy tales again.”
“Of course. Lady Lorencia. I hope you remember just this one thing.”
Lorencia tilted her head.
“That the place I will always return to is by Lady Lorencia’s side.”
“Yes. Then I will wait. Duke Teishar.”
Teishar, who had been intensely staring at Lorencia’s face, got up from his seat with a sigh, forced by the words from outside the door telling him to come out quickly.
Curious about why Adrian suddenly called for him, Teishar hurriedly headed to his office.
He also had a sense of anticipation that maybe Illina had revealed something else about Ruans.
Illina cried and cried, then confessed that Ruans was the main culprit. Teishar didn’t know what Ruans had said to her, but her face was terribly hurt. When a hurt woman cries, you should feel at least some compassion, but Teishar didn’t feel any sympathy for Illina.
She is one of the people who tormented Lorencia. And terribly at that.
The young tree who opened up told him one by one about the things that had been done to her. As if it were just an ordinary, everyday occurrence.
Seeing Lorencia speak indifferently as if it were nothing, his heart felt heavy. It was as if his blood was coldly draining out of his body. So even if Illina cried with the most miserable face, there was no way even a shred of sympathy could arise from any corner of his heart.
Illina should receive more than the wounds she inflicted on Lorencia, including the share of Anne who committed suicide.
Teishar walked down the long corridor and stood in front of Adrian’s office. He knocked and opened the door. He saw Adrian, Lanslon, and Magus sitting on the sofa. After greeting them, Teishar sat across from Magus, and Adrian took a seat at the head of the table.
“Why do you look so dissatisfied? Duke Teishar.”
Teishar glared at Adrian, who asked despite knowing, instead of answering.
“So what did you call me for?”
“It seems that engagement with Charlotte will be difficult.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Teishar’s voice rose slightly at his incomprehensible words.
“Please explain so that I can understand. Your Highness Adrian.”
“For the time being, Charlotte needs to be careful with her body, so I think it would be better for her to go safely to the Poloid Empire.”
“You were the one who brought up the topic of having the wedding soon every day. But what are you saying all of a sudden?”
Charlotte and Adrian were about to have their engagement ceremony soon. It was none other than Adrian who said he wanted to drive Ruans away quickly and have a peaceful wedding.
“I want to get married. I want to marry her so badly. But…”
During the serious conversation, the corners of Adrian’s mouth kept rising. Come to think of it, Teishar felt that Adrian’s expression was different from usual today. He examined his face. It was a strangely excited face. He burst into laughter and fake coughed every time he spoke.
“We were really careful, you know.”
“Yes.”
“Duke Teishar, you may think that saying we were careful sounds like an excuse, but please understand that Charlotte and I truly made an effort.”
“Please get to the point quickly.”
“Actually, Charlotte is pregnant with my child.”
“By child, do you mean Her Highness is pregnant?”
“We were both careful not to conceive. But it happened.”
Teishar’s face was filled with shock, as if he had been suddenly struck by lightning. Adrian’s slightly flushed face looked like he was dying of happiness. But soon he let out a long sigh and changed his expression to a stern one.
“It’s definitely something to celebrate, but we need to hide that she’s carrying my child. So rather than keeping her here, we need to send her to the safe Poloid Empire. This place may turn into a battlefield soon, you know.”
“Then what are you planning to do?”
“I think we need to move our plan forward sooner than we thought.”
“Move the plan forward?”
“Teishar.”
Magus called out to Teishar.
“Yes. Father.”
“I’m going back to the Poloid Empire today.”
“You’re going back?”
Teishar’s red eyes wavered. Moving the plan forward means taking Lorencia and returning to the Poloid Empire. In other words, it means he can no longer wake up at dawn to prepare food and snacks for Lorencia to eat, comb her hair, select and purchase clothes, dresses, and shoes, or make her cocoa.
“Since we moved the plan forward, I need to go back and inform them to prepare to welcome Lady Lorencia at the Di Glostone duchy.”
Teishar couldn’t even breathe and couldn’t close his mouth at the thought of not being able to attend to Lorencia.
“Why are you like that, Teishar? Is there some problem?”
“No, Father.”
Teishar answered weakly. His head was dizzy. Thinking about being separated from Lorencia, his eyes began to get moist.
After the meeting about the accelerated plan concluded, Magus immediately left for the Poloid Empire. Teishar couldn’t hide his heavy heart.
“Relay part of the plan to Lady Lorencia as well. Duke Teishar.”
“Yes. Your Highness Adrian.”
“But why do you look so deflated?”
“It’s nothing.”
Teishar wanted to shout several times, asking if he didn’t know, but he closed his mouth, not wanting to react to Adrian, who seemed to be making fun of him.
Can he live apart from Lorencia? He already lost confidence. Then he needs to think about how to stay together without being separated.
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Men In The Royal Harem All Yearn For Her (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The men (young empress, young empress dowager, crown prince) in the harem all yearn to become her consort.
Synopsis:
The female protagonist is a wildly popular heartthrob with a natural halo.
The male protagonist is a crazily obsessed and self-abasing loyal dog.
Qiu Shu, the top scholar’s daughter, is pure, elegant and incomparably enchanting, captivating countless admirers.
Being favored by the eldest prince, the most handsome man in the capital, and becoming his wife in a single move is truly the pride of a poor student.
However, what they don’t know is that the seemingly bright and splendid female protagonist lives in a battlefield of jealousy every day.
The cute and adorable young empress is unusually attached to her.
The gentlemanly and upright young empress dowager has an ambiguous relationship with her.
Even her aloof and proud eldest prince is actually a gloomy and petty jealous husband.
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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