“Why has my daughter turned out like this?”
He added, with a questioning look.
“Find out whether fiveyearolds normally… behave like this.”
At his words, over ten subordinates prostrated themselves.
When the ten people with grim expressions knelt, the sight was truly spectacular.
However, Matthias mumbled as if accustomed to it.
“Rise. And if someone is influencing her negatively…”
They rose to deal with the evil and misguided things around the maid.
“Bring them to me alive. And… Delphia Mirmode.”
Matthias had received a letter from the maid, a rarity for him.
He gritted his teeth.
How dare that lowly person receive a precious letter from my daughter—a complex thought crossed his mind.
In the cold and quiet atmosphere, Matthias murmured quietly.
“She swore loyalty to the maid.”
Not long ago, Matthias attacked the key stronghold of Delphia territory, expecting a tough fight given Delphia’s significant power. But Delphia Mirmode fell all too easily.
As if planned to fall into Matthias’s hands.
It was a victory, albeit an unsettling one.
One who knew this carefully spoke up.
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Catch her alive, once all is done.”
…I’ll need to have a serious talk with Delphia soon.
It seemed certain that Delphia was also a person of interest who had a negative influence on the maid.
How dare she even gift a goblin to the maid—it was pure evil.
(Time separator)
Meanwhile, the next morning.
Inside the temple.
Having fallen asleep right after returning from the tea party yesterday, Ted headed to the training ground to complete the official training schedule for the paladins.
But today, the atmosphere of the training ground was a little strange.
The few paladins who were there kept stealing glances at Ted.
Moreover, their faces were flushed.
In summary, they seemed a bit excited.
‘What on Earth is going on?’
But first, he had to train.
After Ted had sheathed his sword, concluding all duels, the gathered knights seemed to have been waiting and approached him.
“Hey, Ted!”
“Congratulations!”
“What…?”
Suddenly receiving congratulations.
“Your younger brother is quite impressive!”
“Eh? What are you talking about?”
Unexpected praise for a younger brother he had never mentioned. Of course, he didn’t intend to hide it, but neither did he feel the need to broadcast it.
The knights chuckled at Ted’s confusion.
“Huh? Ted, didn’t you know?”
“Your brother was at the temple yesterday!”
“Really, he’s got amazing abilities!”
Finally, the full story began to unfold to Ted.
Noticing Ted’s pallor, a priest chuckled.
“…Was Acid at the temple?”
Ted’s face flushed with confusion.
The other knights also shrugged their shoulders in perplexity.
“Yeah! Didn’t you hear?”
“Yes, I was at a tea party…”
“A tea party? Ah, with Priestess Gabrielle?”
“Yes.”
The knight made a face as if he understood.
“The Mirmode family had requested you specifically, wondering why you’d skipped it for the tea party.”
“That tea party wasn’t mandatory… Perhaps Priestess Gabrielle had specifically requested it?”
“You should have been at the temple if your brother was there.”
Gabrielle hadn’t mentioned a single word about Acid to him. She’d seemed somewhat anxious throughout yesterday’s tea party.
The puzzle pieces were slowly falling into place.
Ted clenched his fist.
“… ”
Living as a knight, he was quite perceptive. He thought he could sense the good or ill will of others.
But to think Gabrielle could act so deceitfully.
He hadn’t been able to meet his dear younger brother Acid, who’d mustered the courage to visit him.
“Hey, Ted, Ted!”
“Where are you going, buddy!”
Without even greeting the knights, Ted started to run.
He felt he should find Priestess Gabrielle.
(This is a time marker.)
Gabrielle was in her room.
Upon hearing Ted had come, she seemed to bristle.
“Ah, Ted. What brings you?”
“…I’m here to see you, Priestess.”
She gestured to a table and smiled warmly at Ted.
Normally, such a smile would have appeared endearing, but to Ted, it did not feel that way now.
“Priestess, I heard my brother came to visit yesterday. Did you know?”
Taken aback, Gabrielle’s expression became uneasy.
But she soon set her lips in a firm line, as if deciding something.
“Ah, yes. Acid, was it?”
“…Yes.”
“I knew. But escorting me is more important, of course, than that brother of yours…”
A greedy smile briefly crossed Gabrielle’s lips.
“I heard he’s quite a talent.”
“… ”
“Wouldn’t it be good if that child could serve alongside you to assist me?”
Ted’s gaze towards Gabrielle turned icy.
Yet even now, Gabrielle seemed not to think that Ted was angry.
She looked at Ted with a naïve face, as if she naturally assumed he would accept her proposal.
It was time to set her straight.
Priestess Gabrielle, your behavior is wrong.
And it’s time to announce that I’m leaving the temple and escorting Sien.
“What do you think, Ted? About protecting me, alongside Acid?”
The words uttered by the young girl who had manipulated things to prevent Ted from meeting Acid were extraordinarily odious.
Due to a single comment from Gabrielle, the relationship between Ted and Acid once again followed parallel lines.
Considering my younger brother who was hurt had courageously come to seek me, only to find himself stood up.
And now, after knowing that Acid has healing abilities, she changes her attitude like this?
How can a young girl be so heartless and wicked?
Unable to restrain his anger for a moment, Ted clenched his teeth.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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