The journey to the gate of the Arcadia Empire, originally scheduled for about two and a half days, was shortened by half a day and ended in just two days.
Not only did they not bring unnecessary luggage, but also Evelia surprisingly followed smoothly, so they could urge the horse faster.
“We’ve reached the gate.”
“So soon?!”
Evelia pouted her lips with a regretful expression.
Before the diplomatic delegation could even reach the building where the gate was located.
The gate manager, having heard the report that the delegation arrived earlier than planned, ran out hastily.
His tie was skewed from hastily changing clothes, and his shoes were mismatched.
The manager bowed deeply towards the delegation.
“Welcome! It’s the glory of our humble family to see the Duke and the Princess from this humble place.”
The village of Wigo, where the gate was installed, is a rather quiet region even in the Arcadia Empire. It is quite far from the capital, the center of power and culture.
Since it was almost impossible for the local nobles guarding the gate to face the duke and the princess directly, who are among the top powers in the central nobility, it wasn’t strange for them to be so humble.
“You must be tired.”
“I’m just grateful to serve the Empire, Your Grace!”
“Hmm. It’s a very special gate!”
“It’s not the gate, but the manager, kiddo.”
“Hmm. A very special manager indeed!”
“Oh, Your Highness, your words are too kind.”
Hearing the whisper from Agares and correcting her mistake as if it were a slip of the tongue, the gate manager responded to Evelia with an excited face.
“We want to use the gate right away.”
“Of course! I’ve been preparing in advance since I didn’t know when you would arrive!”
Hugo nodded in satisfaction to the briskly moving manager.
Not knowing what to do with further embarrassment, the manager ordered the gate to open.
“Salute to all the delegates who will travel far for our Empire!”
Salute!
The administrator and other workers who had smoothly opened the gate lifted their fists to their left chest in salute to the delegation.
“We’ll be back!”
The clear reply came from none other than Evelia, the mascot of the delegation.
So, sooner than expected, the delegates stood in front of the gate, where the brilliant arch gate had a brilliant rainbow color swaying like a veil.
“Baby. Come here.”
Hugo, worried that she might be scared to walk alone in front of the gate she was seeing for the first time, reached out to hold Evelia, but.
“Uhuh I want to walk with Dad too.”
Evelia firmly refused to be held and walked on her own, tightly holding Hugo’s hand with her right hand and Agares’ hand with her left.
She thought she would have to walk a considerable corridor, but she barely had time to feel the muchanticipated gate.
As soon as she stepped into the veil of light, the world she saw changed completely.
“Wow!!”
The gatekeepers of the Western Continent, who were greeting her in their colorful tunics, were no longer visible.
Instead, people dressed in neat uniforms filled her eyes.
The buildings visible outside the window were low wooden buildings, not high stone buildings.
Unlike the passionate and colorful atmosphere of the Arcadia Empire, the Harventa Empire exuded a calm and quiet atmosphere.
The two empires were contrasting, much like red and blue.
“……!!”
It was only natural that Evelia’s eyes widened in the face of this unfamiliar scenery.
Her two feet were rolling around as if they were about to kick the ground and run like a wild horse at any moment.
“I wish peace to this continent under the friendship of the two empires. You’ve had a long journey.”
The administrator of the Harventa Empire, who had been waiting on the other side of the gate, greeted the delegation with impeccable courtesy.
Everyone nodded solemnly to the common courtesy, but the chick who lost her soul in the new world was the only one who responded with a vacant voice.
“Yesss!”
Her tiny mouth slightly opened and her big eyes were rolling around.
“……Well, the knights of the Harventa royal family who will be in charge of escorting you will come here tomorrow morning. You can rest nearby tonight and leave for the palace tomorrow.”
“Yesss!”
“Let me introduce a few places to stay.”
“Yes!”
How dare he respond so brazenly.
At this point, the gatekeeper of the Harbentha Empire glanced at the diplomats of the Arcadia Empire.
‘Could this young lady possibly be the representative of the diplomatic party……’
A man who is presumed to be the Duke of Artina of the Arcadia Empire, a man with an extraordinary appearance whose identity is unknown, and all the other diplomats trailing behind, down to the tiny fox cub.
Everyone was watching the young lady intently, swallowing their saliva. It was clear that she was a young lady with extraordinary abilities.
‘Gatekeeper for nearly 20 years. My intuition is sharp. It’s clear. This young lady is the actual power and representative of this diplomatic delegation.’
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
