“Then remember it well! If you think you can’t do it, come and tell me!”
‘This little one. Who would know what wasn’t done because of inability.’
Even with my cruel imagination, for such a scrap.
Evelia, who had been bravely going about, bit her thumb slightly and shook her head.
“No, it’s not Ash’s fault. My little rabbit is a rightful target for protection.”
Oh?
“Because it’s a frail rabbit. I must protect it well. Because it’s my rabbit.”
What?
“Try bothering my rabbit once more. I will bite you off.”
‘How can this tiny thing that seems to fly away with the wind protect anyone.’
Despite the disbelief, a warm smile adorned the lips of Arital.
It was good that she wasn’t entirely soft. It was good that she wasn’t entirely sweet.
The little chick standing before the world holding a sharpened knife was a good omen.
There was a big difference between being strong on your own and just settling for the protection of those around you, even if everyone around him, including himself, would serve as swords and shields to prevent that knife from being used.
‘When you grow up a little more.’
He would place a leash on himself and hand the end of it to those little hands.
It was a sure intuition that would not be wrong.
He wanted to support the back of his little friend, who was infinitely small yet saw everything clearly and stood against it, with anything he could.
The day when he would reveal his true name and be subjected to the clear blood beneath it.
He was already looking forward to that day not far off.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]On the sixth day, the visit schedule of the Harventa Empire delegation was coming to an end.
Hugo and the delegation members had no time to spare for conversation with the key figures of the Harventa Empire, whom they had not been able to meet face to face.
Unlike the busy adults, the free Evelia headed towards the royal garden, exploring the palace with Arital.
No one could stop their palace exploration as Evelia dangled the gold plaque she received from the emperor like a necklace, walking around with it in her hand.
Today, the royal garden, which was full of tender grass smells, was filled with a strong scent of roses.
“The princess.”
The royal garden did not have any roses blooming, so this fragrance must have come from the emperor, Sephiria.
“I greet the eternal flame of the Harventa Empire.”
Evelia made her own polite gesture, lifting the hem of her dress with her small hand and bowing her head.
Seeing the little child try to mimic the greetings of adults was cute, deepening the smile on the emperor’s lips.
“I heard that the princess likes this place.”
“It’s such a beautiful place. I want to have one at our house as well.”
At that, Arital carefully took in every detail of the royal garden.
If she wanted to create it, he had to make it. The hard work of Arital’s loyal servant, Marbas, was set to continue.
Evelia’s lavish praise brought a smile to the emperor’s beautiful, as if painted, face, which was equally artificial.
The corners of his mouth that stopped at a suitable line always maintained the same shape as if he had never made any other angles.
Would it be the privilege of a young child? Or the privilege of a foreigner?
While everyone in the Harventa Empire bowed their heads before the emperor, Evelia was able to look at the emperor’s face and quickly noticed.
Behind the masklike smile, suppressed sorrow. His inner self was like a rotten old tree.
“Your Majesty, are you troubled?”
Evelia slowly moved to the emperor’s side and sat down.
It would have been difficult in front of the Emperor of Arcadia, but the beautiful emperor in front of her was not her ruler, so her behavior came out more easily.
The emperor’s hair, a bit redder than Ishat’s, fluttered in the wind.
The emperor quietly opened his mouth after a moment of silence, also because Evelia was not his subject.
There was a burden he could not confess to the people of his empire, but it would be okay to a young princess from another country. The emperor casually began to speak without expectations.
“They say that a crowned person must bear its weight. It’s the most basic proposition described on the first page of the Emperor Study, if you don’t realize this, you don’t even deserve to walk the royal road.”
“…….”
“How cruel. From the first step on the emperor’s path, they blocked off even the common crying sound.”
The emperor laughed lowly.
“Don’t show your weaknesses, don’t reveal your emotions……. Even after following all these teachings, sometimes the burden that’s imposed is heavier than the glory of the crown.”
A moment of silence. A withered leaf landed on the emperor’s shoes.
“It might have been a tough story for you, young one.”
Indeed, it could have been profound for a child to understand. The young princess was at an age where she enjoyed rights without responsibilities.
Evelia turned her gaze to a butterfly fluttering in the wind, and slowly opened her mouth. Her answer was different from what the emperor had expected.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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