A family like Artina was not unconditionally submissive to the royal family. Especially when they had to take the lead in a case where they had to suffer great losses without being able to make it public, there was some kind of deal behind the scenes.
No matter how deep the camaraderie between Karlail, Hugo, and Elysia was, it was the same. Karlail had mastered the way to move a family that could not be moved by force.
Namely, an equivalent reward.
“Is there anything else Artina wants in return for participating in this case?”
However, the answer from Elysia was surprising.
“Not really.”
“……For some reason? Has the loyalty that recently hit the bottom suddenly sprung up?”
“If it hits the bottom. You’ll misunderstand, Your Highness. And.”
Elysia paused for a moment and put a piece of chocolate in her mouth.
“It’s not someone else’s business.”
“Of course, it’s not someone else’s business for Artina as it’s about the empire.”
“No, I’m talking about the baby dragon flying around our house.”
“……Can’t be.”
“Somehow I think he might have run away from there.”
“It’s possible.”
When Elysia nodded, Karlail asked as if it was strange.
“But, would the family participate so actively for that dragon? You two were not particularly pleased when the princess picked it up.”
Elysia and Hugo remembered the young dragon who would be sleeping on Evelia’s bed by now.
Sometimes he swallowed the flowers that Elysia had carefully grown, and a while ago, he took away Hugo’s pendant, and these days, he seemed to covet the family’s treasure warehouse, flying around in front of the warehouse. But still.
“It’s the child our baby adopted as a sibling.”
“So it’s no different from family to us now.”
Meanwhile, Evelia, who had been following the conversation with a blank expression, had flames in her eyes from the moment Enlir was mentioned.
‘Those things might have caught and tortured my brother, our Padak?’
She knew what kind of time he had gone through. She knew he had risked dying to escape. As Evelia’s body trembled with anger, Elysia hugged her small body as if she understood.
Ludwig also was no longer completely disgusted with that little dragon. If it was a creature that the ground thief cared for, he couldn’t hate it. Ludwig asked blankly.
“Even if we can’t assert that they did it, how much power do they have to capture an extinct dragon and experiment?”
With his downcast eyes, Karlail stared at the future ruler of this empire.
“Do you know what the first rule of alchemists is?”
“……What is it?”
The researchers who could make the impossible possible. The pioneers who were able to create something out of nothing. They were called alchemists.
Impossible attempts, countless failures. The success that was finally achieved allowed them to rule the world.
The first rule of the alchemists that defined the identity of the group and pointed out the way forward.
“You are God.”
It was incredibly arrogant.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]As she walked out of the emperor’s office and down the long corridor, Evelia chewed her lips all the way.
‘Golden Tower… how dare they… my brother….’
Her icy expression was quite fierce. I knew what she was thinking, but recklessly rushing wouldn’t mean anything beyond urging her death. Seeing her young daughter’s expression, Elysia gave her advice.
“Child. Even before the Gold Tower disappeared, and now that it has disappeared, it is shrouded in a veil that not even the royal family or Artina could reveal. Who they are, what abilities they possess, nothing is known.”
Upon detecting his wife’s intent, Hugo immediately responded.
“Of course. They equated themselves with the gods throughout countless generations. In other words, they did not hesitate to use any means necessary to acquire the fitting abilities, spending hundreds of years doing so.”
Elysia warned straightforwardly.
“So, child, refrain from foolish actions. Now and in the distant future.”
“……?”
“When hunting large prey, it is necessary to prepare an appropriate trap. Otherwise, you will be bitten in the neck without any chance to retaliate.”
“……”
“And remember well that emotions can render that trap useless.”
“……I will keep that in mind.”
Until now, the wise advice of her mother had never been wrong. Evelia struggled to suppress her rising emotions.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]As she took a few steps, she saw the grayish hair of a man coming towards her from the other end of the long corridor. Evelia reflected on the past.
‘What kind of day is today? Am I receiving the punishment today for all the times I’ve teased my friends?’
It was as if the mother and daughter were one. Elysia spat out the same lament as Evelia’s thoughts.
“What kind of day is today? Am I receiving the punishment today for all the times I’ve hit your back?”
At the appearance of the unwelcome greeting, Hugo also spat out words that were not particularly polite.
“I wish I could spank you just once without regrets.”
“Oh, I thought the knights of Artina were beside me.”
“They would have actually spanked you, so I’m better in terms of patience.”
With each step, the afternoon sun shone on the glasses he wore. His smile spread from pale skin and faint lips, cold.
“I see you often, Your Highness.”
“Indeed. They say that familiarity breeds affection.”
“There are exceptions to every maxim.”
“It seems that the Count agrees with my thoughts.”
Lifting his glasses with his index finger, Count Defont nodded slightly towards Evelia.
“It’s been a while, Your Highness. A lot of time has passed since we last met, so you might not remember me.”
“Forget? Weren’t you there on that day, the most memorable day of my life? I doubt I will ever forget you, Count.”
Having just learned that emotions can render a trap useless, Evelia hid her animosity while infusing her words with thorns. A lifetime’s promise of repayment.
“That day was a great regret. How dare Count Kassis commit such a crime at his birthday party……”
Elysia, who didn’t like the way he was calmly looking at her young daughter with his eyes darting around, naturally moved forward to block Count Defont’s view.
Turning his gaze from the golden hair hidden behind Elysia, Count Defont changed the subject and turned towards Hugo.
“By the way, the demons are recently rampant. I keep getting requests for reinforcements from those who are staying on the northern front for subjugation.”
“Is that so? The front line that Artina is responsible for has no backlog.”
“……You are indeed the pinnacle of the knights. This time, our family is planning to supplement and dispatch knights, even if it’s a small force. I’ve also ordered them to take some barrier stones that I personally produced, which should be of considerable help in defense.”
“Barrier stones…… You’re using your precious alchemy to help subdue the usual demons?”
“When our dispatched knights alone are not enough and there’s an outcry, isn’t it a vassal’s duty to help in any way?”
The count smiled kindly.
“Truly the mindset of a loyal vassal. His Majesty would be extremely pleased to hear this.”
“Your praise is excessive.”
“But, Count. I’m just asking out of curiosity.”
“Please ask anything. It’s an honor for me that Your Highness is curious about something.”
Did he oil his tongue firmly? The smooth rolling of his tongue was irritating. Hugo asked as if it was not a big deal.
“Isn’t your alchemy all taken from the Gold Tower?”
The Count’s expression twisted terribly. For the first time since they met.
The expression on Evelia’s face, who had been keenly scrutinizing the situation, became uncontainably icy.
‘You! The culprit who harassed our ball of fur!’
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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