‘I am an older brother more than a thief of this land, and also the crown prince of this empire.’
The crown prince, by birthright, ought to understand as his eyes should resemble the ocean, just like the eyes of the land thief.
So what if that devil child is a friend? He called me a friend too.
‘From now on, I just need to become a closer friend.’
Ludwig made up his mind.
“I will go now! It’s dinner time!”
“Alright.”
Ludwig, who responded in a casual tone, urgently grabbed the hem of her dress and looked up at her as she stood up from her seat to take off her necklace.
“That….”
Let me ask one more thing.
Since we are friends, it should be okay to ask this much.
“…. But I was the first one to become a friend, right?”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]‘We became friends at the same time.’
What does it matter? Evelia answered without hesitation and turned her necklace around, returning to her room.
Disappointment filled Ludwig’s red eyes as he listened to her answer, but Evelia was still too young to perceive the emotions of others.
“I couldn’t meet the rabbit. When should I give this leaf?”
She delivered the flower petals to Ecrian and Relian of the Duke of Cassis through her older brothers.
Now, she just needed to give them to the rabbit.
Giving gifts was a new joy, and she was disappointed that she couldn’t complete all the petal deliveries today.
“Why isn’t he showing up suddenly today, when he always appears unexpectedly?”
“If you want to use even dog poop for medicine, you have to pick it up.”
Evelia carefully placed the remaining flower petal in a jewelry box next to her bed.
After a plentiful dinner as usual, she went upstairs to her room, pulled out a fairy tale book, and sat on a soft rug.
A warm cup of cocoa was within reach while she was engrossed in a picture fairy tale book about little pigs building a hut to escape from the wolf.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door.
The maids would announce their names as they knocked, so it was probably her older brothers.
“Oh. Come in!”
Even as someone walked in with big steps, she did not look up.
It was more important whether the youngest pig, who had just built the third brick house, would be eaten by the wolf than welcoming the expected older brothers.
“Thankfully, the baby pig’s house didn’t fly away. The wolf couldn’t eat it.”
While she didn’t take her eyes off the fairy tale book, she told the contents of the book to the brother who had just walked in.
“That’s a weakwilled wolf. If he wanted the baby pig, he should have wooed it gently.”
The low voice filling the room wasn’t her brother’s.
“……?”
Intruder!
Startled, Evelia looked up sharply, and her eyes met the bright moonlight coming in faintly from the window.
And the one standing there, receiving all of that moonlight, was her friend, the devil, who wasn’t supposed to be here.
“Ash?”
Unable to believe what she was seeing, she jumped up from her seat and shouted,
“Finally free from the rabbit?”
The devil closed his eyes with satisfaction.
“How did you get here? This is a crime! A crime! If my father finds out, you’ll be in big trouble!”
“You asked me to come in. But it would be appreciated if you kept it a secret from the duke.”
I’ll leave right away if you tell me to. Huh?
He tilted his head slightly and asked.
He definitely seemed more like a tiger than a puppy.
His demeanor felt more accustomed to giving orders than making requests, like a predator.
But when he smiled like that, making a request, he also seemed like a gentle puppy wagging its tail.
She didn’t need to add any extras, she had no plans to tell her father.
If she did, she wouldn’t be able to see her devil friend anymore, and she was certain she would be banned from the secret base.
“Um… I won’t tell. Are you going to protect the rabbit bag?”
“Why has the nickname returned to rabbit….”
He licked his lips as if to say something, but soon gave up.
Whether it’s a rabbit or a deer, what does it matter?
When the little one calls it a rabbit, it’s a rabbit, and when it’s called a deer, it’s a deer, right?
“Oh! Since the rabbit is here, I have something to give!”
Evelia crawled up onto the bed and opened the jewel box she had placed at the head of the bed.
Inside the small jewel box, the last petal, the only one left, was placed.
Evelia walked over to Ashrathhen, who was standing leaning against the window.
“Here, this!”
She made him open his large hand and gently placed the petal on it.
“Ah.”
The exclamation the demon tried to hide failed to be suppressed and was exhaled.
“A full bundle of blessings for my fluffy friends! The rabbit also receives many blessings!”
“……”
A blessing that no one ever gave him. A title of friend, which no one ever called him.
It seems that the belief that the petals of the Blessing Festival bring luck was not a mere superstition.
Seeing the wind contained in the petals that were blown on the night of the Blessing Festival being fulfilled.
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
