Afterward, meeting Reneolla Violet again was purely coincidental. While leaving the palace, he happened to come across her in a tangled alley created by magic.
Cahilun’s lips stretched into a long smile when he recognized her face that had shown disdain earlier.
“Why are you thinking so deeply?”
At Machi’s question, Cahilun snapped out of his reverie. Seeing no immediate response, Machi turned his head without any lingering sentiments.
“Anyway, make sure to read that book. It’s about matching preferences! That’s the first step to getting closer to someone.”
Machi gave advice as if he were someone who had experienced love dozens of times. Cahilun looked down at the book with a bemused expression.
“She’s an interesting woman, but to like her?”
Impossible.
It would likely be nothing more or less than finding an amusing companion.
Cahilun sighed and opened the book.
“Are you talking about the annex of the Second Prince’s palace?”
Matthias asked, and Cahilun nodded promptly. Matthias, who had been blinking slowly as if he found it strange to ask about the annex, opened his mouth.
“I know that it was a place favored by the former queen. Originally, the Second Prince’s palace was used by the queen. She especially liked the harmonious garden, and it is recorded that she planted plants from the fairy forest and frequently enjoyed tea with King Oran.”
Confirming that Cahilun’s words were true, I immediately spoke.
“How did the former queen pass away? Even if she was a fairy, I don’t think her lifespan was short.”
“After King Oran passed away, she followed suit. According to rumors, she loved King Oran so much that she ended her own life after he was gone.”
Of course. It was clear that the source of the former queen was hidden in the annex. If you hid the origin, it would undoubtedly be there, a place with many happy memories.
The problem is, what exactly is that origin? What kind of being is most similar to nature?
“Darn it. I should have read the spin-off after all.”
Self-blaming for ignoring the spin-off, Matthias spoke as if he had read my mind.
“By the way, I looked for the book on the origin of fairies that I mentioned last time.”
“Really?”
I unknowingly grabbed Matthias’s hand tightly.
“W-w-w-well, yes….”
Matthias, whose face turned red all of a sudden, didn’t know what to do. His eyes, confused, were shaking behind his glasses.
“Oops, sorry.”
Although I thought I should be careful, I made another mistake. I quickly let go of his hand. Matthias, who embraced me quickly, lowered his reddened face deeply. Even his ears were burning.
“How, how, how, how….”
His eyes, bewildered, shook beyond his glasses.
“Oh, sorry.”
‘He probably doesn’t like me, right?’
Judging by his reaction, Cahilun thought so enough. At that moment, Matthias abruptly stood up.
“I-I’ll bring the books I’ve organized separately. Please wait a moment.”
“Oh, sure.”
Matthias avoided my gaze and hastily left the spot.
‘If that’s really the case, it would be awkward….’
Even if he liked me, it wouldn’t be beneficial for him. My goal was to leave this place and live elsewhere. So, it was challenging for me to treat someone who liked me comfortably.
“No way. What reason is there for someone to like me?”
Reflecting on my encounters with Matthias, I recalled instances such as helping him when he fell from the bookshelf, rescuing him from the Nocturnal Dwellers, and chasing away the cult.
… Could it be because of those things?
Now that I thought about it, Matthias blushed each time. Looking in the direction where he disappeared, I stood up, shaking my head.
“Let’s forget it. I don’t know anything.”
Whether it was real or not, I concluded not to think about it anymore.
While waiting for Matthias to return, I browsed the bookshelves with the intention of looking for books related to the founding of the country. I spotted a noticeable title and climbed up a ladder.
Suddenly, I remembered when Matthias fell from the ladder. As his face without glasses came to mind, I felt a bit regretful.
“His face is my type, and if only the situation were different, I might have boldly asked him out.”
“Seems quite regretful.”
Suddenly, a voice interjected, and I was startled, losing my balance.
‘Darn it!’
Today, I might end up with a lump on the back of my head. I closed my eyes tightly in a precarious posture when something firm supported my waist.
‘Huh?’
Pausing with half of my waist bent, I turned my head. Karl was looking up at me, holding a knife. Feeling relieved that I was alive, I pushed his hand, which he was using to support my waist, unceremoniously.
If I hadn’t instinctively touched his hand with agility, I would have hit my forehead on the bookshelf.
‘What the heck!’
Since I’m already helping, I might as well do it well till the end. Why did he push me instead of holding me gently?
I glared at Karl. In response, he raised his eyebrows with a somewhat self-satisfied expression as if to say it was his own fault that he had been pushed.
“What’s the thanks?”
“Yes, thank you.”
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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