Assassins are trained to heal common wounds themselves. Hence, my room was stocked with various herbs and medicines.
Despite my care, his condition didn’t improve overnight. The morning light seeped in, announcing the day.
‘Today is the day.’
In my past life, Arcadia died tonight.
But this life has changed. Not Arcadia, but Duke Bellfast was poisoned. And the South cannot escape responsibility.
Quickly finding and executing the Yellow Caterpillar as the assassin will hardly convince anyone. It would seem more suspicious how quickly the real perpetrator was found.
If this news reaches the empire, rumors of the Southern Duke being behind the assassination will soon follow.
That’s what struck me as odd.
Considering all this, why would Medea stage such a clumsy play? Was she that desperate?
Even the Emperor, biased towards Raher…
Leaning against the wall, I murmured the names of those involved.
“Arcadia… Medea… Northern Duke…”
Suddenly, I stopped talking.
In my previous life, Medea, along with her father, decided to assassinate Arcadia and sent me to do it. But in this life, that plan must have crumbled.
The attempt on the Northern Duke’s life is already entangling the South. Yet, Medea tried to link the poisoning to the North.
Last night.
“When we found him, his tongue had already been cut off! Could there be any relationship between you Northerners and this child?!”
Medea had said that.
‘Is this child associated with the North, huh.’
I know Medea. She achieves whatever she wants, by any means necessary.
Hoping that the caterpillar was associated with the North, Medea intentionally steered the conclusion in that direction.
Why, though?
If it turned out that someone from the Northern Knight Order was associated with the attempted assassin of the Duke, it would imply that the North colluded with the perpetrator.
It’s essentially saying there’s a conspirator within the Knight Order.
To shift the blame from the South to the North?
But there’s no evidence.
It’s clumsy, uncharacteristic of Medea.
The meticulous Medea considers all possibilities. In my previous life, that’s how she secured her position as the Emperor’s adopted granddaughter.
She took me in, foreseeing the future, and killed me the night before she became the adopted granddaughter. After soaking the holy sword ‘Luchella’ in my blood, turning it golden, she probably claimed the change was her doing.
Maybe she kept some of my blood, perhaps for a future moment when she needs to prove it again.
That’s how thorough she is. She wouldn’t recklessly make such a claim without evidence.
What if she manufactured evidence suggesting the assassination attempt came from within the North?
For instance, if the poison originated from within the Northern Knight Order…?
‘…!’
A cold premonition gripped me.
If the poison were found in Arcadia’s room, he’d be implicated as the conspirator.
If Arcadia dies like in my previous life…
They’ll say he chose suicide out of guilt for attempting to poison his lord.
“Could it really go that far…?”
But once the thought took hold, it wouldn’t let me go. Medea had already sown the seed of suspicion that the Yellow Caterpillar’s backing might be within the North in everyone present at the Blue Chateau.
The sown seeds would sprout in people’s hearts in various ways.
That night, as soon as the sun set, I rushed to the Blue Chateau.
I wore a black cloak to conceal myself, pulling it over my head. At my waist hung a white sword, once given to me by Medea.
‘I hope I won’t have to use this sword tonight.’
Hours earlier.
Medea Raher was in her office with her father, the Duke. It was an office he had made for her, as she was soon to turn twenty-one.
The elegant birch bookcase, edged in gold, was her favorite in the room. Standing in front of it, she ran her hands over the spines of numerous books she had read.
“Medea, I know you are clever, but this carries a great, no, a huge risk,” said Duke Raher, her father.
Medea thought of her father, who appeared frail but was cautious and fearful.
“Father, news that the Duke was poisoned in Raher territory will reach the capital faster than we think.”
The Duke placed a hand on his forehead, furrowing his brows.
“I’ve already thought of what to say to His Imperial Majesty.”
“Yes, no one can do that better than you, Father.”
“But what then?”
“We’ve gained something, haven’t we?”
“Gained something?”
The Duke looked at his daughter. Medea, his pride, with her sun-like golden hair and noble red eyes.
“Yes, we’ve gained something.”
“Tell me, what is it?”
Medea smiled with her red lips.
“Just because we killed an insignificant caterpillar doesn’t mean we’ll easily escape blame. It’s not convincing to call it a self-orchestrated act by the Duke. Why would he do it? He’s a war hero. So, it’s better to do something even more unbelievable.”
“Something more unbelievable?”
“At this time, it will be rumored that the Southern Duke foolishly tried to poison the Northern Duke. A clear misjudgment in anyone’s eyes. To suppress this murmuring, we just need to create someone who made an even bigger mistake. Someone who committed a more unbelievable wrong, namely Arcadia Nugent.”
Raher swallowed dryly.
“That he is the mastermind behind the attempted assassination of Zion Belphast, isn’t that wonderful?”
“But the risk is high.”
“Arcadia, who has always harbored doubts about his father’s death, attempted to assassinate the Northern Duke but, unable to bear the guilt, commits suicide. That seems a sufficient reason for suicide.”
“……”
“And this opportunity.”
Medea smirked bitterly.
“The Northern Duke, already critical from the poison, follows my subordinate in death. Rejected by Southern doctors, how about that?”
Duke Raher abruptly stood up from his seat.
“Is that even possible?”
“An astonishing lie sometimes holds more power than the truth. The Northern Duke will receive his just deserts for his self-orchestrated act, Father. With Arcadia gone, the Knight Order will be shaken, and worsening the condition of the Duke, already spewing blood, is easy.”
Duke Raher exclaimed in genuine admiration.
“Medea, you are my daughter, but you are too precious. Even the Emperor will surely recognize your worth.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
