Why was he in the midst of a battlefield again? All he could see were the corpses of allies and enemies.
It seemed like he had spent a brief peaceful time, but he couldn’t remember it at all. In front of him were only enemy soldiers threatening him.
Terran couldn’t hear clearly what the enemy soldier was saying to him.
‘So I’ve gone deaf now.’
He would probably go blind soon too. But he felt too much regret to die like this.
Without knowing why he felt regret, he only had the desire not to die.
‘Was there someone waiting for me?’
Terran rummaged through his muddled mind.
‘Right, there’s my loyal butler James.’
He finally remembered, but it didn’t feel complete.
It felt like he was forgetting someone very important, not James. Who could it be?
He had no memory, but there was someone who kept making his heart ache. He was sure there was someone else important to him.
“Terran! Look at me closely.”
Lea looked into Terran’s eyes, which were lost in confusion.
It wasn’t his will to lose his memory from the poisonous smoke. How painful and difficult it must be for him.
She took a step towards Terran.
“I’ll really kill you! Don’t come closer!”
Although Terran was making fierce threats, he was actually the one who was terrified.
“Do you know? You’re the one who brought me back to life.”
Lea unknowingly spoke words she hadn’t been able to say until now.
“I was betrayed by someone I thought loved me. I lost everything. Even my life…”
She knew Terran wouldn’t understand, but somehow felt this moment was the only chance to be honest with him.
“The last person I saw before I died was you, Terran.”
Now that she thought about it, it seemed as if God had guided her soul to him.
It was him who happened to be there. Not only that, but he was the one who had gathered her broken body and even given her a funeral.
“Looking back, I’ve only received from you. Even though it wasn’t mine, I shamelessly took it.”
Terran’s eyes wavered at Lea’s words.
‘Why isn’t she attacking me and only talking with sad eyes?’
It was frustrating that he couldn’t hear what she was saying. She was probably begging for her life.
After all, no one wants to die on a battlefield.
“Terran, I’ll never be able to repay the kindness you’ve shown me, even until I die.”
A tear or two fell from Lea’s eyes, and then she began to sob.
“I hesitated before coming here. In my heart, I wanted to find you a hundred, a thousand times, but I felt sorry for Grace.”
Because her body could be damaged or she might even die.
“But Grace gave me an answer.”
She couldn’t bring herself to say what kind of answer it was.
Although Grace had accepted it, she still felt indebted to her.
“Terran, look at me closely. There must be memories that come to mind.”
Lea wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
Honestly, it was more painful that Terran couldn’t remember her than the prospect of her own imminent death.
As Lea told her story to Terran, she realized something.
‘You are the most precious person to me.’
She hadn’t known how precious he was because they were always together. She thought her revenge was the most important thing in her life.
But when faced with the fact that she wasn’t in Terran’s memories, she realized her thinking had been wrong.
“I realized too late that the moments I spend with you are the most precious and happy. I’m so sorry, Terran.”
Like many others, she had lived with the word ‘someday’ always on her lips. That vague someday.
So she didn’t know how important the present was.
“From now on, I’ll cherish every moment with you.”
On the other hand, seeing the enemy soldier who kept crying and begging for his life, Terran’s desire to kill disappeared.
‘Right, you and I are the only survivors on this battlefield. What difference would it make if I killed you?’
He slowly lowered his sword.
Then, the men who had been waiting to tie Terran up with ropes approached.
How dare he cloud his judgment with shallow sympathy. Indeed, the most untrustworthy beings are humans, especially enemy soldiers met on the battlefield.
“How dare you! Trying to deceive me.”
The numerous enemy soldiers who had momentarily disappeared reappeared before Terran’s eyes. The pitiful enemy soldier begging for his life was merely bait to kill him.
“Fine! Come at me all at once!”
As he shouted, the men started to approach slowly, and Lea cried out.
“Don’t come!”
It was more urgent to put the antidote in Terran’s mouth than to tie him up with ropes.
At Lea’s desperate cry, everyone hesitated and stepped back.
There was only one way to subdue Terran in this state.
‘I have to do it.’
She put the antidote Rapha had given her in her mouth and leaped into Terran’s arms. Soon, his sword, stained red with blood, deeply pierced Lea’s abdomen.
“Aagh!”
“My lady!”
The tremendous pain of flesh being pierced and people’s shouts.
Lea didn’t feel pain. As long as she could properly embrace Terran, she didn’t care if her body became a beehive.
Lea wrapped her arms around Terran’s neck and kissed him.
“Ugh!”
Terran was surprised and his mouth opened, letting out a sound.
Lea didn’t miss that moment and pushed the antidote from her mouth into his.
She firmly sealed his lips with hers to prevent him from spitting it out. Only after seeing his Adam’s apple move as he swallowed the medicine did Lea slowly part her lips.
“I… love you. Enough to die for.”
Only after saying the words she hadn’t been able to tell Terran did an overwhelming pain hit her, leaving her breathless and weak in the knees.
Even as she fell helplessly like the last leaf on a branch, Lea kept smiling at Terran until the end.
Even though Terran looked down at her with a dazed expression, unaware of her situation, she was glad he was alive.
‘As long as you’re alive, that’s all that matters.’
In that moment, she was as happy as she could be.
Enough to be okay even if she couldn’t get revenge on Allen. Because Terran was already more precious to her than revenge.
‘If I die by your hand, I’ll be happy.’
Although she couldn’t get revenge or save her father, she had no regrets in this moment.
She had already died once, so if the man she loved sent her to heaven, she would go gladly.
‘I’m okay. You did your best for me.’
Lea’s consciousness gradually faded. Still, her heart was full because she had accomplished one thing.
‘Grace, Terran is safe. So you can rest easy now.’
Now everything would fall into place. If she died, Grace would regain her soul.
It was a short but satisfying life, so she had no regrets.
Lea lost consciousness. Some time later, when she opened her eyes, it wasn’t Terran looking down at her worriedly.
“Your Majesty?”
Lea doubted her own eyes. Why was she with her?
“My lady, don’t worry about anything now.”
Vivian’s voice echoed like it was floating in the air. It was hard to tell if this was a dream or reality.
“Am I dead?”
“Neither you nor the duke are dead. So don’t worry.”
“Please help Terran. He inhaled a lot of poisonous smoke, so he’ll be in pain.”
Lea smiled brightly without realizing it. It was fine whether this was a dream or not.
Although she was curious why the Empress suddenly appeared, she felt relieved just knowing that Vivian would take care of Terran.
“Right now, you’re in a more critical condition than Terran.”
“Your Majesty, I’m… sleepy.”
“You can’t fall asleep, my lady.”
A hand patting her face. Lea repeatedly opened and closed her eyes as she was carried somewhere.
* * *
On a sunny morning, the Red Cavalry hurriedly entered the Imperial Palace.
“She’s bleeding heavily. Quickly call a doctor!”
At Vivian’s order, the palace people moved busily. Soon, doctors in white gowns appeared and took Lea away.
“My sister, don’t take her away!”
Chainer, who had come to the palace together, thought suspicious people were taking Grace away.
“Lady Bizac, your sister has lost a lot of blood and needs surgery.”
“Surgery? What’s that?”
Chainer couldn’t tell if it was something she originally didn’t know or if it was a new medical technique.
“Um, it’s a medical technique that hasn’t been tried yet. She also needs a blood transfusion because she’s lost a lot of blood. With blood of the same blood type.”
“Blood transfusion, blood type?”
She had no idea what this meant. Vivian knew Chainer wouldn’t understand and had said it on purpose.
Still, she didn’t want Chainer to suffer worrying about Grace, so she decided to explain in a way she could understand.
“Lady Bizac, you’re good at lace-making, right?”
“Yes!”
“Well, I like to create medical techniques that don’t exist in the world. Researching and experimenting, you know.”
“Ah! Your Majesty likes to play doctor.”
Chainer’s eyes sparkled as if she finally understood.
“That’s right. I like to play doctor. So don’t worry about your sister.”
“I’m not worried. I trust Your Majesty.”
“Then, what I just said is a secret between us.”
Chainer nodded at Vivian’s request. Strictly speaking, it was a state secret, but she could tell Chainer.
“Then, my sister won’t die?”
“She won’t die. Absolutely not!”
Chainer was so happy that she hugged Vivian tightly, then looked at her in surprise.
“Then please cure the stupid dummy mister too.”
“The stupid dummy mister? Do you mean Duke Terran?”
“Yes, the mister became stupid and forgot my sister.”
“Hmm, that guy, I mean that stupid dummy mister needs to roll around a bit. If we just leave him alone, he’ll get better on his own.”
“Ah, so you just roll dummies around! I got it.”
Vivian liked the innocent Chainer. She was so cute that she wanted to keep her by her side always.
Vivian wiped Chainer’s face, which was wet with tears.
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Men In The Royal Harem All Yearn For Her (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The men (young empress, young empress dowager, crown prince) in the harem all yearn to become her consort.
Synopsis:
The female protagonist is a wildly popular heartthrob with a natural halo.
The male protagonist is a crazily obsessed and self-abasing loyal dog.
Qiu Shu, the top scholar’s daughter, is pure, elegant and incomparably enchanting, captivating countless admirers.
Being favored by the eldest prince, the most handsome man in the capital, and becoming his wife in a single move is truly the pride of a poor student.
However, what they don’t know is that the seemingly bright and splendid female protagonist lives in a battlefield of jealousy every day.
The cute and adorable young empress is unusually attached to her.
The gentlemanly and upright young empress dowager has an ambiguous relationship with her.
Even her aloof and proud eldest prince is actually a gloomy and petty jealous husband.
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.