Marriage with the Younger Brother of the Man Who Betrayed Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 11
Because I received an unexpectedly intense reaction to what I’d done without thinking, I was slightly startled.
“I didn’t expect to even hear you question my sanity… Karl’s often bullied too. Every time he makes a pointless joke, I punish him like that.”
“…Don’t do it.”
“Karl just laughed it off… Anyway, I’m sorry. I won’t pull that prank on you again, Captain.”
“No, don’t do it to anyone else either—not even Karl. It’s not a good joke.”
Since everyone else had always laughed it off, I hadn’t realized it was impolite behavior.
Resolving to be more careful from now on, I bowed my head toward the Captain.
“Yes, I’ll restrain myself.”
“Hmph… Anyway, let’s head out soon. You’ve gotten off my back, but your injuries still aren’t fully healed—lean on me.”
I wasn’t so incapacitated that I couldn’t walk on my own, thanks to the generous potions, yet the Captain insisted I lean on him.
Since it wasn’t difficult, I gladly accepted his support as we passed through the rift.
Peeee—
Just like when entering, a ringing echoed in my ears as we exited the rift.
As I returned to my world, hearing that now-familiar sound—
“…!”
I couldn’t help but be startled.
An unexpected figure was waiting for us outside the rift.
Seeing that annoyingly familiar face, I stammered as I spoke.
“Y-Your Majesty…”
Emperor Ernant was, for some reason, waiting for us.
Could it be that he’d come in person to confront me for so rudely cutting off our connection?
Amid my swirling thoughts, Ernant gave a twisted smile.
“It seems the two of you grew quite close while I wasn’t looking. You came out clinging so tightly together—did you have a little chat in there?”
There was a time when merely seeing Ernant’s face made my heart race as if it might burst.
Back then, I’d been so flustered and excited that I’d just blushed like a fool.
And right now, just like in those days, my heart pounded fast and my face grew hot.
But this time, it wasn’t excitement toward Ernant.
Instead of fluttering feelings, anger burned through my body.
A “little chat” in the rift? Did he really think that was appropriate to say?
I’d been leaning on the Captain only because I’d been injured fighting monsters at the risk of my life.
Yet Ernant was mocking our posture solely because I’d leaned on the Captain, belittling our fierce battle as a “chat.”
Suppressing my anger as much as possible, I retorted.
“I injured my leg. That’s why the Captain supported me. I don’t recall having any chat.”
“…You injured your leg?”
Only then did Ernant glance toward my thigh.
Noticing the blood seeping through my clothes, his brow furrowed.
After studying my wound for a long while, Ernant’s gaze shifted to the Captain.
“You let your subordinate get hurt. I thought you never made mistakes when it came to monster eradication.”
He shifted blame for my injury onto the Captain, speaking in a tone that seemed to belittle him.
Before I could interject, the Captain spoke first.
“What brings you all the way here? I hadn’t heard any word of your visit.”
“Must I always send word ahead? As the Sun of the Empire, it’s only natural I check whether threats to the Empire are being properly handled.”
Calling it a “threat,” Ernant glanced once at the Captain, then slowly at the closing rift.
I couldn’t tell—was the threat he spoke of referring to the Captain, or the rift?
Anyway, after alternating his gaze between them, Ernant suddenly stepped toward the rift.
Though knights like us saw rifts often, the Emperor himself likely hadn’t encountered one many times.
Thus, he stared at the shimmering hole of light with evident curiosity for a long while.
Then, abruptly, he turned his head toward me.
“Is this… closing?”
“Yes. We eliminated the Queen inside and destroyed the mana crystal, so it’ll close soon.”
“I see. Good work.”
Ernant’s face was tinged with a gentle smile as he thanked me.
It was the same smile that had once made me fall in love.
Having grown up under a strict father who never gave praise, I’d been especially vulnerable to that expression.
So much so that I’d helplessly given him my heart without realizing the true face hidden behind that smile.
But that was all in the past.
Now, his smile stirred neither excitement nor nervousness within me.
Instead, I felt only displeasure as I recalled his face smiling down at me as I died in my previous life.
“I… find it hard to stand long with this injury. May I rest now?”
At my dry tone, Ernant’s eyes narrowed slightly before quickly smoothing back into a smile.
Wearing that sturdy mask of pretense, he patted my shoulder.
“I’ve kept the patient too long. You may go. Ah—come to think of it, with your injured leg, you’ll struggle to return alone, won’t you?”
At first, I couldn’t grasp Ernant’s intention behind those words.
So, just as when the Captain had offered to carry me, I stood there dazed.
Ernant took my arm and draped it over his shoulder.
“Y-Your Majesty…?”
“Lean comfortably on me. I’ll escort you to your quarters.”
“…There’s no need. I can walk on my own—”
“If you can walk on your own, why were you leaning on your superior just now?”
His question rendered me momentarily speechless.
Even to me, it seemed odd to accept support from my Captain yet refuse the Emperor’s.
As I struggled for a reply, the Captain cut in.
“Did you not come here to inspect the rift, Your Majesty?”
“…That’s right. Is there a problem?”
“Then it seems you’ve concluded your business. Allow us to take our leave. I’ll see to my subordinate.”
“What…?”
Ernant’s ever-present mask of pretense was usually unshakable—rarely cracked by ordinary matters.
But right now, a fissure appeared in its solidity.
At the Captain’s rather—no, extremely—impudent tone, Ernant openly revealed his anger.
A sense of danger flashed through my mind.
Of course, they’d often quarreled before.
At imperial palace events, even a mere glance between them would spark silent battles of will.
But this felt different.
This wasn’t just polite bickering—it carried the ominous signs of something far more serious.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed an imperial guard subtly twitching fingers toward his sword.
Then I called out to Ernant.
“Your Majesty, may I ask you to escort me only as far as my tent?”
“Oh? So you want my help after all? Your superior doesn’t seem to approve—will that be alright?”
Ernant sneered with amusement in his voice,
yet fixed the Captain with eyes as sharp as blades, despite his light tone.
Sensing another argument was about to erupt, I quickly spoke to the Captain.
“I’d like to return and rest quickly. Please permit me to take my leave, Captain.”
“…”
“Captain?”
The Captain remained silent for a long time after I called him.
Just as I began worrying I’d said something wrong, he finally spoke.
“Go ahead, then.”
I bowed to the Captain, then reluctantly leaned on Ernant.
Immediately, Ernant’s imperial guards surrounded us as if to shield us.
Under their protection, we made our way to my tent.
“Phew…”
After enduring that awkward stretch that felt like it would last forever, I sighed softly upon finally reaching my tent.
I was genuinely glad to have ended that uncomfortable situation and returned to my private space.
I might have enjoyed that relief longer—if only Ernant hadn’t followed me into the tent as naturally as if he’d been invited.
“…Is it alright for you to follow me in? Your guards are likely waiting outside.”
“It’s their duty to guard the Emperor. If I say I have business, they’ll wait until I’m through.”
Now alone with me, Ernant’s demeanor became far more casual.
Without others watching, it also became slightly easier for me to deal with him.
“I need to change clothes… Could you please leave?”
“I’ll turn around. Don’t worry about me.”
“…”
Though irritation flared, Ernant was still the Emperor.
As a mere knight from a marquis family, I couldn’t forcibly drive him out.
Swallowing my frustration, I quickly changed into clean clothes while he faced away.
“Why did you come all the way here?”
Once dressed, I asked the question naturally.
Still turned away, Ernant scanned my new outfit before answering.
“Because I was worried.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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Yulia is exceptionally intelligent and always finds creative solutions to difficult problems.
Took you so long!! I suspected him when he sneek up on you at the river and finally confirmed my suspicion of him since the Ball!!