The next day, Guinevere immediately requested an audience with the Emperor. In the early morning, the magic department professors were waiting outside the Emperor’s audience chamber.
Guinevere stared at the magic department professors throughout the wait in the audience chamber. The professors, avoiding Guinevere’s gaze, held their breath as if a mouse had just died.
Before long, the Emperor summoned them all at once.
“Ah, Duke Lohrante. It’s been a while.”
“Your Majesty.”
Guinevere respectfully greeted the pleased Emperor. The magic department professors who followed bowed down in haste, saying,
“We greet Your Majesty. Your Majesty, let us explain first!”
“Enough with the explanations. I’ve already heard both sides’ opinions.”
“Your Majesty, we…”
Interrupting the trembling professor’s words, Guinevere spoke,
“Your Majesty, I request punishment for them.”
The Emperor smiled awkwardly and said,
“…Duke Lohrante, I summoned both factions here to mediate.”
“Your Majesty, I believe you must be upset about Princess Hana’s incident as well.”
“Before being a father, I am the Emperor. You should know how to distinguish between personal and official matters.”
Guinevere coldly stared at the Emperor. The Emperor, with a diplomatic smile, said,
“If there was no malice, how can we punish them?”
“If it weren’t for me, this city would have been destroyed. Your Majesty, it was an unpredictable situation; even I cannot guarantee your safety.”
At that moment, one of the professors shouted as if having a fit.
“Your Majesty! No, that’s not true! We immediately canceled the magic. We were merely trying to confirm the possibility of magic! The witch summoned the meteor!”
Guinevere was dumbfounded. She calmly explained,
“As you may understand from my petition, the meteor that deviated from orbit is currently in a state of descent. If Your Majesty assembles an investigation team consisting of other wizards to analyze the magic circle, you will realize that I am telling the truth. And if you do not punish these rascals, a similar incident will happen again.”
“All the other wizards are under your command!”
Ignoring the professors who shouted as if in a fit, the Emperor chuckled and said,
“Duke Lohrante. I don’t want to make a big deal out of this. If it becomes significant, other countries will take notice, and then we will face unnecessary constraints. I don’t want to unnecessarily publicize the failed magical experiment for military purposes.”
Guinevere was not a fool. Smirking, she looked at the Emperor and said,
“So, this was Your Majesty’s directive.”
“Duke Lohrante.”
“I’ve said it several times, but Meteor magic has no military value. There is no guarantee that there will be meteors close to orbit during a war.”
“But Duke Lohrante used that magic to defend Arendia.”
Guinevere sighed and rebutted.
“Your Majesty, Meteor is a dangerous magic. Even our allies suffered significant damage due to that magic. At that time, I was able to receive forgiveness because the enemies who had lost their reason withdrew on their own, and the war ended, not because Meteor was strategically useful.”
“However, because Duke Lohrante, who knows how to use Meteor, is holding out in Arendia, we are maintaining peace.”
Guinevere remained silent.
“In my position as the Emperor, having many wizards who know such powerful magic is troublesome. It is not easy to punish those who simply followed orders and conducted research diligently.”
Guinevere didn’t expect the Emperor to protect the professors to the extent of admitting it willingly. She nodded silently.
“Do you understand?”
“I understand.”
With a cheerful smile, Guinevere said,
“Then, Your Majesty, may I ask for one favor?”
“Of course. Speak as much as you wish.”
“Your Majesty, I would like you to be a witness to my duel.”
“… What did you say?”
Guinevere took off her black lace gloves as she spoke.
“I would like you to be a witness to my duel, Your Majesty. Will you do that much for me?”
“… Duke Lohrante. Surely not.”
Guinevere threw the gloves to the professors.
“Turning the blame for this incident on me earlier was highly insulting. I will reclaim my honor through a duel. Come at me all at once.”
“Hiiieeek!”
“Emperor, Your Majesty! Spare us!”
The professors started shouting in chaos.
In the end, the Emperor had no choice but to punish them, even if it meant saving the professors’ lives. The professors resigned on their own and fled to the most infamous prison in the capital. It was regrettable that they couldn’t hold the collar of the young wizards, but Guinevere felt relieved that the outburst was over. She spoke to Siodd with a cheerful mood.
“I’ll be busy for a while.”
“…Ha.”
Siodd sighed. The professors from the Magic Department voluntarily resigning and running away to the notorious prison were within the expected range. However, him becoming the head of the Magic Department was an entirely unexpected event.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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