“My goodness, Rubellino is practically a part of you, Princess Heyworth! To take it away… do they even understand how precious a sword is to a knight?” Charlotte exclaimed, unaware that Annette was watching her with a puzzled gaze. Realizing her outburst, she blushed and shyly confessed, “I’m sorry, I got too excited. Actually, I’m a fervent follower of Princess Heyworth.”
“Really, a follower… huh?” Annette’s ears perked up in disbelief.
Was she hearing right?
But seeing the Empress earnestly express her desire to meet her, Annette realized she had heard correctly.
‘Followers, really…’
She knew of a few renowned knights who fervently admired her skills and occasionally sought to spar with her. But she never imagined having such admirers, let alone the Empress of Alcan being one of them.
‘And she has been calling me Princess Heyworth all this time.’
Realizing this, Annette felt a strange tingling in her fingertips and toes.
Then, Charlotte tilted her head and asked, “But Princess, how did you confront the monsters without your sword?”
At that moment, Annette’s red eyes sharpened as she recalled the battle with the monsters. However, before recounting that, she remembered something important to tell Lucius.
“Before I explain that, there’s something I need to say. Your Majesty, I’m sorry to say, but it seems there might be someone in Heyworth Kingdom colluding with Bayendor Empire.”
When Annette, covered in monster blood, appeared at Alcan Palace, it was naturally assumed that the Heyworth delegation had been attacked by monsters, and only Annette had barely survived. While this wasn’t entirely incorrect, it wasn’t the whole truth either.
Annette remembered that the initial halt of her carriage was caused by an arrow, clearly meant for her.
That single shot, which left no evidence behind and, for reasons unknown, was followed by monster attacks instead of more arrows…
“It was definitely a red arrow from Bayendor Empire.”
Without her weapon, Annette had no choice but to fight the monsters with that arrow. After a few swings, the arrow completely shattered, and she regretted destroying such crucial evidence.
Moreover,
“Alcan Empire was unaware of our delegation’s arrival. So the information must have leaked from Heyworth Kingdom.”
She had been sent off in such a hurried, almost dismissive manner by Heyworth King, making it clear that the informant or spy was within Heyworth Kingdom.
As Annette had raised her head with the determination to stand proud as a princess, she now bowed it, feeling the weight of responsibility.
‘Heyworth will probably be held accountable. The alliance might even be called off.’
If that happened, she would have to somehow convince them otherwise…
“So, they abandoned the princess and fled, is that what you’re saying?”
“You fought the monsters with just an arrow? And then barehanded?”
…But, somehow, the Emperor and Empress’s reactions were not what she expected.
Taken aback, Annette barely managed to respond.
“The guards assigned to me weren’t capable of confronting monsters. And considering we were near the Monster Swamp, monsters kept emerging. Whether those who fled survived is uncertain…”
“Even so, abandoning their duty cannot be overlooked. We must formally protest to the Kingdom of Heyworth. As for the Bayendor attack, there’s no evidence to act on immediately, but we will investigate thoroughly, so don’t worry. The coincidence of monsters appearing at just the right time…”
Lucius, deep in thought, seemed suspicious of something. He then naturally shifted the conversation after confirming the route taken by the Heyworth delegation.
“Indeed, considering the possibility of leaked information, we’ll inform Heyworth Kingdom that Princess Heyworth has been injured but arrived safely in the empire.”
“What? Oh. Then, about the alliance…”
Is this it? Despite Heyworth Kingdom’s glaring negligence being exposed, they’re just going to let it slide? Just protest about the guards who abandoned me?
Unsure of what to say, Annette fumbled with her words, then bit her lip in frustration. Lucius then smiled and reassured her.
“Princess, although the engagement contract hasn’t been officially notarized yet, having signed it, you are practically a member of the Alcan Royal Family already, so please, put your worries aside.”
“…”
Annette, born a princess yet never fully acknowledged as royalty, was engulfed in strange feelings, recalling both Lucius’s unhesitant recognition of her as part of the royal family and Charlotte’s earlier words about becoming one family.
It made her unexpectedly hopeful.
‘Maybe Harzent Duke really did leave for the monster hunt and didn’t just make up an excuse…’
“Let the Emperor handle the matters with Bayendor and Heyworth Kingdom, Princess. You should focus on recovering. You understand, right?”
“Yes? Ah… Right.”
Snapped out of her reverie by Charlotte’s words, Annette realized she had to restore her child-sized body to its original state. She nodded, feeling overwhelmed.
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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