So, just close your eyes and stay still.
Then, while alive, you’ll indulge in overflowing honor and wealth, and in death, the joy of tearing flesh will fill your hollow heart.
‘No!’
Adel clamped her hands over her ears. It was a terrible, truly terrible voice. She couldn’t bear the self-loathing from even entertaining such thoughts for a moment.
Was this the vile nature the Count always claimed she harbored?
‘It’s nonsense… It can’t be.’
At that moment, Valentin’s eyes sparkled, but Adel, shuddering at her own horror, missed it.
‘I must inform Father immediately…’
[Adelheit.]Startled, she looked up. It was the first time the dragon spoke directly to her, not just transmitting memories.
Though not as intense as the memory transfer, it was still a terrible sensation. It felt like someone was ripping through the walls she had built around herself, intruding violently. Overwhelmed by this disgusting fear, Adel barely managed to grab the table for support.
[After all I’ve shared, I still sense fear in you, Adel. That saddens me.]“Saddens… you?”
Breathless, Adel narrowed her eyes. ‘It’ seemed as morose as it claimed. Was this conversation another imitation? Now that he seemed to recall Valentin’s memories, he could dredge up anything useful…
‘Maybe he always remembered everything. How foolish I must have looked.’
Her thoughts skewed negatively. Crossing her arms, Adel stepped back a few steps. Her tear-soaked face trembled pitifully like a rain-drenched lily.
Confused between formal and informal speech, she blurted out.
“Why are you… doing this to me? Sad? If you have his memories, you should… hate me. When have you ever seen me…”
[What you know isn’t all there is to us.]“That means…”
[You still doubt your husband’s feelings. That I have no feelings for you.]“How dare you… speak of… my husband?”
[We share the same body, memories, ideals. And even his soul is trapped within this body.]“….”
[So tell me, Adelheit. If not me, who is your husband?]Its eyes narrowed teasingly. The hissing in her ears felt like a snake’s tongue, a warning.
The conversation shouldn’t continue, she shouldn’t listen to its beguiling whispers. Yet, part of her pondered its words. Yes. ‘It’ was right.
The same body, memories, ideals, and soul. Everything that defines a person was the same. So, if this entity before her wasn’t Valentin, the Grand Duke of Anschar, then what was it…
‘Don’t. Better not to think.’
Desperate to rid herself of the voice clinging to her ear, she scraped her nails against it. Its words were venomous, slowly seeping in, clouding her judgment, addicting her before she realized.
‘This isn’t for me to decide. I must tell Father immediately…’
[Naive Adelheit.]Laughter tinged his voice.
[Do you really think a few humans can stop me?]As Adel looked for a chance to slip away, she stiffened. Had she voiced her thoughts? She turned pale and stared at him.
It was just as he said. He had ways of knowing any cunning schemes Adel might devise. Being the god of all shadows and monsters… Through the shadows, he could eavesdrop on any conversation and disrupt plans even before they were executed. It would be easier for him than breathing.
“…….”
The golden eyes that gazed down at her had been the same from the beginning to now. Consistently beautiful yet ruthless. Crying, distorting, lamenting, pretending to be docile, yearning for affection. He could imitate anything, but the essence inside never changed for a moment.
‘He’ was not human. He was a disaster, a terror, and the infamous dragon of Bichlerben. She realized it now, in her very skin.
Her breathing quickened slightly.
“Hu…uh…”
It took three hundred years for Nassau to fall. Then how long would Anschar last… She couldn’t be responsible for everything in the distant future. She knew it logically. It wasn’t her fault; it was just bad luck that led to this. But.
‘Would my life have been peaceful if I hadn’t heard? If I didn’t know at all….’
Her thoughts increasingly skewed to extremes. While she was confused, Valentin silently watched Adel. Even a faint smile seemed to be on his lips. It only added to her confusion.
How could he smile in this situation….
‘Because he’s not human.’
Her overworked lips were numb. She couldn’t expect human-like behavior from something non-human.
Adel’s arm, about to faint, was caught by him. She was helplessly drawn to him. Though her back tingled at his touch, she felt no desire to resist. It was pointless.
To him, this situation seemed merely amusing.
[The price for awakening the Shadow from its long slumber is blood and flesh. Every contract I make must be fulfilled. Once I receive what was promised to me, that’s it.]“…….”
[Adelheit. My pitiful wife. If you just close your eyes and pretend not to know, your husband’s wishes will be fulfilled.]He smiled softly, narrowing his eyes.
[If that’s so terrible, propose a new contract to me. Then, for you, I’ll generously tilt the scales of the price.]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.
