Can I trust him this much? Can I ignore all the detailed legends about the ‘shadow’? How can I disregard countless records about how cunning, extraordinary, and malicious he is?
‘But anyway, this life cannot be undone. At least because of the contract, he won’t harm people.’
If everything related to the contract turns out to be false.
A sudden thought sent chills throughout her body. If it were true, there would be nothing to stop Valentine.
He was the impending disaster foretold in Ansgar, the end of the North. Nothing more, nothing less. It was inevitable that such a colossal fate couldn’t be stopped by mere human strength.
Adel’s clenched fist loosened slightly.
“Adel, what are you thinking so seriously about…?”
At Valentine’s call, Adel suddenly lifted her head. She realized that she had been lost in completely different thoughts in front of him and blushed instantly.
Her habit was one of the things Count Raigenau found most dreadful. Fortunately, Valentine didn’t seem to look upset.
She hastily continued speaking, stealing glances to see if he was bothered.
“I’ll discuss the budget related to what I told you with the steward to see if we can spend as little as possible.”
“Money, you can spend as much as you like. Do whatever you want.”
Spend as much as she likes? Adel’s eyes widened. Did he still not know about Ansgar’s financial situation? Perhaps, as a demonic being, he was inexperienced in human concepts related to money. Maybe he didn’t know about it, just like when she was the ‘second young lady’ of Raigenau…
“Adel.”
As if clearly guessing her thoughts, Valentine burst into a sly laugh. There was already a bit more warmth, seeming more human. He grabbed Adel’s cheeks lightly as if she were cute. Her soft cheeks were slightly pressed in his large palm.
“Adel, you might not even know how much water a dragon can drink.”
“What?”
Due to the pressed cheek, her voice came out a bit muffled.
“It’s possible to feed an entire country like this for thousands of years.”
“For thousands of years.”
“I could rule a country and make Adel an empress. Burning the capital… Adel might not like it, though.”
“Em, Empress? Burning the capital?”
Surprisingly, Adel was more shocked than anyone at Valentine’s casual words.
“Is, is that really not serious?”
“Why?”
“I, I’ve never even thought about such things. Such, such impure thoughts have never crossed my mind even once…”
“Really?”
Valentine narrowed his eyes as if finding it hard to believe. Adel, as if asking him to believe her, nodded vigorously. She was afraid that someone might overhear and misunderstand. She glanced at the securely closed door for no reason.
Valentine grabbed Adel’s chin and turned her gaze back to him, as if saying not to worry.
“However, you said you wanted to become the greatest on your side. That means anyone by my side would also rise high, right?”
He took a breath as if struggling in the middle.
“The sound of climbing to the top.”
“What does that mean?”
“Even if it’s an enemy, as long as I exist in this body, Adel has to be by my side. Because she’s my wife.”
At those words, Adel couldn’t hide her shock.
‘Even if the Duke’s ambition is to take good care of Ansgar Castle, accumulate virtue among the Ansgar people, and win a few more battles in the war. Did I make a mistake by judging it too easily from the beginning? Was the Duke’s ideal much higher than that? Regardless, Valentine’s words sounded as if he was seriously aiming for the imperial succession.’
‘That’s too dangerous.’
Adel realized the true identity of the fear she had vaguely felt all along. The fact that she had to stay in the North with Valentine was already a significant burden.
In the imperial kingdom, wise men from all over the world gathered, each of them remarkable enough to see through the true identity of the ‘shadow.’ If they suspected Valentine’s true identity? If she, too, ended up being labeled as a witch?
‘Doing such reckless things might really lead to death.’
Her heart, tense and tightly clenched, pounded loudly in her ears.
Valentine burst into laughter at Adel’s frozen, bluish face. He had bent his waist, and their eyes were now at the same level. He said,
“Don’t be afraid.”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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