His whisper was excessively vile yet dangerous.
Valentin couldn’t have been unaware of the fact that even Adel, who trembles at secretly making money, would not beg for her life even if she died.
It was vile in injecting only pointless desires and extremely dangerous in making one forget reality.
“…”
Adel couldn’t help but realize the limit of the ‘Bichelevin’s Dragon’s’ abilities. At least, it seemed to be a being that could fulfill most of what humans desired.
The words of such an impressive being easily stole away the sense of reality from people.
One must live with their feet on the ground. Struggling to step on clouds and look at the sky will only dirty one’s back.
Becoming closer to the ground than ever before was natural…
“Hm? Adel.”
Even though Valentin’s falsely provided warmth might be warmer than anything else, forgetting reality ultimately meant nothing but escapism.
In the end, after being pushed around everywhere, Adel ended up being forced into his hands.
Even if it was merely a temporary responsibility, Adel was determined to do her best with the responsibility she had taken on.
“…”
Yanick, Herman, Margaret… Adel had already discovered their good qualities, and Ansgar would be the land they would live on in the future.
Even if she were to disappear from this land forever, following the ‘shadow,’ the land and the people living there would not disappear.
Adel tightly closed her hand, which still had a lingering, tingling sensation. Then, with a pale face, she asked stiffly.
“Will there be a price for this too?”
“A price?”
“When you trade something, there’s always a price. Whether you make a deal or…”
Valentin smiled a little.
“That’s true.”
“…”
“Normally, I would ask for something in return for what I’m about to do.”
“I can’t.”
After hesitating for a long time, Adel finally nodded.
Due to the overwhelming allure of being able to solve the current isolated situation immediately, refusal was not easy. However…
“I can’t run the territory relying on the whims and mercy of my lord.”
“Why?”
He tilted his head slightly.
As if speaking an incomprehensible foreign language to her.
If she had said, like last time, that it couldn’t be done because there was a risk of being discovered, Valentin would have accepted and stepped back.
However, the excuse Adel brought up was too weak for him, providing ample opportunity to probe deeper.
“The emperor of humans wielded whims and mercy like weapons, didn’t he?”
“That’s…”
“Adel is the same. You treat me with whims and mercy.”
More precisely, there was plenty of room for Valentin to delve into Adel’s weak heart. He didn’t know why he was giving him such an opening, but Valentin was determined not to miss this opportunity.
When Valentin said so, Adel’s expression was blank, but her round eardrums trembled, showing that she was shaken.
Smiling, he took another step closer to her.
“…”
As he got closer, Adel’s eyes gradually narrowed like a cautious herbivore.
When he grabbed her wrist, Adel felt her tense up. It was an old habit of Adel’s.
Though she generally acted indifferent and graceful, whenever she faced even a slightly coercive environment, she would immediately become guarded and shrink away.
“Ugh.”
Now, it was a trace that had settled in her nature, developed over a very long time of being oppressed.
Valentin pretended not to read all of it.
Because such a sight always created an opening, regardless of Adel’s feelings of pity.
“You said you’d keep an eye on me until the contract was fulfilled, but you’ve just left me like this.”
“That’s…”
As Adel pouted, not knowing what to do, she bit her lips.
“You didn’t help with recovering my memories either.”
“We’ll talk about that issue another time.”
Adel tried to quickly wrap up the situation, hiding her clearly wavering face.
As a result of repeated learning over the past few months, she had learned that she couldn’t respond properly when faced with pressure.
No matter how she replied, in the end, everything went the way he wanted.
Oh, how clever he was.
While Valentin coldly smiled, Adel subtly stepped back to get out of this situation.
Then, just as she was about to turn and run away, he grabbed Adel’s skirt with a strong hand.
Adel’s body, which had been trying to escape quickly, was suddenly pulled back.
She stumbled, flailing her arms and legs, but managed to maintain her balance and turned around.
And there, Adel discovered that Valentin was grabbing the hem of her skirt, showing no intention of letting go.
“…Please let go.”
“Why?”
Valentin asked, as if she had made an unfair demand.
Rather than letting go, he tightened his grip on the part of her skirt that he held.
Adel quickly teared up.
“If you pull on my clothes like this, they’ll definitely tear.”
“But you can buy new clothes now.”
“But, Your Highness…”
Valentin didn’t hide his displeasure. He narrowed his eyes and twisted his lips sarcastically.
“If you don’t like ‘Valentin,’ then just call me ‘husband.'”
“If you say that, it goes against proper etiquette…”
“Ah, etiquette.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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