Hadn’t she felt an immediate, overwhelming terror when he grabbed her neck? If the truth of the entire incident was the kind that she couldn’t handle, stubbornly demanding the truth would be foolish.
Valentin seemed to have guessed everything from her expression.
With a bitter face, he spoke.
[You are not ready yet. It’s better for you not to know everything for now.]“…Will you tell me someday if I become ‘ready’?”
[Yes, someday.] “Is it all right then?”Adele barely nodded in response to his playful suggestion. Valentin faintly smiled in relief and gently brushed Adele’s cheek with his thumb, as if expressing regret. He released her, looking somewhat disappointed.
Then, he covered Adele’s hand, which had been loosely holding the sword, with his palm. He held it firmly.
“Still, don’t be too obsessed with this. I won’t harm you.”
Valentin’s inner thoughts remained elusive, and suspicions lingered.
However, she decided to trust Valentin’s desperation that she had felt during the ‘ritual.’
Attempting to shift the topic, she gently pulled her hand, which he was still holding.
“So, can I just keep this sword? Since the vessel is already full, the efficacy of the mana-amplifying gem may not have any special effect on me…”
“First, practice infusing mana. Inhale it into the gem.”
“Infuse mana? Into the gem? But… how?”
Valentin faintly chuckled at her barrage of questions. He released her hand, saying,
“Try holding it again. Let the mana rise into the gem.”
Adele followed his instructions.
“Feel the flow of mana circulating through your body. Sense the energy gathering in one place.”
“Energy? You mean…?”
“Something warm, alive, breathing. Trembling.”
She concentrated quietly, striving to feel the energy he mentioned.
However, her inner self felt empty, and nothing seemed to come to her. Could he be mistaken?
She closed her eyes tightly and took a deep breath, but nothing changed no matter how many attempts she made.
Adele made an effort to focus, but the only thing that came to her mind was herself struggling to feel mana at Count Rheinau’s mansion to enhance her aura.
“…I don’t understand.”
She opened her eyes, looking disheartened.
Valentin prevented her from casually placing the dagger on the table. He grabbed her hand, and without hesitation, he removed his glove, swiftly placing his fingers on her back of the hand.
At that moment, Adele felt excruciating pain, as if hot water or lava had touched her hand.
She thought her skin was blistering and peeling off, experiencing a horrific burn. She tried to scream and push him away.
However, her lips felt tightly sealed, and she couldn’t produce any sound.
Despite her struggling, Valentin held her, and she felt a searing, agonizing pain.
Valentin then suddenly removed his glove, brought his fingers quickly to her back of the hand, and touched it.
At that moment, Adele felt intense pain, as if hot water or lava had touched her hand.
She thought her skin was blistering and peeling off, experiencing a horrific burn. She tried to scream and push him away.
However, her lips felt tightly sealed, and she couldn’t produce any sound.
Despite her struggling, Valentin held her, and she felt a searing, agonizing pain.
“Easy, Adele. Focus on me.”
“Agh…”
He persistently gazed into Adele’s eyes, as if trying to break through her resistance.
Yet, he didn’t remove his hand from her back of the hand. It was strange.
Suddenly, from a certain point in time, Adele felt no pain from the hand he was holding. The rough energy that surged like lava had softened and become refreshing.
Like a soup warming her stomach, it boosted her energy, tickling her veins awake.
Adele made an effort to concentrate as he suggested.
Gradually, from below her belly button, she felt a clear energy rising.
It was like a giant crouching down and finally stretching out. That was the moment.
“Ah…!”
A vivid blue light shot out from the gem embedded in the dagger.
The intensely bright light filled every corner of the room, overflowing through the windows and the gaps in the door.
She was gradually overwhelmed by this tremendous power.
The aura of the mana was a pristine white, the signature color of Morig, and healing magic leaned towards green.
Therefore, this deep blue energy, like the night sky, mixed with a constellation of golden stars, was undeniably mana with no room for excuses.
But it was so warm.
The energy used by creatures or beings, usually felt ominous, was not only warm but unexpectedly beautiful.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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