Amidst the clock sounds announcing the hour, majestic cello music blended in. The man, who had unconsciously closed his eyes, reacted with a start, opening his eyelids.
“Is there any news of the Empress?”
“…I’m sorry, not yet.”
The knight who had hesitated in front of him, breathing quietly, responded timidly. It was an answer that even he felt ashamed to convey to his lord.
“Jegiral!”
It was, unsurprisingly, not a satisfying response for Kün. Anger set on the previously uneasy face. A short string of curses accompanied a dull fist pounding. The makeshift table, which had the appearance, crumbled at once.
“Still haven’t found a single clue, huh…”
It had been two days since the knight squad, under Kün’s command, set out to find the Empress. They dispatched knight squads throughout the entire empire to locate the Empress’s whereabouts, but there was no news from any place.
Despite gathering capable individuals in the empire, the search for a single person was becoming so frustrating.
In the end, Kün had no choice but to keep moving. And he did so swiftly, even if it meant moving two bodies.
Unable to bear the frustration any longer, Kün rose abruptly. After putting on the jacket he had carelessly placed on the chair, the knight who had been hesitating in front of him was startled.
“P-Please, Your Majesty! Please rest for a moment. Just for a short while, please close your eyes…”
“In your eyes, I must appear quite leisurely. You may not even realize how urgent our situation is right now.”
Kün pointed out with a sharp remark, making the knight desperately clap his hands.
“I didn’t mean that. Your Majesty, you haven’t slept for two days already. I’m worried that if you keep moving like this, something bad might happen to you. I know it must be embarrassing, but please trust our knight squad and take a little break…”
“Trust?”
However, the knight’s sincerity was not easily accepted.
Kün’s face, listening to the story, stiffened like ice. Even his questioning voice sank into a freezing tone.
“Do you think I should trust those incapable individuals who can’t even retrieve the Empress lost due to my mistake? Is there any reason to trust such people?”
The knight missed Clóe right in front of his eyes.
The maid who knew everything but kept silent.
The ones who should have been dismissed from the scene to avoid potential consequences. Yet, Kün chose to leave them be, perhaps to prepare for unexpected situations.
For Clóe, the last bit of sanity he was holding onto had to be maintained.
“Then go. Keep exerting efforts to find the whereabouts of the Empress.”
“…Yes!”
Casually brushing off the knight’s suggestion, Kün left the barracks.
Soon, in front of the barracks’ pillar, he untied the horse’s reins, which had been waiting while bound, and mounted it.
‘If there is still no news…’
It was time to decide the next destination.
‘It must be a place so sparsely populated that Clóe’s attempts have yielded no results.’
Kün knew his wife better than anyone else.
Clóe Fried is as tender inside as she appears. Surely, even now, she must be facing tremendous fear within the current situation.
However, she is not a person who would give up everything in fear. Like a flower that doesn’t break, despite swaying in the wind, she never gave up in the face of fleeting emotions.
So, Clóe undoubtedly kept trying endlessly. Even if she failed to escape, she would have left marks indicating her presence.
Nevertheless, the fact that there was no news means she is trapped where human hands cannot reach.
He spread the map after leaving the area.
The knight squad is gradually expanding its search for the Empress. Kün explored smaller villages, mainly those with nearby forests. He specifically selected the nearby and rare forests.
Starting from the closest places, he visited a total of four locations, but the results remained the same.
The sad time kept flowing, and the sun was setting without finding a single clue. The premise of finding a person without clues within the urgent time frame seemed to be flawed from the start.
But there was no time for despair.
The morning had already dawned, and now he only had one day left.
Kün immediately headed to the next location.
During the search of the village, a paper toy bird model flew towards him.
“Oops!”
It was something a little child had been playing with.
He was a man who couldn’t be found with kindness even if you washed your eyes. However, with the added urgency, there was no interest or leisure in the item the child dropped.
Kün moved on, seeming indifferent as if he had no intention of picking it up. The paper bird rolled lightly in front of his shoe. Instead of picking it up and turning it around, he completely ruined it.
“Waaah! Mom!”
The child, who came to retrieve his toy a bit late, burst into tears upon seeing the crumpled paper bird.
“My, my bird…”
It must be heartbreaking for the child to cry because the toy he was playing with got destroyed.
As Kün walked away, his ears caught a remarkable sound.
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.
