Next morning.
The sky was clear and blue, with clouds dispersed decently that morning.
Jeff appeared with the doctor again today.
The aged doctor, wearing a white hood over his black hair, made me sit on the bed and carefully examined the condition of my leg in front of Jeff.
“How is the Princess’s condition? Is anything broken?”
Jeff asked with an impatient look.
He was wringing his hands and rubbing his body anxiously, not knowing what to do.
“I’m fine now. It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
I assured Jeff.
‘Goodness, how troublesome.’
Suddenly, I recalled yesterday’s incident.
‘Because of Jeff’s fuss, I even received excessive treatment yesterday.’
I thought I was going to die of frustration.
‘I don’t want to go through that again. I absolutely hate it!’
I looked at Jeff, laughing on the outside.
“You are indeed my spirited daughter!”
At this, Jeff’s eyes sparkled with emotion.
“Do not worry, Your Majesty.”
Meanwhile, the doctor, who had waited until the conversation ended, stood up and reported.
“I have applied the ointment thoroughly, so it will heal cleanly in a day.”
I weakly shook my leg back and forth, then turned my head.
‘Is that the ointment I applied earlier?’
I spotted a small box on the bedside table.
‘It looks expensive.’
Judging from the gilded exterior and the detailed patterns, I guessed it would be an exorbitant price.
“It’s fortunate that it’s healing, but take good care of the Princess to ensure no scars remain.”
Jeff, who had suddenly returned to his dignified emperor’s demeanor, said gravely.
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
The doctor replied with a gentle smile and added a few words.
“Today, I used an ointment made from the breath of a dragon. It’s effective, of course, and there are only three of them left in this world.”
I was startled by the doctor’s action of emphasizing by holding up three fingers.
‘A dragon’s breath?’
I thought it was just some expensive and precious ointment, but what did I just hear?
I felt as if I’d been struck by lightning.
‘Dragons left the earth over 500 years ago, and he used that precious thing?’
I was dismayed to look up at Jeff, who was making a heart shape with his arms, delighted about something.
‘Jeff, this guy!’
Oh my head, I was engulfed in a dizzy feeling.
‘He knows the dragon’s breath can even revive the dead, right?’
It was a waste to use such an expensive item on a minor injury.
‘Did you knowingly apply it to a mere scratch? Are you really crazy?’
What was he thinking to do such a thing? I opened my mouth wide in shock.
Knock, knock.
Then someone knocked on the door.
“Your Majesty, Lord Cain has arrived.”
“Let him in.”
Soon the door creaked open, and a grayhaired servant conveyed the news to Jeff.
“An alchemist named Milaton has requested to see Your Majesty. What would you like to do?”
Jeff stroked his chin with one hand and replied.
“Milaton, huh? It would be better to see him in the office rather than the main hall.”
“If Your Majesty commands, I will bring him to the office promptly.”
“Then I’ll go right away.”
Jeff, who nodded vigorously, prepared to leave immediately.
‘Aren’t alchemists wanderers who don’t belong anywhere?’
Listening quietly to the conversation, I became curious.
“Why did the alchemist come?”
I tilted my head and asked.
“Father has asked him to do something, so he came. I’ll tell you more after I come back.”
“Okay.”
As quick as the conversation, Jeff approached, kneeling on one knee to meet my eye level.
“My daughter, don’t cry and miss Daddy, okay?”
Then, after kissing me on the forehead, Jeff went to his personal maids.
‘I won’t cry!’
Who’s crying? Annoyed, I rubbed the spot where Jeff kissed me.
‘But how long do I have to put up with his nonsense?’
I wonder if I’ll get used to it.
“Darjeeling must not come near the office. Understand?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
A moment later, I happened to see Jeff and the maid lowering their voices and whispering, but the sound was so faint that it didn’t reach where I was clearly.
“Darjeeling.”
After finishing speaking, Jeff turned his body towards me quickly.
“Dad, I’ll be back.”
With a wink and blowing kisses shaped like hearts and flower petals, he left, and I felt a chill from the sight. It was as if the hairs on my body were standing on end.
Thump!
After Jeff had left, the dedicated maids approached.
“Your Majesty, shall we play by dancing with rattles like it’s trendy in the empire today?”
One maid was shaking a rattle vigorously.
“Shall I read you a fairy tale?”
Another maid suggested an intellectual play.
“Hmm~.”
I got lost in thought, listening to the two maids.
‘I’m more curious about why Jeff called an alchemist than those silly plays.’
Pretending to ponder what game to play, I devised a plan to obtain even a clue to the information I wanted.
“The azaleas have bloomed beautifully in the central garden. Let’s go see!”
My office was right in front of the garden, so it seemed like a good idea, and I even clapped and smiled.
“?”
However, the maids seemed suspicious.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
