People Aren't Meant to Be Fixed! - Chapter 19

‘The only thing I desire most is death?’

I wondered why he was still here, and then he asked a strange question. I felt perplexed.

‘What on earth are you talking about?’

For someone smart enough to be a teaching assistant at his age, he was spouting nonsense.

‘I have no idea what you mean, since I’m not about to die right now.’

Feeling slightly displeased, I remained silent without responding.

Just then, the wind blew, making a swooshing sound, creating an atmosphere as if Sasha and I were in a cold war.

Thud, thud-.

“So this is where you were.”

As I was wondering how long this awkward silence would continue, Lilith appeared, making her presence known.

“I greet Your Highness, the Imperial Princess.”

Thanks to her timely appearance at this frustrating moment, I no longer had to listen to Sasha’s nonsense.

‘Ugh, it’s the snake.’

That being said, it was still an unwelcome encounter, so I felt disgruntled.

“Oh, I see.”

Since Sasha was nearby, I couldn’t lose my temper and simply responded.

“It’s been a while, Lady Lilith.”

Meanwhile, Sasha approached Lilith first and greeted her politely.

“Indeed. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, young master.”

Lilith then greeted Sasha as well… but the atmosphere between the two was somehow cold and fierce. The initially soft mood when they exchanged greetings disappeared, and I had the illusion that sparks were flying as if they were engaged in a battle of wills.

“I shall take my leave now. It was an honor to be with Your Highness today.”

After locking eyes with Lilith for a while, Sasha belatedly bid farewell, saying he would be going.

“Alright, I understand.”

Sasha headed towards the exit on his own, without any attendants. Lilith and I stood in place until he disappeared from view.

‘One less person to deal with.’

It was troublesome enough when he didn’t leave when told to. I made a sullen face.

“Oh my.”

But what kind of mischief was this snake trying to pull now, sticking so close? It felt ominous.

“Our dear Imperial Princess, you cried, didn’t you?”

“N-No, I didn’t!”

Oh, this mischievous one. I felt a surge of irritation and denied it.

Judging by the playful look in her eyes and her slightly protruding lips, she seemed to have noticed that I had cried while treasure hunting earlier.

“There’s no way I would do that!”

But that was an accident. It wasn’t like I cried on purpose. I huffed out a breath.

“Oh my, I thought you had cried!”

Then, Lilith, grinning teasingly, was truly, maddeningly annoying.

“By the way, why did you do that earlier?”

However, to avoid falling into the snake’s pace by constantly getting angry, I barely suppressed my irritation and changed the subject.

“What did I do?”

“You glared at Young Master Vladimir.”

Don’t play innocent. I spoke with a knowing look.

“Ah~ For some reason, seeing red makes me strangely uncomfortable.”

“What? You have a battle of wills with a child for such a reason?”

“Yes. Because I dislike it so much.”

How can she be so brazen? I was dumbfounded.

‘This one. How did she survive for centuries with such thoughts?’

How could Hecate’s aide be so thoughtless? I decided to give her a sharp piece of advice, feeling exasperated.

“If you make a mistake, it’ll be troublesome for Jeff and Hecate. Do better, will you?”

“Are you worried about those two right now?”

The response that came back irritated me, and I ended up bursting out in anger.

“Why would I worry about those two!”

It’s getting on my nerves! I shook my arms vigorously while fuming. Poppy, thinking I was dancing, mimicked my movements, and Lilith burst into laughter at the sight.

“Well, shouldn’t you be heading to your next class now?”

Lilith, who had been laughing for a while, finally straightened up.

“How do you know my schedule?”

It was already strange that Lilith, who wasn’t even a maid, had appeared.

“Well, of course…”

As I raised my head, Lilith met my gaze and winked one eye.

“Because I’ll be your instructor teaching you military arts from now on.”

What did she say?

Lightning struck my head. I froze on the spot.

* * *

“Thank you for participating calmly in the class.”

In the end, I returned to the classroom to complete the cultural studies course.

‘Someone younger than me is g-going to teach me.’

It was different from Elaila’s case. Given who the other party was, the fact that a snake had become my teacher was not pleasant.

“Since Your Highness is only 3 years old now, it would be best to spend time just going through theoretical lessons roughly for the time being.”

The pot in my head was boiling.

‘To think that this thing is my teacher!’

Not only was she just teasing me, but she was also grating on my nerves by bringing up my current age.

‘I should tell Jeff to cut her salary!’

Since I couldn’t just run out of a cultural studies class, I tried to focus while inwardly suppressing my emotions.

“Since you probably know all about the military side anyway, let me teach you about the factions.”

Lilith, who casually spread her hands, immediately began her explanation.

“The Vladimir family is supported by many nobles. They are, so to speak, the real power in this empire.”

I know that much. I quietly waited for her next words.

“And the family that matches their power is the Bergamot family. They have the empire’s finest military force. However, Bergamot doesn’t have the support of the nobles like Vladimir does.”

Lilith paused for a moment, then continued her story while observing my expression.

“This is due to their origins. Bergamot’s ancestors were royalty who ruled the outskirts of this empire.”

This can’t be. I was inwardly surprised by this unexpected information.

‘Then, is Carlyle a descendant of the royal family I suppressed?’

Several questions continued to arise.

‘Is that why Carlyle is more mature than his peers? But why is the young duke living with a marquis family?’

I had thought there must be some circumstances from the beginning, but I never imagined there would be such a background.

‘It’s really strange.’

As I held back my words and looked confused, Lilith slowly resumed her explanation.

“Bergamot was also the last to become part of the empire. Naturally, they couldn’t build a solid faction like Vladimir.”

I wonder why her expression changes like that again. I looked at Lilith’s face.

“Perhaps because of that, there was a poisoning incident a few years ago.”

Lilith, with a somber face, said that at the time of the poisoning incident, she was with Hecate and a knight from the Fleur family.

According to the snake, when they received the news and moved quickly, by the time they arrived, everyone in the mansion had become cold corpses.

Soon after, amid the thick scent of blood spread throughout the mansion, Hecate took the lead in searching for survivors and soon headed towards where the cries of a newborn baby could be heard.

Eventually, when they reached the room, there was a baby crib, and inside was a very young Carlyle crying and wailing.

Hecate watched the endlessly crying Carlyle for a while…

‘Your Majesty, we mustn’t waste any more time.’

‘But how can we leave this little one? Since Marquis Fleur has no children, let’s entrust this child to them.’

‘Yes, Your Majesty.’

Hecate couldn’t bear to leave Carlyle alone, so she entrusted the child to the Fleur family.

“The only survivor there was the son of the Bergamot couple. Her Majesty the Empress took pity on him.”

Such a thing… I became dumbfounded.

“So the Fleur family manages the Bergamot family until the young master comes of age.”

Huh, isn’t that a bit off? I immediately objected.

“Shouldn’t a branch family of Bergamot manage that?”

It was different from what I knew, so I couldn’t help but ask.

‘Even if all direct descendants have died, it doesn’t make sense for a mere marquis family to act as proxy for a ducal family.’

As I slightly frowned, Lilith smiled with her eyes and said,

“A few years before the poisoning incident occurred, most of them had either died or were in exile on an island.”

Lilith added that the Bergamot family was essentially a family in name only.

“It’s as if one of the only two ducal families in the empire no longer exists.”

“That means the family with the greatest trust from the imperial family is continuing the Bergamot lineage.”

It was the obvious conclusion since the Fleur marquis family received deep trust from Hecate and Jeff.

Clap!

“Indeed. You’re so perceptive.”

No, anyone could figure that out after hearing a little bit.

Clap clap, clap clap clap!

“Well done!”

I felt irritated watching Lilith clapping her hands while laughing.

‘I roughly knew Carlyle had circumstances, but I didn’t know the situation was this complicated.’

That young one has quite a twisted fate. I inwardly clicked my tongue and continued to focus on the subsequent lessons.

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, please let me know.”

And so, after a long time had passed, the moment I had been waiting for arrived. The theoretical lesson had come to an end.

“There isn’t any.”

Except for Carlyle’s background, everything else was knowledge I had acquired through multiple lives.

“As expected of the Imperial Princess~”

Then the snake praised me while putting her hand to her mouth and emitting hearts, making me cringe!

‘Ugh.’

I immediately recoiled, pulling my body back sharply.

“Ah! There’s one thing I forgot to mention.”

Regardless of that. Lilith rested her chin on one hand and revealed a new fact.

“Your Highness the Imperial Princess really…”

Lilith came right in front of me and placed both hands on the desk.

“Are you being hated by an interesting being?”

The way she slightly bowed with a smile afterwards, why does it feel so ominous?

“Who dares to hate me?”

What a thing to say. I felt my mood sinking as I asked. My expression soured at the mention of someone not liking me.

“Oh my, you didn’t know?”

Then Lilith naturally lowered herself, kneeling down and resting her elbows on the desk to match my eye level.

“Then, as Your Highness’s long-time friend, I should let you know.”

Who’s your friend? I disliked Lilith for making such arbitrary definitions.

“Would you lend me your ear?”

But because I was curious about who this person who hated me was, I did as she said for now.

‘Why is she drawing this out so much?’

I wondered if this was another attempt to tease me. I’ve been tricked so many times that I was suspicious.

“It is…”

Then Lilith, moving her lips like a ghost. I swallowed and focused all my attention.

“The being that God created first.”

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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