This doesn’t make sense.
Olivia’s lips slightly parted. The Emperor stretched his arms towards the knights.
The man Olivia knew saluted the Emperor as if representing the knights.
“Praise to the sun of the Empire. Edwin Lowell Vicander. I am honored to meet Your Majesty.”
“My proud knights have finally arrived. It’s a banquet for you; how could you be so late?”
With the Emperor’s biting words, the man, the Duke, calmly replied.
“I apologize. I couldn’t use a regular sword for the oath you are administering, so I brought the treasure, Airlaruten, from Vicander territory.”
The Duke pointed to his scabbard. At his magnificent voice spreading in the banquet hall, people were momentarily speechless and then became noisy.
“Is that the sword? The treasure that has been passed down through the ruined Lowell Royal family?”
“You coveted that sword so much. You’d give up your treasured crystal mine, but wouldn’t get that cheaply?”
“But, what oath is Your Majesty administering? Wasn’t this a victory celebration for the war?”
Questions mixed with confusion arose. The Emperor grinned widely and laughed heartily.
“Hahaha. Yes. Surely, a knight deserves a lady to whom I can bestow glory. I’m pleased that my Duke is meeting a worthy lady today, so I will grant a wish.”
A wish granted by the Emperor! There was a commotion at one side of the banquet hall, but the Duke’s face was impassive.
The Emperor subtly winked at the Empress.
At that moment, everyone understood. Ultimately, the purpose of this banquet was to bring the Duke into the royal fold.
The Emperor laughed uproariously.
“What joyful news this is. Our Duke, who protects the Franz Empire, will finally make a knight’s oath to a lady. Now, Duke, take your oath.”
The Empress, dressed in a pure white dress, was suddenly holding a large bouquet. The moment she turned toward the Duke, who was receiving all the knights’ honor at every knighting ceremony.
The Duke turned his body. And as if looking for someone, he scanned the surroundings. The moment his eyes met Olivia’s, the Duke’s eyes widened.
Olivia stepped back. But the Duke was faster.
As the Duke walked, the nobles made way. At the end, there was Olivia.
“Olivia Madelreine, princess.”
His enchanting voice called Olivia’s name. The Duke gracefully knelt in front of Olivia with one knee.
“It’s an honor to reveal my name. I am Edwin Lowell Vicander.”
Breaking from his usual expressionless demeanor when addressing the Emperor, his elegant eyes sparkled mischievously. His lips curved upward as a stifled gasp sounded somewhere.
“Joining sword and jewel, the ‘only’ most precious sword on the continent.”
Only Olivia and the Duke understood the bragging meaning of those words.
“Would you please grant me the honor to become your sword?”
The banquet hall was as quiet as if a bucket of cold water had been thrown. Olivia looked at the Duke.
A man with a stunning face filled with springlike warmth, his red eyes looking up at Olivia.
It was strange.
When they first met in Ruhayleun, or last Monday when they went to the prince’s palace, or even just a moment ago as he walked up to her, she had to look up at him for quite some time.
A man of such high birth that anyone had to look up to him, a man who had gained glorious honor, so tall and great, was now naturally kneeling in front of her on one knee.
The very act of extending the handle of a sword that was so precious just to look at, a promise to follow Olivia’s choice unconditionally, seemed so unreal.
Olivia was about to slowly part her red lips.
“I’m afraid I must decline the oath. Duke.”
It was Leopold. Leopold wrapped his arms around Olivia’s shoulders. Declaring her as his, the Duke’s eyes flashed for a moment.
“Are you intervening in the oath I am making to Princess Madelreine now?”
A faint voice filled the banquet hall. A cold voice, terrifying enough to send chills, was directed at Levanfell.
“Even a vow with the Emperor’s approval?”
The end of Duke Vicander’s mouth curled up.
How dare you look up, Duke Vicander’s eyes seemed to look down on Levanfell.
The intimidation in those red eyes was so unjustifiable that Levanfell’s hand tightened.
Olivia, who felt pain from the grip on her shoulder, unknowingly looked up at Levanfell. Levanfell didn’t even pay attention to Olivia.
“…It would be good to hear why the Crown Prince has intervened.”
The Emperor mediated the tense atmosphere. Levanfell bowed his head to the Emperor, then looked at Olivia with a tender smile.
But Olivia found Levanfell now cruel, who was just looking at her. She wished he would ease her sore shoulder, but Levanfell embraced her shoulder more closely.
For the first time, Levanfell had given his side.
But oddly, Levanfell felt more distant than ever before.
“The Princess is my fiancée now. Do you not think that disgrace can be attached to my fiancée if the Duke, a bachelor, vows?”
At Levanfell’s stern voice, the nobles murmured.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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