Bianca bid farewell to everyone and returned to the 3rd floor.
There was a butler who had never set foot there before.
“Hello, Madam. My name is Alec.”
“Nice to meet you, Alec.”
Afterward, a familiar face appeared.
“Ah…”
“Hello, Madam. My name is Owenry Cazelle. I…”
“Snowman!”
Oh my.
Bianca called him “Snowman” with a welcoming heart and smiled softly.
“Snowman, thank you.”
“I’m glad you liked it.”
“By the way, where’s Shane?”
“Ah… Shane.”
Hmm.
While casually answering, Owenry remembered what crime Shane had committed and closed his mouth.
“Due to an unfortunate incident, he can no longer work here.”
“Oh, I see…”
There are many unfortunate incidents.
Usually, it ends with an appropriate punishment, but being kicked out suggests that he did something significant.
Despite appearing to get along well.
Looking at Owenry standing beside the butler, Bianca chuckled softly.
The expression on the colleague she relied on seemed dark, whether due to a mistake or not.
“Suddenly, there was something urgent, and I couldn’t tell you in advance, so I came to inform you.”
“What happened?”
“The natural power has weakened, and it seems that the escort is not strong enough, so I’d like to replenish it.”
“It’s okay. I already have excellent knights.”
As Bianca spoke, Raphin, who had been guarding behind like a shadow, subtly twitched his shoulders.
“Of course, I know. But now is an exhibition. Waves have always been dangerous, but now it’s more dangerous than ever.”
While talking, Alec grabbed Owenry’s shoulder and subtly brought him forward.
“Isn’t it better to have as many knights as possible?”
“Knights?”
“I’ve confirmed that he is officially appointed as a knight.”
“But didn’t you say he’s a page?”
In response to the questioning words, Owenry, who was answering absentmindedly, closed his mouth, recalling the crime Shane had committed.
“Due to an unfortunate incident, he can no longer work here.”
“Ah… so that’s it.”
Bianca understood Owenry’s words.
Knights inevitably get involved in waves, and no matter how dedicated the Balok Duke is, they may suffer minor or major injuries, or even die if they’re really unlucky.
If even the remaining heir like Owenry makes a mistake, it can’t happen, so it seems that rather than a knight, Balok made him serve as a page instead.
“But why did you suddenly change your mind? Owenry Cazelle. I appreciate your sentiment, but there’s no need to overdo it. I already have an excellent knight, and this castle is determined to be the last stand. The leaders and the duke will be back soon.”
“I understand. So, please make me your temporary guardian until the Duke returns.”
A straight and approaching gaze.
Even without looking into those eyes, it was impossible to say the unnecessary words.
Bianca nodded to Owenry.
“Well, please take care. Owenry Cazelle.”
“And I would also like to stay close until the Duke returns.”
At Alec’s sudden greeting, Bianca recalled the story Raphin had told her.
“All the men of Balok are knights.”
“I appreciate it, Alec…”
“I’m Alec Hitroyson.”
“Alec Hitroyson, Knight.”
Without giving Creta and Haley a chance to feel the void left behind, the space was tightly filled again.
“You! Do you have any thoughts?! Or don’t you?!”
Jeremy took the ink bottle flying towards him without dodging, and it hit him squarely.
With a splashing sound, black liquid flowed from his shoulders, making a mess of his conquest.
His forehead had broken a long time ago.
The Emperor had been in this state for several days.
He jumped around for every little thing, grabbing Jeremy.
In fact, everything was an excuse.
The real reason was the ‘Inquiry’ that had been going on for days.
After Cyrus Balok, the stage set up to properly control Julian Balok and intended to shine in front of everyone ended up ruined, thanks to Jeremy and the substitute’s intervention.
And that’s not all.
Unlike Cyrus, Julian Balok was extremely fierce.
He acted as if the Emperor in front of him had forgotten the fact that ‘Termina’ exists, putting on a show for everyone to see.
What he summoned during the wave was definitely to apply pressure, but instead, the Emperor suffered a significant blow.
The nobles were shaken.
Following the atrocities during Cyrus’s time, the overlapping issues with Julian Balok made them start to ‘distrust’ the Emperor.
‘It must be uneasy.’
As the Emperor began to fall, the power shifted firmly towards Jeremy.
The nobles didn’t covet imperial power.
Controlling the Balok was only for Termina.
Without Balok, this empire had no meaning.
If Balok pretended not to see the Ice Wall, this empire would be wiped off the map in an instant.
Who would want such an empire?
Behind Termina’s absolute authority, such inevitability existed.
The enemy of the Emperor was always the successor.
If you had to call it an ‘enemy.’
Puck.
This time, Jeremy, who smoothly received the flying object, meaninglessly stared at the liquid dripping from his head.
The desk in the office was clean.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
