“It’s okay. I’m not dressed appropriately to explore the passage today either.”
“No, as a knight, I cannot go.”
The indulgence she handed to Laphin, excusing herself with the indoor dress, was silently torn up.
“This place is made only for children and women who are not knights. In an emergency, you, My Lady, must lead the territory’s people, so please take a look around sometime.”
Emergency, women who are not knights.
They were all offputting phrases.
“What does ’emergency’ mean……”
“It means the Duke is no longer here and has been captured by monsters. While the knights buy time, you, My Lady, should lead the territory’s people outside.”
“What about other nonknights……”
“Who are you talking about?”
Those who can evacuate are the duchess, the child, and the women who are not knights.
What about the men of the territory?
“Other, other adult men……”
“Ballock’s men are all knights.”
The moment she heard Laphin’s answer, the narrow and deep passage looked like a monster with its mouth wide open, and Bianca quickly turned her eyes away.
“But if it’s so narrow, won’t it be hard for the knights to escape later?”
It wasn’t the right question, but all she could think of was to ask.
At Bianca’s words, Laphin’s eyes widened momentarily before narrowing like a bow.
“My Lady, knights do not run away.”
“Then……?”
“The secret passage does lead near the warp zone, but it’s to buy time for the territory’s people to escape through the passage and get to the warp zone.”
Laphin said the word “bait” too naturally.
“So, where should we warp to?”
“You, My Lady, should return to the Imperial City.”
“Return……”
“Yes, My Lady. The others too, the Duke has prepared a place for you in the capital, so you don’t have to worry.”
What about requesting reinforcements?
Bianca was at a loss for words.
Laphin had been talking about their destruction with a consistent, gentle face all along.
It took three hours to go around the castle with Laphin.
Due to Ballock Castle’s characteristics, unlike other nobles, even the main castle where the Duke resides was heavily focused on defense, so its structure was incredibly simple.
It was somewhat a boring schedule, but Bianca, returning to her bedroom, was utterly exhausted.
‘You, My Lady, should return to the Imperial City.’
Laphin’s words were resounding nonstop in her head.
She had unexpectedly glimpsed Ballock’s heavy responsibility, which was terrifying.
Yet Bianca couldn’t suggest fleeing together or requesting reinforcements.
The reality that they could not face monsters without Duke Ballock, and the Imperial Court that would not lend troops, were all too clear to her.
She knew whose devotion made possible the normal daily life and felt a new, suffocating feeling.
“Shall we look outside the castle on another day? Winter is approaching, and the days are short.”
“Yes, sir.”
It’s not wrong; it’s just four in the afternoon, and the sun is already setting.
The surroundings are red and darkening.
The day is over, and it’s a rather welcome feeling.
She can rest, using the night as an excuse.
It was when they reached the third floor.
“Madam, the Duke has requested your company for dinner tonight.”
A smile was difficult at Hailey’s words, but Bianca agreed to go.
Now that she had blatantly seen what life was like, she did not dare complain about feeling tired.
“Still, there’s time. Would you like a cup of tea?”
She was so exhausted that she was asking for a cup of tea just as she stepped into the bedroom.
BANG!!
With a sharp noise, Rapin stepped forward in an instant.
Rapin, who had drawn his sword, called out to Julie with a voice filled with vigilance.
“Julie! Check the bedroom.”
SCREECH!!
Bianca was the only one startled by the ghastly noise.
Rapin and even Julie seemed noticeably relieved after hearing the screeching sound.
Even Hailey disappeared, saying she would take care of the rest of the matter.
“What’s going on?”
Only Bianca was startled.
“It seems a flyingtype monster has entered.”
Rapin, while sheathing his sword, and Julie, saying ‘the bedroom is fine,’ were both as usual.
“Is it on the upper floor, if it’s a flying type?”
“Yes, madam. May I escort you to the bedroom?”
Based on what she learned today, the flyingtype monster would enter through the fourthfloor window and be subdued there.
And usually, it was Gillian who dealt with the monsters.
BANG!!
Shrugging her shoulders at the overwhelming sound, Bianca asked Rapin.
“So, is Gillian upstairs now?”
“Yes?”
“Gillian, I mean, the Duke is.”
“He will surely be upstairs.”
SCREEEEEECH!!!
As ‘surely’ from Rapin’s words and the monster’s scream resonated together, Bianca felt her mind go blank.
“Gillian is!”
“It’s okay.”
How could it be!
It’s so scary just hearing the sound, how could Gillian, who’s facing it directly, be okay!
“Call a knight. Quick! Call a knight.”
Although Rapin and Julie looked bewildered, Bianca didn’t care.
“Send a knight to Gillian quickly!”
“Madam, the Duke is fine.”
Who on earth would be fine while facing a monster!
She wanted to scream, but Bianca was accustomed to having her opinions disregarded.
“Please send a knight, Rapin. Or you could go yourself briefly. I’ll be in the bedroom with Julie.”
Offering a satisfactory alternative was something Bianca was very good at.
But even she was taken aback by Rapin’s response.
“Would you like to go and see for yourself?”
“Sir Rapin!”
“No, you’re anxious, so you’ll feel better once you see for yourself.”
Julie, who had been protesting, eventually nodded, thinking there was reason in his words.
Bianca ran, clutching her skirt.
She didn’t even remember the etiquette that bound her at that moment.
SCREEEEEECH!!!
With the earsplitting sound, Bianca ran up the stairs as if her lungs were tearing.
“That’s why I banned the maids from entering the fourth floor.”
With Gillian’s calm voice, Bianca, who arrived on the fourth floor, faced hell.
Without any armor, Gillian was confronting the wyvern barechested.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead