She’d been so focused that she’d missed what was said.
“Were you very upset?”
“Why would I be upset? I can only guess what’s inside her.”
“Eh?”
“I’ve heard a bit about this wave. Many knights were injured, and the castle was ruined, right? It’s no wonder she’s on edge.”
“That may be her situation. But to audaciously call you ‘princess’ and be rude is clearly an overstep.”
Again, that stiff tone.
A smile crept across Bianca’s face at Hailey’s stiffly spoken words.
She had thought he was fine, standing so unflinchingly, but now realized he’d been quite tense.
“I know that. And that’s not to say it was okay. But…”
Bianca reached over her knee blanket to tuck a stray lock of Hailey’s hair behind his ear.
“I’ve seen monsters too.”
“…”
“So, I know how horrifying it is. A single wyvern was bad enough, but a wave is incomparable. Naturally, it sets one’s nerves on edge.”
“Nevertheless, Lady Elizabeth’s attitude is clearly—”
“I’m fine. I’m fine. If someone takes things that sensitively, it will be safer. Right?”
I’m fine.
As long as Barlock is safe.
“As long as we don’t lose anyone, I’m fine. What does it matter if my feelings are a bit hurt? If I can keep the people important to me, I’ll bear it, time and again.”
“…”
Hailey, who had been continuously pointing out Elizabeth’s attitude with ‘nevertheless,’ said nothing more.
Julie preparing tea and Raffin standing guard at the entrance to Bianca’s room also said nothing.
Their expressions were strange.
Sad yet angry, yet somehow happy—a set of indescribable expressions that made it hard for Bianca to speak.
“I will not die.”
“…Sure, sure.”
Putting down his teacup, the humming Julie seemed welcome at that moment.
“I will survive to the end, so as not to make the Mistress sad.”
“Good thinking.”
Though it was hard to imagine what could be dangerous here in the rear base, Gillian Barlock’s headquarters, Bianca happily accepted Gillian’s vow.
[Star icon] [Star icon] [Star icon]Who else but Hailey Armor would step forward to criticize me?
Elizabeth still couldn’t believe it.
Was it Hailey Armor, who protected the princess behind her back as if shielding her own child, who was pouring criticisms on me?
Is she insane?
Elizabeth was serious.
After each castle’s wave defense was over, all the captains would gather at the seventh castle to protect the Duke, and only then would the defense battle commence.
That time was nothing short of hellish.
The creatures scaling the castle walls were not to be taken lightly.
Each monster had enough intelligence and stamina to scale the wall, fueled by a relentless hunger.
It was horrifying.
Ordinary knights usually moved in groups of three, and if a newbie was included, it made a squad of four.
However, captains were different.
These were people with skills that far exceeded the average knight.
Gathering together might increase efficiency, but it would significantly narrow the defense range.
So unless it was against a particularly large monster, captains usually moved alone.
But even captains are human.
Meaning they also get tired.
‘Wake up, Lise!’
The one who shook her crumbling self awake from hell was none other than Hailey Armor.
‘Pick up your sword, Lise!’
‘Just rest behind me for a minute!’
Was it during last winter’s third wave?
Last year, the second and third waves had occurred within three days of each other.
There was no time to even check weapons, let alone rest properly before facing the monsters again.
At that time, I had resigned myself to death.
Everyone was so exhausted that looking after someone else was impossible, but Hailey willingly hid me, who couldn’t even lift a sword, behind her back.
I also caught my breath and shook off my fear.
She boldly promised to give me a oneminute break.
Her blue cape holding the front line was so vivid in my memory.
“But it’s you of all people?”
Elizabeth’s eyes hardened.
You, who clearly knows what it means to stake one’s life?
Me, who weathered those times with you?
‘Behave like a knight, please.’
As if seeing me for the first time.
A stranger in unfamiliar attire, hiding someone behind her back just like before.
“Ha……”
“What? Is there a problem?”
Only then did Elizabeth realize that she had reapplied for solitary duty as the sixth castle’s guard, prompted by Gillian’s voice.
Everything was the same.
The year before last, last year, and now, facing another winter—the Duke’s office was always the same.
She herself had not changed either.
So why had everything else changed?
The captain who willingly turned her back on me volunteered for frontline duty and turned her back on me.
The seat that was supposed to be mine was taken by another woman.
And then……
“Are you feeling good?”
A man who had never smiled before was smiling.
What was this prickly emotion that even heated my eyeballs?
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.