“Negotiating with me now, are you?”
“It’s just a deal.”
Franz stuck out his pink tongue.
The little gentleman had disappeared, replaced by a damned rascal.
This is why I don’t like kids.
“How can you guarantee my safety?”
“The Emperor has assigned a knight to me.”
“The secret was just a bodyguard?”
“You’d say that even after seeing Shade?”
Franz was still confident.
Shade, is that a person’s name?
“This guy. Trying to play with words again?”
I reached for Franz’s chubby cheek.
Someone blocked my hand with a sword.
I turned around, startled.
A stranger stood there silently.
‘He made no noise. When did he appear?’
What if this man was an assassin?
Neither Franz nor I could guarantee our lives.
“Who are you?”
I asked cautiously.
The slender man had thickly cut, dark blue hair.
Through his untamed bangs, his thin gray eyes shone coldly, lifeless.
Could he be around twenty?
Despite his youthful appearance, the atmosphere around him was as inscrutable as darkness.
It felt as though the temperature dropped a few degrees just by his presence.
“Meet Elizabeth, my secret bodyguard, Shade.”
Franz introduced proudly.
“The Emperor assigned a new bodyguard without consulting me?”
“Sorry, but that’s what happened.”
“Knight Shade, when did you receive your orders?”
Shade did not answer.
He just stared at me with his translucent gray eyes that seemed to let everything pass.
I felt a chill down my spine.
“Shade doesn’t talk.”
Franz stepped in for him.
“Do you mean he has a language issue?”
“I don’t know. The Emperor told me not to talk to him, and not to expect him to answer.”
“Why?”
“Shade’s mission is solely to protect me from unseen places.”
“Is it possible without saying a word?”
“He was exceptional in that regard.”
“……”
“Shade started guarding me after Simon died. Sometimes I even forget he’s there. Didn’t you realize Shade was present, Elizabeth?”
I hadn’t noticed at all.
That’s why I became more alert.
‘What if he betrays us? There’s no character named Shade in the original… He looks more like an assassin.’
Shade didn’t move an inch while Franz and I discussed him.
His expression didn’t change either.
It felt like talking in front of a wall or a doll.
I knew he was an elite warrior who had undergone rigorous training.
I had felt the same from Nikolai and Claudia.
‘Knowing the original work is an incredibly powerful tool. I know when and where each character appears, what events happen, and how I can turn that information to my advantage.’
Since becoming Elizabeth, I had calculated everything.
Thanks to that, I could avoid danger in advance.
I even won over people who would have been my enemies.
There were downsides to knowing the original.
It’s hard to deal with events that didn’t happen in the original, like Simon’s death or Shade’s appearance.
“Even if Shade is an excellent knight, you can’t go out of the palace with him, Franz.”
I stated firmly.
Franz didn’t give up.
“Why not disguise ourselves? I’ve never been outside the palace, but I can act naturally!”
“Consider your position. You can’t act recklessly in these turbulent times.”
“I’ve never forgotten, even for a moment. That’s why I’ve always been patient. What I want to do has always been secondary.”
Franz’s voice lowered.
I couldn’t help but flinch this time.
“I may have no talent, but I devoted myself to sword training. I’ve hidden my love for art. I couldn’t even announce that I was ill. All because I’m a powerless crown prince.”
“I didn’t mean it that way.”
“Elizabeth, you don’t need to defend me. It’s my fate to live facedown until I gain power. But sometimes, I wonder, how long must I live like this?”
“Franz….”
“When will I ever gain strength? Will such a day even come? All around me are enemies.”
Franz laughed as he said these words.
His empty laugh, as if he’d realized everything, did not suit a 10yearold boy.
The life Franz had been dealing with was no different.
I wanted to be a strength for Franz.
I wanted to help him establish himself as a dignified crown prince, unshakable by anyone.
However.
‘I’ve also pressured Franz to do the same. Under the pretext of doing it for Franz. It seems that only the title of ‘Crown Prince’ remains, while Franz himself has disappeared. What I want to protect is just this child.’
What would truly be for Franz’s benefit?
Is it right to take risks to ensure Franz’s freedom and happiness?
Today, more than ever, I couldn’t figure out what to say to the child who seemed to have suddenly grown.
“Please allow His Highness to go with us, Sister Elizabeth.”
Suzanne, who had been standing a step behind, made the request.
Upon hearing that the beautiful older girl was on his side, Franz’s cheeks flushed red.
“I feel sorry that you’ve been confined up until now. You must have felt stifled.”
“……”
“I may not be able to provide great strength, but I will also protect His Highness. Okay?”
Suzanne clasped her hands together.
Her large, deerlike eyes pricked my conscience.
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.
