Seducing the Tyrant Instead of My Favorite (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 11
“What are you brats doing here?”
Kares frowned.
Three boys quickly bowed their heads.
The boys, appearing between ten and thirteen years old, wore only their undergarments.
“Aren’t you attendants to His Highness the Crown Prince?”
“Y-yes, Lord Kares.”
“Why are you causing a disturbance in this solemn palace?”
“His Highness suddenly snatched our clothes and beat us wildly with a wooden sword!”
The youngest boy, unable to contain his injustice, burst into tears again.
Kares pressed his fingers to his forehead as if he’d anticipated this.
“You should have served him properly to prevent anything untoward.”
“Lord Kares, you know as well as we do—His Highness takes out his anger on us. Sob sob.”
“Isn’t it your duty to soothe His Highness’s mood? Think of your family’s honor and strive harder.”
These boys weren’t ordinary valets; they were noble heirs who’d entered the palace dreaming of becoming close aides to the future emperor.
It was said that second or third sons, who wouldn’t inherit titles, sought their futures this way.
‘They must all be children raised gently in fine households… Isn’t this child abuse? Violence rooted in hierarchy?’
Either way, the Crown Prince was no ordinary troublemaker.
Even “troublemaker” was too generous a term.
It was shocking that no one had ever stopped the Crown Prince’s violent outbursts.
“Kares, what happened to the previous education supervisor?”
“He resigned due to health issues.”
“He didn’t run away, did he?”
Kares subtly averted his gaze.
The boys eagerly chimed in one after another.
“The last tutor didn’t even last a month! His Highness stuffed a dead mouse into his cushion!”
“He once poured scalding hot tea onto his hand!”
“He even stabbed his lips with a silver spoon! The tutor feared His Highness until the very day he left!”
Kares sternly scolded the boys.
“You rascals! Have you forgotten your oath of secrecy? Keep chattering, and I’ll have you flogged and thrown out!”
I sighed and glared at Kares.
I’d thought Kares, having bowed to demonic power, had used his wits for my sake.
Instead, he’d recommended me for the one job no one wanted.
“Kares, care to say something about this?”
“We’ll grant you the highest stipend on the continent. We’ll also cover your clothing allowance, dignity maintenance fee, and vacation expenses.”
“You must’ve forgotten—I’m Elizabeth Emster, the wealthiest woman in the capital!”
“Ahem. Subject-specific tutors are already assigned separately. Lady Elizabeth, you’ll only need to oversee his general daily conduct.”
“That’s precisely the hardest part! No one wants to do it for a reason!”
They’d appointed a woman—neither noble nor well-regarded—as the Crown Prince’s education supervisor.
There had been no objections from the nobles.
It had seemed strange at first, but now it made perfect sense.
They were letting me suffer the hardships their own children would’ve endured.
“What? You expect me to eat this garbage? Get out right now!”
A sharp cry rang out, followed by the sound of something shattering.
The antique oak door swung open.
From the Crown Prince’s chamber, the head chef and maidservants scrambled out in panic, clutching golden plates.
I let out a hollow laugh at the utterly ruined meal.
“Why is there a footprint on the steak? And ink sprinkled on the salad instead of dressing?”
“It seems His Highness’s pickiness has worsened.”
“Does this look like mere pickiness to you?”
“His Highness is still young. He also grew up quite lonely.”
“So you indulged him endlessly for that reason? That’s practically neglect!”
After a brief silence, Kares defended the Crown Prince.
“We can always make new food.”
“We must inform His Majesty and discipline him properly!”
“We cannot inform His Majesty.”
“Why not?”
“His Majesty doesn’t wish to hear it.”
“What?”
“He has ordered that all matters concerning His Highness the Crown Prince be handled solely by the education supervisor.”
A thuggish Crown Prince and an emperor who couldn’t care less about his own son!
With a father like that, proper upbringing was impossible.
Just as I was about to snap, Kares knocked.
“Your Highness, it’s the Minister of Internal Affairs.”
“Go away.”
“A new education supervisor has arrived. Please meet her.”
“Tell her to run away immediately if she values her life.”
It was a cold voice, eerily similar to his father’s.
Kares turned to me with a bitter expression.
“I entrust His Highness the Crown Prince to you. You’re the only one I can rely on—no, the only one capable of doing this.”
“No matter how royal he is, I won’t tolerate this! I’ll fix that rotten attitude of his once and for all! Did you really think I’d accept this?”
“…Didn’t you?”
“Hmph. You’ve certainly spun quite the foolish dream.”
Kares looked disappointed.
Regardless, I patted his shoulder lightly.
“I’m leaving now. I absolutely refuse to get tangled up with someone who doesn’t welcome me.”
“Lady Elizabeth!”
“Deal with His Majesty’s precious son yourselves.”
[This is the timeline separator]It was a night with neither stars nor moon.
The north wind blew beneath heavy black clouds.
Though spring was nearly upon them, the imperial palace lay shrouded in eerie darkness.
The colossal marble fountain, the immaculate grassy plaza without a single weed, and the meticulously trimmed hedges—all failed to dispel the ominous shadows cast over the palace.
Nikolai dismissed his valet holding a lantern and his escorting knights.
There was a reason he had to walk alone.
“What do you want?”
It wasn’t a soliloquy.
The Wolf of the Goddess had been waiting only for Nikolai to speak first.
「Let’s go to the harem, Nikki.」
“Do you really enjoy those foul-smelling women so much?”
「It’d be even better to visit that fragrant one.」
“Elizabeth isn’t Empress.”
「But she’s yours, isn’t she?」
“She’s not mine.”
「Don’t lie to a friend you’ve known for six years, Nikki.」
“Don’t call me that, Wolf.”
Nikolai spat the words out bitterly.
But the Wolf merely chuckled softly.
「Be more honest. You desire her—more than I do.」
“Shut your mouth and do your job.”
「You have duties too. Don’t forget to feed me.」
“…”
「Do you think I’m whining over someone I fancy? I just want to taste some fresh, different scent.」
“…”
「But what can I do? This is how I was made. You must coexist with me as I am.」
The Wolf was the one being Nikolai could never command.
To the hungry Wolf, the Emperor’s authority meant nothing.
「Shall I offer some advice? That woman’s sweet scent numbs your sense of smell—it might hinder your search for the Flower of the Netherworld.」
“Spare me your advice, Wolf.”
Nikolai barely suppressed his anger and changed the subject.
“The temple sent word. Ominous activity has been detected in the south.”
「The signs are bad. It’s truly strange that only young women are falling ill. Plague spirits aren’t that precise.」
“We must find and isolate the afflicted as soon as possible.”
「Once rumors spread that the Flower of the Netherworld is rampant, the nobles will flee first—unaware they’re spreading the disease across the land. Those who can’t escape will huddle together, wailing and screaming prayers to the gods. Such tiresome foolishness.」
When the Flower of the Netherworld first appeared, healers and apothecaries were powerless.
The people faced their fear in their own ways.
Folk remedies and faith proved utterly useless.
The plague spread like wildfire.
As more people denied the danger itself, the Flower of the Netherworld spiraled beyond control.
Nikolai could never let that painful past repeat itself.
“We must hurry. South—to the border of the Inted Archipelago.”
「Nikki, you’d exploit me without even feeding me? Go to the harem now.」
“…”
「What are you hesitating for? I only wish to inhale her scent.」
“Remember this: I’ll never permit anything beyond that.”
「I don’t care. But aren’t you pitying those women waiting for your touch?」
“The stench is especially overwhelming today.”
「Then take what’s fragrant. If it isn’t yours yet, make it yours.」
“I’m not a beast like you.”
There were times when that truth was unbearably painful.
Reason and restraint felt like shackles binding his limbs.
Especially when he was with Elizabeth.
Was he mad for sometimes wishing to be a beast?
「You have no joy in living, no purpose for staying alive. You’re more pitiful than a dog dragged by its leash, Nikki.」
“Shut up, Wolf.”
「I’m starving to madness. Even I don’t know what I might do.」
“…We’re here.”
「Good, friend. I can already sense it.」
Nikolai strode toward the harem, dragging a long, dense shadow behind him.
As long as the Flower of the Netherworld existed and the Wolf of the Goddess walked beside him, this duty would never end.
[This is the timeline separator]What are the knights even doing? Can’t they block a single dog hole?
I sighed toward the rustling hawthorn hedge.
“Sigh… You again?”
The boy crawling out of the dog hole pouted.
His arrogant tone hadn’t changed a bit today.
“You’re an uneducated woman. Don’t you know to greet someone when you see them?”
“You behave yourself. Stop bothering me.”
I replied without looking up from my book.
I wanted to finish reading the Imperial Founding History before lunch.
The boy, pacing the garden like a pup desperate to relieve himself, shot a sharp question.
“Hey, woman. Aren’t you His Majesty’s concubine?”
“Mind your own business. I couldn’t care less about yours.”
“How was last night? Was His Majesty satisfied?”
“What can’t such a tiny brat say?”
I couldn’t help but frown.
The boy seemed thoroughly pleased he’d drawn a reaction from me.
“You’re just a toy, anyway. His Majesty could never truly care for someone like you.”
My temples throbbed.
I had no patience to kindly understand this boundary-crossing child.
But pinching his cheeks would be too tame, wouldn’t it?
“You really are a pitiful child.”
I murmured with a blank expression.
The boy, who’d been acting so superior, scowled.
“I know your type well—you weaklings who mimic adult speech to seem tough.”
“Pitiful and weak, am I?”
“Of course. You have no friends and no family to care for you.”
“!”
“You may think you’re special, but you’re nothing but a twisted little brat who can’t handle loneliness, constantly picking fights just to beg for attention.”
Perhaps because I’d struck a nerve,
the boy’s green eyes suddenly flared with fury.
It might have been a bit harsh, but truth always stings.
He needed to understand.
He wasn’t the center of the world, and someday he’d have to face hardship alone, stripped bare.
What he’d need then wasn’t stubbornness or bravado, but the courage to admit his shortcomings.
“Stop whining ‘I’m lonely, look at me, please love me.’ Enough already.”
“I’ve never done that!”
“You’d earn sympathy if you were honest, but you lack even that courage. Why? Because no one pays you any mind, no matter how loud you shout.”
“Don’t jump to conclusions!”
“You’ve noticed it too, haven’t you? The more you cling, the more people dislike you. But you don’t know any other way—you were never taught.”
“!”
“That’s exactly why you’re pitiful and weak.”
At those words, a single tear rolled from the boy’s large eyes.
“H-how dare you…!”
Unable to contain his anger, the boy burst into tears.
Seeing him like this, he was just a very small child.
His trembling shoulders seemed no wider than two fingers.
“Who are you to teach me?”
“I hate meddling in others’ lives too. Next time, think before you speak rudely.”
“Shut up! What do you know, you—!”
The boy furiously wiped his tears with his sleeve.
Crying in front of me clearly wounded his pride.
On the boy’s hands remained wounds no one had ever tended.
Until now, he must have barely held himself together through aggression and harsh words.
‘He might have cried every night. I did the same.’
In every world, there were abandoned children.
If you didn’t pretend to be strong, you’d be ignored. If you didn’t strike first, you’d be trampled.
But that didn’t justify the boy’s actions.
Loneliness didn’t give him the right to torment others.
I knelt down to meet the boy’s eyes.
Noon sunlight glinted off my finest shoes—utterly mismatched with my dirty valet uniform.
“I know a little, at least—that you’re Crown Prince Franz.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
*
At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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What?! Emperor Casanova, you’ve fallen under Elizabeth’s spell! 🤭💗
Oh my God, poor Franz! Nobody cares about him. The emperor is a truly despicable scoundrel.
What is this ability? It’s truly flawed and has serious side effects.
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Claudia had disliked Nikolai for a very long time.
Hahaha, how disgusting! She’s been completely manipulated for their own interests. I think there’s a group trying to get rid of Elizabeth and the Emperor.
It was astonishing that such a small, delicate girl had developed a medicine eve
What kind of medicine is it? It’s making me more curious
Nikolai, dressed head to toe in black, glared at her with eyes as cold as ice.
Oh my God, the hero has arrived! Hahaha, thank God! Thank you, writer! 🥺🤭💗
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Miioo
Oh, what is this underworld flower? The emperor is a vile scoundrel. Why does he neglect the child like this?