Lina, who was awkwardly laughing, caught the gaze of the Duke, who was looking at her, and immediately turned her eyes away.
“Don’t trust those in the temple. There are black maggots crawling inside them.”
As if recalling something unpleasant, he clicked his tongue shortly, then said, “Yes, understood.”
Responding appropriately to Velige’s words, another worry came to Lina’s mind.
‘Come to think of it, the princess doesn’t know that I am Theo, right?’
If the Duke, not knowing that he is Theo, also knows the princess as Lina.
‘Well, even if she knows, it doesn’t matter…….’
Even if the princess doesn’t know, if the Duke finds out that she is Theo, it might become a bit awkward.
While she was thinking about that, the carriage seemed to have arrived at its destination, as it came to a stop.
“Welcome, we’ve been waiting for you.”
A young priest welcomed them with a bright face, as if he had been waiting for them.
“I am Priest Gregory of the Central Temple. The Saint is waiting for you. This way, please.”
After saying that, the priest guided them to a place that seemed to be a reception room.
“I will bring the Saint. Please wait here for a moment.”
With proper manners, the priest exited the room. As he did, Lina slowly looked around the room. Suddenly, her eyes caught a large painting hanging on one side of the wall.
“This is…”
A woman with closed eyes, surrounded by kneeling priests with a large light.
“Lady Maximilian, the Invited Saint.”
The woman who first received the teachings of Helios, the god of the Helios faith. The chosen girl.
Known by various epithets, she was the first Saint to appear on this land.
Lina’s gaze lingered in one place as she silently observed the painting of the Saint she had always heard about through rumors.
“Do you know what the Saint is holding there?”
“It is a relic containing the power of Helios. We don’t even know where it is now.”
“You don’t know where it is?”
And as the Duke was about to answer Lina’s question, a knock sounded, and the door opened.
“The Saint is coming in.”
As the Saint entered, Velige and Lina kneeled before her, showing respect.
“I greet the Saint. I am Velige of the Fermance family.”
“Pleased to meet you. I am Ariana Pertisha. Please take care of me from now on.”
The words of the Saint, who was introducing herself, stopped for a moment. Then, as she looked at the Duke, her surprised expression couldn’t be hidden.
“You are…”
At the Saint’s reaction, while the Duke made a puzzled expression, Ariana and Lina’s eyes met.
“…Teo?”
She thought she would eventually find out. The princess had cured the Duke, and the one who had been by his side was Teo.
‘But to recognize it all at once like this…!’
It was something she had never expected. Moreover, the Duke hadn’t even realized that Teo was Lina.
As Lina sighed inwardly, Velige, who broke the silence first, murmured, “If it’s Teo….”
Then, as if something came to mind, he frowned.
“Could it be… from the inn…”
When the Duke looked at Lina as if demanding an explanation, she turned her head. With a positive attitude from Lina, the Duke let out a short breath as if bewildered.
‘Well, there’s no way he wouldn’t be.’
Where would he have imagined that she was staying by his side while disguised as a man.
“I… I was trying to say that…”
When Lina, feeling at a loss about where to start and how to say it, blurred the end of her sentence, Velige approached and examined her neck.
“Is the place where you got hurt okay? There was a lot of blood…!”
Looking at the Duke, who seemed to demand an explanation, Lina couldn’t hide her embarrassment.
As the Duke inspected her wounds as if it were some major incident, Lina couldn’t hide her embarrassment.
“I-it’s okay. It’s not that deep, just a lot of blood….”
However, even with Lina’s reassurance, Velige’s expression showed no signs of easing.
“I’m sorry; I should have recognized you first….”
His face gradually darkened, as if reproaching himself.
Lina cautiously looked around. Ariana and the priest who were next to her were all staring at the two of them with surprised expressions.
“Uh, Your Grace, let’s talk separately later. There are other people here right now….”
Lina felt uncomfortable under their gaze. Even though they weren’t saying anything, it felt like they could read their thoughts.
In the awkward situation, when Lina was feeling embarrassed for some reason, Ariana approached.
“It seems rumors are not to be trusted.”
“What rumors…?”
It was astounding that rumors had reached Festius. Moreover, she wondered what kind of rumors were spreading.
Lina looked at Ariana with anxious eyes.
“I heard that the Duke’s fiancée was quite aggressive, but now it seems the one hanging on is from a different direction?”
The innocent appearance of the Saint speaking brightly made it seem quite naive.
Lina explained everything that had happened to Velige. From meeting Ariana to the time she treated the Duke.
“That day, you were the one who healed me. It’s late, but thank you.”
“Thanks to the connection with Teo. Oh, should I call you Lina?”
When Ariana smiled brightly, Lina felt somehow embarrassed. Just then, the sound of knocking on the door, and Lawrence entered.
“What’s going on?”
“The order of knights in Scotus will arrive at the temple tomorrow. You might need to discuss with the temple now regarding that matter.”
The Saint, taking a sip of her tea, spoke to the Duke.
“Since you seem busy, Duke, you should get up first. I want to have a further conversation with Miss Lina.”
“…Then, let’s talk later.”
With a slightly uneasy gaze, Velige looked at the two and left the room.
Thunk
Setting down the teacup she had been drinking, Ariana spoke in a hushed tone.
“It seems we have more to talk about…. Would you like to go for a walk, us?”
Upon her words, Lina awkwardly smiled and nodded.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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