Though spoken at length, the point was that they worried for each other.
That’s how it is among family.
“Here is the schedule of events. The delegation will visit the imperial palace the day after tomorrow. Since the coronation was rushed, we plan to greet them formally this time.”
“The budget?”
“That’s here. Any other necessary details are noted below, so please check.”
Charlotte tapped the table. The chamberlain looked carefully at Charlotte, who seemed cautious.
“Is there a delegation from the South Continent too?”
“Yes. We’ve been cut off from the South Continent for the past few years. The South Continent was in chaos, but as soon as the turmoil ended, they sent a delegation.”
“The customs of the South and East Continents are completely different. We must not forget that difference. Be cautious not to make mistakes.”
The chamberlain noted the precautions Charlotte gave.
“Your Majesty. Just a moment…….”
A maid found Charlotte. She carelessly set down the teacup.
“What is it?”
“Did you have a guest today?”
Charlotte continued to talk, gesturing with her hand.
“A guest has arrived outside. He introduced himself as Aron, saying he used to work for the imperial palace.”
“Who is speaking?”
“He introduced himself as Aron. An old man with a hunched back.”
Charlotte quickly rose.
“Where is he?”
“Outside…….”
Before the chamberlain could finish, Charlotte stepped outside.
In front of the imperial palace, catching his breath, stood a familiar person in a familiar pose.
“I am here to see Her Majesty the Empress.”
Aron bowed his head.
“Aron…….”
Charlotte’s lips trembled.
“The old man has been too much in the night wind. Wouldn’t it be better to talk in a warm place?”
Charlotte quickly arranged a place in the palace. She raised the lanterns and ordered a cup of hot tea.
“I apologize for appearing in such ragged clothes.”
“You don’t have to apologize to me.”
“I expected that both of you would someday reach the imperial palace, but the time came faster than I thought. I am sorry that I failed to keep my post during the national mourning.”
“You’ve apologized twice now. I’m fine, so warm yourself first.”
Aron’s hand trembled as he held the teacup.
“Are you uncomfortable anywhere?”
“I’m just old. The South Continent is warm, but the continent is cold. Now we are at the end of winter, so it’s even colder.”
Charlotte looked at Aron and smiled awkwardly.
“I didn’t know you would travel to the South Continent. If you had told me beforehand…….”
“You would have said that I should stay in a warm place, thinking of my old body. Traveling in warm places warmed me, so I’m fine.”
“Even so…….”
“Stop it, Your Majesty. If you sit in that position, you must maintain the dignity that fits it.”
Charlotte gave a bitter smile.
“You, who bear loneliness well, have risen to the loneliest place. It is the highest but also the loneliest. Every step might sometimes be burdensome.”
“I am, you know…….”
“Stop speaking, Your Majesty.”
Aron whispered once more, firmly.
“I had expected to see this sight, but seeing it again, the feeling is fresh.”
“Aron cannot win. Is the southern continent’s schedule over?”
Charlotte dropped the words. Only then did Aron smile warmly, as before.
“I was on my way to get the medicinal ingredients directly from the southern continent. Ah, I also investigated the Lupertic disease.”
Aron slowly recited the information he had learned.
“Lupertic disease typically paralyzes the body’s sensory system. For example, the sensation in hands and feet gradually disappears, and then the muscles stiffen…”
“Is it a common disease?”
“It’s not a common ailment.”
Aron explained the origin of the disease. In the past, a luminescent ore was discovered in a mining village on the southern continent, and it was trendy to mix this ore with pottery.
“It was a disease often contracted by the laborers working in the mines.”
“It must be…”
Why did I die then?
Charlotte’s expression slowly twisted.
“Lupertic disease is rare, that’s true. Also, the currently available treatment has severe side effects, so the process of treatment can be more painful than Lupertic disease itself.”
“Is treatment possible?”
“Research is needed to treat without side effects, but it can be done.”
“If then, if someone from the nobility dies from Lupertic disease…”
“Lupertic disease is a disease. People can die from it. If not treated, they will fall into a comatose state and then die.”
Aron mumbled hesitantly.
“However, treatment is possible.”
(This is a time separator.)
Hanleli stood still.
Without saying a word.
He stood like that for a while.
His eyes were completely empty, mixed with something foreign.
“……Your Excellency.”
The young priests trembled. His divine power spread here and there.
Like a spiderweb wavering in the air, his divine power thinly dispersed.
The young priests gnawed at their fingernails.
“Are you alright?”
Hanleli emanated an energy that somehow made it hard to speak rashly.
His divine power was raw.
The primal divine power is like that.
Raw, scratching at the flesh, burning away impure things.
The unrefined divine power stung like it was scratching the skin.
Hanleli shook off his tears. He whispered dreamily.
“Why.”
His eyes slowly turned red.
The raw divine power wildly fluttered.
He muttered as if entranced. That whisper was so grievous.
“The soul is still howling. How wronged it must have been, to wither away alone without letting out a single cry?”
“…….”
“Stop crying. Child. You don’t even know how to wipe the tears flowing down my chin.”
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.
