Princess Miliora answered confidently, and Orel Gong, without asking twice, said, “Is that so? Then, I’ll decide. Let’s go with a fox. It’s a hunt familiar to us. How about it, Gracian?”
“That sounds good. Then, I’ll start from over there.”
Grand Prince Gracian immediately turned his horse and headed toward the eastern forest. Kaiadel Gongja followed him, casting a glance at me. It was a gaze filled with short words.
‘Be careful.’
But I had no room for fear.
Rond Gong took the lead and said, “I’ll lead the way. Follow me!”
Princess Miliora and I followed him southward. We only stopped when we were out of Orel Gong’s sight.
Princess Miliora, wandering around the edge of the forest clearing, said, “Are there foxes in a place like this?”
“No.”
“…….”
As Princess Miliora slightly bit her lip and gazed, Rond Gong spoke.
“I brought Your Highness to a safe place. Are you planning to catch a fox?”
She stared at him for a moment, then nodded briefly.
“No.”
“As the hunt begins with us scattered, the beasts will hide. Since there are no hunters today, the imperial princes themselves will have to search the forest. We can spend our time here in the meantime.”
She gazed at the forest as if her pride was hurt, then responded promptly.
“Alright. That sounds good.”
We rode our horses towards a grove of magnolia trees.
In the awkward silence, the wind passing through the forest and the chirping of birds became distinctly audible. We were overly tense.
After hesitating for a moment, Rond Gong bent down his massive body and started tearing grass from the ground. I looked at his large fingertips in fascination as he unfolded a knot.
When he revealed what he was holding, Princess Miliora’s eyes widened.
“What’s this? A knot?”
Rond Gong didn’t respond, and Princess Miliora scrutinized it carefully, whispering, “Oh my, oh my,” as she observed it closely.
I watched them with curiosity. To her, a simple grass knot that common children could naturally make seemed fascinating.
Rond Gong frowned slightly, then this time, he picked flowers and skillfully crafted a flower bracelet. He handed it to Princess Miliora.
“Oh my…”
She subtly twisted her eyebrows while accepting it.
Seemingly unsure of what to do with it, she stared at the flower bracelet, and I had a feeling she didn’t know what it was.
“Oh my, it’s a very pretty flower bracelet! I’ll tie it for you.”
As I tied it to her wrist, Princess Miliora brightened up, turning the bracelet around and staring at it as if fascinated.
Rond Gong stood guard like a sentinel, and we couldn’t see his expression.
Come to think of it, when Princess Miliora was with Rond Gong, she often looked more like an ordinary person. It was an interesting sight.
Leaving them alone for a while, I walked around the vicinity. It had been a while since I examined the grass and searched for herbs.
From afar, the sounds of the two imperial princes’ horses running, shouting closer, then fading away, were heard.
Feeling uneasy about those sounds, I turned to look at Rond Gong. At that moment, he was approaching Princess Miliora.
When she noticed him coming closer, she asked calmly, “Why?”
“… Why what?”
“Tell me why.”
However, Rond Gong remained silent. Considering the tone of her question, there might not be a man who wouldn’t feel hurt even if he heard it straightforwardly.
“It’s about the competition.”
“…”
This time, Princess Miliora fell silent. In fact, I was curious too, so my ears perked up.
“Grand Prince Orel said…”
Rond Gong and I, patiently waiting, listened.
She struggled to speak, “During the competition, Grand Prince Orel…”
Rond Gong and I, turning patient ears, waited for her to continue.
“Grand Prince Orel said that if he becomes the emperor, he would send me to a slaughterhouse as a bride first. He says you have never been ridden even once.”
“This son of a X…”
I gasped, quickly sat down, and pretended to examine the grass. The vulgar language coming from Rond Gong’s sturdy body was quite impactful.
And, on the other hand, I was surprised. Rond Gong cursed the nobility without hesitation in front of Princess Loria. However, she didn’t express any anger.
“Nothing was seen other than wanting to embarrass Grand Prince Orel. … I didn’t even think about Princess Loria. Am I terrible?”
“That’s right.”
I couldn’t quite understand what Rond Gong was affirming. Whether he understood that she lost her reason or if he meant she was terrible.
But in his tone, there was neither criticism nor blame for the emotions expressed. It was only then that I seemed to understand why Princess Loria liked Rond Gong.
In a very timid voice, Princess Loria asked, as if seeking acknowledgment like a child.
“Gong…, do you not want me to become a better princess?”
“Why are you talking like that?”
If Rond Gong answers so gruffly…!
“It’s already enough.”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
