Rocord stared at Greian intently. He didn’t know if now was the moment to appease him. However, strangely, even if he knew, his heart didn’t seem to respond.
He, too, did not always act solely by calculation. His pride and stubbornness were as great as Tagar’s lofty arrogance, and Caidel’s persistence and pride.
“It is regrettable that you think so, Your Highness. I did not know that my belief in Your Highness easily overpowering Prince Orel would become a reason for Your Highness’s distrust.”
“…….”
Greian roughly brushed off Rocord’s grip on his throat. He clenched his fist, glared at Rocord, and narrowed his eyes.
“Tell me honestly. What do you think of Lorisia Loire?”
“Wine left in the yard.”
“What…?”
“It is wine that will emit a scent different from anything else if given enough time. If she is given wings, Lorisia Loire might accomplish something that Your Highness and I cannot even imagine. Have you not seen how she, with no experience in state affairs, solved the iron ore problem?”
“She is…”
“Yes, she is a bastard. But did Your Highness not notice? The daughter who resembles a third lion is not an enemy, but her. When that cautious person brought her own illegitimate child into the palace, I believed it was a calculated gamble.”
“Hellar’s manager said that if you had been a little later, she would have died.”
“Then you would understand my actions.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Rocord. Your actions are nothing more than those of a man infatuated with a woman.”
Rocord stared intently at Greian and let out a proud chuckle.
“I am Rocord Caidel. Your Highness.”
In response to the arrogant reply, this time Greian burst into a hollow laugh.
“Why did you concede the medal of victory? Why did you go to Milliora’s tea party?”
“I have already mentioned. I am settling my debt with her. Someday, I will use her for my own purposes.”
“Who decides that.”
Greian approached Rocord until he was right in front of his nose and said, “I have you. I don’t need another Rocord Caidel. So, what I have to do is prevent Orel or Milliora from having their own Rocord.”
Rocord’s gaze became even colder.
“I didn’t know you would acknowledge her to this extent.”
“Well, seeing you so infatuated, I can’t help but acknowledge it. Rocord, all of this is your responsibility.”
“What do you mean?”
Greian’s eyes twitched strangely.
“Seduce her. Publicly. The fact that you ran to her during the competition will soon spread as a rumor, so it won’t be difficult.”
Rocord’s gaze shook for the first time.
“Your Highness?”
“Milorra, who is suspicious, won’t be able to leave her by your side after seeing that scene. Then Miliorra will be naturally sorted out.”
“…What a vile method.”
“Merciful, isn’t it?”
Since he didn’t kill or annihilate.
“What if the competition itself is invalidated?”
“The time for that has already passed. From now on, it’s a fight between you and me. I don’t have the luxury to care about someone like Milliora.”
Greian’s eyes were burning with cruel determination. War had forged this resolution within the human named Gra.
However, Rocord’s response was light yet firm.
“I refuse.”
Greian, who had momentarily doubted his ears, opened his mouth slowly in surprise.
Rocord’s voice was calm. A faint smile on his pale face was truly casual.
“At this point, Your Highness’s order is equivalent to driving her entire life into the gutter. I can make Your Highness the Crown Prince without doing that. Your Highness.”
Greian stared sharply at Rocord.
The night before a fierce battle took place, Rocord would wander around the camp with a face like that, boosting the morale of the soldiers.
And the next day, he would swing his doublet on the battlefield, soaked in blood.
So, when Rocord flashed that tender smile with those bright eyes, Greian couldn’t help but feel a slight fear.
Without the constraints of loyalty and family benefits, Rocord could be the one to strangle him with that face. Greian believed that.
In the end, he said it as if sharpening a knife.
“After the competition, I will make her my maid. The position of a Crown Prince’s maid is unattainable for a bastard like Orel.”
However, Rocord shook his head. He approached and spoke affectionately.
“Grant her a title.”
“Rocord!”
To Greian, who doubted his own ears, Rocord revealed it and laughed.
“Please grant a title to that bastard. It is to allow her to live her life freely and independently.”
“Are you insane?”
“If you do so, I will try to seduce her. With this face.”
Rocord supported his chin with his thumb and index finger and smiled charmingly.
“Let me become a playboy of the Tagar Empire.”
“Huh…”
Greian genuinely thought Rocord was out of his mind. But this damn lion was serious right now.
Fortunately, she had already been listed in the Loire’s register, so it wasn’t impossible to squeeze out at least one lower title.
If that could put a firmer shackle on Rocord’s ankles, it was a deal that couldn’t be refused.
“I promise.”
As Greian gave his permission, Rocord bowed with a lowered waist. Then he smiled and said,
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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