I broke into a cold sweat, wondering if Duke Kaidel would call me ‘Miss Roar’ in front of the dispensary manager.
However, Duke Kaidel overtook us and called my name.
“What are you doing, Miss Lorisha?”
Ah, smart kid.
I glared at the back of his head and followed him.
Manager Loman approached me and whispered.
“How do you know Duke Kaidel?”
“Um, a kidnapper and a hostage?”
“…….”
The manager gave up asking and walked on.
Soon, a large door appeared in front of us. Next to it was a small desk, and when Duke Kaidel went over and said something, the palace servant who was there got up and disappeared.
We followed Duke Kaidel through the door.
“Click…….”
As Duke Kaidel lit the lamp, I shut my mouth.
Tall and wide shelves that couldn’t be seen to the end even with my jaw raised. Most of the spines of the books in sight had the emblem of a lion stamped on them.
This place was the royal library.
How did he know that it was my wish to come in here?
Then Duke Kaidel called me nervously. He wanted me to be tense.
“Miss Lorisha.”
“Yes! Yes, Your Grace.”
The manager’s condition was not good either. He was clinging to the bookshelf with both arms in his robe.
As if feeling the books with his whole body…….
Duke Kaidel looked at him, his face filled with suppressed anger. Seeing that, it seemed that he had patience, but he only didn’t use it with me.
He coughed in vain and said.
“Manager, what book are you looking for?”
Then, Manager Loman stepped back from the bookshelf with a disappointed face and answered.
“I’ll look for information related to diseases. But it will be very little. You two, please search anything related to Amata.”
I looked back and forth between the two, not knowing the situation, and Duke Kaidel frowned and explained.
“We need to find a cure for parasites obtained from Amata tribe’s land. That’s all I can explain.”
The manager added his explanation.
“The war history surprisingly contains various anecdotes. After all, war history is a story of death, there will certainly be clues.”
“Is it possible?”
Duke Kaidel asked me, and I nodded. Then we scattered in three directions of the shelves.
Duke Kaidel did not say, but it was clear who was suffering from parasitic infection now.
Prince Greyen, the Second.
I was involved in something dangerous now. That I entered the royal library for nothing, that I knew the health secret of Prince Greyen, everything.
But the fact that I was in the royal library now gave me as much joy as fear. If done well, I might be able to read the secretive story of the royal family!
I quickly looked up the index and pulled out books related to the Amata tribe.
Soft conversations came from behind. Although they tried their best to suppress their voices, it was inevitable that the conversations exchanged in a quiet space would penetrate my ears.
“You’re a drugstore clerk, but you’re proficient in using the library.”
Well, since I used to hang out in the Count’s private library. The Count’s library was on par with a small city’s library.
But since I was a drugstore clerk to Manager Loman, it was natural to look suspicious. It seemed difficult to continue pretending to be a drugstore clerk.
Hmm.
Come to think of it, how did Duke Kaidel know I could use the library……?
He might be scarier than I thought, I felt more on guard.
I’ll have to sit him down and ask him seriously someday.
Duke Kaidel whispered calmly to Manager Loman.
“Is that so?”
Ha. Really ridiculous.
Even the manager was silent at his absurd response.
Feeling awkward, he added after a moment.
“Miss Lorisha does when she shuts up.”
‘……What?’
If the situation wasn’t what it was, I would have grabbed him by the collar and had him sit right away.
But unlike him, I was a sane person. I had to deal with more urgent matters right now.
Soon, the only sound in the room was the turning of book pages. There were many records related to the Amata tribe, but there was no specific index for parasites.
My throat started to hurt gradually. I thought it was already dawn, but I could still feel the tension between the two people, so no one suggested taking a break.
After a while longer, Duke Kaidel began to read aloud.
“The chieftain of the Amata said, ‘They reject our land, so they cannot escape the suffering from within the stomach. We ridicule their foolishness every day.'”
The chamberlain approached and looked into Duke Kaidel’s book, then explained further.
“It’s a record from fifty years ago during the Agael war, when soldiers repeatedly lost at the Tunbar front due to illness. Could this illness be it?”
“It’s a plausible story. But what does it mean by rejecting the land?”
“It’s not about territory.”
“……Soil!”
“Soil?”
“Some animals eat soil to suppress parasitic infections. The chieftain’s words clearly mean that!”
“……We must keep this between us.”
The two looked at each other and smiled awkwardly. I thought I knew why.
Feed the soil to one of the Empire’s small suns, His Highness the Second Prince. It was embarrassing enough with the parasite infection alone.
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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