Inside the waiting room.
Prodia and Irtis were waiting for the deputy’s call.
It was because Papiere had firmly refused to participate in the Buma Selection Tournament just a moment ago.
To persuade Papiere, the deputy had asked them to step aside for a moment.
As soon as they arrived in the waiting room, Irtis asked Prodia,
“That priest guy earlier, he has another personality, doesn’t he?”
‘He’s quick to notice.’
Prodia stuck out her tongue.
He already knows everything; hiding it would be pointless.
She nodded her head.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“How many are there?”
“I’ve encountered two personalities so far.”
“So one was the guy who was close to you and one was the timid guy. That makes two.”
A close one and a timid one.
It was a description too accurate to refute.
“Yes.”
“What will you do about the deputy’s proposal?”
“We have to accept it. There’s no other way.”
Irtis’s expression soured.
“I told you to contract only with me.”
Prodia was at a loss.
“Who’s fault is this? Why would you use magic inside the temple!”
“Did I do it because I wanted to? Who worried me first?”
“What will you do if you jump in the middle of the ritual?”
“What else could I do? I thought you were going to collapse as soon as I heard your scream!”
Irtis shouted defiantly, then seemed to realize something.
That last statement, wasn’t it open to misunderstanding?
But Prodia didn’t seem to care.
She spoke firmly.
“From now on, prioritize the tournament.”
That cold woman.
Irtis sighed inwardly.
‘I shouldn’t have gone to rescue her. She would’ve surely beaten that priest even without me.’
He didn’t realize she was actually being beaten up.
“Anyway, refuse the deputy’s proposal. I’ll handle it myself.”
“How?”
“Since this happened because of magic, go in front of the deputy… Ah, damn. Just bow your head once.”
Yes, just let go of my pride once.
Wizards and priests never bow to each other.
But he’s the Grand Wizard of the tower. The deputy should let it slide once.
However, Prodia shook her head.
“The biggest problem right now isn’t that you used magic.”
“Then what?”
“I must accept the deputy’s proposal for you to perform the ritual again.”
Currently, Irtis had officially abandoned the oath ritual halfway.
He would have asked for another chance, but the situation was different now.
If Prodia did not accept Papiere as a disciple, the deputy probably wouldn’t give another chance.
Irtis knew this, so he couldn’t argue any longer.
‘Damn it!’
Watching his shadowed face, Prodia spoke,
“Don’t take it so seriously. Even if I teach the priest, she won’t be interested in winning the tournament, right?”
So Irtis could still aim for victory alone.
But Irtis shook his head.
“Those red eyes might think differently.”
Oh, right.
‘Luca was there, right?’
That was a reasonable argument.
‘Luca was completely different from Papiere. Um, what if he sees the princess’s portrait and gets fired up for the tournament?’
The princess is a great beauty, after all.
Prodia was lost in thought.
Inside one person’s body, a personality that doesn’t want to participate in the tournament fights with one that wants to win?
She frowned hard.
‘It hurts just to think about it. I really don’t want to take responsibility. What should I do?’
Prodia inadvertently glanced at Irtis.
Why did he cause such an accident inside the temple!
Irtis, who had been watching her intently, asked,
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Prodia deflected calmly.
Irtis’s eyes narrowed.
“You’re not… comparing me to that priest, are you?”
Eek.
What a misunderstanding he has.
But somehow I want to tease him.
So Prodia smirked and said,
“Why, are you scared you’ll lose to that priest?”
“What?”
Seeing Irtis flare up, Prodia felt a bit savory.
‘It’s the punishment for tormenting me since yesterday.’
On the other hand, Irtis’s mind was complicated.
‘The most important thing Prodia emphasized when selecting tournament participants was definitely not skill.’
The first was character.
And the second was…
Irtis spoke to Prodia,
“Tell me honestly. Between me and that priestly guy…”
But Irtis couldn’t continue.
Asking this question himself hurt his pride, driving him crazy.
Prodia asked,
“Why did you stop talking?”
‘Ah, damn. Should I ask this or not?’
But somehow it seemed necessary to point it out.
Finally, biting his lip, he asked,
“Who’s more… handsome… between me and him?”
“What? I can’t hear what you’re saying.”
“Between me and that guy, who’s more handsome!”
“Huh?”
Prodia pretended not to have heard.
Irtis’s face turned bright red.
‘Damn, damn!’
If there was a mouse hole, he wanted to hide in it right away.
But without a chance to do so, Prodia leaned towards him and inquired,
“Did I hear wrong? You asked who’s more handsome between the two, right?”
“Why do you have to mention it again!”
Irtis’s face turned bright red.
She asked with a giggling smile,
“Well, I need to understand the question properly to answer it.”
“You’re doing this on purpose, right?”
“What did I do?”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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