“Ugh… my head hurts.”
Papier slowly opened his eyes and was startled when he met Prodia’s gaze.
He spoke with a voice full of guilt.
“Did Luca cause another problem…? I’m so sorry, really sorry…”
But Prodia wore a satisfied smile.
‘Good, now I know the way. If he’s hit hard enough to faint, his personality changes.’
I’ll ask Ertis for a favor whenever it’s needed.
She extended a hand to Papier, smiling.
“Papier? Let’s not say sorry between us anymore. We’re on the same side.”
“A-ah, Prodia. I’ve been nothing but a burden…”
Papier sobbed as he took her hand. He looked sincerely moved.
Watching this, Ertis shook his head back and forth.
‘Prodia, she’s truly a devil…’
He thought it was really fortunate to have her on his side.
Prodia helped Papier sit against a sofa, then briefly explained the current situation.
“So, can you help me find out the contents of the trust?”
At her words, Papier was shocked.
“Y-yes…? But reading the trust without the regent’s permission is a serious crime!”
“Luca said you won’t get caught if you use your divine power.”
“W-well, that may be true, but…”
Really?
So Papier’s divine power actually surpasses even the regent’s.
Still, Papier shook his head.
“I’m sorry, Prodia. It’ll be difficult.”
“The contents of the trust could help you too, you know? You have to be in the top 10 in the competition.”
Papier then declared firmly.
“As a competitor, I can’t cheat.”
What?
Prodia urgently tried to persuade him.
“It’s not cheating. It will be disclosed to the public eventually.”
“But that time is not now…”
This is frustrating.
Why is he so good?
‘Ah, right. He was a clergyman, a high-ranking one at that.’
Papier glanced at her with saddened eyes.
“Prodia, why don’t we compete fairly? The gods are watching.”
Ah, you mean the gods I’m deceiving.
‘So, I wanted to backstab them too.’
But Papier wouldn’t cooperate, so how could she deceive them now?
No matter how much she persuaded him, he had no intention of peeking at the trust.
She thought hard but couldn’t come up with a solution.
There was no other way.
Training would have to start without knowing the trust.
Ertis and Papier began basic training under Prodia’s instructions.
They warmed up and read books related to the royal history.
Meanwhile, Prodia was in her office, creating a mock exam to assess their abilities.
But she couldn’t focus at all.
She was still preoccupied with the contents of the trust.
‘Sigh.’
She slumped over her desk.
There must be an important clue hidden in the trust.
A great opportunity to confirm if her hypothesis was correct.
‘There’s no way I can focus, should we start with the physical tests?’
Yes, that’s better.
Prodia got up.
‘Of course, they share the same body… but won’t Luca have more energy than Papier?’
She planned to send out Papier for the written exam but Luca for the physical ones.
However, the one occupying the body now was Papier.
‘If I need to bring out Luca now… no other way. I’ll have to ask Ertis to hit him again.’
Prodia immediately sent telepathy to Ertis.
[Ertis? Where are you now?] [In the training room. Why?] “[You’re with Papiere, right?] [Yes.] [Could you call Luca over? I’m heading your way.] […You want me to hit him again?]Prodia answered calmly.
[Yes.] [It’s a bit difficult when it comes to Papiere.] [Why?] [I don’t know, just feel guilty.] [Huh? Luca and Papiere share the same mind anyway. Go ahead and hit him. He won’t die; he has divine power.] [Ah, you’re really…]The telepathy was cut off.
Prodia hurriedly moved her steps.
As soon as she opened the training room door, Luca with red eyes was rubbing the back of his head.
“Ugh… Do you have to summon me in such an inhumane way?”
Hmm, good. Ertis handled it well.
Ignoring Ertis who was sighing next to her, Prodia made an announcement.
“Next on the agenda is a physical test.”
Then Luca blinked and asked.
“Huh? A sudden physical test? What about the trust?”
“Ah, that…”
“Papiere rejected it, didn’t he?”
Prodia nodded her head.
Luca sighed and scratched his head.
“Ah, as expected… Papiere is just too stubborn.”
“There’s nothing we can do. For now, let’s proceed with training as originally planned, and wait until the trust matter becomes public.”
That’s when Luca brought up an unexpected topic.
“Um, Sis? Actually, I know another way to find out about the trust.”
“Yes?”
Ertis also exclaimed in surprise.
“What? If you knew such a way, you should’ve said so earlier!”
“I was about to, but you hit me!”
At Luca’s words, Prodia hesitated.
Come to think of it, before I summoned Papiere, Luca said he had something to tell me, right?
‘Ah, I thought he was just wasting time.’
Although she felt guilty, that wasn’t important now.
Prodia urged Luca.
“So what is it? Hurry up and tell me.”
“Do you all know about the Prehi Merchant Group in the western empire?”
The Prehi Merchant Group of the western empire?
How could she not know?
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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