“Hello, friends!”
Having completed the contract with Prodia, Sharak immediately went to find the three men and greeted them cheerfully.
“…Ugh.”
They had just finished devouring the cookies Sharak brought.
So, crumbs still lingered on their mouths.
Seeing this, Sharak was delighted.
“Wow, it seems you liked the gift I sent. Was it delicious?”
They didn’t answer, but their expressions spoke volumes.
Especially, Luca was the one who had hastily eaten the cookies.
As monastic life is all about asceticism, they always had tasteless food.
Sharak grabbed Luca’s hand and playfully shook it up and down.
“Eek!”
“I couldn’t properly greet you yesterday, right? A miracle, meeting the goddess in person. I didn’t expect to meet her directly in my life. Lucky me!”
Fortunately, Sharak completely mistook him for Papier.
Since Luca had been wearing lenses in advance.
He couldn’t yet trust Sharak with the revelation of his dual personality.
Next, Sharak turned his head to the side.
“Mataub’s Irtis!”
Sharak tightly hugged him, expressing his joy by patting his back vigorously.
“Nice to meet you, nice to meet you. I’ll be relying on you from now on!”
“Ugh… hey…!”
Then, he immediately moved on to Ed.
“Ed Freeh, right? Meeting the successor of the Freeh Upper for the first time. What an honor!”
“Ugh… please give me a courteous greeting.”
But Sharak’s enormous hand was already tightly holding Ed.
The grip was so strong that it felt like his hand might burst.
“Cough!”
“Nice to meet you, friends. Let’s get along well!”
In this way, everyone exchanged somewhat intense welcoming greetings. Well, it was more like they received them.
They soon sat facing Sharak.
They wanted to find out why he was participating in this competition.
“Hmm? Well, naturally… to become a Buma. That’s why I took a leave of absence. Haha.”
Sharak openly revealed his purpose.
“But why ask such an obvious question? Weren’t you all going to the competition because you want to become Bumas too?”
At his question, the three men awkwardly replied.
“Of course, we are also going to become Bumas.”
In fact, the three men had already coordinated their answers a while ago.
Just a few minutes before Sharak arrived.
They had decided to be cautious and vigilant around him for the time being.
This decision was made while watching Sharak happily eat the cookies.
Irtis picked up one of the cookies.
“That Navy guy seems a bit suspicious. But why does this taste so delicious?”
“Shall I do some background research? …Hmm.”
In response to Ed’s words, Luca also added a comment.
“Rather than that, watch if Prodia is playing any tricks. Gulp.”
So, the three of them decided to pretend they were eager to become Bumas in front of Sharak for a while.
Of course, Sharak showed no signs of suspicion regarding them.
She merely extended her hand for a handshake to everyone.
“Alright, let’s now engage in friendly competition together!”
And a few days later.
A letter arrived from the royal palace, announcing the results of the selection match.
Prodia opened the royal letter along with everyone else.
Everyone was eagerly anticipating the results of the selection match.
However, the letter did not specify the total points or rankings.
It simply stated whether they had passed or not.
[Sharak Calahard: Passed] [Irtis: Passed] [Papier: Passed] [Ed Freeh: Passed]It was somewhat disappointing not to know the detailed results.
Nevertheless, everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the notification of passing.
With this, they took one step closer to their goal.
Prodia, upon checking the results, also cleared her mind.
“Ha, it’s done. We’ve overcome the first hurdle.”
However, there was something strange written at the bottom of the letter.
It mentioned that the next competition date would be rescheduled, and they would announce it later.
Delaying the schedule right after the start of the competition.
Could something have happened in the royal palace?
Prodia glanced at Ed.
As expected, he seemed to have something to say to her.
Prodia quickly tidied up her belongings.
“Congratulations to everyone on passing. Ed, can you spare a moment?”
“Of course, Lady Prodia.”
Upon hearing this, Irtis and Luca quickly took Sharak and left.
It was undoubtedly clear that Prodia wanted to inquire about the next competition.
Since she couldn’t fully trust Sharak yet, she had to keep Ed’s information network hidden for now.
After everyone left, Prodia sat down with Ed alone.
However, Ed delivered unexpected news.
“More participants than expected were eliminated in the selection match. A considerable number failed.”
Oh no.
Prodia frowned.
“The majority of those who failed were probably commoners or peasants.”
“Exactly. That’s why it seems they didn’t record scores and rankings on the result sheet to eliminate controversies.”
I knew it would be like this.
It was strange from the beginning when they didn’t consider social status and race.
But the subsequent explanation from Ed was even more absurd.
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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