Upon the end of the main subject, Jackal returned to his cool demeanor and spoke.
“The talk is over now. If you ever treat a fellow organization member poorly or spew insulting words again, it won’t end with just being grabbed by the scruff of your neck.”
“……Yes. I will keep that in mind.”
Geb meekly tucked in his tail.
[This is the time separator]The next morning, Asha opened her eyes on her plush bed.
She clearly remembered lying down on the carpet, chatting with a handsome horse, but somehow she had fallen asleep and found herself transported to the bed.
‘Did Mr. Jackal move me?’
Asha got up from the bed with a somewhat bewildered feeling.
Then, the sound of chopping wood came from outside.
Asha hastily put on her coat hanging on the hanger and went outside.
In the front yard, Jackal was chopping wood, shirtless.
Every time he forcefully swung the ax, the wood was precisely split in two.
After tossing the wood aside with a flick, he placed a new log on the stump, and noticing Asha, he looked up at her.
Asha couldn’t casually greet him good morning.
She felt sorry for what had happened yesterday.
An awkward atmosphere arose between them.
Jackal was the first to look away and spoke nonchalantly.
“……Stay inside where it’s warm. Sousa will bring breakfast soon.”
He finished speaking and began chopping wood again.
The sight of his broad, sturdy back with the ax was truly reassuring.
Asha realized he was chopping wood for her.
She had not noticed the warm room after falling asleep in confusion, but now she realized that it was all thanks to him stoking the fire while she slept.
“I was…… sorry about yesterday.”
Jackal stopped chopping.
He focused on the wood and spoke.
“……You don’t have to apologize. What you did was as much at fault as me.”
He too regretted attacking her and cornering her as he had yesterday.
By his standards, what Asha said was incomprehensible, but considering how big a decision it was for her, who was living her second life, he knew he had been wrong.
“I said I was going to die yesterday.”
“Ah…… that……”
Asha was at a loss for words when he calmly said,
“It hasn’t happened to me yet, so it doesn’t matter. It wouldn’t be strange for me to be caught at any time, so it’s not a big deal.”
“……”
“Besides, now that I know the future, I can change it. Apparently, following me was not something that happened in the past, right?”
“……Yes.”
“Then it’s settled.”
Jackal spoke lightly, but in his head, he replayed what Asha had said yesterday.
‘This time, I will definitely…… prevent that man from being captured and killed by the emperor……’
The thought of her promising to protect him made him feel like laughing absurdly.
But on the other hand, his heart also fluttered.
She would be the only woman who could say such a thing to him……
He was somehow embarrassed and brought up something else.
“……I’ll make you strong. So don’t ever speak or think about death again.”
At these words, Asha’s eyes widened slightly.
“Then……”
“Yes. I’ll accept you as a hunter.”
A bright smile gradually spread across Asha’s previously dull face.
“Thank you, Mr. Jackal! I’ll really do my best!”
Looking at Asha’s enthusiastic response, Jackal gazed at her thoughtfully.
Her slightly flushed cheeks and serious expression were somehow amusing, and he slightly twisted his lips.
……To be honest, it was cute.
He didn’t yet know how difficult it would be to train a female hunter, but it seemed like it would be rewarding.
Jackal spoke to her without looking, nonchalantly.
“Call me Captain, if you prefer Rikaon.”
Feeling as if he was acknowledging her as Rikaon, Asha’s eyes sparkled as she spoke.
“Understood, Captain!”
Jackal’s lips almost curved into a faint smile, but he managed to conceal it as he spoke.
“Don’t be careless. The test is not over yet. For the next month, you’ll be training with the other members of the organization. If you fail the test, I’ll have no mercy in kicking you out. We want strong hunters, not weak ones that need their comrades to protect them.”
He spoke deliberately colder, but Asha’s face bloomed like a flower.
“I’m glad. I’m happy to have another chance.”
Asha pledged never to miss this opportunity.
But then, from afar, a steward who was bringing breakfast found them and happily ran over.
“…Ah? Miss Asha! You’re awake?”
As Asha looked at him, he cheerfully said,
“My name is Steward Cotton. I am the Captain’s right hand and scribe of Likaeon. You might become the Captain’s companion, so I will serve you devotedly.”
“…She’s not my woman.”
Hearing that, a low voice immediately responded.
The steward chuckled, raising one hand and whispering to her.
“He may look like that, but he’s quite shy.”
Asha nodded, remembering how he had been shy last night.
Seeing Jackal glaring at him, the steward quickly took Asha and scurried into the house.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
