Although he was the head of the Royal Magic Division, due to his eccentric personality, he had cut off all contact with the outside world and gone deep into the northern mountains. His age was an astonishing 600 years.
Since the founding of the Tzepes Kingdom was just over 500 years ago, he was practically a founding father.
“So, how do you plan to meet him?”
“I only know that he’s somewhere in the northern mountain range. I’ll have to find him somehow.”
Hmm, isn’t that like looking for a needle in a desert?
Honestly, I thought it was impossible and didn’t have much hope.
But Tione, using all means and methods, managed to find the location of her master in just one month.
I was impressed by my wet nurse, who actively utilized past connections and even mobilized the army for the search.
“Fortunately, I’ve found where my master is, but because of the illusion barrier, it’s difficult to approach. I have to go and see for myself. My master’s barrier is so powerful that touching it carelessly could cause serious trouble.”
“Then how many nights will it take to get there and back?”
“If I use the gate, one or two days should be enough. I’ll be back soon, so please wait a little.”
As she spoke as if seeking permission, I readily nodded.
“By the way, is it okay to just go without telling Dad? We can’t go out right now.”
“This is a special case. I’ve received the Lord’s permission through a magical tool, so don’t worry.”
After finishing her explanation, Tione packed her bags and left for the outskirts of the capital, where the gate was.
Her back, dressed as a traveler with a long cloak over her maid’s uniform, looked a bit unfamiliar.
After a brief farewell with the people, I returned to my room.
Rose Palace, which was usually quiet, felt even more so.
‘It feels weird without Tione in the palace.’
Of course, she wasn’t the only one in Rose Palace.
There were the bright and cheerful maid sisters, the kind palace people, and even the soldiers who secretly stuffed snacks into my pocket.
People who had started to open up little by little as we spent more time together, but their absence could not fill the void left by Tione’s absence.
‘It’s empty and lonely. That’s why I didn’t want to have special feelings for anyone…….’
Looking out the window until dawn, waiting for someone who won’t come.
I, too familiar with that time, slumped my shoulders with a gloomy look in my eyes.
“Tione, I miss you.”
Why am I so lonely when it’s only a day or two?
Perhaps my mind had become soft and fragile like my small and weak body.
‘Or maybe this is my true nature.’
My previous self was not used to giving and receiving feelings with someone.
Though I had grown into an adult, only my body had grown, and mentally I still had immature aspects.
The door of the heart was locked with a padlock before it could grow, and the key was thrown away.
So that no one could see my miserable, lovestarved true self.
‘But now I’m going to change. I’ve decided to.’
During the little over half a year spent in the Tzepes Kingdom, I had undergone tremendous changes.
Being born into another race, or becoming a baby, was no longer that important.
What was more important was that there were people who liked me, and that I could open my heart to them.
I will no longer repeat the past mistakes of hiding and running away.
“Just sleep one night, not two, and come back, it’ll be a joke.”
How wonderful it would be if Sione were back when I opened my eyes.
I hugged the pink rabbit doll next to me, sniffling my nose that was needlessly getting sore.
The rabbit doll, with its clumsy stitching and cotton protruding, was Sione’s work, made as she pricked her fingers countless times with a needle.
I was about to fall asleep, relying on the warm and familiar scent that comforted my heart.
Suddenly a strong wind blew, and an unidentified black object whizzed past the rattling balcony window.
‘What’s that?’
I would have thought something was blown away by the wind, but somehow it didn’t feel right.
It was as if someone was watching me closely.
‘I have to check it out.’
Creak.
I got out of bed, hugged my favorite doll to my chest, and dragged my slippers toward the balcony.
“Who’s there?”
When I asked the empty air, naturally, no answer came back.
‘I feel a presence. An assassin?’
A peculiar, tingling sensation.
It was a faint energy that an ordinary person would never feel, but I could clearly sense it now.
“Come out, I know you’re hiding. Don’t waste time.”
The moment I dragged a few more steps in my slightly oversized slippers.
Whoosh, the curtain fluttered noisily.
“How did you know I was here?”
A young, unfamiliar baritone voice.
When I raised my little head, a man in a black mask was looking down at me with an interested gaze.
“How did you get in here?”
“Answer my question first.”
“Rude, aren’t you? I’m the owner here, so you should answer first.”
He chuckled with a fake laugh, looking down at me as if trying to meet my eyes, and crouched down.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
