Of course, since then, comfortable means like potions became available, and I never felt the need or desire to suck someone’s blood. However, if I were to experience magic depletion again in the future, there was no guarantee that I wouldn’t create such an incident.
‘Snap out of it, Bella. That will never happen. Even though my species has changed, I cannot abandon my dignity as a human!’
Raven and I were now like inseparable friends.
Friends are supposed to share even a single bean when hungry, but would I ever catch a friend and eat them just because I’m a bit hungry?
As I thought about a similar situation, not wanting to imagine, Raven looked at me with a strange gaze as I tore at my hair.
“Something seems off about you today, Bella. Did you catch a heatstroke already? It’s not that hot yet.”
“…Mind your own business. I occasionally act like this, no big deal.”
“While you can be strange at times, you seem particularly so today.”
“Are you complimenting me with that?”
It happened while Raven and I were bickering over trivial matters.
Someone in knight attire walked towards us with a courteous posture.
“Your Highness, I’ve come to escort you at Lord’s command. If it’s alright, shall we depart for the main palace now?”
“Is it Father? What’s going on?”
“I’m not exactly sure. I only received an order to bring Your Highness as soon as possible.”
Though it wasn’t uncommon for Father to act recklessly, being separately summoned like this was a first.
Feeling unusually tense, I stood up from my chair and said, “I might need to change my clothes. Can you wait for a moment? Is that okay?”
“Understood. Please prepare as soon as possible. I’ll be waiting at the entrance.”
After parting ways with Raven and returning to my room, I informed Sione about going to the main palace.
She seemed pleased to hear that Father had come for me first, but at the same time, she appeared somewhat angry.
“It’s truly amazing. I kept applying for audience, and they kept rejecting until just the day before yesterday. What on earth does he want to talk about?”
“Well, probably not to discuss the recent events. I can’t think of anything else.”
“Most likely. It’s better not to have high expectations.”
While saying so, Sione chose the prettiest and freshest dress from the closet and dressed me in it.
Though he was a rarely seen and hideous father, at least during times like these, he seemed to wish for me to look like the most adorable daughter in the world.
“Okay, all set. You must confidently take care of yourself, Lady Bella. Even if Lord says something nasty, please understand him generously.”
“Why does it feel like things have changed a bit between Father and me? Shouldn’t he find me cute even when I speak bluntly?”
“I say this with all due respect, but Lord Vlad seems a bit different from the usual image of a father. Someday, he might come to his senses, I hope.”
To talk back to the Lord who leads the species would be a rare occurrence in the kingdom, probably limited to the two of us.
Elga and Sione.
Perhaps even Mom might have enjoyed making such jokes about a tightly-wound Dad when she was alive.
After changing into a new outfit and quickly combing my hair, I headed to where the knight was waiting.
Since the main palace was a place where even the palace guards couldn’t enter, I decided to leave Raven behind.
Roy, who was assigned as my escort, and I got on the carriage, and the wheels began to roll, clattering.
It was an unusually pleasant afternoon.
“Huak!”
Vladimir, who was napping in his study, woke up with cold sweat.
He was in the middle of a dream.
A dream that he wished would never end, an incredibly sweet dream.
“Daphne. Why…?”
Vladimir spat out a groaning voice, covering his face with both hands.
In his dreams, she always silently watched him from a distance.
Her beautiful appearance from her lifetime, smiling affectionately with slightly sad eyes, his companion who only gazed at him.
Vladimir had exerted all his strength to run toward where Daphne was in his dream, but the distance between them didn’t seem to close at all.
The paths of the two, divided between life and death, were so distant.
Even moments like a mirage felt like a luxury.
‘It’s painful. If this is going to happen, I’d rather not dream of her.’
It had been about a month since he lost sleep due to Daphne’s dreams, which he frequently dreamed of recently.
Initially, it felt good. Just being able to see her from afar made him happy.
He even deliberately drank alcohol and went to bed early to meet her more often in his dreams.
But as he repeated that for two weeks, Vladimir became trapped in a feeling of madness.
An existence existing only as a fantasy but never reachable.
Because it was so similar to his current situation in reality, whether he opened or closed his eyes, he was dominated by painful emotions.
In fact, it was also a kind of atonement for all vampires who had sent away their companions early.
The magic vow that, once in a lifetime, when you welcomed a companion, you would love only that person.
It was because it was an oath that was imprinted on their bodies and souls.
‘In the dream, Daphne was definitely trying to say something. What could it be?’
Daphne was far away, to the point where her expression was barely visible, but occasionally, she seemed to be trying to convey something by pursing her lips.
It was the moment Vladimir, who was harshly washing his face, sighed.
Suddenly, in his mind, the scene of her slowly moving her lips in a dream flashed.
Bel, la.
Slowly closing and then opening her lips, a short scene passed like slow motion.
Instinctively, Vladimir, who had gotten up abruptly, commanded the knight waiting outside.
“Summon Princess Bella immediately. As soon as possible.”
“Understood, Lord. Shall I call her to the council room?”
“…No. Let it be in the garden in front of here. It’s better to cool off and it suits the occasion.”
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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