“Nothing much has changed so far. Thanks to the magic stone, there’s no real hindrance to daily life, but… she still faints sometimes.”
She let out a light sigh, thinking of the small and adorable little lady of Rose Palace who was suffering from an illness.
Even though Elga had given one of her most cherished objects, a dragon’s magic stone, it seemed to be insufficient to meet the amount of energy needed for Bella’s growth.
It was frustrating that two renowned magicians in the kingdom had gathered, and yet no solution was forthcoming.
“Just hunt a few highlevel magical beasts near the border and feed them. You’re ignoring an easy solution and choosing a complicated path.”
“…Bella dislikes magical beast cuisine. If you put that on the table, she won’t even touch it.”
Indeed, quite a few people in the kingdom refused to consume magical beasts raw.
After all, tastes varied.
Recipes for magical beast dishes were prepared as much as possible for such people, but the tender princess even disliked those.
Like an ordinary human who finds the stench emanating from a magical beast’s blood even more repulsive.
“That’s strange. Even among purebloods, this happens occasionally, but it’s rare for a child in the growth phase to reject it. Sometimes they even lose reason and bite people around them.”
What Elga was referring to was the story of a vampire’s rampage.
A lack of magical energy leads to a forbidden phenomenon, and the vampire, having lost reason, would hunt not only magical beasts and humans but also their kin.
The stories of vampire massacres that were handed down to human villages like old tales were of this kind.
‘The mere thought is terrifying.’
Sione, who briefly imagined her adorable charge becoming a madwoman, shook her head roughly.
“Bella is young but intelligent. She’s of Lord and Daphne’s lineage. That will never happen.”
“That makes it even more dangerous. Carrying a time bomb in the body of a two or threeyearold child. The Tzepes Royal Family can’t afford another disgrace.”
Noticing what her master was referring to, Sione narrowed her eyes.
Roan, the halfbrother who had competed with Vlady for Lord’s position.
Counted as one of the most terrible royals in Tzepes Royal Family history, Roan had massacred a thousand kins for an experiment to amplify magic power.
But in the end, Roan’s experiment failed, and he suffered a severe rampage due to the side effects of handling abnormal magic.
One by one, not only the Tzepes Kingdom but also human villages were annihilated by Roan. Vlady had to remove him with his own hands.
A long time passed, and the story of Roan became a disgrace of the Tzepes family and was long lost in history.
“Don’t compare Bella to that depraved creature. Even if you’re my master, there are things I cannot tolerate.”
“Hah! Are you going to hit me again? Huh? Who was the one who changed your diapers, fed you, and even taught you magic?”
“……How long are you planning on using that?”
Sione made an irritated expression, but Elga began to lament with even tears in her eyes, saying how she had raised her, how hard it must have been to raise a child with a body as fragile as this girl’s.
Having ended up like an unmarried young woman dragged before an old grandmother, Sione coldly gulped down the cooled tea in her mouth and rose from her seat.
“If you have nothing more to say, I will return. I can’t be away for too long with the recent assassin incident as well.”
“What a temper. I wonder who you take after.”
Who else could it be? She wanted to say, but Sione swallowed the words with difficulty.
“Sit down again. I think I’ve finally found a way to properly raise your precious little princess.”
“……Is that really true?”
As Sione spoke in disbelief, Elga shrugged her shoulders in response.
“It’s more of a desperate measure rather than a certain method.”
“Please explain in more detail.”
The magical power required by a vampire during their growth phase cannot be fulfilled through indirect means.
Especially if it’s from the bloodline of a Lord.
Even ordinary vampires have to directly consume magic to barely fill the amount of magical power required for growth, so what about a child born with the blood of a ruler?
Therefore, the method Elga found was to take the magical power of a demon, not magic.
And that of a very specialblooded race.
“A demon? Don’t tell me you want to offer Bella a human instead of magic?”
“Tsk, don’t be hasty. Who said eat people? Listen to the end.”
“……Then what exactly?”
“Have you ever heard of a hybrid between humans and demons?”
The rare hybrid race, Benian, born between high demons and humans.
With their dark brown skin and golden eyes, they were treated as mutants, ostracized by both humans and demons.
There were many rumors that they were hiding somewhere near the boundary where the dimensional gate leading to the demon world exists, but sightings were rare.
The rare blood of Benian was as precious as a panacea, and some wealthy demons took pleasure in collecting Benians for their beautiful and unique appearance.
The Benians always lived a life on the run from hunters, and those who survived in such a harsh environment were very few.
Although they had demonic blood, they couldn’t use magic at all due to genetic defects, and their lifespan was the same as ordinary humans, making survival itself a challenge.
“I know they almost don’t survive. Many are killed by their human parents before they are even born.”
“That’s right. Demons don’t usually care about children born through humans. And it’s also impossible for them to blend into the human world, so survival chances can be seen as extremely slim. They have such unique power and appearance after all.”
“……You’re saying this now because you’ve found where the Benians are, right?”
Whether Sione’s guess was correct, Elga nodded with a satisfied expression.
“Vlady’s army happens to be there, too. If we can find the Benians and take them to the castle, we can save that child Bella.”
“Will the Lord…… really do that for us?”
“I’m not sure. But it will be hard for him to refuse if I ask. Being stuck here in the mountains alone is somewhat because of him, after all.”
Sione, who realized that there was some deal between Elga and Vlady, quickly nodded.
“Then I’ll ask you. The Lord seems to think of me unfavorably.”
“Tsk tsk, I would think so too. After all, the closest subordinate has stabbed him in the back. Well, it’s his fault, too.”
Yurik, instead of the Lord, decided to protect his daughter, but he wanted to question why it had come to this; Sion, however, kept her mouth tightly shut.
Because she herself had given up Vlady’s kinship to go to the baby, who couldn’t even open her eyes.
“You may leave since we’re done talking. Don’t forget to take this with you as it’s yours.”
The gloves Elga nonchalantly tossed had a warming magic spell on them.
It was not an ordinary item, but an object imbued with a highranking artifactgrade permanent warmth spell.
“This is quite valuable, isn’t it? A magical tool… Isn’t it too early for you to give away such a thing… Have you gone senile already?”
“Senile? Have you said everything you need to?”
Sion, who once again received a scolding from her master, who appeared no older than a girl, could only leave the cabin when she felt as if blood was coming out of her ears.
Elga, watching her disciple’s figure slowly fade into the snowstorm, muttered quietly,
“That child should learn to care for herself sometimes too…”
How long would she continue to live, sacrificing for others?
Tsk, tsk, clicking her tongue, Elga went into the house where a warmcolored oil lamp was flickering.
Shortly after a heavy snowfall, the cabin where the two had been disappeared from sight.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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