I have to come and read it when Erich leaves his spot later.
It seemed like I just needed to seize the right time as there seemed to be no surveillance personnel except for Erich. I randomly picked up a book from the bookshelf where the magic book was placed.
“You are…….”
Erich, who was still holding that book tightly, slowly opened his mouth.
“Do you know what kind of family the Duke of Libertan is?”
His pupils were filled with hostility and confusion.
I swallowed my saliva.
‘Perhaps this is my opportunity?’
Even if I run away later, it’s good to have someone who dislikes me a little less.
Of course, there was no way that the feelings of the revenants could be completely resolved by my few words. However, there was a really big difference between hearing an apology and not hearing one.
“……I know.”
“Then why didn’t you do anything?”
Erich raised his voice. His voice was mixed with annoyance and anger.
Maybe if I said I couldn’t help it, it would only stoke his anger further.
So all I can do is……
“I’m sorry.”
“Again, sorry. Is that all it takes?”
Then, Erich strode towards me and roughly grabbed both of my shoulders.
“That’s hypocrisy. An apology to avoid the situation is nothing but empty.”
“I know. But, isn’t that all I can do right now?”
Somehow, Erich became more hostile. Should I have not apologized this time? I didn’t know if I should have kneeled down and shed tears of repentance.
‘I’m not going to do that even if I’m told to.’
“What do you want me to do, Lord?”
Then, Erich, who was grinding his teeth, glared at me and turned his head.
“Why are you asking me that? Shouldn’t you think about atonement yourself?”
Erich left the library. I, who had been pretending to listen, clenched my fists with joy.
‘Ah. The opportunity has come.’
I pulled out a book from the magic bookshelf while Erich was away.
‘He won’t come back right away, right?’
I felt suffocated after dealing with hostile gazes from the morning. Before reading the book, I decided to get some fresh air and opened the large window in the library.
Whew
My long hair flailed wildly in the strong wind. The wind, which I hadn’t felt in a long time, felt good. I closed my eyes briefly, then opened them, leaned a bit further out, and looked down.
Below, a creepy and bizarre labyrinth garden was visible. It was a space that was hard to see in a noble or ducal house.
Estelle.
The voice, clearer than before, rang out.
‘It wasn’t a hallucination.’
I wanted to hear more clearly, so I climbed up on the window railing. Thankfully, the railing was made of stone and large, so it wasn’t dangerous.
‘If I look at where the voice came from.’
It definitely came from that forest. Last time it was the forest too.
‘Is there something in the forest?’
I was about to descend again, but it seemed that dust mixed with the wind had gotten into my eyes. My eyes stung, causing me to blink. Rubbing would only make it worse in situations like this.
But something large seemed to have entered, and the situation did not easily calm down. Tears streamed down my face.
I couldn’t blame the innocent wind, either. Then, should I say it was my fault?
In the end, I ended up rubbing the corners of my eyes.
“So, it’s come to this.”
I didn’t want to do this, considering the last time I rubbed my eyes, they became severely bloodshot.
“…You.”
Turning my head, Erich, who had quietly closed the door and left earlier, was silently back in the room.
Erich was looking at me with a pale face.
“Do you consider that a solution?”
What solution?
I tilted my head. Then, my hand, which was holding the window frame, slightly slipped.
“Wait!”
Erich’s face turned even paler.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
