The Deposed Empress and Her New Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 29

Long after the main story concluded, a massive spin-off-style side story was released—but oddly enough, it didn’t primarily focus on Ashika and Lucius.

Literally an “if.”

It told the story of what would happen if Ikar, a disposable supporting character, hadn’t died.

‘That’s why I stopped reading halfway through.’

As if she’d never been disappointed by the bizarre plot twist, the moment she spotted Ikar walking toward her from afar within the Vaschker Imperial Palace, her blue eyes sparkled.

‘It’s Ikar!’

He wasn’t just tall—he had a muscular build honed by swordsmanship.

Moreover, his limbs were long and his proportions exceptionally well-balanced.

And that wasn’t all.

His neat lips, full yet sharply defined nose, and large, clear eyes—striking even without double eyelids—formed a dreamlike combination.

An aura of austerity coexisted strangely with a subtle sensuality. He was undoubtedly a divine masterpiece perfected beyond perfection itself.

Just looking at him made her feel as though a millennium’s worth of anger melted away in an instant.

‘But honestly, I just don’t get it.’

She firmly believed that if a male lead existed, he ought to have black hair and red eyes. Only a secondary male lead suited golden hair and blue eyes.

Yet Lucius, the male protagonist of this book, followed the classic secondary male archetype.

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