Tristan added that he was amazed by the immediate effect of Sharletti’s sleep medicine.
Sharletti reflexively thought of Len.
‘Len had built a tolerance and it didn’t work well for him.’
She tried to shake off the thoughts of Len that kept popping up and focused on Tristan’s story.
As they climbed the stairs following the familiar scent of herbs, the soldiers recognized Sharletti and Tain and greeted them.
Tain, with his cheeks twitching, was the first to start checking on the wounded soldiers.
“Does it hurt here?”
“Ugh, I only feel sensation up to my palm.”
Tain asked questions and Sharletti carefully prescribed the appropriate treatment.
Most of the wounded soldiers were doing better.
‘Hmm, it’s definitely more relaxed than yesterday.’
The frantic back-and-forth had lessened, as did the mental burden.
“Understood!”
The soldiers willingly accepted Sharletti’s ointment, its effectiveness being almost proven.
While she was changing bandages and prescribing new medicines, Tain called out.
“Teacher! It’s time.”
“……?”
Following Tain, who was poking her arm, Sharletti noticed a chair placed alone on the first floor of the inn.
“From now on, you need to sit here and rest. The soldier uncle agreed too.”
Tain grinned and pointed at Tristan.
Sharletti, slightly embarrassed, obediently sat on the chair.
She didn’t need to rest, thanks to Len’s leg massage, but she sat anyway to avoid worrying Tain and possibly having Birena and Biretta come looking for her at the old log cabin.
“Then I’ll go check on the soldier uncles! They can’t bandage as well as me.”
Tain, excited to show off his skills, bounced up the stairs.
Tristan approached Sharletti.
“Teacher. How many of them are capable of moving around?”
Sharletti instantly understood his meaning.
‘They’re planning to leave.’
However, she frowned slightly.
“I see.”
Tristan’s expression darkened slightly, not surprised by the response.
“I didn’t mean to bring such inexperienced young men.”
It was a bitter lament.
Tristan fell silent in thought.
“Teacher. We plan to leave the village early tomorrow morning.”
Despite his words, Tristan’s gaze betrayed his eagerness to leave immediately.
He sighed briefly and looked at Sharletti.
“May I entrust you with the remaining soldiers?”
As Sharletti nodded, relief relaxed Tristan’s facial muscles. He started to leave, then turned back to Sharletti.
“I have something to tell you about a rumor I’ve heard, considering you live in the mountains.”
A rumor?
Naturally, Sharletti wasn’t well-informed about rumors.
The only recent rumor she knew was about the Grand Duke of the Newiton Empire ending a long war and returning home.
Noting Sharletti’s reaction, Tristan hesitated but eventually spoke.
“There’s a rumor about a deserter who killed dozens of our men and fled.”
“……!”
Sharletti’s heart started pounding alarmingly.
‘…Len.’
She had speculated about Len’s identity while treating his wounds upon their first meeting.
One possibility was that he was a soldier.
Sharletti’s face paled, but her expression was hidden by her hood, unseen by Tristan.
“The rumor isn’t confirmed, but such talk tends to create fear. So, there will be heightened checks and searches soon.”
The village might be revisited by soldiers for rumor control and security.
Sharletti’s expression fell. However, if the rumor of a deserter killing dozens was true, the soldiers’ protection was crucial.
“Being alone in the mountains, report anyone of uncertain identity. They might demand money or threaten you for shelter.”
Sharletti swallowed hard.
‘I’m already sheltering a patient with amnesia…’
Len was covered in terrible wounds when they first met.
Countless cuts from swords, extensive burn marks as if from a magic explosion, and old scars all over his body.
And then, he had glared at her with a brutal, animalistic look, brandishing a sword.
The more she thought about it, the more doubts arose, so she stopped pondering.
Sharletti nodded, pretending to be unaware.
“Rumors tend to be exaggerated as they pass from mouth to mouth, so don’t worry too much…”
Tristan paused, then added one last thing.
“…Be careful.”
After Tristan left, Sharletti rubbed her arm, feeling uneasy.
‘Should I tell him about that rumor?’
Ignoring it felt wrong, but spreading fear seemed wrong too.
‘And I felt something strange in the mountains yesterday.’
Specifically, an uncomfortable sensation as if someone was spying on her.
Sharletti clenched her trembling fingertips.
Whooosh. The unsettling sound made Sharletti gaze out the window.
The wind outside was picking up.
She had a bad feeling.
‘No more delay. Let’s move!’
Pushing aside her growing anxieties, Sharletti focused on treating the wounded soldiers.
She managed to have lunch with Tain, mindful of his meal times.
“Teacher.”
Tain, poking a nutritious mushroom with his fork, whispered to Sharletti sitting next to him.
Thinking he was trying to avoid eating them, Sharletti inwardly smiled.
But contrary to her expectation, Tain, after popping a mushroom into his mouth, glanced at her.
“We need to hide the patient uncle.”
“……?”
Sharletti was puzzled by Tain’s murmured words.
Tain then quickly scanned the surroundings.
“I’ve been discovered!”
Even more baffled by his words, Sharletti blinked in confusion.
‘Is he talking about the soldiers? No, he referred to them as “soldier uncles.”’
Confused, Sharletti was reminded of Len’s words from last night.
“He came during the day. Brought cookies.”
Sharletti swallowed a small sigh.
Thinking about it, ever since treating Len in the cave, Tain’s reference to “patient uncle” had always been about Len.
Sharletti stroked Tain’s cheek.
‘There were many wounded soldiers, so he must have been worried about Len.’
Tain was a thoughtful and kind-hearted child.
“It’s okay. Patient uncle is hiding well.”
“Umm…”
Tain seemed to have more to say, rolling his eyes this way and that, before reluctantly nodding.
Then he clenched his small fist.
“I’m on your side, teacher!”
Tain’s determined expression was so endearing that Sharletti hugged him tightly.
Tain, repeatedly muttering about “patient uncle,” quickly finished his meal.
Time passed inexorably.
In the late afternoon, Patricia, returning from outside, shivered.
“It’s really cold today. Unusually strong winds for autumn.”
“This year, winter seems to be coming early.”
“Exactly. Luckily, it’s not raining. If it had, it would be like early winter.”
Listening to Tristan and Patricia’s conversation, Sharletti’s worries grew.
If Patricia, layered in clothes, felt cold, the mountain temperatures must be dropping even more.
‘It’s going to be colder in the mountains.’
With no preparations for winter, her concerns deepened.
She had managed to endure the cold alone so far, but this winter she had Len with her.
‘No money, insufficient food, lack of necessary items… What should I do?’
Although there was a small stove, the magic stones needed to operate it for the entire winter were scarce.
Using firewood was an option, but Sharletti, still triggered by the sight of flames, couldn’t consider it.
‘I might have to go on a medical tour before the cold wave hits.’
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
