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“…Oh.”

Sepia made a disappointed sound, and he chuckled softly.

Chess was a nobleman’s pastime.

Sepia had also learned chess from a professional teacher.

Back then, she hadn’t felt the fun of the game, thinking of it as an extension of her lessons.

But experiencing it for real, it was quite thrilling.

‘At first, I was a little surprised by the suggestion to play chess.’

When Rocksan brought the chessboard himself, she had been quite flustered, but once the game started, she became immersed without realizing it.

This kind of game was usually enjoyed by peers.

So, it reminded her of Demios from her childhood.

‘I wish he could have enjoyed this kind of play.’

Demios had spent five years in the Humeron Empire.

It was a long period, but Sepia had only been able to see him during one winter.

Because he hadn’t come out of the palace where he had received secret lessons for three seasons.

In fact, even during the winter, they couldn’t meet every day.

Above all, they had met, avoiding the Empress and the surrounding gazes.

So, there was no time to casually play chess.

‘What was that lesson, anyway?’

Very rarely, outside of winter, they had been able to meet.

Demios had appeared by her side, looking very tired.

Exactly what he had learned and where he had been, no matter how much she asked, he always laughed it off.

She guessed that she could only know that the lesson had been very difficult.

Up until now, she had been curious, but neither the Demios of then nor the Demios now had told her what the secret lesson was.

Trying to find out separately had also been impossible.

Even young Sepia had been tied to the Empress’s lessons under the pretext of the Empress’s lessons.

Except for winter, the three seasons were waiting times for Sepia.

So, even after Demios returned to his homeland, she had thought that waiting would not be too difficult.

‘It was purely a misunderstanding.’

It was just a matter of how desperate she was, there was no easy or difficult in waiting.

Sepia smiled as she chose her words. Cracks began to appear in his formation.

Her queen took Rocksan’s king.

“Checkmate.”

“…Ah, I lost.”

He looked at Sepia with a disappointed smile.

It was a game with nothing at stake, but he had to be pleased to win.

Suddenly, Sepia felt a sense of strangeness and looked at the chessboard in reverse.

‘One move, two moves…’

Only after winning did she realize.

He had been watching over her for at least five moves.

‘No wonder.’

He had said it was smooth compared to the beginning.

Even now, he realized that he had been watching over her. Sepia chuckled to herself.
Here is the English translation of the Korean paragraph you provided, following your guidelines:

“Well, after all, you’ve been on the frontlines for several years, so you won’t lose to me.”

While admitting that fact, it still felt like I was underestimating him for no reason.

“Do you think I deliberately watched because I thought you were not good?”

“No, not at all. I had quite a hard time in the front part too. It seems you have talent for tactics.”

Sepia, who was about to ask him half-jokingly and half-seriously, had surprised eyes.

She didn’t expect to hear that the Empire’s hero had talent for tactics.

“Then why…”

“I just stopped because your serious contemplation was cute. If you felt uncomfortable, I apologize.”

Sepia was at a loss for words at his clean and sincere apology.

Even the compliment of being cute.

She realized belatedly.

Just like Sepia, Rocksan was observing her.

Somehow, feeling her ears burning, Sepia pretended to brush her hair back and lightly touched her ear.

“Don’t watch next time.”

“Understood. I’ll do my best to compete next time.”

The fact that he was naturally expecting the next time also felt surprisingly strange.

Sepia, looking at him skillfully tidying the pieces, asked, “You’ve been playing chess for quite a while, haven’t you?”

“No, not really. It’s my first time. I learned it, but I didn’t have time to play. Thanks to Sepia, it was very enjoyable.”

This was also unexpected.

He seemed to enjoy playing games with the English nobles.

But she could now understand the reason for that as well.

Through the past that Sepia’s maids had told her about.

A topic she had hesitated to bring up several times when meeting Rocksan.

Above all, it was something that the person involved would not want to recall.

“…If you find what you are looking for, will you return to your territory?”

“I suppose so. It would be difficult to continue staying in the palace.”

Here, when he mentioned difficulty, it referred not to Rocksan but to the Emperor’s perspective.

As seen from the standby order, he would probably not be pleased with Rocksan staying in the palace for too long.

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The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)

Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.

After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.

Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”

He fell ill.

She came to see him, bringing breakfast.

As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”

She turned around upon hearing the noise.

He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”

“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.

He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”

Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.

After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.

Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.

A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”

What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.

What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.

Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…

Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!

A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead

My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”

— Reading Guide —

Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead

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