Merem, who was staring at my face, quietly approached, then gently bit my ear between his lips. Startled by the sudden nibble, I jumped like a frightened bird as the wind rustled.
“Merem!”
“Because you hate it. Thinking about another man.”
“Thinking about another man? I didn’t do such a thing.”
“Lies. It was a different expression from when you think about me.”
Ah, he’s quick-witted.
I gently scratched Merem’s jaw and then kissed him between his lips, and he, as if waiting for it, embraced my cheeks and passionately kissed me.
At this rate, our lips might get swollen, but I didn’t refuse and accepted him.
‘My heart is ticklish.’
It feels like the warm breeze of early summer is wrapping around me.
Feeling a lump in my stomach, I absentmindedly wiggled my toes.
“Oh my. I’ve come at a bad time.”
Despite the awkward atmosphere, we didn’t think of parting ways.
Only when a familiar voice reached us, I gently pushed away from Merem’s chest.
“Oh, Shailo.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Have you been well?”
Shailo’s two eyes sparkled in blue.
Merem, facing Shailo, wrapped his arms around my waist, and the two engaged in an obvious staring contest.
Merem even cheekily used his thumb to brush against Shailo’s lips with a playful expression.
‘Cute. Even something like this looks cute. It’s a big problem.’
I stifled a sigh.
Perhaps because I’ve experienced being crazy in love, I knew the signs of falling in love.
Simply… everything just looked beautiful.
“There’s an immediate strategy meeting now. The Emperor has issued a summons. I’m here to escort you.”
“Oh, right. Let’s go.”
Merem, who had brought a cloak from the neatly arranged clothes brought along by Lydia, draped it over my shoulders.
Since it was raining, and the sun had set, it felt a bit chilly.
Then, Shailo cast a spell on me, who was in a place where the rain was falling.
“It’s a warming spell. Similar to the one I cast before. It lasts for 12 hours, so I’ll repeat it whenever needed.”
“Thank you, Shailo.”
“Don’t mention it. I’m a bit ‘competent,’ you know.”
Shailo emphasized the word ‘competent’ with strength.
It seemed like Merem was being considered incompetent.
At that moment, Merem, raising his eyebrows slightly, suddenly lifted me up.
“The ground is muddy. I’ll carry you.”
What are you guys doing…
Ignoring Shailo, Merem, holding me, quickly went away.
Seeing Shailo’s gaze turning cold as he looked at them, I just buried my face in my hands.
It was hard to suppress my laughter.
‘They look like a really bad pair of a cat and a dog!’
Rain poured, making it a pitch-dark afternoon at 1 o’clock.
The knights were diligently clearing out the demons near the campsite today, just like yesterday.
As they had to deal with more demons than yesterday, there were many injured, although not severely. In a humid environment, it was good to treat even small wounds promptly.
“All done.”
“Thank you, Saint.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Helen, with a bright smile, immediately moved to the next patient.
The next one was a soldier with torn eyelids and bleeding.
“I’ll treat you.”
“No need.”
“What?”
Helen blinked, thinking she might have misheard.
Then the soldier grimaced, extending his hand.
“Ah, no need. I spread the taxes I collected to the Eastern Lords. I won’t get treated by such people. I’m out.”
“What is this….”
Helen’s face turned pale at the firm refusal.
Having long been expelled from the political scene, Helene didn’t know what was being said about her these days.
No one informed her.
Of course, the fact that “she doesn’t know” was still evidence that she enjoyed the Emperor’s favor, but even that was valid only within the imperial palace.
In a place where life and death swung back and forth, power didn’t wield much influence.
Especially not with stubborn regional lords and equally stubborn soldiers.
“As expected, you can’t deceive your origin.”
“He tried to bribe the Eastern Lords by giving them taxes, asking them to look favorably on the Quadrant?”
“Really. How can such a person be the Emperor’s compass?”
Soldiers nearby, being healed by other priests, muttered their opinions one after another.
Although they didn’t openly speak to Helene, ultimately, the arrow’s target was her.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
