His voice, whispering in my ear, was overwhelming. Due to the languid state that made clear thinking nearly impossible, I found myself nodding involuntarily.
“Oh, no. This is bad. I need to snap out of it.”
Having barely held onto the thread of reason, I shook my head.
Even though I wanted to pull her neck towards me and kiss her passionately…
“Sometimes, the fragrance that covered your cinnamon sugar scent was this flower scent.”
Understanding, Merem withdrew her hand, bringing her scented palm to her nose. Each of her actions made me shiver.
It might be a product of a naughty imagination, but it felt like she was only sniffing my scent.
“Cough.”
Intentionally coughing to cover the embarrassment, I searched for a topic to divert this dangerous and dark atmosphere in another direction.
“I hope Merem and I will be officially tied after I completely end things with Enrique.”
I wanted to build our relationship slowly until then. Above all, I didn’t want to treat Merem like a mere government official who would sacrifice herself for me.
I wanted to treat her as an equal partner.
“Let’s take it slowly, Merem.”
I’ll be by your side until you grow old and become smaller than you are now.
“Don’t you miss your country?”
And so, I carefully chose my words.
Leaning against one side of the wooden tub, Merem, who had supported herself with her arms, responded promptly.
“Not at all.”
“Then, that’s fortunate.”
“I’m from Quon, but I’ve never been happy there. All I learned there was malice and survival.”
How does one speak like that after spending childhood? Suddenly, I became curious about Merem’s story, which I had never cared about or asked about before.
I wondered what she was like before she came to me.
I didn’t want just vague words like “it was tough,” but to know about her every year, month, week, day, hour, and even every minute.
“Everything beautiful I know, you taught me. So, for me, the country where you live, Nyx, is also a beautiful land. I have no intention of leaving.”
“Even so, if you go back to Quon, you’ll become much stronger than you are now. It’s a shame that you won’t be able to fully utilize your real strength. If you return to the desert now, you’ll be in a completely different position than when you were a child.”
Even a predator born in the wild could be trampled to death by a deer before it grew to its full size.
I could almost feel how unjust Merem must have felt at that time.
Now, I didn’t wish for Merem to leave my side, but I wanted her to experience her true strength at least once.
Certainly, it would be on a different level than here.
“Isn’t movement in Nyx not as fast as you think? It might feel like you’re swimming against the current. You might feel like there’s something blocking you, even though you can do more.”
“That’s right.”
“However, if you return to your country, Quon, you will become much faster than others. Time will flow slowly within your perceptual range. In simpler terms, the enemy’s attack will seem slow enough to induce yawning.”
A few years ago, Quon’s emperor was undoubtedly stronger than Merem.
But now?
Can he still overpower Merem?
I firmly believed the answer was no.
“After this is over, I want to give you freedom, Merem.”
The hatred harbored in the Tahrar Wetlands would come to an end.
Between me and Bellifor.
Between Enrique and me.
And even Hélène.
I am the only one returning alive.
That’s how I decided.
“And I will become the emperor of Nyx.”
“…Yeah.”
“If you want, you can become the emperor of Quon. You have the qualifications and the strength. If you want, I’ll help.”
Merem was not very talkative. Her thoughts were profound, and she seemed to have a heavy tongue, making it not easy to read her mind. Moreover, there was only one greed I could read from her golden eyes – about me. I wanted to know if that one was too overwhelming and obscuring other things.
“Emperor? I can. Become an emperor?”
“Yes.”
“…I’ve never thought about such a thing.”
A sense of bewilderment emanated from Merem.
She scratched her jaw, then soon stood up from her seat.
I quietly waited as she wandered around the tent. After a while, Merem stopped behind me.
“Then let’s go together.”
“Together?”
“Just do it. A conquest war.”
This time, it was my turn to be taken aback. I hadn’t thought that far, so I kept my mouth shut.
Then, with a confident tone, Merem continued.
“It’s possible. I’ll take the vanguard, and Shailo Silverrose will provide rear support.”
“That’s…”
Stretching the conversation, I contemplated the materials, manpower, and their roles in the conquest war.
By the time the warm water had cooled.
I wet my head, then looked straight at Merem.
“You’re attracted to it.”
Nothing should go wrong.
Getting Shailo’s approval is a crucial part, and there are various problems to solve.
But… it’s undoubtedly an attractive proposition.
“Grant me the title of Conqueror, my Leo.”
Embracing me tightly from behind, Merem whispered. I smiled, feeling the desire squirming in her warmth.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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