How can such a delicate woman look so dignified? Behind her slow downward gaze, a clear and firm confidence could be seen. Perhaps due to the sunset that painted the air entirely red, the thickened shadows made her look otherworldly.
‘Goddess…’
The nickname of the Northern Goddess seemed to have come out meaninglessly. Feeling a sense of reverence, Aidan lowered his head again.
‘Surely. Surely, I will protect you. Absolutely.’
Thunk. Aidan suddenly raised his head at the abrupt sound of metal. In front of him, who was making a determined resolution, the sword was falling.
The owner who dedicated the sword, the woman called the Northern Goddess, was holding the hilt of the sword, panting heavily.
“Oh, it’s heavy. I’ll leave the sword to you again. Is that okay?”
“…….”
Seeing the woman rubbing her painful arm, Aidan burst into a sly smile.
He sheathed his sword and stood up.
Meanwhile, Brody was standing near the cliff, looking down at the scenery.
“Wow… The sunset here is incredible.”
“Yeah. Over there, you can see a large empty space. Originally, it was a lake. So, the sunset reflecting on the water surface as the sun sets was a spectacular sight, almost a shame to see alone.”
“Oh.”
Nodding, Brody spoke.
“So, bringing you here was to show you the sunset, I guess, and I…?”
“And I…?”
“That… I mean… I thought you were here to inform me about the situation in the North. Both the way up here and the scenery here seemed like that…”
Aidan made a embarrassed expression, then touched his chin and forehead.
“I don’t have a hobby of showing embarrassing things.”
“Well… I mean…”
For a while, the two stood side by side, watching the red sun setting to the west.
The affectionate sunset cast their shadows charmingly.
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“But… are you not angry?”
On the way back to the village on Kaiis, Aidan cautiously asked from behind.
Brody knew what he was asking, probably about the incident where he tracked her using the ice spirit’s power.
Brody shook her wrist and answered quite boldly.
“No, why would I be angry? Giving something like this to a beloved woman, isn’t it like putting her in chains?”
However, it was an exaggerated boldness, so instead of being genuinely angry, she seemed to be pretending, and ordinary people would have noticed.
But Aidan didn’t know, so he started to fidget, thinking that she must be quite angry.
“Well… I didn’t mean to give you that. I just… as a token…”
“Really? Considering how well you used the tracking ability, it wasn’t just that.”
“No, I… well, I did use it, but it wasn’t just for that.”
“Then, will you not do it again in the future?”
“…….”
Aidan didn’t answer.
Silence seemed to be an answer that said it can’t be avoided. Brody, who read the gap, sighed.
“I think you must feel sorry.”
“No, I’m sorry. I really am sorry.”
“Heh… is that so? If you’re that sorry, grant me one wish.”
“Sure, anything… Ah…”
About to say that he would grant any wish, Aidan suddenly stopped. He felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he had answered like this before.
So, after careful consideration, he answered.
“I’ll grant anything except for making my headaches with your blood.”
‘Ugh.’
Brody’s attempt to pretend to be angry and get what she wanted was read through.
‘I’m sorry, Chief of Staff. I can’t solve it right away.’
Brody silently apologized and looked forward to what would come next.
“Ha… Alright then. I’ll leave it to you, a wish. I’ll use it for something even more challenging than that.”
“…….”
Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned it. Regret filled him, as he didn’t know what creative wish she might have, but it was already spilled water.
“Use it for yourself, not me.”
“Yes, I’ll think about it.”
Feeling uneasy, Aidan decided to change the subject.
“Uh, I also have something I want to ask.”
He did have something he really wanted to ask.
“Yes, go ahead.”
“That thing.”
“That thing?”
“That… I mean… that…”
What does he want to ask that he hesitates like this?
Perplexed, Brody turned her head to look at Aidan.
Then, his face turned slightly red, and he started to stutter even more.
“That, th-that, th-that. I mean, that, that thing you mentioned last during the meeting, that thing.”
“That thing? If it’s that, um, contraceptive pills?”
Trying to figure out the identity of ‘that thing’ with great effort, Brody answered with a sense of Eureka!
“…….”
Aidan closed his mouth again, stammering.
‘She mentioned it because she had something to ask, so why is she so embarrassed?’
Brody sighed and turned her head again.
It seemed like she wouldn’t be able to bring it up until they reached the village at this rate.
After Kaiis’s cheerful hoof sounds passed several times, Aidan finally opened his mouth again.
“That thing, have you been taking it until now?”
“…….”
This time, Brody closed her mouth at his question.
She couldn’t understand his intention behind asking.
Could it be that contraception is a taboo in this era?
Giving birth, especially for noble women, was a symbol of power. So, maybe there was an atmosphere where contraception was unnecessary.
But what if a married couple enjoyed their time together? They couldn’t just have a child whenever they wanted. Considering that records of contraception methods were found in previous eras, it must have been necessary in any era.
If you can’t sell it openly, you can sell it secretly.
Brody expressed her thoughts and simply asked.
“Why are you asking about that?”
“That… that… Well, it’s just… I’ve been worried about it.”
“Worried?”
“Yeah, isn’t it… worrying? Having a child…”
Brody nodded her head in agreement.
It was true.
As Aidan mentioned, being pregnant during the marriage ceremony or having a child would be problematic, as it was a symbol of power.
No, even before that, having a child between them was already a problem.
Brody planned to leave in three years.
So, of course, she diligently took contraceptive pills.
“Don’t worry. It won’t happen. The one I made boasts a 99.99% effectiveness.”
“Is that so? …Then, when was the last time you took it?”
Huh? The last time? Come to think of it, it was quite a while ago. Since the day I met him in the South, there have been many incidents, and especially after he decisively came to the North, Aidan had kept his distance from Brody.
“In the South… I think that was the last time.”
“I see…”
Brody furrowed her brow with a puzzled expression.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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