“This is…”
The blue light rising above the white snow was as red as blood.
“The pact of the jin.”
The pact on Kashar’s back was unraveling.
The pact breaks only after his curse is lifted.
“If that’s the case…”
The curse was breaking.
Kashar had a face as surprised as mine.
Even without looking at his back, I knew.
His breath, the inside of his skin and muscles, blood flowing through his veins.
All connected senses were rejoicing in the liberated suppression.
“The collar… is released.”
Kashar’s madness and the chains that restrained the madness were all unfastened.
I was witnessing his only moment.
The way to break the curse was neither a holy power nor a miracle.
“…Kashar is saved.”
I recalled the original work.
Kashar was lying in the alley, and it was Elsias who saved him.
He had never received help from anyone before.
The first hand extended in the cold alley must have been salvation to Kashar.
“Now I understand.”
I hugged his face, making our eyes meet.
“Kashar, I’m not going anywhere.”
“…Suddenly, what’s that supposed to mean?”
I drove the nail into his question.
“It means trust me.”
He couldn’t answer.
Only his steadfast eyes that had always been firm were shaking.
“I will trust you too. So, don’t say such things again.”
Anyway, I won’t die.
I didn’t want to hear such words from my lover.
What was lacking in our relationship until now was trust.
Although we claimed to care for each other, in the end, we couldn’t have deep conversations because of that.
The more misunderstandings deepened, the more painful it became for both of us.
So let’s trust each other.
That’s what I was saying.
Kashar couldn’t easily respond to my words.
As if trying to choose his words, his fine eyebrows wrinkled several times before his mouth opened.
“…About what I said earlier.”
“I know. You were worried about me.”
Compared to Kashar, I’m just at the level of a mere novice.
“But I have the same feelings. It has nothing to do with your strength.”
Apart from the trust in him, it was a precious feeling of cherishing what I loved.
Kashar seemed difficult to understand my words.
‘Anything is difficult at first.’
It was certain that for someone always in the position to be protected, the opposite situation would be unfamiliar.
But this was also a process of understanding each other. I thought so.
Kashar’s head moved.
It would be a very awkward sensation.
However, it was enough for a satisfactory response from this slow man.
“Uh, it’s cold.”
I nestled into Kashar’s arms.
It was because the tension was released, but it was really cold.
His arms embraced me.
His firm arms were still strong, but they were careful.
“Oh, there’s no separate human heater.”
Perhaps because dragon’s blood was mixed.
Today, his body temperature felt unusually high.
As I patted him, I heard a low laugh.
Kashar’s embrace was warm, but I couldn’t stay like this forever.
“It’s getting dark soon.”
The sky was covered with thick clouds.
Due to the dense fog, it was impossible to know how high we had fallen.
“Is there any place nearby to take shelter?”
“There should be a cave nearby.”
Kashar left for a moment, leaving me with the instruction to wait here.
It became cold again when he left. I turned my head to find a new source of warmth.
There, Hayangi was left alone.
“Is it all over now?”
The tone of Hayangi’s voice seemed to say, “I saw you struggling.”
I felt somewhat hurt, given that I was the one who rescued him, but he was treated as if he didn’t exist.
“Sorry. I appreciated your help earlier. But you, really amazing.”
Hayangi, who didn’t respond to apologies, blinked his round eyes greatly at the compliment.
“Uh, hmm. Is that so? Am I amazing?”
“Yeah, the most amazing among the dragons I’ve seen.”
I had never actually seen a dragon.
“It’s not a dragon! But! It’s natural for someone in his position to be amazing! That’s right!”
Hayangi nodded vigorously in response to my words.
“Okay. You’re the best.”
I praised Hayangi generously.
By the time Hayangi’s mood had completely improved, Kashar returned, pushing through the bushes.
“Come here.”
It was when I grabbed his hand.
Kashar glanced at Hayangi for a moment and then guided me inside.
“Aren’t you ignoring me?!”
As Hayangi flapped his large wings, the accumulated snow scattered in all directions.
Kashar’s forehead lightly wrinkled, and a white light burst from Hayangi’s body.
“Together, strong!”
Looking back, the white fur ball was biting the teddy bear and hopping around.
“Oh, you’re back again?”
“I must conserve… strength. For… one. Moment!”
Hayangi was wriggling in the snow.
The more he moved, the more he sank into the snow.
It looked pitiful, so I picked up both Hayangi and the teddy bear.
Nestled in my arms, Hayangi became self-assured again.
“Now that I can return to my original form, Teddy bear, goodbye!”
“But why were you biting it?”
“Felt… affection.”
It was a brief answer.
Kashar, who had been watching, muttered as if spitting it out.
“It’s a shame.”
It was a strange tone.
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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