Swept up in her confession, the actors began the war god scene, and before long, the princess, who had become the last monster of Titurshan, appeared.
Five times taller than a human, pale skin, octopuslike writhing legs, and flowing white hair.
Though she was called a princess, she was a grotesque monster, cursed by greed according to the plot.
Though her stage time was brief compared to the play’s length, the actress playing the princess quite enjoyed this moment.
“Heh heh heh…”
Seeing children cheer as if it was the final climax when she appeared in her massive costume was a great joy.
“Devil! It’s the Titurshan princess! The Black Knight will scold her!”
“Black Knight! Now the princess is fleeing!”
“Capture her this time! Go for it, Black Knight!”
“Black Knight?”
Something was off.
She had just been in the makeup room, unaware of what twist had occurred on the stage.
Nonetheless, now that she had appeared, the princess focused on her single line of dialogue.
“Don’t think this is the end…!”
And with that cliché, she disappeared, a role that was easy but served as important bait to continue the drama.
But unlike past performances, the Black Knight suddenly charged at her.
“What, what is this? Has Resa finally gone mad?”
Had Resa, who had been tormented by Scinium, lost his mind?
The Black Knight charged, unleashing a terrible red sword energy.
Because of that accursed woman, to make matters worse, the trees that had been supporting her collapsed.
“Aaaah!”
Thus, the falling princess was skillfully caught by the Black Knight.
And when that mad knight gleefully stabbed a sword next to her side, she lost consciousness.
“Wooooo!!!”
“The princess is finally captured!!!”
The villain was dead.
It was the end of a performance that had continued for over 100 times.
Since she had appeared on stage, there was no way to let this rotten story continue.
The horrified director and stage manager signaled to bring down the curtain.
However, blocking them was the crown prince.
“Your Highness! Move, it seems an accident has occurred!”
“That’s right! We should bring down the curtain and start again…!”
“I said it was boring. Kids’ plays are boring, right?”
At Crown Prince Iren’s relaxed words, they looked startled.
They were not originally a troupe for children, they had secretly wanted to conclude but were bound by contract terms, which the crown prince apparently knew.
“Eh? No, that’s not…”
“So, if we end it like this, we won’t fulfill the contract term with the royal family…!”
“It’s fine, make a new play during the contract term. I’ll invest as promised.”
At the crown prince’s generous offer, hesitant smiles began to form on the lips of the two artists.
[Star Icon]What remained was the longawaited gift ceremony.
As Crown Prince Iren appeared in place of the Holy Maiden, the children began to murmur.
“Today, in place of the Holy Maiden, I will bestow the relic to the next hero!”
Receiving a gift in the final episode, who would receive this highest relic?
The sound of children’s hearts pounding seemed to fill the vast Great Hall.
Amidst those cheers, Crown Prince Iren looked down at all the kneeling actors.
Of course, the one who caught his eye was undoubtedly Lucia.
So Crown Prince Iren had no choice but to stop in front of her.
He couldn’t ignore her, who had even gone up to the stage for her daughter.
Iren whispered to the Black Knight as he unprecedentedly handed over the egg.
“Ha, I can’t help it if you only look at Mom like that. I’ll give in. Today’s star.”
“…”
It was more a move to instinctively score points, knowing that Niya would end up with whatever was inside the egg.
Lucia, recognizing his identity, was startled, but accepted the relic.
She had already achieved her true purpose.
That was to change the ending so that the child would no longer be sad.
However, Lucia couldn’t miss this opportunity to create good memories with the child, even without revealing her identity.
She lightly stepped down from the stage and stood in front of the child seated in the front row amidst the cheers of the crowd.
Amidst the envious glances of many children, Nia looked at her mother.
Warm blue eyes visible even behind the mask.
‘Mom. Mom’s here! It’s definitely Mom!’
Meeting those familiar eyes, the child slowly revealed her pearly white front teeth.
“Mo…”
It was then.
“How dare you ruin my stage!?”
Awakened, Cynium charged at the Black Knight.
Lucia deftly dodged and knocked him unconscious again, but her mask got caught on his fingertips and fell.
Suddenly, Lucia, her face covered by the relic.
“No! Stop!”
The cry of the Black Unit members, who were warmly watching the gift ceremony, echoed throughout the grand hall at that moment.
‘No, there must be a way!’
Caught in the desperate gaze of Leon, a few petals fell from the cannon.
He quickly gestured, and the teleported petals began to burst out from the egg Lucia was holding.
[Dash] Whoosh!A whirl of petals soaring high into the sky.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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