No matter how worthless they may be, knights who defend the empire engaging in such faithless behavior.

Lucia, as the leader, found it utterly intolerable.

A vein appeared on her usually impassive face, devoid of any emotion. Then the corners of her lips curled upwards.

Those who looked at it shuddered.

A black monster of madness.

The deranged smile of the black monster was a side of the leader that even the enemies feared the most.

The members were so surprised by her appearance that they yelled out.

“Come on, wait! Leader!!! 5 years! We’ve waited a whole 5 years! We congratulate you for becoming a Sword Master, but don’t you think you should also consider those of us who have been waiting? Leader!”

“Yes, that’s right! We can’t stand the pointless quarrels from other knight squads just because we’re without a captain anymore!”

“……It’s a hassle to get up in the morning.”

His’s words broke the desperate atmosphere, and Vernon and Gilliana narrowed their eyes.

Lucia swallowed her anger for the moment at their fussing.

Because she had a rough idea why they were behaving this way.

Even though they were the infamous Black Knights, Lucia, who had been responsible for that notoriety, had been absent for 5 years.

And their unique backgrounds had made them unfriendly, but particularly because the leader was not on good terms with the nobles, being cut off from support or ignored by other knight squads must have been common.

They had all joined the Black Knights for their own reasons.

Since Lucia’s existence was very significant in those circumstances, they had patiently waited for 5 years.

Their adventures with her were just beginning.

They may not remember it now, but the one who would remember 20 years of camaraderie and deeper friendship than anyone else was Lucia herself.

Going through those memories, her heart softened.

Highly educated Vernon, famous chef Gilliana’s family, and needless to say, genius His.

Though they hadn’t all gathered, if these brothers in all but blood were to raise a child together, parenting would be nothing.

‘Are they with me even at times like this, as if by fate?’

Lucia was moved to realize their presence all over again.

And slowly nodded her head,

“Leave the floor cleaning alone. There’s a reason. The rest of it, just help until I get back to work….”

“Okay. Decision made. Then see you tomorrow~!”

“I left the food I brought in the living room when I came in, you know?”

“……Goodbye.”

Vernon, Gilliana, His had already gracefully disappeared through the opened window.

They must have known all along that it would come to this.

‘……I must get rid of the windows.’

Lucia’s expression, looking at the window, was more serious than anyone’s.

Knock, knock……!! Knock, knock!!!

As if someone had forgotten something, there was a hurried knocking at the door.

“Only now they think to come through the door…….”

When she opened it, there stood Berl, his face stained with tears.

“Leader……! 5 years! For 5 years I’ve been diligently continuing the work in your stead! But how can you do this to me without even a word……! I’m so, so upset, I can’t even express it!!”

Lucia’s small understanding was over capacity.

“Go away.”

“……Huh? Yes?”

Lucia closed the door as if nothing had happened, struggling to hold on to her slipping sanity.

And the lonely sound of Berl’s departing footsteps.

The atmosphere of the noisy training base accommodation quieted down again.

This place was finally one Lucia knew.

She briefly sighed, intending to lock the door and go up to the bedroom with Nia to take a nap.

But the door, not yet locked, was quickly opened again.

And this time, between the opened doors, Lucia squinted her eyes as if something bright, even radiant, was shining there.

There, breathing heavily, stood a stunningly handsome man in a neat white robe.

Lucia recognized the face, which was not easily seen.

It was someone she knew.
And here, an unexpected figure had come, one she never thought would seek her out.

Sweat was clinging to her flowing silver hair, trickling down her pale skin, and her ample chest, wrapped in a white robe, heaved with ragged breaths.

However, his twilightlike golden eyes were fixed on Lucia, not wavering in the slightest.

As Lucia’s reflection in his eyes was about to speak, he interrupted her.

“Who is the father of the child?”

“Hahaha! Did you see the vicecommander? He came along but was crying continuously at the door. Amazing!”

Gilliana, coming from the commander’s quarters, laughed so hard she seemed to choke, and spoke.

“Why is he so foolish? Knowing the commander’s personality, there was no chance of him being let in.”

His nodded affirmatively at their words.

“Ah, but thanks to the vicecommander, we were able to endure for 5 years.”

“That’s right. How fortunate we are to have such a faithful person in a knight’s order filled with riffraff like us.”

All three of them nodded in agreement as if admitting to being riffraff.

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