Because she realized that the reason she instigated this was because she knew she would no longer be chased away.
And at this moment, the biggest victim, Mia, spotted Nia’s secretive smile and dropped out of school.
‘Really strange mother and daughter……!’
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“Phew, she’s finally asleep. Ahhhh…….”
Rubbing her shoulders, Mia looked at the sleeping Nia.
Seeing this, Lucia, who felt unnecessarily guilty, hesitated before speaking.
“……Would you like some ointment for muscle pain?”
Although the mess was the children’s fault, she felt that perhaps she had been a bit too harsh in punishing them.
However, Mia snorted disdainfully.
“Hah, you think it’s because of that riding posture? I’ve been busy all day and cleaning on top of that here is just… ugh.”
“Is that so? I heard you receive good treatment in Her Highness the Empress’s chambers.”
“No, normally it’s quite comfortable. Today is special because of a gathering tomorrow… Ah? Come to think of it, I came for that, didn’t I?”
Mia, as if suddenly remembering, clapped her hands in astonishment.
As this caused Nia to stir, she stepped back and whispered to Lucia.
“The list, you’re coming tomorrow, right?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
Upon her counterquestion, Mia widened her eyes in astonishment.
“Ah, I can’t believe you don’t know. Good thing I came to find you. First, look at the notice. It should be written there.”
Confused by the girl’s mysterious words, Lucia opened her small yellow bag to take out her notebook.
And read the words written under the week’s notices.
“Class representative gathering. Location, the western palace of the Imperial Court. This is…….”
It was an invitation from Shaar’s mother, the parent who happened to be the Empress.
[Star Icon]After his business trip and a day off, Leon got off the carriage upon arrival.
Accompanying him in the elegant carriage of the Luwins family, the servant unloaded the luggage and asked Leon.
“Sir, should this be taken to the Knights’ administration office?”
“Ah, leave this one out, please.”
Among the many luggages, Leon put a small, long box into his pocket.
Actually, Leon had ordered everything from roses, yuzu, lemon bath bombs, cookies with leaf designs to dried fruits, local specialties from Nut Village.
He had ordered all the items made by Ren and Finn whom he met in the trip area.
It was partly because Marien and Jaina asked, but probably more likely because he was grateful to Ren who had lent him love.
He made a request to his servant and then moved on.
As always, he took his own way to work to avoid people as much as possible.
Sure enough, the back of the Knights’ building was an empty path.
At the end of this path was a small and shabby door that young servants used, but for him, no door was more comfortable.
But for the first time today, that door opened first.
And someone in a light dress popped out and looked around.
Though Leon instinctively hid himself, the figure sensed him and approached first.
“Good morning, Commander Leon.”
“Ah…….”
“Then.”
Confused Leon could not properly react to the quickly disappearing Lucia.
He had just stood there since morning, watching only her retreating figure.
After staring at her for a while, he suddenly became curious about her outfit.
‘Considering the kindergarten entrance ceremony incident, she seems to be hiding her identity, but where is she going dressed like that?’
Without hesitation, he used magic to erase his presence and followed her.
He wanted to protect her in case an event occurred where she might be discovered, like before.
However, the path she took was quite remote, even within the Imperial Palace.
She skillfully hid her body every time people passed by.
‘Is there someone she needs to meet so badly?’
Admiring her brilliant infiltration despite her dress, Leon soon noticed ivycovered walls appearing under an evergreen tree.
The only ivycovered wall in the Imperial Palace.
It was certain that the Empress’s separate palace would be at the end of this wall.
And soon, as he saw the guards protecting the separate palace, Lucia looked around as expected.
That’s when Leon quickly hid his body.
Using both the magic that hid his presence and teleportation, he wondered whether he had luckily gone unnoticed, when he saw her nimbly leap over the wall from a distance.
‘I’m sure she’s going to the separate palace, but what’s her connection to the Empress…’
As he pondered, he suddenly felt someone’s gaze and quickly looked up.
“Captain?”
“……!”
“Why are you so surprised?”
“Ah, …Marian.”
It was really fortunate. If it had been anyone else, he would have been at a loss for an excuse.
It wasn’t that the gaze was comfortable even now.
As he had guessed, it was Marian with her sincere flounder eyes.
“Captain, don’t tell me…Lucia… Ah!”
Marian was startled by the small box that suddenly appeared in front of her.
It was a small gift box he hastily took out of his pocket.
He looked at the glaring Marian and gave a shy smile.
“Quiet, please.”
“Ah, okay. But what is this?”
Marian took the small gift box and opened it.
“…This is, a fountain pen?”
“Yes, I prepared it separately because I felt like I hadn’t properly thanked Cesar.”
“Oh, my son will really love it! Captain, you’re so affectionate. It’s really too bad you’re just having a onesided love!”
While Leon smiled bitterly at her reaction, he speculated why Marian was in this secluded area.
“Marian, did you by any chance just come from the separate palace over there?”
“Yes, that’s right. I was actually going to tell you when I got to work. The Empress is holding a kindergarten outing gathering at her separate palace! So, I went to greet a familiar class representative wife!”
“Ah, I see.”
Although Leon responded, he did not understand.
Why would the Empress be at a kindergarten outing?
“And why is the Empress holding a gathering at her separate palace… Is there a reason?”
“Huh? Princess Sharl is attending kindergarten, you know? And she’s in the same Sparrow class as our Cesar and Nia.”
“…What? Princess Sharl?”
His face darkened at the uneasy premonition.
“Oh, you didn’t know! The Crown Prince and Captain Lucia even came to pick her up from school a while ago.”
“……!”
The atmosphere suddenly plummeted, and Leon unconsciously clenched his fist, bothered by the Crown Prince’s continuous unsettling behavior.
Marian, who did not miss the veins popping on the back of his hand, knew something.
She couldn’t know all the details, but she could sense this much.
‘The war has finally begun!’
The match between an angel and a devil that she and Jaina had long imagined!
She had witnessed a key factor in this war, his jealousy turning him dark.
The darkened side of their always kind Captain.
Her heart could not stop racing at this extraordinarily precious sight.
“Captain! Only trust us. No matter what wave comes, we’ll definitely defeat the Crown Prince. Now let’s go to work!”
Thus, Marian, excited to share this fact with her soulmate Jaina, quickened her steps.
Meddling in an unrequited love narrative is most entertaining.
Upon becoming the staff officer there, Marien felt an increased sense of duty at the appearance of a rival to be ousted. Unlike the childish games of the past, the thought of waging war made her eyes sparkle.
……In truth, it was nothing but sweet motivation to make her forget her tedious work life.
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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