“But Luell, is it true that I went back and forth between two men?”
Luella’s question made Kite’s brow furrow.
“Did you really lose all your memories?”
“It seems so. I saw Balder’s face earlier, but it felt completely unfamiliar.”
Kite, crossing his arms in front of his chest, wore a serious expression. He still seemed skeptical, but for now, he threw out one piece of information to confirm.
“……You know you were dating the guildmaster under Balder, trying to take over that guild, causing discord?”
‘Luella, what on earth did you do?’
Upon hearing this, I instinctively felt that the life I was going to live in this body would be very hard, but I outwardly maintained a calm demeanor.
“I don’t remember doing that.”
“You may have lost your memory, but it’s your affair. Due to that incident, your engagement with Balder was canceled, and you even received a hostile proclamation. And yet, you talk about it so casually, don’t you think that’s shameless?”
I was troubled by the guildmaster’s words.
We were going to have to work together as comrades now, and the thought of living with this disgraceful reputation bothered me.
Should I confess honestly that I am not Luella, or should I keep silent? While I was struggling with this, the guildmaster muttered,
“Still, seeing that Balder tried to kill himself as soon as he found out, it seems you weren’t so shameless after all.”
“What? He tried to kill himself? Me?”
Kite frowned as if in distress.
“You didn’t know that?”
“Speak properly. How can I not know that I tried to kill myself? Are you just spouting Balder’s nonsense?”
“What misunderstanding are you making? I told him that I was the only person who could stand against him, didn’t I?”
“People at the party said you’re not from the Curan Kingdom. So how do you know so much about me? Even my maid didn’t say such things.”
“She didn’t?”
“Yes.”
“Nobody told you that Luella Rominin attempted suicide?”
“That’s right.”
Kite tilted his head and then shouted inside,
“Rafael, Rafael! What day is today?”
It was absurd to ask for the date in the middle of an important conversation.
“No, what’s wrong with you? You’re the one who lost your memory, aren’t you? I told you three days ago in Camun village. It was the night between June 1st and 2nd. So today is June 4th.”
At Luella’s correction, Kite was speechless.
“Yeah, that’s right. I heard it but didn’t feel anything strange. No, I think I just brushed it off.”
“What’s the problem?”
“What’s the problem? Luella Rominin died on June 2nd. But you and I met on the night of June 1st.”
“Wait, died?”
Trying to kill oneself and dying were two entirely different situations. As Luella asked in astonishment, Kite suddenly shifted his stance.
“When did I say that?”
He was evasive, but his pupils were shaking. He was clearly lying.
“What did you do to me? Tell me honestly.”
“I don’t know why you think I did something.”
“You know that I tried to, no, that I died. And you came to find me as soon as I was kicked out of the house. Tell me honestly.”
“Then I’ll ask too. How did you get here without a map if you have no memory? And what did you do with all those cans along the way?”
Startled by the question, Luella stared at him. Kite was calm even after his loud outburst.
“Did you follow me?”
He hesitated for a moment, knowing he wasn’t innocent, then offered an excuse.
“I escorted you so nothing bad would happen. Thanks to that, you came without encountering wild animals, didn’t you?”
Could this be passed off as simply a matter of his own safety?
The thought that this man was indeed dangerous was becoming more and more certain.
“Why do I always feel like I’m playing into your hands?”
“Why do I feel like you’re hiding something?”
The situation of suspecting each other was incredulous for Luella.
Luella stared at him in silence for a while, as if in a staring contest. Kite didn’t seem willing to yield an inch either.
But running parallel like this would only be a waste of time. Eventually, Luella was the first to propose a compromise.
“Let’s talk without hiding anything from each other. You and me.”
“Fine. Then shall we start with Miss Rominin?”
“You start talking about Lady Guilma.”
“If we keep going like this, we’ll end up repeating the same words endlessly.”
That’s when it happened.
Gurgle.
Inappropriately for the situation, forgotten hunger and thirst returned. Kite faintly smiled as he realized her stomach was churning.
“Watch out, stomach…….”
She felt suddenly humorous, so she wasn’t angry at all.
But since it’s come to this, she decided not to waste energy on unnecessary matters, since she’d decided to spill the beans anyway.
“Okay. I’ll talk first. But I’m hungry, so let’s talk while eating.”
“At this hour?”
Kite teased and then shouted inward again.
“Raphael, Raphael!”
“You called?”
The door opened, and a slender man came out. He had mediumlength light brown hair reaching to his neck, and militaryblue eyes, and he was so handsome that one would wonder if this guild chose members based on appearance.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
