During the month Darius was in the South negotiating the marriage, all operations in the duchy had come to a halt.
That’s probably why, when we entered the main hall to receive petitions from the domain’s residents, I saw a mountain of documents piled next to a large chair.
‘Wow, look at the height of those petitions. But it’s not like I’ll be dealing with them anyway.’
“Lady Egrette seems like a nice person. She could leave attending to me to the maids.”
“Lady Egrette is a distant aunt by marriage. She married into our family but was left alone after her husband died early.”
“Hmm, I see.”
Darius was now examining the day’s first petition. It was a permit request for the expansion of the blacksmith guild.
“We may be poor, but surely we have enough money to build a blacksmith shop?”
“We have enough to get through this winter.”
No, Darius, all the money in this castle is in Lady Egrette’s hands.
Even the food and cotton I brought with my dowry are useless; she’s taken all the cash!
That’s why I was wary of Lady Egrette. When Darius became the duke and knew nothing, Lady Egrette took control of the ducal finances and disappeared.
This left Darius without money, forcing him to lead his knights into war in other territories to earn it. He was practically a mercenary.
“Have you ever thought about what your life would be like if you weren’t born a duke? Maybe as a wandering mercenary, living freely?”
“Knight, merchant, scholar. Of all the professions, why choose a mercenary?”
“Just a thought.”
Because you were so good at being a mercenary in the original story. The novel said any war Darius participated in was as good as won.
“It’s true that mercenaries from the North are famous. But I have no intention of risking the lives of our precious domain residents for money-making. We are not that desperate for funds.”
Darius stated firmly. He must have thought my question suggested using the mercenary industry to revive the domain.
“Of course.”
Not wanting to use the lives of domain residents for profit even in this challenging situation.
His true intentions aside, the original novel ‘The Abandoned Saintess Goes to the Northern Duke’ put the male lead through a lot.
Whenever things got slightly better, famine, epidemics, or magical beasts attacked the North. Other regions ignored the North and offered no help.
In response, the North, which defended against magical beasts, could have revolted, but Darius steadfastly protected his people in the despised North.
Finally, with the arrival of the saintess protagonist, the North began to develop, and together they defeated the demon king – that was the original story.
It was fortunate the story was from the female protagonist’s perspective; Darius’s life was like a series of hardships.
‘Darius became darker because he was betrayed even by a trusted relative.’
He was initially reluctant to trust the protagonist, who was expelled from the temple.
Lady Egrette’s name wasn’t mentioned in the original, so I initially didn’t realize it.
‘Lady Egrette must have found it easy to embezzle funds while Darius was just settling into his role after the previous duke’s death. But Darius won’t always trust her, so she must have decided it was time to pull out.’
Along with the wealth she had accumulated.
I recalled Lady Egrette, who smiled softly while trying not to lose the upper hand in our interactions.
Originally, Anette wouldn’t have come to the castle, so Lady Egrette would have had more time to embezzle.
‘But, coincidentally, I arrived – a real lady of the house who can check the books.’
I sat motionless in the large duchess chair, lost in thought. The duke and duchess’ seats were large golden chairs, like those often seen in games and movies.
‘Is it because the chair is so big that Darius keeps slumping?’
‘Darius kept his armrest here.’
I corrected his arm with a smile, ensuring he didn’t feel awkward, as he had carelessly extended his hand toward me.
His outstretched fingertips brushed against mine.
“Anette, your armrest is here.”
I was in no position to talk. From the closely attached armrests, our hands kept causing ‘accidental contact.’
I gave up on the armrest and sat with my hands demurely folded. Enjoy the armrest all you want.
Gnome Gilbert had been a blacksmith in the largest forge in the North for over 15 years and was also a practical member of the Northern Blacksmiths’ Guild.
“……So, we seek your lordship’s permission for a comprehensive renovation.”
Gnome, usually good at bargaining in the market, found his tongue twisted in front of the high lord. Before a noble, and the ruler of the North at that.
‘This isn’t really my job, what am I doing here out of my element?’
Gnome internally cursed the guild master who had passed this meeting onto him.
He did his best to explain the production and consumption of iron in the Northern mines, but he didn’t notice the Duke and Duchess’s expressions growing worse as the conversation turned more technical.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
__________
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
