Of course, a certain degree of bloodshed was permitted, but killing or crippling the opponent was strictly prohibited.
In case a death occurred during the scuffles between knights from different countries, it would be troublesome. So Olivia had nailed it down as a rule.
A lady who was watching the first match without any particular excitement whispered behind her fan.
“Who do you think will win?”
“I have no idea at all.”
“Exactly. This tournament has unusually started without any preliminary rounds.”
“Moreover, all the participants are knights…from other countries.”
A sneer formed on the lips of the person who uttered the word ‘knight’, and those around also wore similar expressions.
“We will see a boring battle.”
“But still, we can see that famous knight.”
“Ah, that one.”
Everyone shut their mouths after saying that, but there was no one who didn’t know whom they were referring to.
They seemed to have made a promise to find ‘him’ among the many who filled the arena, but all they could see from afar were the different hair colors of many individuals.
The ones who gracefully and impressively craned their necks among them found silver.
Brought in by the princess at the tournament. Yes, an unknown knight from the kingdom of Norden who was literally brought in.
He must have been very pleasing to her because the only known facts were his hair and eye color, and his sculptured face that could steal the glance of the princess in a blink of an eye.
Every now and then, the rumors that floated around described him as an untamed, no, an undomesticated beast.
“Hmm, I can’t see him.”
“There are so many people after all……”
Unlike the wellpackaged and leisurely conversation of the nobles on the outskirts of the arena, the breath and occasional words in the arena were rough and breathless.
“Darn, that brat! He just received a new sword and is already a knight.”
“Huh, when it’s your turn. You too!”
Those who blinked their eyes and shivered, and those who only stared at them.
Plus, those who could not even reach the ‘knight’ status, but anyway, they dressed up to attract the princess’s eye.
Soon a voice echoed among them.
“Where is that guy?”
Before the sentence was finished, the eyes of the participants in the arena started to move around brightly.
But they couldn’t find ‘that guy’ anywhere in their sight, and another person opened his mouth.
“Did he not come?”
“No way! The princess herself directly commanded this tournament. All knights from other countries are to participate!”
At the word of someone bursting with righteous anger, the knight showing off his smooth blonde hair clicked his tongue.
“Tch, there are always exceptions everywhere.”
If it’s a tournament hosted by the princess, if ‘that guy’ who monopolized the princess’s side passed a few pillow words……
But he couldn’t finish his thoughts.
Grr.
One of the many doors leading to the arena, the largest one.
That door slowly opened, making a thunderous noise.
That door, which was slowly opening, was usually kept tightly closed because it was used when large troops were moving.
To open it once, it was a heavy door that required about ten welltrained soldiers to stick to.
The door was opening.
Everyone in the arena, of course, and even the nobles drinking tea on the outskirts, stared at the slowly opening door with wide eyes.
Grrr.
When the terribly heavy and massive door finally opened.
“That, that is!”
“My goodness!”
Exclamations of astonishment burst not only from inside the arena but also from the outskirts.
Despite the bright daylight, he had silver hair shining as if the moon had been placed, and darkly flashing crimson eyes.
Cryer casually walked in through the wideopen door.
Boom!
After that, a dust cloud was created as the huge door closed behind him, but no one could blink their eyes.
No, no one could take their eyes off him.
Thud thud.
Although it shouldn’t be heard, the sound of his steps echoed in their ears. What kind of harmony was this?
“Did he…open that door alone?”
“That can’t be……”
The nobles who knew about the ‘door’ that Cryer had opened and entered alone were speechless.
And the participants in the arena.
They dared not even breathe properly.
That’s because the violent killing intent swirling around him was strangling their throats.
One step, and then another step.
As Cryer approached them, their faces turned pale and beads of sweat sprouted from their foreheads.
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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