As the wedding was entirely concluded and the palace gradually began to be tidied up, the day for the family members who had come to see Belia to return to their homeland approached.
After exchanging farewells this time, it was an uncertain farewell with no promise of when they would see each other again.
Clothilde’s eyes were swollen as if when she left the Kingdom of Ronika for the Empire, and Harold pretended to smile, ignoring the reddened eyes.
“Well, ahem! Take care, Belia.”
However, as if he couldn’t help choking up, he coughed twice unnecessarily after exchanging greetings.
“You too, brother. I’ll definitely come to visit the Kingdom of Ronika.”
“…Yeah. You should come to my wedding. Let’s see each other then.”
“Of course.”
Harold nodded, holding back tears.
“And Clothilde, stop crying.”
“Waaah!”
Clothilde cried with her hands clinging to Belia’s clothes.
Belia’s heart, looking at her younger sister like that, was not at ease either.
Wasn’t it better for Clothilde to stay longer?
Such thoughts crossed her mind, but the current Empire was dangerous.
‘Raul being so quiet is strange.’
Rather than staying and getting involved in an incident, it was better to return to peaceful Ronika. That would be much safer.
Belia firmly held onto her wavering heart.
“Do you remember what I said?”
“Don’t worry. I know you’re a big sister. Hehe.”
“Do you have to keep the promise?”
The tears in the large eyes were cute and pitiful at the same time.
Belia, with tender feelings, patted Clothilde’s head and turned away. There, her mother and grandfather were standing, waiting for Belia’s farewell.
“It seems the long farewells are finally over. Anyway, extraordinary siblings.”
The queen had a familiar yet distant expression.
Feeling awkward, Belia, whose face had become somewhat embarrassed, forced a smile.
“Stay healthy. I’m relieved that the Second Prince seems to cherish you.”
“Yes. I’ll be fine. Take care, and stay healthy, Your Majesty. I’ll miss you.”
Looking at her daughter, who spoke with regret, the queen warmly smiled.
Then, she embraced Belia.
“You’ve grown up, Belia.”
“…”
Being embraced by her mother felt so warm.
Belia, who had endured until the end, couldn’t help but be moved, and tears welled up.
The queen gently stroked Belia’s head in her embrace and kissed her forehead. It was a kiss filled with deep love.
“I want to tell you to come visit often, but I know it will be difficult for a while.”
The queen opened her mouth heavily.
“Be careful. Although your father and I have placed a protective barrier on you, it’s only a precaution for unexpected situations. You understand, right?”
“Yes. I do.”
The barrier they had created with sacred power in the Second Prince’s palace was a device prepared for the worst-case scenario. Therefore, she hoped the day would never come when they had to use it.
The chief steward, who had been watching them, added a word.
“Don’t ever take off the necklace I gave you.”
“Yes, I’ll be sure to keep it on.”
Belia approached the chief steward with a warm expression, grabbed his wrinkled hand, and greeted him brightly.
Now it was really time to part.
“I’ll pray for you always.”
The queen patted Belia’s shoulder a couple of times and turned away.
She rode the carriage with a slightly more relaxed expression.
The family members who had come to congratulate Belia slowly disappeared from view.
Around the time the carriage was no longer visible, Belia leaned on Khalid’s chest and shed tears. Parting was always regrettable and sad.
“It’ll be okay. Surely, this won’t be the last time.”
Khalid, hoping that this comfort would reach her, conveyed warmth to Belia, who was embraced in his arms.
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“Are you not going to say anything to that child?”
The chief steward, who was quietly watching the palace getting farther away, asked.
To that question, the queen smiled slightly, thinking that Belia would probably be upset when she found out about this later.
“Yes. I don’t think the Divine One expects that either.”
The Divine One was cruel, merciful, and fair. However, even such a Divine One had someone special they cherished. The one who received the love of such a Divine One was referred to as the ‘Child of the Divine’ in the Divine Kingdom and was considered an extremely precious existence.
And in this generation, the Child of the Divine chosen by the Divine One was Hestia, the former priestess of the Divine Kingdom and the current queen of Ronika.
This was a secret known only to the five chief stewards of the Divine Kingdom and the kings of Ronika, even unknown to Belia.
The ‘Child of the Divine’ was not only the one who could directly hear the will of the Divine One in the continent but also the one closest to the Divine with a more powerful divine power than anyone else.
Being closest to the Divine meant that they had a part of the actual ability of the Divine within their body.
That’s why Hestia noticed it very naturally.
That this world was the ‘Returned World.’
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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