After an emotionally charged reunion observed by many, Velia and Prince Khaled were spending their late afternoon in Velia’s room.
“Khaled.”
Of course, it wasn’t the lovers’ time that others might envision.
Outsiders would have been very curious about what the two were doing, but in reality, they were having a serious meeting with a large map spread out between them.
“Were there any variables during the subjugation?”
“It was as you said.”
“That’s fortunate.”
Velia let out a low chuckle, as if amused.
Khaled, who had been watching her intently, reached out and gently stroked the corner of her mouth.
“Hmm? Why?”
“No, just because you’re beautiful.”
Oh, really?
Having spent many nights together, this was a familiar event for Velia. She dismissed Khaled’s action naturally and posed another question.
“Can you please explain the details of the subjugation? I thought that half of Prince Raul’s knights wouldn’t make it back, but almost all of them returned alive. That’s not according to plan at all.”
The picture Velia had expected was as she had previously suggested: to save only Prince Raul and a few knights.
But Khaled had brought most of them back alive. Of course, they had various wounds, but none of them were severely injured to the point of complete incapacity.
“I couldn’t let them die needlessly in a princes’ fight.”
“Don’t be sympathetic.”
Velia spoke a bit coldly.
They will eventually become our enemies. Even if we show them kindness now, if we confront Raul, won’t they naturally stand on the other side, wielding their swords?
Velia was worried that this awkward sympathy might make it more difficult to topple Raul in the future.
“This is not sympathy.”
Khaled replied, shaking his head.
Raul’s knights are not knights who are loyal to Raul. They are those who are loyal to the Emperor and the Empire. The same was true for the knights under Khaled.
“If I become the Emperor, they will all become my knights. Therefore, it is right to save as many as possible.”
She understood the meaning of his words. But she wanted to minimize variables. To put it bluntly, Khaled doesn’t have much compared to Raul. But such a soft answer.
Doesn’t it seem like she is the only villain?
“Velia.”
“…….”
“Velia. Look at me.”
Khaled grabbed Velia’s shoulders and coaxed her to meet his gaze.
“Do you think I’m coldhearted?”
At Velia’s deflated voice, Khaled silently embraced her.
“You can say such things because you still don’t know me well.”
Upon hearing Khaled’s words, Velia lifted her head from his chest.
“My rumors are not entirely false. Haven’t you forgotten who I am?”
His low chuckle echoed in her ears.
It was hard to believe that he was admitting to being scary when he spoke so affectionately.
To Velia, Khaled had always been a soft person.
Velia recalled the reason why she reached out to him.
‘Right. Just because he seems weak to me doesn’t mean he’s a different person.’
In fact, she never could have imagined him being so affectionate when they first met.
How could she have completely forgotten it after some time?
“Raul was severely injured. So I let him and his knights withdraw first. Then we blocked the water route and easily subdued Alarag.”
Khaled calmly explained the process of the subjugation.
“They were incapacitated, and we appeared at the perfect time when they were outnumbered and helped them.”
“Didn’t Prince Raul suspect?”
“There’s not much he can do. The fact that Raul failed and we helped them when they were on the brink of annihilation is true.”
Either way, the result was very satisfactory.
Thinking it would be best to conclude the story here, Velia nodded. She then asked about something he had to get from this monster subjugation.
“The magic stone?”
“Here.”
The magic stone Khaled held out was as large as an adult’s fist.
It was a size rare even among what the Emperor possessed.
Should Raul have obtained this.
‘There would be nothing worse than that.’
How did Velia know about the existence of this magical stone?
Was it really prophecy? Or did she see the future?
A chill ran down Khaled’s back the moment he got hold of the magic stone.
What if Velia was not on his side? He kept making such assumptions.
“Is there anyone who knows you have this?”
“Yes.”
“Keep this secret. There will be a use for it later.”
Velia recalled her memory.
Years later, a magician of the Magic Tower develops a new type of magical tool.
She had to keep it in preparation for that time.
In her previous life, she regretted so much when she immediately refined it into a search magic tool as soon as she found it. This time, she would be able to use it in a better direction.
“There’s someone I want to introduce to you soon.”
Velia said with a sudden thought.
There were many things to tell Khaled.
“Someone you want to introduce? Who is that?”
“The Master of the Information Guild ‘Luness’, Derick Cellon.”
How did she get to know the Master of the Information Guild?
It felt strange to have doubts now.
But at the familiar name, Khaled asked Velia.
“Cellon? The Count Cellon family?”
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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