“Are you okay?”
Klaus was the first to speak. His words sounded like concern, but the system showed otherwise.
Klaus Wintester, Heir to the Wintester Dukedom
§Alert Status§
Affinity: 470
Since my bold confession last time, his already chilly affinity had plummeted.
Here we were, trapped in this space, just the two of us, a perfect scenario for his affinity to drop even further.
If it falls below 500, he’ll feel violent hatred.
What if this giant Klaus turns violent in this confined space?
Trouble.
In the outside world, maybe, but here, without items or skills, and with my lower level, I couldn’t possibly defeat him conventionally.
‘We’ll escape soon. Let’s not provoke him.’
With that thought, I slightly turned my head away. Klaus’s affinity drops when he sees my face.
“Uh, yes. I’m fine. Are you okay, sir?”
Not looking at him seemed to work. Usually irritable at my mere presence, he didn’t drop affinity even while engaging in conversation.
“I am fine. But this is serious. Being trapped in such a space…”
“Don’t worry. Anselot knows how to release the binding orb.”
At this, he murmured in a bitter tone.
“……You trust him.”
“Yes, well.”
Silence fell between us.
I tried not to initiate conversation.
Then he spoke again.
“Why did you ask me?”
“Huh?”
“Why did you ask me to be your knight?”
I was startled, unprepared to revisit that day’s conversation. I looked up.
Klaus’s expression was slightly hardened.
“There are others, like Prince Anselot, whom you trust.”
Our eyes met as he said this.
‘Because you are the quest target.’
But I couldn’t say that.
“You, sir.”
I thought of Klaus in , fabricating a plausible response.
“Being a just and excellent knight, you would be a solid shield for me.”
“Is that so.”
His reply was disconcertingly brief, unlike my praise-filled words.
Silence again.
Drip.
A drop of black liquid fell from above.
[SYSTEM] Erosion action has commenced in this space.‘Erosion action?’
Staring at the liquid on my shoe, I blinked.
“Huh?”
Sizzle―
Where the liquid hit, it corroded away, leaving a hole.
Startled, I looked around.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Black liquid began to sporadically fall everywhere.
“This is…”
“Erosion action.”
Klaus immediately wrapped his arm around my shoulder, lifting his shield to block the falling liquid.
“Erosion action?”
“The space is trying to eliminate intruders by releasing corrosive fluid. I learned about it during my studies in the Holy Land.”
As the droplets increased, I grew uneasy.
‘Is this really okay?’
Turning to him, my eyes widened in alarm.
“Sir Klaus!”
His shield was too small to protect us both, leaving his opposite shoulder exposed to the black liquid.
“Your shoulder…!”
“It’s okay, I…”
He grimaced, trying to suppress a groan.
But contrary to his assurance, a painful burn was spreading on his shoulder.
“It’s not okay!”
Panicking, I impulsively hugged him.
He jolted, trying to pull away.
[SYSTEM] ‘s affinity has decreased by 10. (Affinity: 480)As our bodies touched, his affinity steadily dropped.
He must hate being this close to me.
Yet, I didn’t let go of Klaus, shouting, “We can’t separate!”
He flinched again.
[SYSTEM] ‘s affinity has decreased by 10. (Affinity: 490)His affinity was approaching 500, but it couldn’t be helped. We needed to stick together to avoid the falling erosion fluid.
[SYSTEM] ‘s affinity has decreased by 10. (Affinity: 500) [SYSTEM] ‘s affinity is below -500. He now feels violent hatred towards you.The dreaded alert appeared.
Klaus, awkwardly hugging me, grabbed my arms tightly.
His strong grip was tingling.
This was probably his most restrained form of ‘violence’.
Instead of fear, I confronted him.
“Why did you do that!”
“…….”
“Why did you stand in the erosion fluid alone!”
Klaus, a stoic and pure knight, had two choices when he realized the shield wasn’t large enough for both of us.
Expose me to the fluid or himself.
And he chose the latter.
Despite not liking me.
Remembering his righteous and just character from the original , I felt unexpectedly moved.
“……Steadfast.”
Klaus, who had been silent, slowly spoke.
“Didn’t you say I seemed like a solid shield?”
“That’s no reason for you to sacrifice yourself!”
“You are the Princess of Ajestor.”
“What does being a princess matter in the face of life!”
He seemed slightly taken aback.
“And my request for you to become my knight wasn’t for your protection.”
“……”
Klaus swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing.
“I didn’t want to hide and be protected; I wanted to stand side by side with you, walking the same path.”
“……I misunderstood. You didn’t want to be a protected lady, but a sovereign.”
At that moment.
[SYSTEM] ‘s alert status is lifted.‘What? Now, in this situation?’
Surprised, I looked straight into his face.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
