I probably won’t be able to enter the temple next time because an inexplicable force acted when I fell into the temple this time.
The fact that I, not a direct descendant, attended the meeting will generate a flood of articles….
‘Ugh, it’s annoying just to think about it.’
The world is obstructing my smalltown sensibility that wants to live quietly and just earn money to become independent.
While lost in various thoughts, the prayer meeting proceeded smoothly.
The content was nothing special in the beginning. The deputy minister read the scriptures, and the priests surrounding the spring clasped their hands in prayer.
The surface of the spring, influenced by divine power, shimmered with light, creating a beautiful scene enough to draw admiration.
“Finally, the seven sins of the earth are sealed, and peace is bestowed upon the whole world; this is the grace of God.”
The scripture reading that even a threeyearold child would know ended.
By the way, the meeting was nothing special. People were so curious, but they didn’t tell, so I thought they were doing something great.
Was it because there was really nothing to say? That could be the case.
Holding back a yawn due to the boring atmosphere, the deputy minister suddenly raised one hand.
“I will verify the seal.”
At the same time, Prince Adenmir and the heads of the four great families walked toward the altar where the deputy minister was.
‘What’s this?’
The different scene piqued my interest, and I watched intently.
“Please present the tokens of the seal.”
At the deputy minister’s words, the heads of each family took out….
‘The Seal Stones of Sin!’
They were the Seal Stones.
By placing the Seal Stones on the altar, it seemed preparations were complete.
There was no special corner on the altar that looked extraordinary, but in fact, strange patterns were carved into it, and when the deputy minister infused divine power, shining patterns appeared as if drawn.
“In the name of the goddess Ishtar, I will confirm that the bond of the seal continues.”
That was the moment.
Pop!
The five Seal Stones on the altar began to float in the air and resonate.
“Ugh.”
At the same time, the Seal Stone of Greed, which was tucked away in my bosom, burned hot and vibrated.
I grabbed the Seal Stone from outside my clothes and stumbled back. Whether it sensed something was wrong, Greed, who had been quiet all along, responded.
[What is it? Unpleasant!]The moment Greed’s cry was heard, the deputy minister’s fierce eyes turned toward me.
“……!”
Startled, I hid behind Yansi who was next to me.
“Lili. What’s wrong?”
“No, just….”
“Are you nervous? Shall I hold your hand?”
I didn’t need him to hold my hand, but before I could refuse, Yansi’s gloved hand had already enveloped mine.
After glaring at me for a moment, the deputy minister turned his gaze back to the altar.
Phew. Breathing a sigh of relief, I grumbled at Greed.
‘Greed. Because you speak, the deputy minister looks at you. Just be quiet. If you don’t want to be sealed in the temple.’
He seemed to understand my warning, as Greed was silent thereafter.
I looked back at the altar.
Now I could understand why the events taking place in the meetings were kept in strict confidence.
Now, stories about sin and sealing are spread like myths, but when they become reality, it would be hard to handle the consequences.
Especially if the process of verifying the sins sealed in the sealing stone every year leaks out, someone may appear to target the sealing stone.
“There’s actually one person. Show the Confucian boy of the West Tower.”
Why is the governor of the tower targeting the sealing stone?
While lost in thought, the prayer meeting had ended.
Unfortunately, the chancellor was approaching me. The kindly smiling chancellor asked me,
“How was the prayer meeting, Savior?”
“Please call me Elodie, Chancellor. The prayer meeting, um… it was interesting.”
“Hehe. One cannot casually call the honor of the one chosen by God.”
“Haha. If God really allowed me into the temple, there must have been a mistake.”
“There is always a purpose in what God does.”
Really? If everything God did had a purpose, I wouldn’t have reincarnated in this book.
If surviving in this life is God’s will, God is really unfair.
“May the breath of Ishtar always be with you.”
When I didn’t answer, the chancellor smiled, bowed, and left.
(This is a time separator.)
The prayer meeting was over, but I was told I could leave the temple only the next morning.
I could only break the barrier after finishing breakfast blessed with the grace of Ishtar or something like that.
Feeling tired, I went to my assigned room, locked the door, and took out the sealing stone.
“You can come out now.”
A black fox boasting glossy fur landed in front of me.
“Don’t you have to eat? Aren’t you hungry?”
I asked, thinking about its lack of food, but Greed looked up at me and laughed, as if it was trivial.
[I am full just eating your emotions.]“You’re saying I’m a greedy person now?”
[Very much so.]I’m angry, but I can’t argue because it’s not wrong.
‘Money is the best.’
Greed wouldn’t starve.
Whether because I’ve been through too much, the fatigue came all at once.
I quickly washed, changed into the indoor clothes the Duchess had lent me, and someone knocked on the door as I was about to lie down.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me, the Princess.”
“Your Highness?”
I quickly put Greed into the sealing stone. When I opened the door, Prince Adenmir was standing there. I stepped back, and the prince came in.
“I’d like to have a word.”
“I have nothing to say to you, Your Highness.”
The prince chuckled as if he knew that would be the response.
“You wouldn’t have any questions for me.”
“Do you have any?”
“Many.”
What could it be? A person who never showed any curiosity about me.
Who only treated me as a formal partner on the dance nights and never kept me beside him.
I didn’t answer, and Adenmir looked down at me.
Prince Adenmir’s green eyes looked darker than usual in the light. The prince asked,
“How did you get into the temple?”
“Is that really what you’re curious about?”
He wouldn’t be. He must have already received a report from the priests about why I revealed myself in the temple, and it would all be in there.
“You’re quickwitted, Princess.”
“So what do you have to say?”
Suddenly coming to talk to me this night… could it be, a divorce?
I must have looked at the prince with shining eyes, as he laughed incredulously.
“Do you want to divorce me that much, Princess?”
Was it really about divorce?
I answered vigorously, without any hesitation.
“Yes!”
Was I too quick to answer? The prince seemed momentarily stunned, then narrowed his brow.
“……Do you dislike me that much?”
“Dislike you, Your Highness?”
I widened my eyes at the unexpected question.
“Don’t you?”
“I don’t dislike you.”
“…….”
“I just don’t like you either.”
In my ignorant insistence, the engagement had been forcibly arranged.
“Rather, it’s you who dislikes me, Your Highness. Isn’t it?”
“…….”
“So, divorce is good for both of us.”
For you, and for me.
From the beginning, we were never meant to be.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
