The Duchess and I immediately returned to Ferdia’s capital mansion.
What awaited us was [dash].
“Groan… Huh, khek… Kkuk…!”
It was Charlotte, groaning in pain and writhing. Somehow, her limbs were tied and bound to the bedpost.
In Charlotte’s room were the Duchess of Ferdia, Yansi, an official, and Ferdia’s chamberlain, Timoteo.
“What happened?”
Timoteo answered the Duchess’s question.
“She was attacked by a large magical beast. It was a species not recorded in the magical beast catalog.”
The lady, looking at Charlotte with a calm gaze, asked again.
“It’s not a physical injury, so you came to me. Poison, right?”
“…Yes. That’s correct.”
Timoteo added an explanation. The magical beast, which they thought they had dealt with, suddenly emitted poison just before losing its life.
As a result, Charlotte, who was fighting at the forefront, and a Ferdia knight nearby were poisoned.
The official spoke with a serious tone.
“She’s in a severe seizure, so she’s temporarily tied up. If we don’t treat her soon, the poison will spread rapidly. Also, despite her efforts to maintain reason, we don’t know when her ability might go out of control.”
From the official’s words, Charlotte’s condition seemed serious.
“It’s dangerous, so it’s best not to approach her closely.”
If she couldn’t control herself and used her ability, the entire area would be devastated. If the Charlotte with the ability of ground collapse really went on a rampage, the collapse of this mansion was only a matter of time.
Ferdia Duke, who had kept silent all this time, spoke up.
“Even so, Charlotte has received poison resistance training. Isn’t self-detoxification possible?”
“Yes, Your Excellency. Master has no resistance since it’s a poison he has never been exposed to.”
Ferdia Duke, narrowing his eyes, turned to his wife and asked.
“Themis. Is detoxification impossible?”
“I’m a poison alchemist, Your Excellency, not a pharmacist. Moreover, it’s not easy to make an antidote for a poison encountered for the first time, no matter which pharmacist you bring. It will take at least a month.”
“Didn’t you recently hire a competent pharmacist, Themis?”
“…”
The lady, who had been pursing her lips, turned her head.
“No matter how competent, it’s impossible to make an antidote in a short period.”
Even though the ‘pharmacist’ was right there, the Duchess did not mention me.
Not only that, the Duchess had never looked in my direction throughout. As if trying to exclude me from this situation.
‘Maybe she thinks I might feel burdened by her gaze.’
…Or am I getting involved unwillingly?
Even though the Duchess would probably want to ask me to detoxify more than anyone else, why?
Then the official declared in a solemn voice.
“Your Excellency, you must make a decision.”
“…”
The decision the official was talking about was a very cruel choice.
If the poisoned Charlotte couldn’t regain consciousness, she would undoubtedly go on a rampage. Preventing that was the duty of the Duke.
Before she goes on a rampage, removing her…
The atmosphere in the bedroom became heavy.
“Groan… Huh, khek… Kkuk…!”
Charlotte writhed in pain, uttering painful cries.
Even amid this, blood dripped from her palm, no matter how tightly she clenched her fist to avoid going on a rampage.
‘…Charlotte.’
Charlotte Ferdia.
Even though she’s my sister, Charlotte has been an unpleasant presence, hating me until recently. We both couldn’t look at each other without expressing dissatisfaction.
Even though Charlotte has been excessively kind to me recently, that short period of time couldn’t repair the long-standing negative relationship.
But I didn’t wish for Charlotte’s death, despite finding her resentful.
Anyway, we once thought of ourselves as family.
Even if Charlotte didn’t consider me as family.
‘Yes. I don’t wish for your death, Charlotte.’
I’ve grasped the situation.
Since I made a decision, there was no need to hesitate. After taking a deep breath, I took a step towards Charlotte.
“I will try to detoxify her.”
“…!”
The gaze of everyone in the bedroom turned to me.
Four eyes expressing disbelief and one eye showing surprise.
I might be exposed. That I’m not of Ferdia’s bloodline.
Calling purification “detoxifying” was a too flimsy excuse.
However, if I didn’t step forward, Charlotte would die.
“Lily? What do you mean by detoxifying?”
Yansi asked me with a face devoid of laughter, but instead of answering, I looked at Timoteo.
“Timoteo. You brought the magical beast’s poison, right?”
“Yes. We need the poison to make an antidote…”
Even so, it was strange that he brought blood with him.
I reached out to Timoteo.
“Give it to me.”
Timoteo handed me a vial containing the poison as if in a trance.
“Why do you need poison[em dash]”
Before Yansi could ask me, my actions were faster. I drank the magical beast’s poison without hesitation.
“Eloise!”
The Duke tried to stop me, calling my name, but it was already irreversible.
“Sip…!”
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
