Originally, it was an engagement formed without emotion for political reasons. He had never acted like a proper fiancé.
Because there was no intention to meet the expectations of the other party.
Yansi Ferdia’s words were right.
In a normal situation, a fiancé would have jumped out without a second thought and taken off his clothes in a situation like earlier.
But he couldn’t.
‘Really disgraceful.’
Adenmir chuckled bitterly at his indecisive appearance.
It seemed like he would have to talk to his fiancée.
(This is a time separator.)
No priest could figure out how I had broken through the barrier.
There had been no ripple in the barrier at all.
But since the meeting had begun, I couldn’t leave until it ended, so I had no choice but to stay in the palace.
“You can rest comfortably in the room we’ll provide for now.”
“Yes. The Savior’s complexion is not good.”
Pretending to be worried now, when he’d been holding me until the conclusion.
Anyway, the decision was that I would stay with my family in the palace until the meeting ended.
It was unprecedented for someone who was not a direct line, or a proxy with the authority of the direct line, to attend a meeting.
‘Let alone a bastard attending for the first time.’
Strictly speaking, since Duke Seberes in a coma was my biological father, I was a direct line in a way, but without proof, I was just a bastard.
A priest guided me to the room where I could change clothes.
But the problem was…
‘How long do I have to do this?’
The fact that the Duke was still holding me was the problem.
I was too surprised earlier to realize it, but it was really an embarrassing posture.
“Father.”
“……”
“I can walk.”
I have two legs, too!
I actively appealed to that fact, but the Duke did not listen to my words.
It was only after we entered the room that I could touch the ground.
“Elodie.”
“Yes.”
As I answered, feeling very tense under his gaze, the Duke let out a faint sigh.
“Bathe. I’ll come back later.”
“Yes, see you later.”
Plop.
As soon as the Duke left, I slid down to the floor.
“Phew.”
Finally alone, a sigh of relief escaped me.
In a space where greed had been sealed, my head had ached, and my stomach felt like I was going to vomit, but after falling into the Ishtar temple, it had gradually improved, and now it wasn’t hurting anymore.
I got up slowly, took a refreshing bath in the tub filled with warm water, changed into the clothes the priest had given me, and dressed.
It was a rather plain dress, but it was decent enough to wear.
After drying my wet hair and returning to the room, I took out the sealing stone that I had kept well even during all this.
“Greed, where on earth have you gone?”
At the time when he was seriously wondering if he had been cheated, a black fox suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[I’m here.]“What? When have you been there?”
[I have always been with you.]“You’ve been with me?”
[Yes.]Always, together?
“……!”
I opened my eyes wide and covered my mouth with one hand.
“So, you saw me bathing? You wicked pervert!”
[Absurd. Don’t treat me as something as low as obscenity! I’m genderless from the beginning.]Greed leaped with anger in place and then turned its head sharply.
[I have no interest in a human woman’s body. Don’t delude yourself.]This wicked creature.
I narrowed my eyes and commanded coldly and firmly.
“Get down. It’s an order.”
Flat…….
Without any resistance, Greed stuck to the floor.
[This, what is happening now…….]Greed tried to get up but his legs seemed not to be filled with power, so he jerked a few times and then cast a resentful glance at me.
Since the deal was concluded, Greed reacted more immediately to my command than before.
“I’ll let you go if you answer my question honestly.”
[You are more wicked than the sins themselves.]“Thanks for the compliment.”
To be called wicked by a sin, I must be living life right.
I chuckled, cheering myself up, and soon started asking.
“First, how did you manage to hide?”
[We made a deal. So I stay with you all the time. It would be inconvenient if the other human brats see me, so I stayed in the sealing stone for a while.]It seemed like he could move in and out of the sealing stone freely.
“Alright. Then the second question. What the heck was that bird dropping me in the temple?”
I asked to be returned to the original place, but I was dropped in the temple out of nowhere. I couldn’t just overlook this.
But Greed also seemed aggrieved and answered, flaring his nose with frustration.
[It’s unfair. I don’t know. The moment I went out, I was suddenly dragged here.]“Really?”
[Really. Do you think I’m insane enough to go to the temple of the great god Irkalla, who I’m at odds with, and Ishtar?]It was a fairly reasonable answer.
Irkalla and Ishtar gods are sisters, but they are not on good terms, as described in mythology.
But being dragged here all of a sudden, did someone intervene?
‘Really Ishtar god?’
Such a thought crossed my mind, but I brushed it off immediately.
There was no way. Faith, gods, and all that stuff felt unreal to me since I knew this was the world inside a book.
Of course, I couldn’t voice this thought, as it would be blasphemy.
Besides, the most significant issue was elsewhere.
It was Leyan.
‘Leyan will be worried.’
Since I disappeared suddenly in front of his eyes, he might be looking for me right now.
But since I was in the grand temple with all outside contact cut off, I couldn’t even let him know where I was.
I had to be stuck here until the meeting was over.
[Human. It’s time to let me go, right?]“Hmm.”
[Let me go.]“Um…….”
Lying flat on the ground, Greed repeatedly asked to be released, and I sunk into deep thought with his pleas as background music.
‘Leyan might not worry that much, considering his personality.’
He might decide to wait for my return and observe the situation for now.
The way he treated his subordinates didn’t seem to reflect an affectionate and soft personality.
“Well, it’ll be okay.”
There was nothing I could do anyway, so I tried to think as positively as possible.
Greed, who knew nothing, retorted in dissatisfaction.
[It’s not okay.](This is a time separator.)
And at that moment.
Mario, the deputy head of the Sky Falcon Mercenary Group, looked at his superior in confusion.
“What are you talking about?”
“Find her.”
“Suddenly saying that[dash].”
“Find her. Even if you have to turn the whole continent upside down.”
Elodie’s guess was wrong.
Leyan’s eyes were wild. At this very moment, it would not be strange for him to start something.
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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