Askan looked at me with a puzzled expression and replied, “What are you talking about?”
Come to think of it, Askan didn’t know that I knew about the sedative.
It was awkward to explain that I read the novel “Beloved Saint,” so I smiled awkwardly and replied, “It seemed like that person sprayed something unpleasant on you.”
Even just listening to what Andro had said so far, one could roughly guess the situation.
Askan seemed to accept it that way, nodding slightly and responding, “Don’t worry. While others may not, I’ve developed immunity to such things, so it doesn’t affect me.”
“Thank goodness.”
I knew there was a high possibility that it would be okay, but I took precautions just in case. When Askan confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Andro, I felt relieved. He looked at me with a gentle gaze, as if he had noticed my concerns. It was a complete contrast to the intense gaze when he looked at Andro.
“Leave this guy to me. I’ll make sure to reveal everything you want to know without missing a thing.”
“Ah.”
I looked at Andro, who was writhing in pain. It seemed better to leave it to Askan than for me to step forward.
“Then, I’ll leave it to you.”
Instead of a reply, Askan showed a faint smile.
To me, he was more trustworthy than anyone else, but perhaps to Andro, it might be a smile like the devil’s.
After taking Tanashia to the mansion, Askan brought Andro to the interrogator’s room of the palace guard.
This place had a notorious reputation. Once you set foot in it, no one had ever walked out with both feet; it was a very famous place.
Askan, glancing indifferently at the unconscious Andro, poured water on him.
Splash!
Andro, regaining consciousness in the cold water, opened his swollen eyes and breathed out roughly.
“Ugh, cough.”
Looking at that sight, Askan, with emotionless eyes, asked in a businesslike tone, “Is your name Andro Parsita?”
Askan had already ordered the palace guard to investigate Andro while moving to the torture room.
“You, you are…”
“From now on, only answer the questions I ask.”
Andro’s pupils silently scanned the surroundings.
He was a man with thick bones from his mercenary life. If he didn’t have the ability, he wouldn’t have been selected as someone to track Askan’s past.
Andro immediately sensed that this place was not an ordinary one.
“Y-yes.”
Hearing the answer, Askan read the paper containing information about him.
“Age 43, residence in the capital, still unmarried, and has a glorious record of assaulting women when drunk. Specializes in tracking skills.”
Andro swallowed dry saliva nervously. It was surprising how much information Askan had collected in the short time he lost consciousness.
As good as he was at tracking, he was equally skilled at concealing his actions.
Askan casually spoke about his information, but it was a fact that no one other than Andro knew.
“Number 13, what is your identity exactly…”
As Andro opened his mouth, Askan picked up a small knife placed next to him and stabbed it into his thigh.
“Aaargh!”
Unable to endure the pain, Andro screamed.
Askan looked at him with indifferent eyes and spoke again, “Don’t make me repeat it. I’ll ask the questions.”
Andro nodded his head as if crazy. In the past, he tormented Askan, who couldn’t do anything with sedatives, but now the situation had completely reversed.
─ I don’t know what it is, but if it’s so precious, hold onto it well.
Long ago, there was an attempt to cut Askan’s wrist, which was holding flower petals, with a blade.
“Just let me cut your hand along with the petals!”
Fortunately, the attempt to cut the wrist was unsuccessful due to the progression of Steelization.
“Alright, let’s see how long Steelization will last.”
It was just a pastime. There was anger towards Askan, who had taken the lives of comrades, but since he was a weak existence that could be easily manipulated, he tormented him.
He never thought that the comrades involved in the human weapon experiment were wrong.
Whether the perpetrators were comrades and the victims were Askan didn’t matter. After all, as mercenaries, they did anything dirty as long as money was involved.
For that reason, during the time they brought Askan to the Kalua Empire ten years ago, he didn’t know how much Askan had tormented Andro.
It was initially fascinating to think that Askan had forgotten those memories.
But now that he thought about it, it was fortunate that Askan had forgotten those times.
If he remembered that period in the current situation…
Andro’s life would have been completely over.
Askan, looking at the suffering Andro, asked in a subdued voice, “You said you brought me to the Kalua Empire ten years ago. Explain how and where you captured me.”
“Uh, back then, you were a slave of the Brellof family. When I found out your location and went there, you were fighting alone against the soldiers of the Razent Empire.”
“Why me?”
Askan couldn’t understand.
If he had escaped from the lab, hiding his identity was the most important thing.
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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