No attribute.
Among those born with mana, there are very rare people who have no attributes. If they have a large amount of mana, they usually become mages. But what if the mana amount is small?
‘From the beginning, they intended to have a child with the fire attribute, so they had chosen that woman as the wife.’
The meticulous planning made me nauseous.
Nella, hearing about the lack of attributes, seemed to sense our agitation and raised her head to argue.
“So I’ve been chosen as Prince Hadel’s wife since long ago! You must have known about this, Your Highness?”
Hadel stared at her with a cold expression.
“Who decided that?”
“Well…”
Nella closed her mouth. Seeing her eyes roll around, it was clear she was inwardly calculating if it would be safe to speak.
Hadel, sensitive to others’ negative emotions, immediately waved his hand.
“It’s not worth saying more. Farewell, young lady.”
“Your Highness!!”
Nella was immediately sent outside.
The butler, as if his previous composure had been a lie, hunched his shoulders and spoke jokingly.
“Though we sent her away, I’m actually worried she might freeze to death. It was quite a commotion when she first appeared.”
“Was it that bad?”
I wouldn’t know since I was away from the castle. At my question, the butler put his hand to his forehead and shook his head.
“Oh, don’t even mention it. She even threw off her outer garments, really looking like she would die. We had no choice but to open the castle gates.”
As Hadel had briefly mentioned earlier, it seems Nella had desperately clung to entering the North.
Hadel sighed, rubbing his head.
“I don’t understand why they suddenly sent a fiancée.”
I shrugged my shoulders. It’s not visible when thinking complicatedly, but in fact, their aim was probably simple.
“They likely want to shake up the North.”
Whether Hadel acknowledges the fiancée or not, it would be enough to cause an uproar in the North.
And while I felt relieved that we had simply driven her out, it wasn’t a problem that could be solved so easily.
‘If she really freezes to death, it would become a huge issue.’
Just refusing the fiancée chosen by the king himself could leave a stain of defying the king’s orders, but if she dies? I put on a serious expression.
‘I don’t know who tipped her off, but this is a truly vicious method.’
Since it’s not their own life at stake, they easily told her to risk her life. The cold in the North is fierce, so if one really stays outside for hours without outer garments, they could freeze to death.
But we can’t accept her. No, my heart wouldn’t allow it.
Then how can we overcome this situation?
After pondering for a moment, I slowly opened my mouth.
“Let’s go up to the capital.”
“Marian.”
At my words, Hadel’s eyes widened. I spoke boldly.
“It’s time for us to make our move too. Rather, let’s go up to the capital with her group under the pretext of escorting Lady Orsini.”
For a sudden idea, it was a brilliant plan. Nella wouldn’t have to risk her life in protest, and we wouldn’t need to take on any risks either.
‘We can even catch them off guard.’
Let’s see how calmly they can react when we cause a ruckus in the capital. I snorted.
At my words, I thought Hadel would clap his hands saying it was a great idea, but unexpectedly he remained silent. When I asked why there was no response, Hadel answered with a troubled expression.
“Visiting the capital is one of the things forbidden to me…”
“What?”
I couldn’t believe my ears. Seeing how dumbfounded I was, Hadel’s aide quickly came over to explain instead.
“It really is forbidden.”
Surprisingly, when sending Hadel down to the North, the king issued such an order. He forbade coming up to the capital without his permission. If disobeyed, he would be severely punished.
Upon hearing this fact, I flew into a rage as much as when I heard about Hadel’s engagement circumstances.
“This doesn’t make any sense! His Majesty the King must have gone mad, or he’s clearly under the control of some evil witch!”
There was no other explanation.
Through Hadel’s explanation, I had fully understood that they weren’t ordinary parents who would be heartbroken about sending their young son to the North.
‘But threatening punishment if he visits is completely different context! Have they really gone insane?’
It seemed I wouldn’t be satisfied unless I went there myself and gave them a good punch. As I continued to rage, Hadel replied in a calm tone.
“For now, I’ll notify them of our intention to visit the capital.”
My desire to go to the capital was not only to resolve Hadel’s engagement issue, but also to solve Nella’s problem as she struggled outside. Sending a letter and waiting for a reply would take too much time.
After pondering for a moment with my chin in hand, I nodded vigorously.
“No. I have another way.”
It’s sending a letter that the capital can’t ignore without giving an immediate answer.
“Let’s send a letter saying you want to withdraw from the engagement because you have a woman you love.”
At my words, Hadel froze in shock. I added with a mischievous grin.
“Let’s also write that we want to have the engagement ceremony in the capital.”
Hadel frowned at my suggestion.
“But then you’ll have to come to the forefront, Marian.”
“That’s fine.”
“I’m not fine with it. I don’t want you to be in danger.”
“But it’s impossible to resolve this without taking some risks.”
And while a weasel like me might not know, the human me is quite strong. It wouldn’t be easy to put me in danger.
‘Besides, if I want to lure out Espen, it’s most certain if I step forward myself.’
Thinking that way, I wondered why we had been going in circles when there was such an easy path.
“Make sure to clearly write that the name of the lady hoping for engagement is Marian. Then there will surely be some reaction.”
Whether it’s rejection or permission, it’s fine.
‘If they don’t react to my name, it’s proof that the royal family has nothing to do with Espen.’
But if they do react…
I bit my lip hard.
‘If you’re alive, I’ll settle things with you directly, Espen.’
And four days later.
A letter of permission with the king’s seal arrived.
[This is the timeline separator]It was my idea to go up to the capital.
It was a method I came up with while worrying about how to prevent the North from suffering losses by being entangled with Lady Nella Orsini. For that, I even made sure Nella didn’t die by keeping her well in the castle for four days.
But when the letter of permission actually arrived, I felt very uneasy.
Late at night when I should have been in bed, I paced by the window, unable to sleep.
‘Are the king and queen really under Espen’s control?’
I’m not even sure if it’s right to use the word ‘control’. They might be following him of their own will.
‘Everything feels like a dream. If I hadn’t met Yulnisia, I wouldn’t have believed Espen was alive.’
Espen’s ice attribute was certainly strong at a high level. But was it strong enough to freeze people’s hearts and forcibly turn them into undead? That part seemed strange to me.
‘Espen didn’t have that kind of power. To begin with, that’s a wicked art that only other races can use.’
We had already fought against the undead to secure human territory. A negative power that exploits human fear and dread. Conversely, it was also a power that helplessly withered away in the face of strong human will.
‘Could it be that some evil non-human is pretending to be Espen and deceiving everyone?’
Mixed in with my speculation was a slight wish that it would be better if that were the case. Knowing it wasn’t objective at all, I shook my head to clear away the thoughts.
How long had I been pacing lost in thought? Strong arms embraced me from behind.
“Can’t sleep?”
It was Hadel.
How long has it been since we met, yet being in his arms had become familiar. Leaning my back against him, I glimpsed my own weakness that trembled even at this small warmth.
That’s right. I wasn’t a strong person. I had only always pretended to be strong.
“I’m anxious.”
Still, it was fortunate that I could honestly express these feelings to Hadel.
Unlike the battlefield where I was surrounded only by subordinates and had to swallow my true feelings and hide my inner thoughts, Hadel was someone who saw me as an equal.
Hadel pressed his cheek against mine.
“It seems the choice to go up to the capital wasn’t good after all. It’s no different from the enemy’s lair.”
“That may be true, but…”
If the opponent is really Espen who wants to save me, he would surely be anxious just knowing I’m in the Grand Duchy. The Grand Duchy is familiar territory to us, so it might be better to lure him here, but.
“First of all, Espen has the ice attribute like Prince Saedel. The cold North, where there’s always snow he can use, might actually be a more advantageous battlefield for him.”
What could have been the cause of my death when I tried to stop Espen’s mana outburst?
After much consideration, I concluded it was due to the terrain and climate. The day I died was also a cold winter. It was a condition more favorable to Espen than to me with my fire attribute.
And there was another reason.
“Aren’t you curious about the truth of your parents, Hadel? Whether they’re really being controlled by Espen, or if there was a reason they had to follow him?”
The king and queen and Prince Saedel, who mean nothing to me, are Hadel’s only family.
‘No one can be indifferent to the fact that their family abandoned them to experiments and unilaterally demanded they have a child.’
That’s why I thought we should confront the family for Hadel’s sake as well. They might also be victims like Hadel.
Hadel, who had listened silently to my words, tightened his arms around me.
“I’m glad you’re considering me. But you’re the most important person to me.”
__________
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Synopsis:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
He even had his eyes on another woman.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
Su Mu expressed her disdain.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
She also wanted to embrace Xie Yi, who had silently stayed by her side in her previous life and committed suicide by taking poison after her death.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
—–
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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