The investigation team leader and his subordinates opened their eyes at the dim dawn.
Having been struck by lightning under a clear sky last night, they all claimed amnesia, having completely forgotten the sensation of being on the brink of paralysis and fainting.
Amnesia, indeed.
Evie thought it was a convenient state and spoke to the palefaced investigation team leader.
“Are you conscious? Lucky for you, if that person with glasses hadn’t informed us, no one would have known you had collapsed.”
The investigation team leader nodded with a halfdazed face at Evie’s words.
He seemed to vaguely remember having ordered the haughty glasseswearing person to come the previous night.
“You must have investigated, so you already know, but this is where the poison mist spread during the last new moon. You must have collapsed due to its effects.”
“Poison mist……?”
The investigation team leader mumbled blankly at Evie’s blank expression.
Having awakened half a day after being struck by lightning, he still seemed out of touch with reality.
So Evie gently threatened him to make him come to his senses quickly.
“It was a truly dreadful poison. People’s skin turned black and melted, and the barley field next to it was burnt black and mushy. I thought it had all been purified, but to think it would still harm people to the end. Curses are really scary……”
At Evie’s worried voice, the investigation team leader’s face gradually turned thoughtful.
He looked anxious, shaking his legs. He looked like he wanted to leave the barracks immediately, but his legs were still paralyzed, and he looked frustrated.
It was blatantly obvious, but Evie sternly said,
“Excuse me, but I have something urgent to tell you, Commander.”
“What all of a sudden……”
“I heard that you issued a migration order for this village. I’m truly sorry, but could you please withdraw the migration order?”
At Evie’s polite request, the investigation team leader turned pale, forgetting his fear.
“That matter has already been decided.”
“Yes, I know. You must have decided it after careful consideration. But the villagers here have nowhere to go. Could you please watch over them until the next new moon?”
“Our Bayon army’s first commandment is the stability of Bise. So we cannot gamble with the lives of the residents.”
Although he had no real interest in the lives of the residents, the investigation team leader deliberately spoke firmly.
Now he was wearing the flag and uniform of the Bayon army, but in fact, the investigation team leader’s identity was much closer to Brick.
And the lord of Brick, who owned this region, was very uncomfortable with Tenda’s attention on his territory.
So the investigation team leader intended to clear this village entirely for his cousin and supporter, the lord of Brick.
Having such a complicated situation, he was annoyed when Evie Ariatera, a commoner purifier, foolishly interfered.
Moreover, the reason this small village was noticed was all because of that candidate saintess.
So the investigation team leader resented Evie for his current situation and showed his anger.
“You shouldn’t mess up your job by getting emotional. It’s a direct challenge to Bayon’s honor, and Ariate can’t take responsibility for that. You may not know, but there is a system in the army, and there is a class among the nobles. If you insist ignorantly without considering that, even Manyanya Tower will be greatly harmed.”
The investigation team leader scolded Evie with exaggerated words.
Even though she was in the high and mighty Tenda, she was essentially a commoner woman, so he believed that she would be scared if he yelled at her like this.
As expected, Evie’s face turned gloomy as the investigation team leader ranted.
“If I overstepped, please forgive me. It hurts my heart to see my hometownlike village disappear like this.”
Although Evie repented in a humble voice, the investigation team leader was not satisfied and clicked his tongue unpleasantly. It meant that she should bow more.
The investigation team leader, accustomed to looking down on others, pressed down further on an alreadybowed opponent.
It was half out of anger and half out of habit.
So Evie hesitated and then spoke with a face full of guilt.
“Thinking it over, it seems I’ve done something terribly wrong. I will personally apologize to Duke Valige.”
“……Yes?”
“How dare I object to what you’ve approved, Duke? I was really ignorant. The commander has woken me up, so I will tell the Duke myself and ask for forgiveness.”
Evie’s excessive reflection softened the investigation commander’s stiff face.
That’s not it.
In fact, the migration of the residents was the commander’s arbitrary decision.
He planned to tidy up here and finish the matter with an appropriate report to the higherups.
But if this news reaches Duke Valige’s ears, everything will be messed up. It would be a real mess if someone from above came to investigate properly.
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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