Unrequited Love is Over, Fend for Yourselves (5 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 28
“Where are you going?”
At the second prince Ludvi’s question, the counselor repeated the same words in his report.
“The Crown Prince, leading a group of young nobles from several houses, is said to be heading to Duke Schupraher’s domain.”
“He’s always out and about, but this time he seems intent on staying quite a while.”
Ludvi spoke with a sneer.
“They say it’s to personally verify the discovery of the Mitri tree.”
“That’s probably just a pretext. The excuse sounds rather plausible.”
After a brief moment of contemplation, Ludvi issued an order.
“Take this opportunity while the Crown Prince is away to see what he’s really up to. And if possible, plant someone among them who’ll act on my behalf.”
“But the chosen ones are scions handpicked by His Highness from their respective houses.”
“So what?”
Ludvi gave the counselor a displeased look.
“One or two among them should be persuadable.”
“To do that, we’d need to approach their parents and win them over. Time might be too tight for that.”
“Tch. Who said anything about touching the whole family? Just sway one companion. Pick an heir and find something to hold over them.”
At Ludvi’s command, the counselor bowed his head.
“I’ll find a suitable candidate.”
Once the counselor left, Ludvi tapped his fingers lightly against the armrest.
“It’s high time to quietly remove this irritating obstacle.”
The Crown Prince’s outings actually benefited Ludvi as well.
“A riding accident would be the cleanest way, wouldn’t it?”
Breaking the obstacle’s neck and ending their life would be both satisfying to watch and utterly certain.
[This is the timeline separator]“Young lady, all the essentials have been loaded into the carriage.”
“Come here.”
Hana beckoned the maid closer. As the maid approached carefully, Hana pointed to the dress she’d just been examining.
“Take this as well.”
“Yes.”
As the maid reached out cautiously toward the dress, Hana pointed to another item beside it.
“Take that one too.”
“I’m sorry, miss, but there’s no more room in the carriage.”
“I won’t ask again. Load it.”
“Yes.”
Since her mistress wouldn’t change her mind, the maid had no choice but to find a way to fit both dresses into the carriage. After the maid disappeared with the two gowns, Hana opened a jewelry box.
Though more than half of her jewels had already been packed into the carriage, Hana still seemed unsatisfied and began inspecting each piece one by one.
“Should I buy more?”
“Who are you trying so hard to impress?”
Hana glanced at the person reflected in the mirror, then turned around.
“Mother.”
“I saw the dresses earlier too. They’d be rather impractical for travel, wouldn’t they?”
“Those are purely for contingency purposes.”
“So by ‘contingency,’ you mean occasions where you need to make a good impression on someone.”
Hana didn’t deny it and simply rose from her seat.
“You’ve got someone special in mind, haven’t you?”
“Hmm…”
Hana’s eyes sparkled faintly.
“Yes. Someone I want to craft solely for me…”
“Who might that be? His Highness the Crown Prince? Or perhaps Lord Fernando? Those two seem most suitable—but is there someone else?”
“I’m not certain yet.”
Still gazing into the mirror as she held an earring to her ear, Hana replied.
“I’ll show you when I return.”
[This is the timeline separator]By the morning of their departure, Etienne still couldn’t recall anything about the Mitri tree. Because of this, her steps felt heavy and her body drained of energy.
“Eat plenty of delicious food and see all the beautiful sights.”
At the butler’s farewell, Etienne shook her head.
“You’re wrong. I won’t see anything at all.”
“If you feel it’s too much trouble, send for me through the merchant guild. I’ll come running.”
The butler’s reassurance softened Etienne’s expression noticeably.
“You absolutely must come.”
“I’ll wait every day, hoping only for your call.”
Finishing his greeting, the butler draped a coat over Etienne’s shoulders and stepped back. Her parents then stepped forward to stand before her.
“When His Highness said he wanted to take you along, we wished to object—but couldn’t.”
‘You could’ve at least tried.’
Etienne shot them a reproachful glance, but Marquis Claire continued as if unaware.
“Since His Highness promised to ensure you come to no harm, we’ve decided to trust in that.”
Etienne merely gave a noncommittal nod. Though her carriage already held a coachman and a personal attendant, with additional knights riding separately as escort, the Crown Prince’s personal protection felt like something entirely different.
“I’ll return safely.”
After embracing each parent in turn, Etienne climbed into the carriage. Despite Duke Schupraher’s domain lying within the same empire, the marquis and marchioness looked as if they were sending a small child off to a riverbank.
So Etienne smiled even more brightly, as if to reassure them not to worry.
As soon as Etienne’s carriage departed, Sera sighed anxiously.
“What could His Highness possibly be thinking? What does that child even understand?”
“He treats everyone the same way, not just Etienne, so it should be fine.”
“We’ll have to trust that.”
At the marquis’s words, Sera let out another sigh. Etienne likely thought she was simply going on a pleasant carriage ride and would return shortly.
But regardless of her worries, events had already begun to unfold.
Noble scions, including Etienne, started gathering at the agreed meeting place. Each had arrived with their own carriage and escort knights, making the area rather noisy.
Etienne rested her hand on the windowsill and looked outside. Everyone had brought carriages. Though she couldn’t count exactly how many attendants each had brought, the total number easily exceeded thirty.
“Fernando, Hana, Nick, Sola, Bazon, Heishi—and me. That makes seven, right?”
The agreed time had clearly passed, and with no more carriages arriving, Etienne figured she’d guessed correctly. She nodded to herself and stepped back from the window.
One by one, everyone was alighting from their carriages to greet Crown Prince Reinhart. Etienne also stepped down to join them.
‘Since Fernando is Duke Schupraher’s son, his inclusion makes sense—meaning His Highness chose five others.’
Five individuals in total—those whom the Crown Prince believed might possess foreknowledge of the future.
They were precisely the ones who, like Hana, had either claimed they had space or said they’d check first.
As she glanced around, Fernando approached.
“Did you rest well?”
“Yeah. And you, Fernando?”
“I slept well too. Do you know how long it takes to reach the ducal domain from here?”
Etienne nodded at Fernando’s question.
“They said about five days by carriage—is that right?”
“Yes. Once we leave the capital and pass just one other lord’s territory, we’ll be right at the duchy. Then it’ll take another day to reach the Mitri tree’s location.”
“It’s farther than I thought.”
Considering this, bringing one carriage each no longer seemed excessive.
“Might we have to camp out along the way?”
“Likely. In that case, we’ll probably sleep in the carriages.”
“Sleeping in a carriage sounds fine.”
As Etienne smiled and chatted with Fernando, she felt someone’s gaze upon her.
“We’ll be traveling together for several days, so I hope we get along well, Etienne.”
Having greeted everyone else, Hana finally approached Etienne with these words.
Hana was right. Getting along amicably would help avoid unnecessary discomfort during the journey.
Etienne simply nodded in agreement and naturally waited with the others for the Crown Prince.
It had been the Crown Prince who set the meeting time—yet he hadn’t appeared even after an hour had passed. Etienne glanced around, recalling her previous flower-arranging gathering.
‘Is he expecting us to seek him out again?’
Just as she wondered if he might be hiding somewhere, hoofbeats rang out. Apparently, she wasn’t the only one who heard them—all eyes turned simultaneously toward the sound.
“What on earth is that?”
Someone exclaimed in bewilderment. The first thing Etienne saw was six horses pulling a carriage.
It was vastly larger and sturdier than any of the carriages the noble youths had brought.
“Could it be so big simply because it belongs to His Highness?”
Nick muttered in astonishment at the carriage’s size—then another carriage appeared behind it. Smaller than the first, it was still drawn by no fewer than four horses. This time, Bazon clicked his tongue and spoke.
“A six-horse carriage and a four-horse carriage—His Highness certainly came the best prepared.”
Compared to the Crown Prince, their own preparations suddenly seemed laughably modest, and everyone silently agreed.
Soon, the lead carriage halted before them. The door opened, and Reinhart stepped out. True to his reputation as the empire’s most handsome man, Sola and several other young women blushed at the sight of him.
“You’re all here early.”
Reinhart approached with a bright, cheerful greeting.
“We greet Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”
All those who had been waiting respectfully bowed. Reinhart met each of their eyes in turn as he acknowledged their greetings.
Then, with an even brighter smile, he said,
“Shall we get ready to depart, then?”
“…Ready?”
Bazon asked in confusion, and Reinhart nodded.
“There’s an issue with leaving immediately as we are.”
“What might that be?”
“Ah…”
Reinhart glanced around briefly—at the coachmen, the escort knights, the gathered people and carriages—then spoke.
“I’ve already obtained your parents’ consent, but it seems none of you were informed. Then again, I did tell them not to say a word, so I suppose that’s only natural?”
‘What on earth is he talking about now?’
“From this point on, we’ll all travel in a single carriage.”
“A… single carriage?”
When Bazon asked blankly, Reinhart nodded emphatically and pointed to his six-horse carriage.
“It’s more than spacious enough for all of us. The following carriage will carry only our luggage.”
As Reinhart explained, Heishi raised a hand.
“What will happen to our carriages, then?”
“We’ll send them back home—along with your coachmen, knights, and attendants.”
“So you mean… only we ourselves will be traveling?”
Heishi asked again.
“Nine of us in total, including Alex.”
Reinhart kindly provided the exact headcount.
“But this is the first we’re hearing of it.”
Nick said, bewildered, and Etienne barely suppressed a sigh.
‘He literally told them not to say anything.’
Yet they were asking again… Still, understanding why Nick felt compelled to speak, Etienne remained silent.
“Your parents have all given their permission.”
Reinhart showed no intention of explaining further.
“Well then—what are you waiting for? Go move your belongings!”
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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