Laughter came out. A woman who seems to be able to snap with just one hand.
A monster just like me.
‘I will train her well, master.’
Just as my master said to me.
(This is a time separator.)
“What? Is that really true?”
“Yes, it’s certain.”
Count Ermeintz struggled to raise his lying body.
“That wench… was a mage?”
“And not just any mage, she’s unmeasurable, appears to possess great wizardlevel magical power.”
“What? What in the…”
Count Ermeintz couldn’t suppress his shock.
An incredible talent had already enrolled in Horizon Academy, and rumors were quietly spreading that Gibnen was behind it, but the protagonist being Riley Eardalin was entirely unexpected.
A woman with nothing noteworthy except a pretty face. An utterly worthless creature. She did not appear to be a great wizard. No, never even thought she was a mage.
If she was a great wizardlevel mage, why was she so foolishly victimized when kidnapped?
Such a skilled person would have found those assassins laughable, wouldn’t she?
‘That damn brat Gibnen Lianster…’
Only now did the puzzle fit.
Why the seemingly perfect man wanted to marry the daughter of a destitute nobleman was now clear. That cunning man knew all this from the beginning.
‘Could it be that inviting Earl Eardalin to the reception… was all part of the plan? Did he intentionally induce a breakup to take that wench from me?’
“Damn!”
“Ah, calm down, my lord, or you’ll faint.”
“Why did it have to be him? Why? By God, if I knew first, I wouldn’t have been so foolish.”
Unlike his previous wives, he wouldn’t have thought of her as just a woman to play with.
He let such a valuable talent be taken right before his eyes.
Count Ermeintz pounded the table with his fist! Bang! The expensive dishes in his hand flew and shattered.
‘Oh my, what a waste!’
The servants hurriedly began to sweep up the broken glass.
“If I hadn’t broken off the engagement, if I had proceeded with the marriage as planned, and just looked after her…”
If he had married Riley Eardalin as planned, if he had had a child with her, he might have produced the best great wizard in the Ermeintz family.
Only thought to be a lowly woman, but a woman with great wizardlevel magical power? Such a woman is not easy to find anywhere… And to fall into the hands of such an unlucky brat.
From now on, continuing the lineage of wizards has become more important than anything.
Wizards, especially in the marriage market, the value of wizard women has soared. The issue of producing or not producing a wizard is directly connected to the future of the family.
The value of a wizard, as advanced and irreplaceable personnel, will continue to increase, and their existence will become more valuable as time goes on.
The more those with strong magical power are connected, the higher the probability that an outstanding wizard will be born among them. Since magic is greatly influenced by genetics, the talents called Grand Wizards, regardless of gender, have soared in popularity.
Gibnen Lianster was a talent coveted by all families, even sought after by the royal family.
If Gibnen Lianster’s reputation was not a complete mess, especially if the issue with women was not complicated, he would have already been picked by the royal family as a favorite.
‘It’s clear that he built a licentious image in anticipation of this, causing trouble while hiding something appetizing. Pretending not to know, pretending it’s not there… then monopolizing it all by himself.’
The one who has everything takes more, can there be such a lack of conscience!
Count Ermeintz couldn’t bear the pain in his stomach. If Grand Wizard Gibnen and Riley, who has Grand Wizardlevel magic power, marry and have descendants…
‘It’s a disaster.’
The future of the Lianster family will become even more precarious.
What about the future of the Ermeintz family?
It was utterly bleak. Unlike the Lianster family, they were not a traditional wizard family, and they were late to enter the business, acquiring the Magic Tower Eldras, so they were considered latecomers in the industry.
‘Magic’ is being popularized as ‘magic tools’, and as time goes on, the Lianster family’s influence is growing, but the Ermeintz family was not what it used to be.
The eldest son was ambitious and eager to revive the family, but objectively his natural talent was lacking. The rest of the children were even more pitiable.
What the Ermeintz family needed more than anything right now was ‘bloodline’.
They needed a ‘woman’ to make the wizard’s blood thicker, to create an outstanding bloodline. And that too, a woman with very strong magical power.
It’s pitiful that they must be as quiet as a dead mouse for now. Count Ermeintz covered his face and commanded with a weak voice.
“Riley, plan and investigate that woman. There can be no Grand Wizard bloodline in the lineage of Count Eardalin. Look into it carefully. There must be something more.”
(This is a time separator.)
Riley came to exactly two days later.
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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