Chapter 302: Before He Leaves (3)
After returning to the Duchy,
I visited the three sisters, as dictated by the episode’s progression.
Ordinary conversations ensued.
The dialogue, their reactions, everything unfolded as I remembered it from the game.
And then,
“So, we’re leaving everything to you. It’s a surprise party for Mother.”<...
2025-02-13 05:53:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 301: Before He Leaves (2)
Thanks to Harnie’s appearance, I had legitimately gained some time away from my family.
To be honest, it had been incredibly boring.
While I had pretended to be interested, I hadn’t enjoyed it at all.
There were plenty of sights to see, exciting attractions, and games to play, but none of it had held my attention. 2025-02-13 05:51:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 60: Adelheit Aisilia (2)
Adelheit and I locked eyes.
My image reflected in her beautiful, jewel-like amethyst eyes.
For a brief moment, she seemed to take in my entire appearance, as if trying to discern something.
‘What could she possibly be looking at?’
It wasn’t just that my face was presentable. I wasn't someone to be ashamed of, ...
2025-02-13 05:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59: Adelheit Aisilia (1)
I was walking in the garden when I found her.
My one childhood friend whom I hadn't met or spoken with for years.
During Sione's hardest times, even knowing why she was suffering, our relationship had twisted when I offered clumsy words as comfort. It still remained a great regret for me.
That's why, wanting to fix my ina...
2025-02-13 05:23:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58: Noah Beleia (4)
Yesterday was incredibly annoying, getting caught in reverse by Sione after my own scheme.
What jealousy was she even talking about?
Perhaps because of that ridiculous misunderstanding, Sione's nervous behavior around Noah had vanished.
She smiled brightly all day and refused to leave my side.
With so many people in the ...
2025-02-13 05:21:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57: Noah Beleia (3)
Sione hesitated a long time at my question.
She hugged herself while quietly groaning, then suddenly scrunched up her face and couldn't smooth it out.
As I quietly watched her putting on every possible expression while sitting in place.
Soon breaking free from her private thoughts, Sione looked up at me with eyes full of hesit...
2025-02-13 05:18:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56: Noah Beleia (2)
It was perplexing.
Just who was this guy to recognize and call out to Sione?
What puzzled me was that Sione seemed to know his name, when before I came she had lived such an unsociable life stuck in her room.
Since we were far enough away that quiet conversation wouldn't reach that young lord.
I carefully asked Sione: 2025-02-13 05:16:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 55: Noah Beleia (1)
Time flew by from when we started preparing for the move to the capital.
After spending quite some time in the carriage, we finally arrived at the kingdom's capital.
Since even the Heas was traveling by carriage, we had quite a number of servants and soldiers accompanying us relative to the carriage size.
They handled most of ...
2025-02-13 05:14:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54: A Request
"Ray, I have somewhere to go. Come with me."
"Somewhere to go? Are you thinking of the shooting range?"
"No, I plan to visit Sister Siabel in the sickroom today."
"Visit Lady Siabel... has she woken up?"
Sione nodded.
She had collapsed unconscious after returning, having been severely wounded during the cult search and e...
2025-02-13 05:12:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53: The Male Knight of the Iron Cage (2)
For nearly three days, I thought about my situation while being practically trapped in this iron cage.
After thinking for three days and nights while chewing this hard bread, I finally accepted this reality.
I, who had made a name as one of Korea's top Hunters, was dead - and now I was Ray, just waiting to be so...
2025-02-13 05:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52: The Male Knight of the Iron Cage (1)
"You mean... Lady Sione will go to the capital for the princess's coming of age ceremony?"
"Yes. All preparations will be finished within a week."
"...I see."
Learning we only had a week left to rest comfortably at the mansion drained my energy.
Though I'd been able to rest a bit after injuring my ar...
2025-02-13 05:05:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51: A Conversation
I ended up being dragged to Ainel's office.
Though I gave Sione such a pitiful look asking for help, she couldn't say anything to Ainel and just let me go.
Given Ainel's unsettling demeanor and how cowed Sione looked before her.
It couldn't be helped.
Creak. Click.
Entering the office, Ainel closed the door.
"...
2025-02-13 05:03:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50: Return (2)
Siabel was severely wounded...?
The news from the servant's mouth was hard to believe.
Expert wasn't just some nickname kids gave themselves for street fighting.
Expert knights were those who proudly fought wielding Aura Blade, even being called symbols of knighthood.
Their skill level would equate to mid-B rank to A-rank Hun...
2025-02-13 04:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49: Return (1)
Time passed quickly after Sione's confession.
She started each day with what had now become a habit of jogging, spending most of her time in the shooting range.
She took her position there and drew her bowstring endlessly without rest.
The one change in her training methods from before was that she now tried to apply mana with each...
2025-02-13 04:57:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48: Teachings and Promises (3)
We fell when an excited Sione spun around and collided with me.
Thud!
"Ugh..."
Damn it.
Taking the full impact on my back, I barely managed to hold back the curse that almost escaped my lips.
No matter how close Sione and I had become, I was still just a slave from the gutters, not a fellow noble.
...
2025-02-13 04:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47: Teachings and Promises (2)
The next day, just like when Sione used to secretly practice archery.
I went to her room early in the morning.
Whatever wind had blown through.
Sione was already awake today too, waiting for me.
"Good morning, Lady Sione."
"Yes, did you sleep well?"
"Of course."
I exchanged brief morning gree...
2025-02-13 04:53:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46: Teachings and Promises (1)
What was a male knight in this world?
From what I'd heard, in this world's fantasy novels, there was always at least one male knight who appeared as the protagonist's best friend, companion, or even husband. Male knights were extremely popular among women.
Given how the merchant who had tried to sell this body's previous ...
2025-02-13 04:50:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 300: Before He Leaves (1)
After the assassin elimination and target protection episode ended,
There was nothing left to do.
The main episodes of Chapter 3 were mostly about hindering the Another Plan.
And even those weren't particularly threatening. All I had to do was accumulate the necessary funds for my escape.
However, there was one mor...
2025-02-07 17:09:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 299: A Blatant Objective (5)
A dark night.
It was Friday night, after most company employees had left work and finished the company dinner, a time for personal enjoyment.
Darkness shrouded the streets, limiting visibility.
The surrounding buildings and structures further obstructed the view.
And finally, a third factor restricted her line o...
2025-02-07 17:07:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 298: A Blatant Objective (4)
“Phew.”
Claire let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing her daughter's reaction, Isabella patted her shoulder reassuringly.
“You’ve worked hard, Claire. Taking on the workload meant for multiple families must have been exhausting.”
Claire rested her chin on her hand and replied casually,
“It wasn’t t...
2025-02-07 17:04:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 297: A Blatant Objective (3)
Even Arina had to admit, it was a valid excuse.
A fire had broken out in his room.
He had been injured while escaping the flames. What more could she say?
If it hadn't been Carsein, but her other siblings, or even her mother, she wouldn’t have hesitated to argue that they needed time to recover, both physically and ...
2025-02-07 17:01:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 296: A Blatant Objective (2)
—Flutter.
Startled by a nearby presence, a bird took flight, its wings beating rapidly as it escaped into the night.
The blonde girl who had startled the bird stepped onto the balcony.
It was late, well past the time when even her older sisters and mother would be asleep. It was time for her to be in bed, d...
2025-02-07 16:59:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 295: A Blatant Objective (1)
-Ding!
▶ All family affinity lights have turned blue due to the deactivation of Arina’s choices. ◀
▶ Episode VII: The Bagrand Family Trip cleared. ◀
▶ Reward granted. ◀
When I woke up the next morning,
As expected, the Family Trip episode had been cleared.
Flora must have relay...
2025-02-07 16:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 294: The Prophet of Wederos (13)
-Ding!
▶ Evasion trigger activated. ◀
▶ Conversation with Arina nullified. Choices deactivated. ◀
I had encountered Flora due to my carelessness, my being lost in thought and not returning on time. But thanks to Harnie’s intervention, the situation hadn't escalated.
With the choices deacti...
2025-02-07 16:53:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 293: The Prophet of Wederos (12)
After Pollux, who had relayed the Prophet's message, departed,
I was left alone, lost in thought.
-So I’ve been thinking. Veneris, and you… perhaps the power of the Wederos Kingdom is simply a bridge, a way to cross over to this world.
“…”
It didn't matter that he had known I would be here, followi...
2025-02-07 16:51:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 292: The Prophet of Wederos (11)
Festivals, leisurely tea times, strolls through scenic spots, celebrity performances, theatrical plays, gourmet food tours…
They had done everything a proper vacation should entail.
As the sun began to set, magical fireworks lit up the sky, their colorful explosions filling the air with sound and light, marking the en...
2025-02-07 16:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 291: The Prophet of Wederos (10)
““A family trip?””
The two sisters asked in unison, surprised by Heron’s announcement.
“Yes. My Lady suggested that it’s been a while since you’ve traveled together, so a family trip would be nice.”
Claire and Flora’s faces lit up at the mention of a family trip.
It was understandable tha...
2025-02-07 16:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45: Reunion (3)
***
"They say the eyes are the windows to the soul."
A misty landscape, where figures blurred and distant mountains shimmered in and out of existence.
The sweet fragrance of flowers, carried by a gentle breeze.
The refreshing scent of the forest.
A small, palace-like teahouse, incongruous in its natural surroundings. 2025-02-07 16:32:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 44: Reunion (2)
***
Your Highness must walk the path of a royal.
A single sentence, a curse disguised as a blessing, etched into a letter, had become Lilisiana Yekaterina's driving force.
She had toiled relentlessly, honing her skills, building her reputation, all to fulfill that single line, that final request from her attendant.
...
2025-02-07 16:29:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43: Reunion (1)
***
Clang! Shing!
Ian's sword clashed against mine, the sound of steel ringing through the air.
A bead of sweat trickled down my forehead, clinging to my chin before falling to the ground.
There was no need to ponder how to describe this situation.
It was a disaster. How had things gone so wrong?
I glanc...
2025-02-07 16:27:07 +0000 UTC View Post