Even I didn’t understand why Zero had assigned such a job characteristic. It was an inevitable choice to utilize the divine power, but wasn’t there another way?
Zero casually tossed a word as if he saw right through me.
“There’s no such thing.”
“Hey!”
“To complete a twisted story, a new savior must appear again.”
Zero’s eyes sparkled. It was truly the appearance of a Possession Management Bureau employee that I hadn’t seen in a long time.
“So the most suitable for the role of savior is a saintess, is that what you’re saying?”
Of all things?
Seeing my displeased expression, Zero laughed.
“This world still loves hero myths. A saintess who appears unexpectedly and beats back a horde of zombies, bringing peace to the empire, will unify the people and give them hope.”
With that, the story is over, Zero whispered like a devil.
“…Even if it’s a happy ending that goes beyond the original?”
At my question, Zero shrugged.
“To complete an unconventional ending, this much is necessary. The energy coming from humans who have pierced through despair and seized hope will fill the gap in the causality that’s lacking.”
It sounded grandiose, but in the end, it was a statement that he would patch up a story that had gone wrong with me.
By transforming the originally wicked ‘Elizabeth Keaton’ into a saintess.
It was a suggestion that the real Elizabeth Keaton would not have refused.
Because, after pushing away Sienna, who had been the original protagonist, Elizabeth would become the protagonist.
But facing this incredible situation was tiring for me.
Wow, I thought the acting as a wicked villainess was over. Now I’m told to become a saintess fighting against zombies.
And it’s not even a blockbuster movie.
“So then you go home, and I go home?”
This was the only thing that mattered to me. Whether I could go home, my beloved home.
Despite my lackluster response, Zero triumphantly fluffed his hair.
“Yes, yes. That’s the big picture I’m aiming for with this two birds, one stone approach.”
He only looked like a cute hamster to me. No dignity at all.
“Don’t patronize me.”
“What’s with that rude reaction?”
“Do I have to be happy about it? It’s unbelievable, just shut up.”
“You take advantage!”
While I was bickering with Zero in my mind, I wanted to say he was whining like a dog that needs to poop… but in reality, he was in agony, clutching his beautifully groomed, goldenthreadlike hair like a wellcarved statue.
“Was it really a… dream? But the flash was too vivid for that… but that woman being a saintess, a passing flea being a saintess is more…”
“He’s insulting you.”
“I know that.”
No matter how much I disliked it, how dare he ponder over me and a flea on the same level?
I strode over and kicked Michael’s shin.
“Ugh!”
“Ughaaa!”
By the way, the bitter scream that came after was from me after kicking Michael. Damn. He had trained his body to be sturdy every day, and Michael’s shin was like a rock.
My kicked foot hurt, and I held it, moaning, as Michael glared at me with piercing blue eyes.
“Your Highness, what is this rude behavior?”
‘See this?’
“Rude? Sir Michael, you have been looking down on me with your titles all this time, but you have a lot to say.”
“What have I…”
Suddenly, the butler, housekeeper, and cook gathered around Michael, scolding and glaring at him.
“This lady is no longer the Princess, but Duchess Keaton.”
“Show respect to the new Duchess Keaton, Sir Michael.”
At their words, Michael was taken aback.
“…Did the Duke Keaton pass away?”
I could answer that myself.
“Yes. He was bitten and killed by the Zombie Crown Prince.”
Right before my eyes.
“…Ah.”
There was a moment of silence. Even after speaking of the Duke’s death, I was struck with realization.
‘If only Duke Keaton hadn’t acted foolishly…’
He wouldn’t have lost his life.
He was the only person fit to lead the people in a confused time due to the zombies.
Having died so futilely, a useful piece for defeating the highlevel quest disappeared before it even began, and I was frustrated.
In the gloomy atmosphere, Michael offered words of weak comfort.
“……May peace be with you. May the Lord Ardel lead you to heaven.”
“Ah, yes. Thank you…… Not that, anyway! Apologize, to our new Duke!”
Could the effects of Zero’s possession buff have been a bit too strong? The eyes of the employees towards Michael seemed as if they would fire laser beams.
Driven by their strange intensity, Michael hesitated, then apologized to me.
“I’m sorry……. New Duke Keaton.”
“I’m fine with an apology.”
With the noisy argument settled, the people of the Duke’s house went into their own rooms to rest.
Even if the unidentified zombies wandered outside, when the sun set and night came, fatigue would set in all the same.
Moreover, it was only now that the Duke Keaton’s house had a trustworthy superior to rely on, so everyone was eager to go to bed early.
Everyone except Michael.
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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