“What a surprise!”
The girl who came down from the attic hunched her shoulders. The girl was none other than Mila, the granddaughter of the headman.
The headman scolded her with an unhappy heart, striking the floor with his cane.
“Didn’t this old man clearly tell you! Do not get close to ‘that child’!”
Before her grandfather’s shout, Mila calmly pouted her lips. Then she fumbled in her pocket, took something out, and thrust it forward.
“I came because I had an important matter. It’s because of this!”
“Hm? What is this?”
The headman narrowed his eyes and accepted what his granddaughter handed him. It was a charming sachet with a good fragrance.
“It’s potpourri. Made with dried herbs.”
“……Did you make this?”
“How could I make this? ‘That child’ made it. Said it would be a little chore before the door fully opened and it became a sacrifice. I provided the ingredients.”
Mila’s eyes gleamed maliciously as she took back the sachet.
“That kid said to give it as a gift to the people afterward, but are they insane? Giving this pretty thing away for free. I’ll sell it when the market is held in the town.”
The headman’s heart was pleased by his granddaughter’s shrewd manner of securing her share.
Moreover, the fact that ‘that child,’ who was like a runaway horse since its mouth opened, had finally accepted its fate was indeed a fortunate thing.
The headman patted his granddaughter’s shoulder affectionately, feeling much more comfortable.
“Yes, yes. Indeed, my granddaughter takes after me. The money you make from selling that, add it to your own pocket money…….”
Kugugung―.
A sudden strong vibration knocked the headman and Mila to the floor. Screams from the people outside could be heard. The two crawled up and looked out the window.
Far away, a yellow beam that was rising had started to change into a white color with a roaring noise.
Once the light completely turned white, the door leading to Tronos would open, and a monster would burst out.
The headman, pale with shock, pushed his granddaughter.
“I will go to the young master at once! You go get ‘that child,’ quickly!”
“Yes, yes……!”
The two scrambled in different directions. Meanwhile, the vibration continued.
As if signaling the end of this village.
(This is a time separator.)
On a low hill located on the outskirts of the village to the west.
A woman with a pretty appearance stood solemnly, wearing a red dress symbolizing the sacrifice. Her straight gaze reached the giant beam of light rising far beyond the clouds.
The hem of her cheap red dress fluttered gently in the wind. Watching her, the headman approached, clearing his throat.
“Don’t resent too much, Urechwi!”
Attempting pointless comfort, the headman stopped short and sneezed with a strange noise. A strong herb fragrance from the woman caused it.
The woman didn’t even look at the headman, facing forward with her own feet. The villagers, who had planned to forcibly push her if she resisted, awkwardly hid their rods behind their backs.
Some distance from the light pillar, Vicsir Buren had arrived earlier.
Vicsir Buren felt considerable fear at the fact that he was closer to the door than the others. However, he deliberately puffed out his chest, standing with an air of nonchalance.
Finally, the woman approached to a distance where conversation was possible. Vicsir Buren propped on his crutch with a vile smile.
“How do you feel now? Are you scared? Huh?”
The woman didn’t answer. Instead, she lowered her head with a sullen motion.
And a moment later, when she raised her head again, her face was so heartbreaking that anyone would feel a sting in their heart.
The flushed face of Vicsir Buren met her moist eyes. Staring at such a man, the woman opened her mouth.
“My lord…….”
It was a mournful voice.
Vicsir Buren swallowed. Sweet and joyful memories of life with the woman, from marriage to death, flashed through his mind in an instant.
‘Ahem, she’s pretending to be scared. She was just an irredeemable wench after all.’
Viksir Buren, who had become satisfied, cleared his throat and put on a gentle voice.
“I’m a generous man, so I’ll forgive you specially if you agree to be my woman now. Come, come here.”
Viksir Buren spread his arms wide. Then, astonishingly, the woman began to rush toward him with force.
Viksir Buren’s mouth opened wide in a grin. It was when his eyes met the approaching woman. A shiver ran down his spine.
‘Why, why… why is she running at me with those sparkling eyes?’
Just like the face right before dumping a major criminal into a latrine…
“……Wwait! Stop!”
Viksir Buren cried out urgently, sensing danger instinctively. Of course, the woman didn’t stop.
The woman kicked the ground and soared into the air. The next moment, a powerful dropkick landed in Viksir Buren’s groin.
Crack, the sound of something breaking was heard.
“Aaaaaaaaaah!!!”
Amidst the people’s astonishment, a heartwrenching scream echoed through the air.
‘Retribution, complete.’
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
