“Why are you so obsessed with me?”
“Obsessed?”
“At first, I thought you were trying to capture me because I was just an intruder. But as time went on, I didn’t understand. If I’m an intruder, you can just kill me, so why keep me alive?”
“Do you want me to kill you?”
“Do you think I want that?”
His voice rose in anger.
Ah, I must be careful.
“No, I want to live, of course. But your actions are increasingly incomprehensible. You don’t kill me, just keep me by your side. Why are we sleeping in the same bed every night? Do you have some kind of thorn fetish?”
I wondered if it was related to Oszar Serbian looking for me, but I didn’t want to say what I knew first.
Then, Idrish approached me.
I gulped.
Swallowing my saliva. The intimidating presence never became familiar, no matter how often I faced it. But I didn’t look away.
That doesn’t mean I will continue to act defeated because I gave up on running away.
My eyes stung at that moment. Suddenly, Idrish began to unbutton his shirt.
What, what is this? Why is he taking off his clothes?
It was a joke, but maybe it’s true! A thorn fetish!
I was trapped between Idrish in front and the bed behind, unable to move. My heart raced wildly.
But soon, I forgot about the idea of escaping and was captivated by Idrish’s chest.
Not because the chest was so firm, but because of the black marks.
It was not as much as the night Idrish lost consciousness, but the black mark had grown larger than the day I left. It covered his right chest and encroached upon his collarbone.
But why show it all of a sudden? Isn’t that something people usually try to hide?
“This wound was inflicted on the day of the rebellion. Do you know what was embedded here?”
“How should I know? I didn’t do it.”
“It’s a hedgehog’s thorn.”
What?
“On the day Atigra was destroyed, your Erijo clan was also wiped out. Before the last Erijo closed its eyes, the head of Erijo stuck a thorn in here. With a curse.”
I knew nothing of this story.
“And the one who cursed died, so the curse will remain forever. Except for the last surviving hedgehog humanoid, Cecilia Erijo.”
Me? Me? Was this guy saying he knew my name all along? And I thought he didn’t know it because he kept calling me “Nightflower”!
“No, that’s not me. There can’t be any other surviving hedgehog humanoids except me. And I don’t even know how to break such a curse…”
As I stammered, Idrish grabbed my wrist.
“Mother.”
He brought my hand directly to his right chest. His smooth chest filled my palm.
Oh, what a firm muscular chest!
I tried to pull away in surprise, but my fingers only played more aggressively on his chest because they were held tightly.
There it is, a thorn fetish! Asking me to touch his chest like that… Do you think I’ll fall for that?
But at that moment, an astonishing sight caught my eye.
The black mark that covered his chest moved slightly, especially where my hand touched. It vigorously retreated inward as if fading away.
Idrish lowered my hand, but I reached out, as if spellbound, and traced the mark.
“No, the only person who can lift this curse is you, Cecilia Erijo.”
I looked away from the black mark and met Idrish’s gaze.
Time seemed to slow down. His eyes, glowing like a suntinged sunset, pierced through me. The tingling sensation that began in my palm and wrist slowly spread up my arm and filled my entire body.
I was startled by this unfamiliar feeling. Was it because I was scared?
I pulled my arm away from Idrish and rubbed the touched area over my clothes, hoping the rough texture would cover the sensation, but it didn’t work.
“So… was that why you pulled the thorn out before? To find out how to break the curse?”
“If you didn’t touch it directly, it was no use. We even tried drinking the water in which the thorn was soaked, but it was useless.”
Thorn, why are we drinking water, am I a thorn?
I lay down next to Idriche with no way to resist. Sleeping with a handsome man would have been nervewracking, but I didn’t have the chance to worry about that because of the shocking facts revealed today.
So, I’m the only being who can break Idriche’s curse.
Both Idriche and Ozar know that.
So sticking with Idriche is safer than running away?
The Serbian family will try to get rid of me since they don’t want Idriche’s curse to be lifted. They even have power, so I don’t have the confidence to hide and live.
On the other hand, Idriche can’t kill me because he needs me to break the curse.
So if I side with him and prevent him from destroying the world, it might be a better way to live….
But why is there a nagging feeling? It feels like I forgot to turn off the gas valve. I definitely forgot something.
“Hold on.”
I suddenly sat up.
“Rodrigo!”
“What?”
“We have to save Rodrigo!”
I had to save Rodrigo if I wanted to side with Idriche. If Rodrigo dies, then Idriche will get angry and start destroying the world!
But Idriche closed his eyes again.
You think I’m talking nonsense now! This cat child.
I grabbed Idriche’s collar and shook it.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
