Surprisingly, everyday life here wasn’t that spectacular. A few days into being possessed, I’ve become quite accustomed to living as Muzel.
Yet, a part of my heart still felt adrift. This wasn’t my home, and I thought I had to quickly persuade Lumi to return to the real world with me.
‘How is Eojin doing?’ The more familiar I became with the name Muzel, the more anxious I felt.
Gretchen, the maid I had become quite friendly with over the past few days, greeted me again today.
“This really is a fantastic workplace! Every day I get to see a picture of the empire’s most handsome men standing side by side.”
“Ahaha.”
I had no choice but to laugh awkwardly. In truth, I’m not a handsome man. ‘Beautiful woman’ would be more accurate.
Unaware of my feelings, Gretchen’s eyes sparkled.
“Nothing satisfies my fantasies more than the existence of you two!”
Huh, what’s that supposed to mean? Fantasies? What exactly are her fantasies?
But before I could clear up my confusion, Gretchen fluttered away like a butterfly.
“Ah, forbidden love!”
She left with those enigmatic last words.
In truth, I was enjoying the fantastic male benefits just like Gretchen. The entrancing beauty of Klaus.
“The responses for the questions that will come up in the state council meeting should be sufficient. Good work, Muzel.”
“Thank you, Your Highness.”
Staying late in the library to prepare the documents was no secret. Still, a word of praise from my superior did seem to alleviate some of the fatigue.
But then his next words snapped me to attention.
“Also, you will accompany me to the state council meeting today.”
“……Yes.”
I responded a beat too late to the unexpected statement. My excessively sensitive boss narrowed his eyes.
“Slow on the reply?”
Crap, did he catch on?
“I apologize. I hesitated because I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate for me to attend.”
Apologies should be made as quickly as possible. That way, I avoid unnecessary reprimands. That was a life lesson I learned while living as Eojin.
Klaus let out a dry laugh.
“I appreciate your honesty.”
It’s much more comfortable to brace for reprimand and be honest than to make clumsy excuses.
He looked at me for a moment.
“But…….”
“?”
Wondering what he was going to say, I looked back at him. He slightly lowered his eyes.
“Do you ever feel unsure of yourself?”
Ah, that’s what he’s talking about. I responded with a hint of bitterness.
“Of course. I’m well aware that I’m not perfect.”
I thought back to my life before.
When I was young, my world revolved around my family. I believed, as my parents said, that I was the best in the world.
I thought I was the best at drawing, the best at studying.
But as I entered school and began to experience ‘social life’, I started to realize.
I wasn’t the ‘best’ at everything. There were others better than me.
Then, after graduating and entering society, I met an even broader world.
That’s when I had to fully accept it. I was truly ordinary, not exceptional. Keeping up with others was a challenge in itself – that was my level.
I learned to be ‘humble’.
Growing up wasn’t about anything else. It was about acknowledging that there’s always a wider world than what I’m currently experiencing and that there are still things I haven’t learned.
The world’s right and wrong aren’t defined by a few internet articles or posts floating around on social media.
Realizing that what seems like an indisputable answer to me could be a wrong answer to someone else.
Accepting that my thoughts and actions aren’t perfect, and therefore, being open to accepting something different from me. Those were the lessons.
That’s why I never asserted that I was always right in everything. Instead, I acknowledged that I could make mistakes and humbly accepted my shortcomings.
Therefore, I never asserted with certainty that I was always right in every matter. Instead, I acknowledged the possibility of making mistakes and humbly accepted my own shortcomings.
Klaus kept his eyes on me and asked,
“Being imperfect is not something to be proud of, is it?”
“You are right. However, it allows me to continually improve myself. I strive to be better tomorrow than I am today.”
It was somewhat embarrassing to say this myself, but that’s how I have always motivated myself.
I can make mistakes. Or fail. But as long as I don’t collapse, I can always become a better person.
It’s okay to mess up an exam. It’s okay to fail in an entrance examination. It’s okay to make a big mistake at work.
Because next time, I definitely won’t make the same mistakes.
I smiled at Klaus.
“I sincerely thank you for allowing me, despite my shortcomings, to accompany you to today’s state council meeting. I will observe, listen, and learn a lot.”
Klaus’s deep purple eyes lingered on me for a while, and then he spoke.
“Good. That’s what I expect from my aide.”
“I will surely meet Your Highness’s expectations.”
I answered energetically.
At the same time, a corner of my heart fluttered with unease.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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