If I were to receive a proposal, I thought it would involve a ring, not being threatened with a sword like this.
When someone is utterly dumbfounded, their mind supposedly goes blank. I was momentarily speechless before barely regaining my composure.
“Marry you? Why so suddenly…?”
“Didn’t you suggest adoption? A single-parent household cannot adopt. That’s the law here.”
Who would’ve thought this novel’s adoption system mirrored the modern world…
“You’re the highest authority; can’t you just bend the law?”
“You speak ignorantly. As the highest authority, I must uphold the law even more. I’ve never used my power unjustly.”
Trying to kill me seems pretty unjust, though.
“Well, then. When are you planning to grant a divorce…?”
“I’ll grant it once the curse is lifted. I’ll even give you enough alimony to last a lifetime.”
‘Is he talking like he’s doing me a favor?’
Well, if we marry, he probably can’t kill me recklessly. And who knows? Maybe I’ll suddenly return to my world.
“Fine. I’ll marry you.”
“We’ll be husband and wife in name only, so we’ll sleep separately.”
‘That’s exactly what I wanted.’
“Well, then we need to hurry with the marriage. I have to bring Kian soon.”
“To hold a wedding, we need the king’s approval. That’ll take a few days.”
“If it’s too late, we won’t be able to get Kian! We have to bring him in three days, or Reidox will take him first!”
“We’ll hold the ceremony by then. Even if we don’t, we can bring the child first, so no need to rush.”
“If things go wrong, I’m not responsible. Promise you’ll let me go if that happens.”
“I promise.”
He agreed so easily that it made me even more uneasy. The chilling thought crossed my mind that if Reidox took Kian that day, he might kill to get him back.
“But didn’t you say you’d use formal speech with me?”
True, I said that yesterday. But having survived, this is my last shred of pride. It’s bad enough to be treated so one-sidedly, but using formal speech with someone younger than me is too much.
“I-I’m five years older than you… If you want formal speech from me, you should use it with me too…”
Despite my resolve, my voice grew quieter. Glancing at Sikar’s expression, he didn’t seem offended, so I secretly sighed in relief.
“Your world may prioritize age, but it’s different here. You know that, don’t you?”
“Yes, I know.”
“Since we’ll be married, use formal speech with me in public from now on. And don’t forget to use ‘darling’ when necessary.”
Hearing ‘darling’ from Sikar’s mouth felt as awkward as hearing ‘be happy’ from a demon.
If I didn’t want to die, I had to accept his proposal, so I had no choice.
“But when proposing, you’re supposed to offer a ring, not a sword.”
At my words, Sikar crossed his arms with a bored expression and looked down at me.
“Are you talking about shackles?”
‘Let’s not even go there.’
Anyway, I promised Sikar I wouldn’t run away and would become his bride, but he didn’t seem to trust me, as he had his right-hand knight, Durion, watch me until the wedding.
Still, I clung to a faint hope.
But as days passed, no miracle occurred to send me back to my world.
And so, I had no choice but to go through with the wedding with Sikar.
The wedding was held simply, with only the people in the duke’s mansion present.
One reason was my agoraphobia, but the bigger reason was that we had to bring Kian right after the ceremony.
Even during the kiss that marked the wedding’s finale, we faked it and safely completed the grim ceremony.
Grandmother, struck by dementia again, couldn’t attend our wedding and had to go to the Lefer Temple for treatment.
To avoid being late for Kian, we didn’t even change out of our wedding attire and immediately boarded a carriage. To others, it might look like we were off on a honeymoon, but in reality, it was to quickly retrieve Kian.
By now, Kian would be at the house where I stayed on my first day here.
And today, having run out of food, Kian, starving, would wander out and collapse miserably in an alley.
Marquis Reidox, the heroine’s father, would find Kian, take him in, and care for him, later discovering he’s the only royal heir of the Lecador family and protecting him.
And Kian, the male protagonist, would be touched by Marquis Reidox’s kindness, fall in love with his daughter Lucy, and they’d develop a romance.
So we had to get to Kian before Marquis Reidox found him and take him away.
Sikar held my hand, reading the novel from my memory. Releasing my hand as if he’d found the answer he wanted, he spoke.
“Reidox as the father of the protagonists? That’s laughable. I wonder what face he’d make if he knew he was a character in a novel.”
If it’s Reidox, he’d probably take it very seriously and turn to a priestly path…
Come to think of it, Sikar must have been a bit shaken learning this is a novel, but he seems so unfazed?
“But are you okay?”
“With what?”
“You learned this is a novel. And that you’re not the protagonist but the villain…”
“What’s the big deal? Your world may see this as a novel, but to me, it’s just a world.”
As expected of a villain, his mental strength is impressive.
“You must find it hard to adapt to a world so different from yours, yet you seem to be doing well.”
Do I look like I’m adapting well? Doesn’t it look like I’m just resigned because of the threat to my life?
If it were me, I’d be quite shaken, but Sikar looked utterly calm, gazing out the carriage window.
His hair fluttered in the breeze blowing into the carriage. The sight was mystically beautiful and striking.
The reason such a handsome Sikar became a villain was the countless betrayals he endured.
The deposed king betrayed Sikar’s parents, and Sikar eliminated the king who drove his parents to their deaths, placing Gillian on the throne.
But having seen his father betrayed by the lord he served so loyally, Sikar couldn’t fully trust Gillian.
Thinking of why a mere 22-year-old Sikar had to distrust people made him seem a bit pitiable.
Was I too immersed in the novel’s emotions? I suddenly locked eyes with Sikar as he turned his head.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“Oh, I mean… I was just…”
At that moment, I remembered I was still wearing that heavy tiara.
“I was going to ask if I could take off this tiara. It’s really heavy…”
“The wedding’s over, so it’s fine to take it off.”
“Then I’ll take it off.”
I thought I could just slip it off easily, but the tiara got tangled in my hair and wouldn’t come off properly.
Struggling to remove a single tiara, I heard Sikar’s long sigh.
“You need to untangle the hair before taking it off.”
“I didn’t think of that… I’ve never worn one before.”
“Stay still. I’ll take it off for you.”
I thought he’d remove it skillfully. If I’d known he’d nearly rip out my scalp, I would’ve done it myself!
“Ow! Hey! My scalp!”
“You’re being dramatic. It’s almost done, so stay still.”
“My scalp! It feels like all the hair on my crown is being yanked out!”
“It’s done.”
“…? You said it was done?”
“Now it’s really done.”
After saying “it’s done” a few more times, the tiara finally came off my head. And so did my sanity.
“Your short hair made it easier to remove.”
This is easier? He nearly turned me bald!
“Your hair’s a mess. You should fix it before we arrive.”
To tidy my hair even roughly, I looked at my reflection in the carriage window. And there, in the glass, I saw a disheveled woman with wild hair, looking like a beggar.
Sikar glanced at me and smirked with one corner of his mouth. The novel described him as never having smiled, so I found his expression fascinating.
“Did you just laugh at me?”
“No way. I just sneered because I’ve never seen a woman look so disheveled.”
Sikar snorted and turned his head. With that personality, there’s no way he’d smile, even a smirk.
It didn’t take long to reach the farm at Mount Hill. Thankfully, the snowfall had eased, and I saw Kian, just as I had, carrying water.
Seeing seven-year-old Kian, starving and hauling water to fill his belly, made my nose sting for no reason.
As the protagonist of the novel I poured my affection into, I couldn’t help but care for him.
I felt a bit guilty since he almost died because of me, but since he survived, I’d just have to treat him better going forward.
We quietly followed Kian. As he moved a bit farther from the well, as expected, Kian collapsed onto the cold winter ground.
Sikar, as if waiting for it, got out of the carriage and picked up Kian, who lay as if dead.
His small body, suffering from cold and hunger, was soaked from the bucket he’d been carrying. Water dripped from Kian’s body as he was brought into the carriage.
“What are you doing? Hurry up and take off your coat to wrap the child. He’s soaked in this winter cold.”
Sikar finally took off his coat to wrap Kian, but he looked very uncomfortable.
“What a hassle.”
Touching Kian’s forehead, it was burning with fever.
“Just like the original, he’s burning with fever.”
Holding Kian awkwardly, Sikar took my hand and began reading the next part of the story.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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