Chapter 239: The Hot Spring and a New Engagement “Marriage… huh? Wait, what? Why?” That topic had never come up before. While Celestine and I were friendly as acquaintances, we had never had excessive interactions like I did with Yuri. “…No, wait. If His Majesty the King and Duke Crocus have both agreed, then this […]
Chapter 238: The Hot Spring and the Duke’s Daughter An unexpected accident occurred during Rest’s bath in the open-air hot spring. A completely unforeseen development—yet, in some ways, a cliché. He had encountered Celestine Crocus. “W-Wait… This is the men’s bath… Or—hold on, did I accidentally wander into the women’s bath!?” “Please, calm down, Rest.
Chapter 232: The Former Queen Dowager Is a High School Girl After solving a simple riddle and opening the box, Rest found himself in a rural bus stop somewhere in Japan. On the bench sat a high school girl in a sailor uniform, drinking juice through a straw while staring at him. “You… what? And,
Chapter 231: Exposing the Queen Dowager’s Secret Inside the Queen Dowager’s villa, in the study’s desk drawer, was an enormous stack of illustrations depicting men in rather intimate situations. In Japan, this genre was known as BL—or yaoi. “Th-These books… Why would Her Majesty the Queen Dowager have drawings like these…?” Celestine’s face turned bright
Chapter 229: The Villa’s Door Opened “It opened… but how?” Celestine stared at the now-unlocked door in surprise. Rest simply shrugged, relieved, and turned back to her. “It’s open. Let’s go inside.” He then took the lead, stepping into the villa. Celestine and her attendants quickly followed after him. “Rest, may I ask for an
Chapter 228: A Riddle The Queen Dowager’s villa was located not far from the sea. A small fishing village nearby housed about a hundred residents. Though the two-story brick house stood atop a hill, it looked far too worn-down to have once housed a woman of such power and influence. “So… the Queen Dowager once
Chapter 227: A Trip to the Sea A cold sea breeze swept in from the west, carrying the scent of salt as it passed. The distant sound of waves tickled their ears, and above them, seabirds soared through the sky. “The sea…!” From atop a hill, Rest gazed down at the endless expanse of ocean
Chapter 226: The Second Cattleya Marquisate Uprising, Part II “Guh…!” The Marquis of Catreya hastily evaded the incoming punch. It was a sharp, unwavering strike—clear proof that Yuri fully intended to hit her father. “Wait! Yuri!” “I won’t wait!” “Guh…!” Yuri struck the Marquis in the side with her other fist. Though her hands were
Chapter 225: The Second Catreya Territory Rebellion (Part 1) In the northern part of the Iwood Kingdom lies the Cattleya territory. This region, located near the territory of the northern tribes of the continent, is governed by Iljas Catreya, one of the King’s two Wings. He is both the captain of the knights and hailed
Chapter 224: The Changes in the Lavender Margrave Family, Part II “What nonsense… I would never kill my own son and daughter-in-law! It’s ridiculous!” Loser desperately tried to defend himself, his face pale and his lips trembling. “My son was killed by the Empire… Yes, during his infiltration mission, they got to him…” “No.” Urla