“Uuuuuu~ But could it really be the commander’s child?”
Gilliana, loosening her stiff arms and legs from horse riding, spoke.
“How could it be? Our commander. A person who only touches a man with a sword to cut the enemy’s throat….”
Vernon, even after saying this, seemed to shiver in fear.
“Um. That’s true. But it did look quite similar?”
“Tsk, tsk, did you really look? Aside from the hair, it didn’t resemble at all.”
Vernon, recalling the face of the child that was heavily guarded in the corner, spoke.
“Is that so? No, but did you really look? You, you always start an argument!”
“Calm down, Gilliana. No matter what the commander did, it doesn’t concern us. Rather, it has been a good thing in these boring 5 years.”
Vernon skillfully diverted Gilliana’s argument.
“Well. That’s true. Whatever the commander does, we’re together in it. But a child. The commander always surprises.”
They were cackling, recalling the unusual stories of the unhumanlike Lucia.
However, His, who had been listening, quietly murmured,
“…She’s changed.”
At his words, the joking pair listened.
“She tried. To protect the child.”
The genius magic tool maker, His.
Now known as such, his hidden ability was unknown to anyone but Lucia.
And sometimes he spoke words that could not be ignored.
“In what way do you mean?”
The quickwitted Vernon tried to latch onto His’s mysterious words.
And as His was about to speak, suddenly a sound like an earthquake caused by the pounding of horse hooves resonated near them.
And it passed them at a lightninglike speed and soon disappeared.
“What was that? Just now? This road only leads to the commander’s quarters?”
Gilliana tensed as if about to chase after it.
However, she was quickly restrained by Vernon.
“We can go our way. It looked like the commander of the hundred magicians’ division.”
“Eh? What? Ah, what a shame. To miss that spectacle!”
Gilliana really seemed regretful, striking her palm hard with her fist.
“Ha, really. How could the most popular man of the empire… Our commander is over ninety years old and wouldn’t even notice.”
“Ay. No way. That’s too much~ Haha.”
She laughed as if it was absurd, but Vernon’s words were perhaps more accurate than a divine prophecy.
And not far from them, Berl, wiping tears and walking, was exuding a tiny presence.
[Star Icon]Lucia was taken aback by the sudden appearance.
It might have been plausible if it was one of the members, but among those who would visit when she was on maternity leave, there was no such person.
But this was someone.
Leon Ruwins.
He was a man who, compared to her, called a monster of the empire, was called an angel.
He carried himself with proper posture and manners, and he was the complete opposite of her, a person who could be called a walking angel or a legal code.
However, it was different for Lucia.
Being inadvertently called a rival, it was always the indifferent and arrogant her who was compared to the bright and kind him.
Lucia, watching him catch his breath, spoke.
“What is the matter, Commander Leon?”
“I will ask again. Whose child is this?”
He seemed completely unconcerned by her question.
‘This person has no connection. Surely he hasn’t come for enforcement instead of a summons?’
Lucia, looking at his reflecting silver hair, remembered his father.
His father was an elderly unknown of the empire with an extraordinary mind.
Although Lucia had received the emperor’s permission for parental leave, if that conservative elder became involved, there was no doubt that another dispute would be added to this awkward vacation.
It had been that way in the past, and he was still one of the annoying ones.
“I have no duty to talk to you.”
“You shouldn’t respond like that in the future either.”
‘What is this person saying right now…’
Lucia was inwardly surprised at his hostile appearance.
She had never properly exchanged words with him.
But it was a wellknown fact to everyone, not just Lucia, that he was always quiet and calm.
But today, he was strange.
In front of her, he looked like he was holding back emotions that came rushing like a typhoon. And then,
“When I find out, I will surely kill it.”
Lucia’s eyes blinked quickly, as if surprised by his unexpected words.
In fact, he might not know what he’s babbling about right now.
‘Run away… Why? With such an irresponsible and despicable man…!’
Jealousy.
He, who had never slandered or harbored illwill, shook from the sharp emotion spreading like poison throughout his body for the first time in his life.
The influence of the emperor, who had hastily arrived just before this place, was significant.
‘Ah, stop nagging me. Why are you looking for the child’s father from me? I understand. I’ll tell you only. Lucia’s squad leader’s father has actually run away. Phew, even I’m scared and running away. Hahaha!’
Yes, this was a fact far different from Lucia’s excuses.
It was something the emperor had said offhandedly like a joke to him, who was just persistently asking.
But that word seemed to have caused a great misunderstanding in the serious Leon, and it broke down his spirit, already frustrated by the unexpected parental leave news.
Leon looked straight at her for the first time.
Afraid of revealing his ridiculous inner thoughts, it was a quiet and blue eye that he hadn’t looked at properly before.
And upon seeing her eyes, he remembered that day five years ago.
‘If I win this duel… Will you grant my wish?’
‘Whatever you like.’
That summer, under the glaring sun, he cleanly lost a duel in which he had mustered the courage, no longer able to hold back his feelings.
And then he finally realized.
The vitality that came alive when he picked up the sword, the endlessly empty look in his eyes when the duel was over.
It was a bitter realization that beyond his own insignificance, if no one broke her sword, he couldn’t even arouse a moment’s interest from her, who knew nothing but her sword.
He was frustrated, but he never gave up.
That day, he just resolved to wait until she reached the height she wanted to climb, until a crack appeared in her heart.
……Though no one knew that would take almost a lifetime.
Soon, in the long silence, he found an uncomfortable expression on her face as she looked up.
It was a look he never wanted to see from the eyes that looked at him.
Only then did he regain his senses, biting his lip tightly, and quickly turned away.
But his retreating figure was not one of restraint or withdrawal; instead, it was a rugged step that seemed to say there was no more time to hesitate.
So he left, and Lucia, left all alone, was simply incredulous as if she had been hit by an unexpected bombardment.
‘Is he sane? Hiding the child’s father, why kill me?’
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
