LGYH 01
You said we were going to your house, so why are we going to the Imperial Palace?
Episode 1
Prologue
“Now, we should go to my house.”
“Hm? Mmm…….”
“We said we’d go home and properly introduce you.”
Edwin gave Dana a bright smile.
His golden hair, as though coated in honey, his neatly curved eyes, his sharp nose bridge, and his firm jawline…….
For some reason, his beauty seemed to shine even more brightly today.
‘He’s handsome today, too…….’
“Do you like my face that much?”
It was Edwin’s innocent question that broke Dana out of her thoughts.
“I do…… No, that’s not what I meant!”
Dana opened the window of the moving carriage.
Yes, she hadn’t noticed it before, but there were definitely many strange things.
The trial date being set strangely quickly.
The flowers in their newlywed home that looked as though they had been taken straight from the Imperial Palace gardens.
Edwin’s distinctive dignity and composure, as though he had possessed them since birth.
The way he seemed unusually close with the Minister of Magic.
……No matter how she thought about it, her husband was a prince!
Could she really call that enormous Imperial Palace her “home”?
She needed just a little, just a little more time to prepare herself mentally!
“Haha……. Edwin. Could we maybe do it today inste—”
“No, we can’t, Dana.”
He spoke with a gentle smile at the corners of his lips.
“You promised you would accept me completely.”
“…….”
“You’ve always been mine since the first time I saw you.”
Dana stopped moving. His gaze fixed on her was overflowing with obsession.
Dana Hartwin was working in the Potion Management Division of the Department of Healing Magic.
Despite the grand-sounding title, it really meant she was a low-ranking official who made stamina recovery potions.
Today, as usual, she checked the potions’ inventory and attached labels. The work itself was simple. It was just that there was far too much of it.
The reason Dana, who came from an insignificant family, had been able to get a job in the Department of Magic was because she had spent over a year working in the north, a region filled with monsters.
Dana had gone through all kinds of hardship, enough to match her generous salary.
Perhaps the country knew that, too. Anyone who worked for more than a year in the monster extermination corps was automatically assigned to a related department. Dana had passed in exactly that way.
‘The interview was strange, though…….’
As was customary, the interviewers fired off a series of formal questions. The interview had merely been for show, since she was going to pass anyway.
It was when she had finished answering the final question.
‘Do you happen to have a favorite poem?’
It was the interviewer who had caught her attention throughout the entire interview. A man sitting silently at the very back, hidden behind a curtain.
‘Yes, I do.’
Dana answered without hesitation, thinking of the poet she liked.
And then…….
‘…….’
The man behind the curtain said nothing.
And so, after passing, Dana worked quietly for over a year. She went beyond being diligent, even working overtime and on weekends.
All for the sake of the extra pay.
Dana Hartwin was the official pushover of the Potion Management Division. A pushover who survived on one cheap sandwich a day while being unable to stop her family from spending extravagantly.
All of this was exposed to everyone by her older brother, Jamie.
When she refused his request for business funds, he came all the way to her workplace and threw a tantrum. With their mother, no less.
‘You earn a good salary, so you can’t even support your only brother’s business? Is it because of the last loan? Or the loan before that?’
‘Yes, why are you being so cold to your family?’
Seeing the luxurious clothes and jewelry covering the two of them, every employee clicked their tongues.
Even now, thinking about that day made her face turn red. As she cooled her face and fanned herself with her hand, a colleague spoke to her.
“Dana, it’s lunchtime. You’re going to make do with a sandwich by the fountain again, right?”
Dana smiled awkwardly. There was no point hiding it anymore.
“See you later.”
While her colleagues headed toward a decent restaurant nearby, she sat down by the fountain.
There were no people around during lunchtime, making it a quiet place. Dana liked the silence.
As she breathed in, she could smell the fresh fragrance coming from the trees in the garden.
For some reason, the more she was surrounded by nature, the more energy she seemed to gain.
Soon, Dana took out her cheap sandwich. It contained ham and vegetables that were obviously past their expiration date.
“How much was this month’s loan interest again…….”
Dana muttered as she took a bite of the sandwich.
At that moment, right on the hour, the fountain spouted water. The clear sound of water echoed behind her.
Thanks to it, she felt as though her mind had cleared up at least a little.
When she turned around and looked at her reflection in the calm water, she saw dark circles beneath her blue eyes.
At the same time, her black hair fluttered in the gentle breeze.
Dana played with the surface of the water with her hand.
“My peaceful workplace, as always…….”
“Should I kill him…….”
The one who shattered the peace was a chilling voice coming from the opposite side of the fountain.
What? Murder at my sacred workplace!
She was so tense that she couldn’t move her feet.
A large shadow fell over her stiffened body.
Along with the polished shoes of a man.
Dana raised her stiff neck. Soon, her eyes met the man’s.
“Hm?”
He wasn’t some rough-looking thug. On the contrary, he was a man with the face of a golden-haired angel.
A prominent nose bridge rose above his clear skin.
Unlike his gentle-looking eyes, his alluring red lips suited him unbelievably well.
“…….”
“…….”
Their long eye contact continued for several seconds. His intense red eyes captivated Dana’s gaze.
It was his single word that broke her thoughts.
“……I’m lucky today.”
A bright smile followed. As Dana gazed at that sweet, melting smile, she stood there blankly for a moment.
The man, setting down the book he had been holding, chuckled.
“Is there something on my face?”
“……Ah, I’m sorry!”
She had stared far too rudely. Dana fidgeted awkwardly with her hands before speaking.
“The reason I was staring…… it’s just that…… you said you were going to kill someone…….”
“Ahh, it’s nothing. There’s someone making me wait.”
So a death threat was nothing……. But looking at that smile, she somehow felt like she should believe him.
“I see, so it’s nothing! Then I’ll be going. Excuse me!”
As Dana hurried to leave, she accidentally bumped the book he had placed beside the fountain.
Oh no!
Before Dana could even reach out, the book quickly fell into the water.
She swiftly picked up the book and shook off the water. But there was no way the thoroughly soaked book could return to its original condition.
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry!”
Why was everything going wrong today! Dana furrowed her brows deeply.
“I’ll compensate you!”
“There’s no need.”
The man waved his hand, telling her it was fine.
His heart was as angelic as his face. Dana nodded as though bewitched. Then, at the man’s gesture, she handed the book back to him.
Dana’s eyes widened as she looked at the cover. It was a collection of Shane’s poems.
“Huh? I like this collection of poems, too!”
“I know.”
What did he know?
When Dana opened her eyes wide, he gently brushed her bangs. It seemed that some water had gotten on them while she was shaking off the book.
“Ah……! Not many people know this poet…… It’s nice to meet you!”
Dana smiled brightly as she said this. It was a clear smile like the sunlight of spring.
“…….”
The man’s movements froze as he looked at her. His vividly shining red eyes trembled.
Without realizing it, he reached out toward Dana’s cheek.
At the sudden touch, Dana blinked.
Amidst the tension, the faces of the two men and women began to draw closer.
The man murmured in a low voice.
“There’s something I want to say…….”
Gulp. Dana swallowed nervously. That was when—
“You’re here!”
Someone appeared in the distance. Startled, Dana quickly pulled away. The owner of the voice was the secretary of the Minister of Magic.
He wasn’t her direct superior, but he was undeniably higher-ranking than Dana.
‘I can’t run into my superior during my precious lunch break.’
Dana quickly stepped back and spoke to the man.
“I’m sorry for all the trouble. Then I’ll be going!”
“Wait…….”
Before the man could stop her, Dana disappeared.
As she walked quickly, she recalled what had just happened.
‘What was that just now?’
The unfamiliar excitement she had experienced for the first time and her face growing bright red…….
It was a strange sensation, a ticklish feeling around her chest that she had never experienced before.
Whether he knew what was in Dana’s heart or not, the gaze of the angelically handsome man, Edwin, remained fixed on her for a long time.
Meanwhile, the secretary approached the man and politely spoke.
“I greet His Highness the Third Prince. I have come to escort you…….”
“You really have no sense of timing.”
After all this time, and this was when he showed up. When the man smiled faintly, the secretary flinched.
When the Third Prince Edwin Hedron smiled brightly, it was practically a sign of impending death. Fortunately, he walked past the secretary, Paul.
“Has Dana Hartwin been doing well all this time?”
“Yes, just as you saw.”
Paul clearly remembered Dana, a low-ranking employee.
She was an employee personally selected by the Third Prince himself. Of course, even without Edwin’s influence, her qualifications would have been enough for her to pass.
“Then I’ll escort you to the Minister.”
Paul respectfully guided Edwin.
The Third Prince was an unpredictable person.
It would have been better if he were simply a tyrant. Instead, he was a madman who could go off in any direction without warning.
Edwin followed behind him, humming a tune.
Completely unaware that Paul’s face was turning deathly pale.
You said we were going to your house, so why are we going to the Imperial Palace?
Episode 1
Prologue
“Now, we should go to my house.”
“Hm? Mmm…….”
“We said we’d go home and properly introduce you.”
Edwin gave Dana a bright smile.
His golden hair, as though coated in honey, his neatly curved eyes, his sharp nose bridge, and his firm jawline…….
For some reason, his beauty seemed to shine even more brightly today.
‘He’s handsome today, too…….’
“Do you like my face that much?”
It was Edwin’s innocent question that broke Dana out of her thoughts.
“I do…… No, that’s not what I meant!”
Dana opened the window of the moving carriage.
Yes, she hadn’t noticed it before, but there were definitely many strange things.
The trial date being set strangely quickly.
The flowers in their newlywed home that looked as though they had been taken straight from the Imperial Palace gardens.
Edwin’s distinctive dignity and composure, as though he had possessed them since birth.
The way he seemed unusually close with the Minister of Magic.
……No matter how she thought about it, her husband was a prince!
Could she really call that enormous Imperial Palace her “home”?
She needed just a little, just a little more time to prepare herself mentally!
“Haha……. Edwin. Could we maybe do it today inste—”
“No, we can’t, Dana.”
He spoke with a gentle smile at the corners of his lips.
“You promised you would accept me completely.”
“…….”
“You’ve always been mine since the first time I saw you.”
Dana stopped moving. His gaze fixed on her was overflowing with obsession.
Dana Hartwin was working in the Potion Management Division of the Department of Healing Magic.
Despite the grand-sounding title, it really meant she was a low-ranking official who made stamina recovery potions.
Today, as usual, she checked the potions’ inventory and attached labels. The work itself was simple. It was just that there was far too much of it.
The reason Dana, who came from an insignificant family, had been able to get a job in the Department of Magic was because she had spent over a year working in the north, a region filled with monsters.
Dana had gone through all kinds of hardship, enough to match her generous salary.
Perhaps the country knew that, too. Anyone who worked for more than a year in the monster extermination corps was automatically assigned to a related department. Dana had passed in exactly that way.
‘The interview was strange, though…….’
As was customary, the interviewers fired off a series of formal questions. The interview had merely been for show, since she was going to pass anyway.
It was when she had finished answering the final question.
‘Do you happen to have a favorite poem?’
It was the interviewer who had caught her attention throughout the entire interview. A man sitting silently at the very back, hidden behind a curtain.
‘Yes, I do.’
Dana answered without hesitation, thinking of the poet she liked.
And then…….
‘…….’
The man behind the curtain said nothing.
And so, after passing, Dana worked quietly for over a year. She went beyond being diligent, even working overtime and on weekends.
All for the sake of the extra pay.
Dana Hartwin was the official pushover of the Potion Management Division. A pushover who survived on one cheap sandwich a day while being unable to stop her family from spending extravagantly.
All of this was exposed to everyone by her older brother, Jamie.
When she refused his request for business funds, he came all the way to her workplace and threw a tantrum. With their mother, no less.
‘You earn a good salary, so you can’t even support your only brother’s business? Is it because of the last loan? Or the loan before that?’
‘Yes, why are you being so cold to your family?’
Seeing the luxurious clothes and jewelry covering the two of them, every employee clicked their tongues.
Even now, thinking about that day made her face turn red. As she cooled her face and fanned herself with her hand, a colleague spoke to her.
“Dana, it’s lunchtime. You’re going to make do with a sandwich by the fountain again, right?”
Dana smiled awkwardly. There was no point hiding it anymore.
“See you later.”
While her colleagues headed toward a decent restaurant nearby, she sat down by the fountain.
There were no people around during lunchtime, making it a quiet place. Dana liked the silence.
As she breathed in, she could smell the fresh fragrance coming from the trees in the garden.
For some reason, the more she was surrounded by nature, the more energy she seemed to gain.
Soon, Dana took out her cheap sandwich. It contained ham and vegetables that were obviously past their expiration date.
“How much was this month’s loan interest again…….”
Dana muttered as she took a bite of the sandwich.
At that moment, right on the hour, the fountain spouted water. The clear sound of water echoed behind her.
Thanks to it, she felt as though her mind had cleared up at least a little.
When she turned around and looked at her reflection in the calm water, she saw dark circles beneath her blue eyes.
At the same time, her black hair fluttered in the gentle breeze.
Dana played with the surface of the water with her hand.
“My peaceful workplace, as always…….”
“Should I kill him…….”
The one who shattered the peace was a chilling voice coming from the opposite side of the fountain.
What? Murder at my sacred workplace!
She was so tense that she couldn’t move her feet.
A large shadow fell over her stiffened body.
Along with the polished shoes of a man.
Dana raised her stiff neck. Soon, her eyes met the man’s.
“Hm?”
He wasn’t some rough-looking thug. On the contrary, he was a man with the face of a golden-haired angel.
A prominent nose bridge rose above his clear skin.
Unlike his gentle-looking eyes, his alluring red lips suited him unbelievably well.
“…….”
“…….”
Their long eye contact continued for several seconds. His intense red eyes captivated Dana’s gaze.
It was his single word that broke her thoughts.
“……I’m lucky today.”
A bright smile followed. As Dana gazed at that sweet, melting smile, she stood there blankly for a moment.
The man, setting down the book he had been holding, chuckled.
“Is there something on my face?”
“……Ah, I’m sorry!”
She had stared far too rudely. Dana fidgeted awkwardly with her hands before speaking.
“The reason I was staring…… it’s just that…… you said you were going to kill someone…….”
“Ahh, it’s nothing. There’s someone making me wait.”
So a death threat was nothing……. But looking at that smile, she somehow felt like she should believe him.
“I see, so it’s nothing! Then I’ll be going. Excuse me!”
As Dana hurried to leave, she accidentally bumped the book he had placed beside the fountain.
Oh no!
Before Dana could even reach out, the book quickly fell into the water.
She swiftly picked up the book and shook off the water. But there was no way the thoroughly soaked book could return to its original condition.
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry!”
Why was everything going wrong today! Dana furrowed her brows deeply.
“I’ll compensate you!”
“There’s no need.”
The man waved his hand, telling her it was fine.
His heart was as angelic as his face. Dana nodded as though bewitched. Then, at the man’s gesture, she handed the book back to him.
Dana’s eyes widened as she looked at the cover. It was a collection of Shane’s poems.
“Huh? I like this collection of poems, too!”
“I know.”
What did he know?
When Dana opened her eyes wide, he gently brushed her bangs. It seemed that some water had gotten on them while she was shaking off the book.
“Ah……! Not many people know this poet…… It’s nice to meet you!”
Dana smiled brightly as she said this. It was a clear smile like the sunlight of spring.
“…….”
The man’s movements froze as he looked at her. His vividly shining red eyes trembled.
Without realizing it, he reached out toward Dana’s cheek.
At the sudden touch, Dana blinked.
Amidst the tension, the faces of the two men and women began to draw closer.
The man murmured in a low voice.
“There’s something I want to say…….”
Gulp. Dana swallowed nervously. That was when—
“You’re here!”
Someone appeared in the distance. Startled, Dana quickly pulled away. The owner of the voice was the secretary of the Minister of Magic.
He wasn’t her direct superior, but he was undeniably higher-ranking than Dana.
‘I can’t run into my superior during my precious lunch break.’
Dana quickly stepped back and spoke to the man.
“I’m sorry for all the trouble. Then I’ll be going!”
“Wait…….”
Before the man could stop her, Dana disappeared.
As she walked quickly, she recalled what had just happened.
‘What was that just now?’
The unfamiliar excitement she had experienced for the first time and her face growing bright red…….
It was a strange sensation, a ticklish feeling around her chest that she had never experienced before.
Whether he knew what was in Dana’s heart or not, the gaze of the angelically handsome man, Edwin, remained fixed on her for a long time.
Meanwhile, the secretary approached the man and politely spoke.
“I greet His Highness the Third Prince. I have come to escort you…….”
“You really have no sense of timing.”
After all this time, and this was when he showed up. When the man smiled faintly, the secretary flinched.
When the Third Prince Edwin Hedron smiled brightly, it was practically a sign of impending death. Fortunately, he walked past the secretary, Paul.
“Has Dana Hartwin been doing well all this time?”
“Yes, just as you saw.”
Paul clearly remembered Dana, a low-ranking employee.
She was an employee personally selected by the Third Prince himself. Of course, even without Edwin’s influence, her qualifications would have been enough for her to pass.
“Then I’ll escort you to the Minister.”
Paul respectfully guided Edwin.
The Third Prince was an unpredictable person.
It would have been better if he were simply a tyrant. Instead, he was a madman who could go off in any direction without warning.
Edwin followed behind him, humming a tune.
Completely unaware that Paul’s face was turning deathly pale.
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