Sincerely: i Became a Duke’s Maid
Ch 108 as of 25/03/22 - translation weird in parts - FL appears as a new side character called Ibelina, a maid to ML 13yo who has been cursed w/ marks covering his body since he was 3yo. The curse blurs his vision, restricts his body’s nutrient intake, rots the skin and causes immense pain. The curse was intended by the Ambrosetti for a member of the imperial family but it was transferred secretly to ML by the Emperor. - ML is neglected and unloved by his parents, family, and household in general. FL shows him kindness and warmth, helping to ease the effects of the curse. It finally lifts when FL fervently prays for ML after a bad seizure from the curse. - FL has always selflessly wanted ML’s happiness. She asks ML to promise to keep her part in lifting his curse a secret. - Lorenzo: commoner servant w/ unrequited love for FL. - Crown Prince Diego: original rival love interest for Elanora in the story. He meets FL while she’s in hiding and he’s intrigued by her. - Princess Elanora Ambrosetti, (her brother is Raphael) - She was the original love interest of ML in the novel. She’s been held hostage as an esteemed guest at the palace since she was young. - (ch 43) ML confesses his love to FL when he finds her after she’s been dismissed by the head maid. She can’t accept his feelings but promises she won’t hide where he can’t find her. - Later ML’s dad dies and his mum is exiled. FL leaves ML as he officially assumes the Duke position. Knight Liliana is assigned as FL’s personal guard. Both work for 3yrs as maids at a southern baron’s estate. There’s a surprise meeting w/ Crown Prince Diego and ML comes to bring FL back. Ambrosetti bandits attack on the way. - ML bought FL a title / noble status, as he wants FL to be his wife. All of the servants at the estate were replaced except for Lorenzo. - FL is invited by the Emperor to the palace. ML and FL visit the imperial capital. They attend a ball where the engagement of Diego and Elanora is announced, then FL is called to see Emperor. He asks FL about the curse and anything she knows about it. - The next day Elanora goes missing but is later found dressed as a maid. She was trying to leave without an escort. - FL and ML go out together to enjoy the festival. - Crown Prince invites FL to another ball. ML escorts her but he receives a report of looting at the plantations. ML resolves that they leave the imperial palace tomorrow. - Just as they’re about to depart, Diego arrives to tell FL she must remain on her own at the imperial palace by royal decree as ordered by the Emperor. Diego was also ordered to watch her for any suspicious behaviour. - Elanora is wary and jealous of FL due to Diego’s special attention of her. Elanora suspects FL of taking Diego from her, despite FL’s previous kindness to her. - Diego explains to FL about Elanora’s extreme obsession for him since he saved her from bullies when they were children, and now she interrupts whenever he’s with another woman. - Elanora suggests FL and Diego go boating with her on the palace lake. Elanora’s jealousy and paranoia get the better of her and she pushes FL into the water. FL is unconscious for 3 days. ML arrives and is furious, lodging a complaint with the Emperor who concedes to FL leaving the palace. - Elanora’s brother King Raphael arrives early ahead of the envoys and says the time has come for her to leave the Empire. - FL and ML attend the hunting competition. During the hunt, Diego’s horse goes wild and runs into another noble Sir Rando. Diego’s leg is broken while Rando is killed. - Raphael admits to Elanora that he’s behind the accident. He wants to use it to trigger a war. - Elanora apologises to FL. While she accepts her apology, FL can’t forgive her yet as this depends on Elanora’s future actions. - Back at the ducal estate, Lorenzo sees the front gate guards were killed and tries to get FL to safety. The assassins attempt to kidnap her but she uses a magic ring to prevent them from killing Lorenzo. Liliana injured the remaining assassin but he escaped. - This incident becomes the trigger that the nobles use to pressure the Emperor to declare war on the Ambrosetti. Elanora is under house arrest. - FL visits the injured Lorenzo. He confesses he still likes her but FL rejects him, saying she loves ML and will stay by his side. Lorenzo hopes she’ll be happy and says a final farewell. - (Ch 93) FL and ML have sex for the 1st time. ML says he’ll propose to FL after the end of the war. - The assassin is captured. He’s the son of a southern noble. Under interrogation he admits it was the Emperor who sent him. - ML leads the army to fight in the south. It’s a trap as Raphael attacks the palace and captures the imperial family. - Before ML realises what’s happened, Raphael sends assassins to kidnap FL. When ML storms the palace, Raphael brings out FL. With Liliana’s help, FL breaks free and runs to ML. - Raphael then brings out Diego and Elanora. Diego breaks free with ML’s help and a dagger Elanora gave Diego earlier. - Raphael reveals the curse was transferred by the Emperor from Diego to ML. When ML later finds the Emperor in a secret room dying from poison he took, ML doesn’t send for a doctor and lets the Emperor die. Diego becomes the new Emperor and Raphael is executed. Elanora was allowed to escape. - FL and ML get married. Later FL gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
Seduce the Villain's Father
Lost interest. DROPPED Read ch 40 (season 1) as of 25/09/20 - back Dec20 Read ch 41 - ch 47 (season 2) as of 15/01/21 - plot slow Read ch 61 as of 01/09/21 ** Translation bit off at 1st but overall tolerable ** FL is a bumbling, overly cute and simple fool. Not a big fan of this but it attracts the cool emotionless ML. ** FL nickname of Father for ML is sooo cringe - FL was an orphan who died in a bus accident. - FL is reborn 20yrs before the events in the web novel “Brisney wants to be happy”. FL is Yerenica (Yeni), sister to Tezevia who is the mother of Brisney, the female protagonist and future 1st Princess of the Lebovny kingdom. - Brisney’s escort and love interest will be Alexio Cardi. - The villain will be Emperor Deckard of the Belgoat Empire. - Their parents are all meant to suffer from tragedy in the years to come. FL aims to change these tragic events from happening. - Deckard will kill his father with black magic learnt from his mother (Lady Elard), so FL wants to save ML by trying to marry ML instead. - Fernandis Cardi, FL’s knight escort and Alexio's dad. - Duke Lebaron, Brisney’s dad. - Sergey Lebaron, Duke’s younger brother, FL’s friend. - FL is kidnapped instead of her sister and taken to Belgoat Empire. Learns she is maladjusted to mana (likely due to her soul from another world) but is ok when near divine power of ML, Emperor Erudian. Also thinks she only has 5yrs to live because of this. - Lady Soleia Elard, mother of Deckard, (by order of dark god Hydeth?) must remove / kill FL. - Lady Elard’s family of black mages were killed during the oppression of black magic by the imperial family. She was adopted by a Marquis at 10yo. She wants revenge for her family by extinguishing the divine power and replacing it with a new era for black magic. - FL hears God Raulus after temple visit - Lady Elard casts spell (dark plants) outside FL residence. FL has nightmares based on worst fears. Her soul separates from her body to escape them, then joins up again. FL runs outside looking for ML. Faints soon after finding him. He brings her to the main palace. - After FL recovers, ML tries to distance himself from her so she’ll return home for her own safety. They agonise back and forth til ML finally admits he doesn’t want her to go and he does like her but he asks her to push him away. - FL decides to leave the palace and stay at the temple where the god assures her will be much safer. - ML visits her at the temple every 3 days. - Tri-kingdom treaty: A delegation from FL’s kingdom will be visiting and FL plans to return home with them. - FL and ML have their 1st kiss finally (ch 60).
Setting Sun, Dazzled Eyes
Ch 90 as of 16/08/22 ** Also on Tappytoon as “The Spark in Your Eyes” ** some bad translation ** ch 39 and ch 80 (?) missing - The southern kingdom under King Mormodes conquered the North several years ago, largely due to the Sun Witch / Knight, Hildegar Ailius. Her true identity and face were kept hidden. - FL is the Sun Witch, a powerful mage and knight with the ability to heal. She retired a few mths ago and is living in seclusion away from her many enemies. Just before retiring, she started to suffer from a mysterious illness or curse that has steadily worsened. - ML is Elkin, a Northerner pharmacist employed by the family-run Lindemann General Store. - Anetta is another employee at the store. Her sister Griselda Elba is a royal knight from the elite Emric order who serves FL. - ML is approached by royal knights to prescribe a remedy for a noble whose identity must remain secret. His is the only one that proves effective and he is eventually invited to stay in the castle as it’s resident doctor and pharmacist. - Anetta will act as middleman for the procurement and delivery of any special drugs and herbs needed for FL’s treatment. - After bumping into ML by accident at the castle, FL uses the alias “Kaia.” She pretends to be a new servant and lady-in-waiting. - Only FL’s personal knight Griselda and lady-in-waiting Heisey know her face and true identity. - FL recognises ML’s face from somewhere but is unable to recall who he reminds her of exactly. - The King keeps trying to spy on FL and manipulate her from afar. FL uncovers the chef as his spy and tells him to flee. - Sir Therion Weidhen, a young novice knight is sent as a spy by his uncle Commander Albrecht of the royal knights to obtain any info on FL’s identity and illness. - FL disappeared 8yrs ago during the war at the Northern border. - FL was possibly responsible for the death of ML’s parents at that time when they were tending to the injured on the battlefield. ML is keen to find her and seek his vengeance with her alone. - While helping put out a fire in a nearby village, FL overhears ML talking about his parents and that the Sun Witch was to blame for their deaths. She keeps this to herself so she can look into it more. - The anniversary of a key battle lost in the war brings forth tragic memories from that time, especially for FL, Griselda and Therion. - FL and ML help an old woman who turns out to be the mother of a close knight of FL who died in the war. The old woman warns FL to beware ML as he seems to have deep wrath in his heart. FL starts avoiding ML from then on. - A petty thief seems to be at large in the castle. The medicine list for FL might be the true goal. Griselda suspects Therion. - FL finds out the intruder is a stray cat who was stealing random items. She decides to adopt it and names it White Feet. - ML asks FL why is she avoiding him. She says it’s because she became confused when she was with him. She knows he’ll treat her very differently if he knew who she really was. - Heisey discovers Therion in ML’s room. He was looking for the medicine list. Heisey tells him about FL during the war and how she came to the rescue of the small castle Heisey called home. She is completely loyal to FL who is her saviour. She warns Therion that he will have to choose sides one day. - Ulrike the witch and her warrior companion Laszlo are northerners who arrive at FL’s castle with a letter from the King that introduces them. Ulrike claims that a ritual is required to cure FL and it must be performed tomorrow. - FL agrees to proceed with the ritual. - That night FL meets ML and asks what his plans are if the ritual succeeds. Does he have any other regrets? - ML meets Ulrike to ask how he can get to see the King and the Sun Witch. Ulrike gives him a vial to add to the usual morning medication for FL. He spends all night agonising over what to do. - Before coming to the castle, Ulrike and Laszlo captured the chef to ask him about the Sun Witch and they tortured him to death. - After they disposed of the chef’s body, a royal knight approached them with an introductory letter and a vial. - Anetta is in the nearby village and sees the chef’s body brought in by some guards. They describe the northerners that were seen with the chef before he died. Recognising Ulrike and Laszlo, Anetta races to the castle to tell them. - Ulrike only allows FL and Heisey to be present in the room for the ritual. Ulrike asks where is the castle lord and Heisey says that is she. Ulrike talks about a punishment for stealing god’s power. She pulls a poisoned dagger from her cane to strike Heisey. FL lets her hand be stabbed instead, then heals it with her power. Ulrike says the paralysis poison in FL’s veins can’t be detoxified while she’s fighting. Ulrike now knows FL is the Sun Witch. - Anetta reaches the castle and interrupts Laszlo talking with Griselda. He takes Anetta hostage and says Griselda killed his brother and comrades. Before he can reveal to Anetta that the Sun Witch is the owner of the castle, Griselda throws documents in his face then follows up with her sword in his mouth. Anetta is freed as he struggles with Griselda who kills him with a dagger by slashing his throat. - FL knows there was never a ritual nor a cure. - FL tries to use her magic power to aim a blast at Ulrike, but FL’s arm is becoming paralysed and FL misses. - Heisey strikes Ulrike with a candlestick but gets slashed by the dagger. FL takes the candlestick and uses it to conduct her power as she thrusts it into Ulrike’s face, burning her badly. - FL sucks the poison from Heisey’s arm and ties it up to stop the poison from spreading. She later gets Elkin to treat it. - ML admits to FL and Griselda that he knew the northerners were suspicious. He was given a vial that he didn’t use, instead throwing it over a cliff. FL knows ML made a deal with Ulrike that he won’t reveal. Griselda is furious and tells ML that he must leave the castle. FL tries to defend ML to let him stay. Griselda doesn’t understand FL’s stance on ML since this incident targeted her life. - Anetta tells Griselda and FL the news from Mr Lindemann about the North Chamber of Commerce blocking all imports of medicinal herbs to the royal capital. ML thinks it might be a grudge from the war. He offers to travel north to convince the chamber of commerce to resume the trade of the herbs. Griselda decides to escort him there. FL makes ML promise that he’ll come back safely. - Therion shares with FL that he used to love drawing. His older sister Mila, who never made fun of him, died 8yrs ago in the war. His older brothers Victor and Anton also died in the war. His mother was overcome with grief. As the 4th child, Therion suddenly became the oldest surviving son of the family. - He decided to become a knight like his siblings, to kill the northerners and receive recognition from his mother. - Royal Emrik Monastery: Therion enrolled here as an apprentice knight and trained hard for the next 3yrs. As a freshman he had a fist fight with Dion Fridalte, a senior and the King’s nephew. Dion had been badmouthing Therion’s family. His uncle interrupted the fight and later advised him to speak with his sword, not his fists. His uncle gave Therion his 1st real sword. - Therion had a sparring match with wooden swords against Dion. Therion had 5 rematches before finally winning 1 match. When Dion graduated, he played a final prank on Therion with his cronies and they strung Therion up a flagpole upside down. - Therion returned home in uniform after he graduated. His mother seemed pleased to see him but had in fact mistaken him for Victor. Bitterly disappointed, Therion wished he was on a battlefield and he had died. Lynda his younger sister heard him and was furious. In her anger she told him to leave and he departed. - The war ended in victory before Therion could take part. - Therion tells FL that he’s at the castle because he has nowhere else to go. He wanted to prove something in the war but isn’t sure what that is anymore. He wanted to kill northerners and thought they were savage, inhumane monsters. He now knows he was wrong. - FL hopes he will live his life on his own terms with no regrets. - Griselda and ML chat during their travels. - Griselda wanted to protect Anetta from the horrors of war, but ended up showing her something gruesome and terrifying when Griselda killed Laszlo. ML says if Anetta ever breaks down, all Griselda needs to do is stay beside her. - ML asks about the Sun Witch but Griselda gives him a vague answer. Griselda recalls how she first met FL emerging from a bath and saw that her back had no scars. The story of the Sun Witch: - FL was born in Ardumesha, the Red Land at the eastern end of the continent. It’s known as the birthplace of crows and witches. According to legend, the Sun God Kariya first set foot on this land long ago. It is now an uninhabited wasteland, the Dead Land of the kingdom. - King Mormodes attacked FL’s village when she was a child. A soldier threw her against a stone with a holy symbol and it transferred something that shone brightly to FL which healed her. The king took FL back to the capital and had FL checked by a high priest. It’s confirmed she has Kariya’s Blessing when she heals after being cut by a blade. The King was the one who gave FL the name “Hildegar Ailius”. - The King told FL that she stole something important from him (ie the Blessing). He has her people. If she works hard for him and does what he wants, he will release them and reward her. - Sir Bertram was assigned to FL as her tutor and guardian, with FL also trained eventually in magic and combat skills. He was the Commander of the royal knights, but he was injured when the previous King and older brother of Mormodes was assassinated. - The previous King was a pacifist while Mormodes is more aggressive and hard line. Mormodes has the support of the nobles as most of them are also hard-liners. - Prince Leonard is the young son of the previous King. He was born with a weak body. He asked FL to be friends with him. - Initally FL was headstrong and rebellious. She tried to run away. - FL was poisoned after eating some cakes shared by Leonard. Her rapid recovery was miraculous. The King orders all children in the palace to wear masks, to make it harder to identify and target FL. - 10yo FL had an exhibition match for the King and nobles. Her opponent was her training partner Triana, a death row inmate and swordmaster. Triana had killed her commanding officer and comrades for mistreating northerners, including children. - The nobles targeting FL made a deal with Triana to kill FL in exchange for the safety of her daughter. - During the match, FL won the duel but is ambushed by Triana who picked up her sword again. She cut FL’s body in two then decapitated FL as well. Incredibly FL’s body was revived, showing her immortality and the power of the Blessing. - FL cried as she used light magic with her sword to kill Triana. - The nobles who made the deal with Triana were arrested in front of everyone. The King used this occasion to give a warning to anyone who opposed his will. - Merek, the ruler of the united north. - While still a child, FL took part in her 1st battle. It was to defend the royal castle against the northern army. Her light magic was demonstrated for the first time and instantly killed Otus the giant who led the northerners in this seige battle. - FL accidentally injured Leonard when he grabbed her and she let out a blast of her light magic. She had remained silent as he kept asking her to describe her exciting and glorious exploits on the battlefield. - Bertram tried to get FL to escape. He believed it was a sin to keep using FL’s power. He’s caught and killed. - With FL’s help, the northerners are slowly pushed back. - Albrecht led a separate force to FL that included Victor, Anton and Mila Weidhen. - FL’s unit were called the Sun Knights. - FL’s lieutenants had a low survival rate / high turnover. - Sir Carltz Hess - Diane from the Obenune kingdom, the land of magic. - Ines, a mercenary captain who is a natural leader and strategist.
The Princess in the Dumpster
Read ch 43 as of 14/05/21 - NB: special powers given to imperial bloodline by Sun God (blond hair, star fragments) - FL mother Breschti from Aehri clan, a tribe that exists thru memory of others. Mum died at FL birth. - FL father, Emperor Elias of Grandelle Empire (Empress Selina) - Emperor’s brother, Erdan Grandelle - FL x 3 half siblings (Derek, Leona, Jeren) - Imperial Recorder and his successor Raphas - FL 7yo when discovered in abandoned palace. Emperor named her Estrella. She can speak to animals (has pet dragon, snake and cat), and her amber jeweled eyes (sun’s tears) can see auras (true nature) of people, giving her extremely high divine power. - Tragic history of those with jeweled eyes ... - Epidemic in south due to malice spreading from corrupt magic stones of demons (“demon hearts”): if FL “can see any humans being eaten by elements, they’re already a monster”. - Temple want to take FL into their protection, especially after prophecy about epidemic. Emperor refuses. - Old records show red jewel eye wielder involved in resolving similar epidemic. Midwife of FL and other children also living in same area as current epidemic. - Winter spirit and close friend transfers himself into the body of FL’s ice snake. Jeren forgets about spirit when trying to tell his father. - Empress Selina returns to palace, meets FL. She only has a few notes in her journal about FL’s mother. Brings Erdan back too. He has more generic info about Aehri clan, ie incest was common, they could monitor eachother thru sound (sensitive hearing), they could live forever (immortal), to have relationship and have a child w/ normal human was considered suicide. - Erdan said he didn’t like FL before he met her and she sensed this so ignored him. - FL goes with the Emperor, priests and knights to the epidemic area. They meet Isaac who has healing jeweled eyes but he himself is a fake. He accused FL of being a monster who had died and was bewitching the Emperor. - FL leads them through the thick miasma to a huge tree with a rotten core from the demon heart. FL decides to enter the demon heart to try and save everyone herself.
The Stereotypical Life of a Reincarnated Lady
Ch 63 as of 12/08/21 - gets silly and confusing - FL reborn as Count Bolshake’s eldest daughter, Valerie. Siblings Edith and Marshall. Life was boring so FL tried to learn magic but her master “Destiny” ridiculed then abandoned her after leaving a dire prophecy. FL family worries she might disappear one day. FL wants to cherish them more. - Political marriage arranged between Bolshake and Dewello families for FL and Duke Kylus. FL moves into Dewello estate. - As “punishment” for Crown Prince Edwin entering her room by mistake, FL has the knights HUG eachother - FL thinks Serenia Howen (Mooyong Jia), lady from other world (martial artist from Ancient China), is fated to be with Duke Kylus. Misunderstandings and hilarity ensues as she tries to distance herself from them. - Unknown to FL, her father gave condition that she has power to annul engagement to Duke Dewello if she isn’t happy. - Duke ponders what would make her happy, with help from his aide Victor Howen and romance novels. - Duke is a prodigy in everything, but is socially inept. - Duke slowly falling for FL with her unpredictable ways and idiosyncrasies. - Mage Destiny gives an apocalyptic “ash phenomenon” prophecy to the Emperor and Crown Prince. Msg via Crown Prince at engagement rehearsal, mage tells FL “to struggle more desperately” - FL meets Serenia to dispel hopes that she can help with or has any info about traversing dimensions. Comforts her instead. - Emperor reveals the ash and other strange occurrences began when Serenia appeared. - At engagement ceremony, Marshall helps FL with Kylus’ hostile childhood friend, Lady Mureya Quarte (crazy strong). - Duke confesses his feelings for FL. Conf’d not for Serenia. - FL tells Duke she can’t accept his feelings. Duke insists he wants to earn her trust and love. - Emperor orders Duke to bring Serenia to palace after unknown corpse found in ash. Serenia offers to help investigation instead, avoiding arrest. FL explains to Serenia the political landscape. - FL invites Mureya to Dewello estate for Serenia to make the right political connections. FL also asked Marshall to investigate Mureya. - Serenia takes in Mureya as her student. - FL and Duke are stuck in Dewello treasury together. FL casts small light spell as their candles blew out. - Duke says fallen for FL again after she insists he be his true self with her. FL says Duke reminds of her siblings but gets flustered as he’s so handsome! - FL called in social circles “lady who lept into tiger’s den” thanks to rumour spread by Crown Prince - Divert attention from ash phenomenon that could weaken Emperor’s authority if known by nobles more widely. - FL wants to enjoy learning magic again - FL goes with ML on his territory inspection as a date. - They’re interrupted with news that Marshal was injured. He was going to the basement to retrieve magic books for FL. At her family estate, FL looks for clues in the library about the magic barrier that hurt Marshall. - Crown Prince allows FL to enter Destiny’s magic lab. Memos with the corpse locations predicted by Destiny make up the character for fire on a map. FL agrees to join the Crown Prince, ML and Serenia to investigate further.
The Evil Lady's Hero
DROPPED Ch 80 as of 06/08/21 - ch 21 translation is bad ** other parts are badly translated ** plot isn’t well written. ** (called Villainess in Love on TAPAS) - Juniper / Yunifer Magnolia: FL is reborn as a water mage, works as doctor, daughter of a Count. Avoided ML and Rael to change her fate to not be a bad ending where she dies. - Archduke Ishid Lucrenze: 25yo ML is powerful fire mage, Captain of the White Knights Order. Known as Knight of the Crimson Flame. He has a large pet bird called Raya. Blames himself for his mother’s death and father’s suicide, thinks he’s a monster due to his power. Rarely uses his fire magic in public. He was taken in by the Emperor and harshly disciplined by the butler. - As a powerful fire mage, ML’s body temperature is naturally quite high due to the large amount of mana in his heart. He needs ‘water’ to cool down. FL and other water mages tend to have a cool body temperature. - Lady Rael Cania: 20yo daughter of a Count, powerful water mage. - Crown Prince Cassian Rovatia: Rael’s boyfriend (initially). - National Academy of Magic: FL, ML, Cassian and Rael attended. ML in final 5th year meets FL on her 1st day. - FL reluctantly starts dating ML from a drunken 1-night stand after meeting at a party. She intends to break up with him peacefully when he meets Rael. - Rael comes to work w/ FL at the medical treatment centre after breaking up w/ cheating bastard Cassian, and she tries to get closer to FL. ML sees Rael as his annoying rival for FL’s attention. - ML and FL spend the night together for the 2nd time. ML says I love you to FL for the 1st time. - FL and Rael join ML and White Knights on their quarterly monster expedition. At expedition prep meeting, FL introduces waterproof cloth for waterbed mattresses and water gel cushion seats w/ help of ML using his power (no one reacts badly) - Count Michael Sonoff: wind mage - Orcee Cabilla: scholar / professor, earth mage - While bathing in lake, FL and Rael attacked by a kraken. Rescued by ML who also kills the mother kraken. All of the team work together to help kill the other krakens. FL helps Orcee and another earth mage Emma to plug up the hole to the ocean that allowed the kraken to enter the lake. - ML and FL spend some sexy time together. - The expedition arrive at their dorms. FL and Rael are sharing with Emma Olivet (earth mage) and Rinnia Krator (wind mage). Emma and Rinnia are both part of the Order of White Knights. - Cassian is there when the expedition arrived. He gave a message to ML. Later at dinner he calls out Rael and asks for her forgiveness. She drenched him water and tells him not to speak to her again. - FL learns that the expedition will be redeployed with half led by Cassian going to the harbour to fight krakens and the other half continuing to Monsterwood under ML. - At Monsterwood they encounter a new kind of monster that seems to have intelligence and the ability to learn new skills. ML names it ‘Nial’. Disturbed by the death of one person, ML seeks comfort in FL’s arms. She says ‘I like you.’ Later she also says she will always be by his side. - ML heads to the forest on his own, followed by Michael the wind mage at his insistence. ML wants to finish this campaign quickly so he can take FL safely back to the capital. - ML finds Nial and unleashes an explosive fire power against the monsters surrounding him. While Nial’s disappeared, ML finds a small golden crystal with regenerative powers inside one monster. He calls it ‘Neon’ and he wants to send it away for further research. - The expedition return to the capital. The Emperor summons the group after the discovery of Neon. He decides to conduct experiments with it using children. - ML wants to take back Neon. FL has a plan. They have the butler suggest animal experiments first to the Emperor. The bird appears to fly away with Neon (when ML has used slight of hand). The butler loses the Emperor’s confidence and sentenced to death. - FL says I love you to ML and he becomes feverish and sick as an extreme emotional response to her words. - The Emperor longs for youth and orders ML to find another Neon from the Monsterwood. He orders Cassian to bring Rael as the water mage to experiment with her heart to find the secret of longevity. Cassian starts a fire in the Emperor’s bedroom but ML saves him. The Emperor remains unconscious.
As You Wish, Prince
This Is An Obvious Fraudulent Marriage Webtoon
** DROPPED ** Rate 2.5 so far. Read ch 19 as of 26/10/20 - FL is dumb, annoying and soooo clueless. I think this is meant for comedy effect? How could she not know the true identity of ML until ch 15.
I Choose the Emperor Ending
Read ch 102 as of 09/08/21 - rate 3.5 - FL is 30yo Marina, Chief and Main Developer of VRWMM (VR World Maker Machine). Obsessed with medieval fantasies. - ML is Edward Allen Dihas. 22yo heir to a ducal house. - His family were banished far from the capital by the Emperor. ML left at 9yo with his father Richard. - In the VR world of Lasnarok, FL escapes slavery by using ‘eastern fire’ to burn all the slave papers. Disguised as a boy, she asks to be an apprentice to Lavine, the “weaponry technician” to ML. She also meets Lavine’s current assistant, Will. FL creates a washing machine to prove her worth. FL is introduced by Lavine to ML, promising to make him more powerful than the Emperor without needing to go outside of his estate. - FL sets the castle booby traps and breaks ML’s leg. - FL wants to stop ML from leaving on a journey to then have his estate destroyed and everyone killed by the Emperor. - ML makes a deal with FL: he will provide her with a comfortable life and she will provide him with technology. - FL is appointed as the Eastern Technician, Rino. - Arin the maid is assigned to FL. - While still under suspicion, FL is not permitted to make weapons yet. She’s ordered to invent products that aren’t weapons to prove her worth. FL helps ML and those in the estate with her “inventions”, ie developing and introducing modern industrial tech in a medieval world. (ie wheelchair, crutch, gym equipment, telescope) - FL finally wins over 22yo Cain Drowe (ML’s RH man) with an enhanced prosthetic hand, complete with rocket punch. - ML moves FL to the room next to his. He forces FL to undergo a daily training regime with him. - Lady Diathe Herena, ML’s very young fiancé. - FL accidentally falls on her and she bullies FL for revenge, but it backfires. The lady accuses FL of sodomy. - ML surprises FL taking a bath at a nearby hot spring. A wolf attacks them but is killed by ML. After that, ML lets FL use his bath secretly. FL isn’t sure if ML caught her without the chest binding. - Emperor Barron Devain: childhood friend of ML. The character was based on FL’s real life younger brother Maro 29yo. - He pays a surprise visit to ML. The Emperor’s guard and slave Margo found Cain with FL on the top floor. Margo wants to fight Cain with no distractions, so she throws FL out of the window. - FL lands heavily on the Emperor then throws up on him. The Emperor leaves with a badly injured Margo. - ML has FL recovering in his room. He’s blindfolded when he checks FL’s injuries. - The Emperor returns and picks fights with the knights of Dihas to find out who injured Margo. Before he can pick on Cain, ML volunteers to spar with the Emperor. ML wins after the Emperor said he wants to see FL if he won. - FL is discovered by the Emperor and forced to join him and ML for a tea party. Will and Arin, both badly beaten and tortured, were brought out. In response FL triggers the mechanism and the Emperor is flung far away from the special chair built by FL, originally intended to punish Lady Diathe. - FL is forced to flee by ML who sends her to another noble house far away from Castle Dihas, w/ Cain as her escort. - They exit via a secret passage and come across a spy who dies from poison. FL remembers from the story about the Emperor’s plot to place bombs throughout the castle. - Back in the castle, FL asks Lady Diathe for help. The lady escapes by not using her wigs to hide her red hair. Using the power of her Marquis house, she asks for the aid of noble houses and their soldiers in the nearby hunting grounds. - FL and Cain disguised themselves as Lady Diathe and her maid. They free ML from the dungeon and leave the other knights there to cover his absence. FL disarms the time bombs in pots scattered throughout the castle tunnels while Cain and ML take care of intruders. - ML kisses FL (still thinks she’s a boy) while trying to convince her to flee to the nearest temple. - Margo enters and tries to take FL hostage. She is beaten by Cain and ML. Margo became the hostage instead and the Emperor is notified. Lady Diathe arrives with other nobles and their soldiers to all bear witness before a priestess in this trial against the Emperor’s guard, Margo. FL uses fingerprints as evidence. - ML gives Margo back to the Emperor. He punched Barron then spanked him. (stupid soft punishment) - Lady Diathe thanks FL for the opportunity to take action. - FL keeps looking for ways to get back to her own world. - Initial relationship hurdles to overcome ... - FL finally reveals to ML that she’s a girl after taking off her chest binding while they’re getting frisky. He’s shocked at first. - Plot twist: Marina returns to real world just as she’s about to tell all to ML. Time seems to have flowed the same between VR and real world, so she’s been in a coma this whole time. - Her brother Maro hands to FL a hardcopy book from her place with the unfinished story of Lasnarok from Rino’s perspective. It’s the only copy of the book where the story has changed. - FL was overweight growing up and was always compared to her younger, better looking sibling. - In her desire to live in a world where she is loved and surrounded by her creations, FL manages to go back to VR world again when she sees the unfinished book glowing ... but 3 yrs have passed in Lasnarok where it’s only been 1 mth in the real world. - ML turned dark, trusting no one. He’s defiant, aggressive and tense. He’s terrified FL will leave again. - The Emperor lay siege in a prolonged war against Castle Dihas and all suspected FL as his spy due to the timing of her disappearance. FL is also suspected of corrupting ML through sodomy. The animosity and jealousy that was already prevalent among the knights just before she disappeared is now widespread throughout the estate. Her only friends are ML, Cain, Will and Arin. - ML hides FL in his room in order to protect her, like a helpless princess. FL has cabin fever and wants to help. - Her brother Maro follows FL into this VR world. - FL announces to everyone that he’s the hidden, older twin brother of Barron and the legitimate Emperor. - ML rallies his people to support the fight for the throne. Maro will be the decoy. The next Emperor will be ML. - Castle Dihas officially becomes a rebel outpost against Emperor Barron. FL prioritises overcoming the siege of the castle 1st, then getting ML to the capital. - ML promised FL to never interrupt her while she’s working, especially when others are watching. This is so she can build her reputation and respect for her work on her own merits, not with someone else’s authority. - Emperor’s army camp surrounding the castle leaves at last, just in time before the harsh winter months. - As ML leads his men to the capital, FL switches between Rino / ‘Rina’ and is growing out her hair. Maro is forced to dress like a woman to avoid recognition. - The group make strategic stops at allied noble houses along the way. This includes House Herena. Lady Diathe is more excited to see FL than ML. They tell Lady Diathe that FL is a woman. The lady asks FL how she can learn the technical things FL knows. Diathe yearns for greater control over her life and is envious of the gender equality FL grew up with. FL offers to mentor Diathe. - While fixing his prosthetic hand, Cain confesses to FL but she’s too dense to understand it. - ML and FL (in a dress) go on a date at the night markets. - They finally have sex for the 1st time. (Ch 84) - Outside Cain catches Margo who makes him an offer. - Cain kidnaps FL in a misguided attempt to protect her. - They travel back to the imperial palace with Margo and Maro (picked up along the way). Margo hides Maro from the Emperor and helps FL hide that she’s a woman. - As promised to Cain, the Emperor pardons FL for all acts of treason. FL accepts the position as the Emperor’s technician. - ML arrives with his group at the palace. Lady Diathe, who had stowed away, led the efforts of the female managers assigned by FL to help ML see FL privately. This secret women’s network keeps the communication open between the separated members of the rebellion. - Maro was tasked by FL to charm Margo while in his cell. - FL follows Margo to the dungeons and sees her stop at a crowded cell full of child slaves.
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