𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝟭

“Come here, Rose. You promised to help me.”

Said a dazzlingly beautiful man while reaching out to her.

Even in the darkness with the dimly lit lamp, his beauty remained vivid.

The soft and fair platinum blond hair glistened, and the clear emerald eyes were like jewels. The man was as beautiful as a flower in heaven.

Rosenia knew she should never fall in love with this man, but her heart still beat fast.

Glancing at him, Rosenia timidly took a step closer. Then, a mournful sigh came out of his mouth.

“Rose, come closer. That’s the only way for us to make contact.”

“…Can I just hold your hand this time?”

As Rosenia hesitated and earnestly asked, his handsome mouth slightly raised, then he spoke.

“Do you just want to hold hands? Really?”

…No, it can’t be. How can she just want to hold hands with someone as beautiful as him?

‘But, getting any closer with you will be awkward…!’

Because he is the main character of this world and she is the younger sister of the villain!

Rosenia couldn’t bring herself to say it and just shook her head.

Somehow he interpreted her reaction differently, so with a relieved smile, he spoke.

“Right. I’m glad this is not a one-sided love.”

“…Huh?”

Did she hear wrong? Who likes who?

When Rosenia looked at him with her eyes widened, he tilted his head as if confused.

“You still don’t know? My heart?”

He asked her in a disbelieving voice. Rosenia just stared at him dumbfoundedly.

‘Don’t tell me, you actually mean it?’

‘Ah, that would be nice.’

“Rosenia, I like you…”

‘The last few days, the many nights we shared. All the words you whispered to me during that time…?’

‘I thought you were just drunk in the moment…?’

“…I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I didn’t say it carelessly during sex.”

As if frustrated, he heaved a sigh. Rosenia absentmindedly blinked, then she came to her senses and asked softly.

“Then…?”

“Well?”

“So, we’re going to talk about sex…do you mean that?”

“…Talk about sex?”

Suddenly the atmosphere became as cold as winter.

Without realizing it, Rosenia staggered backwards, then he sighed again and stood up.

Then he approached her and said clearly.

“Our relationship, Rose.”

“Uh…”

“Once we’ve started, there’s no turning back.”

“That means…”

After approaching her, he grabbed her arms with a wry smile and pulled her in.

Falling into his arms, Rosenia looked up at him with her eyes wide open.

Platinum blond hair as gentle as the moonlight, clear and distinct eyes like the greatest emerald.

A beautiful man, like a gift from god, looked down at her lovingly and smiled softly.

“Rose, from now on you’ll continue to bear me.”

“…”

“You’ll be mine alone to bear.”

Slowly lowering his head, he gently kissed her on the cheek. When his lips, which had moved to the side, touched her ears, a warm breath flicked her ears and seeped in.

“So, I will continue to kiss only you…”

“Ah, that place, hm…”

“And touch you as much as I please.”

Rosenia soon came upon his bluish eyes, which were filled with ecstasy.

Looking at him like she was possessed, in a very small voice, she spoke.

“Yes…”

Rosenia replied defeatedly.

Smiling brightly as if he had heard the answer he wanted, he lowered his head and kissed her. Layer by layer, Rosenia heard the rustling of clothes being removed.

As his hand skillfully caressed her, Rosenia shuddered each time his lips sank into her exposed skin.

Leaving everything to him, she wondered how it turned out like this.

It has been 20 years since she was reincarnated into this novel, ‘The Duke’s Lone Companion.’

𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝟮

A three year old.

Too young to make sense of reality.

Nonetheless, a three year old suddenly became aware of herself. Without any forewarning. Rosenia was just shaking her toy…

‘No way…!’

Memories began to become entangled in her head.

It was none other than the memories from her previous life. The memories made her see reality differently.

For example, the world Rosenia was reincarnated in is actually a novel, and she’s the younger sister of the villain who will one day die by the male lead’s hands!

‘This can’t be…’

Thud. The snake-shaped toy Rosenia had been holding in her hand fell to the floor.

At the noise, her wicked older brother, who was sitting next to her and reading a book, looked at her. His crimson eyes glowed unnaturally as he glanced over at her apathetically.

“What’s wrong?”

“…”

‘How can someone ask a three year old in that manner? I tried to hide my chills while putting on a smile.’

Then, her wicked older brother, Adrian, snorted as if dumbfounded and magically lifted the toy snake.

A normal three year old would have gasped. And Rosenia would have been surprised too, if not for the memories from her previous life making her feel uneasy at such a sight.

‘I can’t believe you’re using gravity distorting magic so easily…You’re only seven years old.’

As Rosenia had expected, the talent of the villain in the original novel is terrifying.

With trembling hands, Rosenia grabbed the toy snake floating in the air. Her wicked old brother, who is four years older, will one day succeed their father and become the youngest member in the Mage Tower.

But perhaps because of his evil nature…he will be killed by the male lead for causing all kinds of harm to the world!

‘As for me, I’ll die along with him.’

At a loss for words, Rosenia listlessly shook the toy snake and let out a deep sigh. She thought she’d be reincarnated with a golden spoon, but it turns out to be a plastic spoon.

If the plot follows the original story, her death is as good as certain. Rosenia will pitifully die by association because of her wicked older brother.

Suddenly, Rosenia thought of how she could survive.

Like the heroine in many of the romance novels Rosenia had read in her previous life, she thought she could tame the villain.

Her evil brother, the crazy person over there, who was reading magic books even old scholars would find difficult.

‘Kill…this damn guy…?’

‘The three year old me…?’

“…”

“Why are you staring at me like that? Are you hungry?”

There was no fluctuation in his tone. His face was expressionless, and his crimson eyes were cold. Rosenia didn’t doubt that he is the same as in the original novel, a cold-blooded psychopathic villain.

‘How am I supposed to tame him?’

‘Damn it, I quit. Let’s just quickly die.’

Rosenia threw the toy at his face, hoping that her wicked older brother will soon kill her.

The long toy snake accurately hit her wicked older brother’s face. Rosenia was certain he would kill her after that humiliation.

‘Alright, go ahead and kill me.’

Having resigned herself, Rosenia waited for his magic attack to come. Her only wish was for him to kill her quickly and painlessly.

‘I’m sure you’ll show at least that much mercy to your own little sister, right?’

“…”

However, no matter how long Rosenia waited, the attack didn’t come.

‘What…?’

Rosenia crept up and timidly looked at her wicked older brother. He was deep in thought as he stared at her, then he said something out of her expectation.

“You wanted to learn gravitational distortion magic?”

‘Huh?’

‘No, I just threw a toy in your face with all my might.’

“As expected of my little sister…You’re also a genius.”

“…”

‘This damn guy, what are you saying…’

Her wicked older brother sat her on his lap, then he opened up an easier gravity magic book than the one he had been reading.

‘Are you going to ask me to read these tiny letters?’

“If you’re a genius, you won’t find this difficult, right?”

‘You crazy bastard…How old do you think I am?’

It was clear that the fact Rosenia is a three year old has never crossed his mind. Inwardly cursing her ancestors, she looked down at the book.

Although Rosenia didn’t know if she could read this difficult magic book, she knew she had to pass this test if she is to have any hope of getting close to her wicked old brother.

Rosenia touched the first page with her tiny hands and began to read slowly with her poor pronunciation.

“Fishy, to cat gavty dishortion mashic, the mana paf…”

‘Firstly, to cast gravity distortion magic, the mana path…’

Surprisingly, Rosenia found that she didn’t have any trouble reading the letters.

‘O-oh my god, am I a genius? Or is this my golden spoon? If not, perhaps it’s thanks to my memories from my previous life.’

The problem now was whether her wicked older brother understood what Rosenia had recited or not.

For a three year old to read this much was simply incredible, but it was inevitable that her pronunciation would be poor.

And sadly, her wicked older brother, who has a screw loose, seems to not have much common sense.

‘My pronunciation as a three year old, I wonder if this damn guy understood…’

“You…”

Her wicked older brother, Adrian, stared at her profoundly, then he spoke in a slightly stunned voice.

“You’re a genius.”

“…”

As a three year old, Rosenia knew her pronunciation would be poor, but unexpectedly her older brother was able to understand everything she had said.

So just like that, Rosenia was able to pass Adrian’s first test. A stroke of luck in the midst of misfortune. Adrian seemed quite pleased with the fact that she is a genius just like him.

Ever since that incident, Adrian’s actions changed and he would take her with him wherever he went to show her the world.

Not only that, Adrian even told their father that he would oversee her magic education himself. Rosenia gave her father a frantic look right then and there.

‘Father, don’t allow this! Don’t leave me to this lunatic!’

“Rosenia seems eager to learn from you.”

‘What? No!’

‘Idiot father! Did you not see your daughter’s eyes?!’

“I guess it’s because Rose loves me.”

‘No, when did I…?! You’ve got it wrong!’

“I’m glad that you two are getting along. Then please look after Rose’s education. Adrian.”

‘Oh, no way…! No, I don’t want to learn from my older brother who is a villain!’

Rosenia quickly ran to her father’s side to grab the hem of his pants and begged.

“Aye!”

“Huh? You can’t wait to learn?”

‘No, I don’t want to! Did he not hear me say no?’

“Rosenia’s enthusiasm for learning is great. Go ahead and teach her, Adrian.”

“Okay.”

‘Oh my god!’

Adrian came and lifted her up. Rosenia had no choice but to grab him by the collar and curse him inwardly.

“You damn villain… How much are you going to ignore me?’

‘Just wait. Now that it has come to this, I’ll tame you and make you wipe my foot!’

With a firm determination, Rosenia had been doing her best to tame Adrian ever since.

Thanks to her hard work, he grew up with a relatively mild temperament. That is, when compared to the original plot.

In other words, it is relative. Adrian’s nature didn’t change much from when he was 7 to now when he is 24 years old.

He is still cold-blooded, but now has become the youngest sorcerer elected to the Mage Tower and has made a name for himself.

And Rosenia was now known as Adrian’s precious younger sister hidden in the mage tower.

‘It’s like I’m Rapunzel…’

His overprotectiveness is so intense that even though Rosenia is almost 20 years old now, she hasn’t even properly set foot out into the real world.

Adrian would accompany Rosenia everywhere she went.

‘I only wanted to tame him a little bit, but…did I overdo it?’

Adrian had a very serious sister complex.

‘I need some fresh air!’

It was almost summer and Rosenia wanted to visit the villa by the seaside.

However, Adrian was too busy to go. That was precisely the problem.

Adrian, who always tries to accompany Rosenia wherever she went, did not allow her to go down to the villa by herself.

This time too, Rosenia begged him, but he just calmly smiled and dismissed it, saying ‘No way.’ She was outright denied.

‘Damn it, you crazy bastard with a sister complex!’

Rosenia tore a paper into pieces while imaging Adrian’s jet black hair. Living with a person who has a sister complex was so stressful that tearing up papers like this from time to time became her hobby.

‘It’s so stuffy staying in the tower during summer! Is there any way?’

Feeling dizzy, Rosenia laid down in the middle of the room with a deep sigh. The pieces of paper were scattered like feathers.

‘Is there really no way…?’

Out of nowhere, an unthinkable opportunity appeared. At the Emperor’s request, Adrian had to go investigate the beast outbreak in the Southern Coast.

‘Suffering at the hands of my older brother who has a sister complex, did God find pity on me?’

“Brother! Let me come with you!”

Boom!

Rosenia shouted loudly as she broke through Adrian’s office door.

Having mastered gravitational distortion and strength magic since she was three years old, she has become so powerful that her breaking the door whenever she was excited is a common occurrence.

Rosenia gave an embarrassed smile as she placed the broken door upright against the wall. Adrian looked at her dumbfoundedly.

“Haha, isn’t the door a little weak? You should have something stronger, brother.”

“…”

Looking at her with his crimson eyes, he scoffed.

‘It’s unfortunate that this human in demon skin is very handsome.’

Jet black hair, red pupils, and snowy white skin created a mysterious atmosphere as if he was not from this world.

“You also want to investigate the beasts?”

“Uh…do I have to? I just want to go to the villa and play! I couldn’t go last summer. I don’t want to be stuck in the tower again this year.”

At her words, Adrian gave her a deep look as if he were briefly thinking of something. Then, after some time, he spoke.

“Okay, I’ll take you along.”

“Wow! Thank you, brother! I love you!”

“…!”

‘I love you.’

Adrian was weak to such words. To be exact, he was weak to her saying it. It was when Rosenia was around three years old that she discovered this magic spell.

It was when she said ‘I love you’ to Adrian for the first time. It gave her goosebumps when the words left her mouth and she thought she was going to die for saying it. However, it was Adrian’s birthday that day and she thought she should give him something special other than presents.

‘That’s how I’ll be able to change this wicked older brother into a human being!’

‘The first time he heard ‘I love you’ from his younger sister, his reaction…It’s so funny thinking about it again. His face was as red as an apple. This very same Adrian.’

‘Huhu, even now…’

Rosenia has used the words ‘I love you’ for over a decade. Perhaps that’s why Adrian has gotten used to it, but his ears still turned red.

This time as well Rosenia checked the tips of Adrian’s fluffy ears and laughed wickedly to herself.

‘This damn guy will never know. The fact that his lovely, cute, and beloved sister is actually the reincarnation of a black-hearted person. ’

‘Huhuhu…’

While inwardly laughing, Adrian gave a short cough, then returned to his calm expression and spoke.

“So you will just stay at the villa. Absolutely don’t go anywhere else.”

“Yes, got it!”

Rosenia had already decided to sneak out and look around the market.

“I’m going to give you a familiar for protection, so take it with you everywhere. When you go to the bathroom, when you go shower, and even when you sleep.”

‘You crazy bastard…’

Rosenia smiled lovingly and nodded like a good little sister.

“…Then go pack your bags. We leave tomorrow.”

“Yay! Thank you so much, brother!”

Excited to travel to the Southern Coast, Rosenia shot back to her room like an arrow and started packing.

White sandy beach, open sea, and a beautiful seaside villa along the coast.

Not even in her wildest dream could Rosenia have imagined who she would meet there.

𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝟯

“Wow, it’s the sea, the sea!”

Seeing the sea, Rosenia jumped up like a fish out of water.

Rosenia was certain Adrian was laughing at her from behind, but she didn’t care and continued to frolic around. She was just happy to see the sea after a long time.

Picking up pretty shells, soaking her feet in the surging waves, and making crude sand castles; after playing enthusiastically, the sun was beginning to set.

“Brother! I’m hungry!”

Having forgotten where she left her shoes, she ran barefoot towards Adrian.

Adrian was sitting on a mat under a tent by the shore set up by the servants and reading leisurely.

He glanced at her, then closed the book and stood up. Next, he strode towards her and lifted her up.

“Heuk.”

“Where did you leave your shoes?”

“Don’t know. I forgot.”

“Really…”

Carrying her in his arms, they steadily headed for the villa.

Rosenia enjoyed the cool evening breeze while swinging her bare feet in his arms.

‘What’s for dinner tonight?’

Her stomach was slowly growling.

“Brother, I’m hungry.”

“Be patient. We’re almost there.”

“I’m hungry~.”

“…”

Adrian didn’t throw her off even though he had an annoyed look on his face and that surprised her. She is certain the original Adrian would have left her on the spot.

‘Though a little scary, he hasn’t committed any evil acts. Is the rehabilitation a success?’

Looking pleased with herself, she saw Adrian frowned as if he was annoyed. Nonetheless, she smiled brightly. They soon reached the garden of the villa.

Adrian carefully laid her down on a wooden chair. The wooden table in front of her was full of cooked dishes.

“Wow!”

“Eat slowly. Don’t eat like a pig.”

“Let’s dig in!”

Adrian warned her, but she was so hungry that she easily ignored it and began to excitedly eat the feast.

Grilled salted pork, spicy marinated chicken legs, and assorted mushrooms were arranged colorfully.

Everything was so delicious that Rosenia almost cried. When she put it into her mouth and gulped it down in one breath, Adrian who sat across from her shook his head.

“You’re a pig.”

“What…!”

When Rosenia was insulted and became indignant, Adrian stuffed more food into her mouth.

Rosenia widened her eyes and mumbled inwardly. It was a skillfully grilled beef tenderloin.

“Delicious…”

“…Eat a lot.”

With such a full stomach, Rosenia leisurely took a long bath and went to bed.

Tomorrow morning Adrian will head south and out to sea by boat. He has to fulfill the Emperor’s request of investigating the sea.

Rosenia will have the villa all to herself starting tomorrow.

‘It’s going to be a little lonely without Adrian around…Just kidding, I’m free! How long has it been?’

Her heart fluttered and throbbed with excitement at the thought of enjoying her newfound freedom.

‘What shall I do tomorrow?’

Smiling under the cozy blanket, Rosenia fell asleep at some point.

That night Rosenia had a terrible dream. She dreamed that Adrian said, ‘You’ll be locked up for 10 years if you get into trouble.’

“Goodbye, brother. Be careful.”

He scoffed at her usual goodbye. Particularly, at the ‘careful’ part.

Adrian Hill, the sole owner of the mage tower, which stands tall in the center of the world, once said, ‘there is no reason I have to be careful.’

Every man, beast, and animal in the world can be swept away by his hands or trampled beneath his feet.

‘Such a terrifying villain.’

Though Rosenia thought as such in her heart, she smiled gently at Adrian.

Without warning, Adrian stroked her hair.

‘Ugh, you bastard! Do you think I’m a dog or something?!’

“Take care of yourself. Don’t wander around needlessly. Just stay at the villa.”

Jeez, you crazy old brother with a sister complex…

Rosenia was certain that he would never let her date or marry. Though, she has no such plans at the moment…

“Don’t worry, brother. It’s fun just hanging out at the villa. Besides, where would I even go? It’s going to be fine, I’ll behave.”

“…”

Adrian glared at her with a look of distrust, then slowly turned around. She waved at him with an innocent face.

‘Go on, hurry up and leave…! Quickly, so I can gain my freedom!’

‘Even better if you come back in a month.’

‘Maybe that’s how long it’ll take?’

Rosenia walked back to her room in the villa with a smile. Meanwhile, Adrian’s familiar clung to her side as it followed her.

‘This damn familiar…What am I supposed to do with this thing around?’

‘Hmm…!’

Touching her chin and looking at the familiar in the form of a black wolf, she quickly came up with an idea.

‘Let’s bribe it.’

Familiars liked mana balls for its high concentration of mana. It’s like sweet cotton candy to them.

Her mana was quite strong, so it was simple for her to make a mana ball.

Rosenia made one on the spot and held it in front of the familiar. Its’ eyes sparkled after sniffing the blue hazy sphere.

It seemed to be asking ‘are you giving this to me?’ as it looked at her.

‘Is this a familiar or a dog…?’

“You want it?”

“…!”

After Rosenia asked the familiar with a big smile, it twirled its tail. She grinned at the very dog-like reaction from the familiar.

Moving the mana ball around in the air teasingly, Rosenia spoke to it.

“It would be a waste just giving this to you…”

“Krkuu…”

“You’re really a dog?”

“Kuu…”

Like a splitting image of a dog, it laid on the floor with its head down and timidly wagged its tail.

Adrian had given her a dog.

In any case, Rosenia had to bribe this familiar. That way, even if she explores the market, the familiar won’t tell Adrian everything.

Bringing the mana ball right under the nose of the familiar, Rosenia spoke.

“I’ll give it to you if you want to eat it. But..”

“…!”

“There’s a condition. You have to listen to my request.”

The familiar tilted its head as if asking, ‘What’s the condition?’ Although familiars can’t talk, they’re a higher life form, so they’re very good at understanding people. Rosenia continued with a grin.

“No matter where I go, or what I do, or who I meet, you must not report everything to Adrian. Speak to me first if you do.”

“…!”

“And in return, I’ll give this to you. No, not only this, but I’ll make you mana balls all summer long. Deal?”

At her tempting offer, the familiar seemed to be considering it.

After a while, the familiar made a ‘woof’ sound as it raised its head. Its answer was yes.

“Okay, is that a deal?”

“Woof!”

With that, Rosenia succeeded in bribing it.

After Rosenia gave the mana ball to the familiar, it rolled around excitedly, showing that it enjoyed it very much.

‘Is this really a familiar…?’

“I’m going to the market now. You want to come?”

“Woof!”

The familiar sprang up and wagged its tail. It was shaking its tail so fast that Rosenia couldn’t even see it.

‘It also want to look around the market?’

Rosenia put on a thin outer garment while petting the familiar. And just in case, she grabbed a small umbrella before heading out.

It was a clear day, but the Southern Coast is known to rain during the summer.

And although Rosenia was sturdy, she would often catch a cold after staying in the rain. She wanted to avoid the rain as much as possible to enjoy this summer to the fullest.

‘Wouldn’t it be such a waste if I caught a cold and had to lay down for a few days…?! The freedom I finally obtained!’

“I will buy some delicious fruit skewers at the market. Do you want me to buy you one too?”

“Woof!”

“What kind of dog eats fruit skewers?”

“Kuu…”

Rosenia took her time walking to the market while having fun teasing the innocent familiar.

The market was very close, as it was a five minute walk from the villa. As soon as Rosenia arrived, there was a lot of commotion as she had expected.

However, Rosenia was very happy to be in such a crowded place. In other words, a place with a lot of ‘ordinary’ people.

‘Finally, civilization!’

‘There’s nothing but oddballs in the tower. It makes me sick thinking about it.’

To her, sorcerers were divided into two categories. A little crazy and a lot crazy. Either way, it was the same to her.

‘They’re all crazy.’

Being stuck among such people suffocated her and she thought she would go crazy. So to experience something normal like this market made her happy.

Walking around the market with light steps, Rosenia looked at the stalls and ate delicious food.

Rosenia also bought some lovely glass jewelries that were a bit crude. She liked them even though Adrian hated such things. That’s why she often bought things like this without him knowing.

‘Oh, is it going to rain?’

‘It’s only been a couple of hours since I visited the market.’

With a patter, a drop of rain fell from the seemingly cloudy sky.

It was likely to rain soon. That being the case, Rosenia quickly returned to the villa with the familiar.

And sure enough, as soon as Rosenia reached the villa, there was a loud roar as the rain began to pour.

‘I knew this would happen!’

Rosenia quickly opened her umbrella and ran to the villa.

However, in the middle of the garden at the villa was someone lying awkwardly on the ground.

‘How did such a person find himself at another person’s home in such a state?’

Shaking her head, she slowly approached.

At her arrival, the uninvited guest laid motionless on his stomach. Tapping the fairly big man with her sandal, Rosenia spoke.

“Excuse me.”

“…”

“Hello?”

“…”

“This is private property. You can’t just break in like this.”

Looking closely, Rosenia found that the uninvited guest was a tall man with platinum blond hair. His height appears to be around 185cm. It was roughly Adrian’s height.

‘The man’s head is in the ground, but it doesn’t seem to be stuck. If I leave him like this, the rain will rise, and this man might die from suffocation…Do I have to save him?’

‘If it’s a criminal on the run, what should I do?’

If the man is dangerous, then Rosenia has no choice but to leave the matter to her familiar. It could only be considered his misfortune to have collapsed on the Hill’s property.

Rosenia kept tapping the man’s body with her toes, and then with a slight push he was flipped over…

“…!”

Shocked, her eyes widened and her body stiffened.

The man had an extremely handsome face. It was dirtied with mud and rainwater, but nevertheless, his beauty didn’t diminish.

His platinum blond hair was wet from the rain, but it remained glossy, and his skin was as smooth as jade.

His high nose had a graceful curve, and his eyelashes were long and dense. His lips were well proportioned and perfectly shaped.

“Wow, such a beauty…”

Rosenia muttered in admiration as the familiar beside her roared, keeping its guard against the man. She knew Adrian’s familiar could discern things that might be a threat to its master.

‘Who the hell is this guy?’

‘Anyway, this face…Haven’t I seen it somewhere before?’

The familiar bit the edge of her dress, urging her to be careful. However, she inched closer and scanned the man’s face.

‘Come to think of it…he looks familiar.’

Sorting through her memories, she seems to recall a young face…

‘…Heuk!’

The moment Rosenia suddenly remembered who the man was, she almost dropped the umbrella in her hand.

‘Oh my god!

Rosenia had met him before. To be precise, at the royal palace’s banquet held four years ago.

Adrian usually doesn’t take her to such places, but that particular day Rosenia was able to tour the royal place.

And this man, albeit older now, Rosenia had seen him from afar that time.

Even from afar, the young man was dazzling.

Not only did Rosenia not dare to approach him, he is someone she knew she couldn’t approach.

Because –

‘Why is the male lead here?!’

– it was the male lead.

Not only that, it was the villain’s rival who might kill her older brother and her one day!