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When FL Estella's father died she was left alone with only his family's swordsmanship left. She decided to live a simple common life but couldn't think of any job for her gender as she was raised only educated with sword. She found their family registry and surprised that she has a twin brother listed named Estien. She actually has no twin brother. It's as if her father prepared all this for her future so she decided to live as a man using the fake twin brother's name.
She passed the knights exam where she tried her best to have mediocre results but during the exam, the sword prodigy whom she crossed swords with realized her real talent and that she was holding back. From then on, despite them being assigned to different places, the prodigy always looks for her as if he found his brother at arms and always wants to spar to see their improvement lol. FL still disguised as a man always shrugs him off lol.
In the incident in the forest, FL accidentally witnessed ML stained with blood of the dead girl in front of him. FL found ML very handsome but couldn't take the injustice of the murder. FL did not know he was the crown prince but later it was explained to her that that girl was CP's fiance who's a witch. It was his 7th fiance and all of them were witches which can be proved if they stand under a certain tree in that forest. The tree will react and protect a witch who is in danger, hence the murder incident FL saw which is more of an execution.
Damn ML actually new FL is a girl from the start hahaha! ML actually heard stories of her from FL's dad & he realized he was disguised since he decided to stay as part of city watch despite her clan swordsmanship.
84 jumbled upload. ML says romantic words comparing her to delicious & perfect food then kisses FL on the lips multiple times kyaaaa! FL can't resist his charms lol!
83 ML & FL sees Tozen in FL's training grounds. ML is in very good mood after kissing FL on the lips for the 1st time (FL still flustered cos of what they did lol) Tozen find ML who looks very pleased, even humming, grinning & treating him the complete opposite than how he negatively did in the morning lol. In the end ML allowed him to be part of FL's order of knights & forgave him about lying that ML assigned him to be FL's escort as to not embarrass and cause FL social issue. Still ML made Tozen run 500 lapses saying he seems eager to repent & he holds grudges (seems for what happened in the morning) lol! After a few days Tozen returned as FL's knight but she still doesn't like it. She then admitted to the insistent Tozen that she is actually a girl that's why he shouldn't pledge his oath lightly. Tozen was shocked but still respects & admire her as before. FL was pleased as Tozen was his 1st friend who acknowledged her as who she was when she living as Austin. They can stay the same as before and no need to lose Tozen as a friend. Tozen sees that FL also loves ML so he resigns himself be happy & contented that he can spar w/ her again just like the old days as FL still wants him beside her as a friend & trusts him. Funny Tozen really simple & childish as he sparkles upon learning FL has even modified her swordsmanship. He insists to be her knight or student but FL heavily insists she doesn't want unequal relationship & won't take grown men as student lol!
81-82 ML sneaks in the balcony again but Quinn & his wife was there so she smack him with something lol. 82 ronantic & cutesy funny convo as ML lives to tease FL. ML romantically explains his relationships with his former fiancees were more of a strategic pair up as vaissal and liege. He tells her that she is different as he was already drawn to her from the start and soon enough he realized his feelings for her. ML says I love you kyaaaaaa! He also apologises as he let himself get taken over by jealousy. He leaned on FL's shoulder & cutely ask if he's forgiven. Then suddenly kissed FL in the lips. 1st kiss on the lips kyaaaaa!!! Such a suave romantic counting to 3 to give time for FL to push him away if she doesn't want him to kiss her again. Kyaaaaa!!!
79 FL scolds Tozen in the carriage about how he grappled and antagonized ML when he was seriously reprimanded not to act as he please. Tozen still continued to be a nuisance and even felt happier that FL now shows her real feelings & gets angry at him so he now feels a little significant. They arrived at the party & Tozen pretended to be assigned by ML to escort FL as to not be a cause of gossip. FL tries to win Marchioness to fight with her.
77-78 FL preparing for party but ML is annoyed as Tozen was there as if he's the 3rd wheel despite being the one officially invited. ML vs Tozen stubbornness lol! 78 ML apologises as he is a selfish & petty man who doesn't want to share even an inch of FL to Tozen. ML admits his jealousy and tells FL he loves her kyaaaaa!!! He doesn't care about any man FL has no relationship but he always loses his reason when it comes to Tozen as he knows he proposed to her before. FL understands as Tozen has always been a nuisance to her as well lol. FL said he will turn down Tozen & admit her gender but funny ML imagined how more determined Tozen will be & may even fight ML over FL so ML screamed that FL cannot reveal it lol!
76 ML sarcastically calls Tozen as handsome idiot in front of imperial knights captain lol. Tozen's brother arrived and they were contemplating where to place Tozen as he resigned. ML ended up over imagining things again so he decided to assign hin to fight dangerous monsters lol. The committee keeps appearing earlier than scheduled so he was overly delayed to meet FL. FL started to feel disappointment as if she longs for ML to wait for her & see her quickly.
74-75 ML's super cold gaze as he's been waiting in the mansion for FL. Funny childish ML remarks lol. Tozen still clueless even asked ML for permission to be FL's knight only out of respect lol. FL scolds Tozen but still funny as he seriously can't understand what he did wrong lol. FL writes ML a note to delay capturing nobles so it won't hinder their plans to find witches. Also notes not to mind Tozen calling him a handsome idiot lol
73 FL & Tozen in ML's safe house. Funny ignorant innocent serious Tozen apologizes that he thought FL was lazy as he now misunderstands her for being ever so loyal to the kingdom that he even cross dresses lol. Tozen has accepted the fact that he may be homo cos he likes FL even as a man but wouldn't want FL to suffer the social scrutiny so he instead decided to pledge his sword to him. Ugh he's funny but stubborn!
72 Funny ML & FL argues who should protect whom despite being surrounded by enemies lol. ML even jokes with serious FL while fighting lol. Suddenly Tozen announces his arrival to aid them. ML annoyed as he sent him far but now he's back completely different from before all dutiful & kind that he even innocently respects ML more for finding the true value of FL (thinks FL is Austin lol!) As Tozen looks all innocent ML couldn't afford to show jealousy and acted like FL is Austin telling then to head home first. ML was angry deep inside sayinh he has enemies on all sides (Tozen) lol!
71 ML & FL incognito dinner in one of ML's mercenary place. Strategizes about finding out witches. Cute flirty & funny teases of ML towards FL while she acts all Tsundere saying they're not in that type of relationship yet lol. As they were having a romantic walk towards home, the assassins they were just talking about appeared.
70 Date in the lake kyaaaa! ML wants to put on necklace on FL saying he chose most of those necklaces with the intention of putting it on her himself. FL blushes with the thought of ML touching her neck so she refused. ML insisted that he put on her earring instead, then he kissed her cheeks in front of the servants kyaaaa! FL blushed frantically but slapped ML as she felt teased lol! In the lake ML gave FL a box of chocolate at he knows it's FL's happy weakness. ML wishes FL to like him as much as the chocolatrs. FL retaliates that unlike a person, chocolates can't disappoint her lol. As she contemplated about the secrets she discovered & has been dragging to confess to ML. She asked ML whether to resolve things quickly or drag it for as ling as she can. FL then took the courage admitting she's more of the former & confessed that she is a witch seed. ML quickly looked at the note he postponed to look at knowing it's related to her confession. He kept his composure even after realizing that his former fiancee was also herself then, and that the purification in the temple was not helping. FL was worried about her turning into a witch that may ruin the plans but ML said that she is still human & now that he they know some info then he will be able to deal with it. ML has no intention to marry anyone else as long as FL is still alive. ML TELLS FL THAT FL'S PORTRAIT WILL BE BESIDE HIS IN THE PORTRAIT ROOM UNTIL THE EMPIRE FALLS THEN KISSED HER CHEEKS KYAAAA!
69 (wrong upload check other sites topmanhua) ML TOLD FL HOW HE FIGURED OUT SHE'S A WOMAN SINCE THE BEGINNING OR EVEN THEIR 1ST MEETING. ML tells FL he loves her kyaaaaa! And ML was blushing as he hopes she can give her a reply or stay by his side despite the contract, promising he will not cage her as the empress and she can go back to being Austin & ML can live as a bachelor so they can continue living as a man & a woman outside the contract and the palace. ML says he just don't wanna lose FL kyaaaaa! Lotsa sweet & realistic convo.
68 ML uses his holy power as he puts FL to sleep having sobbed all night. It was already 4 in the morning but he made sure she slept well before he left. In the morning FL immediately wrote what Constance revealed to her about witches & asked Quinn to investigate for her. Quinn mentioned that he heard of ML's confession and she blushed. As Quinn was about to leave, ML arrived so FL tried to stop Quinn from leaving her alone all blushing & unprepared lol! ML was cutely holding a big bouquet of roses with jelly rose calling Estella's name but it was Quinn's face that welcomed him lol! Quinn passed the bouquet to FL and left smoothly lol. ML was happy to see FL happily eating the jellies.
67 ML worried mad about FL's safety. FL felt helpless as she was asked by Constance to meet as Count Austin but she had no one to trust & rely on as Austin. FL has lots of questions in mind & overwhelmed so he longed for his dad. They went to the cemetery where FL realized ML has been trusting him but her secrets just keep piling up. ML embraced FL and said he only wants the woman he loves to lean on him more kyaaaa! FL shocked as ML SAID HE ACTUALLY KNEW SHE WAS A GIRL ALL ALONG!!! ML CONFESSED AND SAID I LOVE YOU TO FL KYAAAAA!!! FL started crying in his arms.
66 FL went to the place Duchess Constance mentioned. Constance revealed huge clues and truth about witches & she knew her identity because FL is also a seed so fron the start there can never be a male sibling. She made FL feel guilty if ML actually knew she was really a girl but said she has no intention of blackmailing FL. Instead she likes FL & offered her to be the future Duke if she still wants to live like a man. ML arrived by the time Constance offered FL marriage and angrily pointed his sword saying a lot of people has been proposing to FL as if they don't understand that she is betrothed to him.
63-64 funny kawaii ML kept sending bouquets to interrupt her meeting with a "man". After the meeting, a hallway of flowers was set up in the mansion's lobby not knowing the man was actually the viscount lol. ML felt embarrassed as he did not know the man was the viscount & he did such extravagant living gestures to his nee fiance in front of the father of his ex-fiance lol.
62 ML in a good mood and even while in a meeting he keeps thinking of FL's blushing & flustered face & how she now timidly accepts his sweet gestures unlike how she fights it off before (he still thinks she's a guy right?!) ML has find her cute ever since lol. He cut the meeting short to go to FL even bought bouquet & dessert only to get cut off by Quinn teasing ML that FL had a sudden guest, a man guest who's been in her mind lately lol (it's actually the ill viscount hahaha)
60-61 ML arrived in the dessert shop in crazy mascot-like disguise, that he can't even fit through the door lol, to pick up a dessert he ordered for FL. FL & her friends were there & she knew it was ML. ML's face was revealed & friends were flustered as they witness handsome ML & how sweet the 2 are. ML even princess carry FL, removed her shoe & massaged her foot when she tripped. He escorted each lady. FL cut the goodbye short when they arrived home as she was so flustered with what happened. Even Quinn's wife who's now her maid knew she blushes cos she's in love kyaaaa!
59 Quinn encourages FL to confess that she is really a girl to ML through letter. Turns out she is no better in writing a letter than Tozen so she ended up not doing so lol!
58 ML & FL visited viscount. FL told the truth about viscount's daughter not replaced by a witch but actually was herself until the end but became a witch at some point. Viscount asked FL to keep it a secret to ML as to not tarnish ML's memory of his daughter. FL asked ML if Inas did not die could he have loved her, he said they could have made a happy family.
56-57 FL visits ML and decided to confess that she's really a woman but got interrupted as the viscount woke up. 57 sweet talk bet ML & FL in the royal portrait room. ML said he missed FL & kissed her head kyaaaaa! FL blushing & ML saw her jealous blushing face kyaaaaa!
55-56 Assistant Jurgen still bothered about ML's actions towards FL who they believe is a man in disguise to be empress so he asked FL with regards to ML's feeling and problem of having an heir if they have a homosexual lol. City watch friend of ML Quinn came with his grandkids. He sees that FL actually likes ML so he asks her too and cutely teases her despite FL denying it lol!
54 ML contemplates about his feelings for FL. Tozen also contemplates on his feelings even when FL was still a knight.
53 FL & ML sweet talk over chicken/bird medium kyaaaaa!
50-51 Tozen saw FL's swordsmanship and knew it's his friend Estien in disguise. Funny Jurgen shocked of the thought of homo love triangle lol! Despite assistant Jurgen being there FL did not want to reveal that she is really a woman so she kept up with the lie of being a man & admitted their scheme to Tozen. (FL could just say that she also learnt swordmanship though, why the heck did she have to admit their scheme tsk!)
47-48 Princess Duchess Constance Reveals some info to FL and offers alliance to be partners
46 ML brings FL to a grassland where horses are and gifts her her former horse and a new war horse. Kawaii prince blushes as FL wears leather tight pants. ML also admits to himself she (even if what he knows is that FL is male?!) makes his heart flutter. Kyaaaa!
30-34 kawaii ML overprotective & comfy with FL
31-32 love triangle lol!
26 Handsome FL as guy BFF Tozen. ML realizes how much he cared for FL. He's someone who only categorizes people for his benefit but now he feels like he needs to protect FL's smile & wants to be relied on kyaaaa!
25 Engagement. ML & FL so stunning
23-24 funny & handsome ML visits FL in the middle of the night. Loves to tease FL lol. ML & FL's dad relationship clearing their misunderstanding that ML uses her family & that FL might be warned to avoid ML lol. Sweet ML holds & kissed her hands & cheeks. Now FL wonders if ML likes men lol.
22-23 FL's Dad heroic story who saved ML
20-21 Princess-Dutchess with her witch power and the damn sexy hot empress & kids.
17-18 funny kawaii straight man sword prodigy lovestruck at 1st sight with FL in her true lady form
6-8 ML's BG & deal w/ FL. FL disguise his non-existent brother is asked to pretend to be a girl which she originally is/her real identity lol. She does not want to reveal it to ML yet so she asked for immunity in the future. She let's ML think she really is a man who'll pretend to be a woman lol. (SPOILER! Later in in chapter 67-69 it will be revealed that he actually knew! Ugh! Hahaha)
ML's funny comical wigs & disguise lol.
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