This Time I Will Definitely Be Happy
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Ellin's Solhwa
Read ch 48 as of 08/01/21 - nice art ** Live your own life and fulfill your dreams ** - FL was Ellin who led a life of misfortune and regrets, reborn as Solhwa from Azure nation (known for blue eyes, treated as outcasts), conquered 3yrs ago by Xyaran Empire. - Master Jin, soldier, FL childhood friend and ex-lover. - Kiha, genius advisor to King and from conquered Goldan Kingdom. Loves plants, pursuit of knowledge. Lost his older brother Noha in the war, feels guilty and wants to achieve his brother’s vision for peace and united empire. - Dana Ruhio, concubine from Goldan Kingdom. Abusive father made her unable to make own decisions. - Other 2 concubines from Xyaran Empire. - Only 1 can be Queen, others will be locked away and exiled. - FL attends concubine classes by day, goes to library to self study at night. No memories of reborn life and can’t read. - Kiha investigates FL claims of rotten food rations to Azurites. - There’s an earthquake and Kiha rescues FL and Dana who had been left to die by other concubines (who are disqualified). - FL visits her mum and decides to return to the palace instead of running away. Kiha is there to meet her. - Kiha starts to teach FL how to read and write, shows her around the library and garden. - FL and Kiha share 1st kiss (and more!) in library. - Meeting w/ King (incl option to sleep w/ him). FL rejects King by using poetry after regaining ability to read. Dana is next, shocked King looks like her dead lover Moon (who is actually alive and helping Kiha from the shadows). - FL now able to read suicide note left by old self, says Jin never loved her and betrayed her, used her only as a pawn. Tells Jin she never wants to see him again. - Kiha moved FL mum into her own house and has court physicians attending to her. - Meeting w/ Dowager Queen: In secret mutual deal, FL withdraws as concubine, Dana becomes Queen. FL exiled to small island alone, she’s called the cursed “Fallen Concubine” - After 9mths travelling, Kiha returns w/ plan to help Azurites become self sufficient. He visits FL and promises to free her, on 2nd night they sleep together for 1st time. - King and Dowager Queen suspects Kiha and FL. Kiha is arrested. Revealed Jin and Azurite shaman working for Dowager Queen. - When alone, long lost twin brother Moon reveals himself and gives King the diary of their biological mum who was a palace maid. She poisoned herself and the twins to escape psycho Queen. Moon said former king killed himself. - Weaker twin Light was to be burnt alive as a child, Moon sacrificed himself and went in his place. He survived after rescued by Noha, who also saved him in the war. - King arrives to arrest traitors at meeting held by Dowager Queen. - Fire set to gaol cells in West Wing. FL sees smoke, gets there by her makeshift raft and frees Kiha just in time. - Dana was almost catatonic since she married King. She comes back to her senses when Moon rescues her. - King dies from poison dagger by Dowager Queen then she’s killed by Moon. After funeral, Moon becomes new King. - Kiha and FL start new life living together in the East. - King Moon wants to recall FL to palace for further investigation after her complete old diary is found with plot to kill King or Kiha. FL questioned by Kiha but he doesn’t believe her story that her soul is someone else’s. - Jin kidnaps FL to try and get her former self as Solhwa to return to her body. FL’s reasoning with Jin sees a change of heart and he returns FL to Kiha on promise that others in Blue Dawn aren’t harmed. Xya and Shaman Koh are only ones impisoned. - FL collapses and is unconscious for a week. She has vision of Solhwa asking for her body back but FL says she can’t. (Ch 52.5 as of 08/02/22)
I'll Be The Matriarch In This Life
Ch 118 as of 16/06/24 - also on Tapas - In her 1st life, FL died from a car accident in South Korea. - FL is reborn as a baby in her 2nd life. She is Florentia / Firentia (Tia) Lombardy, illegitimate daughter of the 3rd son Gallahan. As a young adult, FL is kicked out of the family, only to watch it fall into ruin after 2yrs from corruption and treason charges. She dies from a carriage accident while drunk. - For her 3rd life, she’s reborn again as 7yo Firentia. - ML is 2nd Prince Perez Durelli of the Lamburgh Empire (and son of a maid who died when he was a child). - Empress Lavini is trying to kill ML. - He will grow up to become a talented genius and will be named the Crown Prince when the Emperor falls ill. - FL hopes to befriend ML to prevent the downfall of her family. - The Lombardy family: - It has a long and proud history that precedes the founding of the Empire. A Lombardy crowned the 1st Emperor. - The legacy of the Empire is the Lombardy family’s legacy. - The family’s power was established through business which brought great wealth and extensive influence. - Rulac Lombardy is the patriarch and FL’s grandfather. - In FL’s 2nd life, she as a 15yo was proactive in working hard for the Lombardy family. Her earnest efforts were acknowledged and at 17yo she began overseeing the inner workings of the household. - At 19yo, FL helped Rulac with his work after he fell ill. - Rulac regretted not knowing about her capabilities earlier. If he had, he would’ve handed the family over to FL. She was a true Lombardy and was more than worthy to inherit the position. - FL sincerely loves the Lombardy family. - Now in her 3rd life, FL aims to be the next head of the family and be recognised by Rulac, the current head. - FL identifies her main obstacles are her age, her gender, her half commoner’s blood, and her father’s lack of presence. - FL is bullied and harassed by her 2 arrogant, incompetent uncles (Vieze, Lorels) and their stubborn, idiotic sons (Balzac, Astalieu). Vieze is married to Serral, the cousin of Empress Lavini. Only Vieze’s daughter Laranne and Lorels’ youngest son Crenny are friendly to FL. - Her father Gallahan is intelligent and scholarly but weak-willed. In FL’s past life, Gallahan died from an illness just before her 11th bday. Her mother Shan was a beautiful nomad commoner (died at childbirth?) - Her aunt Shananet is the most suited to be heir but Rulac doesn’t trust her husband Vestian Schulz. She has twin sons (Mairon, Gillieu) and they seem to be a happy loving family. - They divorce in 3yrs largely due to Vestian’s hatred of the Lombardy family. - FL is involved in a fight with 10yo Balzac after he and 8yo Astalieu taunted her, then Balzac pulled her hair. Rulac asked FL what happened and why she fought. She repeated the insults but the most upsetting was hearing she wasn’t a Lombardy. - After Rulac’s observations and initial tests by Clerivan Pellet (Rulac’s aide), FL is invited to join the Lombardy succession lessons with the other children. These lessons are taught by Clerivan. At FL’s 1st lesson, an assignment is given where the children need to sell an object (a log) to someone who truly needs it and bring back the earnings. - FL goes to the village for specialised workers created by the Lombardies on the outskirts of the Lombardy estate. FL commissions a young sculptor Alpheo (yet to be discovered) to recreate her grandmother Natalia’s face. The sculpture is based on a drawing by Gallahan and uses the log from the assignment. - FL gives the sculpture to Rulac and he gives her an emerald brooch in appreciation for her gift. As part of her assignment, FL answers that people are the most important to a merchant. - FL starts to help her father improve his profile by involving him in the business development of a new cloth. FL gives Gallahan the idea to promote the cloth early with potential noble customers by giving them a prototype sample before the official launch. - It becomes a big success and makes the eldest brother Vieze jealous. In FL’s past life, the business was a disaster under Vieze. The textile business is a joint venture with the Croiten family who are aligned with the Empress’ family, the Angenas. - In FL’s 2nd life, 1st Prince Astana was a womanising gambler but he was supported by the Lombardy family (under her uncles and cousins) to be the Crown Prince. The family were later accused of treason after committing many crimes against ML. - 10yo 1st Prince (friend of Balzac and Astalieu) causes an incident at the Lombardy estate. He gets his armed guards to pursue FL after she refuses to pick up his hat. There’s an agreement dating back to the 1st Emperor and the 1st head of the Lombardy family. It states no armed imperial guards are allowed on Lombardy territory. - At FL’s 8th bday party, the 1st Prince makes a surprise visit to publicly apologise and he gives her some expensive jewellery. FL knows he’s using her bday as an opportunity to show off his mother the Empress’ political prowess and wealth. Later Astana hands an invite to Gallahan to have dinner with the Empress. - FL recognises Estira the Dr’s assistant from her past life. - Estira is a genius who will discover new medicines. FL wants to foster this talent early. FL hears from Estira that her dream is to enter the Imperial Academy to do research on herbology (herbal medicine). After she graduates, she wants to open a clinic to treat those who are less fortunate. - FL offers to cover the Academy costs for Estira in exchange for her help in making a strong herbal medicine (it’s a nutrient supplement that also detoxifies most common poisons). - On the way to the Imperial Palace, FL’s carriage is being inspected by imperial guards (most likely ordered by the Empress). FL spots ML nearby foraging for plants to eat. She offers him the herbal medicine to help against the poison that the Empress has been slowly giving him. - ML asks if it’s ok for him to live as everyone wants him to die. FL tells him that she wants him to live and that he has to live. She hopes this will give him the courage to survive. - At the dinner, Gallahan protests to the Emperor and Empress about the insult of an inspection by imperial knights of a Lombardy carriage. The Emperor and Empress dismiss the matter and ask Gallahan to overlook it. - Dr O’Malley is the Lombardy doctor who oversees Estira. He is corrupt and accepted bribes to give his recommendation letter this year to the son of a noble house. He doesn’t respect Estira as she’s a commoner and he wants to keep her working under him for as long as possible. - FL asks Rulac and Broschul the head librarian (a former Academy professor) for letters of recommendation for Estira to enter the Academy. As a commoner and a young woman, Estira has faced many challenges and FL encourages her to strive to do her best. - Estira’s self esteem issues remind FL of herself in her past life. - As a suggestion from FL to prove her talent, Estira creates the equivalent of tiger balm to help reduce swelling and inflammation. - FL negotiates for Estira’s recommendation letters to include a scholarship. Estira will also receive a percentage of the profits from the ointment sales managed by the Lombardy family. - Estira thanks FL for the opportunity and for believing in her. - FL asks Estira to research a cure for the disease that killed FL’s father before. Estira discovered the cure in FL’s past life. - FL encourages Gallahan to speak to Clerivan about any business concerns and ideas he has. Clerivan is impressed by Gallahan’s business plan and asks to be his business partner. - During a meeting he tests FL on how to market the idea of ready-made apparel proposed by Gallahan. - FL later admits to Clerivan that she is behind the innovations so far, except for Gallahan’s business plan. She is waiting to increase the number of people around her that she can trust before making a move to be the next head of the family. Clerivan asks to become one of her people. - Lombardy Lunch Banquet: - a family event held every 3mths to unite and maintain relations. - FL is presented with a key to her own library as a gift from Rulac. It’s the same room she used as her office in her past life. She will now use it as her base to gain power. - Some of the relatives mock Gallahan for opening his store in a commoners’ area. Instead “Gallahan’s Apparel Store” is a huge success from its opening day, selling out of stock daily. More branch stores will open next. - Balzac has become even more arrogant after he was selected as the 1st Prince’s companion. FL is looking for the twins when she is suddenly hit in the face with a ball by Balzac. She yells at him and he’s about to slap her but she throws dirt in his eyes. He’s about to hit her with a wooden sword when the twins stop him from afar by throwing their wooden sword at him. - FL is dizzy and faints while her nose keeps bleeding. The twins carry her away to get help. They tell their mother and Rulac what happened. Rulac speaks with Balzac and Astalieu. Balzac is forbidden from approaching FL. Astalieu is banned from learning swordsmanship as it was his wooden sword Balzac used. - Vieze protests against the favouritism shown by Rulac for FL and Gallahan. He promotes closer ties with the imperial family. - Rulac clarifies the close relationship Vieze has is with the Angenas family and not the imperial family. If it wasn’t for Gallahan, the Angenas family would’ve drained the Lombardy family of its assets through Vieze’s proposal. - Rulac gives Vieze an ultimatum. He can show his loyalty either to the Lombardies by attending the Scholarship Gala, or to the Angenas by going to their event on the same day hosted by the Empress. - Lombardy scholarship system: - Rulac devised this system that selects, sponsors and trains highly skilled individuals, from nobles and commoners alike. - Talented people who succeeded because of the Lombardy’s kindness and generosity now fill key positions in the Empire. - Lombardy Scholarship Gala: - FL meets Caitlyn Braun who’s working as a lady-in-waiting at the imperial palace. FL asks her to look out for and help ML. The Braun family were renowned for their swordsmanship, but were ruined by the Empress’ family. Caitlyn was a Lombardy scholarship recipient and is secretly working as a Lombardy informant at the palace. - Caitlyn tells Rulac that FL met ML. That night Rulac asks about the new friend FL met at the palace. FL mentions having to stop the carriage in an incident with the imperial guards but her father handled it well. FL asks Rulac to help her friend. - Rulac takes FL on an early morning visit to the palace to see ML. They go to a detached mansion that’s in need of repair. ML comes out and hugs FL, telling her how much he missed her. - Rulac speaks with ML alone after sending FL inside. - After determining 10yo ML is a tiger cub, Rulac offers to save ML. In return, Rulac will use ML to get back at the Empress. - FL stays with ML. She does show-and-tell of all the things she brought for him, including a quality wooden sword and the 1st volume on Braun swordsmanship. - Rulac visits the Emperor and reveals some of the crimes of the Angenas family. They include tax evasion and the sale of secret imperial assets, such as a copper mine that hid an iron ore stockpile for military use. Rulac offers to play the role of the villain so the Emperor won’t have to do anything. Rulac will oversee improving conditions for ML. - Head maid Caitlyn and an attendant, Kylus Herring (his family is a Lombardy vassal) fetch ML and FL to take them to the new palace ML will move to. It’s the 3rd largest palace and is where the Emperor lived as a prince. FL reassures ML that this new place is safe as it’s under Lombardy control and the staff are on his side. - FL won’t be able to see ML until she’s 11yo. She promises to become pen pals with ML in the meantime. - FL and ML regularly write to eachother. Caitlyn delivers the letters and gifts. FL keeps ML’s identity as her pen pal a secret. - Laurel Dillard, FL’s lady-in-waiting & Clerivan’s half sister. - Clerivan is the illegitimate son of the Dillard family. - Under the guise of lessons, FL has 1-on-1 business meetings now with Clerivan. The number of ready-to-wear apparel stores has grown considerably. Children’s apparel has recently been released and is selling better than expected. - The 4 great families of the Empire: - North: The Ivan family - South: The Cerceau family - East: The Leumann family - West: The Angenas family - Founding Anniversary Banquet: - Gallahan will be presented with a medal for his services to the people. FL wants to be dressed in the ready-to-wear apparel that Gallahan designs, as the ball is the perfect promotional opportunity. The Emperor gets ML to enter the ball with him. It’ll be the 1st time ML has seen FL in 3yrs. - Rulac, Gallahan and FL arrive at the ball. - They’re greeted by the Empress who tries to suggest an arranged marriage between FL and the 1st Prince. - ML enters with the Emperor. ML’s surprise public debut means he’s acknowledged as a rightful contender for the throne. - FL silently signals to ML to pretend they don’t know each other. This is to prevent the Empress from targeting FL. - FL personally accessorised her outfit with luxury items made in the territories ruled by the great families. She did this with the intention of promoting to future investors and consumers about the potential of the ready-to-wear range as high end, premium clothing. - Gallahan is awarded the land of Cesau which is in the Cerceau territory. The Cerceau matriarch is the sister of Rulac’s late wife Natalia. FL sees her as a role model for herself as the future Lombardy head. - The Cerceau matriarch gave the prosperous land of Cesau to Gallahan so he could be self sufficient and protect FL from the internal politics of the Lombardy family. She asks Gallahan to utilise superior Cerceau silk in the next product released by his apparel business. - FL is pulled aside by ML to a balcony. He gives her a ruby pendant that he carved himself with sword aura. - Julieta Abino, an opera singer from a fallen noble family. - She’s despised by noble society for being the sole breadwinner for her family. Yet she’s also envied for her talent and beauty. To prevent Julieta from being used then thrown away by the Empress in FL’s past life, FL has Clerivan arrange a collaboration with Julieta to promote Gallahan’s clothes. - FL waits for Rulac, Gallahan and the Emperor in the next room. Astana suddenly appears and starts insulting FL’s half blood and her commoner mother. As Astana grabs her roughly, FL leans against the door to the next room so it bursts open with Astana on top of her. Astana draws his sword at FL but he’s stopped by ML who reveals his sword aura. The Emperor sends Astana to his room. - FL is made the official companion to ML by the Emperor. - The onset of the illness that killed Gallahan has begun. - Dr O’Malley leaks the secret about Gallahan’s illness to Vieze who then spreads the rumour throughout the household. - Estira returns from the Academy at FL’s urgent request. She’s still researching the cure to the illness and treats Gallahan. - The Angenas try to get permission from the Emperor to take over Gallahan’s clothing business. Rulac arrives in time to stop them and advises that Gallahan is being treated. If anything happens, Rulac himself will manage the business. - FL gets Shananet to visit the Cerceau matriarch to reassure her about the joint venture between the Cerceaus and Gallahan’s clothing business. - FL visits ML for their regular play date. - Astana sees them and insults FL’s parents. She slaps him. - ML has gathered all of the books on herbal medicine from the imperial library to look at with FL. She takes back some of the books to read at home. There’s a herb that FL thinks might be the key to the cure based on her past life memories. - The flower, stem, leaves and roots of the herb must be fresh and all parts used to be effective. The herb only blooms once a year in the south and that period has already passed. FL saw the herb in the garden at ML’s palace and sends an urgent telegram. He personally digs out the herb with his bare hands and delivers it to FL. - Estira creates the cure and gives it to Gallahan. He starts to recover and after a week is fully cured. Rulac investigates the leak about Gallahan’s illness and Dr O’Malley is dismissed after confirming Vieze was the one who spread the rumour. - Rulac starts attending the noble meetings again to thwart the Angenas as payback for them trying to take Gallahan’s business. - FL’s 11th bday celebration: - ML attends. He says he’s going to the imperial academy soon. - Julieta performs for FL’s bday. Both Julieta and FL wear dresses from the limited edition range that target the nobility. - Vieze tries to criticise Gallahan for spending too much on the celebration. Gallahan stands up to Vieze and says he paid for everything from his own finances. - Violet Lippe, manager of the 1st and main apparel store. - Violet was Clerivan’s close business aide in FL’s past life. - FL is impressed with how Violet deals with a difficult customer. - Clerivan resigns from House Lombardy and starts working full time with FL. She buys a large building in town and registers the owner as Clerivan. The building is named after Clerivan and called the Pellet Corporation. - The Rira mine is owned by House Lancanta who are in debt to the imperial family. FL wants to buy the mine when it’s put up for auction. She knows the mine has a new mineral that is yet to be discovered. That mineral became known as diamonds. - Vestian Schulz betrays the Lombardy family and agrees to help the Croiten family win the bidding at the auction for the mine on behalf of the Angenas. FL (and Shananet) overheard Vestian’s plans and gets Clerivan to make the winning bid. - The first? and largest diamond is presented to the Emperor. Diamond jewellery is exclusively sold by the newly opened Pellet store. Later FL gives a diamond brooch to ML. A banquet is held to celebrate the Pellet Corporation’s success. - FL gets Clerivan to invite Maria Petron to the banquet. - Maria Petron was Vestian’s 2nd wife after he divorced Shananet in FL’s past life. Maria and Vestian were childhood friends at the Schulz estate. FL observes Maria at the banquet and confirms Vestian is having an affair with Maria. - FL gets Clerivan to investigate Vestian and he finds out Lombardi assets and money were stolen by Vestian. It is highly likely Vieze helped Vestian. Clerivan meets Vestian and pretends to be on his side. As anticipated by FL, Vestian asks for the rights to excavate the mine. - Shananet did her own investigation and confronts Vestian with the account ledgers that show what he’s stolen. She’s still blinded by love and says she won’t tell Rulac this time. - Vestian steals the sapphire necklace given to Shananet by Natalia before she died. Later FL sees Maria wearing the necklace in public. - FL spills a drink on Maria’s dress and offers to replace it with another one at her father’s store. Rulac is there and he recognises the necklace. He publicly accuses her of theft and an improper relationship with Vestian. Back at the Lombardi estate, Maria confesses to having an affair with Vestian for the last 7yrs. Shananet surprises Vestian at his secret meeting place with Maria and slaps him. - Vestian is imprisoned for embezzlement. Shananet gets a divorce from Vestian. The Schulz family are bankrupt after they’re forced to return the stolen money and assets. Rulac used his influence to ensure the Schulz family are removed from the noble registry. - One day Balzac bullies Crenny for reading a book from FL. - FL takes revenge for Crenny by covering Balzac with grains to attract birds. He has a bird phobia. FL warns him to stop bullying Crenny. - Bates is the manager of a dessert shop that operates secretly as an info guild. FL gains his trust and he agrees to work with her. - Imperial debutante ball: - based on their application, only some noble girls between 12-15yo are selected to participate. - Shananet debuted at the imperial ball in the past. - This will be 12yo FL’s 1st debut ever in all her lives. - ML 15yo is FL’s dance partner. They enter the ball first. - Avinox Leuman - Endeet Leuman, Avinox’ father - Tiliana Gitterwell, Endeet’s niece - Initially ML refuses to go to the imperial academy. He won’t be forced out of the palace by the Empress and her family. - He decides to accept a large sum of money from the Empress in exchange for going to the academy. He will use his time away to build his own support base and network. - Dame Ponta Impigra, imperial head maid - She knew ML’s mother Kayla
The Lady Wants to Rest
Ch 45 as of 16/12/22 ** too much about school life and too shoujo. DROPPED ** translation is off in parts - FL is 18yo Rubia de Grandia, illegitimate daughter of the Luxen grand duchy. She’s up to her 54th reincarnation. - FL remembers all of her past lives and is cursed to keep being reborn endlessly. There’s nothing she hasn’t done and no life she hasn’t experienced. - FL leaves her dysfunctional family and rude household to seek her fortune elsewhere. Her loyal maid Marie follows her. - Sir Urbo, a knight sent by the Grand Duke to follow FL and bring her back, is drugged and left behind at the inn. - FL applies for the entrance exams to the Linette Academy. - She obtains the top score but asks for it to be kept secret and she also negotiates many other conditions for her to stay. - She will be at the Academy for 4 years. - Linette Academy is special to FL as she established it in her previous life and has many fond memories of it. - FL earns some money while busking as a singer on the way to the Academy. Next she wants to trick gambling scammers at the casino and make more money. She wins big against Crown Prince Friedhelm (Willz) after detecting he used magic to cheat. - On the way to the casino, FL stopped Meina the noble lady from bullying Milia the commoner student. She is observed by ML the 4th Prince and 6th Prince Ezekiel. - ML is 4th Prince Aurelian / Orlean von Haustia (Leon) and FL’s fiancé. He’s attending the Academy as a 4th year student rep. - He has the ‘Watcher’s Eyes’ or ‘Eyes of the Beholder’, a power to see the core of matters. They are also called the ‘Emperor’s Eyes’ as whomever has this power will be the Emperor. - FL doesn’t want to be involved with him or else she can kiss her plans for a peaceful life goodbye. She won’t be used as a pawn for the imperial successor game. - At their first face to face meeting, ML visits FL to advise she’s been reported for gambling. At the disciplinary committee meeting, FL argues for a 5-day suspension instead of cleaning so she can have a good rest. While resting in the school grounds, FL meets the Crown Prince again who is a temp Academy professor. She confirms he was the one who reported her. He shows off his magic skills again by cleaning her clothes of dirt. - FL helps Visner of the Carmen Empire who was being bullied to do cleaning duties by 2 other student knights Maurice and Sam. She almost wins against them in a duel armed with just a broomstick but Visner intervenes and fights well. FL says she’ll help Visner if he wants to change. He wants to stop living life as a coward and live proudly as a knight. ML is observing from the shadows. - Later at a pub, FL and Marie are treated to dinner and drinks by Maurice and Sam. - Sophia Haines tries to humiliate FL at her tea party but FL turns the tables on her literally. FL was forced to attend the tea party to spare the life of Sophia’s maid. FL didn’t bother to dress up and wore plain travelling clothes. She knew this tea party would be like a competition among the noble ladies. She creates a ruckus then tells Sophia as society’s queen to make sure FL isn’t invited to anymore social events. As leverage FL privately reveals the bad deeds Sophia has done and threatens to share these more widely. - ML and the Crown Prince each send a dress for FL to wear to the new student welcome ceremony. She sells them. - Visner gifts FL a dress which she decides to wear. Marie helps her with hair and makeup. FL is the belle of the ball. She can match her dance partner’s skills, so while Maurice was stiff, Visner was excellent. The Crown Prince asks to dance next but FL refuses and only agrees after he threatens her for selling the dress. ML sits next to FL while she’s having a meal at the ball. The Academy headmaster arrives and openly favours FL, telling her to skip as many classes as she needs. - The Crown Prince visits FL and tells her that participation in club activities is mandatory. She’s been enrolled in an arts club and he’s the club advisor. She refuses and says she’ll work something out. - FL goes to the Student Council room and sees ML. He invites her to join his current affairs club but again she refuses. - FL hands her application to ML for a new club with herself as President. Only those who like FL may join. ML is the first to apply but will be more like a ghost member. Maurice, Visner and Milia soon follow. - Student Academy Conference: annual event for clubs to present an exhibition. Milia prepared a play for the club members to act in. Sophia stopped anyone else from joining them so FL and ML will round out the cast. The play is a success and gets 1st place. - FL is concerned that ML and the Crown Prince have become too interested in her. She wants to leave the Academy ASAP and looks at graduating early. - Her plans hit a snag when her grades are lowered by corrupt professors. She’s asked to help other students who’ve also been unfairly marked down.
The Way That Knight Lives As a Lady
Ch 80 as of 24/09/23 (some bad translation here) - Ch 80: End of Season 1 - free on Tappytoon - Ishtar = Morning Star - FL wakes up reborn as weak & spoilt Lucifela (Luci) 18yo. - She’s the daughter of Count Lyubos Aydin in the Jansgar kingdom, 3yrs after the war ended with the Ersha kingdom which was destroyed. She became known as the Ishtar of Jansgar for her beauty after the King called her that. - NB: Count Aydin is the maternal uncle of the Princes (?) - In FL’s past life, she was Estelle Schubert. She was an orphan commoner who became the first female knight of Ersha. She became the commander of the Ersha Knights’ 3rd division called Sitora. She was fiercely patriotic and called Ishtar by the Ersha people. Her sword and her knight division were her only reasons for living. The closest knights and comrades to FL were Khalid, Liam, Balder, Anika and Olgen. - FL was betrayed and killed by her lieutenant / 2nd-in-command and childhood friend Khalid Gabrine. He was a noble related to the Ersha royal family. He betrayed his country and he presented FL’s head to the Jansgar King as a sign of surrender. He became the loyal dog of their Crown Prince, and he was granted a new title and Louis Luke as his new surname. - FL as Luci was unconscious for 3 days after almost drowning in a lake at the royal palace. Crown Prince Temir made her jump into the lake to prove her love for him by risking her life. The original Luci thought he would officially acknowledge their love to his parents if she did so. Instead he ridiculed her with the other nobles. - FL says she has lost her memory and starts to do basic exercises regularly to build up her strength. She asked her father for a sword but receives an ornamental dagger instead. - The original Luci threw tantrums and abused the servants. The atmosphere in the household improves with FL as Luci. - Duke Khalid Louis Luke, commander of the 2nd Knight Order. - ML is Duke Zedekiah Heint, commander of the 1st Knight Order. ML hates Khalid and is disgusted by him. - FL is forced to become engaged to ML in accordance with his father’s will. While he’s indifferent to her, FL hates him as the enemy commander. He agrees to FL’s suggestion to delay the wedding and get a divorce soon after they’re married. - A serial killer called “the Butcher” has been targeting young women in the capital city, Greenhill. The victims and their locations have nothing in common. The King orders ML and Khalid to investigate and find the killer in 3 days. - One of FL’s former knights and now a member of the Ersha resistance, Liam Hirka, is blamed for the murders. Khalid uses the murders to justify hunting for Liam as he already knows Liam isn't the serial killer. - FL hears about Liam and doesn’t believe it. She hopes to find Liam and the other former Ersha knights. FL dresses as a commoner and hires a carriage to take her to the NW part of the capital where the most recent murder scene and sighting of Liam occurred. - FL is reported missing to her father and he begs ML to look for her. ML also doesn’t think Liam is the serial killer and deduced the real culprit is most likely a coachman. ML is concerned FL might come across the true killer if she’s run away. - FL’s hired coachman turns out to be the serial killer. He thinks all women are arrogant and look down on him so they deserve to die. FL notices the smell of blood under her carriage seat. - FL stabs the coachman with her dagger when the carriage stops and she tries to steal a horse. The coachman strangles her but she stabs him again. Before she can kill him, ML arrives with his knights. She faints in ML’s arms. - FL wakes up in a carriage with ML. He confirms the killer who attacked her has been arrested and the sighting of Liam was incorrect. He threatens FL with restricting her outside activities if she causes trouble like this again. FL retorts that she’ll make sure her father doesn’t ask for ML’s help in the future so ML won’t be bothered by her again. - FL’s close comrades from her past life have just reached the capital. They intend to avenge FL by killing Khalid. - Crown Prince Temir gets the Queen to send a last minute invite to FL for the Autumn ball. He intends to humiliate FL by letting her be subjected to insults and ridicule again. - FL takes etiquette and dancing lessons for the ball. - She learns these are the only means for noblewomen to show their accomplishments. A noble lady is just an accessory for her family. Upholding the family honour is her reason for living. - Duke Fred Idris, brother of the current Queen. - He’s also the uncle of FL (?) and he supports Temir. - Crown Prince Temir is FL’s cousin (?) - FL recalls her body’s memories, thoughts and emotions as Luci when triggered by specific events or encounters. When her father is called away by Duke Idris, she hears a voice that says he won’t return even if he says he will. - At the Autumn ball, the nobles loudly gossip about FL still daring to show her face despite jumping into the lake. Private details about her encounter with the serial killer are used to taunt her. FL counters them by saying to leak these secret details is to bring dishonour on the knights who are still conducting the royal investigation. - When the royal family enter the ballroom, FL is tempted to try and kill the King who started the war with Ersha. - FL tries to calm herself and gather her thoughts about killing the King in one of the private lounge rooms. She doesn’t realise it’s a royal room until Crown Prince Temir arrives. He thinks she’s waiting for him and kisses her forcefully. - ML comes to check on her just as she leaves the room after kicking Temir in the balls. She insists ML dance with her and she stomps on his feet to relieve her anger. She tells ML that she doesn’t care for Temir after he tricked her into almost killing herself for his amusement. FL recalled Luci’s memories of what led to her jumping in the lake. Temir let the original Luci believe that he loved her. - FL is invited to meet the King. The original Luci first met him when she was 12yo. He says if she still has feelings for Temir, he can break her engagement to ML with a royal order. FL confirms her relationship with Temir is over. - FL gets lost in the palace and bumps into 2nd Prince Eozif. She sees the 2nd Knights training outside and is shocked that Khalid is leading them. She is knocked out by Eozif when she tries to jump from the balcony to confront Khalid. - She wakes up in her room. FL is overcome with rage and vengeance. She rushes out into the rain still in her nightgown with a sword she found. She collapses and is sick with fever. Rumours quickly spread in the capital that she’s gone insane. - ML visits FL after hearing she’s sick (and insane). - ML thinks she’s sick and irrational from a broken heart. - FL is in despair over how powerless she is now. She considers seducing ML and using his power to get her revenge on Khalid. - FL kisses him for the 1st time and he reciprocates. After FL comes to her senses and stops herself, he gets angry and leaves (Ch 20) - To escape the rumours about her, FL decides to take up her father’s suggestion to return to their family estate in the country. On the way, Eozif stops her carriage and brought Khalid on purpose to test her reaction. ML also arrives to see her off. FL suspects Khalid was secretly in touch with the Jansgar nobles during the war. - ML hears about Temir harassing the palace maids with black hair. Temir whips a maid until her back is all bloody for breaking a bowl. ML tells the King, and Temir is punished by placing him under house arrest in the palace. - Eozif tells ML that Khalid is staying in a village near FL’s country estate. ML uses the excuse of a demon hunting expedition to head there. - While being shown around her family estate, FL sees a large portrait of her late mother Luana. FL recalls Luci’s memories of Luana who died from red fever during an epidemic when Luci was 9yo. Luana was in immense pain and Luci tirelessly cared for her. Unfortunately her father was too late with obtaining the expensive medicine. Luana died and he poisoned himself in front of Luci. Luckily he was saved. - This family tragedy is the real reason why Luci didn't like returning to the family estate in the country. FL finds out her father built the luxurious mansion in the capital just for Luci. Count Aydin is very wealthy as he has a gem mine in his territory. The mine was only discovered when Luana was already very sick. - FL visits the training grounds at the estate and is disappointed to see the Aydin knights relaxed and carefree. She questions their discipline and the poor condition of their weapons. - Gwain the commander blames FL’s expensive dresses for the reduced military budget. Matsi the head butler refutes this and says the Count reduced the budget because it was so peaceful that a greater military budget wasn’t necessary. - FL gets the butler to sell most of her expensive dresses and use the money on the military. That way the Aydin knights will have to listen to what FL says from now on. - After visiting the local village, FL starts to educate herself on all aspects of the Jansgar kingdom. - A gemstone merchant from a trade organisation called Tero asks to meet FL. She goes to the gem mine located on one of the Twin Mountains and discovers there's no mine shaft. The miners simply collect the small gemstones scattered on the ground. - The merchant is fake and his 20+ guards kill FL’s 5 knights. - FL and Matsi escape on horseback to the other Twin Mountain where demons are rumoured to be. Matsi distracts the pursuing men to give FL a chance to run away. A demonic beast appears and Khalid grabs FL to hide with him. - Temir sent Khalid to kidnap FL and bring her back to the palace. FL uses hand signals to Khalid to convey she’ll act as bait to lure the beast for him to kill it. Khalid is immediately reminded of Estelle. Khalid strikes a fatal blow at the beast but is injured while protecting FL. ML and his knights arrive in time to save FL from 2 more demonic beasts. - Political secrets of Jansgar: - ML’s father secretly trained Eozif in swordsmanship. - ML’s father was very politically active and spent much of his time in the capital securing allies for his faction. - Luana was from Ersha and refused to marry ML’s father. - Count Aydin is part of Temir’s faction. He is very meek and timid with no political power. ML discovered by accident while he was at the Twin Mountains that there are rare and much larger gemstones hidden on the mountain where the demons are. - ML hears that FL sold her dresses to pay for new weapons and armour for the Aydin knights. ML buys almost all of the expensive fabric in the capital and has dresses made as a surprise for FL. - FL clears up ML’s misunderstanding about her feelings for Temir. - The King punishes Temir for not hiding his tracks better and suspends all of the work he had entrusted Temir with. - NB: The King has always compared Temir with ML. - Florence, daughter of Marquis Loer. - Harold, Florence’s older brother and a knight of the 1st Order. - FL returns to the capital and is invited to a tea party by Florence. FL is harassed by the other ladies as soon as she arrives at the tea party. Florence is the only one who is nice to FL. Harold suddenly arrives with Khalid in a surprise visit and they join the tea party. - FL is shocked yet again by Khalid when he insults Estelle by calling her a foolish woman who should never have held a sword. Khalid says Estelle caused the needless deaths of too many soldiers under her leadership. He claims he has never regretted killing Estelle. She also learns the King gave her precious sword to Khalid. - FL calls Khalid shameless for insulting Estelle after betraying his knight’s oath and his country. - ML arrives with Eozif just in time to help her. ML used Eozif as his excuse to interrupt the tea party. Eozif pretends to be a clumsy, foolish bookworm to not seem like a threat to Temir. Eozif said he wanted to find a book in the Loer library. - ML says everything that FL wanted to say to Khalid. - ML also calls Khalid shameless. Khalid’s betrayal is unacceptable as a knight, and insults a knight’s honour, oath and duty. A knight should never betray their country with their sword. Instead a knight raises their sword to protect their country like what Estelle did. Khalid doesn’t deserve to speak Estelle’s name for his cowardice. ML says Khalid is the one who should’ve never wielded a sword. - The tea party ends and everyone leaves. ML escorts FL home. - In the carriage, ML tells FL that he despises Khalid and he was there when Khalid presented Estelle’s head to the King. - ML says Estelle was an exemplary knight and ML deeply respected her. He thinks she didn’t deserve to die that way. - ML is bewildered when FL starts to cry and says thank you. FL is grateful to ML for being angry on her behalf and for thinking she was worthy as a knight. - FL is surprised to receive an invitation to have tea with Florence alone at her home. FL arrives to overhear Harold and Florence arguing. Harold has always taken his anger out on Florence and physically abuses her. He slaps her and is about to draw his sword when FL knocks him down. - After Harold leaves, Florence angrily accuses FL of spying to spread rumours. Florence has admired the original Luci ever since they were 12yo when Luci saved Florence from Harold. With little power and influence, Florence could do nothing to help Luci who became ridiculed by high society over the years. - The women of the Idris family hold all of the social power. - Melrose Idris led the noblewomen in constantly bullying Luci. - The bullying only stopped when Luci and Temir made their relationship known publicly. - Florence was the only one to send help for Luci when she jumped into the imperial lake. Now Florence wants to help FL. - Florence and FL spend a lot of time together, shopping etc. - Melrose Idris is the wife of Count Poer. Her father is Duke Fred Idris. Count Poer is hosting a horse racing event. - Baroness Dahlia Rein. - ML takes FL as his partner to the event. FL is excited to get the chance to ride a rare horse breed. While riding, FL’s horse suddenly goes berserk. FL recognises the symptoms of a parasite called a threadsnake worm. It takes all of FL’s strength and willpower to bring the horse under control. - Shion Loer’s bday celebration: he’s the oldest brother of Harold and Florence. Eozif speaks privately with FL. He has been investigating her family and found Count Aydin made large payments to the Ersha rebels? Eozif threatens to prosecute Count Aydin for treason if FL doesn’t convince ML to support Eozif in the fight for the throne. Eozif offers to grant her one wish and to make Ersha independent. - FL is upfront with ML about Eozif’s threats because she values ML’s trust more than anything Eozif can do. - Florence’s parents arrange marriage for her to Temir without consulting her. She is expected to marry Temir for the sake of the family. FL tries to console Florence and says she’ll support Florence whatever happens. - Princess Isota of the Jansgar kingdom - At the palace, Florence is left alone with Temir. She knees him in the balls and runs away when he tries to rape her. - Eozif stops her and offers to help. She offers to support him as the next Emperor. (Sex implied) (Ch 80) - Khalid holds a charity auction. FL is shocked when he sells his family heirloom sword. She is taken to a private room to rest and sees her sword (as Estelle) there. Khalid reveals he knows she is Estelle. He admits to setting up the horse incident as one of several tests to confirm her true identity. - Eozif accidentally overheard Khalid and FL. - He realises the truth about FL.
A Silent Garden
DROPPED as all characters unlikeable and plot was pretty awful. Read to ch 11 as of 30/4/21.
Untouchable Lady
Ch 85 as of 15/02/23 - also on Tapas as “Solitary Lady” ** Start of season 2, Ch 48. New artist ( read Ch 61-70 but really bad translation ) - FL is Hilise Inoaden 19yo, the badly neglected middle child who has already died 7 times for the sake of her family (Diego - father, Ricardo - older brother, Gabrielle - younger stepsister). - 1st death: FL died after Ricardo pushed her down the stairs. - 2nd death: FL was running away from Christian Parvenon. Her carriage was attacked and she died. - 3rd death: Diego forced FL to consume Callicia’s blood until she overdosed and died silently as she stopped breathing. - 4th death: Diego forcibly injected Callicia’s blood directly into FL. She became deformed and eventually died in great pain. - 5th death: FL tried to run away from home. - Violetta Callicia’s carriage was stopped by FL who begged to be saved. Diego came and took FL back. He imprisoned FL in a secret room and force fed her Callicia’s blood. A year later Violetta asked Axion to help FL. He rescued her from that room and took her to his estate. FL recovered but she could no longer walk. FL was killed by Diego when he went berserk at his trial. - 6th death: - 7th death: FL killed her family by hacking them into pieces. Then she killed herself. - FL used to be a pathetic and naive doormat. - With her 8th reincarnation she’s had enough and is finally throwing away her trash family just as they’d thrown her away in the past. Her father blamed her birth for the death of her mother and he loved his stepdaughter more than his own flesh-and-blood daughter. The household servants also treated FL badly, including her personal maid May. - This world has 4 major noble ruling families that represent the seasons. They have sacred powers that are only awakened in one person per generation. There are 52 other noble families that share power and govern their own land. - Spring (red hair): Inoaden family - Summer (blonde): Callicia family (Renee, current head) - Autumn (black): Berzet family (Lady Zenon, former head) - Winter (silver): Parvenon family (Gotye, current head) - FL awakens with the blossom power of her Inoaden family that represents spring, instead of her brother as everyone expected. FL proves her power to Diego when she falls from her bedroom window on the 3rd floor and lands safely on a huge pile of roses. When FL uses her power, it emits a strong scent that others can smell but FL cannot. - As with her past lives, now her power is awakened she is approached by the sly Christian Parvenon, heir of the winter family and Gabrielle’s fiancé. At first FL had a crush on Christian, but not anymore as she knows he’s just using her from past life experience. He just wants her power to strengthen his family. She later tells him that she hates him and will never get engaged to him. - FL escapes from her home and saves Margaux, a young boy imprisoned for his blood that transforms into jewels. His sacred power was thought to be lost to the summer family. He was locked away and abused by those who coveted the jewels to sell on the black market. - Axion Berzet 22yo, head of the autumn family, arrives to save Margaux but FL uses her powers to leave with Margaux first. - Diego ignores Christian’s request to change his fiancée from Gabrielle to FL. Diego insists that it’s Ricardo who has awakened his power. - At the summer family ball for Violetta Callicia’s bday, FL suddenly appears in a flurry of rose petals from her powers. FL presents to Violetta a bday gift, that of Margaux the long lost son of the Callicia family. FL left as quickly as she came, with Axion arriving shortly after her. Axion later kills those who imprisoned Margaux. He destroys any gems and jewels he finds. He’s also investigating where they were sold to. - After the ball Diego returns home and is furious at FL for publicly revealing her powers and he lashes out with his powers. FL had earlier swallowed Margaux’ tears which gave her the ability to absorb Diego’s power. - Callicia’s tears are rare gems that are formed by the happy tears of the Callicia family power holder. When the gem is worn on the body, it can increase one’s power. Swallowing the gem greatly increases one’s power and also enables one to absorb another’s power for a set time. - With the appearance of the successor mark on FL’s body, she announces that she is now the lord of the Inoaden family. The mark appears on the strongest power holder in the family. She later sends letters to the other major families, officially announcing herself as the new head of the Inoaden family. - Axion has nightmares of FL smiling after she’s killed. - FL in her 7th life killed everyone in her family. Her revenge felt hollow and meaningless after they died so quickly and easily. This time she wants to focus on herself and not on revenge. - The Callicia family secretly possess another sacred power, the eyes of truth. This power allows one to discern if someone is telling the truth or not. It doesn’t work on others that also have this power. Violetta and her cousin Terzo have it, as does Margaux. - Margaux is the 11yo son of Violetta’s late older sister, Rosenia. She disappeared after she was banished for refusing to marry Terzo (who does the Elders’ bidding). - Margaux wakes up in great fear and anxiety. - He insists on seeing FL as she told him the purest truth. Violetta, Terzo and Axion agree to take him to visit her. - Violetta wants to repay FL for returning Margaux to them. FL asks for the Callicia head to go with her to the Four Seasons Forest. As the Callicia head is unwell, FL agrees for Axion to go with her to the Forest instead. She lets him know that he’ll need to accompany her on several more occasions to the Forest. - The Forest can only be entered by the heads of the 4 major noble families. It’s a sanctum located past the 99th door of the King’s Palace, which is a place of divine power that was built for the 1st King who was a demi-god. There is no presiding king right now. Past the Forest are the rooms with the family archives of the 4 major noble families. - FL wants to find a way to die. She looks through her family archives but finds nothing this time. She’s drawn to the king’s tomb and its inscription, “Prove why you have been chosen now that you have ascended the throne.” It’s a place where she can feel her power resonating. She tries to test it by leaving some of her hair, then cutting her hand to leave some blood but nothing happens. Axion insists on wrapping her hand with his tie. - FL deals with her troublesome relatives, the Elders. - FL appoints Norton Perano (from the strongest noble family that follows the Inoadens) as her representative to lead the annual meetings on her behalf. He is trustworthy and loyal. - Enrique Perano, son of Norton. - Axion impulsively visits FL to arrange a time for their next visit to the Forest. Diego angrily bursts into the room after hearing the Elders and Norton Perano came without seeing him. Diego is embarrassed by Axion’s presence and leaves. - FL meets Renee, the current Callicia head, with Margaux. As FL is escorted by Violetta on her way out, the relatives / Elders with Terzo come to greet her. FL is being targeted by the other major noble families for a political marriage. - The Inoaden holy grail, a family heirloom used at the congratulatory banquet of the new head, has gone missing (the most likely suspect is Diego). FL goes to Diego’s room, opens the secret passage to the safe room and finds the grail there. She warns Diego to accept reality or Ricardo’s place in the family will be in jeopardy. - Cordelia Montana is a childhood friend of Violetta and the heir of the Montana family. She’s in an arranged marriage agreement with Vincent Callicia (Terzo’s younger cousin). - Dark monsters are mutant animals that have been fed Callicia’s blood. They die if their core (a red gem formed by Callicia’s blood) is destroyed. - FL found dark monsters in a basement dungeon of an auction house. She killed them humanely then set fire to the whole structure. She left enough evidence for investigation by Axion and his men when they came by later, as they track the whereabouts of Callicia’s blood. They find the Amelie family (allies with the Parvenons) made a secret deal with the marketplace connected to the basement dungeon. - Heliona Amelie and Osmond Maribel, 1yr engagement anniversary party: Osmond was friends with Ricardo but has changed allegiance to FL now that she’s the successor. - Ricardo finds Osmond who says he doesn’t need to be there as FL came. No invitations were sent to Ricardo and Gabrielle on purpose. Gabrielle finds Christian at the party. He tells her that their engagement is annulled and to leave the party before she’s further humiliated. - FL explores the Amelie estate by herself after she senses the power of an artifact. She comes across a large painting artifact that depicts the story of how the 1st heads of the 4 major noble houses consumed the heart of the 1st King to honour him. - Everyone is gathered in the garden for the unveiling of a gift from Heliona’s mother. She removes the cover to reveal a dark monster in a cage. The monster breaks through the cage and heads straight for Violette. Cordelia tries to protect Violette with her body. - Axion arrived earlier to question the Amelie family. He uses his powers to restrain the monster. FL crushes the core with her power but loudly declares Axion as the one who killed it. - FL saves Violetta and Cordelia from getting seriously injured from this incident like they did in FL’s past life. She thinks the dark monster targeted Violetta because of the Callicia’s blood. - Axion and FL are having tea outside. They’re interrupted again by Diego. When FL tells him to stop being rude to her guest, Diego tries to slap her but Ricardo intervenes and gets slapped instead. Ricardo apologises to FL and Axion, then takes Diego back inside. - Axion feels uneasy after seeing Diego get violent with FL. - Axion makes a pledge filled with power that has serious side effects if the pledge is broken. He vows to never hurt FL. - FL uses her power to create a barrier around Diego’s room. Others may go in and out, but Diego may not. - At the Forest, Axion takes a nap in the rest room while FL looks through the archives. She returns later to see Axion having a nightmare. He wakes up suddenly and grabs her hand while saying “Don’t go.” (Did he recall a memory from FL’s 5th death?) - Inoaden congratulatory banquet: FL enters alone by choice. - Ricardo tried to escort her but she refused his offer. - Gabrielle is barred from entering the banquet hall as she isn’t of noble blood from any of the 4 major families. - Renee and Axion offer their congratulations on FL’s succession as they pour wine into the holy grail held by FL. Christian arrives to stand in for the family head who is unwell. - FL recalls a passage she read in the archives that mention the 1st King, the holy grail and the chosen one. FL finds Axion and uses her power to teleport with him to the Forest. - She puts the holy grail on the king’s tomb and cuts her hand to let blood fill the grail. A bright light shines and the soul of the 1st King appears. He describes himself as a remnant. - 3000yrs ago the 1st heads of the 4 major noble families betrayed him and killed him by separating his body and soul into 99 pieces. For FL to break the eternal cycle of reincarnation, she must find the necklace that holds the king’s breath. The last drop of the king’s pure divinity was in the last breath he took. - Terzo approaches Ricardo with an offer to help him. (FL knows this happened from her past lives?) - Later that night, Cordelia sees Terzo speaking with her mother, Debora who is the head of the Montana family. - Axion and FL come across each other at the King’s Palace. - They both sense a strong power from behind the 72nd door. - They enter a room that’s decorated like a honeymoon suite. The power is coming from a mirror artifact that was covered up. FL puts her hand through the mirror and enters the room on the other side. Axion follows her. - The room is full of antiques. They leave the room and FL recognises the Amelie estate. She goes to the painting artifact of the 1st King and 4 major heads that she found during the engagement party. FL and Axion touch the painting together and a loud crack is heard. A gold jewel appears and as they pick it up, Axion sees a vision of FL for a moment. Axion teleports them away as staff in the estate come to check on the noise. - FL does further research and finds tales of a mirror that would guide the 1st King to a place he wanted and needed to go. - FL uses the mirror again in the room behind the 72nd door. She finds herself in Axion’s bedroom this time. He says there’s a family heirloom that is an artifact with a similar power as the painting. He takes FL to a spear which creates another gold jewel. This time FL has a vision of the 1st Inoaden head crying as she is about to use the spear on the 1st King. - Axion recalls more memories from FL’s 5th death. - FL was confined to a wheelchair and remained at his estate. - There was a trial held over the secret human experiments with Callicia’s blood involving the Inoaden family. - FL thinks Axion recalled her 7th death as he was there when she killed herself. FL wants Axion to forget everything rather than remember her pitiful past self. She teleports back home. - The gold jewel from the painting seems to say “Eat me” to FL. To make the 1st King’s divinity her own, FL swallows the gold jewel that contains the 1st King’s breath. She needs to gain more power to end her life once and for all. - Diego is throwing a tantrum. FL responds by going on a rampage with her powers. She smashes through windows and walls, then covers the mansion in thorny rose vines. She absorbs all of Diego’s powers and his hair turns white. - Diego, Ricardo and most of the servants flee the estate. - Meanwhile Gabrielle went to see Christian’s younger stepbrother. She seems to be attracted to him (?) - Axion visits FL at home and says he wants to stay by her side. He will do anything for her and he won’t regret it. - They go through the magic mirror again. This time they’re in a basement where many dark monsters are imprisoned. FL kills the man who came to check and saw them. She lets the monsters have their revenge by giving his corpse to them. - FL and Axion go upstairs and hide while Ricardo passes by with Terzo. FL detects the power of an artifact from them. Ricardo gives a gold key to Terzo that he found on the floor outside of his room. Diego is also staying in the building. Terzo offered his villa to Ricardo and Diego as a safe haven for them. - Axion’s mother, Lady Zenon is somehow involved - (is she Terzo’s mistress or master?) - She gives a good key to Axion that he found at her place. - After an investigation by Axion’s men, the painting artifact was stolen from the King’s Palace by the Amelie family head. He had a large number of illegally acquired antiques. - Christian attacks his older brother Gotye. He threatens to kill Gotye if he doesn’t hand over the head position of the winter family. (Was this inspired by what FL did to her family?) - FL swallows the gold jewel from the spear and tries to enter the Forest by herself. Christian approaches FL and shows her that he now has the successor mark for his family. She lets Christian enter the Forest with her but she leaves him behind in the fog until she’s ready to exit. - FL sees a network of gold strings and bells? These indicate a hidden space? - FL and Axion: 1st kiss (Ch 65) - FL is drunk and spends the night with Axion (Ch 70-71). - FL started to have feelings for Axion after he saved her in her 5th reincarnation. - Violetta doesn’t trust Terzo. She suspects he wants to be the next head of the Callicia family. Terzo and the Callicia Elders plan to take over the family soon. - Terzo drugs Ricardo and Diego? - Terzo kidnaps Gabrielle? - Debora Montana was behind Margaux’ imprisonment for the last 3-4yrs. His blood was used in experiments to try and manifest powers in animals then ordinary people. The experiments were a failure. - Axion uses his blood and Christian’s blood to summon the remnant of the 1st King’s soul. Axion finds out that FL wants eternal rest from the curse of endless reincarnations. Axion’s pledge to her means he will have to help with her death. His distorted memories are due to FL’s voluntary death that has allowed parts of her broken soul to remain. - FL and Axion have sex (Ch 79, no smut). - Renee gives a pocket watch for Axion to pass onto FL. - FL finds another gold jewel at the Parvenon estate. - Terzo gives Callicia’s tears to Christian in exchange for the support of the Parvenon family. - While searching for more dark monsters, ML finds Gabrielle locked up and alone in Terzo’s villa. - Hunting festival:
Carrier Falcon Princess
Ch 70 as of 27/12/22 - also on Tapas - FL is 8th Princess Zeline Vumaha Meredyth 22yo. - As the daughter of the late 2nd consort, FL laid low to survive. - FL didn’t make connections with any nobles so she wasn’t seen as a threat. Her 2 oldest half-sisters were daughters of the 1st consort and contenders to succeed the throne. - FL had no power and was excluded by her half-siblings. She had promised to never stand out and never make a name for herself if she wanted to live. She survived for the sake of surviving. - ML is Sir Valhyle Rumares, Commander-in-Chief of the Roymund army and fiancé of FL’s 2nd oldest sister, 2nd Princess Demyra. - Sir Luke Tunealf, 3rd commander. His family is close with ML’s. - Sir Uton Veroni, 1st commander - Sir Darren Hashir, 2nd commander - Sir Toby Ain, 4th commander - Sir Kayan Sejeu, 5th commander - FL was fleeing enemy soldiers and passed out when she was captured. FL wakes up as a bird and escapes from her cage to check out her surroundings. She comes across an injured Roymund messenger and takes the secret message from him. - While looking for a Roymund camp, she flies towards ML but doesn’t know how to stop and gets caught roughly by him. FL somehow conveys the injured messenger to ML and he sends out scouts who eventually find the injured man. - ML sends FL on her 1st mission after she’s had initial training. She delivers a message to the other camp while avoiding the enemy camp in between. Then she delivers the reply back to ML. Her wounds confirm she’s not an enemy bird and she passes ML’s test. - FL’s 2nd mission is much more dangerous. She delivers a message to the other camp led by Sir Caiburne, husband of FL’s oldest sister, 1st Princess Linbethy. She flies through a typhoon in the middle of battle to miraculously land on ML (smashing into his armoured chest that is). Later he praises her for a job well done and promises to mention her contribution in the national war records. - Update on royal survivors: King Rezpel committed suicide with the 4th consort in the royal palace. There are 4 consorts and 6 heirs left to be accounted for, with 5 heirs confirmed dead. - FL’s 3rd mission: She arrives safely at the other camp, this time received by Sir Evon (Sir Caiburne’s half brother). He had a few injuries which means fighting had also occurred. - FL hears her name as it’s added to the reply message. - FL flies a different way back to what she’d been instructed. She’s injured by crossbow fire and only just manages to make it back after flying into the central flag. To her relief, Roymund has retaken control of the Black Defence Wall. - The latest message was about the search for royal heirs and prioritising the search for the 8th Princess (ie FL). ML told off FL for flying off the directed course and risking the message falling into enemy hands, thereby endangering the 8th Princess. - FL flew off course to locate the enemy encampment. She points this out to him on the map. ML sends FL to bring an apple leaf from the edge of the encampment while he meets with the grandmaster knights. FL returns with the leaves, exhausted and angry. - They prepare to fight the enemy encampment. - ML shares his worries and FL tries to communicate her understanding. ML says she helps to ease his mind. - The Roymund army triumph at the battle of the Vishen River. - ML visits FL and ties a ribbon in Roymund colours to her leg. This is to acknowledge and signify this victory is hers. - Afterwards FL is allowed to fly freely and is included in all meetings. One day she flies back to ML’s tent to discover a male falcon waiting in her cage ... he’s there with a message from the other camp and soon flies back. She encounters him again later and ML seems to be jealous. - The enemy claim to have the 8th Princess (ie FL) as a hostage and have a list of demands. ML and his troops storm the enemy camp and retrieve the body of the 8th Princess. - ML recalls when he saw FL at her coming-of-age banquet 2yrs ago. She ran to the fountain outside and was crying. - ML meets with the knight commanders. He says their success was in large part to FL as a messenger bird. He and the commanders sign a petition to establish a messenger bird institution and to award a medal to FL for her efforts when the royal household is reestablished. - ML takes FL with him to check on her human body. - FL is overcome with emotion to see her unconscious self. She’s furious at herself for being a useless nuisance who can’t even die properly. She scratches the neck of her body to try and wake herself then flies away in anger. - An enemy messenger delivers a letter which states the Princess drank poison that put her into a deep sleep. She has 30 days to drink the antidote or else her body will die. If ML gives up the frontline to the enemy, he will receive the antidote. - While on recon, FL saw a yellow Roymund flag and a messenger on the ground. FL senses a trap and is hit by a poison dart. She collapses near the camp entrance. ML finds a torn yellow cloth in her beak. - FL wakes up in her own human body. ML comes to check on her and catches her as she faints. ML is suspicious of her and thinks she’s a spy for the enemy. In desperation FL tells him that she was the bird. At night she runs away and gets to a town that is being threatened by mercenaries. ML arrives and saves FL. - ML says he believes FL and promises to keep it a secret that she was the bird. He pledges his loyalty to her. - ML and FL discuss strategies for the war. - The enemy seem intent on winning the war before the harsh winter comes. FL suggests improving defence to the east where the enemy reinforcements are expected to attack. A combination of an ambush, traps and the onset of winter should demoralise the enemy into thinking they can’t win. - ML is trying hard to suppress his growing feelings for FL. - The Roymund army gradually regain control of more territory as they approach the capital. In a poor slum area, FL takes control of food distribution, security and reconstruction.
The Villain Demands I Love Him
DROPPED. can’t be bothered Read ch 40 as of 25/08/21 - confusing, bad translation (I’m getting annoyed with story. Communication and full disclosure is key. ML should just tell all to FL. Sooooo stupid.) - FL is 20yo Senia Sunsethill, a commoner, daughter of a farmer. She has 2 younger brothers (1 brother is later accepted into the magic academy). She’s a teacher at the village school. She hates liars and injustice. - ML is Duke Thessar Nathan Ardiel, swordmaster, dragon slayer. - Genius mage Bayel Friedman - Osten, the Red Winged Knight - Serendia Ardiel, 13yo younger sister of ML - Annmarie Ardiel, mother of ML and ex-Moira duchy - Asta, shadow guard of FL - Crown Prince Yurein and his wife Adelaide (ML’s maternal cousin) - FL reincarnated but doesn’t remember her past life - ML also reincarnated, remembers FL and their many past lives. - FL was the commoner Empress. ML became her tutor and she offered to teach him swordplay. He was a spy for his family to find out more about FL. He became close to her and fell in love. - The current FL knows ML thinks of someone else every time he looks at her. She wants him to only focus and see her for who she is right now. - ML turns up and proposes to FL out of the blue. - FL eventually accepts, touched that he wants to protect her and thinks he could be her destiny. - FL’s family moves in to ML’s estate for their safety. - FL is given a fake identity as the daughter of a bankrupt northern baron for the wedding. - During the marriage registration at the God of Order Church, FL hears a voice that says ‘our beloved child, will you find happiness this time’. - FL is told by ML not to touch a cursed dagger on display in his study. The past FL used this dagger against ML in his dreams. - FL throws out the 1st dress boutique for insulting her. - That boutique rapidly loses business and the owner can’t pay his debts. FL goes with another boutique her maids used to work at and the wedding goes ahead. FL and ML agree to start off their relationship as friends. - Serendia crashes the wedding to protest that her brother doesn’t deserve to be happy. Later during the reception, FL gets closer to Serendia and convinces ML to let his sister stay at the estate. - Bayel makes a powerful divine sealing ring from a dragons heart. ML gives this ring to FL and says she must never take it off. - Annmarie, ML’s mother is still alive. She’s in hiding as she doesn’t want Serendia to know she killed the previous Duke, their father. ML killed his brothers. - Volderick Sailus, owner of Melvia Trade Union, half-blood son of the sea goddess. - FL uses her authority as the Duchess to investigate Melvia after they bought several commercial buildings and there were complaints they were unfairly raising the rent for existing businesses. Volderick meets with FL, bringing all the ledgers for checking. He confirms the land purchased is for speculation purposes. TBC he set this up to meet FL? - FL and Serendia are having a picnic by a lakeside, attended by some servants. Water demons appear and FL flees on horseback with Serendia. Land demons appear and FL alone distracts the one nearest to a cliff edge. Vonderick kills the demon and ML teleports to FL soon after. He subdues FL with his aura and interrogates Vonderick who admits to testing FL to see if she was ‘the promise’. TBC Voderick set this up to test FL and bring out her need to protect and be stronger? (An oracle TBC) “Our promise is next to the darkest shadow.” “When the catastrophe comes, the Golden Warrior will appear.” - Asta is introduced to FL as her shadow guard. He tried to protect her with a barrier spell against the demons. - From the demon incident, FL resolves to become stronger and obtain power to protect herself and others. FL learns magic from Bayel and swordplay from Osten. She doesn’t want to just be protected. She eventually learns swordplay from ML too. ML says she will be a swordmaster in a year. - FL can do declaration magic. Before Bayer was the only one who could do this. It’s magic on above the level of a dragon. It involves forcing change on materials that exist in the environment. - ML warns FL against using ‘revival’ declaration magic as it’ll take her life. - FL and ML finally kiss again after their 1st kiss at the wedding. (ch 26-27) - ML fears losing FL again and wants to hide her fate as the Golden Warrior from the gods. Vonderick offers him a gift to temporarily do just that, a protection potion from the sea goddess who said ‘the time has come for the last flower to bloom’. ML drinks the potion. - Serendia is given permission by ML to go to the academy in the capital. He finally tells her the truth about their mother. - 6mths later, FL’s skills have vastly improved and she defeats all the knights of the duchy. - Increasingly more and more demons appear, a sign of the pending catastrophe. FL defends the lands around the estate while ML fights them at the outskirts. In recognition of her bravery, FL is summoned to the imperial palace and awarded the additional title of Countess. - At the banquet later, FL dances with the Crown Prince and he tries to find out more about her. - FL meets her friend from the village, Ella Smith who is a newspaper journalist now. FL hears about the catastrophe for the 1st time and asks ML about it. He dismisses it but fears what’s to come. - FL kills 2 demons at a tea party. She is given a soldier’s uniform to wear to a gathering in her honour at the imperial palace. ML and FL fight about the uniform as he refuses to tell her why he doesn’t want her to wear it. - Crown Prince offers FL to be the commander of the imperial knights and stay in the capital. FL and ML fight again, saying she wants to protect more people despite knowing the Crown Prince wants to separate her from ML. Rumours spread about FL possibly becoming the mistress of the Crown Prince.
The Lady and the Beast