CHAPTER 06
CHAPTER 06: The First Night of the Great Replacement
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ARNE : 'Caught.'
Arne, who made eye contact with Kassian, bit her lips. She quietly tried to escape, but it failed. Arne thought about what to do for a moment, looking away from Kassian's eyes.
ARNE : 'Shall I pass out?'
She decided to leave it as a last resort.
KASSIAN : "What are you doing?"
ARNE : "That… …"
Arne stretched her words and avoided his gaze around her. As long as she was caught in this situation, it was unlikely that she would be able to get out with anything she said.
ARNE : 'Just be honest?'
But, no matter how, how can you tell the groom outright, 'I didn't want to spend the first night with you, so I tried to run away'? Of course, she could do it, but Arne had the discernment and conscience to hide her words. Kassian asked Arne with an even more serious look. The low bass hit Arne's eardrum.
KASSIAN : "I asked what you were doing."
ARNE : "Uh, so, that… …"
ARNE : 'What should I say?'
There was nothing to say. She tried to make a shameful excuse, but, to my surprise, nothing came to mind.
ARNE : "Looking outside?"
KASSIAN : "… …"
ARNE : "Just a moment, just to get some air… …"
KASSIAN : "At this time, standing on the windowsill?"
ARNE : "… …"
Arne gave up her excuses because she was suspected by him. As Arne spent her time awkwardly, Kassian's suspicions and misunderstandings grew deeper. Kassian's sharp eyes stared as if to dig Arne. Arne, who was tingling on her feet, avoided his gaze. Kassian didn't like it very much. Arne tried to jump out of the window without guessing the situation only from the visible circumstances. The Grand Duchess' room was located on an extreme high level. There was no one to survive if she fell from here. Kassian's expression hardened.
KASSIAN : "Perhaps, were you trying to die?"
ARNE : "… …Yeah?"
Kassian's question suddenly posed, Arne's eyes wide open. It wasn't acting. She wasn't acting. She was really surprised. She never thought of that.
ARNE : 'Does anyone die for falling from here?'
She didn't think that she'll die… …While Arne, who always forgets that her standard is very different from those of the general public, grumbles, Kassian's facial expressions hardened.
ARNE : "I have no intentions of dying. I'm telling the truth."
KASSIAN : "I see."
Arne tried to appeal that she had no intention of dying really hard, but Kassian replied with an unknown look. At the face of Kassian, who had lost his laughter, Arne was confused because she could knot know what to do. He wasn't a very pleasant person, but he wasn't the one who created this breathtaking air.
ARNE : 'It seems like he's a little angry… …?'
As Arne noticed herself, Kassian became more serious. Arne was a precious bride that Kassian met, but he almost lost her on the first day of my marriage… …However, rather than that, the fact that Arne was about to die drove Kassian's feelings to the bottom. The reason was unknown.
ARNE : "Really, the weather outside was nice, so I tried to take a look."
KASSIAN : "At night?"
ARNE : "The weather can also be nice at night!"
Uh huh, this guy ignores the night weather. After Arne's sincere protest, Kassian's expression was slightly relaxed. Whether it was absurd or pretending to not know, the atmosphere softened a little.
ARNE : 'Why the hell do you think I'm going to die all of a sudden?'
It wasn't at the level of terribly saving her own life, but Arne had no intention of dying. She just wanted to pass the first night safely. She thought about confessing this truthfully for about a second, but Arne decided to bury it right away. It seemed better to let them misunderstand that they had attempted suicide than to tell the truth. Kassian reached out to Arne, who had climbed on the windowsill, couldn't jump down, and couldn't stand back. She hesitated, but Arne grabbed Kassian's hand. Kassian, who put Arne off the windowsill by applying a little more strength to his hand, told her without knowing it.
KASSIAN : "Care for your body."
Arne nodded. Kassian looked at Arne. It was a strange word that she couldn't tell if it was because he was really worried about her, or if there was a different reason. He didn't mean to do this, but when he was with Arne, he weirdly lost his pace, little by little. Whether it is okay to ignore this subtle crack, Kassian's gaze deepened. On the other hand, Arne was lost in her thoughts, so he didn't even care what kind of eyes she looked at. Arne's concerns were only one.
ARNE : 'Oh, what should we do in the first night?'
As it was, Kassian was going to the lower world. Arne wasn't confident he wouldn't kill anyone if he touched her.
ARNE : 'Are you going to be the wife who killed your husband on the first night like this?!'
It was when Arne was very nervous. Suddenly, Kassian exhaled a deep sigh.
KASSIAN : 'It looked fine, but you were mentally concentrating enough to attempt suicide… …'
Arne's nanny, Eva, said that Arne's body was weak, but her mind seemed to be no less than that. Kassian gently took Arne onto the bed. Then he laid Arne down and covered her neck with a blanket as it was.
ARNE : "… …?"
What is this situation? The moment Arne blinked her eyes because she couldn't figure out the situation. As if growing well, Kassian patted Arne on the shoulder.
KASSIAN : "It must have been difficult, but please sleep well."
ARNE : "… …?"
Can she do this? Still, it's the first night in the name and reality, and Arne was trembling as to whether it could pass like this. It's good, but something… …He did. After reading Arne's eyes, Kassian smiled. At the same time, Kassian bowed his head. The moment their breaths touched; Arne closed her eyes tightly without knowing it. However, instead of what he expected, only Kassian's laughter came up close.
KASSIAN : "Do not think anything and sleep comfortably."
The warmth that she thought would touch her lips lightly touched Arne's forehead and then fell. Kassian laughed happily as he watched Arne's strangely distorted expression because she felt teased. And as if from the beginning, he got up, turned off the lights, and left the room.
ARNE : 'Are you really going out?'
Arne, stood up while staring at a closed visit, rubbed her forehead and made an impression.
ARNE : "Treatment as a child, it feels strangely bad."
It was exactly a cat treat, but Arne didn't know about it yet.
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For the nobles, marriage was a means. A culture in which marriages are calculated and traded with only one goal of family prosperity. That is why many thought that Grand Duke Terneuzen's marriage was just a marriage for a family purpose. Until many saw the two at the wedding hall.
GUEST [1] : "Did you see it? The look of the Grand Duke looking at his bride… …
GUEST [2] : "Because the honey was really dripping!"
GUEST [3] : "The rumor says he fell in love at first sight, but it's all true."
GUEST [4] : "They're a good-looking couple. It's not easy to see such a pair!"
Here, as the new Grand Duchess was not present at the banquet that took place on the first day of the Wedding, and the maids of Kassian over protected Arne, rumors of different people's delusions in an unusual situation became more and more inflated.
GUEST [5] : "Is it true that Grand Duke Ternuezen married because he fell in love at first sight?"
GUEST [6] : "Is it true that the Grand Duke directly expelled all the men, who looked at Her Majesty insidiously?"
GUEST [7] : "How much does the Grand Duke love Her Majesty that he has to hide her and not show her off to the people!"
People's misunderstandings deepened.
GUEST [8] : "Oh my Goodness, you two will be really happy!"
Everyone dreamed of a constant pink day, but the situation of the parties was not. Luckily, Arne returned as a cat on an old tree in a day and stretched out. Kassian stared through the oldest tree in Terneuzen Castle. No one else noticed, but a subtle air current was flowing between the two. Both knew it, but both are pretending not to know.
ALAN : 'What the hell are they doing?'
Alan, Kassian's right arm and aide, felt confused as he saw Kassian distracted for a long time. I swear, Kassian, distracted by something like that, was the first time Alan had ever seen him.
ALAN : 'No way, really! By…. …With… …?'
Alan trembled, thinking of a ridiculous word. It was more credible to say that it was love with Kassian, even if anyone knew it, and that the passing dog laughed.
ALAN : 'After the day comes when His Majesty loves someone, the sun will rise upside sown first.'
KASSIAN : "Alan."
ALAN : "Yes? Yes, Your Majesty."
Alan replied, panicked. At the moment of a cold sweat, Kassian opened his mouth.
KASSIAN : "I have a question."
ALAN : "Please, ask."
KASSIAN : "What does it mean for the new bride to commit suicide at the first night?"
ALAN : "… …?"
Alan was rarely embarrassed. It was time for a huge question to come out, what is kind of question is this? Alan quickly replied as Kassian smiled coolly, realizing that he was asking for something like this.
ALAN : "I don't know, but doesn't it mean that they hate the marriage?"
KASSIAN : "… …"
Kassian was silent. Alan strangely felt that the energy surrounding Kassian had sharpened.
KASSIAN : "Is there any other reasons than that?"
Alan tilted his head at Kassian's low murmur.
ALAN : "Who on earth attempted suicide?"
KASSIAN : "Well."
Alan frowned at the vague answer.
ALAN : 'You don't care about gossips like this… …'
Certainly, Kassian has changed. And Alan knew where this change began. Alan, frowning, soon woke up and did his duty.
ALAN : "Oh. Your Majesty. The second prince asked me to deliver this."
KASSIAN : "Is Mackenzie just attending the wedding and leave right away?"
ALAN : "Yes. He is."
The 2nd Prince Mackenzie was the only person to attend this wedding as the Imperial representative. When he was the documents left by the second Prince, Kassian was confused. Alan carefully opened his mouth to Kassian, who touch the papers with his fingertips.
ALAN : "Your Majesty, when are you going to greet His Majesty, the Emperor?"
Kassian said, throwing an invitation left behind by the second Prince Mackenzie.
KASSIAN : "Soon."
The invitation was stamped with the seal of Gijepe, the Emperor of the Northern Empire.
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In the magnificent gardens of Terneuzen Castle, Arne glanced at the magic sphere while sipping tea with her nanny, Eva. The Duchess of Brillhit smiled with a happy expression inside the magic sphere.
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Did you like it?]
It was a question without context, nut Arne almost spewed the tea she had been drinking. In fact, nothing happened, so she didn't like it or not. When Arne was silent because she didn't know what to say, the Duchess rejoiced that it was because Arne's silence was because she was embarrassed.
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Ho ho. That's a good thing.]
… …Arne just let her mother misunderstood her.
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [It's a really long life to see. My daughter is married and is spending the first night like this!]
ARNE : "Kup! Kup! Kup! (T/N: She choked.)
EVA : "Lady Arne! Are you okay?!"
ARNE : "Okay… …Got it."
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Oh, my daughter. Are you okay?]
After Arne drank tea for a while, there was an unfortunate incident where she heard something, but the garden was still peaceful. Arne pondered and decided.
ARNE : 'I have to swipe through the magic sphere when no one sees me.'
She thought she would receive less interference when she got away, but it wasn't it. It's nice to be in touch with her mother with a magic ball, but she didn't bother because she felt like she was being watched one by one. The Duchess of Brillhit said happily without knowing Arne's dark scheme, trying to crush it with her grip and pretend to be an accident.
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Oh. Arne. They say that your men are upset. The Golden Dragon Knights all went to strike asking for you back. His Majesty wanted me to relay to you the news. There's no one who can stop them.]
ARNE : "Strike?"
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Okay. Some of them have already lost contact. His Majesty has tried to contact you several times to ask for help in this situation.]
ARNE : "… …"
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Whatever, His Majesty grabbed me and complained, he said that he felt so depressed, sad, and abandoned.]
ARNE : "I have an uncle. You just asked for it."
The Duchess shook her head at Arne's words, asking if it would be possible to contact the Duke of Sarno, who came to the Northern Empire together to preside over the wedding.
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [He said he didn't see the Duke of Sarno as well.]
ARNE : "Busy."
It wasn't because it bothered her.
ARNE : 'By the way, what about the strike?'
Arne recalls that her men, who opposed her marriage. When the news of the marriage was announced, the reaction of her subordinates was roughly like this:
KNIGHT [1] : "Yes? Lady Arne?"
KNIGHT [2] : "what are they talking about?!"
KNIGHT [3] : "Aren't you dreaming?"
KNIGHT [4] : "Haha. Who is taking Lady Arne!"
KINGHT [5] : "How about me as a husband?"
Arne's marriage itself was treated as an impossibility, and everyone was busy laughing and laughing. Looking at it, Arne quietly swallowed the voice of divorce after three months. Arne's two fists were rolled into her memory when she recalled it.
ARNE : "I won't forgive them."
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As she was sharpening her teeth with her subordinates in mind, a maid jumped in. She was a maid named Erica.
MAID ERICA : "Your Majesty, the Grand Duchess. His Grace sent you a gift!"
ARNE : "… … Gift?"
What kind of gift are is it? Arne thought that he would have sent a few, but unexpectedly, several packed boxes were piled in front of Arne. The mother in the magic sphere is already in a riot.
ARNE'S MOTHER: - [Oops, what is this! Gist baptism, it's romantic! Kyaaa! Where else can you find this kind of son-in-law! I think I really like him!]
After ordering the marriage, Arne couldn't understand what she was saying, but Arne roughly ignored it. It was a useful skill that she learned while living as a mother's daughter, Arne was thrilled as the gift boxes formed a mountain.
ARNE : 'Isn't this because I was misunderstood that I tried to commit suicide.'
When her conscience was a bit stabbed, she felt a different sigh between those who suddenly came and went.
ARNE : 'This?'
In a moment, Arne's eyes sharpened. As Arne turned her head, she made an exact eye contact with a man hiding among the well-groomed bushes in the garden.
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SORRY FOR THE BAD TRANSLATION, SOME OF THE WORDS CAN'T BE TRANSLATED BY G.TRANSLATE, AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THEY MEANT.
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ASSOCIATED NAMES : 칼끝에 입술
TYPE : Web Novel (KR)
GENRE : Adventure; Comedy; Drama; Fantasy; Josei; Romance; Shoujo
TAGS : Aristocracy; Arranged Marriage; Beautiful Female Lead; Comedic Undertone; Devoted Love Interests; Doting Love Interests; Enemies Become Lovers; European Ambience; Female Protagonist; Handsome Male Lead; Kind Love Interests; Knights; Male Yandere; Misunderstandings; Power Couple; Sword And Magic; Sword Wielder; Tomboyish Female Lead
LANGUAGE : Korean (translated to English)
AUTHOR(S) : 윤슬
ARTIST(S) : Pig Cake; 돼지케이크
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER : Naver
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