Jaywalker_Holmes

Mana was a brilliant young lawyer working for the biggest international law firm in the world. With her prodigious talents, influential family and a perfect fiancé, her life was considered a dream come true…until a freak accident cost her everything. Or so she thought. After three years of being confined to a hospital bed, the man she had loved with all her heart told her about his betrayal as he slit her throat.

The next moment, Mana found herself in the body of a sickly ten-year-old princess of the same name, in a world she thought to be fictional. “The Legend of Mars” was an ancient epic chronicling the adventures of the divine King Mars and his virtuous wife, Queen Astra, and their triumph over the evil, half-demon emperor Raven. Princess Mana was the unfortunate half-sister of Princess Astra, who died at the age of ten…and somehow pulled in Mana’s soul.

And thus, Royal Princess Mana decided to make the best of her new chance at life and seek happiness. However, she soon found that what she had read in “The Legend of Mars” and the actual people she met were very different. Why was the divine child Mars an insufferable brat? Why was the virtuous Astra plotting nefarious schemes? Why did the brother of Mars look exactly like her traitorous fiancé of her previous life? And the meek little boy she accidentally rescued was actually the fearsome evil emperor …? But why on earth was he clinging to her and looking at her with puppy eyes?

The Evil Emperor's Fragile Heart

King Jaren laughed heartily for quite some time after hearing Raven's response. "Good, good," he said, when he finally stopped laughing. "Look how the boy jumps to defend you right away, little Mana!" he teased.

Both Mana and Raven flushed. Then Mana took Raven's hand in her own and smiled sweetly at him, making the boy blush even more.

"But what does it mean?" Mana asked curiously. "This Regent – Protector – what does it actually mean?"

"It means that you are in charge of protecting the Emerald Kingdom," King Jaren said, the smile on his face turning serious. "You have to protect the monarch, the heir and the people of the Emerald Kingdom. And in the monarch's absence, you are the second in command," he explained. "Both you and Raven, since he has received a protector pendant as well."

Mana raised an eyebrow enquiringly. "I have never heard of this Regent – Protector business," she murmured. "And Raven and I would protect the Emerald Kingdom anyway."

Chapter 202 – The Very Good and Very Big Magic