The chapters are short usually short so depending on length; it will be published two by two, if the chapters are short, or one at a time, if the chapter is long.
The Duke of Magnaria:
THIS WEB NOVEL WAS MACHINE TRANSLATED BY Zubeneschamali
I ran about strange corridors until
I reached what looked like the kind of place I was searching for. The terrace
was created to look like a square garden in a quiet corner of the Palace, here; I heard
the voices of ladies.
‘My dear, you are just an
impoverished aristocrat, how did you get the Duke to notice you?’
‘Isn’t it because she told him her
feet were sore, and made him take off her shoes for her without even dancing! I
was amazed at how she decided to use her body because she had no confidence in
her face.’
‘Bu…but, His Grace told me I was
cute and he liked my face. He feels comfortable when he’s with me. He said that
your eyes were bloodshot and scary!’
‘What’s that?! The Duke told me I
was the most beautiful; he liked a graceful and modest woman. You should look
at yourself in the mirror, you look like a pig!’
Just as I suspected, to play with
ladies’ minds like this, he really is the worst; all because he wanted to stop
all this talk of marriage.
‘Hold on! His Grace says that I’m
the sexiest and have the most generous heart! He told me he would love to see
me every day, unlike you ladies; chopping board girl and pig girl. I would not
lose to women like you!’ (Zuben: Generous heart indeed)
Slap!
There was a loud sound of hand on
skin. I think someone slapped someone. What is this? Has this become a brawl
over the Duke of Magnaria?!
‘Stop!’
I jumped out to stand before Helmina.
She was surrounded by ten other ladies. Isabel had a red cheek and Muriel was
standing across from her. Isabel’s eyes were ablaze with anger.
‘Do not stop me, Julia! This pig
slapped me! Is an impoverished aristocrat trying to start a fight with the Earl
of Bourbon? Then this lady will give you one!’
‘Isabel, you called me a chopping
board woman! You and I are no longer friends. You and your milking cow breasts!’
Isabel and Muriel raised their
hands. Isabel to Helmina. Muriel to Isabel. I could see Muriel putting a lot of
power into her slap. My body moved reflexively. Suddenly, I felt like both my
cheeks went into shock and I feel to the ground.
‘Stop it!’ I said again.
Everyone gasped and stood shock
still at my fall. I managed to pull my aching body back up and spoke slowly as
though I was admonishing children.
‘The Duke is wavering between a fascinating
woman like Isabel, a graceful woman like Muriel and a relaxing woman like
Helmina. So even if you squabble you will not gain anything. In the moment the
Duke was with each of you, he must have thought you were wonderful women
indeed.’
Yes, that’s it…we can’t let that
sly Duke Magnaria get his way! (Zuben: Is it a sin that the man does not want
to get married?) The goal was to resolve it amicably.
‘I wonder if the Duke is all alone
right now. What if some other woman comes and keeps him company while he is lonely?
Maybe his Grace’s heart will be taken by her.’
The three women in question looked
startled; one after the other they quickly left the terrace in search of the
Duke. Thinking, perhaps the Duke was looking for them…
After the entourage ladies
followed, leaving me on the terrace.
I breathed a sigh of relief, ‘That
went fairly well. They are supposed to be delicate ladies of depth, but they are
surprisingly powerful.’
I looked down at my dishevelled
self; I had scrapped my elbow and there was some blood. As soon as I saw it my
pain increased and I was saddened. At that moment, a familiar voice said from behind
me,
‘Who the hell are you interfering
with my plan?’
Bargaining in the Palace:
THIS WEB NOVEL WAS MACHINE TRANSLATED BY Zubeneschamali
I turned to find a man glaring at
me. The moon was behind him so his features were in shadow but I could see that
he had shining golden hair. I could feel that he was immensely angry at me. As
soon as he saw my face, his expression turned to one of surprise.
‘You…you’re Julia?’
‘Huh…?’
This situation, whatever I may
think; this was the His Grace the Duke of Magnaria. But I have never been
acquainted with him, have I?
‘That is correct. How may I help
you?’ I asked. I tried my memory to see if I recognised him. No I have never
had the opportunity to meet the Duke. If I had seen such a handsome face even
once, I would never forget it. Ah but…his ears…
‘Marius…? You are the misogynistic
womaniser Duke of Magnaria; the worst man?!’
His hair and eye colour were
different, but his facial features were the same. We glared at each other as he
said, ‘No. I only think women are beings lower than dog that unabashedly lie
and will betray you at the slightest opportunity.’
‘Well said. But you are also an
enemy of women; confusing those girls with pretty words that contradict each
other inducing them into fighting. It was a very good plan.’
Using Helmina as a target for
Isabel and Muriel who had the ladies of the nobility divided into camps; she
would be bullied and harassed, and would be unable to think about marriage and
that could be used as an excuse.
With society’s top two ladies
hostile to one another, they would not be able to be rational; therefore, there
would be an unprecedented fracas between the two camps. Both sides would cause
problems bullying each other because they were convinced they were the chosen
one. They would be convinced that they would be protected by the Duke. It was a
rather devious and callous plan, wasn’t it?
‘I would never have thought you
were a noble. Speaking without shyness to a gentleman traveller and you can
distinguish a Grusk person. But this is a problem. Because of you, I actually
have to choose one of these women; what are you going to do about it?’
‘My condolences. I personally
nominate Isabel for your bride. I feel sorry for her that she would be married
to a man like you. Although, she is just as bad.’ I replied with a sharp glare.
I will not be hurt. The quarrel which was sold is the principle which was
bought (Zuben: ? *shrug) I would not let such an inhumane person get away with
it.
‘Are you looking to quarrel with
me? I will not lower myself to argue with such a woman with low self
awareness.’
‘Is that so? You’ve probably only
every had a good business woman or widow opposed to you. But now it is time to
pay the piper: Marry Isabel and have babies happily.’
He suddenly pressed me against the
wall, his visage threatening with one arm blocking an escape. There was a thud
and a pain shot through my back. This is the so-called kabe-don, but the intention is opposite. Blood thirsty eyes moved
closer to my face while he deliberately squeezed my hurt arm with his other
hand.
‘Ow!’ I cried.
‘You know I am a misogynist. You
know I am a duke with a great deal of power in our Kingdom; it would be very
easy to crush your family name. Would you like me to show you?’
That is true; it would be easy to
crush a weak house like family, but I did not want to succumb to this despicable,
despotic man.
I glared with all my might and
said, ‘How annoying. When I am done with you, you can tell me which one of us
is more dominant, eh?’
I kissed him.
At first, his lips
trembled in puzzlement, but he silently accepted my kiss without refusing. But
this is not the first time I have kissed. While courting with my second fiancé,
he kissed me a deeply a lot. It turned out he was more into men, but we kissed
many times. I suppose because he was trying to respond to me, but nothing
happened. But he got turned on by the baker’s son who visited often. In the
end, he went off with the baker’s son and left me. So I know how to deep kiss
(Zuben: An Achievement has been obtained: Deep Kiss Lv. 99) I forced my tongue
between the Duke’s lips. I collected my saliva and poured it into his mouth and
forced him to swallow it. There was an obscene sound to our kissing. (Zuben: Prerequisite "Japan why?")
To make the sounds on purpose, I
kissed open mouthed, gasping and stirring up excitement. For some reason, his
previous resistance changed like he was gently giving over to me.
I wasn’t doing such a reckless
thing without a plan. Although, I am interested in sexual things, I am not a
lewd woman. I pressed my body against the Duke’s crotch and I could feel he was
ripe. Soon it was hard and I let go of his lips.
The Duke’s cheeks were stained red
to his ears from the excitement, and his breathing was fast. This ikemen’s
aroused face had considerable destructive power but I managed to recover my senses
and keep reason.
‘So your Grace, I wonder what
people would think if I screamed now. My cheeks are red and swollen from the
slaps, and there is a bleeding abrasion on my arm. And there is you, with your
crotch engorged. No matter how much power and honour you have, this isn’t a
situation you couldn't escape from easily.’
I can not put into words how much i want to thank you for translating this! <3<3<3
ReplyDeleteHoly crap what a power move GO JULIA
ReplyDeleteWow... Smart superb action by dear Julia. Thanks
ReplyDeleteGj julia gj
ReplyDeleteAnd now I thought she was having good atmosphere with the other guy. AND THIS IS A SMUT, i see two prominent male. will this lead to a threesome?
ReplyDeleteA girl who actually takes charge and fights back against misogynistic men~ I like her so much. Not only does she cleverly resolve a ladies conflict, she stands up for what she believes is right even in the face of threats. I think I'm in love~
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, so the spy was actually the duke then does that make James the king???
ReplyDeleteI did not expect Julia to take charge but best way to trap him into not crushing her family!
Could you fix the next button on this chapter, seems like it's broken now, thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteJulia you are awesome! I loved how she turned the tables on him so easily
Duke will fall for her, hard and fast hehehehe XD
Outstanding move.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, i find myself asking this: is he was misogynist, then wouldn't his reaction to a woman coming close to his face be to cover his mouth? If he's a soldier he should have such reflexes. You could say list prevailed... But being a misogynist MEANS that you, willingly suppressed your lust to be like that..
But then i notice - oh it's a smut novel . Makes sense :/
You know in these smut stories where the girl is saying no but when the guy kisses her, she becomes a puddle of new awareness...? Just that but sexes are switched¯\_(ツ)_/¯
DeleteYeah. I sometimes hate that for Julia, it went according to plan, in a way. Would have been moremore interesting if he waswas cool guy who wasn't into her, but she fell for him, and would put her mind into making him fall for her.
DeleteThat way we probably could have seen some entertaining monologues and plans and plots.. and the misunderstandings would at least be funny
Btw thanks for replying zuben-sama w.w. Big fan of your translations
I would like to read a tale like that. But then, we'll probably be too embarrassed for the heroine and her 'antics'.
DeleteThank you for reading^^
So the duke is that spy from before. But why was he so rude to her? I would have guessed that he'd be interested in her.
ReplyDeleteHe's in his 'I hate the wimmins' phase, especially one who interfered with my brilliant plan etc etc
Deletebahahahaha
ReplyDeleteHaha 😂😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteI like this mc
Go and bully the powerful mc more! 😘
Jajajajajaja ella es la mejor!!! Hay que aprender de ella!!!
ReplyDeletewell I donno if threatening him for false rape charges is morally accurate but well he was trying to destroy her family for no reason so I guess it works
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