Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 271

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Side Story Episode 14

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A deep rose fragrance wafted from the wind brushing against her fingertips.

Belinda, who had been led by Cesar’s hand to the deeper parts of the rose garden, narrowed her eyes and questioned him.

“You said the curse would subside if I kissed you. Was that a lie?”

“….”

It wasn’t a lie, but it was ambiguous to call it the complete truth either.

The reason he had said that in that moment was to crush the spirit of that impudent brat who dared to covet what was his.

‘What was his.’

Cesar, who had been mulling over those words, rubbed his eyes with both hands.

The curse needed to subside quickly.

‘Only then could he calm this selfish heart.’

His power to control his abilities hadn’t weakened.

But after marrying her, his eyes had been turning red with surprising frequency.

It probably started last year, around winter.

Her first year coming to the North. Unable to withstand the harsh northern winter, Belinda had fallen seriously ill.

A simple cold had developed into pneumonia, and Belinda had to spend an entire month bedridden.

While staying by her side during that time, Cesar regretted everything constantly.

He shouldn’t have brought Belinda to the North.

He shouldn’t have proposed.

He shouldn’t have confessed his feelings to her.

Everything seemed to have happened because of his greed.

Though he imagined a life without her, he realized that even if he could return to the past, he would fall in love with her again, confess his feelings, propose, and desire to live together in the North.

‘If he were to lose her like this….’

He would try to get her back even if it meant dabbling in dark magic. Definitely.

Such terrible imaginings would sometimes lose control and wildly pierce through his mind, turning his eyes red.

It was happening now too.

Because Belinda, who had bloomed fully under the warm sunlight in the Royal Capital, looked happier and healthier than she did in the North.

He was thinking that he wanted to take her back to the North like this and tie her up tightly in the castle….

Pat.

At the touch on his cheek, Cesar came to his senses and faced Belinda.

Belinda lightly tapped both his cheeks, then pulled him toward her and asked as if seeing right through him.

“You’re having wicked thoughts again, aren’t you.”

“…Yes.”

Looking into her violet eyes, he finally felt like he was coming to his senses. Cesar nodded obediently.

“I won’t ask what you were thinking, so hurry up and calm the curse so we can go to Leo. Terry mentioned earlier that the Saintess has arrived! Aren’t you curious about what kind of person she is?”

“…Yes, I’m curious too.”

Cesar finally calmed his curse and attended the party.

It was when Leo introduced the Saintess to them, and Belinda, unusually excited, was hitting his arm repeatedly before picking up a cocktail glass.

“Protagonist.”

It was definitely a familiar voice and face.

The people there looked back at Chaser, who somehow felt like someone they were meeting after a long time.

Chaser, as if he had been there from the beginning, naturally took away the drink Belinda had picked up and said with a somewhat troubled expression.

“You shouldn’t drink this.”

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Kiss had no talent for constructing magic circles, but his ability to handle magical power was genius-level.

Thanks to this, his ability to detect magical power was exceptionally outstanding, allowing him to sense even the smallest flows of magical power that even Chaser couldn’t notice.

He used this talent to trace the unique magical traces of Belinda, who possessed abilities, repeatedly interfering with the couple’s dates.

In doing so, he naturally noticed one fact.

He could sense magical power from Belinda that wasn’t hers.

He had detected the magic circuits dwelling in the heart of a fetus that had only grown to the size of a seed.

“You are indeed pregnant.”

Only after receiving the physician’s opinion did the Duke and Duchess realize that they truly had their first child.

The joy was brief.

Cesar listened intently to the physician about precautions during early pregnancy and the mental and physical changes the pregnant woman would experience ahead, with a more serious expression than ever.

Belinda, who had been half-listening to the physician while pondering something alone, suddenly stood up and shouted.

“I want to go home.”

“Pardon?”

“This isn’t the time for this. I need to prepare to return to the castle before my body gets heavier. Yes, let’s borrow a magic carriage from the Magic Tower. Even if it takes a bit longer, it’ll be more comfortable. And….”

Stopping her as she excitedly hurried to prepare for departure, Cesar calmly persuaded her.

“My lady, since it’s come to this, how about staying in the Royal Capital for the birth.”

Long-distance travel would be burdensome for a pregnant woman’s body. In that case, giving birth in the Royal Capital would be safer.

Moreover, the Blanche Estate was her family home, so there was no risk of stress.

Knowing what Cesar meant by saying that, Belinda pondered for a moment before eventually shaking her head.

“Cesar, I didn’t know I would feel this way either….”

Ah, how should she express this feeling. Belinda recalled the harsh cold and environment of the North she had experienced over the past year.

She had thought it might take a long time to come to love that place.

“I miss the North.”

“….”

“I want to give birth to our child at Winter Castle. I want to receive congratulations from the people of the castle and tell our newborn child that place is our home.”

Even knowing it was a dangerous thought, Belinda wouldn’t bend her stubbornness.

Cesar, who couldn’t answer for a while, finally smiled as if giving up.

“Yes, my lady. I will follow your wishes.”

As always, her single word controlled everything about Cesar.

The Duke and Duchess quickly finished preparing to leave the Royal Capital. They were so fast that most people didn’t even know the couple was leaving the Royal Capital until the day itself.

Chaser, who had commandeered a magic carriage from the Magic Tower Elders, whispered as he saw Belinda off.

“Be careful going back, Protagonist.”

“You must be worried about me? I didn’t know you worried about other people.”

Belinda, still holding a grudge about Chaser running away, spoke fiercely.

From Chaser’s position, even groveling wouldn’t be enough, so instead of his usual cheeky retort, he only showed a sheepish expression.

Belinda glared at him for quite a while longer before turning to board the carriage.

After walking a few steps like that, she sighed and turned back to stand in front of Chaser.

She still glared at Chaser with a face full of irritation and resentment before opening her mouth.

“Chaser. When our child is born, you’ll have to become the godfather.”

“…What?”

At the sudden words, Chaser asked back with a bewildered face.

Belinda maintained her cold attitude, crossed her arms, and spoke again as if giving an order.

“You know what a godfather is, right? If something unavoidable happens to me and Cesar, you’ll have to take care of our child in our place. Of course, my husband and I will be healthy for a thousand years. But still, as a godfather, you should visit the North often to see our child. About two or three times a year. You can do that, right?”

“I can do it, but… Why me….”

“Don’t you want to?”

“No, no. It’s just so unexpected….”

If a godfather was needed, he thought she would entrust it to Leo.

Chaser, who was about to say that, suddenly realized this was Belinda’s way of worrying.

She was worried he might again treat his own life as nothing and try to sacrifice himself.

She had given him the title of godfather to add weight and responsibility to his life.

In that moment, Chaser couldn’t contain his overwhelming emotions.

He had only just learned of its existence.

Chaser had already come to love the Duke and Duchess’s child deeply in his heart, even though it didn’t have a name yet.

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