There are no Bad Transcendents in the World

Before I knew it, Daniel and I were getting married tomorrow.

It was the day before the wedding, so there was nothing special about it.

“Today is our last dinner together, so let’s enjoy it slowly.”

“Dad, we were just at lunch together…”

“That was the last lunch, and this is the last dinner, so it’s a completely different story.”

My father said so with a bitter smile. I felt a little sad thinking it was our last meal. 

“Father, take care of your health even when I’m not by your side. Let me know if you get sick.”

[The emperor died of a chronic illness.]

Because that sentence remained in my head, leaving my father and the imperial palace kept bothering me.

But every time I asked him to let me know if there was something wrong with his health, my father smiled as if he had no idea what it meant.

“You see, in your eyes, I look like a person who will stumble in pain. Don’t worry, I still have plenty of energy.”

“…”

“I should be more concerned about you. He… No, it sounds like Grand Duke Prause’s private life is very messy.”

After hearing the false rumors that Daniel had deliberately spread, my father was very displeased with him.

I’m sorry for my father, but I’m planning to divorce him, so it’s not a terrible situation.

“Anyway, if you like the way he looks, it’s not like your mother, giving your heart away…”

My father offered me food, saying something that I couldn’t tell if he was praising himself or scolding me.

Even though he seemed to oppose the marriage, my father was working harder than anyone else to keep it from falling apart.

‘I hear that the Duke of Gelon is using all kinds of tricks.’

I heard that the high priest, who will officiate the marriage, recently received a threatening letter from an unknown source.

It must mean that my marriage is such an annoyance to them.

‘I know very well that this marriage is against them.’

After eating, I simply washed up and read the letter. The letter I had been waiting for had finally arrived.

[Miss Frey. I am not feeling well, so I am unable to attend the ceremony tomorrow. – Evelyn Vliette.]

How heartbreaking it must be for her to give up on Daniel Prause’s wedding.

It wasn’t enough to avenge her shamelessness at my mother’s funeral.

However, since the wedding was tomorrow, there was no more time to torment Evelyn Vliette.

‘I have a long journey ahead tomorrow, so let’s get a good night’s sleep.’

Better to get a good night’s sleep than to devote one’s attention to a loveless wedding.

It would take a lot of stamina to just pass through all the sarcastic remarks at the wedding.

As I headed for the bed thinking, I saw a familiar man through the window.

Silver hair and mysterious purple eyes that gleamed in the moonlight.

It was Daniel Prause, who would become my husband in a few hours.

“Oh, Grand Duke Prause.”

“…”

I wanted to pretend I didn’t know at first, but since our eyes had already met, I said hello.

It was quite a distance from his room to my room.

You came all this way because you had something to tell me.

It must have been, but Daniel’s eyes looking at me were unusual.

His purple eyes were filled with contempt and doubt.

Ever since he saw my future, he always looked at me that way, even when we crossed paths in the hallway.

What the hell did I do in the future?

“Sorry if I was rude.”

Daniel said with an apologetic expression.

My heart was relieved by his beautiful face that shone even at night.

I wondered if it was better than I had imagined to be able to see this face over and over again.

‘Besides, Daniel isn’t interested in the opposite sex anyway, right? He’s not even dating.’

He was rumored to be a promiscuous man, but in reality, he was perfectly safe.

Even a male friend from elementary, middle, and high school would not be as safe as Daniel.

‘Of course, when it comes to problems between the opposite sex.’

Daniel was also the biggest variable in my plan for a peaceful retirement.

Even if I prevented his assassination and became friendly with the other members of the household, if Daniel found me to be a nuisance, it would all be in vain.

I never thought that the noble Grand Duke Prause, who was close to absolute goodness, would imprison or harass me… It was just a precaution.

‘I hate this forced marriage, to the point of creating an image of a promiscuous man.’

Therefore, I needed to build a minimal bond with Daniel.

So that he wouldn’t bother me or kick me out sooner than I had anticipated.

I didn’t mean to be clingy, but I wanted to be a good friend or someone he could trust.

“That way, the cute Grand Duke’s children will feel more comfortable.”

Thinking of the soft cheeks, a slight smile formed on the corners of my mouth.

If it’s for the little ones waiting for me, it’s worth talking to the man in front of me.

“Grand Duke Prause, since you came all this way, do you have something to say to me?”

“Not really.”

“…”

I’m dying of awkwardness…

I joked around because I didn’t want to share this vibe with him.

“Anyway, let’s talk.”

“Tell me.”

“Are you skipping the wedding night tomorrow?”

“…”

I’d rather keep my mouth shut.

“No, don’t look down on me like that. I mean, let’s be clear.”

“…”

“When did I even insist on forcibly holding the wedding night?”

However, my feeble excuse didn’t work for Daniel.

“The wedding night is omitted. We will never spend the night together again.”

He spoke in a blunt tone and then looked at my wrist.

‘Could it be that you’re going to spend more magic to read my future again?’

Well, he might want to make sure there are no lingering feelings of love and affection.

Besides, Daniel was a Transcendent.

I don’t know about divine power, but if it’s magic power, he was thousands of times better than me.

The joke about Prause being a walking mage tower was not for nothing.

‘But who cares.’

Without thinking, I held out my arm to him.

“Since I was talking nonsense, I know you want to make sure nothing happened on the first night, but this is the last time.”

Daniel lightly grabbed my wrist. He seemed to be reading the future with considerable magic, though I didn’t sense it very well.

“…”

Soon, his expression hardened slightly.

It seemed like he had seen something he didn’t expect this time, but he didn’t share it with me even when I silently asked him.

“Grand Duke Prause?”

“It’s getting late, so goodbye.”

Since it was my future, please tell me what you saw.

But Daniel’s face seemed quite shocked, so I couldn’t hold on to him and ask him.

I waved my hand at his broad back as he walked away.

“I don’t know what you saw, but we have a wedding tomorrow, so don’t fall asleep too late.”

* * *

Daniel stopped walking as soon as he got out of Frey’s sight.

‘I’ve decided to prevent such a future, so why am I servilely holding on to her again?’

His head was dazed by the future he saw now.

To be exact, the conversation he had with Frey in the future was shocking.

[“Daniel, don’t you remember? ‘The first night is omitted. We won’t be spending the night together again.’ It was you who said that.”]

When Frey, who looked a little more mature than now, snapped at him, the future Daniel looked as if the world had collapsed.

[“Frey, I was stupid back then.”]

Then he reached out and placed Frey’s hand on his broad, firm chest.

[“I want you so much right now.”]

His low voice was stained with obsession.

A future self throwing away all pride and holding on to Frey.

Besides, Frey didn’t seem to bat an eye.

Daniel frowned, unable to believe his own clinging appearance.

‘Did the princess use magic on me in the next 2 years and 7 months?’

But unlike his cynical present self, the future Daniel Prause pleaded without pride.

[“Frey, will you let me seduce you?”]

[“Well, it seems difficult to give a definitive answer… Wait, don’t keep taking off your shirt!”]

“…”

Daniel felt himself going mad because of his future self.

[“Frey, you told me you liked that I was promiscuous.”]

[“Daniel, stop showing off your chest muscles. It’s good to see, but…”]

[“You don’t have to just watch.”]

***

Daniel recalled the enchanting voice and closed his eyes tightly.

He didn’t know why the future self he had peeked at was doing such absurd things, but one thing was certain.

‘I am crazy.’

His future self must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.

The face that begged as he held onto Frey was clearly not that of a sane person.

Anyone could see that he was a bit unhinged.

Daniel carefully tucked away the glimpse of the future into a corner of his mind.

Dwelling on it would only bring him make him more distraught.

When he was about to go back to his room and cool his head, someone blocked his way.

“Grand Duke Prause.”

“Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

Daniel looked at the crown prince who appeared in front of him as if he had been waiting.

Encountering him at such a late hour was unexpected.

He certainly wasn’t the kind of person to run to a place like this late at night.

‘What brings him here?’

Daniel was wary, not revealing his thoughts to the Crown Prince.

Tahar was also curious about why his opponent was here.

‘I couldn’t believe it, but he really is in a place like this.’

There are many more beautiful gardens in the imperial palace, but was there a reason for Grand Duke Prause to wander in such a secluded garden late at night?

Tahar, thinking quietly, twisted his lips and smiled.

‘Did he try to negotiate with Frey, since he couldn’t avoid the absolute right to obey?’

Tahar had also heard that the two had reached an agreement of some sort.

‘That stupid Frey is negotiating.’

A considerable amount of time has passed since Frey, who used to struggle every day like a cornered animal, began to shine as if she had become a different person.

She used to just be an idiot trembling in the corner.

After she said she wanted to marry Daniel, she thought she might be a threat.

‘It was fine when she did stupid things on her own.’

Even though her eyes, as if she would no longer live the way she used to, bothered him greatly.

I wanted to kill her when she went to the temple alone and underwent the divine power test.

So Tahar decided to take matters into his own hands.

“Grand Duke, you’ve decided to accept, but you still seem reluctant.”

“What do you mean?”

“The marriage using the right of absolute obedience and Princess Frey.”

***