how to divorce the male lead - chapter 25
The tournament took place over two days.
Unlike the early days when only the bravest knights participated, it had evolved into a game in later years.
The tournament, which had become a game where fallen nobles, mediocre knights, and descendants of recently awarded local nobles clumsily aimed at each other’s shoulders, was famous for one essential reason: Yuliana Oban.
The most beautiful woman in the world.
An arrogant sorceress.
A lady dancing in flames.
She was also known as the Blue Rose.
And unfortunately, Yuliana Oban liked blue roses. She even accepted the blue rose garden given by a husband she despised. So it was natural that many men wielded swords to win her favor.
“Crazy!”
And now, Yuliana, her head in her hands, agonized.
While others joyfully kicked their heels, she wanted to run away countless times.
But she couldn’t move for fear that Evan might get hurt, or worse, that a stray lance thrown by a blind man might graze her.
Pale with worry and regret after two days of non-stop action, she finally stood up at the last moment.
She was sure her husband, with a demonic appearance piercing people’s hearts and heads, wouldn’t lose.
Originally destined to watch from the commoner’s seats, Anna, intrigued, stood up at Yuliana’s gesture.
“Lady Duchess, where are you going?”
“I want to rest somewhere quieter.”
“But it’s the finals, and all the places to rest are taken. I’ll bring you something to drink!”
Excitedly, Anna looked at Yuliana, who sighed and fanned herself.
“If you’ve been watching the tournament for two days, haven’t you seen it all?”
“Oh my. Your Grace, the finals are about to begin. Where will you aim this time? The newspapers are buzzing with excitement about the battle for the Blue Rose.”
Anna subtly waved the newspaper she had brought, sending a meaningful glance. Surely they weren’t talking about her?
“Enough with the pointless metaphors,” Yuliana sniffed.
She used to revel in being called the Blue Rose, the most beautiful woman in the world, but things were different now.
Thanks to Evan, the number of obvious sycophants had diminished (perhaps because they had died), but the male protagonist, who was supposed to be the main focus of this novel, was still entangled with her. It was impossible to predict how things would unfold.
“I won’t forget spoilers like lala0419... never...”
In the original novel, which ended at Episode 250, she left at Episode 134. She remembered precisely the spoiler comment she had seen in Episode 133. It was long and shocking.
[How far will it go? It’s going like this. It seems like the author is just writing without thinking. Honestly, if they had any conscience, they should release the previous chapters for free. The title of the novel is ‘Strings of Fate,’ but the fate of the heroine is not visible. That means she lacks merit. The male lead just cries and hastily switches to being an emperor as soon as he mentions the name of his adulterous wife whom he testified against and killed. When was the heroine so pretty? The emperor falls for the heroine at first sight, and the male lead also seems to fall for her at first sight, but in the end, he just screams the name of the wife he killed. Can’t anyone see the end of the current episode? The emperor rescues the heroine, and in the end, she pretends to waver and goes to the male lead, a typical plot. I don’t know if this is enjoyable, but I want to smash my fingers that have come this far with momentum. The author is just lazily piecing together stories they’ve seen somewhere else...]
At that time, she angrily replied in the comments.
[Hey... I didn’t know the emperor would become a supporting character... you’ve read all the previous episodes by yourself and now you’re saying this?]
Then, a stream of fans came in, with comments like, “[This is just a nasty comment for 100 won... are you better off with just 100 won?]” and “[This comment is really annoying... you know, I didn’t know the emperor would become a supporting character... It’s obvious to everyone that he’s not a supporting character, he’s obviously not a villain, right?]” supporting her.
It was natural for a story that consistently ranked high with a rating of 4.4.
However, she, who had reincarnated into Yuliana Oban from her past life, only read one more chapter before giving up because she knew roughly how it would end.
She never dreamed that she would reincarnate into a novel she had dropped due to spoilers and read another novel.
“If I had known, I would have watched it like I was taking the college entrance exam.”
As Yuliana sank into melancholy silence, Anna, who had been constantly asking, “What would you like to drink?” seemed frustrated.
“This is the real ‘gandangyi’ coming out.”
Yuliana glanced irritably at Anna, who seemed to be bothering her.
“Lady Duchess?”
“I don’t know. Just get me something.”
With a grumpy tone, Yuliana nodded fervently, adding, “Is guava juice okay?”
“I’m tired of sweet stuff—”
Before she could finish her sentence, Anna said sulkily, “Oh. Are you really? I thought you’d like cake or cookies.”
That’s what Yuliana Oban would have done.
But she was different now. Having worked at a bakery to earn a living after leaving the orphanage (she quit after three months because it was too hard), she ate bread and cookies when available, but they weren’t food she would go out of her way to get.
However, to cheer up Anna, who had become sulky, she reluctantly nodded her head in agreement.
“I don’t know. Just buy something.”
“Yes, yes!”
Excited, Anna pushed through the crowd and waved money at a merchant selling juice.
“Two guava juices, please!”
“...Aren’t we supposed to be at an amusement park?”
Yuliana was incredulous at Anna’s behavior.
Well, for everyone else except her, it was like an amusement park. Although the sight of people being carried out dead was horrifying, it was also incredibly stimulating.
“Ugh. It’s really horrifying.”
Yuliana sighed deeply as she leaned back in her chair with a headache.
She awaited the start of the finals, knowing full well who would win.
As she watched people tidy up the icy-cold arena, Yuliana sighed. It was almost time for the finals to begin.
The guava juice, offered rudely in front of her face, was shaken by Anna.
Despite her lack of manners, Yuliana, feeling indifferent, drank the guava juice with a heavy heart.
Soon, her husband would embrace her with a blue rose. Just like in the past when he gave her a blue rose garden.
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