This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 153

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Chapter 153

Translator: Yonnee

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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“What do you mean, single for life? What kind of nonsense is that?”

The woman’s voice was calmer than you would expect.

The sudden announcement was something that would definitely make someone angry, yet it sounded so ridiculous that she couldn’t react properly.

“Have those old farts gone senile? Are they seriously telling me to stay single now even when I’m at the height of my youth?”

Those people in the elder council are crazy…

Quietly watching the situation unfold, Ethan simply smiled and mused.

“They’re thinking of pressuring you as a ‘Chantra’.”

“Pardon?”

Reina looked at him incredulously, but Ethan just continued.

“They’re hoping that you won’t leave the Chantra domain, Reina.”

“Actually, it’s the first time that House Chantra has sired a mage.”

Eli also added that part.

Leo closed his eyes and lowered his head, realizing that they could already see the bigger picture.

“Both of you are correct, Your Lordships. Currently, the elder council intends to present two paths to Lady Reina.”

Ethan nodded as though he already knew what would be said next.

“You must either live as a Chantra for the rest of your life without ever getting married, or you must bring in a nobleman in name only, who would then take ‘Chantra’ as his new surname. It must be one or the other.”

Eyy… Come on.

Wasn’t there a good reason that the elder council kept insisting on Lehman Karr before? It’s because they wanted to be well connected with a count household, that’s why. So shouldn’t they follow the same logic?

“The elder council has always been hellbent about ‘pedigree’. But what are they saying now, a noble in name only? That’s ridiculous.”

When Reina gave a smile of disbelief, Ethan came one step closer to her and took her hand.

“Reina. I am the heir to my family.”

As Ethan declared this fact out of the blue, Reina blinked. Then, he reached up to cup her peach-colored cheeks, stroking it gently.

“So, by the time that we sign our marriage papers, the person who will have to take on a new surname will be you, since you will not be succeeding your household.”

“……”

…This man really couldn’t shut up about marriage, huh.

As if he was already assuming that there wasn’t one single future that they were not together.

‘But Eli… He’s going to be shocked again…’

With the topic veering towards this direction, Reina glanced at Eli.

Contrary to her expectations, however, his expression was the same as usual. It seemed like he had decided to accept that Reina and Ethan were an item now.

‘I guess he’s getting used to it now… What a relief.’

At that time, Ethan brought Reina back from her reverie.

“You have such immense power, Reina, so they’re not going to give you up. Perhaps they will try to reopen the discussion about your household’s successor again.”

“Reopen the discussion?”

If they really would, then they really, actually didn’t care about Reina.

“Haa… I can’t believe this.”

Her blood was rushing in her veins.

This was just like them.

In the end, they really only viewed her as a chess piece—a knight, the horse in particular—to use for the sake of the family. No, she’d rather be a chess piece. At this point, she was no different than a breeding mare being forced to maintain a good pedigree.

“They’re just forcing me again…”

In the first place, the elder council and Reina had never been on the same page before.

In a way, it was only natural that they were at odds. Considering that they were from different worlds, brought up in different milieus, how could they ‘understand’ each other?

Right. It’s only natural. Therefore, Reina never bothered to understand or even try to understand them.

Still, they were part of the community she was in, so she thought that she should still meet them halfway, at a certain level of interest. She tried her best.

They had ordered her to get engaged, so instead of outright running away from that, she concluded with the ‘engagement with Ethan’. This was Reina’s effort to be considerate of the elder council. In the end, she still respected them.

But somehow, they just kept forcing a one-sided ‘understanding’.

“They keep hounding about their ‘united harmony’ or whatever. I’m sick and tired of it.”

Why did they have to understand each other and become ‘one’ through united harmony? Couldn’t they just live their own separate lives?

At this point, Reina just wanted to laugh incredulously at the elder council’s coercion. However, suddenly, she felt something amiss.

‘Wait a minute… Now that I think about it…’

She had gotten so stunned by the news that she failed to notice…

Ethan was much too calm.

“……”

Really. He’s being strange.

Based on his behavior thus far… He should have already gone on a rampage just by the mention of the news. However, such a calm response instead? Even when other people were trying to interfere with their relationship?

It’s a little suspicious and mildly concerning, but…

“Ethan.”

As she called his name and looked at him with a silent question in her eyes, he remained calm as usual and answered.

“Yes, Reina.”

Uh-huh. That expression’s definitely normal-looking.

But it was even scarier that he was reacting this way. Why was he so calm? To the extent that it’s goosebump-inducing.

‘You’re not the type who’d just give up easily.’

Right then, his long fingers intertwined with hers and brought their hands up. As he raised his gaze towards the hand that he was holding, he put on such a seductive smile that absolutely didn’t match the situation.

“Reina. The members of the elder council aren’t what you consider your precious people, right?”

Umm. Technically? They’re not precious to her. All they do is raise her blood pressure.

“Uhh… They’re not, no.”

Reina answered back, mesmerized, then a sweet kiss fell upon the back of her hand.

“Shall we take this opportunity to wipe them all out?”

“Right, ri…”

Wait. No.

Reina answered mechanically just now because she was in such a daze, but she gasped sharply as she caught herself.

But Ethan, with his eyes curved into beautiful crescent moons, leaned closer towards her and asked her calmly.

“Unrecyclable trash is better off incinerated, Reina.”

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