Sakuraba Laura's Favorite

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Princess Zelle was the eighth princess of Roymond, who reduced her presence so she won't be seen as a threat killed by her older siblings. Because of that, she avoided everyone of power and kept to herself. When Granor invaded her kingdom, she and her younger siblings fled to distract the enemies from her older siblings, the more powerful royal heirs. She was captured and woke up as a falcon.

She floundered around before becoming a messenger falcon of Valhail, the commander of the Roymond army and her 2nd sister's fiance. Because normal cavier falcon aren't smart, they keep getting captured by enemies. Valhail noted that Zelle seemed to be able to understand human speech and was initially suspicious, thinking that she is a spy. He started trusting her when she was injured on her first mission because the enemy wouldn't hurt their own spy. Zelle was a bit reckless because she prioritize the success of the army over her own life, which made Valhail mad a lot. She managed to figure out the map of the enemy's camp and was so well successful that the Granor called her the 'Eye of the Sky'.

Later, the Granor army claimed to have Zelle's body and threatened to kill her if the Roymond army attacks them. As the only known royal heir alive, Zelle is very precious to the Roymond army. Valhail managed to start a surprise attack, win the battle, and reclaim her body alive. However, they found that she was poisoned and would die in 30 days without an antidote. Bird Zelle got frustrated and bit her body on the neck, trying to wake herself up. Then Zelle flew off and was shot by poisoned darts after getting lured into a trap.

Zelle woke up as human again. Valhail started suspecting her to be a spy after she slipped a few times (she was supposed to in a coma ever since she was captured so she couldn't be aware of what's going on in the war). Eventually, it boiled to a point where Zelle admitted she was the bird and start quoting back the things Valhail said to the bird. Valhail was stunned, and while coming to terms with the truth, Zelle escaped. She was attacked by barbarians but was saved by Valhail, who admitted to believing her.
Spoiler: their reaction
[There is a lot of awkwardness afterward because Valhail remembered he was rude to the bird a lot and Zelle was embarrassed by her behavior as a bird (cozying up to Valhail because she wanted to survive. He even asked her if that was sincere or just for survival. Zelle answered that she was lonely as a bird and he was the only one who recognized her intellect )]

Zelle used her presence to boost the army's morale (the king and all his concubines are dead, along with many heirs). They continue to search for the remaining heirs (1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th). At one battle, they tried to divide the much larger Granor army. Zelle offered to be a bait, but was turned down by Valhail in favor of a fake bait. The battle was successful and the Granor retreated after taking a big loss. However, a Roymond assassin attacked Zelle, saying only the Eastern King should be the real ruler. Zelle suspected it was one of her siblings. She later strike up a friendship and alliance with Hilde, a politician from the East.
Spoiler: first kiss
[Their first kiss happened after the assassination attempt. Zelle was in shock after one of her maid shielded her and was stabbed (don't worry, she survives) and Valhail barely managed to save her in time (he also gave her a necklace before the battle, which somehow bought Zelle precious time against the assassin). Zelle was a little hysterical and said that she wanted to live. When Valhail reassured her that she was alive, she said she can't feel that she's alive (she's in shock) and he proved her wrong by kissing her. He later apologized for the disrespect and asked to be punished, but Zelle refused, saying she kissed him back too.]

Later, 4th prince was revealed to be alive. He claimed to have fought his way out of where he was imprisoned. Zelle was happy to see him until he later accused her of getting a good reputation and respect from the army by sleeping with Valhail and other higherups.
Spoiler: 4th Prince
[He was the firstborn son and the most favored child of the king. However, because he is younger than his siblings, they are ahead of him in line to the throne. He developed an inferiority complex and chose to buy and harass women who looks like his sisters. He even remarked that it was a shame his full-blood sister, the 3rd princess, was dead because she was the prettiest of all the royal heirs. Right after he said that, he said that Zelle was a lot prettier than he realized. ]

Valhail got really mad at 4th prince for insulting Zelle. During an argument in the Armory, Zelle scratch herself on a spear with a poisoned tip and fell unconscious. She woke up in her bird body, which had been in a coma due to the same poison. Valhail realized this when the bird showed up and he worried about her a lot, refusing to send her to the enemy's camp. (One of his soldier even asked him if he fell in love with a bird because he was seen treating bird Zelle so tenderly. I think it was at this time that Valhail first admitted to one of his soldier that he loves Zelle) Zelle met Adele, a lady from the west who was thought to be a nerd. Zelle discovered that Adele is a genius and is well educated with eastern history. Zelle gave her some messages she got from the Granor and Adele managed to decode them, which talked about how the Granor are worried about their food supply. Valhail learned of Adele's intelligence through Zelle and asked Adele to identify the poison and figure out a cure.

Adele found that the cure is the poison after being diluted. They awoken soldiers that were poisoned in battle, but Zelle wouldn't wake up. Valhail later took Zelle to the cliffs where crystal roses grew. He told her that she should live her life however she want and he would support her. (Even during the war, Zelle didn't want to throw her presence around too much because she was afraid that her older sisters might kill her after the war is over and Valhail realized that) Zelle realized that she like him. Later, Zelle, in her bird body, participated in the war by gathering a bunch of birds and targeting the enemies' layout (they just followed her for some reason, which surprised her and she used it to her advantage) Adele figured out that both blood and poison were involved. She also figured out the history of Zelle's ancestor, who was said to have golden blood and shared that blood with cavier falcon and Zelle realize that could be the answer to why she can wake up in a cavier falcon's body. Zelle woke up after the new cure was administered.

After Adele met Zelle in her human body (she doesn't know Zelle is the bird, only Valhail and two of her maids, including the one that was stabbed, knows), she praised Zelle a lot because she found out through her investigation that Zelle faked a letter pretending to be 1st princess to save grain harvest from a typhoon and saved a lot of people from starvation a few years ago. Zelle was embarrassed because forging letter is a crime and she was trying to keep a low profile to stay alive. Later, rumors of how Zelle saved the grain supply spread though the people of Roymond. The Roymond army won the battle and reclaim Roymond's castle from the Granor. Zelle threw a banquet to celebrate. Granor sent a message asking to end the war.

Later, they found out the rumors about the 4th prince was true and Zelle thought that she must stop him from taking the throne. At the banquet, Valhail's people came and reveal that 4th prince did not fought his way to freedom, but his mother bought him with the lives of 200 Roymond people. A lot of people were angry. Valhail fought with 4th prince and mocked him for his perverse taste toward women who resembles his sisters, humiliating 4th prince in the battle to avenge the victims.

Not long after, 4th prince was found dead, having been killed brutally. In addition, her 2nd sister showed up now that the war has ended with soldiers of her own. She admitted to starting the war with Granor to get rid of 1st princess, but Granor betrayed her. She was the one who was bought out of prison with the lives of 200 Roymond people, but framed the shame on 4th prince. She was the true Eastern King (Her initials were the anagram for Eastern King. Zelle thought it was either 4th, 9th, or 10th because their maternal family are from the East) Zelle tried to run away with Valhail but surrendered after 2nd Princess threatened to kill Zelle's maids. She then imprisoned Zelle, trying to marry her off to Adele's brother, who was on 2nd Princess's side. But to do that, 2nd Princess must ascend the throne to gain the authority for that.

One of Zelle's maid slipped her the poison to putting her soul in the bird's body. Zelle took it, trying to help Valhail find evidence of 2nd Princess's crime. 2nd Princess killed off two of her own men who could be important witnesses, disheartening Zelle for failing. 2nd Princess was also annoyed with Valhail because he was her fiance but he asked to broke off his engagement and even fell in love with Zelle. Zelle pricked herself with a poisoned spear, waking up as a human again. At the coronation, Valhail's men broke in with evidence of 2nd Princess's crimes and the witness is - surprise - Adele's brother who 2nd princess is trying to marry Zelle to. (Earlier, Zelle accused him of wanting to possess her more than actually loving her, or he wouldn't have let 2nd princess imprison her) Most of the soldiers did not know of 2nd Princess' treason and served her because she was now first in line to the throne with the death of 1st Princess. Valhail's private army is loyal only to Zelle because Valhail swore an oath of loyalty to Zelle during the war and his army only obey the owner of the necklace, which Valhail gave to Zelle.

The 2nd Princess is carried away, screaming at Zelle the whole time, blaming her for everything. With no other heirs, Zelle took the throne and became Empress. She went to look for her bird body, hoping to cure the poison for good and find a way for the bird to live its own life (which might be impossible because it only contain Zelle's soul. When Zelle is in her human body, the bird is unconscious), only to find that the bird had died not too long ago, after Zelle was crowned. Valhail said that the war was too harsh on the bird's body in addition to the poisoning. They buried the body and erected a monument at its burial.


SIDE STORY:
Valhail asked her when she fell in love with him, Zelle replied that it was when he took her to see the crystal roses, so Valhail later proposed to her surrounded by crystal roses. They got married and got a son really quickly. First prince is Russellzen (Regen). Second prince, four years younger, is Kargale. Third princess, ten years younger than Russellzen, is Artiel. Artiel is doted on the most. When Russellzen was 15, the young emperor Recalius of the Belott empire (age 8) greeted them and must have made a mistake, because Artiel scolded him loudly. Amusingly, Recalius seemed to fell in love with Artiel, which made Russellzen and Kargale really protective. Recalius later start learning martial art from Valhail.

SOURCE: By Sarahlin from Novel Updates

Ren calling rin 'erin' reminds me of yoosung calling mc rika and it makes me mad lmao

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I have read the novel and I want to share some "points" (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
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1) Lucius (emperor) is still in love with Pol but he feels bad for her wives so he tries not to see and forget her. That is why even when she asks for permission to get marry with Frau Sneke (fat doctor) he gave permission even thought he knew Frau is not acceptable candidate but Pol liked Sneke.

2) About wives: In a few chapters, Rebecca gets pregnant and her health was so bad. But 2 wives and emperor had to go to Nanaba (ex capital) for a national holiday so they take Pol too leaving Rebecca alone in Yaba. Lucius hunts a big deer for Pol to eat, while Stra looks at half dead animal (even pol warns her), deer tries to kick Stra, but Pol take it and she broke her ribs. Lucius runs to her and they cancel event, and take Pol to castle. Emperor gets angry at her and orders to live and not to risk her life for anyone, even for him. At the same time there is a messenger from capital, Ainno and Lucius prepares to go back Yaba and he orders Pol stay in Nanaba until her ribs fully healed with his wives. She waits for 1 month but she is crazy worried for Rebecca. So Pol leaves 2 wiwes in Nanaba and goes back to Yaba. By the way, Pol gets her period back thanks to kick from deer.
When Pol reaches capital, Rebecca is dead, they did funreal 2 days before, child is a girl and premature baby. Everybody says"she died in a vain because it is girl", even Rebecca's mother apologized emperor for it. Lucius doesnt want to see her daughter because of his fear losing her too, He just drinks alchohol in his room. Pol wants to console emperor, but emperor rejects him and says "get out of WINTER" (it broke my heart). Pol feels too lonely, so she puts herself in self-punisment for a month at home, when Frau takes care of her ribs, she accepts his proposal because of her loneliness.
Before wiwes leaving Nanaba, Tory's grandfater gives her the rarest alcohol for her make Stra drink it while celebrating Rebecca's death. Wives comes back and now everybody wants to make them compete and Tory (my fav wive) starts to learn politic and economic definitions from Pol secretly, she doesnt believe any maids. Stra organizes emperor's birthday event, all elders from Nanaba are invited, for her perfect job Tory gives her the rarest wine, even emperor gulps, but Tory doesnt let her drink and says her grandfather put poision in it, Tory's maids broke the bottle and tells she put the poision. Elders objects and call her crazy woman, but she starts to list their corruption and everything. She orders knights to arrest all elders but they dont. Tory feels powerless and Pol screams "what are you waiting for, didnt you hear? Arrest all of them" and show begins, grandfather screams at Tory and throws a knife at her, again, Pol takes it for her at the shoulder. I liked here because first think she calculated what to do in her retirement if it is permanently, then"oh it is a flesh wound, I dont have to retire"
So, Tory loses her nobility and their marriage with emperor is invalid. At the same time, Stra's family is founded to poision Tory and Stra, so she takes responsibility and divorces Lucius. And she says emperor to marry Pol because he loves her. Emperor is shocked

3) Frau:He is noble born doctor thrown away from her family because of his relationship with a maid. Pol think he wants to work for her so she accepts his dinner offer. when she asks how much salary he wants, she gets nervous and screams " i want to porpose to you because I am interested in your money" in a restaurant and now all city now it. She rejects him and becomes friends with him. In some time, she starts to date with him
After the incident with emperor, Pol accepts Frau's propose, but because of the royal death, nobody can get marry or engage. But unofficially they start the preparetions. When Lucius learnt her deciosion from Ainno, he cries (I was crying too). Everybody is against their marriage bacause he is nobody and golddigger. but emperor gives permission because he sees how Pol is happy, as a result, people just complains, and everybody is shocked how Pol has changed. (it happens before his birthday) News reachs to the south, and then twin sister's mom heard about the name of Frau Sneke, she screams and sends Donau and Howe to stop her.
After Stra's encouragement, Lucius decides to propose to Pol and goes to her home with flowers and his mother's ring. But when he sees Frau treating Pol's wound from the grandfather (some time has passed after the incident), he understand she likes him and just leaves crying. but he saw Donau and Howe, they explain why she cant marry him, all loyal knights meet to decide how to kill Frau but emperor says he will take care of it without damaging Pol's name.
Frau wants to marry with a maid prevously (Pol and everybody knew this already) but Sneke family doest want to accept her as legal wife. but they elope and marry. his wife dies after childbirth but Snekes doesnt want to accept the son as Frau's heir so they kick him out. (yep, nobody knew this, thanks miss twin sister's mom ) child is in Nanaba with her other grandparents. Frau wants her son become next Marquess Winter and noble. "why a foreign woman can while his precious son cant". Pol treasure Winter name so she wants to give it to a worthy person.
Emperor spread the gossip about Frau's son being harmed during investigation of elders' crimes. Frau leaves to the village near Nanaba with lying to Pol. Lucius asks Pol for a picnic and takes her to the village. by coincidence, pol hears Frau promising his son to make her a noble, next marquess. Pol snaps and kick Frau with him holding the child. she doesnt kill him because of child but orders him to cut his own penis otherwise she will kill his son too. I liked it when she told everybody who she is at this scene

4)After little Frau's execution, Pol and Lucius goes to an inn and Pol brings a barrel alcohol to emperor's room. She gets drunk and make Lucius to drink too. They are wasted, Pol vents on the incident, while Lucius confesses "Pol, please love me". They have sex, Pol wakes up hangover next to emperor, she think they just slept, but after she finds the "evidences", she wakes the emperor "your highness I raped you". When he insists it should be him to take advantege of her, she reminds him the words " I would never sleep with an ugly woman like you. I would rather take a dirty prostitute to my bed" he said when they fist meet. Lucius was not even sure if he said something like that but he could not make her to believe. Lucius sees her panic and as he also doesnt remember how it become like this, he cant say his love (she wants to kill herself), so he says lets forget. They return to Yapa as emperor only remembers her breasts (he gropes the air)
Pol starts to remember how they did, she feels bad as she starts to see the emperor as a man, she swears never to drink and starts 1st Divisions' training which is hard to concentrate. But her period is late (doctors said she will not be late anymore) so she goes to 2 different midwives to check her and they confirm pregnancy. She can't kill emperor's child so she decided to leave capital to a near city, her own territory, to give birth. and she is not sure if emperor will believe to her if she talks with him about the pregnancy. if the child looks like her, no problem, she will forge documents and say its someone else's. if it looks like Lucius, she doesn't wan to think. (after learning pregnancy, she just loses and it is totally chaotic because of her panic). When emperor plans how to propose, Pol asks for the holiday. Lucius decides he will marry to the Pol, he will not have another wife and will not have a baby, so the son of his cousin will become heir. (he was not aware Pol's period)

She comes to Strin and tell her vassals she is pregnant and help her to give birth secretly. She can only eat a stew made during war, named Dow Stew. During her heavy period, Lucius gets worry and sends a auditor (Momo) to check Pol, fortunately he is Pol's old friend and he promises to keep it secret from the emperor. (he doesn't know the father). Emperor gets suspicious on his report "nothing significant to report" so he prepares for a tour whole continent. Pol doesn't let anyone on he territory and lives in a holiday house near he castle. only a few people know the baby. She gives birth to a blond son with green eyes, she calls him "Dog Stew". she thinks "fxxk, where is my DNA", and she loses more. After a little time, Lucius comes to the her castle. She thinks Lucius's Inteligence Office (which reports everything to emperor too fast) told him about the baby and she begs him to forgive her for hiding the birth of royal prince. (she didn't hear until the last moment, because Lucius's knight captivated all guards on the way, hahaha)
Lucius is happy and after seeing the baby, proposes her, Pol loses even more. She doesn't want to marry him because she will lose her everything and for Rebecca. She says "it is first time I hate to be born a women, because if I was a man, you would now love another knight". Lucius promises to find a way and have to go back to his tour.
Pol was totally in panic and depressing situation, she was afraid of the death too, so she can't feel as a mother and very cold to the baby. She calls Donau, he makes him to speak with emperor and takes her to Yapa, baby stay with the nannies. (She can't totally believe Lucius is in love with her)
Emperor starts to seduce her with his beauty, takes a break from government to take care of his appearances and even spread rumours to who city how he is one sidedly in love with his knightness. Everybody supports his marriage to her because of her power and the birth of Gerald (prince) is top secret from public, because he is out of wedding. Pol starts to fall for the Lucius to after his attacks (he plays very well and everybody is shocked how sweet he is with her), wedding preparations starts, she agrees because they can't leave Gerald as a bastard. Everybody treats her as the next empress and she stays in the palace as Lucius's guest. While playing with princess Luminae, she notices how bad she behaved to Gerald and wants to treat him better when she gets back.
While some little things happens, Pol decides she can't give up on her Winter surname. she goes to emperor with wearing her armour, (normally it is treason, but she is next empress nobody says anything) emperor is in a meeting with officials. it continues:
-your highness, do you love me?
-yes, Pol
-can you give up on your kingdom for me?
-no
-I love you too, and I can't give up my surname. you can take my title and confiscate my all wealth, you can do anything, but I can give up on my Winter
He understands her and gives her 1 year to rest. after on year, she has to come back to her position. Pol pledges her oath to him again. She leaves room and goes back to Strin where the baby is.
After she left, Lucius announces he will become a tyrant from today and if anybody has any problem, they should say now. nobody resist.

5) After she come back, Gerald welcomes Pol "mama", and she says "yes, I am your mother". She starts to act as a mother, even apologises to the child. 1 year passes, Pol doesn't know anything about the capital. Lucius writes to her and the baby letters as she writes back. After 1 year, Donau comes Strin to take Pol back Yapa, before they go to a picnic to the another land. she leaves her sword at the horse and lays down on the willow. somebody tries to pick her up, but she gets angry and want to punch him (she doesn't see the face), but it was actually Lucius. She sees all other important knights and female characters too. (I love it when she signs "if you are here, who protects the capital") Lucius puts a big book in front of her where they changed whole law. Now women have the right to inherit. Lucius gives up on his early retirement for his love. he explains it, "A world where mothers will not have to apologise for giving birth to a daughter" (Rebecca's the last will). Then Pol asks for a sword (she doesn't have now) all knight offers her theirs. She takes Donaus' and pledges her loyalty and proposes to the emperor
Cekel (new head of maids & Pol's personal maid) and Ainno (new duke Seki) marries, he was very passionate when he proposes. "If until end of royal ban on the marriage, I can't get your heart, I will marry with you by force"
Princess Luminae becomes crown princess
Gerald prepares to become a knight
Pol becomes 3rd division's capitain and the empress
Tory is the new baroness and she takes care of the management in the palace
Stra is the second head of maids

happy end. ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

Credits to Malavander ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ

I just thought of something, but what if in order to become a supernatural, you exchange a spirit with a human soul? So Hanako exchange with Kou... Kou gets to be with Mitsuba as a spirit and Hanako is a human with Nene...

Should I be dense to get a harem???

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Cosette "technically" is the Duke's daughter as well.

The issue started with the the Duke and his first wife. The first wife loved the duke, however she was bullied and harassed by staff and other nobles. Partly because of her low status but also because it was all orchestrated by the MC's grandfather, who wanted his own own daughter to marry to Duke because of the power and prestige it would bring. The MC's grandfather is the one who fabricated the lie that the first wife was barren. Because of the Duke's shitty neutrality policy, he never defended or protected the first wife. He basically tossed her aside after it was spread out that she was barren and then finally divorced and banished her so her could marry the MC's mom.

The first wife was pregnant when she was sent away and the child that she was pregnant with was Cosette. However, the first wife wanted revenge on the Duke so she made a deal with a demon. As part of the price, the demon took over Cosette's body.

So technically, Cosette's body is the Duke's daughter, but the mind and soul occupying it is a demon.

In the original time line, after the MC is executed, the demon becomes super strong and leads a demon army and destroys the world. In the new time line, the MC manages to stop the demon. She then also purifies Cosette's body and buries it in the family cemetery. She feels really bad for the first wife and her half-sister for being victims of her grandfather's thirst for power and of the duke's indifference.

I read somewhere that actually Nine is as strong as his twin but he is also more intellectually advanced - so he has two things in favor. His twin was jealous of this and knew that if Nine wanted he could have all support so ....... that jealousy made him stronger in like character and personality and more violent so his wolf tribe thought he was amazing . Nine on the other hand was alaway very gentle and his twin being mean with him and eventually his whole tribe - really broke him and he didn’t have an awakening - up until now at least.
But Nine is strong and when he gets mad you will all fear him hahahahah - truly he looks so handsome.
He pushes his twin to I think a walll or hard furniture when Melissa is unconscious

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She goes to town with that old mage and makes him disguise her so that she’s not recognized. Her disguise is black hair and blue eyes like her second brother lol

What chapter is this in the novel?