Lin Lin waited cautiously outside the room for a moment. When Wakako opened the door, she discreetly glanced inside but saw nothing out of the ordinary. Relieved, she thought to herself that she hadn’t interrupted anything important. But even if she had, it wouldn’t matter now. She had to see her senior sister and the Saint as soon as possible….
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Wakako finally pushed the door open. This time, she was the one looking down at Miki, who was frail and helpless, her cheeks flushed after spending a long time in the hot water. Her waist was slender enough to be held in one hand. Miki’s body was very different from hers. Wakako trained every day, and while it might not…
After returning from the spring festival that day, Wakako left the estate alone. There was a curfew in the capital city; anyone caught sneaking out would be arrested by city guards—unless they possessed exceptional skills like hers. Ordinary citizens didn’t have such abilities and could only obediently stay at home. Therefore, the temple at night was always deserted, as if…
Back at the Saionji estate, no one ever thought of Wakako as timid. They all praised her strength and her indifference to pain. Wakako had believed this herself—until the day the Saint, in a fit of anger, killed the music teacher. Afterward, the head of the Saionji clan summoned her. Ichiro, the family head, was a composed and serious Alpha….
The market women had no idea what she was thinking. They hadn’t seen much of the world, but they weren’t completely ignorant either. “Huh? Isn’t that the same name as the Saint?” Miki smiled faintly, offering no explanation. Quickly, another woman chimed in, “Lots of people share the same name these days. You can’t even read, so best not to…