The Wife Of The Crimson Lion

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The Pantheon Empire, where the beastmen govern humans.

A small human woman appeared before Duke Hadeon Lark, a red lion beastman that stood at the pinnacle of power.

A woman known in society for her promiscuous scandals, Elysia Pearlman.

She asked him to make her his mistress,

And offered a contract in exchange for her body’s secret.

“You… d*mn it, what the hell is this?”

“As you can see, my flesh has the power to arouse beastmen.”

Intrigued by the human woman that willingly walked into the lion’s den to be taken advantage of, Hadeon laid down his conditions.

***

“Swear to God right here that you won’t meet another man while you are my mistress.”

“A, alright.”

“No, that’s not right.”

Hadeon grinned as he handed Elysia the veil he was holding.

“Make a formal oath to God. Before my eyes. We just happened to be in a church, after all.”

“M, make an oath?”

The sound of the old pews creaking echoed in the church.

“I, Elysia Pearlman.”

“…I, Elysia Pearlman…”

“Take the man whom God has paired me with, Hadeon Lark, as my unlawful paramour from this day forth.”

“Take the man God has paired… What?”

Before Elysia could protest, a low and powerful voice rang through the empty chapel.

“I, Elysia Pearlman, take the man whom God has paired me with, Hadeon Lark, as my unlawful paramour from this day forth, to unconditionally weep regardless of his mood, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, till death does us apart, and still belong to him even in death, to which I swear before God.”

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The Wife Of The Red Lion
붉은 사자의 아내
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4 Reviews


frrama
frrama
May 18, 2024
Status: c7
(My varied reactions...)

Read the synopsis, and... "Eh? What?"

Looked carefully at the genre tags; then went to TL site, looked carefully at the genre tags there too. "Strange, it definitely says 'Comedy', and not 'Angst' - heck, not even 'Drama'! Well, translators do sometimes fail at tagging in a rush to post new works."

Looked carefully at the novel's cover: "Oh ML, what a big waxy grey chest you have taking up nearly all the space above your manspreading!... Okay, don't mock him; at least he's ginger and not another... more>> black-hair-red-eyes DukeoftheNorth."

Heck, there's only seven chapters so far, might as well just read the thing to find out what's going on!

*seven chapters later*

"One feeble distressed female MC, persecuted and ab*sed by utter garbage 'family', seeking 'refuge' in overbearing ML (AKA jumping from the frying pan into the fire)... If I'd just read this casually, I would absolutely think these tropes were being played straight, albeit written a bit weird. And yet...!"

... Nope, dangit, still too s*upid to guess: is this for real? A well-written parody of overused drama tropes? Something else entirely? I give up!

Only one thing left to do, add it to my reading list while growling "Novel, you have successfully captured my attention!" <<less
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Samosaaa
Samosaaa
Aug 10, 2024
Status: c60
A sincere request : Please add angst in the tags.

As described in one of the reviews here, its a very typical novel with overused troupe indeed & if you find yourself unable to start this novel or continue it, please do. I do understand it's not everyone's cup of tea but like myself some will still be a little intrigued & would want to know how the story unfolds albeit the negatives. I would rather recommend if anyone wants to start this novel per chance, wait till its completely translated for the peace of your mind. It's FRUSTRATING.

ML : The very epitome of King of Lions. Has some trauma. Treats FL with twisted feelings. I don't hate him nor do I like his character. I just wonder if by any... more>> miracle all his actions will be redeemable.

FL : Kind & naive. Finds herself in the den of the lion. Don't know if I can call her a mary sue because it depends on her character growth. Definitely she & her supposed brother have a mysterious past.

Although there are some aspects of both the leads that I dislike, I also feel as though I can understand why they have the attitudes that they do. For now, I'm simply going to put up with it.

Spoiler

Their first time where he forcefully took her literally made my BP rise (for real). I just skimmed through it afterwards & honestly did the same when those scenes came again. I get that he's a beast but still, I just couldn't. It's so uncomfortable for me. Also, please be prepared to control your rage when you witness his treatment towards FL or their overall interaction.

I am more inclined towards the third prince but not sure about his character & motives yet.

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With only 60 chapters in, I can't comprehend much about how I feel about this story or where its headed. Not sure if I am enjoying it yet, but I would like to complete it once its translated in one go.

I came across some Korean reviews & I am surprised/shocked because almost all of them were in praise of ML. They liked his character. The only complaint being his attitude towards the FL. So in positive hope of the character growth & the K-reviews, I am willing to give this story a benefit of the doubt.

1 star for the 60 chapters, 2 in the hope of better story development & an extra star for the translation efforts. I'll re-review again in the future after I complete the novel or if I am able to. <<less
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Nasrinshi
Nasrinshi
May 11, 2025
Status: --
rating on translation on ROS: top notch. Ariana is awesome.

novel review:

Annoyingly s*upid FL + very toxic ML with minimal/no regret

... more>> This is literally the first novel where ML sides with the maids over FL knowing full well they are lying and tells the FL to put up with it cause it's the politically correct move!!

ML wants to keep FL as his mistress and bring in a legitimate wife and is in no shape or form apologetic about it. He confines her and tells her to "shut up" every so often! Their entire love looks to be superficial and borne out of flesh desire. FL has no self respect and keeps gaslighting herself into thinking there's more to it.

ML is very aggressive and I never saw any character development with him. He can flip and become very toxic just in a couple seconds if things don't go his way. To him FL is just an asset. The redemption arc is nonexistent. It's just ML chopping wood and helping around the temple then trying to get into FL's good graces by helping out. Read this if you are out of options but honestly don't waste your time. <<less
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Helen Siberia
Helen Siberi
Oct 17, 2024
Status: --
Although the story is quite cliched, there are interesting points in it. I liked MC Elysia, who is in very difficult circumstances and despite this is trying to survive. Fate strikes her hard, the loss of the closest person, but she does not give up.

ML is a disgusting character, emotionally dumb primitive, constant violence and humiliation of Elysia, although she gave him practical help. He doesn't have the sense to just be grateful. I've read 99 chapters so far. I hope this animal will be sorry. I wish the main... more>> character would not accept regret and forgive this disgusting creature. But judging by the name, it won't be like that. Very sorry. <<less
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