5 Chapters Every 0.2 Day(s) 24 Readers 0 Reviews 06-06-2025
Mercenaries. Those who failed to become knights but possessed skills on par with them. Those who didn’t place as much value on honor as knights did, and would do anything for money. Thus, they were shunned.
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Mercenary Regina did her utmost for every request. As a member of the Persona Mercenary Guild, whose days and nights were as different as the two sides of a mask—and though the nickname was embarrassing, as the princess of the mercenary world.
"I need a wife more than a guard. Someone who can protect a man whose mind isn’t whole, and clean out the rats gnawing away at my estate in my stead. The request is for you to become my wife."
On her way to collect the life-saving fee after nearly dying on the job, Regina unexpectedly receives a marriage proposal from the mad prince, Valentin.
"Are you joking with me?"
"Did I look like I was joking? I’m serious."
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"Let’s take this opportunity. Through a duel, we’ll each get what we want. Depending on the result, I’ll either shut up, disappear from your sight, or whatever else you want."
To protect her mercenary guild, Regina accepts Valentin’s proposal. In a duel, she instantly subdues the knight commander who doubted her,
"Don’t try to scheme. I’m the only one who can open the door I’ve sealed shut."
And even forces the conniving head maid, who had been gnawing at the estate from within, to surrender through sheer mercenary grit…
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