Chapter 14.1
“Amer, you should never trust men. All men are like monkeys in heat, thinking only dirty thoughts all day long.”
Her eldest sister warned Amer of the dangers and propensity for violence of men a countless number of times after Amer went through puberty.
Her sister’s opinion was understandable.
It is indeed a biological fact that men have a higher sex drive than women, and considering what happened in the past between her sister and her brother Porcus, it was natural for her sister to stay away from men.
In fact, her older sister continued to thwart her father’s frequent attempts to find a husband for her, while insisting solely on her knightly path.
Amer admired her older sister, who did not stop training herself even after developing skills comparable to the level of the Imperial Five Greats at a very young age.
But she also felt repulsed by her programming.
She was curious about men.
She was curious about the process of dating and marriage.
She wanted to experience the feelings of love.
When her sister was staying in the palace, male nobles were prevented from approaching Amer at various banquets.
However, her older sister was not here right now, having gone on an expedition to subdue the cultists with the Holy Knights.
Also, as if the god had heard her wish, Amer awakened the [Beauty] Attribute that could win over the love of any man.
“Amer. You can’t fall in love with Park Min-ho.”
Her second sister gave her this advice when she left the throne room after having received instructions from her father to flirt with Minho Park.
Park Min-ho is the first man to be friendly with Amer and act on an equal footing.
He is handsome and upright.
He always acts for others and knows how to be considerate of the woman he is with.
What’s more, he had never glanced at Amer in a dirty way.
Since her awakening, the eyes of men when they looked at her changed drastically.
Choi Ji-hoon, whom she met at every executive meeting, was always full of lust, and Jeong Ji-hoo also occasionally scanned her breasts or hips.
However, Park Min-ho’s eyes had never shown sexual desire.
Amer liked Minho for that.
She didn’t not think it was love just yet, but she was certain that she had a crush on him.
It had not been long since they met, but her woman’s intuition was telling her that if she married him, she would be happy.
‘Wouldn’t my eldest sister have no choice but to acknowledge a man if it is Minho?’
Her second sister’s advice from after the talk with their father had long been dispelled from her mind.
It’s just, one problem that cropped up was that he had a girlfriend who he truly loved.
Seong Ah-young.
She was kind, pretty, and talented.
‘But she’s not my adversary. I will steal Park Min-ho.’
To this end, the banquet was used as an opportunity to go on a tangent alone and lead him to an empty room in a corner somewhere.
She then pretended to be drunk and she tripped over her own footing.
Her dress was torn in the process as a bonus.
Today, she would make Minho become aware of the options around him in the form of the young princess called Amer.
“Mi-Mi-Minho...”
Park Min-ho felt as if his head would break. ‘How did this happen...?’
He was just attending the academy banquet, paired up with Amer, and making friends with various nobles...
Amer’s legs were hurting, so they had entered an empty room to rest for a while...?
‘So why is Amer lying under me...?’
And if that was the case…
‘It looks like I’m attacking her...!’
Maybe it’s because he had drank too much, his head hurt.
As a schoolboy, he never drank while underage.
Even after he became an adult and awakened to his attributes, he never drank voluntarily as he was busy all day long.
So today was the day he had drank the most in his entire life.
‘But the amount I drank is too much...’
Had he known this would happen, he would have drank moderately from the glass the nobles toasted him.
Amer just stared into Park Min-ho’s eyes without making a move.
And so, there were two ways out of this situation for him.
Either he should get up quickly and walk away, apologising to her that it was an honest mistake and returning back to the banquet…
Or, hug her who could not resist him as she was right then.
Naturally, Park Min-ho, when thinking normally, would choose the former.
It was because he already had a precious and lovely girlfriend named Seong Ah-young.
But now, he couldn’t seem to recall Seong Ah-yeong in his mind.
‘It’s fortunate that there’s not a single part of me that is touching her body. If I get off like this, and just leave the room... that should be the end of it…’
The reason Park Min-ho could not think rationally was not only because he was drunk.
Amer’s magical power was seeping into his mind.
The [Beauty] Attribute is optimized for seduction and sex.
The effect on her, of course, did not stop at the level of transforming her to the best physical condition.
Amer’s attributes are specialized in mental interference.
Although she could not yet manifest an authority, she could at least utilise her attribute in her magic.
As the mana released in the form of sweat evaporated in the air, it created an erotic atmosphere around them.
And if he were to breathe in this air, it would make sure nothing but thoughts about her would come to mind.
‘Hurry···. Hurry···!’
She would have liked to have her first experience in a sweeter and more romantic atmosphere, but such a case was nigh impossible.
And since that was the case, she chose to engrave the guilt of ‘Amer’ in his heart.
Since Park Min-ho was not the type of man to ‘eat’ and then abandon the woman who he took the virginity of, this was the fastest and most efficient way for Amer to bond with him.
In the unlit room, only Amer’s two eyes, filled with magic, were shining a bright, hot pink.
Then a weak wind blew.
As the air that came in through the slightly ajar door flowed through the room and blew out of the window, a familiar scent seeped into Park Min-ho’s nostrils.
It was a specific scent he had smelled the most after his own family’s.
At the same time, his mind instantly became clear and free of lust.
If Amer’s attribute is specialized in mental interference, Park Min-ho’s [Light] Attribute strengthens his mental resistance.
The confrontation between the spear of [Beauty] and the shield of [Light] ended with the victory of the man who had just realized that he was shielding himself from oppression.
Park Min-ho’s rationality, which had become even more pronounced since the smell from earlier, instantly grasped the cause of this situation.
“Mi, Minho...?”
“I’m sorry, Amer. This was a mistake. Are you okay? Are you sure you are not hurt?”
“Yes···.”
Taking care as best he could to keep their skin from touching each other, he rose slowly.
Amer too, realizing that her ruse had been ruined, got up while chewing on her lips.
“Your dress is all torn... There’s a spare dress in the closet. You’d better wear that.”
“Minho... I was...”
“I don’t know why you did that… But, I hope this doesn’t happen again.”
After that, Park Min-ho left the room without waiting for her response.
This was because it was much more important for him to speak with Ah-young, who would be anxious outside the room, than Amer right now.
Seeing his eyes become colder than earlier, Amer wanted to cry.
***
“Phew···.”
“Your Highness, what are you doing?”
“Hm, no, it’s nothing, Leah. Thank you for your concern.”
Soniel let out a sigh of relief as she swept her radiant blonde hair to the side.
Fortunately, Amer and Park Min-ho did not cross the line.
‘Just as planned...’
The correct course of action had been to inform Seong Ah-young, who was looking for Park Min-ho anyway, in the bathroom.
She wanted to support her sister’s first love, but...
‘Anyway, the ending has already been fixed. For my younger sister, Ms Seong Ah-yeong, and for me too...’
If Amer lost her virginity then…
For Soniel’s younger sister, even tougher and more difficult days awaited her.
All Soniel could do was to guide her sister onto the least rocky path to her fated end.
She did not want to recklessly stimulate ‘Heaven”s desire for exclusivity.
‘Like that guy is about to...’
Her starry eyes landed upon the image of two figures arguing in the middle of the banquet hall.
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