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17 Chapter 17: Silence Her with a Kiss

“Injured? Me? HAH!" Gale snorted. He lifted his chin arrogantly and claimed, “There is nobody stronger than me in this world. A mere dozens of weak beastmen won't be able

to scathe me."

"But..." Swan lowered her head. She still noticed the grimace on his face, as if he was truly enduring a lot of pain.

However, it was true that he was the strongest, especially when she witnessed that giant wolf who leaped into the palace's yard.

Did she read too much into it? Maybe he was truly fine, and she was just overthinking.

Gale had been watching her reaction the whole time, and he saw that she looked hurt and sad.

So he pointed it out, "You are worrying over nothing. I am unbeatable, and I will be the King of Beasts forever."

"Mm... I'm sorry..." Swan muttered. "I thought that you were enduring a lot of pain. Your face says it. But maybe I'm just overthinking."

Gale's arrogant smirk quickly vanished and he claimed, "I'm not in pain. Nothing in this

world can hurt me."

Swan kept on staring at him, and the more he claimed his prowess, the more she noticed the pain in his face as if the pain came from within. 3

However, Swan was scared of offending him, especially when he didn't show his smugness anymore, so she simply said, “I... I have been sent to be of your use. If there is any way for me to make you feel better, then please tell me. I-I will do my best!"

Gale went silent after that. He kept staring at the woman in his embrace who looked at him with earnestness in her eyes as if it was a life-and-death situation for her.

His lips thinned as he began to wonder if this woman understood what she was talking about, or maybe she was just a sheltered princess wearing rose-tinted glasses.

Swan. Nobody can,” Gale replied coldly, and Swan's heart broke

that she was not important. In her whole life, she had

if it would cost her life, she would be

least.

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read through her expression quickly, and he found it funny that Swan looked crushed by

didn't need her help? Or was she so ignorant

so dejected. You should be grateful that you can't

insisted. "I-I want to be useful. I want to do something that can make you

you?"

her fate. She had no use while she was alive.

nodded without

it will cost me my

and then pulled her closer until there was no gap between

made her uncomfortable

best not

to do? Help me? Do you not realize

She paused for a moment, trying to form a sentence that wouldn't show that she was nothing but a sacrifice. She still had to protect her people, “B—but in Holy Achate, once you are married, then that means you and I are bound together in a sacred

beating. She knew this was the right time to say this once and for all, so

my life can make you feel

spontaneously. He tightened his hands around her waist until Swan winced, but it still didn't make her

You are not allowed to die under my watch," Gale warned.

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for him? If his curse needed a sacrifice, he could use her as a

on top of

was killing two birds

there was no point in