How to Divorce the Male Lead - Chapter 31

Chapter 31

The tournament lasted two days.

Contrary to the first competitions in the early years of the empire, in which only the most courageous knights participated, the tournament was reduced to a mere game in later generations.

Fallen nobles, wandering knights, and descendants of the local nobles who had just gained their titles became famous for the game where they aimed their lances at each other and grazed each other’s shoulders, and the essential reason why they fought for blue roses was Juliana Auburn.

The most beautiful woman in the world.

The arrogant sorcerer.

A woman dancing among flames.

Known by various titles, she was also called the Blue Rose.

Furthermore, Juliana Auburn liked the blue roses. She even liked the blue rose garden that her husband whom she despised gave her. So it was only natural that there were many men who were ready to clasp lances and aimed at each other’s hearts to win her favor.

‘Crazy!’

And the present-day Juliana felt tormented, clutching her head.

Unlike those who were stamping their feet and enjoying themselves, she wanted to run away several times.

However, she couldn’t move because she was worried that Evan might get killed or be seriously injured by another knight’s lance.

Worried and pale after two days of discomfort, she finally stood up at the end of the day.

She was finally convinced that her husband, who had the devilish shape as he priced people’s heads and hearts, couldn’t lose to anyone.

Anna, who was originally meant to sit in the common people’s seats and watch the competition from there with excitement, stood up at the same time as Juliana.

“Where are you going, Duchess?”

“I want to rest in a place where I can relax a little more.”

“But these are the finals of the contest and I’m sure that all the places where people can rest are already taken. I’ll go and bring you something to drink!”

Looking at Anna twinkling her eyes with excitement, with weary eyes, Juliana fanned herself.

“If you’ve been watching the competition for two days, haven’t you seen it all?”

“Oh, my God. The Duke’s final fight is just around the corner. What will he be aiming for this time? The newspapers are saying that the battle for the Blue Rose is finally set on fire.”

Anna gave a subtle look at the newspaper she had brought with her. ‘The Blue Rose she’s talking about here is not me, right?’

“Stop that useless analogy.”

Juliana snorted.

In the past, she was known as the Blue Rose, joyful in the eyes of others, the most beautiful woman in the world who would have acted as if she was gloating at all her titles, but now it was different.

Thanks to Evan, the number of her old adherents noticeably decreased (which is natural because they died), but in the first place, the male lead responsible for the biggest pillar of the novel was tied to her. Thanks to him, she couldn’t even predict how the wind waves would flow in the future.

‘Spoiler of lala0419…… I won’t forget…..’

In the original novel, which ended with chapter 250, the point where she stopped appearing was chapter 134. Checking the comment section was also a kind of fun in a web novel, and she remembered exactly the spoiler comment she saw in chapter 133. It was so long and shocking.

[I was wondering what’s your direction, but apparently, you’re going like this. I can see that the author is writing without thinking. To be honest, if you have a conscience, you should release the entire novel free of charge. The title of the novel is ‘The String of Destiny,’ but I can’t predict the fate of Yeoju. It means that the heroine has no backbone. The male lead shouts whenever he hears the name of his wife, whom he had testified against and killed her, then the author adds a few lines of useless narrative in a hurry to set up the emperor as the second male lead. Since when has Yeoju been such a pretty girl? The emperor seems to have fallen in love with Yeoju, and so is the male lead, but Evan still ends up crying over his unfaithful wife’s name. Anyone can tell if this is the end of the novel? It’s a typical plot where the emperor saves Yeoju, but in the end, she pretends to have a change of heart and ends up with the male lead. Honestly, I’m a little bit disappointed, and I want to break my finger that found this novel. The problem is, the author picks up a story she’s seen somewhere, and she’s putting it roughly together…]

At that time, she wrote a reply in anger.

[Hey… I didn’t know that the Emperor would be a second male lead… Why don’t you just read all the chapters yourself?]

After that, angry fans gathered in the comment section [It’s only 100 won per one chapter, but as it begins with free chapters, this review is a bit malicious. Did you make a living of 100 won?], [This is a real noob comment… God… I didn’t know that the emperor would be a second male lead. Is he a villain, not a second male lead?] said a comment.

It was no wonder that the star rating steadily ranked at 4.4.

However, the current Juliana Auburn reincarnated from her previous life as Lee Sian into this novel, and back then after reading just one more chapter, she gave up on this novel because she thought she knew what the ending would be like.

It was better to read another novel than the one that had been spoiled. She never dreamed of reincarnating into the novel she lost interest in because of a spoiler…

‘If I had known this would have happened, I would have taken it as if I was taking the CSAT.’ [CSAT – College Scholastic Ability Test in Korea]

As Juliana remained depressed and silent, frustrated Anna continued to ask, ‘What are you going to drink?’.

‘This is real crap.’

Juliana, who had been suffering from a sore head due to worries, stared at Anna as if she was annoyed.

“The Duchess?”

“I don’t know. Take anything.”

Anna nodded enthusiastically and replied to Juliana, who spoke in a nonchalant way.

“Are you okay with quince juice?”

“I hate sweets-.”

Anna said sullenly before the end of the talk.

“Oh. Really? I thought you’d like it because you eat cakes and cookies well.”

It was the case with the real Juliana Auburn.

But now she was different. As soon as she left the orphanage, she got a job at the bakery to pay for her living expenses (though she quit after three months because it was too hard), and she had to eat bread and cookies there because she couldn’t afford anything else.

However, she nodded reluctantly to soothe Anna, who had become sullen because of her.

“I don’t know. Just buy anything.”

“Yes, yes!”

Excited Anna went through the crowd and waved money at a juice merchant.

“Two quince juices!”

‘…..what kind of amusement park do you think you’re at?’

Juliana was dumbfounded and bit her tongue.

Well, it was like an amusement park for everyone but her. It was terrible to see dead people being carried away, but they were annoying enemies.

‘Uh-oh. It’s terrible.’

With a deep sigh, Juliana leaned back on her seat.

She couldn’t believe that the men she met in the past when she was a party fanatic, Juliana Auburn, were ready to die and participate in this kind of jousting contest.

Juliana, who had become a completely different person from ‘her in the past,’ was unable to empathize with the complex feelings of cheering, criticism, and accusations from surrounding her people.

‘This kind of jousting contest! What’s so funny?!’

Juliana gnashed her teeth. Meanwhile, she waited for the finals to begin.

It was clear who would win.

Juliana sighed as she watched people clean up the muddy stadium. Then Anna, who finished her errand like an arrow, shook the quince juice in front of Juliana’s face.

Juliana, who had no intention of nagging at her rude appearance, drank quince juice with a restless heart.

Soon, her husband will bring her a blue rose. Just like in the old days when he gave her the blue rose garden.

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Translator – DrMementoTiramisu