The Palaces of the Twelve Sacred Beasts - Chapter 18

When I woke up, I found myself inside a spaceship.

I guess you guys think I’m talking nonsense here, but I also have absolutely no clue about what exactly happened to me.

I was really close to completely losing it, but fortunately, I managed to notice that this place was really similar to the world featured in a game I was playing recently.

Am I dreaming? Nope, it’s no dream. Maybe I actually got sent to a different world or something?

But didn’t those things usually involve getting sent to a magical world with elves, dwarves, dragons and whatnot?

In any case, I don’t know what caused this, but I guess I’ll just have to suck it up and live properly in this world from now on.

It’ll be okay. I got my trusty spaceship so I can probably make some money. It’ll work out! It has to!

This is the story of a man abruptly thrown into space along with his private spaceship. He runs around with it and saves damsels in distress along the way, flirts with said damsels, earns money as a merc-for-hire and uses his gaming knowledge to work his way into living freely and easily.

In the eyes of outsiders, Hyuga Yuuto is a genius in the traditional sense of the Hyuga family:

Tough, strong, gentle, and calm, he is a partner worth relying on at all times.

However, no one knows, in countless silent nights.

The young genius of the separation family stroked the caged bird engraved on his head and fell asleep with the sharp needle in his mouth, fearing that in his sleep he would reveal the madness and anger deep in his heart——

“What Uchiha Itachi can do, I, Hinata Yuuto, can’t dare to do?”

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Zhou Xiaoli, a carp living in Immortal Tai Yi’s lotus pond, transmigrated into a novel world and though she was supposed to be the female lead of it, another soul beat her to it!

After wandering as a ghost for 10 years in the novel world, she transmigrated into another body! Deemed a jinx, her grandparents disowned her and her family. Determined to build a better life for her family, she got to work! Soon, people in the village noticed that the Zhou family started having a lucky streak, and life could not be better!

Zhou Xiaoli’s father was no longer a fool, her mother was cured of her sickness while her siblings were all smart and resourceful. Zhou Xiaoli herself led the family as they cleared land in the wilderness, planted tea leaves and fruit trees, and started businesses… Life was beautiful.

That was when war struck, and the family was forced to leave and became refugees. Zhou Xiaoli: Don’t worry. I have a pocket dimension!

It’s been 11 years since I’ve lived for others and not for me.

The moment I cried out wanting to get away from my exhausting life, I opened my eyes in the body of some Count’s 20-year-old daughter.

Since this happened, I decided to live my life freely as a single woman.

But…

“I need a lady to act as my fake wife for a certain period of time.”

“A contract marriage?”

“The term is one year. When the time is up, I’ll give you divorce with no strings attached.”

The Duke of the Empire whom I had happened to meet at a ball was hitting on me.

Turns out he’s no other than the Emperor’s beloved brother, Duke Scade!

Hold on, it’s just going to end in a clean divorce with no strings attached?

“You should also give me alimony. Give me one of the best lands of the Ducal household with 10 years’ worth of profit.”

“…..What?”

“If you don’t want to do that, then we cannot get married.”

This time I’m going to live a life taking care of the things I need first!

***

“I’ll escort you since it’s late.”

Where to? My bedroom is just around the corner.

“Tonight, I’ll do my best.”

No, I don’t need you to do that.

“Did you just look at that man?”

Excuse me, Duke, you said it’s for a limited time only, so why do you keep obsessing over me?