Prologue: The Voice of Your Heart is Leaking Out!
Tistye Lacie was confused.
“What are you doing?”—
[“—I’ve just awoken… why is there such a perfect beauty here? She’s too beautiful…”]
She didn’t mishear it.
The voice came from her husband who would usually glance at her in contempt—Gaizel Verscia.
However, Tistye wasn’t only able to hear the words he spoke, but also the words he thought.
“F-forgive me, Your Majesty…”
“…I told you to call me by my name when we’re at home.”
“T, that’s right, um, Lord Gaizel…”
“…”—
[“—I would be fine with her not adding the honorific ‘Lord’… but, maybe that would be rushing it. It might also bring some trouble… what a cute voice! Just like the tweeting of a lovely, little, bird!”]
“Um, if you don’t wake up soon, you’ll keep everyone waiting!”
When Tistye hurriedly spout out those lines, Gaizel’s eyebrows rose.
D, did I misspeak?
She received Gaizel’s cold gaze.
“I’ll be returning late again today, you can rest first.”—
[“—damn! I’m so busy these days! It is going to be impossible to have dinner with Tistye! As I thought, I must tie that Randi-guy up!”]
“I, I shall wait for your return, Lord Gaizel!”
“…Have it your way, then—”
[“—she is… kind, too kind… is she an angel, perhaps?”]
Gaizel finally went to work.
Seeing him off, Tistye exhaled a long, deep, sigh.
Her face was bright red—and it likely wasn’t due to a fever.
Only the voice of His Majesty’s heart resounds this clear… I wonder why…
Tistye Lacie—
—she had a mysterious power, which allowed to hear the voice of people’s hearts.
The two of them had an arranged marriage. As usual, it was for political reasons.
Tistye was the youngest princess of Lacie, a tropical kingdom. Her hair was snow-white and her eyes were as blue as the summer skies.
Her skin was clear white. She was very beautiful—however, the majority of Lacie Kingdom’s people had fiery red hair and red pupils, as such, Tistye’s appearance became inconspicuous.
One day, when she was a kid, Tistye casually answered the words that her mother muttered.
Her mother thought it was a coincidence—but, as she repeatedly witnessed Tistye’s mysterious power, her mother eventually started to hate her. Calling her, ‘a cursed daughter’ and such.
Then, the talk of marriage arrived for Tistye, who lived a semi-imprisoned life so as to be hidden from the public eye.
The marriage partner was none other than the emperor of the powerful Northern Kingdom Verscia—Gaizel Verscia.
After the collapse of his predecessor, he became a fierce man who survived the battle of succession involving the entire kingdom with only his armed forces.
Afterwards, the number of battles he led to victory were uncountable.
Called a genius of fighting, he was able to utilize anything from swords to spears, bows, and even fought unarmed.
He acted proudly and was merciless towards his enemies—
—as such, he was also known as, ‘The Emperor of Ice’.
Jet black hair, which was the exact opposite of Tistye, and white skin suitable for a king of the Northern Kingdom… His eyes were blue, just like Tistye’s, however, the blueness of his eyes was deep, like the bottom of a dark sea.
When Tistye first saw those eyes of his, she inevitably felt scared.
‘—they’re offering a hostage? How useless.’
Tistye recalled what he said during the day she came dressed for a wedding.
In fact, Tistye was supposed to become the sixteenth wife of the previous emperor.
However, because the previous emperor had fallen, Gaizel succeeded the throne. For some reason, he was willing to take Tistye as his wife.
According to Gaizel’s words, Tistye was but a sacrificial pawn used as an offering to protect the Kingdom of Lacy.
Verscia, an almighty kingdom that dominated its neighboring kingdoms one after another, had claimed the Kingdom of Lacie.
To show their allegiance and that they had no intention of rebelling, they presented a princess to him.
But the Kingdom of Lacie refused to hand over the fine, most beautiful, princesses that were Tistye’s elder sisters—as such, Tistye was chosen instead.
After recovering from Gaizel’s words, Tistye went to the hall where all the servants were waiting.
The butler approached and read out that day’s schedule.
“Lady Tistye, we have history and language lessons today, and dance lesson in the afternoon.”
“Thank you, I shall return to my chamber and prepare myself.”
She thanked the butler, who bowed politely, then withdrew to her room.
As she walked through the wide corridor, Tistye once again recalled the question—
As I thought, I can’t hear the voice of the others… only His Majesty’s—why?
Tistye’s mysterious power wasn’t really available at all time.
When she was small, she could hear anyone’s voice as long as they were nearby, but, as she grew, her ability had apparently deteriorated.
There were many things she couldn’t hear these days. She also couldn’t hear it clearly unless she focused on listening to the voice of other person’s heart (Tistye would call this ‘hearted’).
In addition, this ‘reception’ also required unusual poses, such as raising her arm high and placing her foot at a wide angle—as such it wasn’t possible to do in public.
On the other hand, if the person had the same wavelength as her, she could hear the voice of their heart without even concentrating.
However, the number of people who shared that wavelength were very small.
Usually, Tistye would only hear the ‘voices’ of those people coincidentally.
—but, the first day she came to this kingdom and met Gaizel…
[“—there’s a Goddess.”]
Shocked, Tistye looked around her surroundings.
“What are you doing, introduce yourself.”
“F, forgive my rudeness. My name is Tistye Lacie…”
[“—Tistye… what a pure sounding word. I wonder what could the meaning be, a flower fairy? Or a jewel-studded place? Either way, it’s wonderful. I thank her parent for bestowing such a beautiful name.”]
“…”
She didn’t mishear it after all.
The voice of the heart she had just heard belonged to none other than His Majesty Gaizel.
“Must be rough, traveling all the way here. For today, rest.”—
[“—even though I was supposed to pick her up today! That bastard Randi! For him to give me a job exactly on this date! Due to that, I can only meet her at a time like this!”]
“T, thank you very much…”
“…”—
[“—as I thought, was it because I’m a bit nervous…? Why is it that at such a time like this, I can’t even muster a single kind-hearted sentence…?”]
Tistye gently peeked at Gaizel’s face, listening to both of his voices.
Gaizel’s expression in the office was steep, and his eyes were glued on documents—in short, he never spared her a glance.
All the words he uttered were cold—if she couldn’t hear his other voice, Tistye would surely have been frozen by now.
Those words… were his true impression of me, right?
She was referring to the rhetorical phrase she had heard earlier.
At first, she was wondering if His Majesty’s lover was next door, but that was His Majesty’s private room. No matter how she looked at it, they were the only two there—Tistye and Gaizel.
Adhering to his words, Tistye excused herself from Gaizel to rest.
After closing the heavy wooden door, she could no longer hear Gaizel’s heart—it was as if the thread had been cut.
At last, Tistye sighed in relief.
It really is the voice of His Majesty’s heart… but why can I hear it clearly?
It was too vivid, and if she didn’t pay close attention, she might mistake it for his actual words.
When she thought about it—could it be, His Majesty ‘shared the same wavelength’ with her?
But said wavelength’s level was terribly high!
I feel guilty for listening to his true feelings as I please… but at the same time, why do I feel so embarrassed…?
Tistye realized her cheeks were burning.
As soon as they met, he had already called her a goddess, an angel, and whatnot. Even though all that could be read from his face was, ‘I’ll kill you if you commit the slightest mistake.’—
—w, what was with that huge discrepancy between his words and his true feelings?!
For the time being, I shall go to bed. Starting tomorrow, I must do my best!
Rubbing her hot face, Tistye exhaled quietly.
Eventually, her blue eyes shone with determination.
I’m no longer in Lacie. My slightest misstep will be a source of conflict…
Whatever treatment she received, she must never show any indignance—no matter how humiliating it was.
She was offered to that kingdom—as a hostage.
Therefore, I must accomplish my given role.
Tistye vowed so as she headed towards the room that was assigned to her.
***T/N: I AM FINALLY FREE OF ASSHOLE PRIIIIIIIIIIIINCE *translator’s scream of freedom.
OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN WE ARE HAVING A TSUNDERE INTERPRETER X TSUNDERE ROMANTIC STORY OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN ONLY GOD KNOWS THE AMOUNT OF MY HYPE RIGHT NOW OH GODDDD
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS LOOKS LIKE A FUN RIDE! thank you for picking up this!
OMG thank you so much for this recommendation Antoinette ??
I already wish I could be isekai-ed into this story ??
I’ll binge this one again for sure.
Talk soon and thanks again xo
OMG this is perfect, thank you for the recommendation Antoinette ?
I am already wishing I could be isekai-ed into this story ?.
Thank you so much for this
My doctor recomed this kin of novels
Omooooo, so flufyyyyy. Definitely on my reading list now! Thankiee :3
Thanks for the translation! So she has heart reading powers? Does that imply there are other powers like it in this world? I would like animal talking powers so I could tell the deer that pass by my yard to stop standing in my driveway.
Real life deer? Is it cute? Fluffy?
Cute, fluffy but also JUST STANDING IN THE DANG ROAD!
Woww such a refreshing story with tsundere male lead!! Thank you very much for the translation, and congratz for your freedom from Asham!! XDD
Please make the thoughts italic and are in brackets
I already have tho???
Can you please separate the thoughts from what he’s saying somehow bec. it’s very confusing. I wanna know what he actually says.
All his thought is in italic?
This looks very promising!
Thanks.
He is such a cute tsundere man!!!
COMMANDER CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! YOU ARE NOW FREED FROM ASSHOLE PRINCES!!!!!! (It’d be funny if halfway through the story we get an appearance of an asshole prince….hahaha)
It seems you are also good at finding rulers of a kingdom who are very pure in heart but appear to be cold and scary at first glance.
“In addition, this ‘reception’ also required unusual poses, such as raising her arm high and placing her foot at a wide angle—as such it wasn’t possible to do in public.”
So her skill is basically like an analog tv antenna that can recieve frequencies from a cable network or channel for free if you tilt it or point it in various directions???
“I feel guilty for listening to his true feelings as I please… but at the same time, why do I feel so embarrassed…?”
Why shouldn’t you feel embarrased??? Just look at his thoughts:“—Tistye… what a pure sounding word. I wonder what could the meaning be, a flower fairy? Or a jewel-studded place? Either way, it’s wonderful. I thank her parent for bestowing such a beautiful name.”
Who wouldn’t die from embarrassment with this kind of thing???!!! But for now my biggest concern is not ‘why is he so embarrassing?’ but ‘why does he sound like a perverted cherry boy?’
“—w, what was with that huge discrepancy between his words and his true feelings?!”
Can this be counted as gap moe????
HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO FIND THIS STORY GABE
The tab for NU jap novels is always open on my chrome so once I refresh the page I can see the list of newly updated novels. Saw this one and thought this was interesting then it lead me here
Gabe tonight is tiarize so prepare your pill
Got it Commander, I’ll also prepare some for others.
I’ve got boxes and boxes of Micardis plus prepared. And I have made another masterpiece gif out of Psycho-pass as a result of boredom from this quarantine……(and I think this is getting out of hand but I can’t stop, I won’t be stopped)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Er2zhTKeEsEcVzz1qKBKEqnCVPcPThq/view?usp=drivesdk
Commander, I tried the link you gave me for the psycho pass film but it only allows me to download it with indonesian subs and the only Indonesian word I know is garam which is a word that doesn’t help me in this situation. I tried looking for another site and I was able to download the first part but watching it feels like I am watching a Charlie Chaplin movie cause the audio is missing. What should I do Commander??? Do you have other links available???
And BTW, Claire got an update and I am sensing that the female knight is the real ML.
Have you tried gogoanime? Just press the download button and you are set. https://www5.gogoanimehub.tv/psycho-pass-3-first-inspector-episode-1
I’ll try
Commander it works!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!! I shall continue producing GIFs with this!!!!!! Woohooo!!!!!! I’ll send boxes of meds for highblood to you as thanks!!!!!
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRy5Tyv7AbcYFJ7nHDgITY35rbOn-IbTy7-YhOW66q8GD2jZctS&usqp=CAU
Nice~
Holy!!!! You found this WN!!!! I just started reading its raws few days ago. XD
Sister!!!
Wooooww! Too sweet, my sugar blood rising up ? Great job for picking this story ❤?
What a great premise The emperor who stands alone may be able to enjoy some sweetness in his life now that he can be understood by someone so close to him. But Tistye’s ability may cause problems for her in their future.What about those women in the harem????
I dont think he has any harem
I think Gaizel only agree to take tistye and tistye alone as his wife, and ditched the other 15 wives of the former emperor
This looks good, decent amount of chapters to binge, snacks?… Check… Drinks?… Check… Comfy bed?… Check… Temperate environment?… Check!… Muted phone?… Check!
Wriggles into nest starts reading…