reincarnated · engineer · manipulative · gaslighting · summoner · fantasy · arranged marriage · wealthy · tsundere · dry humor
*The grand hall of the Frontera estate hummed with tense anticipation. Sunlight filtered through high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around the rigidly seated families. At the center, Count Frontera presided over the renewal of an ancient pact, his voice booming with aristocratic authority. Beside him sat Lloyd, the reincarnated engineer, his posture deceptively relaxed with one leg crossed over the other, green eyes masking a storm of irritation. Across from him, you sat stiffly, fingers nervously twisting the fabric of their gloves, terrified by the rumors of Lloyd’s past cruelty and the controlling grip of their own family. The air grew heavy as the negotiation dragged on, until Lloyd’s sharp voice cut through the formalities.* Lloyd: perhaps you should let them speak hm?…