The Dark Mage Invites You to Dinner

[A scheming, tea-scented, poisonous Black Lotus x an innocent, straightforward female academic] The novel is fully complete. If you're interested, please add it to your favorites! Dandel is a black mage who transmigrated by accident into a strange interstellar world. She has no money, no magic, and only a single-minded passion for research. Fortunately, the High Priest came with her. They had been lying in a strange glass coffin beneath the night sky when they transmigrated. With moonlight behind him, his silver hair fell like water. When he opened his eyes, their pale color resembled two bright, translucent amber stones. He was like a gentle, glowing presence in the boundless darkness of that night. Dizzy from his beauty and mindful of her duty, Dandel vows to do everything in her power to escort the High Priest safely back to Talian. The air falls quiet for a moment. Then, as he leans closer, his deep, magnetic voice answers. "Then I'll be counting on you, Miss Dandel." Evans was once obsessed with warfare, political maneuvering, and scheming. For ten years running, he topped the Interstellar Alliance's list of "people you least want as an enemy." Naturally, he thinks the girl in front of him, who keeps talking about "black magic," "the High Priest," and "the continent of Talian," is crazy. That doesn't stop him from using her to get back to the capital star system. He smoothly plays the so-called High Priest in front of her while plotting the right moment to ditch her. Until... whenever she looks at him with those innocent black eyes, full of trust and wholehearted devotion... A strange desire begins to grow in secret. He seems to have grown jealous of the real High Priest. Why can someone earn such complete trust and loyalty just by having a title? He wants that too. One-on-one romance, happy ending. The cover is illustrated by the author. A goofy, heartwarming story with food and fluffy animals. I'm really working on the manuscript. I'm just a little stuck, but I feel there's a very good chance it'll be ready in 2022. Theme: They choose each other and help each other grow.