49 Times Left, Master! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 39
Under normal circumstances, the Empress would have waited for the Emperor to visit her and then carefully persuaded him—taking care not to let it show that she was trying to sway him with her own opinion.
But now was no time for such leisurely tactics. Upon entering the Taejik Hall of Gyoan Palace, the Empress shared tea briefly with the Emperor but couldn’t wait even half a watch before speaking up.
“Now that the Ninth Imperial Princess’s marriage has been settled, it’s time to formally betroth Yo Yohwa and the Thirteenth as well. Since they’re both of age, it would be best to exchange birth charts promptly.”
Since it was difficult to openly mention that a palace attendant had relayed the message directly, the Empress first feigned ignorance and gently broached the subject.
The Emperor, blowing on his hot omija tea, shook his head upon hearing her words and said,
“I’m not sure.”
“Not sure?”
“Upon reflection, isn’t Yo Yohwa the talented one who placed highly in the civil examinations? It seems better for her to remain in office rather than marry and become an imperial consort.”
The Empress forced a smile and replied,
“I see. Your Majesty values talent—so of course you’d think that way.”
“Exactly?”
“But Your Majesty, wasn’t the agreement to marry Yo I Guk Sa to the Thirteenth precisely because neither party was in a position to make a truly satisfying match? Above all, Yo I Guk Sa adores the Thirteenth.”
“……”
“In such a situation, wouldn’t it hurt Yo I Guk Sa if you married her younger sister to the Thirteenth instead?”
The Emperor’s brow furrowed as if he’d heard something unpleasant. Normally, she would have withdrawn at this point, but this time the Empress deliberately pretended to be oblivious and pressed on.
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Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…

One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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- Monokonoko Chapter 124 — Paragraph 132
As the boy began reciting clearly, the Empress clapped continuously, smiling war
Poor child. He gets in danger in this place automatically because he is smart 😢
- Monokonoko Chapter 125 — Paragraph 151
“Why do you ask that?”
Could it be that the trap is to check if she already knows how to swim in this timeline? (Something like the case when she needed to conceal her improved drawing skills)
- Monokonoko Chapter 125 — Paragraph 159
“Didn’t I already say? Your disciple dislikes noise.”
Could it be that the culprit is 13th, and he intentionally kept Yohwa out of suspicion? Or the culprit is the Empress, but he knows, so is doing it?
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How many chapters are replaced with that one about princess bomoon? Is it 3rd time already? 😭