Slyly avoiding his gaze, I licked my dry lips, and Grayan continued.
“I would like to dine together as well.”
“…!”
“Would that be acceptable?”
It was a very polite request. Hard to refuse.
But eating with him, it was stressful on my heart…! I can do it, but won’t I collapse because the person eating with me is too charming? I might be the first case.
“…Hmm, um, April? What do you think?”
Hesitant, I tossed the decision to April.
But April violently shook her head as if she had been waiting.
Anyone could see she didn’t like it.
I glanced at Grayan and laughed awkwardly, embarrassed. …Thinking about it, wasn’t this a time when Grayan and April’s relationship was awkward?
The start of Grayan and April’s close relationship… it was at April’s debut ball at 13, perhaps.
‘At that ball, Grayan showed that he cherished April very much and solidified his position as a ‘completely cool but also a doting father character.’
So Grayan was as popular with the readers as the male leads. I also kind of liked Grayan… cough, hmm.
“…It seems April wants to eat with just me, can’t be helped.”
I said, pretending to be disappointed. Grayan smiled bitterly and nodded quietly. His gaze on April was lonely.
“I hope we can have a meal together next time, April. …And it would be wonderful if the madam joins as well.”
Grayan alternately looked at me and April as he spoke. April had her face buried in my lap and wouldn’t even look at Grayan.
I smiled awkwardly and spoke in a businesslike manner.
“Alright, let’s have a meal together next time.”
…This promise won’t turn into a seed, will it? The glint in Grayan’s eyes was somewhat ominous.
[This is the time separator]The day flew by like an arrow. I ate steak with April, took a bath, did puzzles together, and read books.
I also ate dinner with April, but it seemed a bit much to eat steak more than twice a day, so we simply had bread and salad.
April was very upset about the meatless meal and threw a tantrum all evening before going to her own room.
So, I had to sleep alone tonight, and lay on the bed with a somewhat lonely heart.
In the dark room with all the lights off, I closed my eyes and waited for sleep under the blanket when I heard the door slightly opening.
‘Hmm…?!’
There were three cases of sneaking into the Duchess’ room.
They came to assassinate me. The possibility isn’t zero… because the original body’s owner committed many sins.
The husband who I thought was innocent turns out to be… omitted.
April.
Personally, I wanted to place the odds on number 3. But it could be number 2! Of course, I can’t ignore number 1 either.
What if it’s number 1? I can’t just quietly die.
‘If I knew this would happen, I should’ve hidden a dagger under my pillow…’
While I was highly tense, I heard the cute and small footsteps.
Yes, cute and small footsteps.
Clip clop―
“…”
‘This sound is…’
Rabbit…?
Clip clop, thud!
I opened my eyes slightly. A rabbit had jumped onto the bed.
The rabbit slowly came next to me and curled its body after a little wriggling. It looked exactly like a round and white loaf of bread.
‘Heuk… too cute…!’
It was so cute that my heart hurt! I wanted to clutch my chest, but I had to pretend to be asleep, so I didn’t move.
How much time had passed? I slowly opened my eyes and observed the rabbit.
Soon, from the soundly sleeping rabbit, a gentle, rhythmic breathing sound came.
‘Sigh…how cute.’
There was no rabbit that looked as angelic as this one when it was sleeping. Wouldn’t it be very adorable when it’s a person?
If we get a little closer here, would I be able to see April in her human form?
‘I want to see it soon. April, we’re getting a little closer, right?’
I reached out and gently stroked the rabbit. The fluffy and soft fur snugly wrapped around my hand. I smiled happily.
‘Good night, April.’
[This is the time separator]“The Lady has gone to the madam’s room again.”
Upon hearing the butler’s report, Grayan raised his head. As his deeply wild eyes fixed upon him, the butler involuntarily dropped his gaze.
Normally, Grayan was a calm and serious person, but it was different when he displayed his martial arts or went to the battlefield. He had a savage atmosphere like a wild beast.
There was a fear that felt like he would pierce your throat if you happened to provoke him.
It was only natural. He was a wolf among wolves, the leader of all wolves.
“So? Now?”
Grayan, who had tossed the longsword he held in his hand carelessly, asked.
Not only the thrown longsword was sprawled on the ground. The knights who had been dueling with him a while ago were making death throes, crawling on the floor.
“Both appear to have gone to sleep.”
The butler bowed his head and replied obediently. Despite his tense expression, he tried not to show it and firmly clasped his hands.
Grayan was silent for a moment, then motioned to the butler.
“Alright, I understand. You may go.”
“Yes, master.”
As soon as the butler left the training ground, Grayan began to drill the knights again.
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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