I imagined young Idric lying on the bed.
Was he similar to Rodrio? A young Idric with rosy cheeks. It’s unimaginable.
Was he as reckless as Rodrio? Or was he quiet like now?
This time, I approached the desk.
“Baby Idric studied here, sitting and studying?”
“Yeah.”
I imagined young Idric studying to become the future king, moving his small hands. Yes, he must have been very diligent.
“Oh, if we’re lucky, there might be a photo or a portrait from that time.”
“Well, there probably isn’t.”
I searched the room much more enthusiastically than before. However, instead of a photo, I found something else.
“Um…”
Behind the desk, in the corner of the wall, there were numerous black stains. Judging by the splattered patterns, it was undoubtedly bloodstains.
Oh no. What should I do?
I glanced at Idric.
Having just come out of Idric’s room, I didn’t know if it was Idric’s or perhaps belonged to someone precious to Idric.
Well, now is not the time to be fond of imagining young Idric. He might have had enjoyable times here, but he also experienced dreadful things at such a young age.
It became even more horrifying to think that the young Idric, whom I had imagined a little while ago, had gone through such incidents.
Idric shouldn’t be so indifferent about it, right?
I reflected on my simple and short-lived thoughts.
Idric, who noticed my silence, tried to come closer to me.
“No. Don’t come this way.”
Although I blocked his path, I was too small to obstruct Idric’s line of sight. Idric’s forehead showed faint traces of blood when he witnessed the bloodstains. However, he quickly returned to a calm expression.
“Are you okay?”
“It’s just a past that has already passed.”
“But…”
In Idric’s voice, there was a resilient determination rather than sadness.
“The past was painful, but not anymore. It’s time to move forward now. There are new things to protect.”
Idric said that while looking at me. It seemed like he was talking about the country.
There was no hesitation in his gaze.
I knew better than anyone how much pain he had gone through to develop such a strong resolve. That’s why I smiled.
If Idric is going to move forward, I’m willingly going to stay by his side. Whether it’s breaking curses or making him smile, whatever it is, that’s my role.
I embraced his waist firmly. Hoping that if there were any lingering painful feelings, they would be released along with the curse.
“Okay. Let’s let go of the past. We’re too busy living in the present.”
Upon hearing my words, Idric’s lips drew a smooth curve.
Even in Idric’s room, we couldn’t find any red paper, royal decrees, or anything similar.
Already in the fourth room without any gain, it became a bit more frustrating.
“Can we really find the real royal decree?”
“We have to.”
“I supported everyone’s will earlier because it seemed like we needed to boost morale, but this is too ignorant. Just randomly searching the entire place like this… If it were Perkop, he would have placed it in a location that is nearly impossible to find.”
“But there’s no other option.”
“That’s true. It would be nice to have at least a small hint. Is there anyone who knows the hidden side of Perkop Serbian well? Or someone who witnessed everything on the day of the rebellion…”
I trailed off.
Wait a moment. That’s me!
Yeah. Why didn’t I think of that? No one here knows what Perkop did, but I do. Because I read the novel!
If I can recall the novel’s contents well, there might be clues in it.
But the problem is…
Ugh, I can’t remember it well.
Damn it, use your brain. Try to think.
I groped my way down from the beginning.
The scenes directly depicting the rebellion were not explicitly shown in the novel.
After all, ‘The Rabbit in the Loop’ is mostly a love story between Ozar and Jaika, so it is mainly developed from the perspective of the female protagonist, Jaika.
So, there might be hints in the scene where Jaika and Ozar find out the truth.
I groped the scene in my mind for a while.
It feels like I’m about to remember…
In the novel, Perkop disliked Ozar, who was in love and not listening to him.
So, he intentionally leaked information to Jaika that Serbian was the one who killed her family. Shocked by this revelation, Jaika notified Ozar of their breakup, and in confusion, Ozar went to find Perkop.
Yeah. At that time, they definitely had a conversation in the office.
The passages from the novel vividly came to life one by one.
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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