Kassus wandered around the palace for a while in search of Artia. As the sun set and the day grew darker, Kassus suddenly thought that Artia might not have returned to her room. When he went to her room, as he expected, Artia was inside. Kassus let out a sigh of relief and placed his hand on Artia’s shoulder.
“Phew… Where have you been?”
“Oh, me?”
Artia asked, widening her eyes.
Kassus, with a face full of ten years of worry, calmed his pounding heart. If she disappeared from his sight again, he didn’t know what he would do. Although Artia’s shoulders were firm and broad, in Kassus’s eyes, she was still a wife who needed protection.
“I searched for a long time. How worried do you think I was, not knowing what happened?”
“I woke up and didn’t see you, so I went to see Prince Owen for a moment.”
“What?”
“I told him directly that I want to go to the North because I’m pregnant. It seemed better to let him know. I’m sorry for worrying you.”
Kassus hugged Artia tightly.
“Don’t disappear from my sight.”
“…”
“Wherever you go, go with me. Hug me tightly when you sleep, walk with me when you go outside, eat next to me, and exercise near me.”
Due to his strong embrace, Artia’s breath was on the verge of being cut off. Such excessive attachment. It made him wonder if this was the same Kassus he saw when they first met.
“Yes… I got it. So, please let go. I can’t breathe.”
Only then did Kassus release Artia.
Artia swept her hair back and let out a wry smile.
“Phew, the baby might get surprised.”
“What?”
“Because you hugged me so tightly.”
“I’m sorry.”
Kassus sighed briefly. Suddenly feeling sorry for pushing his emotions too forcefully just because she disappeared for a moment.
Seeing him bow his head, Artia also felt sorry.
How worried must he have been, running around in all directions.
“No, I’m sorry. I disappeared without saying anything.”
Although it was a bit of an overreaction, Artia didn’t entirely dislike that Kassus was worried about her.
Apologizing first, Kassus lifted Artia’s chin.
Looking at his crimson lips, Kassus kissed her on the lips.
Continuing to kiss, he gently lifted Artia and took her to the bed.
Artia hugged his neck tightly, and the kiss did not stop.
Unnoticed, the window became dark, and the sound of crickets echoed.
It was a cool summer night.
The next morning.
Artia gathered Kesha, Hari, Leo, and Zen and told them that she was pregnant.
“What?!”
“Really!?”
“What’s that about…!”
At the same time, similar expressions and sounds burst out. Everyone seemed surprised at the sudden news of pregnancy, their mouths agape.
“So, is there a child in Madam’s belly right now?”
Kesha sparkled her eyes, looking at Artia’s belly. It still looked flat as usual. If she hadn’t mentioned that she was pregnant, no one would have known.
“Yeah.”
Artia nodded.
“Really? Wow! It’s so fascinating…!”
Hari clapped her hands innocently and exclaimed.
“A child… We really like them.”
“Is that so?”
Artia smiled slyly.
Kesha anticipated that Artia’s child would inherit military prowess.
“Madam’s child seems to be really healthy. They’ll inherit Madam’s blood, after all.”
The child she would give birth to would be much larger and sturdier than other children. Looking at Artia’s current state alone, Kesha couldn’t gauge how much more she would change.
“Is Madam really going to be like the real Duke Hyde?”
Thinking of the considerably well-built Duke Hyde, Kesha blinked her eyes. Since Artia once said she wanted to be like her father, he considered it a passing joke. Now, seeing her practicing what she said, Kesha was at a loss for words.
Of course, he, too, had become overwhelmingly attractive compared to other women, but Artia’s body was growing noticeably larger day by day. It made him wonder if she would eventually catch up with Hyde.
“A son? A daughter?”
Leo showed curiosity and asked.
“Don’t know yet.”
Artia answered with a smile.
“Is it in your belly right now?”
Leo asked again, looking amazed.
“Yeah. Growing well, and in a few months, they’ll be born.”
Leo looked at Artia’s flat belly and then back at her strong arms and legs.
Her muscles were swollen compared to when her bones were as thin as a stick. It looked even more pronounced due to her naturally thin frame.
“…”
Though he was taller than her, Leo felt a sense of inferiority in terms of physique.
However, as it was the moment when Artia announced her pregnancy, he wanted to offer blessings for her and the upcoming child.
“Congratulations. Both your body and mind look healthy and beautiful. I hope the soon-to-be-born child stays healthy without any trouble.”
“Our little master has grown up. Didn’t know you could say such things.”
“I can say them, of course! When did you think I would remain a kid forever?”
Leo raised his voice.
“I never said you were a kid.”
“I said ‘little master.’ I’m becoming an adult soon.”
“Well then, what are you going to do now, Madam?”
Kesha thought Artia might have other plans.
As Kesha predicted, Artia replied.
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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