Isabella was unusually obsessed with her appearance and, despite being only recently of age, was afraid of growing old. Therefore, she was quite curious about Rediak, the ageless man.
How he became ageless, whether it was because of magic, though magicians also aged, was typical.
‘Anyway, Rediak stepped down and afterward, Matop’s Elder Council was formed.’
Strong ones, old ones, new ones, skilled ones, those facing death. Thus, there were five Elders, and among them… it seemed that the old one named Roywick was the Chair of the Elder Council.
So that’s why the Lord of Matop was subordinate to the Elder Council. Since the Lord of Matop was determined by the Elder Council, its power had grown stronger.
While I was briefly pondering Matop, Roywick let out a deep sigh.
“So…”
“Before that, how about introducing yourself? I don’t want to continue this conversation without knowing who you are.”
I showed hostility toward the man who was trying to have his say without identifying himself. Just as he had done. Then, the man awkwardly smiled.
“I thought there was no need to introduce myself.”
“Why? Because I’m a woman?”
“Heh, n-no, not at all. Since you visited Matop, I assumed you would naturally know…”
“That’s presumptuous. Your fame is only within these walls. I don’t even know your name. Others might know Shasha’s name, but they probably don’t know yours.”
So what if you’re big shots among yourselves. Outside, nobody knows you. I spoke in a stronger voice than ever to subdue the man who identified himself as the Elder Council Chair.
It seemed fitting since he seemed to have done something to our Shasha. Shasha flinched slightly at the sight of him.
‘I won’t let those who belittle my sister off the hook.’
I glared at him intensely.
Perhaps due to hearing that he was even worse than Shanencia, the man’s face hardened even more.
“That is…”
“If it’s so difficult for you to introduce yourself, you don’t have to. Honestly, we don’t need to spend our precious time listening to someone we don’t even know.”
With that, I held Shasha and approached the Lord of Matop.
“Then we’ll go. It would be better to report this matter directly to His Imperial Majesty.”
“W-what…!”
As I moved closer to the Lord of Matop, the Elder Council Chair hurriedly spoke up.
“Is it acceptable to interpret your forcing the Master of the Tower away as the Imperial Palace severing ties with our tower?”
“Are you suggesting there’s another way to undo this magical tool if we don’t take the Master of the Tower by force? Honestly, if the Master hadn’t done anything to Sasha and me, we wouldn’t have taken such extreme measures. But we had to protect ourselves, so we must ‘escort’ him to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“That is…!”
Just then, Ken, who was conveniently standing next to them, opened his mouth.
“As you know, the magical tool we bound to the Master of the Tower’s hand is a top-tier mana-restricting tool made by the tower. And the key is held by His Majesty the Emperor.”
“So we must go to His Majesty the Emperor, mustn’t we? We can’t possibly bring His Majesty here, can we?”
“Damn it…”
The Master of the Tower was wriggling as if trying hard to free his hands, but to no avail. Seeing this, the Council Chairman finally nodded.
“Very well. I should introduce myself first. I am Roywick, the Chairman of the Tower’s Council.”
“Yes.”
“And I understand Lady Isabella’s concerns. It must have been surprising that the Master of the Tower attempted an attack. However, this matter could strain the relationship between the Imperial Palace and the Tower. So it would be best to resolve this amicably.”
Roywick, who told me to retrieve the key directly from the Emperor, still seemed to look down on me with a condescending attitude. Even if I didn’t want to believe it, his gaze was undermining.
The instinctively lifted chin, the eyes that look down upon others. The posture that comes close to the Master of the Tower, as if to protect him, despite saying we should resolve this amicably.
‘I really don’t like this.’
“Isn’t the claim that the Master of the Tower attempted an attack merely the opinion of Lady Isabella’s people? So, we can’t simply take Lady Isabella’s word for it at the Tower. Rather, I’m concerned that this may be excessive treatment towards the Master of the Tower for something trivial. An investigation is warranted.”
An investigation? What for?
“You seem exceedingly concerned about the Master of the Tower, to a bothersome degree.”
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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