That’s because the fragrance the servants talked about teased his cheeks, flowing down her red hair.
And the soft curve of the woman leaning down gently pressed against his back.
Kaiyan involuntarily straightened his back and sat up properly, obediently looking into the mirror.
“…….”
But, unexpectedly looking into the mirror, he was at a loss for words.
‘Is this how I usually look?’
Even when he looked in the mirror to check his appearance, he maintained a strict and sturdy, manly face.
At his age, why would he need to smile sheepishly at his reflection?
He was the head of Tennes.
“But I never thought I was frowning and looking so cold with my eyebrows raised like this. It was an unexpected discovery.”
“Didn’t you know? You always look like you’re angry about something, with your eyebrows raised and wrinkles on your forehead.”
“That is…”
Kaiyan wondered when he started looking like this. Maybe since his parents passed away?
A green young man who became the head of a traditional duke family, and the lord of a vast and immense territory.
To prevent others from looking down on him.
Right after becoming the duke, Kaiyan went to war without even appointing an heir.
The green young man, not yet fully matured, returned after five years transformed into a sharp and solid sword.
“I’ve never seen the duke smile.”
No one had ever dared to say this to Kaiyan, so he hadn’t realized it.
“At first, I thought you were upset because of me. But now I know that’s not the case.”
Kaiyan felt embarrassed that he had only shown such a face.
But when he tried to force a smile, his facial muscles seemed to have stiffened, refusing to move in that direction. The idea of smiling felt awkward.
“Hmm. Being a lord is busy and exhausting.”
Kaiyan made an excuse. Fortunately, Claudel seemed to accept that.
“Let’s have lunch now. I’m busy in the afternoon.”
“Yes.”
The conversation ended abruptly.
But Claudel’s words echoed in Kaiyan’s mind for a long time.
On a day when the sunlight filtered through the tree shades beautifully, Claudel was busy preparing for a rare picnic in the castle’s backyard.
Rowen had a climate close to summer all year round, without a harsh winter.
There were subtle seasonal changes, evident when the modest marigolds that bloomed the day she fell ill were replaced by colorful begonias.
“Madam, I’ve picked some flowers.”
“Yes, give them here.”
Claudel was sitting under the tree shade, busily weaving a garland.
“Shall I pick more flowers?”
“No, it’s okay. You can go now.”
When Claudel gestured for Hannah to leave, she hesitated.
“But if you need anything, I can wait and run errands.”
“With everything prepared like this, what more do we need?”
Indeed, there were three large wooden baskets filled with food.
“Then I’ll go, Madam. I’m really leaving!”
Hannah kept calling out as she walked away.
“……Is she gone?”
Claudel quickly picked more flowers to make another garland. She hadn’t dared to make one for Kaiyan while Hannah was watching.
“Would he find it childish?”
Recently, she had shown Kaiyan a mirror, asking if he was always angry.
But she was taken aback to see that he seemed unaware of his usual stern expression.
‘He always has that look on his handsome face.’
To Claudel, it was a light-hearted comment with affection.
She wanted to please Kaiyan, to do something that would make him happy, but there wasn’t much she could do, being inexperienced as a duchess.
Yet the busy man made time for lunch with her every day, so she wracked her brain to come up with the idea of a short picnic.
“Eating outside will be different from eating in my room. I thought it might be a nice change of scenery.”
“I hope he likes it.”
For some reason, although he’s not angry, Kaiyan has been glaring at her more often lately, which worried Claudel. She couldn’t understand why, as he wasn’t expressing anger or pointing out any mistakes she might have made.
“Suggesting we have lunch outside.”
“Duke!”
Claudel looked up to see the man leaning against a tree with his arm.
‘Wow. He looks amazing.’
He had mentioned morning training with the knights, and Kaiyan, clad in a training shirt with a light spaulder, looked exceptionally impressive. He seemed to carry an aura of having returned from a more masculine world than usual.
“Please sit here.”
“It’s hot.”
When she handed her handkerchief to Kaiyan, who had just sat beside her, he slightly frowned.
“It’s too dirty for something like this.”
“It’s okay. Please use it.”
“No. I’d better wash up.”
Wash up? Here?
Claudel was puzzled at that moment.
Kaiyan then took off his armor and shirt and jumped straight into the pond.
“Ah!”
It happened too fast for her to stop him.
The sound of water splashing was heard, and soon the muscular arms, head, and shoulders of the man surfaced one after the other.
Kaiyan swept his wet hair to one side, looking refreshed.
“Now I feel alive.”
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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