I, Cien Mirmode, continued with my daily breadmaking plan.
The most important factor in this plan was the brusque leader.
I called him “leader,” clasped his hand tightly, and giggled. Then, the leader scratched his neck.
“…Leader, huh.”
His expression appeared slightly naive.
I stared at him and tilted my head.
“You are the leader, right!”
“…Why did you call me?”
“Let’s make some value bread.”
When I laughed heartily, the leader looked down on me, as if he couldn’t believe it. However, seeing that he still tightly gripped my hand, he seemed to want to make bread too.
Besides, only the leader maintained this stiff attitude; the gypsy kids beside him were losing their souls looking at the kitchen.
I blinked my eyes at the leader with a big smile.
“Hm? Go ahead.”
That’s when it happened.
An unexpected ally interfered with my plan.
“No!”
The brownhaired boy who shouted loudly stared at me and then roughly grabbed my sleeve.
It was quite a violent action, so I almost fell flat on the ground but managed to recover. Ted was about to draw his sword, but I shook my head.
Let’s first listen to what this boy has to say.
I barely stood up, but the boy didn’t seem to care.
He spoke in a cold, commanding tone.
“I don’t like him. Get him out.”
Being a victim of violence, I decided to respect his wish.
“…Ah, yes.”
However, I was still concerned about excluding the leader and those kids entirely.
So, I reached one conclusion.
“Alright, the leader and his friends will use the left side of the kitchen, and we will use the right.”
My plan was to get close to this brownhaired boy and leave the leader and the gypsies to Acid, Ted, and the maids.
First, I had to ask this brownhaired boy why he and the leader were fighting.
I winked at the leader.
He briefly looked disheartened, then nodded.
‘This is not simply violence; something’s up.’
His expression, which had slightly softened earlier, was now stern again.
‘What’s with that closedoff look?’
I stared at the brownhaired boy, who was a victim of violence.
First, I needed to understand precisely what had happened to this brownhaired boy by grilling him thoroughly.
(This is a time marker.)
Contrary to the complicated human relationships among the kids, the aroma of bread filled the air once more.
Dividing the round kitchen into two zones, the delightful breadmaking time continued.
Ignoring the maids, Acid, and Ted, who looked like they wanted to come to my side, I made bread alone with the brownhaired boy.
Slapping on the hygiene gloves!
Kneading the soft flour felt surprisingly satisfying.
I chuckled while kneading the dough.
Nearby, I heard a chef saying, “As expected of our young master, handling flour so well even with those small hands.”
Just when my heart was swelling with satisfaction as I stared at the rising dough, it happened.
The brownhaired boy beside me snatched away my dough. Then, he casually placed his dough in front of me.
‘What…?’
I squinted my eyes and stared at the boy.
He seemed to be admiring the dough I had made instead of making bread himself. He fumbled around with it, then slammed the dough on the cutting board in frustration.
“What is it?”
I grabbed the flour from the far end of the table and remade the dough. He kept kneading the dough, getting flour all over his hands. Feeling slightly uneasy, I cautiously called out to him again.
“Hmm, excuse me.”
“……Yes.”
The boy flinched for a moment but seemed happier since he was making bread.
“So…what happened earlier?”
“……”
Smash!
Ignoring my question, the boy slammed his fist into the bread.
I was startled and covered my ears. It was the first time I had seen someone directly display such violent tendencies in front of me. My small heart felt as if it had dropped to the floor.
As Acid and Ted, along with the maids, were about to hastily approach, I waved them off, signaling them to be cautious.
I suppressed my pounding heart and stared quietly at the boy.
“He’s a monster.”
“Huh…?”
There was a heavy sense of disgust in the word ‘monster.’ I looked at the boy and rolled my eyes. Just how bad was he to be called a monster…
“People like him. They don’t know his dirty secrets.”
The feeling was distinctly creepy and inferior.
I cautiously opened my mouth.
“Huh? What do you mean…?”
Whether he was still naive because he was a child, or he wanted to completely win me over, he glared at the leader as he spoke.
“He’s a dirty guy. I never bullied him, yet he persecutes me for my jokes…!”
“Hmm?”
I tilted my head.
“What kind of jokes did you make?”
He looked at me intently and then grinned.
“I can’t tell you.”
Strangely, that smile made me uncomfortable.
Very uncomfortable.
“…If you come back later, tell me what the joke was.”
I was lost in thought as I kneaded the dough again. I remembered the advice I had cautiously given to the maid earlier when sending off the leader.
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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