Mother-in-Law Refuses to Regress! (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 39
Siod had proven quite useful.
“Her name is Mariana Yevlay. She’s the Empress’s second cousin, and because she was frail by birth, she delayed her debut—but was supposed to be appointed as one of the Empress’s maids immediately upon debut. However, just before her debut, while staying at the Empress’s palace, she suddenly took leave and vanished.”
“Was she pregnant then?”
“I think she fled the moment she realized she was pregnant. Her family might have helped her—the last hotel she stayed at belonged to the Yevlay family. Coincidentally, on the very day the Empress invited Lady Yevlay to the palace, her daughter disappeared.”
“So she was abandoned.”
Guinevere said with a heavy expression.
“After that, the Yevlay family hastily declared her dead, and then… well.”
Siod added with a shrug.
“Perhaps it was precisely because her family rushed to treat her as deceased that she managed to survive this long.”
“Maybe so…”
Guinevere smiled bitterly. She knew it was far more likely the Yevlay family had sacrificed their daughter out of fear for their own position, but neither of them mentioned that truth aloud.
“What will you do?”
“About what?”
“Larisa wants to know about her parents.”
“We’ll keep it a secret.”
Siod fully intended to respect Guinevere’s opinion. Yet, he hoped she wouldn’t end up getting hurt because of it later.
“Won’t you regret it? Lara might resent you someday.”
“…When Lara becomes an adult, perhaps. But not now. Marina must have had her reasons for not telling me in the first place. I’ll respect Marina’s choice.”
Siod nodded. After a brief moment of seriousness, he suddenly grinned and said,
“Then go on a date with me now!”
“Not now.”
“What? Why?”
“Later. I’ve already planned the whole date schedule—you just follow along.”
Siod was so overwhelmed with joy he clamped both hands over his mouth.
‘She’s way too cool.’
This is my woman.
*
The day of the academy festival Larisa had been eagerly awaiting finally arrived.
“Kyah! Sir Knight, please help me!”
William sighed inwardly for the thousandth time and trudged toward the girl calling for a knight.
“What seems to be the matter, my lady?”
“I’m too tired to walk. Please carry me over there.”
He glanced in the direction she pointed and saw the central fountain—the hotspot for couples.
“Understood.”
William approached the girl playing the ‘lady’ role and extended his hand to escort her. Instantly, she linked arms with him, pressed tightly against his side, and leaned her face close.
“You’re Sir William Rodante, right?”
“That’s correct.”
“Oh my, you’re adorable!”
Just what part of him was ‘adorable’? William frowned. And why did everyone ignore the cool, handsome seniors and keep calling only for him? He felt utterly exhausted.
“We’ve arrived. I’ll take my leave now.”
“Wait! Just a moment, Sir Rodante! Let’s talk a bit!”
William pretended not to hear and walked past her. But soon enough, he was inevitably surrounded again by a group of girls openly shouting, “Sir Knight, please help me!”
‘You’re probably going to suffer the most among all first-years.’
William was now truly feeling the truth behind his seniors’ words.
“What seems to be the matter?”
“We got lost. Could you guide us to the library?”
The library was the farthest spot from the festival grounds, open only for fourth-years preparing for graduation and employment, independent of the festivities.
The girls before him looked, at best, his age. William sighed inwardly for the 1,100th time and replied,
“I’ll show you the way.”
Kindly and politely. As he kept circling the academy doing this chore, he suddenly missed his mother.
Not that he genuinely missed her—but knights were allowed to escort their families during the festival without interruption.
‘Even without that rule, no one would dare approach me if I were beside Mother.’
He realized anew just how comfortable (?) his position as Guinevere’s son truly was.
‘Though Mother probably won’t come anyway.’
Or would she? Larisa had mentioned wanting to come, and ever since Larisa appeared, Mother had seemed like a completely different person.
‘Maybe she’ll come with Larisa… No, that’s probably wishful thinking.’
William chuckled softly to himself. It had only been a few months, yet here he was already expecting such things—it felt ridiculous.
‘Wait… expecting?’
Expecting what? He didn’t actually want his mother to attend the festival. If anything, he’d worry if she did…
[Where are you?]William’s heart began to race. It was his mother’s voice. He hurriedly checked his wristwatch—it shimmered with light.
“Mother?”
[Set your coordinates. I’m coming now.]“Wait, wait—right now?”
[Yes. Lara’s coming too.]William frantically spun the watch’s second hand and pressed a button. Immediately, a red light shot from the direction the hand pointed, drawing a magic circle on the ground.
The girls gasped in awe.
“Is Lord Rodante coming?”
“I’ve heard about it! The Rodante family’s wristwatch is a special magical artifact. I thought it only did video calls!”
Soon after, with a deep humming vibration, Guinevere and Larisa appeared atop the magic circle.
Larisa, nestled in one of Guinevere’s arms, beamed and called out,
“William!”
Without thinking, William reached out and lifted Larisa into his arms.
“I missed you!”
It was the greeting she never failed to say every time they met, despite seeing each other every weekend. William’s chest tingled, and his face flushed.
“Me too.”
The girls around them burst into exclamations.
“So cute!”
Clearly, the girl was utterly endearing. And the handsome boy, holding her while smiling unconsciously—that unexpected visual treat left the girls enchanted.
“Are these your friends?”
“No. They were lost ladies I was just guiding.”
Moreover, Guinevere Rodante looked so strikingly like William’s biological mother that it was undeniable—her mature, charismatic aura made the girls’ hearts flutter.
“I see. Then finish guiding them. We’ll follow behind.”
“No! Sir Rodante, we’ll head back to the festival grounds now. You should spend this rare time with your family.”
The girls struck enthusiastic ‘fighting’ poses, as if cheering William on. Bewildered, William nodded absentmindedly.
“Oh… thank you.”
“Don’t mention it! It’s really hard to leave you like this… but we support Sir Rodante!”
“Huh?”
“Have a great time with your mother and little sister!”
The girls giggled and scampered off. William stood there, still dazed and confused.
‘I’m grateful they left… but what exactly are they cheering for?’
He didn’t realize it was due to the rumor that the bloodthirsty, emotionless witch Guinevere Rodante had finally begun accepting her son.
Larisa tugged at William’s sleeve, snapping him out of his daze.
“Sir Knight, please help me!”
She knew—from James—that using this phrase made festival knights unable to refuse. William burst out laughing.
“What can I assist you with, my lady?”
“You call me ‘my lady’?”
“It’s the rule.”
“Then buy me candy. Can I make the same request twice?”
“Normally you can’t—but since it’s you, Lara, I’ll make an exception.”
‘They’re playing around.’
Watching the two get along so well, Guinevere wore a blank expression. Seeing these kids already acting so sweetly together, despite their young age, was frankly irritating.
“Oh… Mother… did you come to pick up Lara?”
William finally turned to Guinevere and asked. Guinevere was instantly annoyed. So he already wanted to be alone with Larisa?
“No. I came to enjoy the festival too.”
“Huh?”
“What do people even do at an academy festival? Show me around.”
William looked at her in astonishment.
“What? You’re not leaving?”
“Would you like it if I left?”
“Huh?”
“Would you prefer I disappear?”
Guinevere raised an eyebrow. Saying ‘yes’ right now would probably be disastrous…
“No, that’s not—it’s just… aren’t you busy, Mother?”
“I am busy. But this is my first festival.”
“Oh…”
“Well? Hurry up and guide me.”
Larisa, unable to bear it any longer, cut in.
“Oh dear, Mother—you have to say, ‘Sir Knight, please help me!’”
“What?”
“James said you must say ‘Sir Knight, please help me!’ if you want to make festival knights do your bidding.”
“I see.”
Guinevere said flatly.
“Sir Knight, please help me.”
William’s face began to turn crimson. Why was his mother shameless enough to say such things without blinking, yet the embarrassment always fell to him?
“Understood…”
“You must address me as ‘my lady,’ William.”
“Understood… my lady…”
“Put me down quickly and properly escort Mother.”
“What?”
“What are you waiting for, William?”
Flustered, William set the wiggling Larisa back on the ground and stared helplessly at Guinevere.
Gracefully, Guinevere extended her hand.
“My knight?”
Blushing furiously, William took his mother’s hand. It felt excruciatingly awkward.
‘Making these two get along is way too hard.’
Larisa thought to herself as she watched them. William was far too shy, and Guinevere looked, at first glance, like someone utterly devoid of emotion.
But Larisa sensed that both Guinevere and William were deeply lonely people. She couldn’t explain why—but she just felt it.
‘As long as my magic doesn’t vanish completely, I’ll remain young forever.’
Guinevere’s face had looked unbearably desolate when she’d said that. At the same time, Larisa recalled her mother’s words:
“Because I have Lara, I’m never lonely.”
Maybe Guinevere had given birth to William out of loneliness. Living in youthful form for over a century surely meant spending over a century alone.
Larisa shook her head to dispel the thought and declared,
“Sir Knight, buy me candy first.”
“Then allow me to escort you to the candy shop.”
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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