As if saying she cannot compromise on this, Adele met his gaze without avoiding it.
If he still didn’t realize that Valentin was subtly blocking her external movements since coming to the capital, it was merely wishful thinking.
Even worse, how the emperor cooked her up, at least making sure she didn’t have to perform even the bare minimum of duties…
“I’m thinking of going to the busy area of Pragma.”
“…It’ll take at least two hours just to get there.”
“If you enter the forest, you may be there for up to six hours. His Majesty never finishes hunting until he catches a deer.”
“…”
“When Marguerite arrives, I will mobilize the knights and go. There shouldn’t be any problems. I’ll be back before dinner.”
“…Rather, wait until the party is over and go together.”
“Then it will be midnight.”
He firmly sealed his lips with an unwilling attitude, then narrowed his eyes as if he had thought of a good excuse.
“Have you finished your homework? I said I would check.”
“I’ve read all the books except one. I’ve even memorized the parts related to healing magic.”
“And your magical power?”
“Well…”
Adele hesitated and blurred the end of her words. To be honest, she hadn’t even tried to practice materializing magical power.
Throughout the night, her mind and attention were elsewhere…
Valentin let out a light sigh at Adele’s puzzled face.
“Do you have to go?”
“I want to.”
“…”
“By the way, someone in Pragma claims to have seen Greta.”
Adele hesitated for a moment, then honestly revealed it.
It was ironic that she, who was not honest herself, wished for honesty only from others.
Valentin’s gaze became peculiar at her words.
“As far as the witness says, she seems to be doing very poorly. Remember? She was my governess…”
“Of course, I remember.”
“Valentin, you might dislike her, but even if Greta is not a person full of affection, I would have dried up and died without even that…”
Valentin raised his hand to stop Adele’s words. Soon, there was a noise outside the tent.
“Your Highness.”
“What’s going on?”
“His Majesty has sent someone.”
In response to the cautious urging of the messenger, Valentin replied with a tired expression.
“I’ll go out soon.”
He tied his belt, put on a leather hunting vest, and then grabbed his cloak.
The neck part of the cloak was adorned with intricate and elaborate knots.
Even if he looked in the mirror, it was difficult to tie it by himself.
“I’ll do it for you.”
Adele quickly got out of bed. Valentin raised one eyebrow as if he didn’t like it.
“…Your foot is on the ground.”
“It’s on the carpet. Come on.”
When he silently lowered his waist, Adele carefully completed the knot, stepping on tiptoes.
After staring at her for a long time with an intense gaze, Valentin eventually sighed deeply, as if he couldn’t stand it.
“Morig is cruel and persistent. By now, you should know that I’m committed to this body. That I’m keeping you by my side and cherishing you.”
“There won’t be any problem. Morig loves everyone.”
“Well… I wonder if she has that kind of personality.”
“…”.
“If you know my scent from you, even the gentle mask and pretense will be cast aside, and your eyes will roll back.”
Adele shuddered her shoulders.
Even now that she knew everything about Valentin’s identity, when she heard disrespectful words about ‘Morig,’ her heart trembled from the core.
Valentin lifted a sarcastic gaze, furrowing his brow, and spoke.
“So, when you go out, please be careful of everyone who approaches. Doubt every word you hear, and stay alert.”
“Are you saying I can go?”
“When Margaret mobilizes.”
Valentin’s eyes narrowed frighteningly, making her feel uneasy. He grabbed her chin again, lowering his upper body.
“Open your mouth.”
At the enumeration of provocative words, Adele’s breath caught.
Their slightly moist lips met directly. The stem quivered at the soft and moist movement.
His magic overflowed heavily through the lips.
He grabbed the back of Adele’s neck as she tried to escape. It deepened for a moment and then gently receded.
As Adele realized the moistness of his firm lips, her cheeks turned pink.
At her innocent reaction, he chuckled softly.
“You’re storing it well. You never know when you might need it.”
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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