I marveled for a moment, thinking Lumie had come up with a brilliant idea.
However.
“Muzel, don’t you think something is strange too?”
At the discreet whisper, I turned abruptly to Klaus.
“Your Highness…?”
“Not here. Let’s talk separately in a quiet place.”
Duke Mekringer was nearby. He was currently watching Lumie’s flashy presentation with a satisfied smile.
I made eye contact with Klaus and nodded slightly.
I couldn’t move immediately. I had to wait for people’s attention to disperse.
Lumie elegantly raised the corner of his mouth and bowed slightly.
“If anyone wishes to join my relief efforts, please tell the amount and your name to the maids circulating with envelopes. Also, enjoy today’s banquet freely as a small token of gratitude.”
Applause poured towards him after the announcement. The momentarily paused musical performance resumed.
Lumie left the floor. Naturally, couples formed on the now-empty floor. The banquet hall had transformed into a ballroom.
The eyes of those who stood aside without dancing were fixed on Lumie.
Even though just coming of age, Lumie, unbelievably skilled and dignified, conducted the banquet. The admiration in the eyes of those watching was evident.
Lumie returned to our reserved seats, not hiding his proud smile.
“Your Highness Klaus, the atmosphere is lively now. How about we dance a song too?”
Klaus replied with a cool and expressionless face, “If it’s just one song.”
A fleeting disappointment flashed across Lumie’s face. But soon, Lumie brightly smiled.
“It’s an honor, Your Highness Klaus.”
Klaus immediately stood up from his seat. His hand heavily rested on my shoulder.
“Muz, I’ll be right back.”
Though taken aback by the sudden shortening of my name, I politely nodded.
“Have a pleasant time.”
As the Crown Prince appeared at the center, people dancing moved to the sidelines. The orchestra began playing a new piece. A medium-tempo waltz melody filled the floor.
“Wow…”
Even I couldn’t help but laugh. This was rumored to be one of the longest dances, known as the ‘endurance test.’
Lumie planned this out thoroughly.
Anyway, a picture of an unoccupied seat with a lone aide sitting in it looked odd. Thus, while Klaus and Lumie danced, I decided to leave my seat for a moment.
As people crowded the center of the floor, the two dancing figures weren’t clearly visible.
I didn’t want to push through people to get closer, so I opted to quietly stand by the wall.
“Phew.”
While silently catching my breath, someone approached me.
“Miss Muzel.”
“Ah, Lady Ferner.”
Standing next to me, she gestured as if to point out something and smiled.
“Isn’t the lady impressive? It’s truly an indomitable will.”
“Haha, is there a tree that won’t fall after being struck ten times? Even if I were a woman, I would have caught a fiancé as splendid as His Highness the Crown Prince countless times.”
“Young people can achieve such things, but for someone like me, who has been married once, dreaming about it is out of the question.”
Lady Ferner spoke with a bitter expression.
“If there’s someone who can warm the bed for just one night, that should be satisfying. Well, sometimes, it’s even better that way. It’s much more comfortable than preserving purity diligently, you know.”
Not knowing how to respond to his blunt words, I bit my lip, and Lady Ferner subtly lifted the corner of her mouth.
“Oh, dear, Miss Muzel finds this talk awkward? Perhaps because you’re still too young.”
“Hahaha, not really. On the contrary, I want to cheer for the lady who doesn’t give up romantic love.”
Lady Ferner stared at me for a moment. She didn’t seem unpleasant, but there was a hint of surprise.
I smiled subtly and continued, “Does getting older mean you don’t understand love? If anything, it might be more sincere than the young. When a man and a woman who have experienced all the storms of life meet, they are more prepared.”
He hesitated for a moment and then showed a faint smile.
“…Thank you for saying that. It touched me a bit.”
Before I could respond, Lady Ferner brightened her smile once more and swiftly turned away.
“Hmm.”
I didn’t seem to make a mistake in my words, but why did she flee like that, saying she was touched?
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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