Katanta, the self-made monk, unconsciously nodded his head.
It was unbelievable.
Since before coming up to the capital for the summer party, Katanta, the self-made monk, had been filled with countless expectations. Going to the summer party in the family’s history was a first for their lineage, and, moreover, they had received a direct invitation from Princess Hwangnyeo.
Yes, an invitation!
“The always annoying words come from the lower ones. Sir Katanta, you should keep a tight rein on the lower ones. Make sure that the rumors of me staying here for a long time don’t spread. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
That day, Katanta vividly remembered the princess’s secret command.
The awe-inspiring gaze and the sweet party invitation that followed.
Because of that, for the first time, he firmly imposed restrictions on the servants.
But now, to not be on the invitation list! It was an unreasonable thing.
Recalling the princess’s voice, Katanta took another step forward.
Under the scorching sun, the expression of the knight from the palace, who stared at him coldly, remained unchanged. Suppressing his wilting heart, it was the moment when Katanta was about to speak.
“Sir Katanta, please leave now.”
His wife grabbed Katanta’s sleeve from behind and whispered. Turning around, he saw his wife, who had turned red, trying to smile with a face full of disappointment.
“Everyone behind is watching.”
Ah. Only now did Katanta realize the presence of the servants behind.
Even though the maids who were a bit further away might not hear this sound, the maids right behind had already heard the rejection twice.
His dignity was already crumpled. Unexpected embarrassment rushed in again. Katanta, whose lips trembled, forced a smile and shrugged his shoulders.
And, as if it wasn’t a big deal, he turned around.
“Well, since I’m already here, I might as well tour the capital.”
Until then, Katanta thought there was no other choice.
Even though it was frustrating, thinking that the busy princess might forget, sending a letter to Lady Ruhas, the governess, seemed to be the most realistic option.
That was when a voice of a palace knight reached him from behind.
“True. How compassionate Princess is, to come looking for insignificant people like us without any discretion.”
Katanta’s steps abruptly stopped. The knight from Katanta’s carriage and even the maids had pale faces.
But the voice from behind continued.
“Last year, there were countless such people, right? Country nobles who only know how to get into parties just because they have a name.”
As if telling him to hear, a mocking laughter faded away.
Country nobles. And even the maids bowing their heads, not knowing what to do.
It was enough to set Katanta’s recently calmed heart on fire. Flames flickered in Katanta’s eyes, which had turned reddish-blue.
Without anyone stopping him, Katanta turned around and approached the knights, shouting loudly.
“What? Say it again, just as you said it now!”
“Master, dear. Are you okay? Oh dear, what is going on?”
The choked voice of the master’s wife faded away. The master sighed in disappointment, lying down and staring at the ceiling.
He couldn’t even remember how he ended up in this lodging.
“Ugh, tsk. What a commotion since morning.”
The voice of the palace knight who had pushed me away resonated loudly. The master clearly realized the treatment he had received.
He was expelled from in front of the main gate of the palace as if he were being cleared out.
Moreover, in front of my subordinates and the people of the territory.
Anger, embarrassment, and shame overwhelmed the master. If he had been in the territory, such a ridiculous situation would not have occurred.
Why did the knights of the palace insult me like this? What resentment did they have towards me?
Thoughts extended like a chain. The arrow turned back to the master himself.
Why did I leave the territory and come to this institution to enjoy such luxury? I just thought it was a good opportunity.
An opportunity for the Katanta family to enter the central nobility. A chance to leave a mark in the royal court. The luck to experience the splendid banquet that the wife had dreamed of so much.
Did my expectations go too far? The master bit his lips.
No, I was definitely invited by the Imperial Princess, no, by the Princess. But my proud Katanta family was not on the invitation list.
This was the fault of the Princess.
It was an unimaginable thought before, but now there was nothing visible in the master’s eyes.
Resentment towards the Princess blazed like a wildfire.
The Princess, so compassionate and caring, the Princess who embraced everyone. The firm belief I had in the Princess shattered into pieces.
The master closed his eyes. Tears slowly fell from the tips of his eyelashes.
Seeing that, the master’s wife responded with words that tried to soothe the exploding anger.
“Oh dear, why are you crying? Let’s quickly return to Katanta.”
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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