Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 64
Grand Duchess Larisa de Valois was so delighted by the kindness of the golden neighboring prince that she nearly forgot her sorrow over losing her sister.
She suddenly came to her senses and shook her head. No, I am Larisa—kind and gentle. I must maintain this gentle image and smoothly continue the topic Alfonso raised, no matter what.
But truly, she had never spoken about herself before.
“I dabble a little in still-life painting. I enjoy drawing flowers or vases.”
After a brief hesitation, Larisa boldly added,
“A few years ago, I was selected as a finalist at the Prix de Montpellier.”
The Prix de Montpellier was a renowned gateway competition for emerging artists in the Kingdom of Galico. Artists submitted their work anonymously; critics and viewers awarded scores after viewing the exhibited pieces, and the identities behind the artworks were revealed a month later.
Aside from the top three winners, even being named a finalist allowed formal registration into the Kingdom of Galico’s Artists’ Association. It was an intensely competitive and prestigious contest.
“The Prix de Montpellier? Wasn’t eligibility for that competition restricted to married men under thirty?”
Because winning the Prix de Montpellier brought wealth and fame, the contest was rife with disputes and rivalries. Over several years of slander and turmoil, peculiar restrictions emerged as a series of compromises, each side shaping the rules to their own advantage.
The “under thirty” rule was implemented to prevent established artists from submitting anonymously, and the “must be married” clause was added to stop exceptionally talented young newcomers from suddenly disrupting the competition.
Recently, yet another restriction was added: a ban on female artists, to safely divide the limited spoils among the existing participants.
Larisa’s face, hidden behind her mask, flushed deeply red. These recent restrictions were unknown to her, as she had never held much interest in painting.
Painting had been her late sister Suzanne’s passion, and it was Grand Duchess Suzanne who had become a finalist at the Prix de Montpellier. The ban on female painters was a direct consequence of Suzanne’s success.
Originally, opponents had argued for banning noble submissions altogether, but facing strong resistance at the last minute, they pivoted toward prohibiting female artists instead. Though historically significant, Larisa, indifferent to both society and art, was unaware of these details.
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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I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
So Alphonso is misunderstanding now?