The Beast Swallowed by the Flower (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 39
At the very moment of realization, an overwhelming desire flooded her, leaving Lisi bewildered. Since this feeling was entirely new to her, she didn’t know how she should respond.
Without even realizing it, she pushed Kai’s head away with both hands—so forcefully that his head tilted completely backward.
“Oh no,” she thought.
That wasn’t what she meant to do.
Luckily, Kai showed no sign of annoyance. He simply rolled his body and got off Lisi, lying down beside her instead. He stretched one arm toward her, glanced briefly at it as if asking, “What are you waiting for?” and then met Lisi’s eyes.
She had no idea what Kai wanted her to do. She just stared blankly at him until he tapped his arm and said,
“What are you doing? Lie down already.”
But his arm had already crossed over onto Lisi’s space, leaving her no room to lie down.
Lisi hesitated a moment, trying to figure out where to lie, then moved to the corner farthest from his arm and settled there.
Kai, who had been watching her, suddenly burst into laughter.
“Lisi, do you know you’re sometimes ridiculously odd?”
Since she didn’t understand why he was laughing, Lisi gave him a puzzled look.
Kai scooted closer to her, slid his arm under her head, and gently pulled her into his embrace.
“This is what I meant, Lisi. Don’t you know what a pillow-arm is? Pillow-arm?”
Of course she knew.
But she’d never experienced anything so sweet while fully conscious.
Her face pressed against his chest, his scent strongly stimulating her sense of smell.
The smell of forest, grass, and earth.
A fresh fragrance that brought to mind a clear lake.
“You smell like earth, Kai.”
“Didn’t you know? Before bed, I always shift back into a wolf and roll around in the dirt.”
“Really? Then I’d like to see that someday.”
“I’m joking, Lisi.”
He kissed the top of her head.
His arms around her were already strong enough, yet Lisi wanted him to hold her even tighter. Though she feared she might suffocate if he hugged her any harder, she still felt something was missing.
“Go to sleep now, Lisi.”
“I can’t sleep.”
“Well then…”
He pulled a Sleeper Stone out of his pocket.
Lisi didn’t want to fall asleep just yet. She wanted to stay a little longer in his arms, savoring this feeling.
But before she could say anything, the Sleeper Stone brushed against her temple. Instantly, all tension left her body, and she sank deeply into sleep.
After returning the Sleeper Stone to his pocket, Kai quietly gazed at Lisi, who lay defenselessly asleep in his arms.
Even though he was holding her, he still felt an odd sense of insufficiency.
Would embracing her as tightly as he truly wanted finally quench this thirst?
‘No, she’d break.’
Her skin was so soft and tender—it seemed like she’d melt away like pudding if he hugged her even slightly too firmly. Since she was the first such delicate being he’d ever held, he had no idea how much was safe.
He desperately wanted to hold her tighter, but if he accidentally broke her, it would be disastrous.
Lisi was smiling faintly, as if enjoying a pleasant dream.
Just watching her sleep brought him such joy that Kai lost track of time, gazing down at her endlessly.
His shadows were probably waiting for him, yet leaving the bed felt nearly impossible.
“Why isn’t the captain coming yet?”
“Maybe he fell asleep with his wife?”
“Nah, impossible. The captain told us to stay awake and wait, so he wouldn’t just sprawl out and sleep like some shameless rogue himself.”
Kai’s keen ears caught the shadows’ conversation.
‘I really should get up now.’
Carefully pulling his arm out so as not to wake Lisi, Kai slipped out of bed. Still reluctant to leave, he stood beside the bed for a moment, watching her, then turned to go.
“Ahhing…”
An adorable little nasal sound caught his ankle.
‘Ahhing?’
Kai whipped his head around.
Lisi still had her eyes closed, but her smile had deepened since before.
“Aaing, don’t do that…”
Her plump, red lips moved softly, babbling incoherently.
A voice full of coyness—one she’d never once used with Kai.
“You mustn’t do that, hnngh.”
Gulp.
Kai swallowed hard.
What kind of dream could possibly make his wife sound so unbearably cute?
‘Obviously, she’s dreaming about me.’
He was certain.
Dreams are products of the unconscious.
He firmly believed that Kai Brandt Green was the only one worthy of witnessing the hidden, adorable side Lisi carefully kept locked away.
Someday, Lisi would be just as sweet to him in reality.
‘I’ll make sure that happens soon.’
Just as Kai turned away with this resolve—
“Mmm, you’re too cute, Windy.”
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As the Guardian of the Relics, Kai had much to do.
The previous Guardian, Marquis Wyvern Green, had never been particularly enthusiastic about locating and collecting relics.
– Gathering such dangerous items in one place would inevitably cause trouble.
Even if he discovered a relic’s location, he’d leave it alone unless it posed a serious threat.
Kai followed a similar policy but was far more proactive about finding the relics’ whereabouts.
When the time came to fight for the shapeshifters’ freedom, relics would be of great help. Though he hadn’t yet found anyone capable of handling relics, he hoped that while traveling across the continent, he might encounter at least one person—even slightly able to wield them.
If that happened, it would grant him significant strength in this era when mages were nearly extinct.
For Kai’s shadows, holding late-night meetings to investigate strange phenomena across the continent and pinpoint relic locations was simply routine.
Tonight, however, something unusual occurred in the meeting room.
It was Kai himself—looking utterly dejected.
After making his shadows wait for him, Kai finally entered the meeting room, his expression gloomy from the moment he stepped inside.
‘Why’s he like that?’
Nathan asked Jamie with a glance.
‘How would I know something you don’t?’
Jamie replied with his eyes as well.
As always, Eugene sat silently, waiting for Kai to speak.
And then there was Wallace.
“Captain, did your wife reject you?”
As blunt as ever.
A deep crease formed between Kai’s brows.
Nathan jabbed Wallace in the ribs, signaling him to stop talking nonsense. Wallace misunderstood the gesture entirely.
“What? Seriously, just tell us. Does your wife think you’re no good? Or did you force yourself on her and…”
“Wallace. You really need to shut that mouth of yours.”
As Kai’s expression grew darker, Jamie cut Wallace off.
Wallace looked around at everyone with wide eyes, clearly thinking, ‘Huh? What? Did I do something wrong?’
“Captain, what exactly happened?”
Jamie turned to Kai.
Kai, who had been glaring darkly at the table, slowly opened his mouth.
“I lost to Windy.”
“What?”
“I used the Sleeper Stone on Lisi, and she dreamed of Windy.”
“……What?”
“She looked so happy… using a voice she’s never once shown me…”
Kai remained focused on the table, unaware that his shadows’ expressions had turned grim.
“How should I feel about my wife liking a unicorn more than me?”
“I’m thinking about hitting someone, Captain.”
At Jamie’s words, Kai snapped his head up.
“Jamie, no matter what, you can’t mean you want to hit Lisi!”
“Not Lady Iris, Captain! I mean you! Your thick skull!”
Jamie’s blue eyes blazed as if ready to explode.
Only then did Kai realize the other shadows shared Jamie’s sentiment.
Everyone present was clearly itching to draw their weapons and smack him.
“You kept us waiting so late… just for this? Lady Iris dreamed of Windy, and you’re sulking? Oh dear, is that it? You’re upset that your wife happily dreams of a unicorn? Huh?”
“No, it’s just… she’s never used that voice with me before…”
“Ugh, I see. So our mighty captain is deeply hurt because he’s so utterly unappealing that he can’t even appear in his wife’s dreams.”
“Jamie, that’s a bit harsh.”
“Harsh? Me?”
Jamie turned to the other shadows.
They all shook their heads.
“They say it’s not harsh at all, Captain.”
Even Eugene, who rarely showed emotion, was giving Kai a look that plainly said, ‘What a pathetic fool.’
Kai let out a deep sigh.
“I’m sorry.”
Jamie slid the dagger he’d half-drawn back into his coat.
“Jamie… were you really going to stab me?”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
“…Alright. Sorry. I messed up this time.”
“Good. That’s all we needed to hear.”
“Pwahahahahaha!”
Suddenly, Wallace burst into laughter.
“And what are you laughing about now?”
“Kha-ha-ha-ha! The captain… the captain’s jealous of a unicorn! Ha-ha-ha-ha! Seriously… ha-ha-ha… our captain looks absolutely ridiculous! Ha-ha-ha-ha! Oh man, I’m gonna die laughing!”
Nathan and Eugene’s lips twitched too.
Now an unwitting laughingstock, Kai quickly spread out a continental map to change the subject.
“According to the latest intel…”
“Pff… hee-hee-hee. His wife dreamed of a unicorn… hik… oh, it’s too funny…”
“Wallace, can you please stop laughing?”
“Pwahahaha! No point pretending to be dignified now, Captain! Jealous of a little unicorn… Pwahahaha! I’ll have to tell Zen tomorrow.”
“Wallace! Didn’t I say not to gossip outside about what happens in the meeting room?”
Kai scolded him with attempted authority.
“Captain, why pretend to be dignified now? Everyone already knows you’re jealous of a baby unicorn.”
Nathan sided with Wallace.
Eugene, who had been silently holding back laughter, finally spoke.
“I plan to visit the Marquis and his wife tomorrow.”
“And why would you…”
“I need to understand how their son turned out this way.”
“Sigh.”
Kai clutched his head in both hands.
“You lot—if you find one thing to tease me about, do you just spend your whole lives planning how to keep mocking me?”
“Aw, Captain, not your whole life. This one… Hmm. Nathan, how long do you think this’ll last?”
Wallace, still trying to console Kai, turned to Nathan.
“Something like this? About five years. Though if Zen gets involved, she’ll tease him for ten.”
“It won’t last ten years.”
Jamie stated firmly.
“The captain will probably do even dumber things from now on.”
Jamie was right. Even as they mocked him, Kai was already lost in another foolish thought.
‘How can I make Lisi dream about me?’
He looked at his shadows, who never tired of teasing him.
Though Kai’s shadows remained unmarried due to their commitments, they were quite popular with women.
Well, tonight’s meeting was clearly ruined anyway.
Finding relic locations wasn’t the most important thing right now.
Kai slammed both hands down on the table.
“Enough, all of you!”
The shadows, who had been giggling, instantly fell silent and turned to him.
After taking in the sight of his precious and trustworthy subordinates, Kai spoke.
“What should I do to make a woman happy?”
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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