Understanding the mother’s gaze, the 1st Prince nodded, then raised his voice.
“Mother, calm down. I will find out who is responsible and make sure they are punished!”
The 1st Prince glared fiercely at the onlookers gathered around him.
“Who on earth did this to the 2nd Prince? I won’t stand idly by!”
Then, a contrasting, indifferent voice sharply cut through the excited voice of the agitated 1st Prince.
“I did.”
The man who arrived at the entrance of the hunting ground stepped down from his horse with restrained movements. As the man appeared, the onlookers held their breaths and made way for him. The only sound echoing through the silent hunting ground was the measured footsteps of the man walking slowly.
“Elio, Duke of Elyos…!”
The 1st Prince was taken aback, gaping at the sudden appearance of Kairon. The 1st Prince, who had intended to handle the situation of the childish quarrel between the 2nd and 3rd Princes, couldn’t hide his bewildered face at the unexpected arrival of the Duke.
“Why… are you…?”
As the Duke’s cold gaze, which lowered the surrounding temperature, fell upon them, both the 1st Prince and Queen Lisandro froze.
“What is this… What on earth is this act? Even if he is a Duke, to bring a person to such a state…!”
“Exactly! Moreover, the opponent is a Prince! Isn’t this a reckless action that shakes the alliance between the two nations?”
As Queen Lisandro, who came to her senses first, sighed with a horrified expression, the 1st Prince also joined in, questioning the Duke with a stern tone.
Even without a change in expression at the furious remarks from the mother and son, Kairon spoke with a calm voice.
“A dog in heat shouldn’t have been let loose.”
“…!”
“When a dog bites a person, it’s not only the dog’s fault. It’s the fault of the person who let the dog loose. So…”
It was as if he were saying, ‘You won’t escape unscathed either.’ In response to the fierce gaze of the Duke, both Queen Lisandro and the 1st Prince wore thoughtful expressions.
It was certain that the Duke was fully aware of the entire plan this time. When Queen Lisandro, with a pale face, seemed at a loss for what to do, someone was spotted, and a cry of shock resounded.
“Your Majesty…!”
It was Emperor Lisandro. As if finding a lifeline, Queen Lisandro rushed to him and embraced him.
“Your Majesty! Our 2nd Prince… was dealt with by Duke Elyos…”
With tears streaming down her face, Queen Lisandro conveyed only the result to Emperor Lisandro without further explanation. Understanding the chaotic situation at a glance, the Emperor ordered with a stern face.
“The hunting competition stops here. Everyone, withdraw!”
At the Emperor’s command, those who had been watching in suspense retreated, and the remaining people were Queen Lisandro, the 1st Prince, the 2nd Prince, and the Duke.
“What on earth is happening? Did the Duke really make the 2nd Prince like this?”
“Yes! The Duke himself said that he directly made Auh like this!”
As Emperor Lisandro, who came to his senses first, looked at the Duke with an unbelieving expression and asked, the 1st Prince spoke up in a piercing tone on behalf of them all.
“Why on earth would he do that?”
“W-Well…”
The composed Duke, who didn’t act recklessly, must have had a clear reason for making the 2nd Prince like that. Unable to answer promptly to Emperor Lisandro’s question about the reason, the 1st Prince mumbled.
“The 2nd Prince interfered with Duchess Elyos.”
Then, a clattering voice from behind replaced his answer.
“Oh, Ophelia…!”
Ophelia, with a darker complexion than usual, was different. She stared at the 2nd Prince, who was receiving emergency treatment with a disdainful look. Ophelia’s shoulders trembled uncontrollably, as if the anger within her wouldn’t subside.
“W-What are you talking about! Princess! To speak such unthinkable words! Moreover, plotting against my husband…!”
Queen Lisandro scolded Ophelia loudly and embraced the 2nd Prince. However, Ophelia responded with an unwavering face.
“I clearly saw what happened at Hunter House in Zone 10 with the Duke.”
As Ophelia became a witness and explained the situation, everyone’s faces, except for the Duke, contorted. Queen Lisandro vehemently denied the situation, shaking her head from side to side.
“For the 2nd Prince to do such a thing…! There was undoubtedly some ‘conspiracy.’ Your Majesty! Shouldn’t we also listen to what Auh has to say?”
“Yes! Even if our brother made a ‘mistake’… punishing someone to this extent without a trial is outrageous! Moreover, to display such a scene in front of everyone! What should we do about Auh’s damaged honor?”
In response to Queen Lisandro, who was leading the situation with the term ‘conspiracy,’ and the 1st Prince, who pointed out an excessive punishment for a ‘mistake,’ Ophelia sighed deeply. Truly, they were tiresome humans.
Ophelia, who made a disgusted expression, glanced at the Duke. His eyes, sharpened like a blade, were burning sharply. They seemed ready to tear them apart at any moment.
“Just now, you spoke of the 2nd Prince’s honor… I, too, feel great anger at the Duke’s dishonorable treatment of the Grand Duchess. So…”
Kairon removed the white gloves he had in his hand. Then, he threw the gloves directly at the 1st Prince while looking at his fiercely burning pupils. The gloves flew straight and hit the 1st Prince’s face before falling to the ground.
“I challenge you to a duel. Bet the honor you both want to protect.”
As if saying, ‘Now, pick it up,’ the intensely burning eyes stared directly at him. The 1st Prince, who had been making an unpleasant face while holding the gloves that hit his face, momentarily stiffened all over. The Duke’s gaze was eerie, like that of a predator aiming for prey.
“I-I’m not afraid!”
Provoked by Kairon, the agitated 1st Prince, with a defiant expression, picked up the gloves that had fallen to the ground. Despite his bold shout, his hands holding the Duke’s gloves were trembling.
“P-Prince!”
In response to the sudden situation, Queen Lisandro, surprised, hastily grabbed Emperor Lisandro’s arm.
“Your Majesty! It’s a duel! We must stop it. If the 1st Prince gets seriously injured…”
“…A duel between members of the royal family is sacred. Since the 1st Prince has already accepted the duel, we cannot intervene.”
“T-That’s possible…”
In Emperor Lisandro’s words mixed with resignation, Queen Lisandro collapsed to the ground, clutching her chest.
“Stake everything and face the duel directly. Even your ‘life.'”
At the word ‘life,’ uttered with force, both Emperor Lisandro and the 1st Prince involuntarily clutched their throats.
The Duke’s eyes, filled with a determination to take the opponent’s life in the most elegant and thorough manner possible, pierced through them like bullets.
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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