In Delia’s mind, Mei Carlo’s words passed by as she observed the two.
‘Beware of those blinded by jealousy. They might do something unexpected.’
Was this what he meant?
Creating nonexistent crimes and turning them around?
Was this what someone blinded by jealousy did?
“Long time no see, Del.”
In the meantime, Alfredo, who approached Delia without her noticing, sat down in the queen’s seat.
Shaking, he leaned slightly towards the trembling Delia.
“You’re still beautiful. Enough to enchant the enemy’s commander.”
Alfredo’s casual greeting echoed throughout the conference room.
A gleam shone in Princess Delia’s blue eyes.
She turned her head and glared fiercely at Alfredo.
“So, it was you, brother. Orchestrating such an absurd story. Why? Did you want to shift the blame for the defeat onto your sister? Do you feel ashamed of the debacle in Kabat Plains?”
Delia, cornered at the edge of the cliff, couldn’t hold back her anger.
It was a truth that no one would listen to, but she couldn’t bear it without exposing it.
“Fleeing because it was frightening, yet unwilling to take responsibility for the defeat. Was that why you concocted the absurd story of playing the Empire’s pawn? How can you try to lead the kingdom with such limited thoughts?”
The mask of composure that Alfredo had worn for so long shattered in an instant.
Even in the moments when his younger brother was falling and the kingdom was collapsing, he was still arrogant.
To the extent that he looked pathetic.
Alfredo couldn’t say anything and glared at Delia with a flushed face.
It was Rebolant who rescued Alfredo from such a situation.
“Princess, please step down now. The rightful owner of that seat has arrived.”
The Crown Prince, who should have led this position originally, appeared.
He was in a crisis of being expelled due to the crime of betraying the country.
Delia turned her head and looked at the lawmakers.
The lawmakers’ eyes already showed distrust and contempt.
Realizing the end, Delia spat out the fiery words as if spewing out a burning ember.
“I will step down from this position. It wasn’t my intention from the beginning. But, for the sake of Ioleti, at least the Styllen Treaty must be upheld. So.”
Delia’s last words couldn’t continue further, blocked by Afran’s words.
“That’s not something for the princess who betrayed the country to worry about.”
Afran glared at Delia.
Having believed in the royal family, who had worked hard for the country, Afran endured even irrational things.
However, the princess’s betrayal shattered Afran’s loyalty.
Now there was no reason to endure imperial interference.
“Wasn’t the Styllen Treaty itself achieved under imperial coercion? It’s a humiliating treaty, and I will annul it and fight against it.”
In her gloomy heart, Delia closed her eyes.
It was a treaty driven for Ioleti, but no one in Ioleti wanted it.
“Only more innocent sacrifices will increase. Even if we force them out now, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands from the Empire will flood down.”
The desperate voice of the princess echoed in the conference room.
Alfredo quickly pushed Delia away.
“Enough, step back now. The more you talk, the more the shame of the royal family accumulates.”
To hold back the tears of injustice, Delia clenched her fist until blood oozed from her palm.
“Running away because you couldn’t handle the Imperial army, how long do you think you can endure without me? The Imperial army currently guarding Wangseong is incapable of handling it, even without me.”
Alfredo couldn’t bear it and slammed the table forcefully.
“Shut up. About such a vulgar topic of playing with the enemy’s commander.”
“What?”
It was a stinging sensation after receiving a slap on the cheek.
Blood pooled in his chest, and bitterness spread through his mouth.
Delia looked at Alfredo with a despairing expression.
Her chest tightened, and she involuntarily struggled to breathe.
“Does the princess have any pride in Ioleti?”
Alfredo looked at the gasping Delia and stood up.
It was time to bring it to an end.
“As a member of the royal family, this is the most shameful moment in my life. I love Delia as family, but I cannot cover up the crime of treason. It’s a painful experience, cutting through bones and flesh, but I suggest it for Ioleti.”
Despite the content, there was a faint sense of elation in Alfredo’s voice.
“Princess Delia of Ioleti, I propose to expel her from the Ioleti Kingdom for the crime of betraying the country. Do you agree?”
Starting with Rebolant, one by one, they began to show support.
Lawmakers swayed by Rebolant joined in.
Lawmakers dissatisfied with imperial interference like Afran also joined.
Lawmakers angered by the princess’s betrayal joined.
Everyone except Giuliano raised their hands.
The sight of lawmakers’ hands rising on Delia’s blue retinas was vividly captured.
“Thus, the expulsion of the princess who betrayed the country has been decided. Please execute it as soon as possible.”
Alfredo straightened his hunched shoulders and looked down at Delia.
Even in this situation, Delia didn’t shed a single tear.
Resolute.
But Alfredo could see it clearly.
Delia was already crumbling from within.
With a twisted smile, Alfredo surveyed his surroundings.
The world seemed dazzling.
“Captain of the Guard. Drag out the princess, no, the criminal. She no longer has the qualification to attend the council.”
At Alfredo’s command, Zer approached Delia.
With a heavy sound, the footsteps of Zer, like a death sentence, drew closer.
“Move from your seat.”
It was no longer possible to endure here.
Delia, groaning, stood up.
With a staggering body, Delia stood up and looked around the conference room.
“You will regret this.”
Delia’s red lips weakly opened.
A voice soaked in sorrow settled in the conference room.
“You will regret this moment forever.”
Under the cursed prediction, lawmakers stiffened their expressions.
“It will be so painful, so agonizingly regretful.”
In the face of an unknown chill, lawmakers couldn’t respond.
Only then did Delia, stumbling, move her steps.
The gazes of lawmakers became arrows, piercing Delia.
With each step that left invisible marks, thick blood flowed.
Unable to see, incurable fatal wounds were deeply engraved with every step.
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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