Despite Luella’s kick, Kite responded with a smile.
“Rigorous training? Okay, I’ll think of it that way.”
“Think of it that way? It’s the truth.”
“Do you think we’re so weak that we need such rigorous training?”
Looking at Kite’s level displayed in the party window, Luella replied firmly.
“Yes. Level 80 is not that high. Boss fights are max-level fights.”
Kite’s face twisted.
“How high is max level? Is there a big difference with Duke Kuran?”
“Max level is 99. It’s not that there’s a big difference, we’re just not ready yet. Of course, from your perspective, it might feel insulting.”
Understandable. Everyone here, besides being of high rank, were among the top 1% in abilities. They had lived their lives thinking they were the best, so it’s inevitable that they would feel bad hearing they are still lacking.
Softening her stern expression, Luella gently spoke to Kite.
“The Soul Keeper subtly indicates that Duke Kuran is the boss of the monsters. Meaning, he’s not human. So, there’s no need to compare yourselves to such a monster. People usually don’t have a rivalry with gods or demons, right?”
“True. He’s not human.”
Kite’s expression relaxed.
“Yeah, there’s no need to get angry about having to face a non-human monster.”
“Is there an old tale here as well? A story where heroes fight monsters?”
“Of course. Kids love those stories.”
“Then it will be easy to understand. We are the great heroes of those old tales, an expedition. If we’re going to rescue people harassed by monsters, we can’t lose. Don’t we need to train hard for that?”
A smile spread again on Kite’s face. He seemed quite pleased with the idea of being a hero.
“An unexpected point. To be honest, sometimes I’ve felt some doubts. Wondering if reclaiming Kuran is just my and my grandfather’s ambition.”
Kite spoke as he looked at his friends who were crouched down picking up herbs they had spilled while running.
“I was deeply concerned because innocent people could die from this affair, or my… precious friends could be harmed. There’s no such thing as a war without casualties, regardless of the justification.”
While picking herbs, Kite watched his friends start to fight. A smile graced his lips, but his eyes were filled with sorrow and agony. Luella carefully chose her words as she observed him.
“Thinking you can save all the people might be presumptuous. But if you’re a ruler, shouldn’t you at least want to make their lives a little better? When I first arrived in the capital, I tried to buy bread. I couldn’t because the money I had was counterfeit… Anyway, right after that, Balder started distributing my portrait.”
“I know, I was nearby when you were rejected at the bakery.”
“I passed by the bakery again to complete a quest before going to the Pheros mansion. Even though the owner recognized me, he pretended not to.”
Kite’s eyes widened slightly.
“He pretended not to?”
Luella recalled the situation at the time.
The bakery owner who hastily avoided eye contact and the people on the street who spat and cursed at Balder.
“Yes. The bakery owner seemed very dissatisfied with the current situation in the Kingdom of Kuran. And so were the onlookers. Of course, there were people praising Balder as well. They certainly exist.”
“I guess so. The Kuran royal family is popular among the middle class. They even sell titles to them if they provide wealth.”
“And the lower class will become more dissatisfied as a result. Those who rise to high positions by spending money will…”
“Exploit the lower classes.”
“Exactly. You once said in Kuran you couldn’t do anything without a guild, right? Be it farming, trading, hunting, whatever.”
“Yes, you need guild permission for everything. To change professions or to work somewhere else, you have to pay a fee and get permission from the guild.”
“In such a country, what emotions would people live with? Some might think it’s fine as long as they’re not starving to death. But even those people would be happier if they were given freedom.”
“Give them freedom?”
“Yes. The freedom to change jobs, to hunt, to farm, to trade, and not to be exploited by nobles, even the freedom to travel abroad.”
Hearing Luella’s words, a smile spread across Kite’s face.
“You’ve resolved my dilemma in one go.”
“So we should train even harder, shouldn’t we? If we fail, it will be worse than not having started at all.”
Kite’s eyes shone as he nodded. And at that moment, the carriage door opened and a noisy sound was heard.
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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