A cookie box similar to Anselot’s, and…
“A monocle?”
Seeing the sparkling silver eyeglass, I tilted my head, and Maria kindly explained.
“It’s a recent trend in Luenhart. I infused it with my divine power to give it special abilities, so this monocle will protect Lady Luvell from danger.”
“I’m truly grateful.”
I accepted the gift without hesitation.
[SYSTEM] Acquired the item .“I never even thought about gifts.”
“Just going on a festival outing with Lady Luvell today is the greatest gift to me.”
How is Maria so kind?
At that moment, I turned my head at the sound of approaching footsteps.
Anselot and Piya were just entering the reception room.
Piya, who had noticeably grown in size over the past few days, was being held in Anselot’s hands.
Squiiit!
“Lulu, he’s mistreating Piya! Bad Anselot!”
Piya flapped her wings and pecked at Anselot with her tiny beak.
Squiiiiit!
“He claims not to touch dogs while eating!”
Recently, with Piya’s size rapidly increasing, I genuinely began to worry about her.
‘What if Piya’s stomach bursts at this rate?’
‘No way. As gluttonous as she is, she’s not that ignorant.’
‘Just a while ago, she couldn’t even fly properly because she ate so much.’
Concerned about Piya’s weight, Anselot had taken it upon himself to manage her diet, causing Piya to become quite spirited.
“Oh my.”
Maria covered her mouth with both hands, looking astonished.
“To treat such a small bird so violently…”
Although it was Piya who was acting violently, pecking at Anselot’s hand, Maria, unaware of the circumstances, seemed to think Anselot was the violent one.
“Perfect timing, Anselot!”
I quickly welcomed Anselot and redirected the conversation.
“Maria brought you a gift. Cookies infused with divine power…”
That’s when it happened.
Squiiit!
“Divine cookies for someone like Anselot!”
Piya, escaping from Anselot’s grip, snatched the cookie from him.
“Oops…!”
A moment of confusion passed over Maria’s face.
Squiiit, squiiit!
“Cookie, cookie!”
Having snatched the cookie, Piya gleefully nibbled on it.
Pop!
Simultaneously, with a loud noise, white smoke enveloped Piya…
“Squiiit?”
From the mouth of a pretty girl with dual ponytails and emerald green hair, a bird-like chirping sound emerged, while the girl, with cookie crumbs on her lips, grinned. Upon seeing this, I couldn’t help but scream.
“Piya!”
“Squiiit?”
“Turning a bird into a person with cookies! I’ve never seen anything like this before!”
Luvell exclaimed with excitement in her voice.
“Hehe, it’s a magical cookie that transforms the eater into the sophisticated figure they’ve always admired.”
“Seeing that she turned into a person, it seems she must have admired me all along!”
Not at all.
The cookie Maria brought transformed the eater into an animal.
The plan was for Anselot to eat the cookie, turn into an animal, and be left behind while Luvell and I enjoyed the festival.
However, the pig-like bird ate the cookie on Anselot’s behalf and, as a side effect, turned into a person!
While trying to remove a blemish from Luvell, I ended up adding another one.
Of course, it wasn’t permanent and would wear off in a few days, but…
“Oh my, Piya, you’re too adorable!”
Having lost Luvell’s attention to the pig-like bird, Maria couldn’t help but express resentment towards the creature.
“That darn pig-bird!”
Only in her thoughts.
“She has truly become an adorable little girl.”
Appearing very kind on the surface, she giggled.
“Squiiit? Lady Lulu?”
Piya tilted her head a few more times, looking down at her small and fluffy hands and body.
Then, she quickly grasped the situation and jumped up.
“Uh-oh. Piya has become a person.”
Piya, sobbing, nestled into Luvell’s arms.
“Don’t cry, Piya. You’re so cute like this.”
“Piya should have become the king of the great guiding bird, but what do we do now?”
Maria consoled the tearful Piya.
“Don’t worry too much. In a little while, she’ll quickly return to her original form.”
“So, stop crying and let go of Lady Luvell. Come on, this pig-like bird.”
While pretending to comfort Piya, Maria subtly tried to separate her from Luvell. However, her attempt failed as Piya, crying even more pitifully, clung to Luvell.
At that moment, Anselot, who saw through Maria’s intentions, looked at Maria with narrow eyes.
“Oh, right. Anselot. There’s something I want to say to Maria.”
Luvell nudged Anselot with her eyes while patting Piya’s back.
Then, Anselot, in a reluctant tone, apologized to Maria.
“Last time, it truly became a regrettable situation.”
It was more like picking a fight than an apology.
“Seeing Lady Luvell, I specially accept that apology.”
However, at that moment, Piya, who had stopped sobbing, lifted her head and opened her eyes wide with a shocked expression.
“Why, Piya?”
When Luvell asked, Piya seemed unsure of what to do, but then she whispered something in her ear.
In an instant, like someone facing a great disaster, Luvell’s face turned pale with horror.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
