After greeting my mother and stepping back, people came to comfort me, including Elizabeth and Sylvia, who until recently had been utmost admirers of Hezhen.
“Are you okay, Louibelle? I can’t believe Hezhen would hide such a crucial fact and engage with you…”
“Oh, Princess. I had my suspicions about Sir Hezhen when I heard he doesn’t wash his hands after using the restroom!”
“It was a close call! You almost married a eunuch!”
“Ah, haha… yes.”
I responded perfunctorily, intending to slip away, but Sylvia grabbed me.
“You really are clueless, Princess.”
“Uh?”
Out of the blue, she started to argue.
“You should be more discerning with men in the future.”
Despite her harsh words, her face turned slightly red as she kept talking to me.
‘What? Is she…?’
I momentarily wondered about her behavior.
“I agree with Sylvia, Lou. Your judgment is so poor, you could bring shame to the royal family.”
Elizabeth joined in, coughing a couple of times in agreement.
‘Did she just call me Lou, as in a nickname?’
I blinked, feeling oddly exhilarated, but then shook my head.
‘No, that can’t be.’
I had learned my lesson about such delusions from one experience.
Then, a commotion arose.
‘Gasp!’
I reflexively turned towards the noise and froze.
“Oh my, it’s Prince Salto!”
Sylvia whispered in awe.
The person I had been evading for the past week, Salto, or rather, Anselot, was making an entrance into the banquet hall.
But there was something odd about him.
His white hair and the white formal suit were splattered with red, like…
“My goodness, is that blood?”
“…”
Sylvia gasped. I swallowed hard.
Unfazed by the murmurs, Anselot entered nonchalantly, as if searching for someone, and our eyes met.
“Ah, Princess Louibelle.”
He addressed me directly, his eyes softening.
He came over and bowed gracefully.
“I apologize for my tardiness in greeting you, Princess.”
He smiled warmly.
“A gift arrived, so I went to receive it.”
As he mentioned ‘gift,’ a flash of malice sparked in his eyes.
The people around gasped, their eyes rolling in fear.
I didn’t want to know what the ‘gift’ was. Knowing it might make me end up like the gift itself.
“…Not at all impolite.”
I awkwardly smiled in response.
“How kind.”
Anselot grinned, leaning towards my ear to whisper.
“But why do you keep avoiding me like a mouse?”
Hezhen managed to fit his dentures back in.
Thankfully, he still had [Honey Snail’s Sticky Mucus] in his inventory.
However, even after fixing his dentures, his charm didn’t fully return. Perhaps losing face in front of everyone had affected his honor as well.
“Darn it. How did this happen?”
He trembled, recalling the recent humiliation.
The dropping favorability scores and murmuring glances towards him didn’t leave his mind.
At that moment:
[SYSTEM] You have acquired the title 【(Rare) Seedless Watermelon】. [SYSTEM] For acquiring a rare title, you gain 2490 experience points. [SYSTEM] Your experience has exceeded the maximum. In the tutorial stage, levels are capped at 10 or below. [SYSTEM] With the new title effect, your honor has decreased by 600. (Honor: 199)Hezhen’s jaw dropped.
“Se-seedless Watermelon?”
Could it really mean what he thought it did?
[SYSTEM] Rumors of your impotence have reduced your charm by 500. (Charm: 1)His eyes widened in shock.
“I-im-im-im-im-im-impotent?”
What on earth had happened at the ball while he was away?
“My remaining honor and charm…”
Everything he had built up plummeted in despair.
He no longer even felt like trying to restore his lost honor and charm.
“This damn game!”
Hezhen, overwhelmed with anger, no longer wished to continue. He frantically searched the interface for the [Exit] button. But something was off.
The normally blue [Exit] button had turned gray.
“What’s this?”
Although suspicious, Hezhen pressed [Exit], only to see:
“What kind of nonsense is this?”
Hezhen was flustered.
The game wouldn’t let him exit.
He pressed the button several more times, but the same message repeated.
Realizing he couldn’t exit the game, Hezhen’s face turned pale.
It had all seemed suspicious from the start.
With promises of special event winnings and various items, even offering discount coupons for in-game purchases, and now, he couldn’t even exit at will.
“How am I supposed to…”
The thought of being trapped in the game sent shivers down his spine.
“No, there must be a way to exit. There has to be.”
He scrutinized the system message again.
[SYSTEM] You cannot exit the game while a scenario is in progress. Please complete the scenario.“Complete the scenario…?”
His breath hitched.
Right now, the priority was to rush through the scenario.
He needed to awaken to complete it.
And his condition for awakening was [the death of a lover].
“Louibelle, I have to find Louibelle!”
Hezhen rushed out of the resting room, intent on finding her.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
