When I bared my teeth and glared fiercely, even the man’s typically calm and expressionless face showed surprise. He muttered an excuse in a small voice.

“It’s the first time I’ve encountered an animal that doesn’t react to my touch…”

‘Ah.’

I was startled because a random man suddenly stroked my back, but from his perspective, he was just fascinated by the stoat and touched it.

‘Well, he wouldn’t know better, would he? I’m just a mere stoat now.’

Still, it was uncomfortable. Gazing at his saddened handsome face, I sighed and turned away.

‘Go ahead, touch the tail.’

I flicked my tail, slapping his hand lightly. His gloomy face brightened a bit. He asked tentatively, furrowing his brows.

“Does this mean I can touch this?”

“Vwiioo.”

I nodded and then buried my head back into the bread.

His touch on my tail was much gentler than before.

‘So gentle. Kind of ticklish.’

Feeling safe that he wouldn’t startle me again, I focused on the bread.

‘Ah, it’s delicious.’

I was so famished that the bread disappeared quickly. Having devoured a piece as big as my body, I flopped down on the ground.

“Vwiioo…”

Stuffed.

Maybe I got too greedy after finding the bread while starving. I was unable to move, so I just lay there, panting, my little body bloated with a bulging belly.

The man, watching me curiously, pressed my belly with his finger.

“This belly fits one, no, two pieces of bread?”

My eyes fluttered shut as I lay there, too full to move, just enjoying the aftermath of a satisfying meal.
Caught off guard by his sudden press, I covered my mouth in surprise.

‘Gah! Don’t press! It feels like everything will spill out.’

With my belly full of bread, his unexpected press made me flail my limbs in protest.

That’s when he did something unexpected. He infused his fingertip with mana.

‘Ah, it’s warm.’

Suddenly, a vivid flame mana flowed into me. It felt like warm water pouring into an empty vessel.

Feeling the familiar flame mana after so long, I experienced a deep sense of satisfaction, similar to when I first bit into the bread.

‘Ah, delightful.’

My cheeks flushed with pleasure, I sprawled out contentedly. Startled, the man picked me up.

“Did it melt?!”

Melt? Me?

Seeing his excessive concern, I managed to muster a feeble voice in my languid state.

“Vwiioo!”

“Phew…….”

He genuinely seemed worried. Surprised by his reaction, I squinted up at him. His face was shadowed against the light, making his expression unreadable.

“……For a moment, I thought it melted like cheese.”

Only his voice, laced with relief and concern, reached me.

I stuck out my tongue and giggled.

‘Feeling warm made me overly relaxed.’

A tiny amount of fire mana had revitalized me. It felt like being resurrected from the dead.

And then it dawned on me.

‘Ah, my heart had frozen over.’

I could no longer produce the explosive fire mana as before. It had been extinguished once.

‘But I can absorb others’ mana.’

And right beside me was someone who could offer the flames I needed.

Powerful flames, at that.

“Vwiioo.”

“Huh?”

Realizing this, the handsome face before me suddenly seemed even more radiantly beautiful.

I nuzzled his hand with my face. His eyes fluttered in surprise.

“Are you really okay?”

“Vwiioo vwiioo.”

What’s not to be okay about? I feel the best I have since I awoke.

Hey, handsome. Would you consider keeping a stoat?

When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem

This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Synopsis:

“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”

Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.

Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.

While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the  Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…

Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.

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