“There’s no need to forcefully fit yourself into someone else’s role. You just need to create your own story.”
It was pointless to press him any further. He would definitely not tell.
“Do you have anything else you’re curious about besides the future?”
Liz shook her head weakly.
“Then, may I ask now?”
Jadein hesitated for a moment before asking.
It seemed too obvious what he was going to ask.
‘Who are you, and why did you replace the woman who was supposed to be the Empress?’
‘Feel free to answer.’
Liz nodded. Then he asked.
“Is that a scar on your collarbone?”
“…”
To see where Jadein’s long fingers were pointing, Liz lowered her head.
“Ah…”
In an instant, her dazed mind became unusually clear.
Liz tried to cover the crimson kiss mark with her hand, looking embarrassed.
However, even before that hand could reach, Jadein’s hand touched Liz’s collarbone first.
“…!”
There was no time to stop the sudden contact.
Jadein’s hand remained on Liz’s collarbone for about three seconds before pulling away. Liz’s senses returned around that time.
“W-What are you doing just now?”
Previously, he kissed the back of her hand freely. Was he unexpectedly lecherous?
“I should be going now. It would be troublesome if your man notices.”
Jadein turned towards the window.
“No, wait. Answer my question first…”
“Huh… Was it this high here? I’m feeling dizzy.”
He climbed up to the window and, looking down below, said.
At his words, Liz, forgetting her intention to scold him, also looked down.
‘It’s quite high.’
It seemed visible from here, but she couldn’t just open the door and confidently go out. Besides, it was unpleasant that he touched her body without permission.
“Aren’t you curious about the ability newly bestowed upon me by the gods?”
Suddenly, he turned back, facing the empty air, and said.
A sudden gust of wind from outside shook his tunic roughly, pulling his golden waistband sharply. Liz, seeing his appearance, looked a bit precarious, missing the timing to answer.
In that gap, Jadein said, “Look at the mirror.”
“…A mirror?”
Liz raised an eyebrow and went to the dressing table.
‘Huh?’
It was truly surprising.
In the mirror, there was no trace left on her body. Only her straight collarbone was the only distinctive feature catching the eye.
“Did you do that by any chance?”
Liz asked, feeling puzzled, touching the spot where there used to be marks.
But even after some time passed, there was no answer.
Liz shifted her gaze from the mirror.
There was no one by the window. And nowhere in the room.
“The weather on the day of the wedding is expected to be sunny, but due to the influence of a solar eclipse, gusts of wind may blow occasionally. Therefore, it is advisable to have a few more attendants to prevent Arieste’s dress and veil from getting disheveled. What do you think, Lady Arieste?”
“Yes… please do that.”
“And according to the scorpion that came from the Rowein region in the south, thirty thousand flowers, including twenty new species, were distributed and carried by ten baggage carts that departed safely from the estate last night at midnight. Since they were carried in bud, they should be beautifully bloomed by the time of arrival. Of course, on the day of the wedding, they will bloom even more beautifully.”
“…Sounds good.”
“However, the problem is that of the one hundred seventy bottles of wine that arrived this morning from the Eleanoran region. According to the royal sommelier, the wine from the Terendis Kingdom, known for its wine-producing regions, is said to be excellent compared to this. The only issue is that only four hundred seventy bottles are from the 687 vintage, with the rest being the 691 vintage, which is slightly inferior…”
The reports from the palace officials couldn’t pierce Liz’s ears at all.
Liz’s consciousness lingered on the sudden encounter this morning.
‘A new ability is placed in a new unit. There’s no need to force yourself into someone else’s role. You just need to create your own story.’
Although it was a warm expression, Liz hoped for a bit more implication about the future.
It was a feeling of having heard a bunch of meaningless words. If it weren’t for the last part, she would have thought it was a complete waste of time.
‘I have also been bestowed with a quite special ability.’
As if it were some kind of magical power.
The foresight seemed to be substantial enough.
‘What if it were me?’
Liz pondered for a moment with the murmuring voices of the officials as background music.
‘What would I want between foresight and healing power?’
There was no need for hesitation.
‘Certainly foresight.’
If given the choice between healing after getting hurt and not getting hurt at all, she would undoubtedly choose the latter. Ten times, a hundred times.
“Well, of course! Naturally, that’s how it should be.”
“…”
Liz realized that the thoughts she unintentionally uttered froze the surrounding air.
Regaining composure, she looked around and found several pairs of eyes staring at her with confusion.
“Sorry. I got lost in my thoughts for a moment. Where were we? Did we talk about the wine?”
Liz tried to continue the conversation with an awkward smile.
Thud.
The dull sound of closing a notebook interrupted the silence.
“I think it’s better to stop here for today.”
Ishar Valdemion said.
One of the gray eyes behind the monocle emitted a sharp light.
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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