Faren (Fahrenheit ) sighed deeply at Alek’s words.
“…Looking at how you say that, you must be quite strong.”
“Yes. That’s why I think Ishel is right.”
The head of the Basilisk is indeed correct, and the fact that he is a crown prince is also not a lie.
“…All the circumstances seem to suggest that anyway, right? What about the shadow wolves?”
“Investigations haven’t been completed yet—”
Suddenly, Faren closed his mouth.
He then turned his gaze into the darkness where nothing was visible.
“The tiger said it comes when you talk about it… Have you returned?”
Then, someone stepped out from that side and bowed their head.
A faint sound of something dropping on the carpet was heard.
As one side of the red carpet was gently stained darker, Fahrenheit realized.
Those traces weren’t just sweat—they were cold sweat.
It was a mark caused by overwhelming panic after hearing unbelievable news, which he couldn’t stop.
As he anticipated his next words, Fahrenheit let out a hollow laugh.
“Duke, Lady’s words were correct.”
In his mind, the words his younger sister had spoken with a resolute face began to surface one by one.
“Brother, the man who saved me is the emperor’s son. But he was abandoned because he was born a black lion, which the temple said was ominous.”
“But he was taken in by Zeroth and raised as his right arm and the Basilisk’s director, doing everything for him. All his achievements are those that can be called Zeroth’s accomplishments.”
“That was all Zeroth did to put that man on the throne of the emperor, who saved him. And… he was discarded afterward.”
“Can such a ruthless Zeroth really be qualified to become the emperor of this empire?”
“Do you think the emperor should serve the Lycan?”
“I don’t think so.”
Libaion Kahardjera. But was his real surname Gallahone?
Fahrenheit bore a faint, knowing smile.
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Lately, Ban has been acting strangely, and I had no choice but to apologize on Erik’s behalf.
Fortunately, Lord Erik accepted my apology.
‘Ban, I honestly don’t know what he’s thinking.’
Several days passed like that.
As if nothing had happened, we resumed our humanization practice smoothly.
“How’s this?”
“Hmm, I think I can now move pheromones on my own.”
Really.
The level of feeling pheromones vividly inside my body was gone.
Though still inexperienced, I could move the pheromones.
“Can I try putting my pheromones inside your body?”
At my words, Ban’s eyes widened briefly.
Then, he rubbed his mouth with his chin in a rather flustered expression.
‘That’s such a surprise…’
Ah.
Ah…!!
“Y-You’re not at all trying to seduce me! I’m just checking if my pheromone activation level is okay.”
I hurriedly explained.
“I know.”
Then, he gave a blunt reply.
“Of course. I didn’t expect much anyway.”
Why was he so flustered then?
I muttered inwardly as I placed my hand in his outstretched hand.
“Then, I’ll start.”
Hoo. I took a deep breath and inserted the pheromones into my body…
‘It’s a bit difficult, but I can do it…’
Perhaps after some time, the practice ended satisfactorily.
“Ban! Looks like we’re done?”
With a small smile, I opened my eyes and looked up at him across from me.
But at that moment, I couldn’t help but be quite flustered.
“B-…No?”
Ban, who was looking at me with a numb face, was not like that. He seemed to have been lost in thought, as if he saw something strange.
His expression was as smooth and cold as a statue, shattered into pieces, filled with confusion.
“Is something wrong? Did I do something wrong?”
He seemed like a fool who had forgotten how to speak.
“Ban?”
When I called his name again, Ban suddenly shook his head.
The light returned to his red eyes, which had been endlessly trembling, and his lips pressed tightly shut.
But he still looked confused. He kept rubbing his chin with his hand and avoiding eye contact.
“Wait, I need to go to the bathroom for a moment.”
His voice was cracking, as if he hadn’t had a sip of water in days.
“Uh, okay…”
I don’t think I should ask why. The moment I got his approval, Ban hurriedly got up from his seat and quickly disappeared into the bathroom.
‘What’s wrong with him?’
Time kept passing, and eventually, Ban didn’t come out of the bathroom until I couldn’t hold it anymore and went back to my room.
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“…Damn it.”
What is this?
Ban was quite flustered. As soon as the lady cast her pheromone into my body earlier, I was caught. The moment I sensed her pheromone, I felt like I was chained, completely trapped.
My heartbeat, which had been pounding rhythmically, almost stopped. I was so captivated I forgot to breathe for a moment.
I can confidently say I’ve never been overwhelmed by pheromones even once. But today, I was overwhelmed by just a small dog-like merman.
The moment his pheromones enveloped the lady, I couldn’t move at all.
If the lady had tried to kill me at that moment, I might have been killed instantly.
And happily so.
“Damn it, what are you thinking?”
Finally, Ban got up abruptly. But he was still pacing around the room, anxious.
He sighed, grasped his hair, rubbed his chin, and frowned.
What on earth is going on?
“…No way.”
Ban punched the wall, not wanting to think about the possibility.
The painting hanging firmly on the wall shook dangerously from the impact.
“Me? No way.”
Ban pouted with a prideful expression.
“This can’t be. It’s impossible. I mean, we’re different species, right? There’s no way that could happen to a different kind of merman…”
But if he thought about it slowly, he was a special kind of merman.
A strange, bizarre species that shouldn’t even exist. So feeling such emotions toward other species wouldn’t be that strange.
Ban grew increasingly anxious.
“Even so, I can’t be affected by that pheromone… Not like that. I’ve never been like that before.”
When he thought carefully, the lady’s actions had just been seduction.
And I was seduced…
So…
Did I go into heat?
“Me?”
Huh.
“No way. That’s impossible.”
He repeated those words like a broken clock, unable to accept it. But that reaction—it was definitely the one I knew as Ban.
Recently, he had been acting very strangely himself.
He’d choke Eric to death with his pheromones, then not apologize. He was being manipulated by the lady in every way, to the point of irritation.
‘Damn it…’
This wasn’t who he was supposed to be. As I always said, he had a sharp purpose. It wasn’t the time to be confused by strange feelings.
He negated that fact again and again until the bright sun rose beyond the horizon. And when morning came, with dark, black eyes, he made a decision.
“…I think I’ll try one more time.”
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It’s cold. I feel a cool breeze on my cheek.
Struggling to lift my heavy eyelids, I stretched inside the blanket.
Ah, I slept well…
“Woof?”
Why are the curtains on the terrace fluttering?
Last night, I remember Anna closing the terrace door tightly and leaving.
I rubbed my sleepy eyes with my front paws.
“Woof?”
And somehow, beyond the curtain, I think I saw a tall, dark man leaning awkwardly on the railing.
‘No, wait. It’s not the same…’
It’s real!?
“Woof, woof-woof-woof?”
“Good morning, Lady.”
B… Ban?
Come to think of it, with hair resembling the night sky and ruby-like eyes, it couldn’t be anyone else but Libayon.
Startled, I blinked rapidly, and the man leaning on the railing let out a sneaky smile.
“What’s so surprising?”
What’s so surprising?
“Woof!”
I was stunned by his brazen reply, despite being an intruder.
As if reading my thoughts, he responded.
“Lycans’ exclusive mage, change. The barrier is terrible. Hit it three times, and it breaks—that’s no barrier.”
—The mighty 8th circle mage, U… Uleide, attacked!
“Oh, really? Then tell that guy to try harder.”
To tell an 8th circle mage to try harder… How am I supposed to deal with this arrogant human? I smacked my forehead with my paw.
“…Woof.”
So, what’s going on this morning? Cats are supposed to sleep a lot.
Frowning deeply, I crossed my arms with my front paws.
Ban, who had moved away from the terrace, soon stepped boldly into the bedroom.
Having an outsider in the private chamber of a noble girl isn’t exactly ideal, but since he’s here, there’s no helping it.
I offered him a bed so he could sit.
“I noticed something strange when you emitted your pheromone yesterday.”
“Woof?”
Strange?
“It’s not your problem, but mine.”
Ban suddenly reached out his hand toward me.
“So, I’m sorry to bother you early in the morning, but could you do that… practice again, just like yesterday?”
“Woof?”
“To help me turn back into a human immediately.”
Hmm, I’d be happy to become human, but I have a strange feeling about this.
“Woof…”
But underneath his eyes were dark, as if he hadn’t slept a wink all night, weighed down by worry.
Eventually, I nodded after pondering for a moment.
“Woof-woof.”
Then, I quickly placed my front paw into his hand.
Hoo…
Focus, focus.
Concentrating hard on the pheromones, my whole body began to tremble.
“Woof?”
But, huh? Before I could even put the pheromone into his body, his pheromone suddenly vanished in an instant.
‘What’s going on?’
Feeling an odd sensation, I half-opened my eyes and looked at Ban. And then—
“Woof.”
I gasped in surprise.
What I saw wasn’t a big, dark human man.
…Krrrrr.
Yes, it was Ban’s merman form.
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