Chapter 66: Melusine
The front door of the mansion suddenly opened.
Eikou's heart skipped a beat once again.
He knew right away that there was no way he could avoid it this time.
He heard the voices of a mother and daughter from outside — Baobhan Sith and Morgan.
But faintly, there also seemed to be the voice of a third person.
"Morgan-sama, I'm only here to bring you over."
From the hallway came the clear, cold, and pleasant voice of a young girl.
"Melusine," immediately after came Morgan's voice, carrying the natural authority of a queen without even trying, "come inside and sit for a while, you're not an outsider, there's no need to stand at the door."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Then came the sound of shoes being changed.
Sitting in the living room, Eikou glanced in that direction, only to see Morgan and Baobhan Sith entering the house with elegance and composure.
Both mother and daughter were dressed in casual wear — Morgan in a white dress paired with a neatly tailored light blue shirt, with a blazer over her shoulders and a delicate handbag slung over her slender shoulder, looking every bit like a city lady just getting off work.
Baobhan Sith, on the other hand, dressed more energetically, wearing a dark-colored one-piece dress in a schoolgirl style, further accentuating her blood-red hair. Her fingernails were meticulously manicured, her cherry lips painted with bright lipstick — she had clearly been to a beauty salon or shopping district today.
Judging by the situation, Morgan had probably picked up Baobhan Sith on her way home from work.
"..."
When Eikou looked toward them, they also saw him.
The first to notice Eikou was Morgan.
This queen appeared somewhat lacking in energy. Although her beautiful face was always cold, the slightly drooped lashes and relaxed shoulders — these small details showed that her mood today wasn't good.
But in the instant she saw Eikou, her long, thick lashes lifted ever so slightly, her ice-blue eyes seemed to light up, and her hands lightly clenched her dress.
Immediately after, Baobhan Sith beside her also noticed Eikou in the living room. She frowned warily and spoke in a questioning tone:
"Why is it you? What are you doing in my house?"
"Gawain invited me over, he wanted to hold a study session." Eikou replied.
"A study session?"
Baobhan Sith displayed a sneering fairy-like expression of disdain, and having just stepped inside, was already ready to mock mercilessly:
"How boring. You people think huddling together can improve your grades? If you don't work hard normally, this kind of last-minute cramming is completely—"
Before she could finish, she saw Morgan seriously sit down on the sofa next to Eikou.
"Mother-sama?!"
The peerless beauty of the Queen of Orkney now bore the dignified coldness of a parent, as she ordered her daughter:
"Baobhan Sith, study sessions are a very important family activity. Tomorrow is the monthly exam, and all your brothers and sisters are earnestly revising, giving their all for the final sprint, yet you alone are wasting time shopping around. Come here and study."
"Mother-sama, this morning you clearly complained to me that 'this kind of monthly exam is completely unnecessary'!"
Eikou thought to himself, that's because the monthly exam delays her dating schedule, of course she'd complain.
"…"
Baobhan Sith looked full of grievance, but still obediently found a seat in the study session.
After lecturing Baobhan Sith, Morgan turned to look at Eikou sitting beside her.
She cleared her throat lightly, as if preparing to use the most appropriate tone to address this unexpected guest.
"It's been a while, Eikou-san, the party last time with you was truly enjoyable."
"…Is that so, as long as you enjoyed it."
Eikou thought to himself, I wasn't happy at all back then, don't bring up that memory again. I wasted a full 3000 QP, had to strip while being forced to drink 'flammable water' — wasn't that just paying money to suffer?
Her soft lips leaned slightly closer to his ear, whispering in a voice only he could hear: "You came here to see me, didn't you?… No, there's no need to ask, it's definitely that. Otherwise, what other reason could there be?"
The reason was already right in front of her — I came to join the study session.
"…"
Eikou could only nod.
"Then why didn't you inform me? That way, I could have come home earlier to be with you."
"Surprised, aren't you? Well, that's right," Eikou muttered, "life always needs unexpected events as seasoning, just like how I never know when you'll be coming home."
"Fufu~, then I'm very pleased."
Under the table, Morgan's jade-like hand — cold as ice yet soft and smooth — rested upon the back of his hand, as her gentle voice rose:
"I'm very happy that you can take the initiative like this. Even if we lost an entire day, tonight we can stay at home to deepen our relationship, to increase our understanding of each other…"
"…Sorry, but it seems there's a misunderstanding. I never said I'd be staying over for the night, did I?"
Even as he said this, he had already known it would come to this.
Once you step through Morgan's door, before you sign the marriage contract for the rest of your life, don't even think about walking out easily!
Just as Morgan had once said: ["If anyone dares to abandon me, I'll cling to him and curse him until he dies."]
"Eikou-san, I know what you're worried about, so please rest assured…"
Seemingly sensing the concern in his heart, Morgan unexpectedly used a gentle and reassuring tone to speak to him.
"You really know?"
Eikou was a little doubtful, unsure if Morgan actually knew what he was worrying about.
Morgan simply leaned in a bit closer, her warm breath brushing against his ear:
"What I said before was only a momentary slip of the tongue, you don't need to mind it."
She spoke seriously:
"'Dangerous Beast', I will still wear it for you — that is your reward for visiting this Queen. Feel honored, for you will be the first human to see me in that form."
I knew it!
We are absolutely not on the same wavelength! She has no idea what I'm worried about, but I could already guess she'd say this!
Is there any interpreter here who can please help translate between me and her? I think we might have a serious communication problem!
"Your Majesty,"
At that moment, a third voice came from the doorway. The girl Morgan had called Melusine stepped into the room.
Silver hair suddenly entered Eikou's view.
She was a petite girl with a slender figure, long lustrous silver hair, wearing a light-blue dress with delicate lace trims and pleats, like a beautiful, fragile, noble, and magnificent doll fit to be displayed in a showcase in a shopping district.
Amid the silver locks on either side of her head sprouted a pair of small black dragon horns, and beneath her slightly furrowed fine brows was a pair of deep, beautiful eyes.
When he looked toward the silver-haired girl, she also looked back at him.
In that instant, their gazes met.
The silver-haired girl, her beautiful eyes unblinking, stared straight at him, as though pondering something.