MRG Chapter 5: Your Highness, Can I Sleep Here?

Translator: Bamboo

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the royal training ground, a blazing laser penetrated the mechanical drone, sparks burst out, and the parts of the flying drone shatterd on the ground.

The nearly two-story-tall giant mecha had a metallic glint on its shell. The laser gun in its hand shot down high-speed flying objects that were almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.

Only one missed shot out of twenty.

When the last drone was shattered and the red light of the shooting range dimmed, the black mecha put away the machine gun in its hand and walked slowly to the front of the warehouse.

Immediately afterwards, the cockpit door opened, revealing the slender person in a black shirt sitting inside.

Light took off his equipment, and a few strands of blond hair were messily scattered on his forehead.

Piloting a mecha was an activity that consumed a lot of mental and physical energy.

The attendants below were mobilizing the elevator for him, but Light made a stopping gesture to them, and then he jumped down along the black giant’s mechanical arm in a few steps.

Light landed steadily on the ground. The top two buttons of his shirt were open, revealing a well-defined collarbone. The tall and well-proportioned muscle lines were revealed under the sweat-dampened shirt fabric, but the solemn black color brought the ascetic aura to its peak.

He took the towel handed by the guard and wiped the sweat from his cheeks.

Light’s personal physiotherapist followed after him. “Your Highness, your mental and physical strength are maintained very well.”

The instrument in his hand showed that Light’s overall score was 97.

Light sat down on a chair in the rest area and opened a bottle of water.

The physiotherapist asked him again, “Have your difficulty in falling asleep improved in the past few days with the sleeping medication I prescribed last time?”

Light frowned slightly. “No changes.”

Maintaining such high-intensity training could easily cause the brain’s mental power to be overactive, and his mental power was several times higher than that of ordinary people. A series of problems that appeared included insomnia, emotional indifference and others.

Light’s insomnia, far from abating since returning to the capital, had only intensified.

The physiotherapist caught a glimpse of the faint shadows under Light’s eyes and gave advice, “How about reducing the amount of training? You are now in the capital, so you can relax.”

He had also tried to find a psychotherapist to help him sort out his mental power before, but Light’s mental power was SSS level. In the entire Oz Empire, it was almost impossible to find someone with mental power higher than this.

The result was that the physiotherapists who originally came to help him with his mental power therapy were unable to withstand such powerful mental power from the start and were repelled. In the end, they had to find someone to give them therapy from the shock instead.

“No need.” Light rejected the proposal and stood up from his seat.

The hidden dangers at the border have not yet been completely resolved, so it was impossible for him to relax his guard.

Moreover, mental power was like a spring. Once it slowed down, it was difficult to return to its original tense state.

“Did anyone come to build the dormitory today?”

Before boarding the aircraft, Light suddenly asked the guards beside him.

Ever since he promised Mu Chen to let him stay, Light was determined to let him grow up healthily and happily in the palace, not as an engagement partner, but as a younger brother who needed to be taken care of.

He hoped that Mu Chen could regard the palace as his home and find freedom here.

The palace of the Oz Empire was large, but a bit small for a merman.

One of the things Light did was renovate the palace. He built a huge indoor lake and dug a canal directly leading to the sea for the little merman.

The guard nodded. “They came.”

Not only did they come, but also built a canal without the King’s knowledge.

Light raised his eyebrows. “Then has His Majesty expressed any opinions?”

The guard realized that the prince seemed to want to embarrass the King.

“His Majesty… His Majesty said that if you want to renovate the palace next time, especially if you want to dig a canal in the palace, you’d better tell him in advance.”

Light let out a slight snort. “Let him know in advance…”

“When will he learn to tell me in advance?”

The guard lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

Light did not continue the topic from just now. “Where is the little merman now?”

When he mentioned Mu Chen, his tone unconsciously became much gentler.

……

“Will there be a big pool in the room in the future?”

In the corridor of the palace, Mu Chen raised his head and asked Kuina curiously.

“Yes.” A rare smile appeared on Kuina’s usually serious face, “Not only does it have a big pool, but you can also swim directly into the sea. His Highness hired the most famous craftsmen in the capital, so the palace should be rebuilt in no time.”

After that, she muttered to herself again.

“But I have to remind His Highness to take protective measures at the entrance to the sea.”

In Kuina’s eyes, Mu Chen was just a baby merman that needed to be taken care of very carefully.

As soon as he heard that he could swim in the pool, Mu Chen became excited and even his pace became faster.

He held Kuina’s hand and sped up his pace, wanting to quickly go to the construction site to have a look.

But at this moment, a shadow suddenly fell in front of his eyes.

The path in front of him was blocked by people. The man in the lead had black curly hair and was looking at him condescendingly.

The moment the other party appeared, Kuina immediately fell silent, and the surrounding atmosphere was terrifyingly quiet.

After a long silence, Kuina curtsied to the man.

“Your Highness Kyle.”

Mu Chen vaguely saw the shadow of Light on the man’s face, but there was only a slight similarity. The person in front of him was far different from Light.

Different from Light’s handsome and sharp eyebrows, Kyle’s eyebrow shape gave him a gloomy and cunning look.

“Is this da-ge‘s little merman?” Kyle looked at Mu Chen from head to toe with his hawk-like gaze.

Under the light, the other person’s silver hair was flowing with warm golden light, extremely dazzling. The whole person looked like a bright diamond, so beautiful that it stood out at a glance.

Although Mu Chen was still young, he could imagine how beautiful this person would look when he grows up.

At this moment, a fiery jealousy swept through Kyle’s heart.

He had known for a long time that Jorah had found a merman for Light, but he did not expect that this merman was actually as amazing as in the legends. He was more eye-catching than all the beauties he had seen in the entire Oz Empire combined, making him remember that damn “azure blood.”

Kuina squeezed Mu Chen’s hand and gestured for him to greet Kyle. However, for some reason, Mu Chen, who had always been well-behaved, was indifferent at the moment and was completely unwilling to speak.

“Heh…”

Kyle let out a slight scoff when he saw this. He walked straight past the two of them with his sword in hand, and kept Mu Chen’s defiant look firmly in his heart.

He was just an exiled merman, how dare he be so presumptuous to him?

As soon as he returned to the palace, Kyle glanced at his mother who was sitting at the mahogany table drinking tea. He slammed his sword onto the table, and the anger in his heart poured out without any concealment.

Queen Katherine only glanced at him sideways and guessed Kyle’s thoughts. “Why are you throwing a fit at me?”

Kyle, “He had Light betrothed to a descendant of the Atlantis royal family, doesn’t that mean that he is serious this time?”

Light held most of the military power in the Oz Empire, and was also the crown prince appointed by his father. The people of the empire have long tacitly believed that Light would inherit the throne.

But Kyle still couldn’t swallow this humiliation; his mother was the current queen.

So why should Light have all this for granted?

He just happened to be born before him, which was why he became the current eldest prince.

Facing Kyle’s anger, Katherine raised her eyebrows disapprovingly. “Oh, and?”

Kyle raised his voice, “That merman is a symbol of imperial azure blood!”

Katherine smiled. “He’s just a descendant of a ruined dynasty. He doesn’t even have the slightest foundation in the Oz Empire, and he’s not even an adult yet. Why are you so angry?”

“This is the opportunity we’ve been waiting for, understand?”

Kyle was stunned for a moment, but saw Katherine still calmly sipping tea.

“Do you think that with Light’s temper, he will accept this engagement easily?”

“A future spouse with no power at all, and a crown prince who is always careless and likes to confront the king…”

With that said, Katherine threw a list at Kyle. “What do you think the celebrities in the Oz Empire who originally wanted to marry into the royal family would think?”

Kyle took the list and said, “What is this?”

Katherine, “Since your eldest brother has already gotten engaged, it’s your turn now.”

……

After the mecha training was over, it was already dark. Light came out of his chamber bathroom, preparing to change clothes and go see Mu Chen.

The place where the little merman should stay was still under construction, so he had to find a temporary home for him tonight.

But at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door in the living room.

“…Please inform His Highness.” Kuina held Mu Chen’s hand and stood outside the palace door.

Just as she raised her head to talk to the guard, she felt her palm empty, as if something slippery jumped out of it.

She quickly lowered her head and saw that there was no shadow of Mu Chen beside her.

There was only a trace of flowing silver hair left in Kuina’s sight as Mu Chen hopped straight into the room like a nimble little animal.

“Hey, you can’t!”

She tried to stop Mu Chen’s reckless behavior, but by now he had disappeared.

Light had just finished buttoning his shirt.

“Your Highness…”

Suddenly the soft voice of the little merman sounded from behind.

Light turned around in a daze and saw Mu Chen, who was wearing pajamas and with silver hair hanging down to his waist, leaning against his bed and looking at him longingly, holding a small shark in his arms.

It felt as if you just opened the door to your room, only to find that a small animal had sneaked inside seeking shelter.

Who could blame a little creature that looked so “innocent”?

Light did not mention Mu Chen sneaking into his bedroom, but asked him directly, “What’s wrong?”

Mu Chen pinched Sharky’s dorsal fin and pouted with his cheeks, “The sleeping place is being renovated, and there is no place for me to sleep at night.”

Light glanced at the guard waiting outside the door. “I’ll have someone arrange one for you…”

But before he finished speaking, he saw that the little merman had slowly moved two steps towards the bed. Half of his silver hair was spread on the bed, and his blue eyes were looking straight at him.

“Your Highness, can I sleep here?”

As he said that, he blinked his big eyes at Light.

“Can I?”

For as long as Light could remember, he had slept alone. If a second person intruded into a private space like his bedroom, Light would feel very uncomfortable.

But when he lowered his head, he saw Mu Chen resting his chin on the shark doll and looking towards him with drooping puppy eyes.

Light was silent.

The quiet atmosphere lasted for one second, two seconds, three…

“Okay.”

Light sighed, it was too difficult to refuse the little merman.

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Mu Chen’s tone became lively. He gave Light a sweet smile, then jumped onto the bed with a bang, leaving a sunken mark on the sheets.

He rolled to the other side of the large bed while hugging the shark doll and got under the goose-down quilt.

After Mu Chen settled himself and Sharky in the corner, he stretched out his hand and gestured to a large empty space on the bed.

“Your Highness, this place is reserved for you.”