[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd":3,"chapter-are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Are Beast Nobles Supposed to Be This Lewd?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1526350,1978,"Chapter 68: The Lion’s Smile","are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Silas continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The platform was nearly a meter wide and stretched across the entire maze like a hidden road suspended above the chaos below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From up here, Mirabelle could see almost everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muddy pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swinging logs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The competitors still struggling through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And none of them had noticed the shortcut yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow grin spread across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, this is amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are so far ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas looked entirely too pleased with that information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panther continued walking while Mirabelle sat comfortably on his back, enjoying the view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then someone below finally looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young Beastman in the spectator stands pointed toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"LOOK!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Above.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shout echoed across the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately dozens of heads turned upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one glorious second complete silence fell over the training grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the crowd exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whistles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People pointed toward the pair crossing above the maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she realized they were cheering for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big amount of confidence immediately entered her system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all the dignity expected of a future duchess, Mirabelle waved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd cheered louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was clearly a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now she waved with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas could feel the excitement vibrating through her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are enjoying this far too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no idea what you’re talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below them, confusion spread through the remaining competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several females looked around in bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was the audience suddenly cheering?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually one of them followed the spectators’ gazes upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression immediately darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another female looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon heads all across the maze tilted toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reactions varied dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle almost felt bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They seem upset,\" Silas observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t possibly know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can hear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female somewhere below screamed something that definitely wasn’t noble-lady language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle coughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. Fair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheers followed them almost the entire way across the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually the hidden route reached the far edge of the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise of the crowd faded slightly as Silas approached the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are stairs ahead,\" Mirabelle informed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wooden staircase descended from the platform toward a secluded courtyard hidden behind the arena walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the maze, this area was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant cheers became muffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of trampled sand and adrenaline gave way to grass, old stone, and flowering vines climbing the surrounding walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas reached the first step without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together they descended toward whatever challenge awaited them next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small courtyard was enclosed by a stone wall and bordered the castle directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only a single entrance and exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A doorway leading straight into the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently the area served as a herb garden for the kitchens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of raised beds filled the space, overflowing with every herb and spice Mirabelle could imagine. Bees drifted lazily from blossom to blossom while smaller insects disappeared between fragrant leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lavender, Rosemary, Mint, Thyme. Strange herbs she couldn’t name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself seemed saturated with spice and sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle unconsciously inhaled deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did Silas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panther adjusted her slightly higher on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I heavy?\" Mirabelle asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question had slipped out before she could stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, she suddenly felt self-conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas snorted. As though she had asked something dumb as whether water was wet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can barely feel you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the modern world she would have assumed any man saying that was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from Silas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow she believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\" She pointed ahead. \"Straight ahead leads into the castle. But we have to avoid stepping on the herbs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle’s eyes scanned the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we’re doing another obstacle course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panther’s grin appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so Mirabelle once again guided him through a maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this one smelled significantly better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp turn around a patch of flowering herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft buzz of bees accompanied them all the way to the arched doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they crossed beneath it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they entered a battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A culinary battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat slammed into Mirabelle’s face. Steam clouded the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people shouted simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace kitchen stretched before them like an entire city devoted to food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive ovens lined one wall. Rows of stoves occupied another. Huge cauldrons bubbled over open flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitchen staff rushed in every direction carrying trays, sacks, baskets, knives, vegetables, spices, and things Mirabelle couldn’t identify before they vanished into the chaos again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smells were overwhelming;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roasted meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fresh potato buns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garlic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pepper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so intense that Mirabelle almost felt like she could taste the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one brief moment she couldn’t even see properly through the steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone noticed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cook froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds the entire kitchen was staring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shouting stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The running stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence spread through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the bubbling of pots remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BLUB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BLUB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BLUB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle wished the floor would swallow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of eyes were fixed on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised one hand awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kitchen exploded back to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except now everyone seemed excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They made it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give them room!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, open the door!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several cooks scrambled out of their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elderly chef physically shoved two assistants aside before hurrying toward the next doorway himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With dramatic enthusiasm he threw both doors open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Through here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle blinked: \"...Thank you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chef looked ready to die from happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas followed her directions through the opening. Someone cloesed the doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise of the kitchen immediately faded behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered a vast hall where several corridors converged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone floor gleamed beneath crystal lamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices drifted faintly from distant parts of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she spotted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One corridor had been decorated with ribbons, flowers, and elegant banners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decorations grew denser the farther down the passage they went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There. That has to be the ballroom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panther adjusted his course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them noticed another pair entering the hall behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nessa emerged from one of the side corridors seated securely in the arms of her new lion partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Mirabelle, she looked as though she had fought a war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mud covered parts of her dark skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expensive dress was stained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair had escaped whatever careful styling it had started with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet triumph shone from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lion carried her effortlessly in a bridal carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blindfold matched his golden mane perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one brief moment Nessa looked pleased with herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw Mirabelle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw the panther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw how far ahead they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression immediately soured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something ugly flashed through her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly she leaned closer to her lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whispered into his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male’s head tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a pleasant one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he changed direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And began walking straight toward Mirabelle and Silas.\u003C\u002Fp>",1183,"2026-06-06T05:51:59.259Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c57052fad50e2b77b9355013d8d5828b59754d4a387a8bb13eb3fda10b25c23","are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-69","are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-67",70,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fare-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-cover.jpg"]