[Episode 69]
‘What is it?’
Didn’t you say you couldn’t grow it?
Even while sitting in the carriage with Lucillion, my mind was confused.
“What kind of seed is that, Master?”
Lucillion, who was sitting across from me, asked with a close face.
“Under the dragoni.”
“Dragonia…? Ah…”
Lucillion muttered in a low voice, then let out a small exclamation.
“But Dad, this is a deal that can’t be raised any further.”
Considering the setting of Erno Etam being smart as opposed to being an idiot, it was extremely rare for him to be wrong, but it was strange.
“As expected…”
Lucillion muttered softly while looking at the very small sprout.
“huh?”
“Maybe it’s the only thing in the world that only you can raise.”
“What is Marie?”
“it’s nothing.”
Lucillion smiled and sat next to me.
“Is Enoshi good enough…?”
“Um… I don’t think I’ll last long.”
“…this flower needs to grow quickly…”
Lucillion said nothing. He just kept his mouth shut and quietly took my hand.
It was like a gentle consolation, so I tried hard not to look at him.
The fast-moving wagon arrived at the imperial castle in no time.
I couldn’t hold back the sigh that erupted as I moved along behind Lucillion. everything was uncertain.
“Master, as I said earlier, the prince is sensitive in many ways, so he may not welcome you.”
“…are you okay.”
I wanted to give you a flower pot. I wanted to ask him to hold on until the flowers were all grown.
All I wanted was that.
“Your Highness, I will go in.”
Lucillion knocked while speaking in an uncharacteristically polite tone. He couldn’t hear an answer from inside, but he didn’t mind and went inside.
puck-!
As soon as the door opened, a pillow flew in and hit him in the chest, sliding down.
“I didn’t allow it!”
What I heard was a sharp but dry voice, like crumbled desert sand.
Looking over Lucillion’s shoulder, he could see Enosh, who was so skinny that his bones were visible, giving off a gloomy atmosphere.
His eyes were sunken, his wrists were thinner than the last time he saw them, and his eyes filled with despair were full of resentment rather than vitality.
As if he couldn’t bear the death that was right around him, the boy was shouting with his whole body that he wanted to live.
It felt like my heart was pounding.
It was clear that Enosh was fighting death while Lillian and I eagerly searched for the seed.
“Why did you come in? I didn’t allow it, why the hell!”
Enosh buried his face in his palms and the field gasped.
Handkerchiefs were strewn around him, and blood was smeared on each handkerchief that had been thrown to the floor.
There were no sharp or dangerous objects anywhere in the room.
There was nothing to throw but a pillow.
“Damn…”
Enosh muttered lowly, tearing at his hair and bowing his head.
The boy, who was sitting on the bed with the blanket covered, looked like he was about to burst into tears.
“If you don’t come, you’re going to complain about not coming.”
Lucillion clicked his tongue low as if he was annoyed, picked up a pillow, and lightly threw it at Enosh.
The feather pillow hit Enosh’s face and fell.
“You arrogant bastard… How long will you disrespect the imperial family and act arrogantly?”
“Do not throw first.”
Lucillion glanced at me and strode forward. Only then did Enosh slowly raise her head.
The sunken cheeks showed the hardships he had suffered so far, and his withered neck and dry twig-like hands made me doubt if he was the Enosh I knew.
“…what are you?”
Enosh’s gaze, which had reached Lucillion, turned to me.
“Hello, Enoshi….”
“…Dough.”
I smiled shyly and said hello. At that moment, Enosh’s face turned white, and then he gnashed his teeth.
“you! Who wants to come in without this body’s permission?! I told you not to come until I contact you! Somebody came in on their own…”
I pursed my lips while holding the potted plant, then strode over to him, put the potted plant aside, and hugged Enosh.
“Just… look at the sippers.”
Enosh opened her eyes wide in embarrassment and bit her lip. Then he pushed my shoulders.
“Because I don’t need any sympathy…”
“No, just…”
I rubbed my forehead gently against his shoulder.
“You look at it and write it.”
My head was dizzy at the pungent smell and the smell of the medicine that was emitted from my body.
His forearms were full of injection marks, and his parched lips were only bitten.
“Are you here to make fun of me?”
“no.”
“Then what did you come for?”
“Look at the sipper.”
When he answered calmly, Enosh gritted his teeth. A hand reached out from behind and pulled me into his arms.
I was embarrassed when the body I was holding fell off. I blinked and turned my head to see Lucillion hugging me.
“Lucy…”
“How long are you going to hold me?”
I narrowed my eyes at the blunt voice. He doesn’t set the mood.
“…So, are you satisfied seeing everyone dying?”
Enosh asked with wide eyes.
“No… but…”
I hate it more to think that I couldn’t help but lose it without ever meeting you.
“Chingujana. Stay by my side, Sipper.”
“I hate it.”
“…Lily Unnya is very supportive.”
At those words, Enosh’s shoulders trembled. He glared at me with a distorted face.
“…Tell me to forget.”
“I’m trying my best to save you. Me and my sister.”
“Are you alive? All the members of the empire looked at me and said it didn’t work! A deal that will be hard to beat this winter. Even if I pass it, it says spring is the best.”
He burst into rage, as if my words had offended him.
But soon, tears began to mix among the resentments.
I just stared blankly at him.
“How are you going to save me?”
“This…”
I carefully held out the flowerpot.
“what? this.”
“It’s a panacea. Great if only flowers grow. Then… I’m going to spend a lot of money.”
“Ha…”
He laughed weakly.
There was even contempt in his gaze at the stupid child.
‘Of course I know it sounds ridiculous, but…’ Neither
Duke Mirel nor Erno Etam denied the existence of this flower itself. It just said that it no longer exists.
In other words, efficacy is the real exhaust.
“Hey, I…”
Enosh buried her face in her palms.
“I hate it anymore. I don’t want to hope and I don’t want to be disappointed. Please… stop giving me false hope.”
The boy, who had been bent over and over again and now even the stems that had been standing upright as if they were solid, began to sway.
“Just let me die quietly.”
Enosh finally collapsed.
The child, who had been holding on by building up a strong wick, eventually became a person who could not say anything in front of the death that would come.
I pursed my lips and lowered my head.
‘I’ve come this far…’
I can’t give up.
The fact that the buds have grown means that someday the flowers will bloom.
So…
“What does that mean…?”
again.
Enosh’s shoulders visibly shook at the well-groomed steps. I was surprised and turned my head.
“Lily sister?”
“Do you know what he just said?”
Lillian’s eyes, striding inside, were red and swollen.
“…Lady Lillian? How is this…”
“It doesn’t matter. What Your Highness just said is a statement that ignores everyone’s efforts to save you.”
“…Noisy. It’s none of your business.”
He licked his lips, avoiding Lillian’s eyes. Then he pulled the blanket over and threw himself on his back.
“I’m going to sleep, everyone go back. Don’t come in on your own again.”
“majesty.”
“Noisy, noisy! Stop talking nonsense! So am I getting better now?! that’s not it! please please! leave me alone I…”
Patter.
A shadow fell over Enosh’s head as he turned over, and soon tears fell on his cheeks.
“…”
Enosh’s eyes widened. He stood up from his seat as if embarrassed.
Before he knew it, Lillian was standing on the other side of the bed where he turned his head.
“…why is the young lady crying?”
“I want to continue meeting with Your Highness.”
“….”
“I want you to talk with Your Highness, eat refreshments, and chat in small details, and in a few years, I want you to go to my debut concert together as a partner.”
“Lady Lillian.”
“Just like that later…”
Lillian’s sincerity made her cheeks wet as well.
“Even if that doesn’t work, even if I build memories, it’s not enough, so why… why does Your Highness keep…”
Enosh took a deep breath at Lillian’s weak figure, who always seemed strong and resolute, and slowly turned towards her. arms outstretched
“sorry.”
Fingers as thin as dry twigs tightly hugged the young girl’s head.
“It’s my fault.”
