[Episode 64]
“Originally, I was going to kill him, but if it makes my daughter uncomfortable, it would be better to have her limbs disfigured.”
No, no, how can you say such a scary story casually?
“Oh Dad…?”
Shouldn’t I say such scary things?
He stroked my cheek gently, as if to soothe me, but that didn’t reassure me.
“Come to think of it, daughter.”
“yes?”
“Does your daughter remember anything about the parents who gave birth to her?”
memory?
Could there be such a thing?
I thought about it for a while, but nothing came to mind.
‘In the first place, it’s not even my body…’
There was no explanation of a supporting extra like me in [mouth.yang.gak].
I shook my head, and Erno Etam nodded with a slightly relieved expression.
He lightly kissed my forehead and waited for a while until I fell asleep.
* * *
After the capricious spring that was cold, chilly, and occasionally warm, summer came along with the intense heat.
The scorching summer sun was painfully suffocating.
We’ve been together for three months, but we’ve grown closer than anyone else.
As if everyone knew about the short time left, we did our best to become friends.
It had to be.
And sooner than we expected, the time to wake up from our dreams came.
I was on my way to a small tea party with Enosh and Lillian, which happens once every three or four days, as always.
“Would Lucy Eonya and Enoshi be friends?”
“You will like it.”
Having said that, Lucillion proudly showed me the cuff links.
The whole time he was there, he had an unusually wide smile on his lips.
I just delivered a present I bought from a recent shopping trip, and I was amazed and sorry that he liked it so much.
‘…Shouldn’t I have bought it more often?’
In fact, even though he was always chasing me and taking care of me, Lucillion was not officially hired and he was not receiving a salary.
I didn’t expect that he would like the gift I gave him this much because he was so naturally by my side.
‘It’s been a while since I picked out someone’s present.’
I hadn’t even thought about buying a present ever since I saw it torn up in front of my eyes and thrown into the trash.
“I am very happy.”
Blue cufflinks resembling his pupils shimmered on Lucillion’s wrists.
“Yeah, I wish you were quiet.”
So please make our relationship a little stronger and last longer.
“doctor! Call a doctor! right now! Your Highness the Prince! The doctor will come soon. Just a little bit…”
“Haaaaagh!”
I hurried to Enosh’s suppressed screams and went to his room, where I saw Lillian Daisy frozen outside the wide open room.
“sister!”
Lillian Daisy, hearing my voice, slowly turned her head.
His pale face was trembling as if he had seen something unbelievable.
“Eh Eirin….”
“Is your sister good?”
“His Highness, the 2nd Prince…”
When he turned his head, Enosh was screaming and twisting his whole body while having a seizure on the bed.
“Keuk… Aaaaa!!”
He started throwing things randomly around him.
Suddenly, Enosh’s gaze, twisted in pain, landed in our direction. His eyes widened, then twisted painfully.
“go away…!”
He tossed a nearby vase.
A vase flew in and hit the side of the door, breaking it into pieces. I was also taken aback by the intense hostility and rejection.
“All off! Turn it all off! don’t look I mean shut it all down!! Because I don’t want to look at it… geup…”
Enosh hugged her chest and crouched tight.
“Go away…”
There was a clear reluctance in the voice he chanted while breaking out in a cold sweat.
There was a handful of blood on the blanket, as if he had vomited, and the attendants did not even dare to approach him due to his struggles and rough behavior.
“…”
The one who stepped forward was Lucillion, who was watching Enosh with an expressionless face.
“master.”
“Uh…”
“Go nearby and have a cup of tea with Lady Daisy. I’ll be right there.”
“You…”
Before he could finish his words, Lucillion strode into Enosh’s room.
When Enosh tried to grab something, he lightly grabbed Enosh by the wrist and pinned him to the bed to subdue him.
“Leave this…! right now…! Hehe…”
“Can you all go out and close the door?”
At Lucillion’s words, the attendants and maids hesitated.
“No matter how close you are to His Highness…”
“Come on.”
Lucillion’s blue eyes seemed to be caught in a ring of pure white light, but the attendants and maids kept their mouths shut as they rushed outside and closed the door tightly.
“uh…?”
“Suddenly why…”
“Why did you want to come out…”
The attendants and maids chanted incredulously, but did not think of going back inside.
It was clear that Lucillion had done something.
“…I didn’t know you were in such pain…”
I came to my senses at the trembling voice and looked at Lillian.
‘Once…’
Lucillion closed the door and went in, so there was nothing he could do. I was in charge of Lillian.
“Let’s go Unni.”
I grabbed Lillian’s hand.
Grabbing her ice-cold hand with my small hand, I pulled her gently.
“I brought the councilor!”
“How about the prince?”
“I’ll open the door right now!”
Behind the attendant and the councilor, the emperor looked urgent. A hard gaze came to me and Lillian, but he moved his gaze without a word.
I didn’t have the heart to deal with him right now, so I tried to find an empty drawing room with Lillian and move into it.
“Oh, that’s…”
Someone in the background seemed to be explaining the fact that Lucillion was inside.
“Can’t I force it open right now!”
I swallowed a gulp at the enraged emperor’s voice and quickly ran away.
Otherwise, it seemed that the emperor would be blown away about the [Input, Yang, Leg] and Lucillion’s true identity.
Lillian, who had been almost dragging me along, collapsed on the parlor sofa.
“I… didn’t know that Your Highness was this sick.”
“huh.”
“What should I do… what if I really die?”
The young girl, who had been pretending to be strong and grown-up, buried her face in her palms and muttered.
“I heard that you have passed the hurdle many times, but somehow…”
“….”
“Today’s prince seemed to be leaving far away.”
Lillian’s face contorted in pain. Looking at that expression, I clenched my fists.
“Maybe we can save it.”
“how…? No matter how many medicinal herbs were used, no doctor came to find out the name of the disease!”
The girl who had been holding back her tears screamed as if she was making a sound for the first time since she had grown up early.
“I… I…”
Tears fell down Lillian’s bowed head, staining the red rug even more.
“I love you…”
The confession that I couldn’t convey finally burst out.
I watched her for a moment and then grabbed Lillian’s arm.
“Well, I read the book and they say there is a panacea.”
“A panacea…a cure?”
“Yes, there is an herb called ‘Dragonia’, and they say that if you eat this, any disease will be cured.”
“…I’ve never heard of such a grass name before.”
“It was beforehand.”
Since it is a fantasy world, I thought that there might be at least one panacea, so I found it after reading the plant encyclopedia from the first chapter to the end.
‘Although the part on how to grow was a bit torn…’
It wouldn’t be a lie if it was in the dictionary.
It is very difficult to obtain the seeds of this herb, but if you grow it, you can cure any disease.
“There can be no such herb…”
Even as she said that, Lillian’s eyes trembled slightly.
“Let’s do it though!”
Anyway, Enosh was destined to die. If left as it is, I had no choice but to watch him die helplessly.
So rather than not trying anything, taking on the challenge was the way to not regret it.
Even if it’s a dream-like story.
Lillian looked at me quietly and nodded slowly.
The dark purple dress suited her especially well today.
I smiled broadly and handed out the present I had prepared for Lillian. It was an orange brooch that resembled her pupils.
“It is a gift.”
“gift…?”
“Yes, Enoshi, Lucy, Unya’s, and mine! Four is a set.”
Lillian laughed awkwardly as she unwrapped the gift and looked at the contents.
“…It’s pretty.”
“huh.”
“It would be nice if we could wear this and continue to have tea parties together.”
Lillian spat out a small wish. It was a small wish that would never come true.
