Chapter 268
“As expected, she’s Leya’s granddaughter. Well done, well done. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.”
Agnes also smiled contentedly.
“I’ll take care of all the troublesome things. Just wake up, Aillet.”
“……”
“I should get going now. I’ll come back tonight. Have a good dream, my dear friend.”
It was then that Bianca bid me farewell and left.[The ‘Eye that Oversees All Chaos’ finally sputters, calling it a confession.]
[The ‘Eye that Oversees All Chaos’ shouts for her to quickly close her eyes and try to dream of Bianca!] ‘My eyes are already closed…?’
However, there was no time to try and sleep. Soon after, the next person entered.
It was hard to guess who it was just from the disciplined footsteps. But I had Agnes.
“It’s Printz. Seeing his royal knight uniform, he must have broken a Spatial Teleportation Stone again to visit briefly.”
Soon, I could hear his voice.
“Aillet, my sister……”
‘Printz…’
Matching his affectionate call, I also called out to Printz and thought inwardly.
‘If only you had come a little earlier. Bia just left.’[The ‘Eye that Oversees All Chaos’ vehemently nods, saying it should have seen the confession scene.]
Printz briefly relayed news from the kingdom’s side.
“Everyone from the Winchester Kingdom royal family wishes for your swift recovery. And……”
“……”
“Raywin too.”
“……”
Then, the topic suddenly veered off course.
“Honestly, I was rooting for Raywin more than the Holy Sword’s Master. But after seeing what the Holy Sword’s Master did on Litniel Plain… I just had to admit it.”
“……”
“It seems Raywin has given up too… He said he’d respectfully address you as ‘Her Excellency, the Holy Saint’ next time he sees you. Please understand if Raywin suddenly draws a line with you. It’s all the pain of a broken heart.”
“……”
Printz said he had only stopped by briefly and left quickly. After Printz departed, I was lost in thought for a while.
Immediately after my Demonization, I had no memory of what had happened to me.
I could only roughly guess the situation through the sight of Tesillid, whom I saw when my mental barrier was temporarily restored.
‘After all, he fed me candy even while severely wounded. That’s not something just anyone can do. It’s enough to move anyone.’[The ‘Scales that Judge Souls’ smiles contentedly.]
Anyway, the hospital visits continued.
“Aillet, don’t die.”
Hey, don’t kill me off on your own, Iphail.
“You idiot… sniff.”
Are you crying, Hestio?
“Sister, please come back.”
Little one, you seem to be the most sane of them. Take care of your brothers.
“Sister… I’m working hard… But your absence is too great…”
Our Hilde… Just suffer two more days…
Feeling sorry, I decided to do some lobbying.
‘Voice-Spirit that Constructs the World, can’t you please bless our Hilde and let her awaken to the 8th Divine Power Tier?’[The ‘Voice-Spirit that Constructs the World’ promises that when the time comes, it will naturally promote her.]
[The ‘Voice-Spirit that Constructs the World’ says that it is different from certain entities who stingily only grant one 8th-tier saint per era.]’As expected! Thank you!’
After the Silver Citadel Knights’ comrades visited, my beloved parents also came to see me.
“My daughter… Mommy clearly told you when you left for your journey. To come to Mommy and Grandpa if things got dangerous… But why do you do such dangerous things alone…”
“……”
“You don’t have to save the world. What good is saving the world if our daughter isn’t here? Mommy can’t live without our Aillet… Please wake up…”
“Eltea……”
I heard Father patting Mother to soothe her.
Seeing Mother’s vulnerable side, which I hadn’t seen since the Salt Desert Dungeon ten years ago, made my blood run cold.
‘To drive such a nail into Mom’s heart! What an unfilial me! What should I do!’
As I was blaming myself, Father’s voice reached me.
“Aillet.”
Yes, Father.
I prepared to listen as if I were being scolded.
But Father, as if Mother had already said everything she wanted to, told me something slightly different.
“Lately, my son-in-law… Sir Tesillid hasn’t been sleeping or eating properly.”
“……”
“Father has been forcing Sir Tesillid to take nutritional potions and sleeping potions, and he’s held on until now… But I think something really bad might happen like this.”
“……”
Haa, Tesillid…
What am I ever going to do with you.
It was then, as I was listening solemnly, that Mother’s clear voice suddenly interjected.
“Her fingertip just twitched, didn’t it? She reacts when her boyfriend is mentioned, doesn’t she?”
“That’s right, that’s right. I saw it too!”
“……There’s no point raising a daughter.”
Cough.
Father cleared his throat and changed his tone to a serious one again.
“Aillet, Sir Tesillid won’t die if you open your eyes. So please wake up.”
Just two more days, Father. I’ll ask you to look after Tesillid for just two more days.
As Mother and Father left the room, Agnes grumbled.
“You heard your father. It’s all true. Tesillid is hard to watch right now… Ah, he’s coming, thinking I’m talking about him.”
An Aura User’s hearing is excellent. When I listened closely, I heard footsteps approaching from beyond the door.
Even though the presence was suppressed as much as possible, the sound did not forget the discipline of a knight.
I immediately recognized it too.
Tesillid was coming.
“Anyway, I’ve never seen him leave for more than two hours.”
The door opened, and a presence drew near. The maid who had been guarding the room, as if it were a familiar occurrence, immediately stepped out into the hallway as he entered.
I heard the slight friction of a small piece of furniture against the floor. It sounded like he was pulling a chair to the bedside and sitting down.
“Aillet.”
It seemed I was already missing him, just a few hours after regaining consciousness.
His mellow, baritone voice wrapped around my ears sweetly.
Let me hear more, more.
I want to hear your voice.
Because that’s all I can do right now.
Tesillid willingly granted my request.
“Wake up, Aillet.”
“……”
“It’s been ten days, why…”
“……”
“Why won’t you come back to me.”
“……”
“Please wake up. Don’t leave me alone in a world like this…”
His voice seemed to reverberate not in my ears, but in my heart.
Even though all senses except hearing must have been taken from me, a dull ache arose in a corner of my chest.
“You should sleep more. It hasn’t even been two hours since the old man told you to go to bed.”
“I did sleep. But I couldn’t sleep anymore, so…”
Tesillid, letting his words trail off, quickly dodged the topic disadvantageous to him.
“More importantly, how is Aillet? Has she shown any improvement while I was away?”
“Well…”
I was startled by the half-hearted reply.
No, Agnes. What’s wrong? You saw it earlier. My finger twitched when I heard Tesillid’s name. Quickly tell him that…
“Even if there was, I wouldn’t tell him.”
“Holy Saint, why…”
“I shouldn’t give him false hope. You look like you’re about to collapse if you despair just one more time.”
“……”
A face that looked like it would collapse if he despaired just one more time.
Tesillid did not refute those words.
What exactly was his state right now?[The ‘Voice-Spirit that Constructs the World’ grumbles that he won’t collapse, but cause a collapse.]
[The ‘Heavens’ Secret Overseer’ covers the ‘Voice-Spirit that Constructs the World’’s mouth.] The conversation between Agnes and Tesillid did not continue beyond that.
With a spirit entity that had no discernible presence, and an Aura Master skilled at suppressing his presence, falling silent, it felt as if I were alone in the room.
I wished the two days would pass quickly.✠I thought about trying to sleep, but it was impossible. After sleeping for ten days, my mind, if not my body, was excessively wide awake.
To endure the time without stimulation, I needed something to pass the time.
Fortunately, I always had the Possessor Support System with me, so there were several things I could do.[The ‘Heavens’ Secret Overseer’ sighs, saying it can’t gauge how this world will turn out.]
[The ‘Voice-Spirit that Constructs the World’ scoffs, saying that the ‘Original Story Parrot’ still lacks imagination.]
[The ‘Architect of the Skyscraper of Trials’ says that how Reed will act is the key.]
[The ‘Scathing Critic of Balance’ replies indifferently, asking if the Overpowered Possessor who absorbed 3,118 Holy Stigmata wouldn’t just take care of it.]
Watching the conversations of the Possession Management Bureau Gods.[The ‘Scales that Judge Souls’ contentedly browses the titles of romance fantasy novels in your integrated library.]
[The ‘Eye that Oversees All Chaos’ expresses displeasure, asking if there aren’t more GL novel titles than this.]Reading novels.[
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‘Still, time isn’t passing.’
In the end, I couldn’t stand the boredom and summoned a function I usually wouldn’t even glance at.[
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[Monster Chef] : It’s Kill-Heel Noona! Welcome!
[Harem Construction Worker] : Kill-Heel here?
[Successful Otaku] : Really?
[Attention Seeker Hiding Power] : No answer?
[Attention Seeker Hiding Power] : Lying to get attention?
[Original Story Parrot 7] : That’s you.
My plan to just observe would have to be withdrawn.