How Can You Pay Back The Kindness I Raised With Obsession?

This is nonsense. Something like a frog was calling him. Gerald, who had his mouth wide open, smiled in repentance. A talking frog… If he got his hands on it, he would at least get some attention in the social world.

 

“Yeah, right. I am the crown prince.”

 

He approached the fountain cautiously.

 

“Come here.”

 

As he reached out to catch it, he suddenly froze. Gerald’s expression grew blank as he met the frog’s eyes. His face contorted in an instant. It was an expression that Crown Prince Gerald had never made in his life.

 

“Heh…”

 

The ‘Prince’ built arsenic. He clutched at the frightened, trembling frog.

 

“It’s fine, my dear. If you don’t listen to me, I’ll turn you into a frog.”

 

As soon as the old woman’s voice came out of the prince’s mouth, it instantly changed to the prince’s voice.

 

“No. You have already turned into a frog.”

 

Evil laughter echoed through the garden.

 

* * *

 

Tak, Tak. Creaking. Rustle.

 

It was the sound of firewood burning, the scribbling of a quill, and the turning of pages.

 

[Huh, sleepy.]

 

The magnificent library in the Grand Duke’s residence was so cozy that she could hardly stand the occasional yawning of Lady or Daisy, who had been stretched out on the rug in front of the fireplace. The owners of the rustle were her and the Grand Duke. Sitting side by side on the sofa, she read a book, and the Grand Duke read a document about this year’s budget. The owners of the sound of the quills were Luna and Luca, who sat face-to-face at a large table and did their homework given by the teachers.

 

“Hey… Wrong again.”

 

“What is it, what is it? My sister will look after you.”

 

It couldn’t have been a comfortable and peaceful winter day. Sir Daniel called the four of them huddled together in the library to spend this winter as the four bears.

 

“Read what? Fun?”

 

The Grand Duke suddenly put his chin on her shoulder and asked. Didn’t she ask the same question an hour ago?

 

‘I’m bored.’

 

She glanced at it, and the Grand Duke’s eyes said so. Invisible puppy ears pricked between his silver hair. Since the fake love has been going on for a long time, the Grand Duke naturally learned to act as if it were real. She also became like that before she knew it.

 

“Should I call Sir Daniel if I’m bored?”

 

“No. No one volunteers to be tortured out of boredom.”

 

He answered with a single knife, looked at her blankly for a moment, and then spoke again.

 

“Hazel.”

 

“Yes?”

 

He whispered in her ear as if he was trying to say something that children shouldn’t hear. She haven’t gotten used to the strange feeling every time a hot breath tickles her ears.

 

“Both parties are very satisfied with the babysitting contract and the love contract.”

 

‘Yes. I am very satisfied.’

 

She nodded, and the Grand Duke asked.

 

“Then how about the Grand Duchess contract?”

 

“…what?”

 

It’s a Grand Duchess contract… Wait, he was talking about getting married if she became the Grand Duchess, right? Then he meant that he would have a sham marriage with her. Why did they have to do that? Wasn’t it enough just to have a disguised relationship now to stop the imperial family? Didn’t the Grand Duke intend to form a marriage alliance with the Duke of Monette when the time came? Divorce of nobles was forbidden here, so if he married her under cover or whatever, the alliance with the Monette family would be ruined. The question mark hacked through her head and lost his mind, but the Grand Duke smiled and asked again.

 

“Are you not interested? It’s possible with favorable conditions for Hazel. Instead, it is impossible to terminate the contract.”

 

Oh, you’re kidding. It seemed to be a roundabout compliment since she was very helpful in the management of the estate.

 

“Just the Grand Duchess?”

 

Having become more comfortable with the Grand Duke these days, she began to joke without hesitation.

 

“You know the contract offers are pouring in to take me here and there, right? I don’t know about the Grand Duchess, but the Empress position would be better, don’t you think?”

 

Although she had no intention of taking the position of the Empress, it was true that offers of babysitter contracts were pouring in from here and there.

 

“I suddenly have a craving for the throne…”

 

Even if it was a joke, it was a dangerous statement, so the Grand Duke put his lips close to her ear and whispered lowly.

 

“By the way, when did my lover become greedy?”

 

“Please call me the greedy witch of the Black Forest from now on.”

 

Pretending not to feel the hot soft lips, she tried to answer calmly and focused on the magic book again. The Grand Duke also left and handed over the papers.

 

“Ah, I see…”

 

But after a while he started talking to her again.

 

“I witnessed something amazing at this New Year’s festival.”

 

“Anything surprising?”

 

Not only her, but also the children who were putting their heads together while holding on to Luca’s homework showed interest.

 

“What is it, what is it?”

 

“Brother, hurry up.”

 

Even 9-year-old Luca found out that the imperial family was behind the assassination and raid. Neither of them wanted to go to the imperial palace anymore, so the Grand Duke went alone to this New Year’s party, so the night people had no way to know what was going on at the New Year’s party.

 

“The crown prince has become smarter. What the hell have you done?”

 

He didn’t make any mistakes or misuttered words, and he only showed a solemn figure befitting the status of a crown prince, which surprised everyone. They were also surprised when they heard it closely.

 

“Have you taken any medicine that makes your hair better?”

 

Luna’s inadvertent remark made Luca sullen, and she muttered.

 

“I want to eat that too.”

 

She was surprised by the unexpected words.

 

“Luca doesn’t need that. You are already smart.”

 

“…okay?”

 

“Yeah, my math teacher admired it. Even though I am nine, I’m already following the process of being eleven.”

 

“But my sister solved this when she was eight.”

 

Luca’s shoulders drooped as he looked down at the unsolvable problem. This was the problem. Objectively, Luca was really smart, but he felt that he’s relatively nerdy because her older sister has become extraordinarily smart.

 

“My sister knows a lot. She knows how to do a lot. Do everything well.”

 

Luna found out that she was the female version of the Grand Duke. Because even though she’s 11, she sounds like a 10-year career no matter what. Did Luna feel sorry for her brother’s disappointment? Usually, when she praised her, she confidently raised her head and looked at Luca’s complexion with anxious eyes.

 

“But you are taller than me…”

 

At some point, Luca grew up like bean sprouts, and last year he surpassed Luna’s height. Even when she first met her, Luca, who was like an infant because he couldn’t talk or think for his age, became a dignified child before she knew it. Soon, he would have a terrible rebellion in his disgusting puberty. Like that, she was proud as if she had raised the child well, but she never thought the child would be worried about this inside.

 

“What does Luca want to be when he grows up?”

 

The Grand Duke, who was watching their conversation, asked Luca about his future hopes…

 

“I want to become a witch like Hazel.”

 

An unexpected answer came.

 

“What? Like me?”

 

“Witches know a lot and are cool.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Is the man witch called ‘wizard’?”

 

“Wizard? I know there are no wizards in our family.”

 

“Then, it must be the birth of the first wizard of the Blaine family.”

 

In order to save Luca’s energy, she started the test right away.

 

“Would you like to see if you have any qualifications?”

 

As she approached, she could see that Luca was visibly nervous.

 

“First of all, you need to train how to feel mana.”

 

In fact, even normal humans could feel a little bit of mana and play with it after training. Even if he could do this much, wouldn’t it help Luca to cheer him up? Of course, it would be nice if he really had the qualities of a wizard. She reached out her hands to Luca with her palms facing up. Soon, she felt an invisible energy gathering in the palm of her left hand to the size of a ping-pong ball.

 

It was mana.

 

“Now put your hand on top of mine and feel the strength.”

 

Luca placed his hand on hers with a serious face.

 

“Guess which side has mana by feeling.”

 

“Left.”

 

Uh?

 

“…Got it right?”

 

Did he get it right at once? Could it have been a coincidence?

 

“Again.”

 

Again, again, again. A total of 15 attempts were made, and each time Luca got it right.

 

“Woo, I want to try it too!”

 

She gave it to Luna who was curious, but the result was 2/15. It meant Luca didn’t hit it by accident.

 

“Oh, do you know how to feel mana?”

 

Luca, who discovered an ability he didn’t even know existed, blinked in bewilderment. She was also stunned by the unexpected result. Maybe Luca really has the qualities of a wizard.

 

“Just, if you focus and put it together like this…”

 

“Hey…”

 

“Isn’t it going well?”

 

“It’s gone again.”

 

After watching Luca and Hazel, Elliot turned his gaze back to Luna’s homework. The two of them had been working hard on mana training for two weeks, so it was his job to look after Luna’s homework.

 

Luca and Hazel, who discovered an unexpected ability, were excited these days. The first few days were training to feel mana. Luca, who was not able to feel the weak mana, had grown rapidly in the past few days. Now, like Elliot, he could detect Hazel’s traces with only a slight trace of magical power.

 

“Amazing! You can stop training to sense.”

 

So from last week, she started training to deal with mana. However…

 

“Why does it disappear every time you give it mana?”

 

Every time Hazel collected mana and handed it over to Luca, it disappeared shortly after. It was not absorbed by Luca, but melted away like snow melting in his warm palms.

 

“I can’t do this either.”

 

Luna, who was doing her history homework, interrupted as Luca let her shoulders droop.

 

“I can’t even feel it. You do that.”

 

“That’s right. Feeling is also a special ability.”

 

As the people around him energized him, Luca clenched his fists again and took on the challenge.

 

“Give me more mana this time.”

 

Luca ignited his enthusiasm and asked for more mana, but this time it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

 

“Give me more, more.”

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“Yeah, I think I can.”

 

Watching Hazel gather her mana into a ball the size of her head, Elliot turned his head away.

 

“The reason for the crushing defeat at Cloister during the Knaive War…”

 

It was time to revisit Luna’s homework. Suddenly feeling something in her that wasn’t mana, he hesitated. Holy power? It was also a cleansing power. A level that could purify a witch at once. That’s what Luca felt. As soon as he understood this situation, the condensed purifying power exceeded its limit and began to explode.

 

“No!”

 

For a witch, her purification meant her death.

 

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Translator Note:

I will be 2 weeks out (in a family travel) so don’t worry because this story won’t be dropped BUT during 2 weeks there won’t be any new release. SORRY!!