Chapter 117
“Your Majesty!”
Lionel quickly examined the King and laid him down on the sofa. The king continued to cough and vomit blood.
“Call a doctor!”
While the doctor was on his way, Lionel asked the King for further details.
“Since when has it been like this?”
“…….”
“Your Majesty. Even though it has gotten to this point, are you still not going to tell me?”
He must have been frustrated, so he showed his card first.
“It may not simply be an illness or poisoning.”
Only then did the King open his mouth.
“Then what do you mean?”
“If it’s not sickness or poison, what is it?”
“Could it be a curse?”
“If you have the same symptoms as Duke Adelhard, then yes.”
“Is the Duke cursed? Who on earth…”
“We are looking into that.”
At about that time, the doctor came inside. He looked at the king carefully.
Lionel asked while waiting behind him.
“How are you feeling?”
The doctor who was feeling the pulse on his wrist hesitated for a moment. The king realized his intentions and urged him.
“Tell me honestly.”
“That is…”
The doctor sighed.
“The condition deteriorated rapidly. If it were an illness, there is no way it would get worse this quickly, so I don’t think it’s an illness. Then again, I think we should suspect poison or something else.”
The King covered his eyes with his hands, and Lionel sighed. As he waved his hand, the doctor noticed and walked out.
The King remained silent with a thoughtful look on his face and then asked.
“Duke, did you say you also experienced the same symptoms as me?”
Cassis responded, taking a step forward.
“Yes, it is.”
“What about now?”
He glanced at Evelia and then nodded.
“As you can see, I’m fine now.”
The King got up and approached him, wondering where he got that strength.
“How did you do it? How….”
Lionel calmed him down.
“Your Majesty, please calm down.”
Then he looked at Evelia.
“Can I ask you a favor?”
Evelia thought for a moment and then nodded.
“I’ll have Aria come over.”
*****
Aria held Samuel’s hand and entered. Aria looked surprised by the atmosphere in the room, and Samuel looked displeased.
Samuel quietly whispered only to Evelia.
“I don’t know if I can let Aria use that much power.”
The high priest explained that there would be no problem if Aria lifted the curse with divine power. He added that she just felt tired for a while because she was using a lot of divine power at once.
However, from the perspective of her older brother Samuel, it was not satisfactory.
Perhaps sensing Samuel’s thoughts, Lionel bowed down in front of him.
As the Prince of one country bowed down, Samuel opened his eyes in surprise.
“Please do me a favor.”
Samuel’s expression became a little more relaxed than when he entered the room.
“Aria’s wishes are probably more important than mine.”
He knelt down on one knee to reach Aria’s eye level.
“Aria.”
“Yes, brother.”
“There are people who are sick like Duke Adelhard. Our Aria can help, so what should we do?”
Aria answered without hesitation.
“I’ll help.”
Lionel’s face brightened.
“Do you really think so?”
“Yes.”
Aria nodded, hiding behind Samuel’s back.
“I don’t like people getting sick….”
“Yeah, that’s nice.”
After Samuel stroked his younger sister’s head, he brought Aria to the king’s presence. When he bowed politely, Aria followed along.
“Come on, Aria. You can do it, right?”
“Yes.”
It was when Aria tried to take the King’s hand like she did with Cassis. Lionel took the child’s hand first.
“Before that, I have something to say.”
“Something?”
“There is something I would like to ask you in return for helping Aria cure the curse.”
“……”
The King raised one eyebrow as if he was displeased. But then he nodded as if asking me to speak.
“Please help Ruth return to the Empire in good health, Your Majesty.”
Evelia was surprised. She told him that once this was resolved, she would give Ruth a choice.
However, Lionel was saying that he would send Ruth to the Empire.
Moreover, the word ‘healthy’ meant to ask for a blessing so that Ruth would no longer be sick due to the power of the divine water.
The King narrowed his eyes.
“Are you asking me to send the kingdom’s blood to the empire?”
“You’re not going to give the throne to that child anyway, are you?”
“…….”
“This is a child I didn’t even know existed. Even if you bring him here now, what difference will it make?”
Aria, who was rolling her eyes between the two adults, quickly intervened.
“I like Ruth.”
The eyes of the King and Lionel simultaneously turned to the child.
“Aria.”
Samuel stopped Aria, but the child opened her eyes wide and continued speaking.
“I want to go back with Ruth. We will go and play together.”
The King looked at Aria and was lost in thought. Evelia also waited nervously for the king’s answer.
After a while, the king nodded slowly.
“Okay. It’s the least I can do to save my life.”
“Okay.”
Aria answered calmly and held the king’s hand. Then she closed her eyes and began to infuse him with divine power.
It was the same as during Cassis.
White light enveloped the king’s body, and the king spit out dark red blood.
“Your Majesty!”
When Lionel shouted in panic, Evelia stopped him.
“Leave it alone. That’s the way it is.”
How much time has passed? Aria withdrew her hand and fell into Samuel’s arms.
“Brother, I’m sleepy.”
“Okay, let’s go and sleep.”
Samuel left the room with the child, saying he would go first.
Lionel looked at the king.
“Your Majesty, are you feeling okay?”
The King answered, wiping his mouth.
“I’m feeling much better. But we’ll have to wait and see.”
“Yes. Please lie down first.”
Lionel helped the King lie down on the bed. The King leaned against the head of the bed and looked at Lionel.
“It looks like you have more to say.”
Lionel bit his lip. What he’s going to talk about now is more serious than anything else.
“I know who put the curse on you, Your Majesty.”
The King opened his eyes that were about to close.
“Who is it?”
“That’s…”
Lionel checked the soundproofing spell once again and carefully opened his mouth.
“It was Her Majesty the Queen.”
“What?”
The King jumped up, then groaned and leaned back again.
Lionel explained what he saw near Gafu Hot Springs with a serious face.
There was a laboratory at the Gafu Hot Springs that Clarisse often visited, and children with magical powers were held there. And to the point that she was using black magic on those children as scapegoats.
Naturally, the King did not believe it.
“As expected, so I prepared this.”
Lionel showed off his pre-recorded video magic. The King, who was watching the video, clenched his fists in anger.
“How dare you, in my sacred land…”
“Your Majesty, you shouldn’t get excited yet.”
“Lionel, let me ask you a question. Is this video really real? Wasn’t it manipulated?”
“I swear on my name. This video is not manipulated.”
“… I see.”
The King spoke with difficulty.
“I will quietly send my knights to the vicinity of Gahu Hot Springs to kill those unruly men and rescue the innocent children. And after that, I will ask the Queen for her sins.”
Lionel bowed his head.
“All right.”
*****
Evelia left the King’s room and headed to Aria’s room. Samuel, who had been sitting next to the bed watching Aria sleeping, got up.
“You are here.”
“How is Aria?”
“She fell asleep because she was tired.”
“Thank you.”
“No. I just did what I had to do.”
Evelia sat next to the bed and stroked Aria’s forehead.
“Hm.”
Aria must have sensed a presence and narrowed her eyes.
“Sister Eve?”
“Yes.”
“Hehe.”
Aria held Evelia’s hand and rubbed her cheek.
“I wish we could go back home, I don’t like it here.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
Aria pursed her lips with her eyes closed.
“I want to go home and play with Ruth to my heart’s content.”
“Sure. It will happen soon.”
Evelia patted Aria’s chest and muttered.
It wouldn’t be long before they were back in the Empire. Before then…
“Aria, there’s one more thing left for you to do.”
Meu Deus,que nervoso,o que mais tem