Chapter 121
Evelia fell to the floor, holding Ruth tightly. Cassis ran to Evelia like a crazy person.
“Mom? Mom! Mom!”
Ruth, who came to his senses first, shook Evelia, who had fallen with her eyes closed. Cassis hugged her.
“Eve, Eve!”
Clarisse, who was watching this, laughed with a lot of blood on the corners of her mouth.
“Taste the helplessness of not being able to protect someone you care about, even with all your great power, hahaha!”
The reason why she chose Evelia over Lionel, Ruth, or Aria and the High Priestess who had been trying to kill her all this time.
Clarisse knew who to kill until the very end to bring more people into despair.
Everyone here will be confused by Evelia’s death.
Clarisse’s laughter gradually weakened. Eventually she fell to the ground again.
Lionel barely took his eyes off Evelia and ordered the knights.
“Capture her alive! She must survive. She must be saved and made to pay the fair price for her sins!”
“Undestood!”
A wizard from the knights rushed over and used recovery magic on Clarisse. The piercing wound healed in an instant, and the faint sound of breathing, which seemed as if it would go out at any moment, could be heard.
The knights thoroughly captured the Queen and took her away.
“Mom, Mom!”
“Sister Eve!”
Meanwhile, Ruth, Cassis, and even Aria and Samuel clung to Evelia and checked her condition.
Celsion, who was watching this, roared. The four people’s eyes instantly turned to Celsion at the loud howl of the wolf.
Celsion said calmly.
[Calm down, guys. She’s breathing.]
Of the four, Samuel was the first to come to his senses.
“Come to think of it….”
He placed his index finger on the tip of Evelia’s nose. She was clearly breathing. It wasn’t even a weak breathing that seemed like it would go out at any moment, but a regular breathing.
“Duke, calm down. The Duchess is breathing.”
“Mom? Mom, are you okay?”
Ruth put his ear to Evelia’s left breast with a tear-filled face. Thump, Thump , Thump. Her heart was pounding.
“Father! Mom, her heart is racing!”
Cassis muttered in disbelief.
“How….”
Samuel stood up suddenly.
“That’s not important now. First, let’s move the Duchess to a safe place and receive treatment.”
“That’s right, father. Quickly! Hurry!”
“Duke! Quick! If this continues, sister will really die!”
At the urging of the three people, Cassis lifted up Evelia.
“Let’s go to my castle first.”
Lionel led them to his castle. He also quickly summoned the doctor.
The medical doctor finished the examination under everyone’s harsh gaze.
“There is nothing wrong with her body.”
Cassis shouted.
“She was struck by black magic. They said that Queen Clarisse was aiming for the left side of her heart, telling her to die. But is there really nothing wrong?”
“I couldn’t believe it when I heard the situation, but she’s really okay. However, it looks like she was a bit shocked and passed out, so she will wake up in a few hours.”
“But…”
“Then let me take a look.”
The high priest who followed late grabbed Evelia’s wrist. He then felt her pulse and injected his holy power into it.
After a while, he smiled kindly and nodded.
“What the doctor said is correct. There is nothing wrong with her body. Moreover, there are no traces or side effects of black magic.”
Cassis washed his face dry with both hands.
“But how is that possible…”
The high priest looked at Aria with a strange smile.
“I think it would be quicker to ask Miss Aria about that.”
Everyone there looked at Aria. Aria, who actually received attention, widened her eyes as if she didn’t know anything.
“Me? Me?”
The high priest gently stroked the child’s head.
“Didn’t you do something with the Duchess?”
“With sister? Well, not really… Ah!”
Aria clapped her hands and approached Evelia. Ruth ran after Aria.
“What, what’s wrong?”
Aria recalled what happened a few days ago.
-Aria, there’s one more thing left for you to do.
I remembered Evelia’s face as she said those words.
“That’s what she said the other day when I was healing the other grandfather.”
“Another grandfather?”
When Ruth tilted his head, Aria scolded him.
“You fool, Your Majesty the King.”
“What?”
Even while the adults were wondering whether to point out Aria’s words or not, the child continued talking.
“I started making this with sister the next day.”
Aria took out the pendant she had hidden under her clothes and showed it. The pendant, which was as big as a little fingernail, was as transparent as glass.
Only the high priest recognized it.
“Isn’t that a condensation of divine power? Aria, were you able to do that too?”
“Yes! Sister told me I could do it and we practiced together! I’m amazing, right? “That’s amazing”
Aria blushed excitedly as if she had received a compliment. Ruth gave a thumbs up.
“It’s amazing!”
Cassis urged.
“So?”
“Ah, so.”
Aria approached Evelia and pointed to the same necklace she was wearing. The difference is that the pendant Evelia had was opaque and had numerous cracks here and there.
“Eve coaxed me to make one for her too, so she and I shared it! It was a set for me and sister!”
The High priest was impressed.
“So that’s what happened.”
Cassis asked the High Priest.
“So that pendant protected my wife?”
“That’s right.”
The high priest spoke with admiration once again.
“I hadn’t even thought of it, but it’s amazing, Duchess, that you came up with that method. It seems like she expected things to turn out like this and prepared for it.”
“Then….”
“They say the Duchess is really fine.”
“Hah….”
Only then did Cassis stumble slightly, as if the tension had eased. However, he soon regained his balance and knelt down on one knee in front of Aria.
“Lady Denoa. We, the Adelhard family, owe you a debt that we cannot repay. How should I repay this…”
He made eye contact with Aria with slightly watery eyes.
“Is there anything you want?”
Aria twisted her body as if embarrassed.
“Well. I’m also glad that Sister Eve is safe. You don’t have to do anything in particular. Ah…!”
Aria’s eyes sparkled as if she remembered something. The child wrapped her arms around Ruth’s arm.
“I want to go back quickly and play with Ruth at the Adelhard mansion. It’s no fun here!”
Samuel touched his forehead.
“Aria, please don’t say things like that…”
Ruth added.
“I also want to go back quickly.”
Cassis smiled slightly and looked at the two children, then alternately stroked Aria and Ruth’s cheeks.
“Okay. Let’s go back as soon as Eve wakes up.”
Cassis hesitated for a moment and then opened his arms. Ruth and Aria looked at each other, smiled brightly, and fell into Cassis’s arms.
That was the end of the tiresome turmoil in the kingdom of Cesia.
*****
Evelia had a dream. In her dream, she was in a sunny rose greenhouse. And there were passengers sitting at the white table on one side of the greenhouse.
Evelia approached the table, sat down, and looked at the person across from her as if she was possessed by something.
White blonde hair and purple eyes. It was Julia Adelhard.
“Welcome.”
Julia smiled brightly and poured tea for Evelia, just as described in the novel.
Evelia thought that she was like a flower.
Julia poured tea into my cup and looked at Evelia as if observing.
“I wanted to meet you. How are our Ruth and Cassis?”
“Ah yes. They’re doing well.”
I know it’s a dream. However, Evelia did not know how to treat Julia even in her dreams, so she just sipped tea.
What does Julia think of herself? Do you think Ruth and Cassis were taken away? Would she resent me for not telling Ruth the whole truth when we met Lionel?
My throat was dry. While I was just drinking tea, Julia opened her mouth again.
“What about Rai? How is my Rai?”
Evelia easily recognized that ‘Rai’ was Lionel.
“Lionel is…”
My mouth didn’t move. Even if it was just empty words, I can’t say that Lionel was doing well.
Lionel was said to have been in so much pain that his hair turned white overnight after hearing the news about Julia. Lionel couldn’t forget her even though eight years had already passed. Lionel shed tears as soon as he saw Ruth.
In the end, there was only one thing I could say.
“He miss you very much.”
Minha teoria sobre Eve ter poderes estava errada. Muito triste esse final TT