Chase and Kai were the only ones left in the room. Chase wanted to immediately ask why people were bitten, but he waited until Kai explained it first. Kai unwrapped the bandages around Roella’s neck and checked her torn wounds. He frowned at her and carefully inspected Roella’s wounds.
“The treatment I will be doing from now on is a treatment that has not been disclosed to the public.”
“Well, then wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
“The reason it is not disclosed to the public is not because it is unfinished, but because it is a healing technique that only I can perform.”
“What does that mean?”
She stopped him and asked, as if Chase couldn’t wait any longer. Kai explained calmly.
“The treatment usually used for scars is based on the principle of regenerating the skin with healing power from the outside. However, wounds imbued with magic power, sword energy, or magic are bound to leave scars even if the wounds are healed. The reason is that they leave residue in the body.”
“So, so?”
“The treatment I will be doing from now on is a healing technique that will remove the sword energy accumulated within Lady Roella and insert my healing power into it to heal her wounds from the inside.”
“You take out sword energy and put in healing power? Oh, I have no idea what you’re talking about, Duke. I’ve never heard of such a treatment…”
“That’s why I told you. “It’s a healing technique that only I can do.”
When Chase trailed off in disbelief, Kai quickly jumped in and added an explanation.
“This is a treatment that can only be performed by those who can delicately operate their healing powers. I’m the only one in the Twilley family who hasn’t done it yet.”
Kai put on a gentle smile to keep Chase from feeling anxious.
“You don’t have to doubt my skills. This healing technique is hard on my body, so I kept it a complete secret. It is not a dangerous treatment. However, I ask that the duke keep this fact to himself.”
Only then did the Little Duke understand why Kai had tried to defeat the others. If treatment was possible in the way Kai said, there would be no wound in the world that could not be treated. If this fact becomes known to the outside world, nobles will be lining up to ask the Duke of Twilly to bring money and treat the sick, and as he said, if this healing art is too hard on those who practice medicine, Kai will not be able to cure it even if he pays hundreds of millions of dollars. There were only a few people who could do it. So, the treatment itself has to be kept secret.
‘Nevertheless, I did not hesitate to reveal the secret for Loella’s treatment.’
A while ago, some employees said that the relationship between Roella and Kai did not seem to be normal. Looking at Roella’s indifferent attitude towards the Duke of Twilly, he guessed that couldn’t be the case.
“Thank you, Duke. I will never forget this favor in the name of Clement.”
“I’m just glad there’s something I can do for my friend.”
Chase observed Kai closely as he lowered his head with an expert smile.
‘Kai Twilly is enough for my daughter…’
“Then let’s begin.”
Suddenly, Kai’s eyes changed. Kai clasped Roella’s hand proudly in front of her. Chase flinched for a moment, but he reassured himself that it was just an extension of the treatment and held his breath. Soon, a mysterious light mixed with emerald and jade light leaked out through her clasped hands and the gaps between them. Kai quietly closed her eyes and let out her breath quietly. As if she had been waiting for this, the light shining through the cracks in her hands spread throughout Loella’s body. A moment later, a dark red light burst out from around her abdomen.
‘This…!’
Chase’s mouth dropped open at the sight he was seeing for the first time. The dull-colored auror could not withstand the divine power that Kai had transferred to Loella, so she broke free of her own accord and disintegrated in mid-air. Kai’s complexion darkened as the dark red aura came out of her.
‘The Duke of Twilly praised his son so much.’
Doesn’t her hedgehog say that her child looks pretty? Chase passed it off every time the Duke of Twilly praised Kai, but it was a different story if he had such a rare skill. As Duke Twilly said, Kai might have been praised as having the best medical skills of her time in a few years. As time passed, she noticed cold sweat rolling down his forehead. Her Kai’s complexion turned pale, as if she had a cold. On the contrary, life was returning to Roella’s face. The sight of Kai’s life seeming to be sucked out of her made Chase hold her breath and take in this whole healing process in her eyes.
“…!”
After several minutes, Loella finally noticed that the wound on her neck gradually healed. By the time her wounds were completely healed, Loella’s complexion had fully returned.
‘Done!’
The light surrounding Roella’s body gradually faded. Kai slowly opened his eyes to see her tired expression evident on her face. Chase grabbed Kai’s hand after he had successfully completed her treatment.
“Thank you! thank you!”
Kai tried to smile with his pale complexion.
“I just did the obvious thing.”
Chase, who realized that Kai’s complexion was worse than she thought, belatedly asked while holding his hand.
“Are you okay?”
“With this level of treatment, you will feel better as soon as you wake up.”
“Indeed. Just like the Duke who will lead the Twilly family in the future! Thank you! “I tell you again, I will definitely repay this favor.”
A calm smile appeared on Kai’s face toward Chase, who was so moved that he repeatedly thanked her.
“It may take some time to wake up. Her wounds have been treated, but she needs strength to recover. Since she has been lying in her hospital bed for a long time, Roella’s physical strength has weakened significantly. She needs plenty of rest.”
“I see. I will take responsibility and make sure she gets a good rest.”
“Please keep the bandage on for the time being. Fortunately, the black energy went away, so I would like to ask you to please correct me by saying that I am not disfigured.”
─I heard about the situation roughly. If the sword energy penetrates the skin even slightly, healing magic may not be able to treat the scar.
‘That level of warning would have been enough.’
What he said as soon as he arrived was a warning to Brother Clement. It was just a way to stimulate a sense of guilt, telling him to do his best to be careful because his sister was so fragile. In the first place, Kai did not intend to reveal Loella’s exact diagnosis in front of everyone.
“Do that too.”
Kai was relieved by Chase’s kind answer. Kai almost became dizzy in front of him, but she did not lose her relaxed expression until the moment she left the Duke’s house.
* * *
On the way back to the Duke of Twilly’s residence. Kai leaned against his carriage, his eyes closed, and he was just breathing. His dry lips and pale complexion. Just looking at his appearance, it was hard to believe that he was someone who had been skilled in the healing arts just a little while ago.
“Little Duke. Aren’t you overdoing it?”
In response to the butler’s question, Kai lifted hiis dry, white lips as if it was no big deal.
“What if I overdo it? It’s about Ella.”
“Wouldn’t general healing techniques be enough? At first glance, it didn’t seem like there was a lot of black energy involved, but she even revealed Duke’s secret… ”
“If I treat you like that and it becomes disfigured, will you take responsibility?”
When Kai opened his eyes and spoke as if urging, he silenced the butler. Kai closed his eyes and spoke in a soft voice.
“I don’t want my people to be scratched.”
“Yes?”
“Anyway. I don’t like everything the Clement brothers are doing. Why are they so upset that they can’t catch their little sister?”
Inside the rattling carriage, the butler tilted his head. There was silence for a moment, and the butler, unable to contain his curiosity, asked again.
“Duke Little, by any chance… Do you have the princess in mind?”
“No way.”
It was an immediate answer. The butler’s doubts grew even greater as he answered without any hesitation.
“Then why…”
“It’s too bad. It’s pitiful.”
“…”
There was a lot to say, but the butler decided to stop asking questions here. He really didn’t know what he would say if he did more. Kai, who didn’t pay much attention to the butler’s question, was thinking that he wouldn’t be able to keep his promise to Roella tonight.
‘I wonder if I can come back in about four days.’
The corner of his mouth twitched as he imagined Roella running around, saying that her body felt light as soon as she had been treated not long ago. She could make him laugh like this just by imagining it. Roella was and still continued to be a fun person to Kai.
─Wow!
Her smile, as bright as the full moon, appeared for a moment, but Kai ignored it.
* * *
Late morning. Evan was pacing in front of Roella’s door as if she had lost her way.
‘I just came to check on you briefly.’
Roella had not woken up for three days already. Chase seemed to have let go of his worries since Duke Kai Twillys had gone, but as each day passed, Louise’s countenance grew increasingly worse. That sight really bothered him. When he came to her senses late at night, he found himself in front of Roella’s door.
Evan, who was hesitating whether to grab the door handle or not, paused. She was sleeping quietly, and a strange sound came from inside the room where no noise should have been heard.
Evan came to Roella’s door and listened to her.
“Tsk… Hehehe…”
It was a moaning sound. Evan, who was surprised, opened Roella’s door without hesitation.
“Ugh! Turn it off!”
The sound of her gasping for breath could be heard more clearly. Evan ran to Roella’s bed in a flash.
“Roella, Roella!”
“I don’t want it… Oh, my breath… Ugh!”
Roella, curled up in her arms, was writhing in pain. She twisted and twisted her body as if the bandage around her neck was strangling her.
“Roella, come to your senses!”
Evan hurriedly called out to her as she looked like she was going to run out of breath at any moment. But she kept trying to tear the bandage off her neck. If she was not careful, her fingernails could get hurt again. Evan had no choice but to tie her hands. As Evan’s thick hand grasped Roella’s wrist, her struggle became violent, as if in defiance.
“Kkeup, keup, keup!”
“Roella!”
It was a struggle as if he would stop breathing at any moment. Evan was debating whether or not to remove the bandage wrapped around Roella’s neck, when he saw Roella, who had been radiant, crying out loud, her voice muttered in pain.
“I don’t like it, bam! To die… I don’t want to die, uh…”
“You…”
Evan’s body stiffened. At that moment, a transparent tear drop fell from Roella’s closed eye.
“Mom…”
“…!”
Her plaintive calls were in vain. Roella’s body gradually lost strength. Her face, which had been frowning, gradually regained its calm. Evan, who had been watching Roella sleep, thought her situation was over and released her wrists that were binding her. The moment he was about to turn around, someone tugged on the hem of Evan’s clothes. When he turned his head, Roella was barely holding on to the hem of Evan’s clothes that were about to fall off. Evan’s clothes, caught between her thumb and forefinger, stretched out towards Roella.
“Me… Don’t throw me away… mom.”
The sound of metal that had died down from all the moaning penetrated into Evan’s ears. Evan quietly looked down at Roella, who was drenched in sweat and shivering.
“…”
Before long, her hand that was holding Evan fell. There was nothing holding Evan down anymore, but he couldn’t move for a long time, as if his feet were glued to the ground.
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