The Grand Duchess died while giving birth to Charlize. That was why Charlize was hated by her family.
Charlizeâs birthday was the anniversary of the Grand Duchessâs death.
âAre you going to call me a murderer?â
Charlize said as if she suddenly remembered.
âNow that the application for expulsion had been made, it seems that there is no blood relation between the young master and me. The crime of contempt is validated.â
A casual remark to say if he wants to stand in the imperial court.
Dante, who was quick to notice, realized that Akanâs words were misleading stepped forward.
âItâs nothing, but⌠We just want to celebrate your birthday at the same time.â
It wasnât what Charlize wanted to hear. If they said they decided to sign and seal the expulsion application, she will hear it.
Charlize tried to pass by with an indifferent face. But Akan came closer.
âFor you. Iâve prepared a gift.â
Dante couldnât hide his tension and trembling, adding words.
âThatâs right. The two of your brothers had prepared gifts for you.â
Charlize was more interested in Danteâs words than Akanâs. That was why she looked indifferent at first.
Akan had a blunt personality, resembling the Grand Duke. He had never expressed his affection to his companion, who decided to grow old together forever.
The same was true of warm and kind behavior as giving gifts. Because Akan thought such kindness was useless.
âItâs a Blackshaw flower.â
Akan handed over the bouquet first.
Akan, who handed flowers to Charlize, wanted her to know about his change.
As Charlize stood in the distance without receiving the gift, Akan strode and forced it into her hand.
âItâs a gift, so take it when someone gives it to you.â
He said it with such a dry tone. Akan was proud. The Blackshaw flower was an expensive flower that ordinary people would not be able to see.
A fancy black appearance resembling a rose. It was characterized by its soft glow from time to time as if it was sprinkled with diamonds.
But Charlizeâs expression wasnât good. She had no choice but to do so. Because it was the only flower that caused an allergic reaction when she inhaled the pollen.
âAre you trying to kill me?â
Charlize barely managed to say one word and coughed. Cough cough, a lot of blood spat out.
Akan and Dante, who were watching, were hardened.
âHow comeâŚâ
Dante was confused and approached Charlize. He can see that Charlizeâs skin is pale even in the dark night.
Charlize wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. She threw away the bouquet.
âAre you all right!â
Charlize had a headache. It was a familiar reaction. When she was very young, she remembers falling down.
She was half dead and alive. An unforgettable flower. For Charlize alone, it was deadly to the point where it was close to extreme poison.
Charlize murmured.
âWhat the hell, what is this!â
âDonât yellâŚâ
Dante had a look of dismay. Judging from the reaction of Charlize, it was clear that the flower was the cause.
Akan was hardened by shock and couldnât say anything. He wanted to see his sisterâs happy face, but he couldnât imagine her face in pain.
Dante approached to help her, but Charlizeâs voice became cold.
âDonât touch me.â
Dante flinched.
Charlize saw the gift prepared by Dante. Things she doesnât need at all.
âLeave me alone.â
This Charlize, who always used honorifics for the young masters to keep the distance. This time, she spoke informally.
It wasnât a reduction in distance. It was a cold warning.
Akan couldnât even say he was sorry, and he stepped aside awkwardly.
Charlize walked fine. But she didnât have much calm. Letâs come back to the party again. Immediately, Dylan and her gaze were entangled.
ââŚMaster?â
âCharlize!â
Charlize was Saint. If she tried to hold her consciousness by force. She would have been able to use her mana to remove the poisonous pollen from inside her body.
But now. Charlize trusted Dylan. In front of him. Sheâd be safe to fall down.
âMaster!â
Shouted Dylan.
The front of Charlizeâs eyes turned white.
***
Dylan ran to Charlize. He was faster than Akan and Dante. The nobles at the party were all surprised. Why Charlize all of a sudden?
âWhatâs all this fuss about?â
âGrandmaster suddenlyâŚâ
âI was wondering if she wasnât in a good condition because His Highness helped the Grandmaster a while ago.â
Before she knew it, Dylanâs hug of Charlizeâs waist was helpful.
Dylan hugged Charlize, who fell asleep and touched her forehead first. His medical skills were better than most imperial doctors.
âThis is.â
Itâs an allergic reaction.
âBlackshaw flower.â
It is not a flower that often causes allergies, but it was also a flower that could cause allergic mana reflux and kill very few people.
The cold sweat on her forehead got on his palm. Dylan swept Charlizeâs bangs up. He checked her pulse by placing his finger behind her ear.
Itâs slow. Drops of blood on the corner of her mouth. Pale white skin. Strangely hot body temperature.
He was sure.
âYour Highness the Crown Prince, CharlizeâŚ!â
âBe quiet.â
As Dante approached with a breathless breath, Dylan cut it coldly. Itâs a cold look that Charlize has never seen before.
Everyone stopped. It was a moment, but it was a perfect rule.
âMy master needs absolute rest now.â
Dylanâs eyes were very soft when they reached Charlize. Dylan hugged Charlize.
It was easy for Dylan to figure out the situation. The two young masters who tried to cling to Charlize. The context was read because there was a gift in Danteâs hand that he could not deliver.
Dylan had been madly reading the medical book because of the incurable disease of the 7th concubine.
âShe will never die. I know how to treat it.â
He tried to calm his anxiety and awakened his reason. The important thing now is.
Is to keep Charlizeâs weakness from spreading under threat of assassination.
ââŚâ
Dylan glanced at Akan and Dante in order to clean up the mess. Fortunately, Dante was quick to notice. Holding onto the daze Akan, he stepped back.
The Blackshaw flower was probably already cleaned up by Dylanâs knight attached to Charlize. He wasnât worried about that.
âMy Master had been overworked recently, and it seems that her physical strength had reached its limit.â
Dylan had a talent for telling lies like truth.
âIâm going to bring her back first, so all of you can enjoy the ball.â
âYes, Your Highness.â
Some people answered back.
The nobles were convinced and bowed their heads. Akan seemed to have a lot to say, but Dylan wasnât worth dealing with.
The Crown Prince quickly left the party with Charlize in his arms.
***
âI beg your pardon?â
Ronanâs doctor was madly surprised. Akan and Dante, who conveyed the situation, were hardened by the unusual reaction.
âNo, Blackshaw.â
The doctor was so surprised that he even defied to them without knowing what he was doing.
âItâs not at a dangerous level, but her mana and the ingredients of the flower are an atrocious embodiment.â
No one paid attention to Charlize, but she was still a Lady.
The doctor was also required to do his duty, so he knew well about Charlizeâs physical constitution.
Akan asked blankly.
âWhat?â
âThe lady is a sword trainer, so itâll get bigger.â
The disconcerted doctorâs words quickened.
âIt vomits blood and becomes poisonous by sticking to the mana blood vessels, and the sooner you learn the sword, the faster it spreads.â
In short, the better the ability, the sooner the person dies.
âWhy didnât you tell me that?â
When Akan pushed the question, the doctor answered as if it were natural.
âBecause he told me never to tell youâŚâ
The Grand Duke that listening together came to his mind.
It was the order of the Grand Duke.
âHe didnât even want to hear that this subject that killed my mother was sick.â
As a result, it was nothing but something that led to death.
Akan vaguely remembered the past. When she was very young, Charlize had a painful experience.
He didnât even care. Was that because of the Blackshaw? Shocked, Akanâs words disappeared.
Dante, who remained rational, asked carefully.
âWill Charlize be all right?â
The doctor looked at him and answered.
âWell. Thereâs a possibility of living.â
Itâs a hopeful tone, but it means sheâs going to die eventually. Akan grabbed his doctor by the collar and tried to hold his breath, but he just clenched his fist.
âI. Charlize.â
Akanâs fingertips trembled.
This regained him to the past when he was so indifferent to Charlize.
âNo, I sincerely intended to win this kidâs heart back.â
He didnât mean to hurt her. He wanted to apologize. With sincerely. âBut what do I do then?â
He completely ruined the moment when he tried to approach the hard-won opportunity.
The silence resembling death continued.
Dante didnât have anything to say. Dante was also responsible for not being able to stop him because he didnât know.
It turned out to be like this. The treatment that Charlize received was everyoneâs responsibility.
âRachel.â
The Grand Dukeâs eyes hardened when he thought of the Grand Duchess. The Grand Duke was feeling pain.
Charlizeâs mother was allergic to walnuts. Whenever she accidentally encountered a walnut, he remembered that she suffered a lot, so he was feeling pain.
Charlize goes beyond the level of getting sick or getting something on her skin. She was dying.
ââŚNo. It canât be.â
The Grand Duke muttered in denial.
âNo way. No.â
She was dying? That kid?
Charlize?
The Grand Duke was surprised by his own thought and actively denied it. But the doctor remained silent. He didnât come to comfort him, even if it was empty talk.
The Grand Duke became struck dumb in an instant.
Thereâs nothing Ronan can do. From the moment they received the application for expulsion. They could no longer claim to be Charlizeâs family.
But now. The Grand Duke, Akan, and Dante all gone mad. What does it matter if the intention was good?
The important thing was that Charlize is now crossing life and death.
***
ââŚGrandmaster? Why?â
âI will do the nursing myself. Everyone back off.â
The Crown Prince coldly pushed away the maids who had approached in surprise.
Dylan entered Charlizeâs bedroom alone. Just in case. Charlizeâs symptoms had to be known only to him.
Because they know the past when the Crown Prince took care of the 7th concubine who was ill, and they know how much he values ââthe Grandmaster. So the maids withdrew without a doubt.
âMaster.â
Dylan showed his original expression as soon as the bedroom door was closed and left only with Charlize. He pretended to be calm but.
Actually, his head was in a mess.
Charlizeâs body was as hot as lava. If she left alone like this, her mana might flow backward and she will die.
Dylan laid Charlize on her bed and took her hand.
âPlease.â
The only way to save a person who collapsed by the Blackshaw flower. That is.
âPutting other peopleâs mana in and mixing it up completely.â
The mana spinning in Charlizeâs body would already be killing her. So the mana of the newly entered other person had to grab it and suppress it.
It was delicate work, and it was also a work that caused excruciating pain to the caster.
But as soon as he was about to start, Dylan noticed one thing.
âHer mana is moving.â
He got goosebumps.
With the intention of accepting the Blackshaw flower at all. Charlize was moving her mana while she was in a deep sleep.
A genius who moves very detailed with too much mana. Even Dylan, a genius, was surprised.