âThe garden is surprisingly beautiful.â
Karen burst into laughter at my words to kill time.
When I ooked at her/him strangely, he/she said.
âOh, Iâm sorry. Itâs definitely unexpected. Because His Highness is not good at decorating the castle. This garden is all for the soldiers.â
I looked at the well-organized flower garden by color.
âThereâs nothing to do, so everyone has a hobby like this.â
âI donât think something big is going to happen to me.â
Karen looked a little bitter.
âBecause itâs a whim. And the Highness âŠ. He is not interested in imperialism, institutions, or politics.â
He is not interested in imperialism, institutions, or politics.
I recalled a rumor that spread throughout the empire.
The rumor that he is trying to pull his sister down and take the throne someday.
But when I met him, I sympathized with Karenâs words.
He didnât seem to be interested in such things. It was like his goal to just solve the curse and spend the rest of his life in the Great Depression.
I thought maybe his situation and mine were similar.
The appearance of being stuck in one place because of a god and unable to move on anywhere, suffering from rumors etc. that are absurd.
I shook my head in a hurry. It wasnât time to get lost in appreciation.
He was the male protagonist of this novel, and I was just an extra. I canât believe theyâre in a similar situation.
âHave you ever been out of the empire?â
I asked Karen like a light passing by.
He began to talk about my story without any doubt.
âIâve been out a few times for away games. Before I came here, I belonged to the Order near the border.â
âWow, itâs so amazing that Iâve rarely been out of the Count. I heard there is a beautiful place in the north. Is that true?
In fact, I had never been out of Baekja-seong Fortress, not the Count, but I didnât have to say that.
âAre you talking about ELLYWOON in the north?â
âThatâs right, thatâs the name.â
The answer I wanted easily came out.
During my days in the count, I asked Killian to write a book about the nearby empire.
It was to find a place to leave this place and settle down.
And it was Ellywoon who finally found it. A place close to the Archdukeâs, and easy to hide. I clapped my hands and smiled.
Like an innocent count lady who is keenly interested in the outside world.
âSir Karen, have you been to Ellywoon before?â
âSure. In Elliun, it snows from heaven all year round. Itâs a beautiful landscape thatâs hard to see in this empire, but itâs also hard to live.â
âIf it snows that much, it would be uncomfortable to move.â
âYes, I heard that residents usually stay in the house when it snows especially when itâs rain heavily. They say itâs hard to ride horses or carriages. I also learned sledding for a while when I went there. It was so hard even with my natural athleticism.â
Karen even talked about what I didnât ask. Before I knew it, the topic went over to his motor nerves.
I roughly responded to his words and recalled Ellywoon.
It snows in the sky all year round, and I usually play ChiggerâŠ
Karenâs story gave me confidence. The conviction that Ellywoon is a place where I can devote the rest of my life to settle.
Just in time, in the corner of the garden, there were a lot of white flowers like snow.
When I stopped walking, Karen, who was ahead, also stopped there.
The name of rolling into the tongue was sweet.
If you hide in those eyesâŠ
A white butterfly sat on the flower.
No one will be able to find it.
I bent down and tapped and bent the flowers without hesitation. The white butterfly flew away in an instant.
Fluttering, I stared up at the sky where the butterfly flew.
At that moment, a yellow pendant tickled my collarbone.
What is it? I suddenly raised my head. Suddenly, my backbone became cool. I felt a gaze from somewhere.
I looked around in a hurry. No one was seen except Karen.
So there was no way I could feel the gaze. But this feelingâŠ
The fact that I was trying to ignore it raised my head.
As soon as I thought of the golden eyes flashing with that desire, my heart sank.
Why did I suddenly feel this way?
âLady, are you okay?â
Karen looked worried. Only then did I realize that my face looked bad.
I forced my lipsâ corners up.
He is in the Count, and I am here. No, soon I will hide in a place where no one will find it.
I was at the end of a plan that I had prepared for 10 years.
There was nothing to fear. Thatâs how I tiled myself.
Two days later, without knowing that Killian would come to me,
After returning from the garden and taking a light bath, I headed to Devanâs room.
There will definitely be results in this eveningâs treatment. So, Iâll let you see at least one eye.
As long as I was so sure, I had to do it.
I clenched my fist and took a deep breath and opened the door slowly.
Devan was already sitting on the sofa, and he also looked a little nervous.
Well, either way, it wonât matter to him.
Hope that you may see the future that you couldnât see. I wouldnât dare to imagine that.
Devan touched the seat next to him.
I took another deep breath and sat next to him.
He clapped his hands together.
Strong enough to turn the knuckles that the bones pop red.
No, actually, I wasnât.
I even noticed that my voice was shaking.
âHowever, I might faint again. Please understand that.â
âIf the results are certain, thereâs nothing I canât do.â
ââŠGive me your hand.â
Devan reached out his hands as he has done so far.
âJust your left hand.â
He frowned gently, but he took his right hand back.
I grabbed his left hand with both hands.
My palms were sweaty holding each other. I couldnât tell if it was mine or his.
âYour Highness, please focus too. Please try to feel the flow as much as possible.â
âIâm going to treat your left eye. Please pay attention to that.â
I closed my eyes and began to concentrate.
The reason for treating only the left eye first was obvious. I could tell when I held his left hand, strange energy was flowing only to the right. If thatâs all the reason why Iâve had a hard time treating him so far.
Then, wouldnât the left side be possible?
I slowly let go of my energy. I could feel his credibility rising on the back of his hand.
It didnât feel as disgusting as before. I didnât have the chills, cold sweat, and trembling hands.
As expected, this was the answer.
The divine power spread rapidly. It was the same level as when patients were treated in a temple.
I felt like I hadnât felt it in a long time. It feels like Iâm treating someone with my own hands.
Rather than disgusting, it feels cozy.
Riding on the back of his hand and wrist, he finally reached Devanâs left eye.
I felt a lot of curses entangled.
Treating the curse was to fill the place where the curse was. Even if it was filled, those who had no credibility in the first place could not accept it. So, in the end, the curse of the power disappeared at once.
It was cleaning, so to speak. This was called Jeonghwa in the temple.
He let go of his curse. In an instant, I felt my credibility filling the cursed spot.
It was then. Suddenly, I felt disgusting.
The forehead frowned at the temple.
Again. As I focused more on my mind, something was creeping near his right eye.
The mysterious black shape.
If I go a little closer, my strength will be eaten up. I had that intuition.
Earthenware gradually came up.
I shouldnât have touched that place.
I hurriedly called in the divine power and took my hand off Devanâs body.
I took a deep breath slowly. If it was a little late, it would have been eaten by the divine power.
Devan seemed embarrassed.
He held and unfolded his left hand.
It was only a blink of an eye that he felt.
I swallowed my dry saliva and stared at Devan.
Fortunately, the black shape did not flow around him as before.
Sneakily grabbed his left hand again.
I felt that all the curses on my left eye disappeared, and my credibility was full in it.
The divine power was also rapidly disappearing.
His body was going back to normal. Before his got cursed,
although itâs only the left.
I breathed a small sigh of relief and spoke.
He repeated my words blankly.
âI got rid of the curse on the left. Maybe, youâll see your left eye soon.â
ââŠâŠ.Is that true?â
In a tone full of doubts, he asked. Thatâs understandable. Uncovering the curse did not create a special feeling.
Perhaps it was physical damage, especially those who were blind like him.
âYour eyes must have been treated properly.â
He stopped his hand trying to take off his eye patch in a hurry.
âJust because the curse is gone doesnât mean you can see right away.â
âWhat does that mean?â
âI mean itâs not completely returning it to its original state. For example, you canât walk right away by releasing the curse of a person whose legs have been paralyzed for 10 years. You need training.â
ââŠWhat kind of training?â
My hands on his knees were white.
âFirst of all, youâd better start by opening your eyes in the dark. Itâs dangerous to see the light all of a sudden.â
âAnd it would be nice to call a doctor. I can only lift the curse, and I canât help you medically.â
Even though he followed my words, he looked blank as if he had lost his mind somewhere.