Enoch asked more excitedly as he took Lilith back to her room after class.
âWhat is our princess want?â
âIâm not sureâŠ.â
âTell me everything. Last year, I couldnât buy you anything expensive, but this time, Dad wo;; buys everything the princess wants!â
âI donât really haveâŠ.â
The way Lilith acted as she walked with her bag in one hand and a teddy bear on her back was strange.
âIsnât there anything you want? You said last year, what are those, princess said you wanted shoesâŠ.â
âŠHe couldnât buy it for her because it was a bit expensive.
In the spring, which was Lilithâs birthday, there werenât many people looking for firewood, so James, who sold wood, found that this was an off-season.
âNo, I have a lot of shoes. I donât need it. Aunt bought me a lot.â
âThen?â
âI donât have anything in particular that I wantâŠ.â
Lilith, who was agonizing, glanced up at Enoch.
âThey say there will be a festival in Capital soon. Can we go see it together?â
âAh.â
Come to think of it, the two weeks from the beginning of next month were the âChildrenâs Dayâ festival period.
During the festival, it was common for aristocratic children to enjoy noble events such as poetry recitals, performances, and horseback riding.
But Lilith is probably talking about a festival of commoner children.
A row of toy stands lined up in the glittering city, watching clowns and puppet showsâ.
It was literally a childrenâs paradise!
âNo, itâs nothing⊠Just pretend you didnât hear it. It canât be. Grandfather wonât like itâŠ.â
âWhy canât we?â
Enoch lifted Lilith, who was sullen.
âLetâs go, letâs go!â
âPhew, isnât Daddy a fool? Donât you think that when Daddy goes out brightly like this, everyone will recognize you and come back and bow?â
âAha, donât worry about that. I can disguise myself as James Brown for a moment that day. Letâs go out without Grandfather knowing and eat delicious food and buy princess shoes.â
âReally?â
âYeah, really.â
Lilithâs expression soon brightened.
âUng! Daddy is the best!â
âDad is the best, right? Then a kiss.â
âUng!â
Lilith kissed Enoch on the cheek.
It was when the father and daughter, who had been giggling at each other, were surprised.
âAaaargh! Ugh, aaaargh!â
Suddenly, Enochâs steps across the hallway stopped due to the scream from the mansion.
The origin of the anguished groan was beyond the tightly closed door.
âOh my. It must be Theo.â
Enochâs expression hardened.
His nephew, Theo Anthrace, suffers from a rare disease.
Theo had frequent seizures even before Enoch left the capital.
Unfortunately, there was nothing others could do now. They couldnât help but watch him suffer.
âYou know, Princess. Dad will go for a momentââ
âPut me down!â
âHuh?â
Enoch, who was about to leave the shocked Lilith in his arms, hesitated.
âPut me down, hurry!â
âNo, wait.â
Lilith hit Enoch in the chest with her small hand when Enoch inadvertently put her down.
As soon as her feet hit the ground, Lilith turned the bear bag she was carrying behind her back and took something out.
Small pendantâ.
No, it was definitely a small dark purple orb inside.
âCore? Isnât it the core of the Demonic Beast?â
Why does a kid have something like that?
Without even time to confirm the question, Lilith hurriedly opened the door.
* * *
âYoung Master, hold on a little!â
âU, uggh, arrrgh!!â
As soon as I opened the door, I hardened as it was.
âAhâŠâ
Theo was struggling in pain with his red, bloodshot eyes wide open.
His sweaty hair stuck to him, and his neck was bent to the limit.
One by one, the servants who grabbed his arms and legs couldnât bear to open their eyes and closed them tightly.
ăThe period between seizures got shorter and shorter as Theo Anthrace grew up. When unbearable pain came, he would try to tear his neck and chest with his hands and hurt it.
Each time, the servants should hold his arms and legs forcibly and waited for the seizure to end.ă
I always feelâ.
The gap between reading all situations as text and actually seeing them was huge.
âAh, TheoâŠPlease, please bear with me a little. youâll be fine soon. M, mom is sorryâŠâ
Unable to do anything about it, Aunt sat down and sobbed.
Leon is also standing next to him, biting his lip and only clenching his fist.
âThis is not the time.â
It wasnât the time to be in shock.
âBrother!!â
I screamed and ran to Theo.
âLilith!â
âL, Lady! If you come closer!â
I left behind the dissuading voice and recklessly jumped onto the bed and hugged Theo tightly by the neck.
The pendant around my neck was gently pressed against his chest.
âUgh! AhâŠâ
âBrother, donât be sick. Donât be sick, pleaseâŠâ
âAargh!â
Shaking my head, I quickly wiped my blurry eyes and prayed inwardly.
âPlease, please. Please be all right.â
I knew that the beastâs core was a way to alleviate Theoâs pain, but I was worried because it was never actually used in the original work.
âDonât tell me, itâs not useless, right? You canât do that. PleaseâŠâ
At that time.
âHaa, haâŠâ
Surprisingly, Theoâs breathing, which had been rough, began to slowly subside. His violent struggles also subsided.
âOh my gosh. It really is!â
I quickly removed the pendant from my neck and held Theoâs hand as if in prayer.
âWhatâs wrong, brother? Are you hurt? Ung?â
âHa, haa⊠L, LilithâŠ?â
âY, Young Master? Are you okay?â
âAre you awake?â
The servants made puzzled faces as they saw Theo, whose seizures had subsided in an instant.
âTheo! Baby!â
The surprised Aunt came running. I placed the pendant in Theoâs hand and got off the bed.
âA, are you okay?â
ââŠAh, yes, MomâŠâ
âIt canât be, oh myâŠGod, thank you. Thank you very much.â
âWhat, are you not sick? Already?â
When Leon asked, with his eyes wide open, Theo, whose lips were dry, gave a vague nod.
âItâs a relief, Lady Ordia. Today, the seizure has subsided quickly.â
âThatâs right. This is the first time ever. God, thank you so muchâŠ.â
Looking at the relieved aunts and servants, I realized something.
âOh, this isnât it.â
Things were going differently than in the picture I drew.
If they wonder why the seizures suddenly disappeared and try to find the cause, they will naturally focus on the pendantâ.
âEveryone is relieved that the seizures have subsided! I canât do this!â
Theoâs disease is not one that can be cured. Instead, it needs a constant balance of power conflicts to prevent it from worsening.
In other words, he must carry the demonâs core throughout his life.
Since I did it this way, he wonât know that the best cure is right in front of him.
But if I suddenly interrupt and say, âDoesnât this pendant seem to have healed Brother?â, it would look suspicious.
âIs there someone who quick-witted!â
It was a time when I was screaming inwardly.
âAre you okay, Theo?â
Dad, who was behind me, came and stood by the bed and asked.