Edgar narrowed his brow as he saw me returning with puffy eyes.
As I rubbed my eyes with a bewildered expression, he burst out laughing. Then he tried to hand over his handkerchief.
⊠If only my brothers didnât interfere.
Suddenly, Isaac and Henry appeared.
Isaac slapped Edgarâs hand, and Henry handed me his own handkerchief instead.
âYour eyes are swollen. Who made you cry?â
âCry?! Why are you crying!â
âWhy were you crying!â
I glanced at them and shook my head. Itâs true that Edgar is Lindaâs son. I felt sorry for both of them because Linda canât even tell the truth.
âThereâs something in my eyes.â
Isaac shouted, but the quick-witted Henry realized that I didnât want to tell him why, and he only carefully wiped the tear marks in my cheeks with his handkerchief.
âItâs very windy today.â
âBut why are there only the two of you in the garden?â
He asks me, but his gaze is fixed on Edgar. Edgar shook his head lightly.
âAnswer my questions.â
Edgar sighed at Henryâs words.
âLady told my mother she wanted to play with me. I couldnât refuse my motherâs request and followed her. Â Isnât this enough for an explanation, you idiots?â
âWhereâs your mother?â
As Isaac said so, Edgar frowned in protest.
âHey, kid. Do you know how much of a mamaboy that guy is? He escaped from the dormitory last year, and the reason is-â
Edgar hastily covered Isaacâs mouth. Then he looks at me and smiles awkwardly, he whispers something to Isaac.
âIâm not the only one who escaped the dorm. Do you want me to tell her that too?
Isaac shrugged off Edgarâs hand and shouted.
âSo what? Iâm proud of it.â
âAre you going to shout out the reason boldly, then?â
âI missed the kid-!!â
Stop! Donât be embarrassing!
I took a step back with a shocked expression
He left the dorm just because he wanted to see me?
It was Isaac who did it, but the one who was embarassed was me.
âI just wanted to see the kid who was scared about ghosts. Right, bro? Â My brother also said that he really wanted to see Leblaine that day.â
âBut unlike you, I didnât really escape the dorm.â
âAnyway, kid. Edgar escaped with me that day too. He wanted to see his mother.â
Edgar hurriedly covered Isaacâs mouth once more. Hearing this, he forced a laugh.
âI said my mother was sick. Â Thereâs a reason. It wasnât just a pathetic reason like yours.â
âHe broke the window and jumped down as soon as he heard that the marquess was sick without even asking the headmaster to go out. Â Hmph! Hmph!â
âQuiet, please. Iâll give you money.â
As I listened to their story, I remembered the conversation between Henry and Isaac a few years ago.
âIf it wasnât for that mamaboy, I could have graduated early.â
âBut you donât even have enough points.â
âIf he hadnât trained that much, I wouldâve won and gotten much more points! That bastardâŠâ
Alas, itâs Edgar who was said to hinder Isaacâs early graduation.
âNo. I am only a little, a little bit filial.
Edgar sighed as I shook my head.
âI donât want to spoil my image any further, so Iâll just go back.â
âIâll see you later after the academy starts.â
âI only have one semester left. Â Fool.â
âYouâre still going to the academy too.â
Edgar tucked in his handkerchief and said to Henry.
âSee you at the academy.â
âI might have graduated by the time you come.â
Henry smiled, as Edgar said, âDubblede bastardsâ Â Henry and Isaac replied, âShuheilâs mamaboy.â
âOh, they have a bad relationship.â
With that thought in mind, I nodded, and Edgar bowed politely to me.
âThen Iâll be going.â
âBe careful going back.â
As I waved my hand, Henry and Isaac said, âYou donât have to say goodbye to him!â
That evening, Taylorâs medicine was completed.
âCan we save Marquis Shuheil with this antibiotic?â
âNo way. Itâs not a universal cure. Â It can only protect him from secondary infection.â
âThen itâs no use. You tricked me to get meria grass?â
As I said so, Taylor grinned and pulled out another vial as he shook it.
âI found something interesting.â
Then he took something out from a glass. It was a chick whose body was rotting. It couldnât move, its eyes were barely open.
I frowned at the terrible sight, and he lifted another thing inside a glass. There was also a chick in it, but it was in significantly better condition than the chick in the first glass. It limped, but walked upright.
âThe 2nd chick was continuously infused with the drug. It started moving on the 5th day.â
âIs this also a medicine made from meria grass?â
âTo be precise, I used meria grass that was grown on elsa tree.â
He showed the meria grass on the elsa tree stump.
This was the elsa tree that I bought and planted in my garden for Taylorâs experiments.
âMeria grass changes its composition as soon as it is on the elsa tree. If we make medicine with it, we can heal the rotten wound.â
âThen, Marquis ShuheilâŠâ
âThere is a good chance of recovery.â
Just then, Nos ran into the annex.
âLady! The emperorâs permission for Deglid to participate in the war has been granted!â
âWhatâs her reaction?â
âIâve heard that sheâs going to help Cecilia.â
I nodded and told Taylor.
âIâll go to the marquisâ mansion tomorrow.â
A magic mirror was installed in a private room of the marquis. Leblaine and Taylor were the only two going inside for treatment, so in case of an unforeseen situation, they could contact each other through the magic mirror.
It was the first time she healed someone as the child of fate.
The first miracle performed by her drew the attention of all the people from the temple, nobles and commoners.
Marquis Shuheilâs mansion was packed with aristocrats who asked for an invitation to see him. Under the pretext of preparing in case anything were to occur, a few cardinals and priests were also there on a standby.
Leblaine, who was wearing a white robe, appeared in the magic mirror.
Cardinal Reginald was the one who greeted her.
âWords of the gods on her body, the robes of the prophet. Her appearance is no different than a messenger of God.â
Cardinal Blasio, who was accompanying him, glanced at Reginald.
âSheâs not the daughter of God.â
âBut the last timeâŠâŠ!â
When he shouted, he felt the eyes of the nobles and lowered his voice.
âWhy are you on the girlâs side? We couldnât be so sure of it.â
âBorn on February 29th, the person who had the words of God on her body. She will be a messenger of God who puts the evil spirits to rest. Sheâs a child who has met all the conditions. Itâs safe to say itâs real.â
âThe pope said that chaos permeated his consciousness when he officially appointed her as the child of fate. Have you forgotten what he said? He saw a child wrapped in a black mist when he appointed her.â
âIsnât it true? She was a child with a very low divine power at the time.â
âHow dare you say thatâŠâŠ!â
Reginald was shaking his shoulders in anger.
Then, the cardinals stopped talking and focused on the child.
A strong wind blew through the childâs body as light flickered. Â Her robe was removed, and the pattern of God appeared clearly on her forehead.
âItâs truly the divine patternâŠ!!â
A shout broke out in the room.
Trigon, the head of the imperial mage who came to observe Leblaineâs âmiracleâ at the emperorâs order, secretly held back a laugh.
âShe asked me to move the pattern to her forehead, so it was because of this.â
The pattern of that God was moved to her forehead by Leblaineâs order.
The wind must have been made by Pur, and the light all over her body was made from divine power.
If they watch closely, the cardinals will notice it right away, so she insisted that only her and Taylor could enter the marquisâ room.
Leblaine looked special today. He had never seen Mina, but he was sure that even a child of true fate would be incomparable to her.
Leblaineâs hand shone. She gathered the light in the chest of Marquis Shuheil.
âOh. I almost forgot what Iâm here for.â
The order of observation was given by the emperor, but Trigon had a different purpose for coming here. Trigon casted a spell so that they canât see clearly.
When people shouted at Trigon, Leblaine had probably given Taylorâs pills to Marquis Shuheil.
Then, the mirror became clear again. The marquisâ expression improved noticeably.
As the marquess sighed in relief, Edgar supported her.
âYour father⊠Ah, Edgar.â
The marquis trembled violently and began to bleed. Leblaine grabbed the marquis with a bewildered expression.
[Your Excellency! Wait, this is⊠what is thisâŠ!]